Expert fly-fisher Bob Cappallo will teach fly-fishing for beginners at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center May 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bob Cappallo is a member of Trout Unlimited and works as a senior technical development engineer in the plastics industry. He lives on Lake Richland Chambers and fishes for all species of freshwater fish in Texas, South Dakota, New Mexico, Maine and the West. He has experience in kayak and wade fishing along the Texas coast for redfish and other saltwater species, and fishes for tarpon, permit, and bonefish in Puerto Rico and Mexico. He spends his spare time tying flies and building custom fly rods and other bass rods for clients. Bob has taught a half-day class on Beginning Fly-Fishing at TFFC for the past 8 years. The class is open to adults 18 and older. No flyfishing experience is required. Equipment will be provided, but students may bring their own. The $50 fee for the class includes entrance to TFFC for the day of the class, lunch and a season pass to TFFC so students can return for more fishing as often as they like. Instruction will focus on equipment selection, knot tying, casting and fishing for rainbow trout in TFFC's 1.5-acre casting pond. Catch-and-release fishing is free, but anglers may pay $5 for the opportunity to catch and keep up to five fish. Reservations are required, and the class is limited to 20 persons. Checks should be made payable to "Friends of TFFC" and may be mailed to Craig Brooks at TFFC, 5550 F.M. 2495, Athens, TX 75752. For more information or to register by telephone for the class, call Brooks at (903) 670-2222.