| Fly Fishing at Penn State |
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| Angling for Credit | ||
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to the home page of Penn State Fly Fishing Education.
Many major universities have both educational and sporting
traditions that they proudly display.
At Penn State over the past 70 years our fly fishing and
angling education programs have developed into one of our proudest
traditions (and you thought we only thought about football). Located
in the central mountains of Pennsylvania and surrounded by number
of high quality trout streams, we have long been the destination
of avid outdoor students.
With today’s fast pace and increasing life pressures many
of our students search out these streams as sources of relaxation
and recreation.
We are proud to help our students become better Fly Fishers
and stewards for all our waters.
As you investigate our web site you can learn more about
our history, about our instructors and about our course offerings.
We also have a unique and very active student Fly Fishing
club that you can locate through our links section. If you have
any questions about our programs contact the instructor at his email
address. Currently there are three angling classes offered for credit that can be used to satisfy general degree requirements: |
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KINES 004 | Principals and Practices of Fly Fishing for Trout |
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KINES 008 | Introduction to Casting |
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ARNELLE INITIATIVE | Multi-cultural Introduction to Fly Fishing |
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KINES 093 | Masters of Fly Fishing |
| Principles of Fly Fishing
is the core class that George Harvey made famous. Casting
is based on tournament type bait casting, but some time is spent
on spin and fly-casting as well.
While this is taught in the main gym of Rec Hall, several
field trips show students how their developing talent is applied
in the real world. Arnelle
Fly Fishing Initiative,
is a special edition of our popular KINES 004 Principles course
that targets undergaruate students who are willing to try a new
activity. Masters of Fly Fishing, the newest component of
the angling program, is for students who have taken at least one
of the other fishing classes or can show a high level of interest
and skill. This is one of several Esact activities chosen for the
Masters Program, which clusters activities that students can use
for the rest of their adult lives.
Fly fishing is the perfect fit as a lifetime sport, and what
angler would not be excited about getting credit for becoming a
better fisherman? If
a student angler is interested enough in the sport, he or she can
get up to 6.5 credits towards graduation.
Please take the time to review our site and to make any comments or suggestions. We value your input! Once you have fished around in these waters, feel free to catch us in class...we won't ever feed you a line... How can you not get hooked? Mark
A. Belden |
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