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January 2008 Newsletter 

FUN HAD BY ALL
 

            Our annual Christmas Party was enjoyed by all. If you weren’t there you missed a chance to visit with old friends and make new ones. The food was excellent, as always and the items that our members went home with were some of the best we have had.
Joel Evans calls for nominations for GGA officers and board members

As this is our annual meeting of the year it was election of new officers for our club.

            President: Marshall Pendergrass
            Vice Pres./ Secretary: Tony Chelf
            Treasure:   Marilyn Pipkin        

Board of Directors:

            Duane Lawrence
            Ed Kehoe
            Dave Pipkin
            Gale Doudy
 

  
Archie Ingram's fishing items were raffled and auctioned off at the GGA 2007 Christmas party.
          All the officers and board members hope that every one had a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year. We look forward to doing many things to help improve our fishery and get our young adults involved in fishing and taking care of our resources.
 Many fine items were raffled, and auctioned at the GGA 2007 Christmas Party

We would like to thank all who donated this year. A special thanks to Terry Russell for building us one of his bamboo rods.  As always Scott Rods is a great supporter of GGA donating rods and other items. Bob Burk (Cimarron Creek) donated many items, as always. 

Blue Ribbon Barbeque catered an excelent meal for us.  Yvonne Williamson had both knees replaced at the same time and was in the hospital.  Harold had to do double duty, and came thru in flying colors. 

 
 

 

 

SHOW TIME

 
 
 Approximately 200 area youth learned to tie a fly, cast a rod, tie a knot, and all about fly fishing
           The Black Canyon Fly Fishing Show is fast approaching, April 11th and 12th, and again we are asking for your help. This is a big undertaking and it’s made a lot easer with 
 Several outstanding fly tiers demonstrated at the 2007 Black Canyon Fly Fishing Show
help from you. Last year everyone that helped had a good time and so can you. If you would like to help please call: 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

Show Chairman:          Ed Kehoe                  970-835-3679       Eckert

Youth Activities:            Dave Pipkin              970-856-8741       Cedaredge

Show Set up:                 Duane Lawrence     970-901-1008       Montrose

Show Auction:               Tony Chelf                 970-596-4697       Ouray

Fly Tying Chairman      Kurt Zelazny               970-                       Montrose

    
 An outstanding banquet followed last years show. The show is for GGA members, our communites and a fund raiser the many GGA events.
       

 We are also asking you to nominate one of our members for The Jimmy Nelson volunteer of the year award. If you know someone that you feel deserves to be recognized, please call any one of the numbers listed and let us know.  The next newsletter will include all of the events being planned for this years show.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

MEMBERS AT DENVER SHOW

 

 

 
            We had two of our members participate in the, The Fly Fishing Show West, in Denver for 3 days. Jeff Hatton took over his wonderful Bamboo Rod collection, did Bamboo  , to tie at our show and these gentlemen are good, you don’t want to miss watching them tie and ask questions.             
Jeff Hatton with his bamboo rod display at the FlyFishing Show in Denver Jan 3,4, & 5
Rod casting seminars and people brought in their rods to be appraised by him. Jeff will also have his collection at our show this year and it has grown, this is something you don’t want to miss if you like bamboo rods and what they looked like in the past. Gale Doudy was our second member and he spent his time tying up some
Gale Doudy shows his woven body Green Drake at the FlyFishing Show in Denver

great looking fly’s and talking to people about our web site and our upcoming show. We got two more fly tyers, from New Mexico

 

                                                           
                                                          

 

 

MEETING TIME

 
            Our next meeting will be on January 24th in Delta at the Bill Heddles Rec. Center at 7pm. This will be a joint meeting with Grand Valley Anglers. Our guest speaker Dan 
GGA volunteers launch at the Smith Fork loaded with Hofer cross rainbows for stocking in the Gunnison River
Kowalski will give us a report on how our stocking has been doing. This is a great time to meet some new people from a different club and strike up some new friendships and go fishing 
Hofer Cross rainbows are loaded into rubbermaid troughs for the 4 mile trip up the Gunnison River
together. We look forward to seeing a good presence from our club and seeing some fishing partners. Mark your calendar, January 24th, Heddles, Delta, 7pm.