GGA MARCH MONTHLY MEETING   The March meeting will be held Wednesday March 26 at DMEA in Montrose at 7 pm. Brent Curtice will present the evening program “Fly Fishing For Trophy Trout”  Brent Curtice holds a trophy trout   Here is how Brent describes his life. "I was introduced to the outdoors at an early age. For over twenty years, I have hunted, fished, guided and studied the mysteries of fishing and hunting for over twenty years. I have published articles in major fishing magazines and author of the book called "Fly-Fishing for Trophy Trout". I have published articles on what I've learned. My obsession has led me to many IGFA records on a variety of species of trout. As a dedicated teacher and administrator, I have spent over twenty years in public education. I have hosted many TV shows such as: Cabela's Sportsman's Quest, and Cabela's Outfitter Journal. I have been on outdoor shows with Fox Sports, Outdoor Life Network, The Outdoor Channel and ESPN2. I have taught fly fishing seminars, clinics, programs and schools across the west."  Alaska to the shores of Mexico. My appreciation and respect for wildlife has given me a lifetime of enjoyment. More than a world class fisherman, I am a family man with an enthusiastic and genuine love for people and the development of relationships. I currently reside in western Colorado with my family."   Brent Curtice on a Cabela Sportman's Quest shoot "My love for the outdoors runs deeper than merely pulling a fish or harvesting an animal. I've fished and hunted from the rivers and tundra of   Please invite your friends to attend also.                   FEB MONTHLY MEETING (Report) Nam Le Presented the Feb meeting “Fly Fishing the East Portal and the Taylor”    Nam Le Christmas 2007 Taylor Those of us who attended the Feb meeting were treated to an entertaining evening. Nam Le has been fly tying and fly fishing for 5 years. He says he has become addicted as he fishes approximately 140 days a year. Nam gave a slide show presentation (you can see it at gunnisongorgeanglers.org, go to photos-Nam Le) of some of his adventures and his fly designs. You gotta love it to fish the Taylor in 6 ft of snow and 15 below zero.      Nam Le with East Porta rainbow Nam’s enthusiasm and laughter is contagious. We certainly welcome Nam into GGA. Nam is a graduate of Mesa College with a degree in river hydraulics (or something like that). He is presently the manager of the Coffee Trader, so he can go fishing every after noon. Nam believes in simplistic tying and that the only way you catch fish is to have your line in the water. He showed us his ingenious method of attaching weights when it is 15 below zero.     2008 BLACK CANYON FLY FISHING SHOW    The 2008 Black Canyon Fly Fishing show will be held at the Pavilion in Montrose April 12 from 9am to 4pm.    The first Fly Fishing show was held in Montrose in 1999. Every year it gets better and better. The    go to  www.jacklinsflyshop.com, to watch Bob catch his fish of a lifetime. Saturday night banquet program will be presented by Bob Jacklin. In the year of 2000 Mr. Jacklin was the recipient of the Federation of Fly Fishers “Buz Buszek Memorial award for his many years contributions to the arts of fly tying. Mr. Jacklin is a Master Certified Fly casting Instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers, a member of the FFF Fly Casting Board of Governors His fishing in Montana started in the mid-60 and by l970 was a full time guide and fly-fishing instructor for the Bud Lilly Trout Shop, West Yellowstone, Montana Bob began his own Outfitting and Fishing Business in l974. Growing with the times, he purchased the Tackle Shop and location of Pat and Sig Barnes in l982. Over the years Bob Jacklin has become the senior Outfitter and Fishing Guide in the West Yellowstone area. Using his own Photography, he has toured and lectured on such diverse fishing subjects as: Basic Entomology, Fly Tying, Reading the Water, Casting Techniques, Knot Tying, Selecting Tackle, and Fly Fishing the West.    GUNNISON GORGE FLY FISHING SHOW Friday April 11th 1pm to 5pm Friday “Invitation Only” Social Hour 6pm to 7pm Saturday April 12th 9am to 4pm Saturday Banquet 6pm to 9pm Come to the show and have a great time! The show is done so we, as a club, can do projects to improve our waters.  On Friday night we are going to have a wine tasting and Hors D’oeuvre’s and is by invitation only. All GGA members and guests are invited. Meet and talk to the fly tyers, vendors and our special guest, Bob Jacklin. Saturday programs * Brent Curtice - “Fly fishing for Kokanee-an Untapped Resource *Del Canty-“Handicap Fishing” *TaylorCreek (Kirk Webb)-*Fishing the Roaring Fork” * TaylorCreek (Kirk Webb)-*Flies of the Roaring Fork” *Paul Tickner-“Alaska Fishing” *Paul Tickner-“Costa Rica Fishing” * Ben Olsen-“Entomology”, what a way to learn about bug life in the rivers. We will have over 40 fly tiers demonstrating their skills and talking with you about their flies. We will have vendors showing their wares and giving you great deals. We will have bucket raffles, silent auctions, and live auctions at the banquet. What a great way to get that special trip down the river, walk in to some high mountain stream, new fishing gear, you can’t go wrong. The Youth program this year is going to be bigger and better than last year. Dave Pipkin is the Chairman and has a great set up for the kids. They will have a casting contest for prizes, Young adult tiers will teach other youth how to tie flies, learn casting and bugs. Door prizes. Bring your kids, grandkids or your neighbor’s kids and let them have a great time! The banquet this year is a sit down dinner catered  by Noon and Night.  The tickets are $20.00 for adults and $9.50 for youth 12 and under. We will have a great Door Prize again this year. You must be present to win. Our grand prize is a 3 day, 2 night fishing trip down the Gunnison Gorge, for two people, with Gunnison River Expeditions. The tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00. If you would like to purchase any tickets, banquet or raffle, in advance just let any of the committee members know and we will get them for you. We need your help to make this a great show and you can do this by volunteering. You can call any Committee member you would like to help. Show Committee Members: Ed Kehoe, Eckert, 970-835-3679 Dave and Marilyn, Cedaredge, 970-856-8741 Marshall Pendergrass, Montrose, 970-249-4783 Tony Chelf, Ouray, 970-325-4074    CIMARRON CREEK FLY TYING DEMOS Saturday, Mar 22 will be the last demo tying day of the season.  Randy Fender will demo "midges". Midges are all that Randy fishes. Randy has many different techniques he uses with his tying. He also explains how he uses his patterns. Like t hey say "You don't want to miss this". Last Saturday was a fun day as bob set up 8 stations with old time tools. He then gave everybody the same materials with instructions to make a nymph, emerger, dry fly, etc.  It was interesting to say the least. I think Tyler Befus showed us all how it is done. A special thanks to Bob Burk for providing Saturday demo tying again this year. Stop by and tell Bob thanks. SUPPORT YOU LOCAL FLY SHOP   GGA Board Members   Marshall Pendergrass-President Tony Chelf-Vice-President Marilyn Pipkin-Secretary-Treasurer   Ed Kehoe-At Large Duane Lawrence At Large Dave Pipkin-At Large Gale Doudy-Webmaster