what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans

what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans

Source: theconversation

12/4/2023

what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans

Credit: Kyle Encar/Loyola University New Orleans

After two years of Zoom classes due to the pandemic, I thought it would be useful to offer a two-week intersession course at Loyola University New Orleans that got students away from their phones and computers.

I had just written a book on fly-fishing and spent years practicing the activity as well as studying its literary representations. To teach the course, I drew on my prior experience as an outdoor guide leading river trips for the company OARS in Wyoming.

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