At what point do the citizens of Boulder get to reclaim the enjoyment of Boulder Creek from the summer bums who have setup housekeeping. When they aren’t home you can find them loitering and trashing-out every picnic table set aside for families in the vicinity of the library (the entertainment center we provide). It seems to get worse every year……funny you don’t see it this bad in other front range communities. I wonder why?
Stop by any local fly shop to get a copy
by Mark Riley
Our request for $80,000 from the Fishing is Fun grant program has been conditionally approved by the Division of Wildlife — “conditionally” means we need to develop some additional documentation, project details and permits for review by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. This is great news for BFC and means we can move forward with selecting a firm and starting detailed design.
With this FIF is grant, our total cash secured to date for this project is $205,000. We are still waiting to see the results of our grant request to the Trout and Salmon Foundation and BFC is putting up $5,000 in cash plus volunteer hours.
Implementation will be in the summer of 2013.
Thanks to Tim D’avis and Allen Nakagawa for their work on the grant applications!
by Mark Riley
Orvis is holding a rod swap promotion in the month of July (see PDF): exchange a rod you currently own for a new Orvis rod and get 20% off. The Orvis Boulder store has been kind enough to donate to BFC the rods exchanged for use in our youth programs and camps.
So head out to the Orvis shop and get a new rod and support BFC’s youth programs at the same time.
Thanks to Bruning Rangel and Chad Pettrone from Orvis Boulder for donating these rods to Boulder Flycasters!
Thank you letter from East Yellowstone TU
On Wednesday night, BFC hosted Chad Pettrone as he gave a talk on when/how/where to fish the Big Thompson river. Chad has been fishing and guiding on the Big Thompson for a number of years and did a great job sharing his knowledge.
It was full house!
Chad covered a lot of ground, first with a series of photos working up the canyon from Loveland all the way to Lake Estes. He talked about what kind of water can be found at the various pull-outs and landmarks.
He finished up by talking about the insect life on the river. The Big Thompson is a healthy river with a number of bugs to keep in mind…
At the end of the presentation Chad sold out of his waterproof Fly Selector for the Big Thompson. If you wanted one of these riverside “cheat-sheets” to insect hatches and matching flies for the Big T, please email Chad directly, he is having more made. [email protected] or visit the site www.flyselector.com
Thanks to Chad for an informative talk!
For future BFC chapter meetings, keep an eye on our event calendar.
Join us at REI – Boulder at 6:30 PM on Wednesday May 2 for a presentation by board member Chad Pettrone. Chad has guided clients for hundreds of days on the Big Thompson. His presentation will review what flies to use throughout the season and the less obvious and more productive spots to fish this familiar and all too popular stream.
by Mark Riley
I just watched a moving and inspirational show on KRMA, part of their Nature series. Here is the description:
“Central Idaho’s Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness is the largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower 48 States. Endless rugged mountains, wild rivers, forests, and deep canyons define this land – a home to numerous species of wildlife including wolves, who have just returned after 50 years of near absence – and a young couple, Isaac and Bjornen Babcock, who chose this wilderness for their year-long honeymoon. But what begins as a romantic adventure becomes something much greater for the couple – and a tale of hope and celebration for every life trying to make it in the unforgiving heart of the wilderness.”
It is showing again on April 22 at 6PM. It made me wish I was 25 again (which rarely happens).
If you’ve never fished the Middle Fork of the Salmon in this wilderness, it should be on your list.
http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/show/276734/Nature