Montana & Fly Fishing Film Tour
Spokane, Seattle, & Portland this week...in Craig June 26th
FFFT has torn up Montana for the past few days… Tonight in Spokane Washington. There are a pile of folks from the former World’s Fair City (‘72) who journey often to the Missouri River. Spokane is a stones throw from here, a mere 6 hours drive, a thermos of coffee and the Zeppelin CD of your choice. Just push play.
Billings, Bozeman, and Missoula have just hosted the winter leg of the FFFT leaving a multitude of hard up fly rodders foaming at the mouth…planning and fantasizing about the upcoming spring, summer, and fall. It may just light a fire under some of them…frantically looking for their nymph boxes and a soggy 5 weight coupled with long johns and wool hats. In MT we usually do not have to travel far to dip a fly…just down the road to the nearest drainage ditch; knock a couple hole through the ice and proceed.
Those of you in Spokane…go see the show at the Bing Crosby Theater tonight @ 7pm. Do it…what else are you doing on Monday night. Cancel the Polka Lessons, they won’t even know you aren’t there. By the way, that is the worst gift your mother-in-law has ever given you.
For those of you residing a little further west, the wet side of the mountains, you too can get in on some of this fly fishing mayhem. The show plays in Seattle Wednesday February 10th and Portland February 12th. But, if you want to see the granddaddy of shows…visit Craig MT for the June 26th outdoor showing @ 10pm…I’m sure there will be some additional events, BBQ’s, free swag, debauchery perhaps…
Hey SOL…..you forgot to mention the tour will be in Midland Mi ( the home of Scientific Anglers) at Oscars Bar on March 10th. Remember some us Michigan guys have fishing the Mo for the last 20 years. We stayed at Frenchy’s and ate all our meals in Wolf Creek. Craig was a little known berg where you took your boat out!!! How things have changed…..and for the better. Keep up the good work with your great blog.
Mark,
I really appreciate your Blog (comments and photo’s). I look at it most every Day. It’s good for the soul during these long Virginia days and keeps us in touch with a river we love and friends we have made. Bud, Michelle and Rob…Roanoke, Virginia.
Thanks a bunch Bud, Michelle and Rob…somedays wonder why I am writing this blog. But then I realize when I’m not here, I want to know what is happening on the river, so, therefor I write, for you folks
Thanks John, I too remember Craig when it was smaller. The O’Connell’s store, The Parrothead fly Shop, and the Trout Shop in the Lodge, where room 1 is now. Everything changes! I used to livre behind Frenchy’s in the Big Brock House and ate at The Frenchman and Me nightly…It was good and cheap!
Mark,
Don’t ever think your blog isn’t followed. Pop and I look daily to get our fix, and think about the coming year.