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Greetings!
Welcome to another Blue
Ribbon Flies weekly
newsletter. Thanks for tuning in. Settle in
and we'll tell you what's happening
around West Yellowstone and our other
favorite spots, show you the fly and the
material of the week, and tempt you to plan
your next trip with us.
Hope you're enjoying the new year, doing some
fishing, tying up some flies, and starting to think about your 2011 trip to Yellowstone country. Take a
break from work or play, grab a cup of
coffee, and
pretend you're leaning on the counter here at
Blue
Ribbon Flies. We wish you were
here, but until you are we'll keep you in the
loop. Thanks for stopping by.
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What's New
What's Happening in Yellowstone Country
While winter hangs on in and around West Yellowstone the lower river valleys are moving nicely into spring. Our summer birds are all back in places like the Madison and Yellowstone Valleys, elk are heading up-valley with the cows heavy with next month's calves now showing, and WCS wolverine study crews having a hard go of it with sagging snow ground cover and having to cross country ski or snowshoe to check the DNA hair snares and stealth cameras, (more on this great study soon). Too, Baetis and midges are emerging on rivers like the Yellowstone, Madison, Henry's Fork, Missouri and Big Horn and the fish are rising to them. We are all very excited at the shop to be fishing dry flies on so many rivers to so many rising trout!
BRF is excited to announce that our own John Juracek is having a photo show this week at the Ecce Gallery in the Emerson Cultural Center Building in Bozeman. The show runs April 8-May 11 when they will display John's winter work. There's an opening reception on Friday, April 8th from 5-8p.m. when John will be there so head down to Bozeman and check out John's awesome photos!
As usual in the rest of this newsletter, you'll find fishing news from Yellowstone Country in the weekly Fishing Report. You can see what's hot off the vise in the Fly of the Week, get a sneak peek at some of the best materials on our tying bench in the Fly Tying Material of the Week, and stay up to date with the guide staff and their trips in the Guide Trip of the Week.
You'll be seeing a new email newsletter most every week throughout the winter to keep you tuned in to all things fly fishing and fly tying in the greater Yellowstone area and beyond. Throughout the seasons, we'll keep sending you news of hatches and fishing holes around West Yellowstone. So without further delay, go ahead and jump right into the newsletter. And as always, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email if you have any questions, or if you just want a little fish talk.
Can't Make it to Bozeman to see John's Photo's? Check some of them out right here!
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Tenkara Guide
A simpler world of fly fishing.
Tenkara Guide
Our YouTube videos this week include tying our Baetis Improved Sparkle Dun along with Cam explaining how he and our guides rig a 2 fly setup.
Another short video clip introduces the new book, "Tenkara- Radically Simple, Ultralight Fly Fishing", just released by the Lyons Press. This wonderful guide comes from Tenkara experts, Kevin Kelleher and Misako Ishimura. It is THE essential guide to a simpler world of fly fishing which we are embracing. It is the simplicity that's going to win anglers over; Tenkara has everything we all love about fly fishing, but with liberating minimalism! I highly recommend this handy guide as well as the Tenkara method of fishing, one that has been long overlooked here in the west, but is now taking the fly fishing world by storm. We have sold many Tenkara rods this winter, especially after showing us fish them on the Madison and how effective they are to fish. Not only are the fun and simple to use but too, they are a most efficient method of fly fishing. The book is a steal at $21.95, even if you've never fished the Tenkara way!
What does Craig have to say about the Tenkara guide book?
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Hope you enjoy the latest issue. We'll keep 'em
coming, keeping you up to date on the best
fishing water, tips, and gear we can get our
hands on. Let us know how you're fishing, and
what you're up to. Keep those pictures and fish
stories coming!
Thanks for spending time with us. We'll see you soon!
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On a Final note BRF has become involved with Fly Fisher of Japan Magazine in the relief efforts following the earthquake, tsunamis and nuclear plant accidents there last month. Areas of Japan hit by the disasters comprise the Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Perfectures; all beautiful coastal areas that had great trout fishing for yamame (cherry salmon) and iwana (char). BRF has donated a guided day of fishing for 1-2 anglers on Odell Creek, valued at $1500, with the full amount of the sale (auction) of our item going to Japan Red Cross. We have also made donations to relief efforts in Bozeman going to the same program. We have many friends and fellow anglers from this area and we will continue to help the ongoing relief efforts there, stay tuned here.