These Guys Don't Know When To Quit

So... between being great guides and saving Ospreys and shit.... the dudes at Trouthunter also know how to get their twang on. This is a party I wish I would have been at. 

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River Cleanup Report

The South Platte River was a raving success. The river is as clean as I have ever seen it and I owe a great deal of thanks to all of you that came down and made a difference. 

 

We had really low flows this year, but The City of Denver was gracious enough to bump flows up to about 100cfs in order to get some of the smaller rafts and duckies going. Good times were had.

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Surface Film

Hey Gang. If you live on the front range, dig fly fishing, dig free beer, dig live music, dig fishing photography and dig on helping Colorado coldwaters...  then I have just the event for you. I attended this event last year and came away thoroughly impressed. "Surface Film" is an event that is held by the Greenbacks of Colorado Trout Unlimited and proceeds of photography sales will go to help Colorado trout habitat.

 But the better question would be that if free beer, fly fishing and good tunage isn't your thing.... what in the hell are you doing reading my blog?

 Please join us on February 2nd, 2012 from 7pm to 11pm to enjoy the flyfishing industry's best photography, as well as live music and drinks.

The Greenbacks of Trout Unlimited are excited to announce the2nd annual Surface Film event showcasing top professional fly-fishing photography from across the country at the Anthology Fine Art gallery on Thursday February 2nd, 2012. Similar to last year’s event, framed prints will be available through a silent auction to benefit Trout Unlimited's work to conserve Colorado's coldwater fisheries and rivers. 

This will be an exclusive preview event, and the gallery will be open to the public February 3rd through the month of February. 

New this year, the show attendees will vote for ‘best-in-show’ honors. The winning photographer will receive the National Trout Unlimited Professional Photo of the Year, a cash prize, and will be prominently featured in a future issue of Trout Magazine. In addition, a second place finisher will also receive a cash prize.

This is a free event. All ages are welcome to attend.

For more info, visit: SurfaceFilm2.com
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Don't Act Like You Have Better Things To Do

Fly Fishing Film Tour 2012 | thef3t.com from The Fly Fishing Film Tour on Vimeo.

Trust me on this. If you go to one fly fishing event this year, go to the Fly Fishing Film Tour. It previews the best fly fishing films of the year and beats the hell out of walking around a fly fishing show or going to some lame TU dinner. 

FLY FISHING INDUSTRY’S LARGEST EVENT EMBARKS ON CONTINENT-WIDE HD TOUR

Adventure film tour showcases global locales while supporting local businesses and filmmakers

(Boulder, CO) –Fly fishing’s most celebrated annual event, the Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T), the original and largest event of its kind begins its continent-wide trek January 26th. The traveling spectacle serves as a stage for the best filmmakers in the industry, an avenue for supporting critical conservation groups, an expo for local outfitters, and one heck of a party for growing outdoor enthusiasts and avid anglers alike.

With never-seen footage from across the globe, a party atmosphere, audience giveaways and valuable coupons, the annual high-energy spectacle is the sport’s most anticipated live-event. This year’s tour will make stops in over 125 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Along the way local businesses, conservation groups, filmmakers and fans all stand to benefit from each screening.

This year’s spectacle includes a more diverse set of content than any prior year or any other tour. “We have something for everyone”, says F3T Filmmaker and Road Manager Thad Robison. “From scrappy Steelhead in Kodiak, AK to 100-pound jumping Tarpon in the Florida keys, from places you may have been to destinations we probably couldn’t find on a map if we tried.” Other featured destinations (and fish) include the Bahamas (Bonefish), the Northwest Territories (Grayling and Arctic Char), the jungles of Belize, Scotland, Montana, British Columbia, Wisconsin, Silver Creek, Idaho and more.

With nearly 75% of the shows selling out in advance, the F3T is the fastest growing event of its kind. 

For a tour schedule, film trailers, tickets, photos, info on hosting your own show and much more visit www.theF3T.com. Filmmakers and fisherman are available for interviews upon request and in many cases they serve as emcees and hosts at shows.

Mar-4 / MA  Haverhill

Mar-7 / MI  Midland

Mar-9 / MN  Minneapolis

Mar-10 / PA  Media

Mar-10 / WV  Triadelphia

Mar-11 / WV  Triadelphia

Mar-12 / WI  De Pere

Mar-15 / MI  Ann Arbor

Mar-15 / MT  Livingston

Mar-16 / UT  Ogden

Mar-16 / MI  Grand Rapids

Mar-17 / NY  Lake Placid

Mar-18 / PA  Oakmont

Mar-20 / CA  Larkspur

Mar-20 / OH  Cleveland Heights

Mar-22 / MO  St Louis

Mar-22 / FL  West Palm Beach

Mar-22 / TN  Knoxville

Mar-22 / AK  Anchorage

Mar-22 / CA  Modesto

Mar-27 / TN  Nashville

Mar-28 / CO  Vail/Edwards

Mar-29 / GA  Atlanta

Mar-30 / MT  Great Falls

Mar-30 / CO  Grand Junction

Mar-31 / SC  Charleston - 5:00 PM

Mar-31 / SC  Charleston - 8:00 PM

Apr-3 / FL  Jacksonville

Apr-5 / FL  Tampa

Apr-6 / NC  Asheville

Apr-7 / WV  S. Charleston

Apr-10 / AR  Fayetteville

Apr-12 / CO  Boulder

Apr-12 / TX  Austin

Apr-13 / VT  Middlebury

Apr-18 / CO  Breckenridge

Apr-18 / WI  Milwaukee

Apr-19 / UT  Park City

Apr-20 / ID  Idaho Falls

Apr-20 / ID  Sandpoint

Apr-24 / UT  Logan

Apr-27 / MT  Whitefish

Apr-27 / WY  Laramie

May-2 / IL  Wilmette

May-4 / WA  Ellensburg

May-13 / TX  Forth Worth

May-17 / FL  Orlando

May-19 / WI  Coon Valley

Jun-3 / MI  Boyne Fall

Back In The Day...

I remember one time in high school, my buddy and I skipped school. We waited for the beer delivery guy to go into the grocery store and we each ganked a case of beer from his unlocked truck. We didn't have time to actually see what we were taking, so we ended up with some weird chocolate beer and a case of Natty Light. His dad drank Natty Light, so we continued to drink it throughout high school. So it wasn't until college until I realized that Natty Light wasn't a good beer. It was just a whole lot better than chocolate stouts.

True story....