CalTrout’s Bay Area Manager, Patrick Samuel, opened the event with a brief introduction about the importance of fish as an indicator species and what food they eat. These teens learned that insects and bugs are a large part of a fish’s diet. That’s why when anglers make flies for fishing, they mimic the bugs or “flies” you would naturally see appearing in the river. The students learned how to tie an ant fly which may sometimes fall into the river from logs and trees and then become food for fish.
This partnership and program were made possible by the Joey Chait Youth initiative Fund. The purpose of this fund is to make children more aware of the importance of protecting California’s fish and rivers, and to promote the sport of fly-fishing in the next generation.
If you’d like to make more opportunities like this possible, you can donate to the Joey Chait Youth Initiative Fund here.
Huge thanks to our partners and volunteers from Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club, Lost Coast Outfitters, and the California Academy of Sciences for donating their time and energy to make this event possible.
