Family and Youth Casting Call

[Jim Greene]

Hi Everyone;

Here's the latest on the 7th annual Family and Youth Casting Call coming up early next month at Fletcher's Cove.

Call for Volunteers

Family & Youth Casting Call

Schools of Shad and Schools learning Fishing!

 

The Family & Youth Casting Call (FYCC) is looking for volunteers to mentor youngsters in fishing and casting at Fletcher’s Cove over two days in early May.

FYCC is a fun fishing event held annually at Fletcher's Cove on the C&O Canal in Washington DC. This year FYCC will take place Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 from 10 am to 3 pm. FYCC coincides with what is usually the height of the shad run in the Potomac River.

On Friday, like schools of shad swimming up the Potomac, buses from local schools will drop off around 200 children at Fletcher’s at specified intervals where they will have their first fishing experiences and lesson.  On Saturday, the fishing is open to all children; more than 400 and their immediate families are expected to take part. 

On both days, the youngsters will receive casting instruction and assistance from volunteers to help them fish in a designated section of the canal generously stocked for this special event. Both days will also feature conservation activities, exhibits and displays.

We’re seeking volunteers to teach kids to bait their hooks, cast their lines, and reel in their catch. Other volunteers are needed to help teach knot tying and rig and repair rods/reels.

Volunteers can help out for half a day, a full day or for both days of the event, and can combine FYCC participation with some serious shad fishing on the river.

Volunteers will receive a free Tee shirt, meals and the satisfaction of knowing that they have helped teach the next generation of anglers!

Please help youngsters learn to fish at FYCC. Register now under the Volunteer tab at www.familyandyouthcastingcall.com. Signing up is important to help us order the right amount of food and Tee shirts.

Many thanks.

Jim Greene

[Brad]

We really need the TPFR expertise again this year! (and I'm not seeing many TPFR sign ups....)

And to add some enticement, yours truly is flying in from the beautiful west to help out again!

Also, some have been having trouble with the "captcha" code. If you have any trouble signing up, contact me and I'll sign you up.

Email: br...@gentnergroup.com

Phone: 202.455.4424

[Chris Conner]

I've helped out with this event for the last few years and I gotta say its been one of best things I've to get kids hooked on fishing. And it makes you feel pretty damn good for helping these kids out. Lots of kids lined up along the banks of the canal with grins from ear to ear because they actually caught a fish.

Remember that time you first hooked an American out front of Fletchers on the fly? Yeah, it's a lot that to the kids... X 10.

Help out if you can... you won't regret it.

-Chris

[Trent Jones]

I am signed up and ready to go for Friday!! I think this is year #4 for me, I have a blast every time. Hope to see some fellow TPFR folks out as well. Last year may have seemed a bit like the battle of Thermopylae, but at the end of the day it was a glorious feeling.

I will be coffeed up and ready for the youths!

-Trent "Leonidas" Jones

PS. Brad,  I love added enticement, glad you are rolling back into town, cant wait to see ya big guy. You are indeed a TPFR in the fullest extent of its meaning...and by the fullest extent of the meaning...I mean you are a Tidal Potomac Fly Rodder and  a True Player For Real!

Trent "No-No-No-No-Notorious" Jones

[Brad]

Awwwww, thanks Trent! I was down there this morning fishing a little and doing some event prep.

We could sure use some more volunteers for both days. So go sign up!