623 Broad St Gadsden, AL 35901
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Youth Fly Fishing Clinic
The Youth Fly Fishing Clinic, sponsored by Greater Gadsden Area Tourism is free to attend and is open to anglers ages 10-14, with an adult present. The two-hour clinic is being held during Spring Break on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The morning session will run from 10:00 am – Noon and the afternoon session will run from 1:00 – 3:00 pm, with a max of 10 anglers in each session. The location is the pond behind Gadsden State Community College. All ponds at Gadsden State are catch and release only. We will meet at the parking lot by the soccer fields and drinks and snacks will be provided.
The morning program: The afternoon program:
10:00-10:30am Introduction to Fly Fishing 1:00-1:30pm
10:30-11:00am Learning to Tie Flies 1:30-2:00pm
11:00-11:30am Practice Casting 2:00-2:30pm
11:30-12:00am Practice Fly Fishing 2:30-3:00pm
10:00-10:30am Introduction to Fly Fishing 1:00-1:30pm
10:30-11:00am Learning to Tie Flies 1:30-2:00pm
11:00-11:30am Practice Casting 2:00-2:30pm
11:30-12:00am Practice Fly Fishing 2:30-3:00pm
Every youth angler will go home with their own brand new Fly Fishing rod courtesy of Frank and Tammy Roden of Rainbow City Fly Fishing Club in Rainbow City, AL. This free clinic is first-come, first-serve and is only being offered to youth ages 10-14, with an adult present. To register for the class, please call Greater Gadsden Area Tourism at (256) 458-6132 by March 20th. For more information about Fly Fishing in Etowah County, please check out the Fly Fishing page on our Tourism website: GreaterGadsden.com. Funding for this event sponsored by Representative Craig Lipscomb.