Sallyann Brown to Head Fly Fishing Workshop
A Wide Variety of Programs to be Offered
Hobbs State Park is all about education. School programs, weekend public programs, special speakers, and interesting workshops. Now comes Spring Break. The list of 2018 Spring Break programs offered at Hobbs State Park March 17-25 goes on and on. Listed here are but a few of them:
• Hikes, Flower Power,
• Puffballs in the Sky,
• Leave No Trace,
• Skulls,
• Venomous Snakes of Arkansas,
• Basic Camera Operation for Nature Photography,
• Cavity Nesters,
• The Lorax,
• Art in The Park,
• Tale of The Turtle,
• Get in Touch With The Trees,
• Arkansas Symbols,
• Bike Tour,
• Beneath The Surface,
• Earth Art,
• Decomposers,
• Toadily About Frogs,
• Owls,
• Backpacking 101,
• Slithering Around, and more, including a nighttime Astronomy program.
You can be busy all day, every day of Spring Break. You name it, and Hobbs State Park will have a program for you.
When: Through March 25th
Cost: All programs are free, and the public is invited to all of them.
For information, Spring Break program questions, or directions call: 479-7895000.
Those who wish to learn the basics of fly casting will want to attend the Fly Casting 101 workshop to be held at the Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area visitor center from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Two hours of instruction will be in the classroom, and two hours will be outside. Participants will learn four basic casts, the six basic types of flies, (lures) how to cast and “play” the flies in the water, how to read water, how to wade, how to purchase and assemble your equipment, how to store your equipment, as well as how to tie the four basic knots used by fly fishers. All equipment will be provided.
The workshop will be taught by Sallyann Brown, past recipient of the “Woman of the Year” and the “Federation of Fly Fishers Educator of the Year” awards from the Federation of Fly Fishers, Inc.
When: noon - 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018
Where: The workshop will be held at the Hobbs State Park visitor center Minimum age is 12 yrs. Cost: $35 per person + tax. Reservations and prepayment required.
For questions, and to register call: 479-789-5000.