Wednesday,
Jan. 20
6:00
p.m. social
7:00
p.m. presentation
Syl's Place
W4160 County Rd. O
Barre Mills
"Fly
Fishing in Alaska"
Shann Paul Jones, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Shann Paul
Jones, Instructor of Leisure and Sporting Activities at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) will discuss road-accessible fly fishing
opportunities between Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska. His presentation
will provide an overview of arctic grayling, rainbow trout, northern
pike, and the five species of pacific salmon. Favorite flies
and fly fishing tackle will also be discussed. Tips on Alaska
trip planning will also be highlighted.
About the Speaker
Since 2001, Shann Paul Jones has offered over 70 postsecondary
level outdoor education/recreation clinics, workshops, classes
and community outreach events. He has introduced hundreds of
adults and children to the sport of fly fishing. Shann’s
annual presentations on aquatic insects and ecology at the Midnight
Sun Fly Casters’ Kids’ Camp always garner high praise.
His outdoor educating activity was rewarded as UAF garnered honorable
mention in an article Fly Rod and Reel magazine’s July
2005 issue entitled American’s Top Ten Fly-Fishing Colleges.
Jones taught his first Alaskan fly tying and fly-fishing courses
in 1987. Since then, he has also delivered aquatic education
and recreation programs for the Hunter Heritage Foundation of
Alaska, the Association for Experiential Education, the Alaska
Department of Fish & Game, various K-12 schools in Alaska
and other states, national K-12 teacher groups, and independently
for small groups and individuals.
He is currently working on a freshwater fisheries and ecology
class geared to K-12 educators to be offered through the UAF
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Driving
Directions to Syl’s Place:
From La Crosse/Onalaska
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Take Co Hwy "B"
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Make right on "O"
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2.2 miles
From south
La Crosse
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Take Hwy "33"
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Make left on "F"
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Make a right on "FO"
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Turn left on "O"
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