Stewart taught three courses at a time, one early in the morning for soldiers getting off the midnight shift, and two at midday, when they could sneak out to the ponds after lunch.¿¿ During the rainy season the troops practiced casting, fly tying, and knot skills indoors. During the dry season they fished the ponds. "By the end (of a class), the soldiers can cast like pros,-¿ he said. "And they have at least one positive thing to take home from the war.-¿