Sunday, 4/30/23
FLY FISHING FESTIVITIES
9:00 am- 3:00 pm
Drawn to the Waters; Images of an Angler’s Passion,
Watkins House, Arlington Common Campus
-Concessions at Arlington Recreation Park
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
At the Arlington Rec Park
Casting Lessons and Demonstrations - included with wristband purchase
Join a dream team of local Battenkill Anglers for free casting lessons and troubleshooting expertise on common fly casting mistakes. Learn from the Locals using the best of the Orvis rod lineup!
9:00am-10:00am
Bugs and Fly Casting for Families with Andrew MacArthur - Wellness and Outdoor Adventure Teacher, Head Challenge Course Facilitator -Trout Unlimited Chapter of SW Vermont.
Join us for a family-friendly workshop about fly casting and bugs! Learn the basics of casting a fly rod, explore the river bank for various aquatic macroinvertebrates, and learn the basics of fly selection with a "match the hatch" activity. This short program has been specifically designed for families.
10am-11am - Women teaching Women with Erin Lyons
Join Erin Lyons, from the TU Chapter of SW Vermont and other expert female casting instructors, for an interactive workshop on the basics of casting, gear, fly selection, and safe river navigation. Sixteen spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations are appreciated to support Trout Unlimited's conservation work on the Battenkill.
Email tuswvt@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
11am-12pm- "Explore the many techniques of fishing a streamer." While seasoned anglers know there is a time and a place to best fish a streamer, sometimes it's wise to explore, test and apply various techniques. Come join Orvis Endorsed Guide Brew Moscarello as he explains some of the nuances of streamer fishing the Battenkill.
12pm-1pm - Swinging Flies: Techniques Using Traditional Fly gear and Spey casting, Arlington Rec Park and Battenkill River Cast (2-handed) with the newer "trout weight" specialty lines for this technique. 1/2 hour-long presentation with questions.
Host: Peter Basta, Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide
1pm-2pm- Short and Long Line Nymphing Techniques by Ray Berumen (Orvis Endorsed Guide) and Owner of Taconic Guide Service Become more effective by opening your strike window in each drift. Improve your productivity and catch rate using multiple fly rigs. Cover more water subsurface by letting the indicator hunt. Make the most of your time by using simple to learn and easy to understand techniques using methods like the reach mend. Perfect feeding tension free line.
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Jake Geppert hosts the Battenkill Jam, 12-3PM, at the Arlington Recreation Park. Open to musical anglers and musicians inspired by the BATTENKILL.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
International Fly Fishing Film Festival
Performing Arts Center, Arlington Common Campus
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Alberto Rey: Cultural Landscapes
Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum
Although we try to manipulate it to fit our needs, the landscape and the biological inhabitants characterize a region’s nature. It has been an omnipresent influence that has affected a region’s people and the culture. -Alberto Rey
Alberto Rey investigates the cultural landscapes of both the past and the present in this major exhibition of his work.
The exhibition debuts his site-specific installation of the “¡ Battenkill !” project, including large-scale paintings that feature distinguishing natural elements of the Battenkill, a nearly 60-mile long river that runs from southern Vermont to the Hudson River. This project is one of many that Rey has created in response to the growing disconnect between people and the natural world as well as the increasing vulnerability of our climate. He hopes the work will renew a sense of connection between the viewer, nature, and culture. To preview the series of paintings, visit battenkill.weebly.com.
Part of the exhibition will include Rey’s preparatory work, such as drawings, notes, maps, and photographs of him drawing and fishing, taken during his site visits to the Battenkill. His expansive research over the last 18-months has included investigations into local history and entomology, biological cycles and history of regional salmonids (trout), stream restoration, Native American history and the role of the Battenkill in culture. He combines this research with a personal interest in fly fishing. For over twenty years Rey has been the founder and director of a youth fly fishing program, Children in the Stream, and is the recipient of the 2021 Orvis Fly Fishing Guide of the Year. Exhibition sponsorship is generously provided in part by Orvis.