Browns and Brews Festival in Craig this weekend!

The second annual Browns and Brews Festival is this Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Craig, Montana. The party starts at 4 pm at Izaak's.  There is a live auction at 6 pm and music by Rocket to Uranus throughout the night. See you there!

George Grant TU banquet a great success!

Last night the George Grant Chapter of Trout Unlimited banquet sold out for the first time ever!  I'm so proud to have been a part of the historic turnout.  This year's location was very nice and very large, the food was great, and the prizes and auction items were unreal.  Go Butte!  Go GGTU!

I had a ton of fun seeing all the people that I have met over the past year in the coolest town in Montana.  It was very different from last year when I was the new guy in town.  I had to indulge in some silent auctioning this year as I was so broke last year, I could barely afford the banquet ticket.  I made out like a bandit!

Thanks to the guys and girls at GGTU, The Stonefly, Zip Trip, Restore Our Creek, and the many other individuals, businesses, and orgs. that made such a fun night happen.

2016 Chinese New Year Parade

Butte's Chinese New Year Parade is tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm.  The Mai Wah Museum has a brand new dragon this year.  This is a really fun and unique event that should not be missed.  Here are some pics from last years parade:

2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour - Missoula review

Line outside the Wilma Theater

The 2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour is great!  I went back to Missoula to get the big city effect. The tour in Missoula is amazing. They have two showings now because so many people show up. I remember in the early years when there was plenty of seats and a ton of giveaways.  There are still some great prizes but they are a bit diluted nowadays with the packed house.

The films were great this year.  It was mostly salty but in a good way.  Lots of new species to get excited about someday.  The best this year was from Geofish (formerly Geobass).

The show makes its way to Butte on Feb. 11 and is hosted by The Stonefly Fly Shop.  I bought some of my students some tickets and will be supporting my local show as well.