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
• Take Co Hwy "B"
• Make right on "O"
• 2.2 miles

From south La Crosse
• Take Hwy "33"
• Make left on "F"
• Make a right on "FO"
• Turn left on "O"

 

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