Fly Tying Fine Art

Recently, Lake Omar was stocked with approximately 200 cutthroat trout, thanks to Mr. Receveaux. After some extensive planning and organizing, the Fly Tying fine art at Shawnigan will use Lake Omar as a fishing source after the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the British Columbia government approved the filling of the lake. There was lots of excitement when the truck carrying these fish finally arrived and when the Fly Tying students carefully released the trout into Lake Omar. Since then, nearly every day, there has been a student out on the docks of Lake Omar casting to see if their new fly works and hopefully get a bite. At Shawnigan, we have a catch and release policy and all hooks must be barb-less to insure the well being of the fish. Some of the bigger fish are about 50cm and weigh about 1.5 to 3 lbs., whereas the smaller ones are 20cm and are expected to grow to 25cm by September of this year. We are all very excited to see this growth process and look forward to catching many fish in the future. On behalf of the Fly Tying class I would like to thank Mr. Receveaux for organizing this and his contributions to the fine art.

– Daine B., Fly Tying