This past weekend, Christian F. was able to attend the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited TroutFest in new Braunfels on the Guadalupe River. He spent some time Friday Skyping back to the classroom from the middle of the river where he shared information on the ecosystem and the equipment many fly fishermen use to wade the river. He spent the rest of the weekend in a booth at the TroutFest explaining the Trout in the Classroom to interested attendees.
Two of those attendees were Tyler Befus (13 year old fly fishing phenom and respected angler) and Dave Whitlock (fly fishing pioneer and the designer of the Whitlock-Vibert box). Christian had an opportunity to visit with Tyler and interview Mr. Whitlock. He will have a blog post coming soon about his experience with both including the video to his interview (seen here). Tyler’s dad said Tyler would like to blog back and forth with our classes to share his love and knowledge of fly fishing and trout. We should have some amazing items for students to learn about in the future.
Christian meets Tyler Befus
Christian meets Dave and Emily Whitlock
What an amazing experience for Christian. We can’t wait to learn more from his experience. Way to represent our school.
This was a wonderful opportunity for all of us.
Christian, it looks like you had a great adventure! Thanks so much for representing our school so well. I am very proud of you. It was also great to be able to Skype with you while you were away and learn more about our trout project!
Now that is what I call REAL LEARNING! Thanks for sharing your experiences with us, so we can learn right along with you!