Boy Scout Merit Badge in Fly Fishing
By NGO on Aug 21, 2008 in Sports
My son always liked to go fishing any chance he got. When his uncle invited us to come to Georgia to fish with him he was very excited because we were going to go fly fishing. The summer before that my son talked to one of the Georgia fly fishing guidesto learn as much as he could on the subject. By the time we took our GA fishing trip he was a little more knowledgeable about flies, knots, etc. After his uncle taught him so much about fly fishing is when he made the decision to go for the Boy Scout Merit Badge in Fly Fishing.
There are many requirements to earning a Merit Badge in Fly Fishing. First he had to explain the treatment of cuts, puncture wounds, dehydration, heat reactions, hypothermia, and removing a hook in your skin. These are all things that could happen while fly fishing. Next he explains care of equipment, use and types of fly lines. He has to demonstrate an arbor knot, nail knot, blood knot, clinch knot, needle knot. Next he explains how wet flies, dry flies, streamers, nymphs, poppers, and bass bugs are used. He demonstrated his ability for consistent roll cast and overhead techniques. He was required to go to the river and observe the kinds of insects that fish might eat. A Boy Scout must learn the code about littering, obeying regulations, trespassing, etc. Using techniques he had learned he caught two kinds of fish, identified them, released one harmed, cleaned and cooked the other. When he received his badge he thanked me for taking him fishing in Georgia!
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