Fishing

Fishing Class Descriptions for the Alabama Becoming an Outdoors-Woman® Workshop

Introduction to Fishing—Develop basic skills needed to catch fish: casting, knot tying, lure selection, bait use, fish identification, and equipment choice. Practice new skills in Lay Lake. Requirements: hat, glasses or sunglasses, and fishing license (unless an Alabama resident 65 or older).

ABCs of Flyfishing—Catch 'em on a fly! Master basic fly casting techniques and learn about lines, leaders, knots and fly selection. Participants will become familiar with the necessary equipment for fly fishing and discover places to go to fly fish. Glasses or sunglasses and a hat required.

Angler Adventures—End the weekend with lots of fish fun. Use the skills you learned in Introduction to Fishing such as knot tying, casting or baiting a hook. Put all these skills together and go fishin’. Requirements: hat, glasses or sunglasses, and fishing license (unless an Alabama resident 65 or older).

The Bass Class—Learn basic bass fishing theories, equipment use, lure selection, etiquette, and identification. Requirements: hat, glasses or sunglasses, and fishing license (unless an Alabama resident 65 or older).

Wooly Buggers and Friends—Explore basic aquatic ecology, equipment and techniques used in lure selection for fly fishing. Learn how to tie your own flies including wooly buggers and other favorite fish foods. Becoming familiar with these hand-tied flies that imitate fish foods plays a key role in having a successful flyfishing trip. It is recommended that fly fishing be taken in conjunction with this course.