Salmonfest, Levenworth, WA
The public access of the 19th Annual Wenatchee River Salmon
Festival was September 19-20, 2009
The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is a four-day natural resource education
event held in September to celebrate the return of wild salmon to the Wenatchee
River. The Festival is held on the grounds of the Leavenworth National Fish
Hatchery, located at the mouth of the scenic Icicle Canyon near the Bavarian
city of Leavenworth, Washington.
Students from schools throughout north central Washington visit the Festival
during special school days. On Saturday and Sunday there are thousands
of visitors from the northwest and Canada. The Festival brings people,
natural resources, education, entertainment and science together in a non-commercial,
non-political package that connects people to nature. The Wenatchee River
Salmon Festival is nationally recognized for its educational excellence.
Members of the
Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers taught 270 kids and a few adults to tie fishing
flies and the members of the Washington State Council of the FFF taught 216
kids and a few adults to cast with a fly
rod.
Photos by Bob Bates and Pat Herdt.
First a few Background Pictures
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Sylvee was cautioned about getting too
close to the fly tiers. She found out why when she sat down next to Steve
Olsen, President of the Wenatche Valley Fly Fishers. He immediately started
tying a fly with her hair.
Her job was to introduce the performers on
the main stage. When not working at Salmonfest, Sylvee (aka Rhona Baron)
hosts the KPQ Lifestyles show for Cherry Creek Radio in Wenatchee. |
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A salmon that returned to the hatchery |
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Food is available if you are hungry
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The Salmon, Bear and other animals were a hit. |
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A few of the other exhibitors |
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Smokey is being shown how to tie flies, and then told how to use them
to catch fish
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Fly Tying
Members
of the Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers and two WSCFFF Board members took part
in teaching kids and a few adults to tie a Wooly Worm fishing fly. Each
of the 270 people taking part was given the fly they tied.
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Live fresh water insects were a hit also. |
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Fly Casting
The Washington State Council of the Federation
of Fly Fishers had several Certified Fly Casting Instructors available to
show people of all ages how to cast a
fly. All for free.
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Main Office for the fly casting |
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Overview of casting area |
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