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1 Federation of Fly Fishers Gulf Coast Council Expo San Antonio, Texas Crowne Plaza Hotel - San Antonio Riverwalk 111 East Pecan Street San Antonio, Texas Programs and Workshops 101: Selecting and Using a Fly Tying Vice Friday May 6th: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: 40 $5 Andy and Lilli Renzetti Andy and Lilli Renzetti know a thing or two about fly tying vices. They are here to promote the art of tying and they will discuss selecting a vise and show you how to use various accessories to make better flies easier, no matter what vise you use. 102: Fishing and Photography Friday May 6th: 10:30 am to Noon 0 $5 Lefty Ray Chapa Now that you caught that big fish, how do you take a great photo of it? Tired of getting your head cut off when a friend takes a picture of you and that big fish? Learn how to improve your (and your friends) outdoor photography skills. Ideas, tips, and techniques abound in this slide show. This show will make you a better photographer. Lefty Ray Chapa is a San Antonio based, award winning, professional photographer and writer. Lefty Ray's work has appeared in magazines like Newsweek, Texas Highways, Southwest Fly Fishing, Paddler, Shallow Water Angler, Fly Fishing in Saltwaters, Gulf Coast Fisherman, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and others. Texas Ballroom B 103: Saltwater Flats Fishing Friday May 6th: 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Class Size Limit: 80 $15 Saltwater Flats Fishing: "Discovering the Un-Fished Fly Waters of Texas Secrets of the Middle Coast". Texas Ballroom B 104: Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country 365 Days a Year Friday May 6th: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Capt. Sally Moffett Black Kevin Hutchison

2 Class Size Limit: 80 $15 "You can fly fish in Texas?" If I had a penny for every time I have heard that, I would be the richest fly fishing guide in Texas! We live in the most beautiful part of Texas and along with that beauty comes opportunity - the opportunity to fish unspoiled water 365 days a year. You can fly fish in Texas, and you can do it right where we live. Join me and my staff as I guide you through the "Big Three" rivers that we love to fish in the Hill Country - the San Marcos, Llano, and Blanco rivers. Along with these rivers we will touch on some other smaller rivers. I will also answer any questions about my new book, "Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country", and talk briefly about some workshops and camps that we have coming up this year. At the end of the talk will be a drawing for a free copy of my book and a custom tied box of Hill Country flies. Texas Ballroom B 105: Introduction to Tying with Deer Hair Friday May 6th: 9:00 am to 11:00 am Bill Sargent If you've ever sat down at the tying bench to tie up a few deer hair bass bugs only to be frustrated by the medium, or sat across from a deer hair tyer and wondered "How did they do THAT?", then this is the class for you. Bring your vice and tools and get hands-on experience working with deer hair. Bill will share tips on material and hook selection, adding weed guards, suggested tools, making the joints for jointed flies, trimming bugs using scissors and razor blades, and general materials handling techniques. He will cover several methods for spinning, stacking and flaring hair, including how to make those colorful rings and spots. You will come away covered with deer hair clippings and with a few more tricks in your bag. Bring fly tying tools. Directors Room 1 $25 106: Bass Streamer Fly Tying Friday: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Treat yourself to an historical fly tying class. Learn to tie classic Carrie Stevens style streamers for bass. They have been catching fish for a long time. Bring your vice, and tools. All other materials will be provided. Directors Room 1 $25 107: Tying Bud's Three Favorite Saltwater Flies Friday May 6th: 2:00 pm to 4:00 am Bud Rowland Directors Room 1 $25 Mark Pinsel In this workshop you will learn to tie and fish Bud Rowland's three favorite saltwater flies - Attractor Mud Minnow, Deer Hair Popper, and the Numero Uno. All three of these flies account for world record fish! Bring your vice, and tools. All other materials will be provided.

3 108: Fishing the Lower Laguna Madre Friday May 6th: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Scott Sparrow Executive Salon 1 $5 The lower Laguna Madre is a vast hypersaline estuary on the lower coast of Texas. It is the largest shallow water flat in North America and the only subtropical fishery in the US outside of Florida. It has been hailed as the least pressured, most available saltwater fly fishery, and is famous for its clear water and its sight casting potential for redfish and world-record speckled trout. 109: Surf Fishing North Padre Island State Park Friday May 6th: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Surf Fishing North Padre Island State Park. Nils will introduce you to some incredible fishing from surf and around the jettys of the Texas Coast. This class will open doors to some exciting new fly fishing opportunities. Executive Salon 1 $5 110: Fishing Port O'Connor for Reds and Tarpon Friday May 6th: Noon to 1:00 pm Robert Sloan Executive Salon 1 $5 Nils Pearson Located on the middle Texas coast, Port O'Connor is a great place to sight cast to tailing reds on clear water flats, or cast to big jacks and the occasional tarpon. Robert has been fishing Port O'Connor for over 30 years. This is his favorite area of Texas. There are miles upon miles of clear water flats, isolated islands, and backwater lakes. 111: Rig for Success on the Flats Friday May 6th: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm The choices you make when purchasing tackle for saltwater sight casting can lead to frustration or success. Learn how and why to make the right decisions when rigging your fly tackle for sight-casting to redfish on the Texas coast. Capt. Billy Trimble will explain rigging from the reel to the fly, and then talk about common fly casting mistakes that he see saltwater fly casters make and how to fix them to become more successful. Executive Salon 1 $5 112: Fly Fishing the Jetties Friday May 6th: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Billy Trimble Lefty Ray Chapa

4 No boat, no problem. Would you like to catch saltwater species without having to wade because of the threat of stingrays? Learn how to catch a variety of saltwater fish from high-a-top the jetty rocks with a fly rod during the day or NIGHT!. Get ready to learn how to chase Spanish mackerel, kingfish, oversize reds, and TARPON! This slide show will make your next trip to the Texas coast a trip of a lifetime. Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: 70 $5 113: Guadalupe Trout Fishing Friday May 6th: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Chris Johnson Guadalupe River Trout Fishing Executive Salon 5 $5 114: Fish Senses - How Fish Perceive Your Flies Friday May 6th: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Executive Salon 5 $5 Bill Heugel Sight, sound, and smell are key senses the fish use to locate prey. The environment they are in influences what they sense. Sound travels faster, light gets dissipated, and water can be clear or muddy. The part ultraviolet and polarization play will also covered. Knowledge of the fish senses, and how they relate to the water conditions will help with fly selection, approach to fishing conditions, and fly design. 115: Cajun Warm Water Tactics Friday May 6th: Noon to 1:00 pm Cajun warm water tactics. Executive Salon 5 $5 116: Kayak Fishing For Bass Friday May 6th: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Puddling, according to Catch, is the sport of fly fishing from canoe or kayak. These vessels provide a very effective means for fishing a wide range of waters where bass are the primary target. Topics in this presentation will include boat selection, rigging, tackle and fly selection, knowing your adversary, identifying launch sites, electronics, and more. Executive Salon 5 $15 Larry Offner Catch Cormier 117: Nymph Fishing Techniques

5 Friday May 6th: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Norm Crisp Two of the great truisms of fly fishing are that 90 percent of the fish are caught by 10 percent of the fisherman, and that trout do 90 percent of their feeding underwater! What that 10 % knows that the rest of us don t is the subtleties of nymph fishing. They know how to make sure they get their nymph into the trout s feeding zone, and where to position themselves for the best presentation and chance for a hook-up. This program will give the answer to the question of what separates a good nympher from a great nympher. Executive Salon 5 $5 118: Tactics for stripers, blue fish and False Albacore Class Size Limit: 80 $15 Friday May 6th: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Bob Popovics What can you learn about Fly fishing the Gulf Coast from a an expert ifrom New Jersy? Bob Popovics has studied the baitfish that bluefish, stripers and false albacore feed on and designed flies that accurately imitate them. Learn tactics you can use at home on bluefish, mackerel jacks, and other deeper water species. 119: Fly Tying Theater - Bud Rowland Friday May 6th: 10:30 am to Noon Bud Rowland 120: Not Used 121: Fly Tying Theater - Bob Popovics Bud Rowland is tying his favorite trophy trout flies, and telling stories about the records they produced. Friday May 6th: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Pop flies 122: Not Used Bob Popovics 123: Kevin Hutchison - Mastering the Kick-Boat Friday May 6th: 10:00 am to Noon Kevin Hutchison

6 Come and discover one of the most stable and maneuverable fishing platforms available. The Kick-Boat is the most versatile personal watercraft suited for the Texas Hill Country but still people shy away from them. This class will show you how to select, rig, and use these boats in a safe and productive way. We will discuss the difference between the hard bodied and inflatable models, and what accessories you really need. We will also cover the proper use of oars and flipers. Take the mystery out of kick-boating, and open up new water you have never been able to fish! Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 1 $15 124: Stacy Lynn - Diagnosing Your Cast Friday May 6th: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Class Size Limit: 8 $25 Stacy Lynn Certified FFF Casting Instructor Is something just not right with your cast? a funny shaped loop; can t get the fly to land where you want; not enough line speed to cast the distance you want; your double haul is more like a double dribble; whatever! In this class, participants will learn to examine, analyze, diagnose, and correct many of life s little fly casting issues. Participants will be evaluated individually, and take part in group analysis and diagnostic exercises. Proper (and improper) casting fundamentals and techniques will be reviewed. Participants need some casting experience, and should be prepared to be outside for the entire class. This class is for both women and men. Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 1 125: David Lemke - Coping With The Wind Class Size Limit: 8 $25 Friday May 6th: 10:00 am to Noon David Lemke The purpose of this clinic is to provide the intermediate fly caster with a tool kit to deal with environmental challenges that can turn a bad day into a good day. Wind is a fact of life along the Gulf Coast. A perfectly good fishing day can be ruined if you don t know how to manage casting in windy conditions. Many people just go home because the wind is too much for them. Developing good casting skills and applying a few techniques can make the day s fishing enjoyable rather than frustrating. Students must be able to form reasonably tight loops, and consistently cast up to 40 feet. Students should bring their own gear. Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 2 126: Gary Davison - Spey Casting Workshop Friday May 6th: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Gary Davison

7 This workshop for beginning and intermediate spey casters begins with a short 45 minute classroom session followed by 2 hours on the water casting. The primary focus of this program is the use of a two handed spey rod using WF floating type lines. The classroom session addresses the basic principles behind spey casting, and will address the equipment, the types of casts needed based on the water conditions and wind direction, and the different types of lines (Skagit and Shooting Heads) used in spey casting. Once the class session is completed, we will move to Woodlawn Lake for hands-on actual implementation on the water. We will begin with the switch cast as the beginning cast, move on to the double spey, and if time permits, teach the single spey cast. Class Size Limit: 6 $25 Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 2 127: Casting Certification Friday May 6th: 10:00 am to Noon Casting Certification Class Size Limit: 25 Register with FFF 128: Casting Certification Friday May 6th: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Casting Certification Class Size Limit: 25 Register with FFF Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 3 Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 3 150: Buffet Reception Friday May 6th: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Cocktails and Hors d oeuvres will be served in the Executive Salon 2 starting at 5:30 pm followed by an Auction Fundraiser in the San Antonio Ballroom starting at 6:30 pm. Executive Salon 1 Seating Limit: 150 $ 12 plus a cash bar 151: Auction Fundraiser Friday May 6th: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Seating Limit: 150 Cash Bar This is a Live and Silent Auction Fundraiser starting at 6:30 pm in the. Come by beforehand to view the wide assortment of items up for auction. 201: Guide Flies - Fly Tying Workshop Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 11:00 am

8 Scott Sparrow Scott will work with you to tie the three most effective flies that he uses for redfish and trophy trout. These flies are designed to be effective fish attractors and yet simple in construction and easy to tie. Scott's VIP popper pattern is on the cover of Guide Flies by David Klausmeyer. Directors Room 1 $25 202: Tying the Blind Chicken & Foxy Clouser Saturday May 7th: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Billy Trimble Get hands-on instruction from Billy Trimble and learn to tie the Blind Chicken & Foxy Clouser. Directors Room 1 $25 203: Mounting Your Flies Saturday May 7th: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Kyle Hand Kyle is a specialist in Salmon flies and mountings. He will identify the appropriate materials techniques and artistic direction to ensure that your fly presentation is top notch. We all have those flies we have collected, or would like to develop as a gift for friends and family. Using Kyle's techniques, you can mount your flies in a professional manner and present them with museum quality. Bring a fly to mount. Materials included. Directors Room 1 $25 204: Fly Fishing Alaska on Your Own Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Executive Salon 1 $15 Jeff Schmitt Are you thinking about fly fishing Alaska on your own? Jeff Schmitt has been there, done it, and has the pictures and stories to prove it! Jeff is here to show you that you don't have to sell your favorite bird dog to be able to afford fabulous fly fishing in Alaska. 205: Bass Like it Hot Saturday May 7th: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Bruce Sublett

9 A Guide to Flies, Tackle, and Techniques for Catching Schooling Black Bass in the Summer. This one-hour presentation will introduce fly anglers to summer's best freshwater sport fish, schooling black bass. It will cover the techniques for finding and catching school bass on Texas reservoirs, including weather conditions, times, fish-finding tactics, and ways to get close enogh to fly cast to schooling bass. In addition, participants will learn what kind of fly tackle is suitable for school bass fishing, and get a look at some of the most effective flies, such as the Schoolmaster, the Education Shad, the Spooky Shad, and the Salt-and-Pepper. Executive Salon 1 206: Why We Don't Catch Fish Saturday May 7th: Noon to 1:00 pm Do you wonder why you are having trouble catching fish? Mark Pinsel will get technical and discuss the things that you may be doing that are actually impeding your ability to catch fish. This discussion focuses on what lines and flies do in the water, and cover the effects of acoustics and light in the water. Mark will answer questions such as, "Do you really need fluorocarbon?" and, "Is a sink tip really a sink tip?" This presentation will show you how to be more successful at getting fish to bite. Executive Salon 1 $5 207: Sea Center Texas Saltwater Hatchery Operations Saturday May 7th: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm TPWD Come get a visual tour of the Saltwater Hatchery at Sea Center Texas. Learn how they are growing redfish, speckled trout, and flounder to stock our bays and estuaries. And find out how they are able to do it faster and more efficiently than Mother Nature! Executive Salon 1 208: Fishing Small Hill Country Streams Saturday May 7th: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Chris Johnson Fishing small hill country streams. Executive Salon 1 $5 209: Fly Fishing the Texas Salt Waters Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 10:00 am Mark Pinsel Lefty Ray Chapa Check out the fastest growing destination in the state for fly fisherman. Wade the flats, pole a flats boat, kayak to schools of redfish, or hit the rock jetties for a big variety of saltwater fish. From redfish to tarpon, tactics, locations, and techniques are discussed. Learn how to get a Texas Slam on your next trip.

10 Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: 70 $15 210: Beginners Guide to Saltwater Fly Fishing Saturday May 7th: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Bud Rowland Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: : Tarpon in Texas Saturday May 7th: Noon to 1:00 pm Kevin "KT" Townsend Tarpon numbers are on the rise in Texas, and Port O' Connor is known for producing trophy tarpon in shallow water. Kevin Townsend will show production quality video of his encounters with Tarpon in Texas, and share his secret for jumping over 300 tarpon in the POC area in the last four years. Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: 70 $15 212: Trophy Speckled Trout on the Fly Saturday May 7th: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Bud Rowland Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: 70 $15 Bud Rowland, a fly fishing master, has a unique perspective for beginning saltwater fly fishermen hangout with successful fly fishermen. He calls it, "Bud's AA of fly fishing." In this seminar Bud will review the equipment you need for saltwater fly fishing, and how to maintain your investment. He will go over the importance of sun, wind, moon, and tides; share with you his favorite inshore flie, and rigging for toothy critters; fishing methods from a flats boat, kayak, or wading; and explain about where to fish without blowing your bank account. Bud will of course share some great saltwater fishing stories and pictures of personal experience. Bud Rowland is famous for catching trophy spotted sea trout on the fly, and he has the records to prove it! You should know that Bud's tactics for finding the big ladies is contrary to almost everything that has been written or said about catching trophy trout. In this seminar you will hear from the master and learn what conditions are the most important to crossing paths with these big girls. Bud will discuss fishing methods - drifting, poling, kayaking, and wade fishing - and show you how fly fishing can compete with live bait soakers and artificial lure pluggers. It has been several years since Bud Rowland spoke publicly on this subject. This is your opportunity to meet him, and gain some valuable insight from a local fly fishing legend. 213: Panel Discussion on Saltwater Flats Fishing Saturday May 7th: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm John Spencer, Dale Fridy, Billy Trimble

11 Join in the discussion with three (or more) saltwater fly fishing guides on selecting which fly to use, when to use it, where to use it, and how to use it. Find out how water water conditions, time of year, and weather will influence their fly selection. The discussion with audience members will continue and go indepth with other topics such as seasons, skiffs, and tackle (rods, reels, lines, tippet, etc.). Come ask your questions. Find out what the experts like and why! Executive Salon 2 Class Size Limit: : Fly Tying for Striped Bass, False Albacore and Bluefish Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 11:00 am Bob Popovics will teach fly tying for Striped Bass, False Albacore and Bluefish with patterns that imitate baitfish. Learn fly tying theory and practice from one of the masters. Bring your vise, tools and thread. All materials are furnished. Executive Salon 5 $35 Bob Popovics 215: Fly Tying Bunny Flies Saturday May 7th: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Executive Salon 5 $25 Bill Heugel Rabbit is one of the most effective materials for flies. It provides incredible fish attracting movement. It is also one of the easiest materials to use. This class will cover the different types of rabbit cuts and how to use them as well as how to make them from the whole hide. We will also be building several flies that have been proven fish catchers that demonstrate these construction techniques. 216: Fly Tying with Tuffleye Saturday May 7th: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Steve Flanagan Steve has been tying with this new epoxy substitute for years in close association with Dr. Ned Lunt, the originator of Tuffleye, and Bob Popovics. He ties many types of flies with this material. One of his specialties is a spoon fly made using silly-putty as mold material. This workshop will inform you on how to use the material and how to make many of the flies. This is a hands on class. Bring your vice and tying tools. Materials included. Executive Salon 5 $25 217: Fluid Mechanics for Fly Fishing Saturday May 7th: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Norm Crisp

12 Norm Crisp with STREAM SIDE ADVENTURES will use his experience in fisheries biology and water resources engineering to explain, in everyday terms, how the flow characteristics of a stream determine were the fish will be. The presentation provides an understanding of where and why to make casts to the areas most likely to hold fish. Executive Salon 5 $5 218: How to Catch BIG Bass Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 10:30 am 0 $15 Bob Pool Most bass waters contain some really big bass. Did you ever notice how some people have the knack for catching them? Bob Pool decided early that fly fishing for big bass was for him, and he has caught a lot more of them than most of us. Learn his strategies for finding and catching the lunkers, as well as fly patterns that will induce a strike. 219: Fly Tying Theater - John Spencer Saturday May 7th: 10:30 am to Noon 220: Not Used $5 John Spencer 221: Fly Tying Theater - Bob Popovics John is set to tie a sort of crab/shrimp hybrid he calls the "Texas Toad", and a deer hair shrimp called the "Silver Bullet". Saturday May 7th: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Bob Popovics Tying Pop Flies 222: Fly Tying Theater - Ron Mayfield Saturday May 7th: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Ron Mayfield Ron Mayfield specializes in deer hair baitfish patterns for warm water, inshore, near shore and offshore fly fishing. He will be demonstrating his Mohawk Minnow series and Rattle Mullet patterns. 223: Rex & Taylor Walker - Beginning Fly Casting

13 Class Size Limit: 15 $5 Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 11:00 am Rex & Taylor Walker FFF Certified Casting Instructors Basic fly casting from two FFF Certified Casting Instructors. Topics will include grip, stance, and the basic pickup and lay down cast. This class is appropriate for beginning fly casters to experienced fly fishers who are struggling to consistently make casts to 40 feet. This is a hand s on casting class, and rods will be available or you may bring your own. Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 1 224: David Lemke - Double Haul Clinic $25 Saturday May 7th: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm David Lemke One of the essential tools needed by fly casters is the double haul. Its power in increasing line speed and distance to the cast makes it the cast that fly casters ultimately need to be able to perform and achieve greater control over their fly line. This short clinic is designed to give the intermediate casting student the ability to use hauling techniques in their everyday casting, and to start casting greater distances than can be achieved with a single hand cast. You will learn proper hauling techniques and practice drills to continue improvement. Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 1 225: Beyond the Basics Fly Casting (Women Only) Saturday May 7th: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Class Size Limit: 8 $25 Stacy Lynn Certified FFF Casting Instructor For Non-Beginners: You have practiced and done some fishing, and now would like to add some tricks and polish to your fly-fishing repertoire. Skills development can include improved line management, the double haul, alternate casts for improved accuracy and presentation (ie slack line presentations and change of casting plane for presentation challenges), and tricks for the wind plus more! Participants need basic casting, line management, and loop formation skills, and should be prepared to be outside for the entire class. This class is for Women Only. Six weight fly rod and reels will be provided. Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 1 226: Jim Bass - Fly Casting 202: Increase your Casting Ability Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to Noon Class Size Limit: 8 $25 Jim Bass This clinic is for beginning and intermediate fly casters. In this clinic, the student will learn about equipment (rod, line, reel, and leader), the five essentials of fly casting, the stroke, and the cast. Casting will start with the pick up and lay down cast, followed by roll casts, false casting, and some mends. The clinic will start with a 30 minute classroom session followed by 1½ to 2 hours of practical session. Students should bring their own gear. Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 2

14 227: Emergency Room Casting Clinic Saturday May 7th: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Bob Tabbett, CCI, and others Grab your favorite fly rod and come out to the casting lawn. Join us for some casting. There will be a hula hoop set up for loop tightening, and some rings on the ground for accuracy practice! Perhaps you want to learn a new cast? Curves? Mend? Improve your accuracy? Double haul? More distance? Bring your rod and come on out and join us, and enjoy the pleasure of casting! FFF Certified Casting Instructors will be on hand to help you with your casting. This event is free. We will be out there to help you. Class Size Limit: Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 2 No Limit 228: Class Size Limit: 229: Class Size Limit: 230: Class Size Limit: Saturday May 7th: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 3 Saturday May 7th: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Woodlawn Lake - Casting Area 3 Saturday May 7th: 10:00 am to Noon Woodlawn Lake Pavillion 231: Youth Program for Boys and Girls 10 to 18 years old. Saturday May 7th: 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Guy Harrison and Ann Miller

15 The Youth Program is an introduction to the basics of fly fishing to begin a lifetime sport. Guy Harrison and Ann Miller will lead a program for youngsters age years old. It will include instruction and participation in fly tying, fly casting and the basics of fly fishing. The participants will learn from qualified tying instructors how to tie fishing flies that will catch bass and bluegills... and everyone gets to keep the flies they tie. Participants will learn the basic knots needed for fly fishing. During the casting segment, certified casting instructors will teach the participants the do's and don'ts of fly casting. Ms. Ann Miller, the TPWD Aquatic Education Coordinator, will present a program on aquatic habitat. This program will teach the importance of identifying aquatic organisms that are present in our Texas fresh water tributaries as it relates to what the fish feed on. All participants that complete the course will receive a laminated full color fish ID card as will as a certificate of achievement, and a beautiful fly lapel or cap pin. 232: Women's Outreach Breakfast Leader: $20 Crowne Plaza Hotel Room to Be Determined Saturday May 7th: 7:30 am to 9:00 am Stacy Lynn The highlight of the 2011 Expo's Women's programs will be a breakfast on Saturday morning in the hotel dining room featuring the Casting For Recovery film and a silent auction/raffle to raise money for a donation to CFR-TX. Crowne Plaza Hotel Dining Room 250: Banquet Dinner and Awards Presentation Saturday May 7th: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speaker: Seating Limit: 230 $23 Bob Popovics Banquet Dinner and Awards Presentation. Bob Popovics will share some videos he created showing the diversity of fishing on the North East Coast. The Dinner Buffet menu includes: House Salad, Sauteed Chicken with Lemon Caper Sauce, Roasted Pork Loin with Demi Glaze, Rice Pilaf, Mixed Vegetables, and Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce for dessert.