Kids at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Expo

"Discovery Island" included kids casting with Fish Tales Fly Shop, Alberta Conservation Association virtual fishing machine, Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road, Bow Habitat Station's fishing games and fish ID puzzles, Superfly tying tables with the Calgary Hook and Hackle Club and the Northern Lights Fly Tyers, face painting, balloons and more.

  
Kids casting with Terry Johnson of Fish Tales Fly Shop

Face & body painting

Alberta Conservation Association virtual fishing machine

Bow Habitat Station's fishing games

  
Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road

Face painting. If you look real close, you can see this girl's eyes were closed. The tiger eyes are painted on her eyelids! Every time these kids blinked, you saw tiger eyes.

Bow Habitat Station's fishing games

Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road

Bow Habitat Station's fishing games

Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road

Superfly tying tables with the Calgary Hook and Hackle Club and the Northern Lights Fly Tyers

Superfly tying tables with the Calgary Hook and Hackle Club and the Northern Lights Fly Tyers

Lipstick and mascara being applied

Lipstick and mascara being applied

Mid afternoon today (Thursday) and the place is getting all dolled up for the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition.

My Bow River Shuttles booth is on right, behind the TFO space.

We'll see you at noon tomorrow!

Bow River Shuttles at 2014 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition!

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Bow River Shuttles at 2014 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition!
 
Drop by my booth this weekend and say hello!
 
The Expo has been running for 12 years, and this is my 12th appearance at the event! 

- Michelle

Spruce Meadows Equiplex
18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW
Calgary, AB

JANUARY 24 - 26, 2014
Friday | 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pretty fly for a tie guy

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Calgarian Kyle Snarr from the Canadian Youth National Fly Fishing Team tying at the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition. Calgary will be hosting the 2013 Canadian National Fly Fishing Championships & Conservation Symposium Sept 23-27, 2013, on behalf of Fly Fishing Team Canada.

Kids at WCFF Expo - Set #2

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Kids at WCFF Expo - Set #1

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WCFF Expo - More Photos #5

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Boyd Schlenker Memorial/Fins & Skins Tournament.
Brent Schlenker (far right, centre)
http://finsandskinsbenefit.com/

 

Diane Michelin (green sweater) Fly Fishing Fine Art. 
http://www.dianemichelin.com/

 Alberta Conservation Association

Ogilvie Outfitting. 
Pro-Staff Colin Dunn (blue shirt)  
http://www.ogilvieoutfitting.com/

Mikisew Sport Fishing.  
http://www.mikisewsportfishing.com/

WCFF Expo - More Photos #4

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 Michelle explaining the services of Bow River Shuttles

Broken Tippet/Fly Fish Calgary

 Rajeff Sports. Echo Fly Fishing. http://www.rajeffsports.com/

 VEMO Fly Fishing

 http://www.springbrook.ca/ http://templeforkoutfitters.ca/

Dave Scadden
http://www.northforkoutdoors.com/

WCFF Expo - More Photos #3

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 Casting for Life

TUC volunteer Craig Cooper (green shirt) explaining that TUC and the Bow River Chapter need your support to win $100,000 for the Mallard Point project.

Howard Hackle

 Davie McPhail holding court at Pieroway Fly Rods

WCFF Expo - More Photos #2

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Maxwell Robinson at Loop Canada

Calgary Women Fly Fishers Club. Leslie Peterson, Treasurer (left) & Mary Zolmer, President (center)

Patagonia

Pieroway Rods

Calgary Hook & Hackle Club

WCFF Expo - More Photos #1

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Michelle fielding questions about her shuttle service. 

Springbrook Manufacturing and TFO rods

Clackacraft Drift Boats

G. Loomis

David Blair (yellow shirt), co-owner with wife Nancy Storwick of Fish Tales Fly Shop, at the reel display.

WCFF Expo - Day 3

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Michelle explaining her shuttle service.

Michelle and Junior Miss fly tyer, who tyed up Woolly Buggers, San Juan Worms and Pheasant Tail nymphs. 

Jason Doucette (left) giving out information on the Canadian National Fly Fishing Championships & Conservation Symposium coming to Calgary and the Bow River Sept 23-27, 2013.

The Trout Shop from Craig, Montana, on the Missouri River. 

 

 Doug Hamm (blue shirt) with the Hobie Mirage Pro Angler.

Superfly "Fly Fishing for Everyone"