Youth FF Team USA

If any of you know of a youth fly angler between 14 and 18 years of age who may be interested in this opportunity of a life time, we are still accepting applications to our May clinic and try-out from which we will make our final selection of the 6 kids who will represent the USA this year.

Youth Fly Fishing Team USA, Announces Clinic/Tryouts for 2008

The Youth Fly Fishing Team USA will hold a clinic and tryouts on May 9th - 11th 2008. The event will take place at Lock Haven University’s Seig Conference Center on Fishing Creek in Lamar, PA. Co-ed applicants must be 14 through 18 years of age at some time during the 2008 calendar year. The Clinic is open to all youth who would like to learn the basics of competitive fly-fishing. Topics such as knots, leader set up, flies, and the international rules of competition will be covered in a clinic session.

From these tryouts, six anglers will be chosen to represent the USA at the 7th annual FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championships, to be held in Penacova, Portugal in August 3 – 10, 2008. Team members will be selected based on ability, coachability, teamwork, and maturity.

Included with the clinic and tryout sessions will be the unique opportunity for the applicants to learn various high-level fly-fishing techniques under the guidance of George Daniel and Loren Williams: industry professionals, medal winning competitive fly-fishermen, and members of Fly Fishing Team USA. George Daniel is the 2007 Fly Fishing Team USA National Champion.

Forty approved applicants will be housed in the Seig Center with 8 chaperones.
All meals will be provided. Anglers should prepare for rain and temperatures ranging from 40-degrees through 80-degrees. Upon arrival, selected applicants are expected to:

* have become familiar with the FIPS-Mouche regulations (www.cips-fips.com/fips-mouche/index.html)

* have the following: fishing gear (tackle, waders, rods, reels, landing net, etc), sleeping bag, clothing, personal

* posses a valid PA fishing license/trout stamp if age 16 or older!

APPLICANTS LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. NO EXCEPTIONS
COST: $175.00 per applicant payable to “Youth Fly Fishing Team USA, Inc.”

Parents or guardians may take advantage of a special $99.95 rate per night at the Comfort Inn in Lamar, PA (31 Hospitality Lane, Mill Hall, PA 17751, PH: 570-726-4901, FX: 570-726-3617). Rooms are being held at this rate until March 1, 2008 under TEAM USA. If parents are interested in sharing a room, we will provide names to one another.

For full details and forms:

Youth Fly Fishing Team USA Website