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Total Members Voted: 47

Voting closed: March 13, 2016, 06:09:21 PM

[Rodney]

Poster is now available! These will go up around town next week. Please tell your friends.

Justin and Cody from Sea-Run Fly and Tackle in Coquitlam will be doing steelhead float fishing demos at the event. If you are heading to the Vedder that day to fish, be sure to stop by!

[Rodney]

Mike's Reel Repair will be doing basic reel maintenance demos at the show this year. If you got questions on your reels, be sure to come out on March 12th!

[Rodney]

Dave from the forum and Chad from Valley Custom Rods will be doing rod building demos at the event.

Steven Su from First Light Fishing and Tackle will be doing demos on coarse fishing. He'll be bringing some poles and showing people how to tie up a proper float fishing rig.

Every Day Dan on the forum will be doing steelhead lure fishing demos. If you want to learn how to tie up a trailer hook for spoons, then definitely come to the event. He'll show you how he sets up his spinning rods and what lures he likes to use for steelhead.

flyrod on the forum is going to be providing information on lake fishing. He'll show you what spinning rod and reel outfits are best for trout and kokanee fishing. There'll be a couple of boat setups as well for people to check out.

Is it a party yet?

We still need a few more volunteers to help out with the fly tying, so if you are a fly tyer and would like to teach kids how to tie up their first fly at the event, please let me know.

[Dave]

Is it a party yet?

You bringing the beer ?

[Rodney]

You have to ask Chris, he's handling the beverage department...

[Dave]

uh oh

[chris gadsden]

You bringing the beer ?

Alcoholic free event and no fish farmed salmon.

[Rodney]

I'm bringing my own drinks. Hot chocolate since there's always only coffee...

[Noahs Arc]

Who's bringing the Baileys?

[Rodney]

Not me, but I am bringing a bunch of prizes for the kids.

[Rodney]

There's gonna be a large section dedicated for fly fishing at the event. Members from the Osprey Flyfishers and Loons Flyfishing Club will be doing fly casting and fly tying lessons. There'll be someone showing you how to set up a fly fishing rod, reel, line, leader, etc... Good opportunity for anyone who wants to get into fly fishing.

[Chuck]

Very interested in this.  Would this be considered a little too old for a five year old? 

[Rodney]

Chuck, I've been trying to put together activities for all ages. For the younger ones, there's gonna be arts and crafts (we have someone who's going to create a big river habitat for kids to paint on, and they'll get a chance to make bugs and fish to add to it), fishing games (still putting it together, but most likely it will involve casting and trying to catch one of the magnetic fish for a prize). There will be a couple of aquariums with native fish that we stock in this area for kids to see. There'll be dead ones at the fish anatomy/ID table as well so anyone can touch them.

I believe there is barrow racing happening next door to our event too so that might be interesting for kids to check out...

[Rodney]

Thanks blair.

[Rodney]

Gibbs Delta Tackle is donating a gift package valued at $250 for the main prize draw! If you come to the event, you can enter your name in the draw. One entry per person. The gift package will include a variety of salmon, trout and steelhead lures, terminal tackle like floats, swivels, rubber eggs, worms, etc, everything you need for river and lake fishing. If you are coming out to do some steelhead fishing that day, you'll want to stop by the show before or after. Learn from some of the best in the business, and possibly win a bunch of fishing tackle, can't go wrong.