January 13 & 14, 2018
MISSION:
- Education in Fly Fishing, Fly Casting and Fly Tying
- Sharing the Sport withPeople of Any Age
- Fund Raising Support for Education, Conservation and Restoration
- Making the WMFS an enjoyable experience
OBJECTIVES
- LearnAbout the Sport of Fly Fishing
- Learn About Rivers in Michigan to Fly Fish
- Understand Principals of Fly Casting
- Learn about the Art of Fly Tying
- Opportunity to learnhow to tie specific fly patterns
LOCATION:
East Kentwood High School
6230 Kalamazoo SE
Kentwood, Michigan 49508
SCHEDULE:
Basketball Court Covered Friday evening, January 12th
Set – Up Saturday, January 13th
- 7:00 am – 12:00 noon
Art Craft 7:00 – 9:00 AM
Vendors, Tiers, Clubs 9:00 – 11:45 AM
Saturday, January 13th
11:30 AM: Registration Opens
12:00 noon: Show Opens
12:00 noon – 6:00 pm
Seminar Theater
1:00 – 2:00 pm
3:00 – 4:00 pm
4:00 – 5:00
Fly Tying Instruction Corner
2:00 – 3:00
4:00 – 5:00
Silent Auctions and Saturday Raffles
5:15 – 5:45
6:00 Show Adjourned
Sunday, January 14th
8:45 AM Registration Opens
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Seminar Theater
10:00 – 11:00 am
12:00 – 1:00 am
1:00 – 2:00 am
Fly Tying Instruction Corner
11:00 – 12:00
1:00 – 2:00
Guide Raffle, Silent Auctions & Sunday Raffles
2:15 – 2:45
3:00 Show Closed
3:00 – 6:00 PM. Empty Field House
REGISTRATION
Tickets: Entered into raffle end of each day
Adults: $10.00 single day, $15 two days
Kids 16 yearsand younger: free
FACILITIES
Field House
Seminar Theater
Concessions
FIELD HOUSE
Dimensions:
28,680 sq ft. (120 x 239 ft with 50 X 105 ft Basketball Court covered
Layout:Space for 89 – 10’ x 10’back draped booths: Fly Tiers, Fly Shops/Vendors,
Guides, Clubsdistributed throughout booth locations.
Fly Shops / Guide-Speakers/ Vendors: 62 booths. Fees single, double, triple,
each with1 – 30” X 8ft table, table cover, 2 chairs
Demonstration Fly Tiers: 16booths, No Fee
1 – 30” x 8ft covered table, 3 chairs.
Fly Fishing Clubs: 11booths, No Fee
1 – 30” x 8ft table, table cover, 2 chairs
Kids Tying Area:East end of FH: Sponsored by St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers
VICE LOGOCTying Theater with Dennis Potter: Near southwestcorner of FH, No Fee
Fly Tying Instruction Corner
Hands on Fly Tying Instruction, northeast corner.Attendance by $10 ticket per session
purchasedon site. Sponsored by Nomad Anglers
Fly Casting Instruction: Area west end of Field House, 120 X 35 ft. Paul Drewryand staff.
SEMINAR THEATER
Seating: 100 max per session, open attendance, Schedule below. Bob Ceru Moderator
Fishing Michigan Rivers
Six -50minuteprograms will be presented by invited speakers, 3 Saturday, 3 Sunday.
Speakers (not in order of presentation):
- Bear Creek, Little Manistee, Pine River; John Gouker
- Big Manistee; Jon Ray
- Grand River; Brian Bielecki
- Michigan, A Fly Angler’s Paradise;Ron Barch
- Muskegon; Kevin Feenstra
- Pere Marquette; Jeff Hubbard
RAFFLES
Guide Trips:
6 - Full day guided trips for 1 or 2 anglers will be provided by each speaker/guide on their designated river. Raffle tickets will be sold@ $10 for the package on site.
2:15 pm Sunday, drawing starts. Winners must be available on site or by cell phone2:15 - 2:45 pmas listed on the ticket stub.
Registration: Tickets entered into Raffle Bucket drawn at end of each day
Kayak: Card Raffle; Custom made 16 ftCedar Strip kayak on-site.
GENERAL RAFFLE AND SILENT AUCTION
Saturday and Sunday
ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE BAYMONT January 12th and/or 13th
A block of rooms has been reserved@$114 plus tax 2 Queens or 1 King at the Baymont Inn & Suites, Byron Center, located 7 minutes and 7 miles from the High School. Left on Kalamazoo from the High School, right on M-6, exit south M-131 to 84st exit , right at the light on 84th, first right, Baymont Inn.Call 616-583-9535 with the code name “West Michigan Fly Show”. Reservations must be received by the Baymont not later than December 2, 2017.
Connected to the 84th Street Pub & Grille is insideaccess from the Baymont. This is a popular sports bar and restaurant with beers from local Michigan Breweries on tap plus a full bar and menu.
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