The ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA is hosting and invites you to participate in an extensive Certified Angling Instructor (CAI) Training to be held in at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Center and the beautiful Oso Lake from Friday 4th October – 6th October 2019.
The training is being organized under the Certified Angling Instructor Fishing Camp School which is an official BSA Certification (bsafishing.com) for Fishing and Fly-Fishing programs and merit badge instructor. This course will qualify an individual for National Fishing Staff positions at Jamborees, Order of the Arrow Conferences, and help train Fishing Staffs for all BSA Camps.
The main role of this training workshop is to equip participants who will receive the greatest value from this training are Unit/District/ Volunteer Scouters, Professional Scouters, Council Camp Staffers, Merit Badge Counselors and Cub Scout day camp staff.
The course is taught using the EDGE Method, which provides the graduate the necessary tools to design, develop, and provide leadership to BSA fishing programs offered to Packs, Troops and Crews at a Unit, District, and Council level
The course is limited to 30 registered participants, in order to fully train each with the knowledge and skills to maintain the quality of the information and training provided to each .A unique aspect of the workshop is the hands on-training, technical and skill assistance to participants and complete tools to be proficient in the CAI Course.
The training workshop will cover the components in the table below.
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Module
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Description
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Introduction
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Provides an overview of the training course, its rationale, and helps participants and trainers get to know each other.
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Conventional Fishing Methods
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Provides an understanding of Conventional fishing equipment and how to rig, spin, casting skills, open and closed spinning reels, line control, hooking, playing and landing fish
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Fly Fishing and Fly-Fishing methods tying flies
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Develop knowledge and skills for fly casting, rod balance and fly tying, you will make and tie your own flies and use them at OSO lake to catch fish, as well as establishing and maintaining meaningful techniques.
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Knot Tying
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Builds on knowledge of several knots, knot tying and strength of the knot. Knot strength test.
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Finding Fish
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Develops knowledge and skills in determining where to fish and how to locate fish in streams lakes rivers dams and ocean. Builds understanding of the of how to identify where to fish and match the hatch.
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Cleaning Fish and Cook fish
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Builds understanding of the of how to gut fillet, cook by implementing the edge method
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Teaching fishing to Scouts for MB
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Brings the training to a close and presents the new CAI’s training skills into practice by teaching and fishing Sunday to Scouts attending and completing their MB with each new CAI.
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Please confirm your participation in the training workshop to Chris Badsey via e-mail reelaxe1@gmail.com and details can be found on campmaster to register https://orangecounty.camp-master.com/default.aspx
Attached is the flyer for the Course
