The Washington Sportsmen Show at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup is a can't miss event on every outdoorsman's calender
Here's the seminar schedule for the entire run of the show which starts Wednesday January 25th and ends on Sunday January 29th
WASHINGTON SPORTSMEN'S SHOW - 2012 Seminar Schedule
Wednesday - January 25th
Fly Casting Pond
Time... Speaker... Topic
1:00 PM... FFF/Don Simonson... Beginning Fly Casting
2:00 PM... Arnie Gidlow... Getting the Most Out of Your Fly Rod
3:00 PM... FFF/Jim Higgins... Distance Fly Casting
5:00 PM... FFF/Don Simonson... Advanced Fly Casting Techniques
Fly Tying
Time... Speaker... Topic
12:30 PM... Arnie Gidlow... 4 Mayfly Patterns for Any Situation
1:30 PM... Kelly Laatsch... Fly Tying with Foam
2:30 PM Norm Norlander Fly Tying with a Rotary Vise
3:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Eastern Washington Steelhead Flies
4:30 PM Pat Blackwell Tying Jigs for Steelhead & Salmon
5:30 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Patterns
6:30 PM Jim Higgins Tying Tube Flies
FLY FISHING THEATER
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Red's Fly Shop How to Steelheading: Klickitat, Methow, Wenatchee
2:00 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Presentations
3:00 PM Adair Homes Building on Your Land University
4:00 PM Kelly Laatsch Wild Rainbows of the Upper Columbia River, BC
5:00 PM Arnie Gidlow 20 Tips to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
6:00 PM Jack Mitchell The Yakima: A River for All Seasons
7:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Getting Rescued Quickly
Blue Theater
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Bob Kratzer Alternative Baits for Steelhead
1:30 PM Brett Olson Tiger Muskie Behavior - How & When
2:30 PM Anton Jones Marquee Fisheries of North Central Washington
3:30 PM Ed Iman Walleye Fishing Techniques
4:30 PM Gary Miralles Trolling Tactics for Trout, Kokanee and Salmon
5:30 PM... Tom Nelson ...Dirty Downrigger Tricks
6:30 PM Bill Swann Pautkze's Bait Lab: Eggs, Shrimp,Herring
Green Theater
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Glen Berry Calling & Hunting Techniques for Pressured Elk
2:00 PM Scott Haugen Trophy Blacktail Hunting
3:00 PM Pat Murphy Waterfowl Hunting with Retrievers
4:00 PM Chris Chisholm Animal Tracking
5:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Emergency Shelters: What Works & What Doesn't
6:00 PM Mike Jenkins Archery Hunting for Elk
7:00 PM Dan Kloer Calling Methods for Archery and Rifle Elk
Steelhead River
Time Speaker Topic
012:30 PM Jim Stahl Successful Steelhead Techniques
1:30 PM Jack Mitchell Steelhead Tactics with a Fly
2:30 PM Bob Kratzer Advanced Plugging for Steelhead
3:30 PM Tom Nelson Reading Water
4:30 PM Scott Haugen Steelhead Bank Fishing
5:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Nymping for Steelhead
6:30 PM Jack & Brandon Glass Bobber & Jig Fishing
Warm Water Demo Tank
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Ed Iman Jigging for Walleye
2:00 PM Tito Montemor The Basics of Flippin' n ' Pitching for Bass - Lines to Lures
3:00 PM Chris Ferry Swimbait Basics
4:00 PM Bob Adkinson Different Ways to Catch Fish
5:00 PM Ron Hobbs Washington State: Samllmouth Bass Fishing 101
6:00 PM Marc Marcantonio Advanced Drop Shot Technigues
Lowrance Learning Center
Time Speaker Topic
2 - 3:30 PM Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
5 - 6:30 PM Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
Camp Cooking
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Getting Started
2:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Camp Snacks & Appetizers
3:00 PM Herb Good Outdoor Cooking: Quick & Easy
4:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Quick & Simple Main Dishes
5:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Cooking Game: Birds to Bulls
6:00 PM Herb Good Salmon: Filleting, Grilling, Canning and Smoking
Puget Sound Dock Dogs
Time Event
12:30 PM Onsite Registration/Practice Begins
6:30 PM Big Air WAVE Competition #1
Horse and Mule Packing
Time Speaker Topic
2:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
5:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
Thursday - January 26th
Fly Casting Pond
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM FFF/Jim Higgins Distance Fly Casting
2:00 PM FFF/Don Simonson Advanced Fly Casting Techniques
3:00 PM Arnie Gidlow Common Fly Casting Faults and Solutions
5:00 PM FFF/Don Simonson Beginning Fly Casting
Fly Tying
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Jack Mitchell Klickitat Super Muddler
1:30 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Patterns
2:30 PM Jim Higgins Emergers
3:30 PM Kelly Laatsch Simple Effective Bonefish Patterns
4:30 PM Norm Norlander Tying with a Rotary Vise
5:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Yakima River Fly Patterns
6:30 PM Pat Blackwell Steelhead Flies with Motion
Fly Fishing Theater
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Arnie Gidlow 20 Tips to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
2:00 PM Jack Mitchell Best Central & Eastern Washington Trout & Steelhead Fishing
3:00 PM Red's Fly Shop How to Catch Fish on the Yakima River
4:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Fires and Fire Building
5:00 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Presentations
6:00 PM Kelly Laatsch Great Trout Rivers of Western Canada
Blue Theater
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Jim Stahl Lower Columbia Salmon Opportunities
1:30 PM Ed Iman Walleye Fishing Techniques
2:30 PM Jack & Brandon Glass Understanding Depth Finding & Side Imaging
3:30 PM Tom Nelson... Fishing the San Juan Islands
4:30 PM Michael Floyd Tiger Muskie Basics
5:30 PM Anton Jones Fishing Lake Chalan & Rufus Woods Resevior
6:30 PM Bill Swann Pautzke's Bait Lab: Eggs, Shrimp, Herring
Green Theater
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM John Aldrich/Bravo Manufacturing Extreme Weather Wall Tenting
2:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Getting Rescued Quickly
3:00 PM Glenn Schmidt Duck Calling Basics
4:00 PM Ed Shelby Blacktail Hunting: Bring them in Close
5:00 PM Mike Jenkins Rifle Hunting for Elk
6:00 PM Scott Haugen Spring Turkey Tactics
7:00 PM John Brody Predator Hunting 2012: Tips & Tactics
Steelhead River
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Tom Nelson... Reading Water
1:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Spey Fishing for Steelhead
2:30 PM Jack & Brandon Glass Bobber & Jig Fishing
3:30 PM Scott Haugen Bank Fishing for Steelhead
4:30 PM Jim Stahl Successful Steelhead Techniques
5:30 PM Jack Mitchell Steelhead Tactics with a Fly
6:30 PM Bob Kratzer Advanced Plugging for Salmon & Steelhead
Warm Water Demo Tank
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Bob Adkinson Bass Fishing on the Columbia River
2:00 PM Ron Hobbs Washington State: Largemouth Bass Fishing 101
3:00 PM Tito Montemor The Basics of Flippin' n' Pitching for Bass - Lines to Lures
4:00 PM Mark Maderos Winter Time Bass Fishing
5:00 PM Marc Marcantonio Crankbaits & Jerkbaits
6:00 PM Chris Ferry Swimbait Basics
Lowrance Learning Center
Time Speaker Topic
2 - 3:30 PM Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
5 - 6:30 PM Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
Camp Cooking
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Cooking Game: Birds to Bulls
2:00 PM Herb Good Salmon: Filleting, Grilling, Canning and Smokiing
3:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Breads & Desserts
4:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Camp Snacks & Appetizers
5:00 PM Herb Good Outdoor Cooking: Quick & Easy
6:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Getting Started
Puget Sound Dock Dogs
Time Event
12:30 PM Onsite Registration/Practice Begins
6:30 PM Big Air WAVE Competition #2
Horse and Mule Packing
Time Speaker Topic
2:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
5:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
Friday - January 27th
Fly Casting Pond
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Arnie Gidlow Getting the Most Out of Your Fly Rod
2:00 PM FFF/Don Simonson Advanced Fly Casting Techniques
3:00 PM FFF/Jim Higgins Distance Fly Casting
5:00 PM FFF/Don Simonson Beginning Fly Casting
Fly Tying
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Norm Norlander Tying with a Rotary Vise
1:30 PM Jim Higgins Terrestrials
2:30 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Patterns
3:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Eastern Washington Steelhead Flies
4:30 PM Kelly Laatsch Fly Patterns for Cutthroat Trout
5:30 PM Pat Blackwell Tying Jigs for Steelhead & Salmon
6:30 PM Arnie Gidlow Deadly Caddis Patterns
Fly Fishing Theater
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Emergency Shelters: What Works & What Doesn't
2:00 PM Jack Mitchell The Yakima: A River of All Seasons
3:00 PM Kelly Laatsch Wild Rainbows of the Upper Columbia River, BC
4:00 PM Arnie Gidlow 20 Tips to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
5:00 PM Red's Fly Shop How to Steelheading: Klickitat, Methow, Wenatchee
6:00 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Presentations
7:00 PM Adair Homes Building on Your Land University
Blue Theater
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Gary Miralles Downrigger Troling Tacticcs for Trout, Kokanee and Salmon
1:30 PM... Tom Nelson... Triple Threat Salmon Fishing
2:30 PM Brett Olson Tiger Muskie Behavior: How & When
3:30 PM Ed Iman Walleye Fishing Techniques
4:30 PM Buzz Ramsey Steelhead Techniques that Work
5:30 PM Bob Kratzer Alternative Baits for Steelhead
6:30 PM Bill Swann Pautzke's Bait Lab: Eggs, Shrimp, Herring
Green Theater
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Scott Haugen Trophy Blacktail Hunting
2:00 PM John Brody Predator Hunting 2012: Tips & Tactics
3:00 PM Dan Kloer Calling Methods for Archery & Rifle Elk
4:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Fires & Fire Building
5:00 PM Glen Berry Calling & Hunting Pressured Elk in the Rut
6:00 PM Terry Wagner African Safari Dream Hunts
7:00 PM Pat Murphy Waterfowl Hunting with Retrievers
Steelhead River
Time Speaker Topic
12:30 PM Bob Kratzer Advanced Plugging for Salmon & Steelhead
1:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Spey Fishing for Steelhead
2:30 PM Buzz Ramsey Sping Chinook Techniques that Work
3:30 PM Jim Stahl Successful Steelhead Techniques
5:00 PM Jack Mitchell Steelhead Tactics with a Fly
6:00 PM Scott Haugen Bank Fishing for Steelhead
7:00 PM...Tom Nelson ...Reading Water
Warm Water Demo Tank
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Ron Hobbs Washington State: Smallmouth Bass Fishing 101
2:00 PM Chris Ferry Swimbait Basics
3:00 PM Mark Maderos Winter Bass Fishing
4:00 PM Tito Montemor The Basics of Flipping 'n' Pitching for Bass - Lines to Lures
5:00 PM Bob Adkinson Different Ways to Catch Bass
6:00 PM Marc Marcantonio Frogs & Other Big Bass Techniques
Lowrance Learning Center
Time Speaker Topic
2 - 3:30 PM Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
5 - 6:30 PM Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
Camp Cooking
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Herb Good Outdoor Cooking: Quick & Easy
2:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Quick & Simple Main Dishes
3:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Cooking Game: Birds to Bulls
4:00 PM Herb Good Salmon: Filleting, Grilling, Canning and Smoking
5:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Getting Started
6:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Camp Snacks & Appetizers
Puget Sound Dock Dogs
Time Event
12:30 PM Onsite Registration/Practice Begins
4:30 PM Big Air Wave Competition #3
6:30 PM Big Air WAVE Competition #4
Horse and Mule Packing
Time Speaker Topic
2:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
5:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
Saturday - January 28th
Fly Casting Pond
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 PM Arnie Gidlow Getting the Most Out of Your Fly Rod
1:00 PM FFF/Don Simonson Beginning Fly Casting
2:00 PM FFF/Jim Higgins Distance Fly Casting
5:00 PM FFF/Don Simonson Advanced Fly Casting Techniques
Fly Tying
Time Speaker Topic
11:30 AM Jim Higgins Tying Tube Flies
12:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Yakima River Trout Patterns
1:30 PM Kelly Laatsch Beginner Fly Tying
2:30 PM Norm Norlander Tying with a Rotary Vise
3:30 PM Pat Blackwell Steelhead Flies with Motion
4:30 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Patterns
5:30 PM Arnie Gidlow 4 Mayfly Patterns for Any Season
6:30 PM Jack Mitchell Upper Columbia 'Hairwing X'
Fly Fishing Theater
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Jack Mitchell Best Central & Eastern Washington Trout & Steelhead Fishing
12:00 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Presentations
1:00 PM Arnie Gidlow 20 Tips to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
2:00 PM Red's Fly Shop How to Catch Fish on the Yakima River
3:00 PM Kelly Laatsch Wild Rainbows on the Upper Columbia River, BC
4:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Fires and Fire Building
5:00 PM Adair Homes Building on Your Land University
6:00 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Presentations
Blue Theater
Time Speaker Topic
10:30AM Bill Swann Pautzke's Bait Lab: Eggs, Shrimp, Herring
12:00 PM Bob Kratzer Alternatives Baits for Steelhead
1:00 PM Ed Iman Trout Fishing for Kids
2:00 PM Buzz Ramsey Steelhead Tactics that Work
3:00 PM Jim Stahl Lower Columbia River Salmon Opportunities
4:00 PM.. Tom Nelson... Dirty Downrigger Tricks
5:00 PM Michael Floyd Tiger Muskie Basics
6:00 PM Anton Jones Marquee Fisheries of North Central Washington
7:00 PM Gary Miralles Trolling Tactics for Trout, Kokanee and Salmon
Green Theater
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Ed Shelby Blacktail Hunting: Bring them in Close
12:00 PM Peter Kummerfeldt Getting Rescued Quickly
1:00 PM John Aldrich/Bravo Manufacturing Extreme Weather Wall Tenting
2:00 PM John Brody Predator Hunting 2012: Tips and Tactics
3:00 PM Glenn Schmidt Basic Duck Calling
4:00 PM Mike Jenkins Archery Hunting for Elk
5:00 PM Scott Haugen Trophy Blacktail Hunting
6:00 PM Glen Berry Calling & Hunting Pressured Elk in the Rut
7:00 PM Chris Chisholm Animal Tracking
Steelhead River
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Red's Fly Shop Spey Fishing for Steelhead
12:00 PM.. Tom Nelson... Reading Water1:00 PM Scott Haugen Bank Fishing for Steelhead
2:00 PM Jack Mitchell Steelhead Tactics with a Fly
3:00 PM Jack & Brandon Glass Bobber & Jig Fishing
4:00 PM Buzz Ramsey Spring Chinook Techniques that Work
5:00 PM Red's Fly Shop Nymphing for Steelhead
6:00 PM Jim Stahl Successful Steelhead Techniques
Warm Water Demo Tank
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Bob Adkinson Different Ways to Catch Bass
12:00 PM Marc Marcantonio Advanced Drop Shot Techniques
1:00 PM Ron Hobbs Washington State: Largemouth Bass Fishing 101
2:00 PM Tito Montemor The Basics for Flipping 'n' Pitching for Bass - Lines to Lures
3:00 PM Bob Adkinson Bass Fishing on the Columbia River
4:00 PM Chris Ferry Swimbait Basics
5:00 PM Ed Iman Jigging for Walleye
6:00 PM Ron Hobbs Washington State: Smallmouth Bass Fishing 101
Lowrance Learning Center
Time Speaker Topic
11:30 - 1 Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
2 - 3:30 Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
5 - 6:30 Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
Camp Cooking
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Getting Started
12:00 PM Herb Good Outdoor Cooking: Quick & Easy
1:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Cooking Game: Birds to Bulls
2:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Quick & Simple Main Dishes
3:00 PM Herb Good Salmon: Filleting, Grilling, Canning and Smoking
4:00 PM Tiffany Haugen Camp Snacks & Appetizers
5:00 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Breads & Desserts
6:00 PM Herb Good Outdoor Cooking: Quick & Easy
Puget Sound Dock Dogs
Time Event
10:00 AM Onsite Registration/Practice Begins
11:00 AM Big Air WAVE Competition #5
2:00 PM Speed Retrieve Competition
4:30 PM Big Air WAVE Competition #6
6:45 PM Extreme Vertical Competition
Horse and Mule Packing
Time Speaker Topic
12:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
4:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing
ICE SCULPTURING DEMONSTRATION - Space #1 Outside
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Joaquin Quezada Ice Sculpturing Demonstration - Space #1 Outside
Sunday - January 29th
Fly Casting Pond
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM FFF/Don Simonson Beginning Fly Casting
1:00 PM Arnie Gidlow Common Fly Casting Faults and Solutions
2:00 PM FFF/Jim Higgins Distance Fly Casting
Fly Tying
Time Speaker Topic
10:30 AM Pat Blackwell Tying Jigs for Steelhead & Salmon
11:30 AM Kelly Laatsch Beginning Fly Tying
12:30 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Patterns
1:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Eastern Washington Steelhead Flies
2:30 PM Norm Norlander Tying with a Rotary Vise
Fly Fishing Theater
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Peter Kummerfeldt Emergency Shelters: What Works & What Doesn't
12:00 PM Red's Fly Shop How to Steelhead Fishing: Klickitat, Methow, Wenatchee
1:00 PM Kelly Laatsch Wild Rainbows of the Upper Columbia River, BC
2:00 PM Denny Rickards Stillwater Presentations
Blue Theater
Time Speaker Topic
10:30 AM Anton Jones Fishing Lake Chalan & Rufus Woods Resevior
11:30 AM... Tom Nelson... Fishing the San Juan Islands
12:30 PM Brett Olson Tiger Muskie Behavior: How & When
1:30 PM Jim Stahl Lower Columbia River Salmon Opportunities
2:30 PM Bob Kratzer Alternative Baits for Steelhead
Green Theater
Time Speaker Topic
10:30 AM Glenn Schmidt Duck Calling Basics
11:30 AM Terry Wagner African Safari Dream Hunts
12:30 PM Glen Berry Calling & Hunting Pressured Elk in the Rut
1:30 PM Scott Haugen Spring Black Bear Tactics
2:30 PM Ed Shelby Blacktail Hunting: Bring them in Close
Steelhead River
Time Speaker Topic
10:30 AM Scott Haugen Bank Fishing for Steelhead
11:30 AM Jack Mitchell Steelhead Tactics with a Fly
12:30 PM Bob Kratzer Advanced Plugging for Salmon & Steelhead
1:30 PM Red's Fly Shop Spey Fishing for Steelhead
2:30 PM Jack and Brandon Glass Bobber & Jig Fishing
Warm Water Demo Tank
Time Speaker Topic
11:00 AM Ron Hobbs Washington State: Smallmouth Bass Fishing 101
12:00 PM Marc Marcantonio Crankbaits & Jerkbaits
1:00 PM Tito Montemor The Basics for Flipping 'n' Pitching for Bass - Lines to Lures
2:00 PM Marc Maderos Seasonal Patterns on New Water
Lowrance Learning Center
Time Speaker Topic
11 - 12:30 Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
1:30 - 3:00 Jeff Boyer/Jack Findleton HDS Structure Scan Learning Center
Camp Cooking
Time Speaker Topic
10:30 AM Herb Good Outdoor Cooking: Quick and Easy
11:30 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Breads & Desserts
12:30 PM Tiffany Haugen Cooking Game: Birds to Bulls
1:30 PM Herb Good Salmon: Fileting, Grilling, Canning, and Smoking
2:30 PM Cee Dub Dutch Oven: Getting Started
Puget Sound Dock Dogs
Time Event
10:00 AM Onsite Registration/Practice Begins
10:30 AM Big Air WAVE Competition #7
1:00 PM Speed Retrieve Finals - Top 8
2:00 PM Big Air FINALS - Top 6 -(in each division from the week)
Horse and Mule Packing
Time Speaker Topic
1:00 PM Aaron Burkhart Horse and Mule Packing