Fly Fishing Workshop
For Women
271 Old Clyde Park Road
Livingston, MT 59047
1.406.222.6509 faxmollysemenik@tietheknotflyfishing.com
www.tietheknotflyfishing.com
photo by Terry Gunn
While
growing up in Michigan,
I had plenty of water to practice my angling skills.
The Pere Marquette, Au Sable, and Jordan rivers were favorites and Lake
Michigan could always be counted on for Salmon in the fall.
At the age of fourteen, my father gave me his Orvis
bamboo fly rod and it=s
been fishing with flies ever since.
In 1979, I
moved west to Utah
and spent the next twenty years fishing not only Utah=s
famous Green and Provo rivers but also as far south as Lee=s
Ferry in Arizona
and as far north as Montana.
It was during this time that I ventured into the world of salt water fly
fishing as well. When I first moved out west, I took a fly
fishing class.
This class put all the pieces together for me and allowed me to take a
great leap in my skill level.
As a result, I wanted to share the importance of classes, especially for
women who often find it difficult to acquire enough skills to fish
independently.
For four years, I teamed up with Western Rivers Flyfisher in Salt
Lake City
which offered some great instructional trips for women.
Now
my family and I live in Livingston,
Montana.
I am surrounded by two mountain ranges with the longest of
the free flowing rivers, the Yellowstone,
cutting through the valley floor. With the abundance of
rivers, ponds, wildlife and that famous big sky; fly
fishing couldn't be better.
Once down by the rivers edge, I pull up a log or a rock and have a seat.
I observe my surroundings.
Are there bugs in the air?
Are there fish rising?
Which direction is the wind coming from? Eventually, I set up my rod - I
am not in a hurry.
The fish may take what I present, they may not, it=s
ok. It
is not just the fish I=m
after. I
take pleasure in nature, spending time with a friend or being alone.
In the Yellowstone
valley you may see Eagles, Osprey, Geese, River Otter, Badgers or Mink - what a
gift!
But,
sometimes the focus is on the fishing. Especially
when there is a hatch and the fish are rising, heart rates do go up.
Please join me in my programs and learn or improve your fly
fishing skills. Whether in a class or during private instruction,
students can challenge themselves at their own level
in a non- threatening and motivating atmosphere.
Instruction can be for women or coed.
Click on programs for a listing of the 2001 instructional season.