Posts By Ron Reitsma
Public Event List
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01 July to 01 September – Closed, gone fishing
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23 July – Kingfisher Learn to Fish
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04 Sept – Labour Day – Meeting room closed
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11 Sept – KFF Business Meeting
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18 Sept – Open House
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22 Sept – First day of fall – take a friend fishing
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25 Sept – Open House
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02 Oct – KFF Business Meeting
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09 Oct – Thanksgiving – Meeting room closed
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16 Oct – Open House
2017 Fish Outs
Murdock Point Fish-out
Intro to Fly Fishing / Fly Casting Course
Learn to fly fish with the help of the Kalamalka Flyfishers Society Introduction to Fly Fishing / Fly Casting course.
Designed for the person who has never fly fished and is interested in getting started. This course will teach you everything you need to know to start and enjoy the sport of fly fishing. For the person who has done some fly fishing or would like to get back into fly fishing, the Introduction to Fly Fishing / Fly Casting course is a great refresher. The course covers equipment, knots, finding fish, local entomology and fly casting. We will start you from the very beginning and teach you the proper techniques to cast using a fly rod. Learn to cast into the wind and add more distance.
Each student will receive a detailed fly fishing / fly casting manual. Equipment is not needed for the first night. Each student will require a fly rod, reel and line for the rest of the course.
The Introduction to Fly Fishing course is 5 nights (2 hours each). Held only once a year beginning in early April. Classes are in the evening 7 pm – 9 pm.
Details can be found in the Vernon Parks and Recreation Spring Active Living Guide.
For more information and registration visit the Recreation Centre 3310 – 37 avenue, Vernon or visit them online at https://www.vernon.ca/parks-recreation/programs-schedules.
Polson Park Pond Kids Free Fishing Weekend
2017 Polson Park Pond Kids Free Fishing Weeked has finished for the year. Saturday saw about 421 young fishers come down to the pond to try their luck catching some of the 1,000 rainbow trout provided by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. On Sunday about 384 young fishers showed up to catch the rest of the rainbows. For some of these young fishers, this was there first time fishing and for many this was the first time they caught a fish. As it is with fishing, not everyone took home a fish. We look forward to next year, hope to see you there.
There is more to fishing than just tossing a hook into the water. Come down to the Polson Park Duck Pond and see what we are doing.
Pond Cleaning – Sunday, 23 April 2017, starts at 8 am and goes until the pond is clean and filled.
Fish Arrive – Wednesday, 26 April 2017, usually around noon. Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC will deliver approximatly 1,000 Rainbow Trout.
Kids free fishing, Saturday, 29 April 2017, 9 am – 4 pm
Kids free fishing, Sunday, 30 April 2017, 9 am – 4 pm
Ticket Raffle Update 2017
Congratuation to the winners of the Kalamalka Flyfishers 2017 raffle.
First prize – Frank Prechnik from Coldstream
Second prize – Roxanne Turcotte from Vernon
Third prize – Ozzie Cochrane from Vernon
BC Gaming Event Licence #91651
First Prize – Custom made Sage 6100-4 ONE fly rod (4 piece, 10', 6 weight), complete with Amundson TXS 5/6 X3 reel, fly line and case.
Second Prize – Custom made Sage 690-4 ONE fly rod (4 piece, 9', 6 weight)
Third Prize – Fly Box with over 30 hand tied flies. All flies tied by Kalamalka Flyfishers Society Members.
Proceeds
$1,500 donation to Kingfisher Interpretive Centre
$1,000 bursary to Okanagan College Foundation
remaining funds will go to support the annual Polson Park Pond Free Kids Fishing Weekend.
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