Jim McLennan's 
 Presentations and Programs

Blue Ribbon Bow    
The Bow River is Canada’s best known trout stream.  This program parallels the book, Blue Ribbon Bow, showing history, fishing methods, hatches, fly patterns, access, and expectations, with emphasis on how to understand the river and catch fish today.   Fly fishers familiar with the Bow will come away from this program with a better understanding of the river's idiosyncrasies.  Fly fishers unfamiliar with the river will move the Bow to the top of their angling "to-do" lists.

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The Crowsnest River 
This program focuses on the fly-fishing that’s available on Alberta’s second well-known trout stream.  The Crowsnest River is one of the west's best small rivers.  It is a highly accessible, public-water stream that is full of 12 to 20-inch rainbows and cutthroats.  This program covers in detail hatches, methods, access, seasons, accommodation, fly patterns, and trip planning. 

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Trout Streams of Alberta   
Long one of fly-fishing's best kept secreets, the western Canadian province of Alberta has become on of the sport's mainstream destinations. This is the companion program to the book of the same name.  It examines each major river drainage in Alberta – the Oldman, Bow, Red Deer, Athabasca, North Saskatchewan, and Peace systems, and highlights the general characteristics of each watershed, including the types of streams, fish species, hatches, access, and seasons.  It also examines one stream from each system in greater detail - the Crowsnest, Bow below Calgary, North Raven, North Ram, Maligne, and Little Smoky. This is one of Jim’s most popular programs.

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Reading Moving Water    
Where are the fish? This program shows how to find trout in different types of streams - small, large, freestone, spring creek.  It identifies and explains the two requirements for figuring out where the fish are – understanding how water flows, and knowing what fish need. This program is particularly suitable for audiences hungry for practical fishing information that is useful on their own rivers.  

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Favorite Waters Near and Far   
Enjoy a photographic portrayal of a fantasy fishing season.  It includes destinations in Alberta, B.C., Montana, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and New Zealand.  The fishing is mainly for trout, but also includes steelhead.  Some of the places highlighted are the Bow, Crowsnest, and Oldman Rivers in Alberta; the Bulkley River, Elk River, and Fortress Lake in B.C.; the Missouri River, Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, and Yellowstone Park in the western U.S.; Spruce Creek and Letort Spring Run in Pennsylvania.  This program is ideal as a banquet presentation.  

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Fishing Photography   
Capture your memories! This program illustrates and discusses in layman’s language the three major components of a good photograph - subject, light, composition - and explains how to create better photographs of your fishing trips.  The principles apply to both digital and SLR photography in any type of outdoor setting.

Fly Fishing New Zealand   
New Zealand has the reputation of being a place where there are thousands of trout streams, where the water is crystal-clear and where the trout average five pounds.  It’s all true, but there are some other things potential travelers need to know.  This program shows the beauty of the country and the uniqueness of the sight fishing methods that are used in New Zealand.  It also addresses and informs about seasons, travel, accommodation options, guides, lodges, expectations, costs.  

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Understanding Big Rivers   
The larger the stream, the more difficult it is to figure out. This program addresses the topics of reading big rivers, and understanding the nymph, streamer and dry fly methods most useful on big rivers.  It contains information on fishing from driftboats and by wading.  Uses examples from a number of large rivers including the Bow, Missouri, and Elk.

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Fly Tying Demonstration 
 Jim often does a tying demonstration which features two or three fly patterns highlighted in his books.  These patterns incorporate tying tricks and shortcuts which both new and experienced tiers can use.

Fly Casting Demonstration  
Jim’s casting demonstration focuses on the fundamentals of the basic stroke, loop control, and timing.  In addition he shows ways in which anglers can assess and improve their own casting.  While best done outdoors, this demonstration can also be done indoors with an innovative demo rod.  When possible,  
students will be video-taped so they can observe their own casting.

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Outdoor Writing Workshop 
Jim has been active as an outdoor writer for 25 years.  He has prepared a two to three-hour workshop that can be offered to smaller groups of interested writers.  It addresses the definition and function of parts of a magazine story – the lead, body, ending; a hands-on re-write of a magazine story draft; a discussion of markets, pay rates, protocol and process for queries and submissions; the importance of photography; writing for the market; a suggested reading list.

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