Rocky Mountain Flycasters and Trout Unlimited

Board Meeting Rescheduled The Rocky Mountain Flycasters’ Leadership meeting originally scheduled March 13 but postponed due to weather will now be held Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 PM at the Hop Grenade.   Members are welcome to attend any board meeting. Contact Mickey McGuire if you will be a guest and for further information.

Annual 2019 CTU Rendezvous Colorado TU is proud to announce that our Rendezvous will be returning to the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, CO for a three-day annual membership meeting and elections, special workshops. Join fellow Colorado TU members (new and old), outdoor professionals, guides, educators, and conservation groups for a weekend not to be missed. Find out what projects are being done around the state and how chapters are approaching issues.   Make your reservations soon. Deadline for discounted lodging is March 25, 2019 for the April 26-28, 2019 Rendezvous.   Get registration and program information at CTU/Rendezvous.

PRVFF Annual Banquet Platte Rivers Veterans Fly Fishing will be holding it’s 8th Annual Fundraising Banquet on March 30, 2019. The banquet and events start with the doors opening at 3:30 pm at the Little America Hotel & Resort, 2800 West Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY. Dinner will be served at 6:00. Join Platte Rivers Veterans Fly Fishing for an exciting evening of auctions, drawings, games, raffles, and prizes. All proceeds are used to support our local veterans in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado.   You find out more at platterivers.com or you can grab a copy of the poster here.

10th Annual Youth Fly Fishing and Conservation Day Camp For the tenth year in a row, Rocky Mountain Flycasters will offer an award winning, intense, week-long day camp for youths interested in fly fishing and cold-water trout habitat conservation. Youths ages 14-17 are encouraged to apply for one of 15 spaces on March 1, 2019. The camp runs Jul 29-Aug 3. See the Camp page for more information and applications.   Topics range from entomology to knots, clothing to stream flow, trout habitat to trout feeding habits, invasive species to riparian watershed restoration, and much more.   2018 Youth Campers and Mentors

Social Fly Tying for Members of Rocky Mountain Flycasters

A fly on the vice Hot on the heels of last week’s Fly Tying Expo, we are excited to organize a new family friendly RMF fly tying evening. Drop by to tie flies with your Flycaster colleagues, or help introduce a newcomer to the craft! You might decide to just enjoy a beverage and visit with the other trout bums!

Each event will feature a fly pattern, beginning this first week with for Rick Takahashi’s Go2 Caddis. RMF will provide hooks and materials, so all you have to do is show up with your vise and tools. (We’ll even have loaner equipment for beginners.) The big screen TV will be playing a YouTube instructional video which you can also watch on your own Ipad or smart phone.

Marty Staab will be hosting this event, so contact him by email with any questions or to RSVP. Please include a comment to to let him know if you intend to participate in the featured pattern, and especially if we can help provide tools and a vise.

We hope to see a lot of you at the Gilded Goat March 6 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

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L.L.Bean donates to Platte River Veterans

Dave Morse accepts for PRVFF Rocky Mountain Flycasters President Mickey McGuire (right) presents three L.L. Bean Angler II fly fishing outfits to the chapter’s Veterans Service Coordinator, Dave Morse. The rods will be used by chapter volunteers to teach Northern Colorado veterans fly casting and fishing skills.
 
The fly rod outfits were awarded as part of a donation program through Trout Unlimited. For more than 20 years, L.L. Bean has been donating fly rods and reels to TU Chapters. This year, more than 100 chapters applied for the more than 400 donated outfits, valued at nearly $40,000.
 
For more of the story, see our PRVFF page.

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Mickey models a shirt RMF now has logo shirts

Rocky Mountain Flycasters is now offering special order fishing shirts from Columbia. Both men’s and women’s styles are available in a wide variety of colors and patterns.
 
Get the order form, make your choices and submit your order to get a special discount price on these functional, attractive shirts.

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New Order of Hats!

We got in a new order of RMF Logo Hats recently. New colors and new pricing. Hats are now priced 25% lower than before. Show your pride in the work of Trout Unlimited and Rocky Mountain Flycasters. Get your hat(s) from our merchandise page and wear it with dignity.

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Rocky Mountain Flycasters’ sew-on patches are back in stock.

You can order yours online or pick one up at our General Meetings. Show your pride in our chapter by showing your membership on your shirt, jacket, and/or vest.

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What is noteable and quotable? See the brand new Quotes and Notes on the calendar page. Perhaps something you’ve written or said is included. There is a new one for every day of the year.

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Recently posted

• RMF has teamed up with the volunteer management system (VMS) company Volgistics to better manage the many opportunities we have to volunteer doing restoration, rehabilitation, and sustaining our cold water preservation mission. Connect with our VMS system on our newly designed Volunteer page.
• Small can be beautiful. Read Mark Miller’s story Fishing the Headwaters of the Big Thompson River.
• You can now download our calendar in digital format. See the new Calendar page. You can also download individual fishing events from our Let’s Go Fishing page.
• What is noteable and quotable? See the brand new Quotes and Notes on the calendar page. Perhaps something you’ve written or said is included.
• RMF fishing story from Marc McKenzie - Classical Music and Fly Fishing in Aspen.

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Upcoming Events

• March 19 Board Meeting
• March 20 Membership Meeting
• March 30 WLRV University
• March 30 Platte Rivers Banquet
• April 10 Board Meeting
• April 12 Fish Gateway
• April 24 Water Fest Greeley
• April 26 CTU Rendezvous
• April 27 CTU Rendezvous
• April 28 CTU Rendezvous
• May 8 Board Meeting
• May 13 Water Fest Loveland
• May 22 Water Fest Ft. Collins
• May 23 Green River Fishing
• May 24 Green River Fishing
• May 25 Green River Fishing
• May 26 Green River Fishing
• May 27 Green River Fishing
• June 8 Gateway Trail Work
• June 12 Board Meeting
• June 29 Lake Agnes Fishing
• July 10 Board Meeting
• July 15 Trout Unlimited Anniversary
• July 20 Phantom Canyon
• July 29 RMF Youth Camp
• July 30 RMF Youth Camp
• July 31 RMF Youth Camp
• August 1 RMF Youth Camp
• August 2 RMF Youth Camp
• August 3 RMF Youth Camp
• August 14 Board Meeting
• August 17 Phantom Canyon
• September 7 Dream Lake Fishing
• September 14 Phantom Canyon

Are you a Sustaining Donor? Sustaining Donors are members of Trout Unlimited (TU), non-members, and businesses who recognize that without this kind of community support our Chapter can not adequately protect, conserve, and restore Colorado’s cold-water fisheries and their watersheds. Sustaining Donors are recognized at various levels. Contributions are greatly appreciated and we acknowledge sustaining donors in multiple ways. Find out more.

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What else? Want to find out more about what Rocky Mountain Flycasters does in our area? Take a look at the About Us page and download the brochure we prepared.

More on our Current Calendar

Behnke-RMF Research Fellowship

Rocky Mountain Flycasters continues to support the Robert J. Behnke-RMF Research Fellowship through donations for each year’s fellowship and we are actively seeking donations. Read more about the fellowship and you can use this Donation Form to make a contribution. This fellowship helps a Colorado State graduate student with research and honors the life-long contributions made by Dr. Behnke.

Rocky Mountain Flycasters’ Exclusives

Stop cross-water contamination! Newly Revised!

Whirling disease. Dydimo. New Zealand Mud Snails. Chytrid fungus. These are very real threats to our waters. If you follow some very simple, inexpensive procedures, you can help curb the spread of these diseases. See Common Sense Disinfection Procedure by Phil Wright.

Inexpensive Wading staff

Are you as "sure footed" as you would like to be? Are you ready for the spring run-off? The raging spring torrents can quicky take your feet from under you. It could be that you might need a wading stick. Here’s how to build one out of inexpensive/used materials. Phil Wright put together this helpful HOW-TO (pdf 412 KB) so you can have your own hand-crafted wading stick.