Welcome to the Monthly Meeting - September 3rd Regular meeting at The Spice of Life Events Center
Regular meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month. See details below:
Meeting begins at 6:00 PM with a mixer with cash bar, a short business meeting will follow and then the regular program will round out the evening.
As always, the meeting will be held at the Spice of Life Events Center, 5706 Arapahoe Avenue (in the Flatirons Golf Course Complex).
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| Table of Contents for Reel News 
Article #1 . . . General Meeting for September - At The Spice of Life Events Center!
........................Mark Lance - Tango Trout
Article #2 . . . BFC President, Larry Quilling "First Cast"
Article #3 . . . BFC Fly Fishing Film Tour Comes to Boulder - September 26th & 27th!
Article #4 . . . Silent Auction Items for Film Tour!
Article #5 . . . Film Tour - "Mongolia - River Wolf"!
Article #6 . . . Film Tour - "Tarpon Time"!
Article #7 . . . Film Tour - "Destinations"!
Article #8 . . . Film Tour - "River Poets"!
Article #9 . . . Film Tour - "Steelheads"!
Article #10 . . . Film Tour - "Fishizzle"!
Article #11 . . . Film Tour - "Equilibrium"!
Article #12 . . . "Travels With Howard" Help BFC by Helping the Family of Howard Cox!
Article #13 . . . BFC Calendar for Fall 2008
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| September MEETING — Wednesday, September 3rd - Mark Lance - Tango Trout!  Yep . . . We're back in business with the first of our fall BFC monthly meeting schedule and we couldn't be happier with the line-up for this fall. Terry Escamilla, program chairman, has outdone himself this time and starting off with Mark Lance is a major step forward.
Mark Lance - Freelance Photographer,
The rivers flowing from Argentina’s Andean Cordillera offer a wide variety of fly fishing opportunities. Some liken the fly fishing experience to western Montana 50 years ago. The semi-arid landscape of the Argentine steppe and brawling freestone rivers do remind one of the Rocky Mountain west. However, the magnificent Andes as a backdrop and unfamiliar names like Rio Chimehuin, Rio Collon Cura, and Rio Limay take us to a fly fishing paradise at 40 degrees south latitude in a land of late night asados, deep red Malbec wines and the Tango. Through Mark’s compelling photography you will experience the quest for rainbow and brown trout across sprawling estancias and wilderness waters in Argentina’s Neuquen and Rio Negro provinces.
Mark Lance ...
Mark has been chasing fish with a fly rod for well over 40 years and by less graceful methods for a good many years before discovering the spectacle of trout sipping a Royal Wulff off the surface of a cold rushing Rocky Mountain stream. Panfish or sailfish on a fly rod are equally attractive on any given day. It is the locale and the cast of characters that are indelibly etched in the mind over the years.
Mark is a freelance photographer and outdoor writer. His stock photography business, River Light Images, is committed to capturing compelling visions of fly fishing, travel and the environment that ties us all together. His fly-fishing photography represents outdoor manufacturers and outfitters in catalogs and advertising, and is frequently featured in Southwest Fly Fishing, Grays Sporting Journal, Fly Rod & Reel, Trout Magazine, American Angler and Saltwater Fly Fisherman. He is currently the Rocky Mountain field editor for Southwest Fly Fishing Magazine.
Mark is on the pro staff for Scott Fly Rods, Hatch Reels, and Hyde Drift Boats. He is a long time supporter of Trout Unlimited in Colorado. He lives in Centennial, Colorado with his wife Sharon. A sample of Mark’s photography can be viewed on his website at www.riverlightimages.com.
Sample Mark's Images by clicking this link! |
| Shawn Bratt Receives TU 2008 Youth Education Award!  FIRST CAST ARTICLE by Larry Quilling
Boulder Flycaster’s own Shawn Bratt (at left) has been selected as the 2008 Trout Unlimited Youth Education Award winner and is invited to attend the Volunteers Awards Luncheon at the TU Annual Meeting, September 12 at the Snowbird Resort in Utah to accept his award. Shawn has been an inspirational leader of numerous chapter and CTU youth programs and is a very deserving recipient of this honor. Here are a few of Shawn’s highlights as a TU youth volunteer:
CU fly-fishing club
• 11 years as coach and instructor
• They teach fly tying year round for students
• Resource pool for anglers, accommodates beginners to expert anglers
• Lots of on-stream instruction, and clinics
• Free to CU students, 50+ members currently
• Many students have gone from beginners to becoming guides
• Some students design and build fly reels, bamboo fly rods, and even a forth coming
guide book for Argentina
• Has a standing seat on the Boulder FlyCasters board to keep students involved with
TU, and build leadership skills
• Volunteer coordination with TU on education and cleanup projects
• Provides instructors to Youth programs
Boulder FlyCasters
• Former Board member (4 years on board)
• Runs Youth programs
• Sierra club (this year): Co-sponsored program with the Sierra Club for low income Boulder students. Each month 10-12 students leave school early for a field trip to Goose Creek, a small feeder creek to Middle Boulder Creek. They are part of a City water quality monitoring program, taking water quality samples and passing them to the water quality department for analysis and recording. After their sampling, the CU Fly-fishing Club takes them fly-fishing on Boulder Creek and out for pizza.
High school programs (3 years): Co-hosted a rivers conservation and fly-fishing program at Fairview High School in the Outdoor Ed. classes. Students were instructed in fly tying, casting and rivers conservation on local streams. Each semester ended with a trip to weekend fishing trip to Poudre Canyon.
City of Boulder Youth Riparian Conservation Day: Co-hosted City-wide youth river restoration projects on Coal Creek and South Boulder Creek. Coordinated the revegitation of restoration sites where high-head dams were removed or modified for fish passage.
Colorado Trout Unlimited
Co-founder of CTU Youth Camp: Originated in 2006, the camp has become an annual success attracting student ages 14 to 18 from throughout Colorado and other states for a week long camp focusing on rivers conservation and fly-fishing. Each camp culminates in a student restoration project and a promise from students to lead a conservation project when they return home.
Flight Leader at Youth Camp (3 years) Former students have received project grants, written and passed a state resolution for water conservation, led other youth projects, participated in chapter projects, become summer guides in Colorado and Montana, and gone on to college to major in forestry, fisheries biology, and wildlife management.
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| Fly Fishing Film Tour Comes to Boulder 
by Bob Bush
That's Right! AEG Media will be coming to Boulder to show their seven short movies fly fishing around the world. Boulder Flycasters are sponsoring this special presentation right here in Boulder in conjunction with our Rogers Park Boulder Creek Enhancement Project scheduled to begin construction in late September and October of 2008.
Tickets are $17 if purchased by September 20th and are $20 from the 20th until the presentations on September 26th and 27th. The presentation will be held at the Dairy Center, 26th Street and Walnut. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m.
Intermingled within the seven short films will be a silent auction for rod/reel packages, guided trips and other fly fishing products.
The Title of the different films are:
Mongolia "River Wolf", "Tarpon Season", "River Poets",
"Four Seasons of Steelheads", "Equilibrum", "Fishizzle" and "Destinations"!
Each film is chock full of action from the get-go. The films capture the sport of fly fishing in amazing color, with breathtaking underwater shots that will keep you wondering how those sequences were shot, and action that will have you on the edge of your seat and hungry for more! Tiamen, the size of bicycles, Tarpon just as large, Rainbow hogs, Steelie's so strong they'll snap a rod with acrobatic jumps and some of the most out-of-the-way destination imaginable! You'll love every minute of each film . . . guaranteed!
Please review the seven entries, each with their own separate articles, including a link to the film's trailer so that you can see for yourself how really great these presentations are!
Click Here to purchase your tickets |
Film Tour - "Silent Auction Items" at the Dairy Center
by Bob Bush
We're very excited with the Film Tour and even more excited with the silent auction offerings we've compiled for your auction pleasure. Heading the list of choices are two rod and reel sets consisting of Ross Evolution Reels matched to G•Loomis Max GLX, 4 and 6 weight, fly rods.
Details of the Ross Evolution Reels include:
The Evolution is a high end hybrid large arbor fly reel that is a machining masterpiece. The first time you pick up the Evolution you will know right away that this reel defines perfection in every way. This series was designed for those anglers who equally appreciate art and function. The cosmetic innovation and precision workmanship of the Evolution series is only surpassed by its drag system which is precise and sensitive - capable of protecting the lightest tippets even when battling world-class fish. To guarantee the level of dependability consumers have come to expect from all Ross products, we have designed a drag system for the Evolution series that has triple redundancy; providing for three backup drag systems and thereby guaranteeing dependability under the most demanding fishing conditions. The spoke designed frame and extensive spool ventilation make this series incredibly lightweight, yet the Evolution is built to endure a lifetime of flawless performance. Each reel in this series is designed with a specific diameter and width to maximize the properties of drag consistency and quick line retrieval. The Evolution series is truly art in motion, and will satisfy the demands of the most discriminating angler.
Details of the G•Loomis rod includes:
Max GLX:
The Max GLX are the result of the need for ultimate speed and control under the most demanding casting and fishing conditions. Ideally suited to casters that demand fast cycle time, these rods have the extra-stiff action and fast taper needed to push streamers to pockets while drifting the river in a raft or drift boat. Also excellent for long line nymphing with split shot and indicator, or to make a tight cast into a stiff wind. When you want to take control no matter the conditions the Max GLX is your rod.
Each rod & reel set are valued at more than $1,000.00 and silent auction bids will begin at $675.00 (a bargain at that price, alone.)
Other items are still being collected, but one trip that bears mentioning is the two days of guided access for two anglers as well as one night accommodations at the riverside cabin on the Grand River Ranch, just below Wolford reservoir, near Kremmling. Several miles of river access and a great lake are included in the trip. The value of this trip is undetermined as it's impossible to get on the water unless you're a member and own property, but I have fished it prior to it being developed recently by the Gallagher family and the fishing, especially dry fly fishing is out of this world . . . big fish and lots of 'em!
We still have a number of BFC hats and shirts available for purchase along with a special selection of wading "Crocs" designed to use in lakes and streams. These unusual shoes offer anglers access to the water without losing them as with normal Crocs float away from the wearer in fast flowing water! We have a small selection of sizes available and they cannot be purched locally!
click here for more information and a video about Grand River Ranch |
| Film Tour "Mongolia - River Wolf"  by Bob Bush
“Fish Bum 1 Mongolia, River Wolf” AEG Media, aegmedia.com
For 62 days the crew of AEG Media explored some of the most remote regions
of Mongolia. This epic journey follows the Fish Bums as they embark on an adventure
covering unexplored territory on horseback, camel, bush vehicles and hiking boots all
in the search for the largest known trout in the world, the Taimen; a fish of legendary
myths and proportions. The vast beauty of Mongolia, the scenery, nature, culture and
people that surround the crew is an irresistible experience. Follow along as they search
to unlock the secrets, struggles and successes in their attempt to find this elusive fish,
as well as examine the threats imposed on this creature from pre-historic times.
Click Here for River Wolf Trailer |
| Film Tour - "Tarpon Time" 
by Bob Bush
“Tarpon Time” World Angling Productions
Will Benson met Dave Teper during the summer of 2007. With a shared interest in
saltwater fly fishing and film production, it became obvious that the two could combine
talents and create a new type production company, a company that seeks to achieve
the highest level in saltwater fly fishing entertainment. Join World Angling productions
as they highlight some of the best Tarpon and Permit fishing ever caught on film.
Fast paced, fast action and some of the craziest salt water fishing as we follow World
Angling and their quest to film some of the hardest salt water fish on the planet.
Click here for "Tarpon Time" trailer |
| Film Tour - "Destinations" 
by Bob Bush
“Destinations”
Beattie Outdoor Productions, fishwithra.com
The short film “Destinations” was created solely for the Fly Fishing Film Festival and
is a compilation of three films; Slovenia on the Fly, Bird Chasers and First Descent
Alaska. The film is a whirlwind fly fishing world tour, stopping in Slovenia, Alaska and
North Carolina. The piece begins with a look at the rare Marble Trout and the Hucho,
close relative of the Mongolian Taimen - jumps to the first recorded descent of a river
in Alaska - then finishes with one of the fastest fish on the planet, the False Albacore.
Each section of the film combines stunning images with a strong story line, giving the
viewer fish porn and a narrative...the best of both worlds. While many people travel
the world in search of locations with bigger, easier fish to catch, this film focuses on
destinations that demand more from the fishermen. Caution: this film will make you
want to fish.
Click here for "Destinations" trailer |
| Film Tour - "River Poets" 
by Bob Bush
“River Poets” Fly On The Wall Travels, flyonthewalltravels.com
River Poets is a film about the priceless natural resources of Bristol Bay, Alaska. The
film stressed the importance of salmon to the Bristol Bay ecosystem and economy, and
focuses on the threat of a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine, the Pebble Mine,
in the heart of the world’s largest salmon spawning ground. Fly fishing guides describe
their lives in this special part of the world. Stunning mountain panoramas, amazing
aerial and underwater footage, and unforgettable images of the brown bears, eagles,
and other wildlife demonstrate why Bristol Bay is worth protecting.
Click Here for "River Poets" trailer |
| Film Tour - "Steelheads" 
by Bob Bush
“Four Seasons of Steelhead “ Beaver Hill Productions, beaverhill.tv
One Man, One Fish, Four Seasons...
To Wayne Van Burger Steelhead fishing is not just a destination, it is a journey. Follow
Wayne on a 12 month odyssey as he seeks out the toughest fighting trophy Steelhead
in his home waters of Southern Oregon.
Cinematography by Travis Cooper. Based on the upcoming television series The Joy of
Fishing airing in 2009.
Sorry, no trailer available for
Click here for "Steelheads" trailer |
| "Film Tour - "Fishizzle" 
by Bob Bush
“Fishizzle” Roll Cast Productions, rollcastproductions.com
Steve has been a fishing guide in Bush Alaska for the past seven years. Life was
great: spectacular scenery, great friends and world class fish. But after a brutal boat
crash Steve has to make a decision: live his dangerous dream at the edge of the world
for little money or move back to Seattle and build a career. Working a nine to five at
Wooligan’s® winter outfitter isn’t Steve’s idea of a future, so he spends his time trying
to fish, watching amazing fishing videos and trying to figure out how to make a career
out of fishing full time.
Click here for "Fishizzle" trailer |
| Film Tour - "Equilibrium" 
by Bob Bush
“Equilibrium” Castaway Films, castawayfilms.com
Bristol Bay is home to the largest salmon run on planet earth, and the fly fishing is
legendary. Castaway Films and the Federation of Fly Fishers invite you on a cinematic
journey, two years in the making.
You’ll come to see what makes Bristol Bay the most prolific fishery on earth and why
this timeless ecosystem is in danger of being lost forever.
Click here for "Equilibrium" trailer |
| "Travels With Howard" . . . Help Boulder Flycasters by Helping the Family of Howard Cox!  by Larry Quilling.
(Picture, at left, shows Howard (left) and his son, Wes, at a BFC meeting last year.)
Dear Boulder Flycasters,
Paul Prentiss and I were recently contacted by the children of Howard Cox informing us of their father’s recent death and his last wishes. Howard was a long time BFC member and he asked for a portion of his ashes to be divided into 100 small bags and provided to CTU. It is Howard Cox’s wish that a portion of his ashes be scattered by CTU members on our respective fishing trips, and a letter or postcard be written to his family telling them about when and where the trip was taken and a few comments about the special aspects of the trip.
In honor of Howard’s request and as a respected member of our club, we will be taking on his challenge to scatter his ashes throughout our fishing destinations over the next few weeks. As CTU receives contributions in from the BFC efforts, those dollars will be placed into a dedicated fund for Rogers Park which we can tap for project expenses. Our BFC board of directors is taking it upon ourselves to scatter Howard’s remains in as many close and exotic locations as possible. Paul Prentiss is taking envelopes on his trip to Mongolia and I have taken more to scatter through Idaho and Montana as we take our daughter to Gonzaga in Spokane for college. I recently completed an extended weekend fishing trip where I scattered Howard’s ashes in six different Front Range locations. Please watch our newsletters this fall where we will be chronicling the fishing trips where Howard’s wishes are fulfilled.
We plan to use the donations from Howard’s special gifts to help fund our Rogers Park restoration project on Boulder Creek. We will plan to make a scattering of his ashes as part of our ground breaking ceremony later this fall. Please let me know if anyone would be interested in helping us complete this effort for the Cox family and participate. Envelopes can be obtained from me whenever you are scheduling your next fishing adventure.
Detailed below is a copy of Howard’s instructions placed on each envelope containing a portion of his ashes:
Each reported trip to a Colorado location by a CTU member shall earn CTU a bonus gift of $75.00. Each reported trip to a “Lower 48 states” location shall earn a bonus special gift of $100.00. Each reported trip to the outside of the “Lower 48 states” shall earn CTU a bonus special gift of $150.00.
Letters/postcards to the family may be sent to: (Please copy Larry Quilling at 1255 Berea Drive, Boulder, CO 80305)
Jack L. Cox
301 Reata Ave.
Ventura, CA 93004
This scattering of ashes and subsequent letter should be done by January 1, 2009
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| BFC Calendar Events Listing for Fall, 2008
September 3rd, Mark Lance - Argentina
October 1st - Front Range Angler's own, Jay Zimmerman, Presenting Warm Water Fly Fishing, especially Carp!
November 5th - Club Member, Maurice Blackmon, talking about "steelies" and recent trips this year!
December 3rd - Annual Holiday Party
General Meeting: Doors will open at 6:00 PM. This meeting will be held at the Spice of Life Events Center, 5706 Arapahoe Avenue (in the Flatirons Golf Course Complex).
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