UBCL 2024 Is Upon Us!
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We are excited to announce the dates for this year’s Ugly Bugs and Crazy Ladies events! Ugly Bugs and Crazy Ladies was started to encourage more women to get out on the water. Led by CiCi Oliver this progressive course is perfect for any women looking to get into the sport of fly fishing, fine-tune their skills, or just looking to hang out with a cool group of gals!
We are excited to announce the dates for this year’s Ugly Bugs and Crazy Ladies events! Ugly Bugs and Crazy Ladies was started to encourage more women to get out on the water. Led by CiCi Oliver this progressive course is perfect for any women looking to get into the sport of fly fishing, fine-tune their skills, or just looking to hang out with a cool group of gals! We offer three courses: 101, 201, and 301. Each course naturally progresses into the other.
101:
The 101 is the perfect entry-level course. This intro-level course spans two evenings and one full day. To begin, on evening one we will grab rods and head out for a casting course. If you already know the basics of the cast, we introduce a double hall into the mix! From there, we head back to the fly shop and talk about proper fish handling. We sit down at the vises for evening number two to tie some flies. We end the evening with a crash course on entomology. From there, we wake up Saturday morning for a full-day float trip with our professional guide staff on the Grey Reef section of the North Platte.
201:
The 201 is great for ladies who are looking to learn to fish more independently. Evening one we sit down and tie some more advanced patterns. From there, we do a full, in-depth entomology course. Day two we head out to the lodge in the morning and cover the need to know knots, rigging, and hatch matching/fly selection. In the afternoon we head over to our private river property to work on reading water and wade fishing. Day three we hit the river for a full-day float trip.
301:
The 301 is more of an introduction to saltwater fishing. On day one we will work on tying some saltwater-specific patterns. From there we will head out to Pathfinder Reservoir and dive into the world of saltwater casting: increased distance, increased accuracy, quick response time, strip sets, as well as fly line management. The next morning we will meet at the lodge before we head out to the Miracle Mile for a full-day float trip. We will use this time to fish a more technical stretch of water than we typically fish during our events. The final day is where the magic happens in the form of Rocky Mountain flats fishing. We will meet at the lodge before heading back out to Pathfinder to chase carp on the fly.
We run our Carp trips just as most saltwater flats fishing trips are run. We will be fishing off of flats boats in minimal water, or wading on the flats of the reservoir, while sight casting at tailing Carp. This is where we can put the saltwater technique to use. This is the closest you can get to saltwater fly fishing without the travel commitment. Carp are a fun and challenging species to chase and are the perfect introduction to the world of saltwater. This course is the prerequisite to our Ugly Bug Crazy Ladies 301 part 2, which is our women’s specific saltwater destination trips.
Give us a call or stop in to get your spot in these great courses!
