Ready, Set, GO !

A PAIR TO DRAW TO

Borger - Kennedy Square Off

flies aplenty for us all

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.. A new collaborative project has been cooked up by Jason Borger, [Fish, Flies & Water,] and Jeff Kennedy [Drawing Flies - 365.]
.. These two masters will draw one fly a week, (starting January 01, 2010,) and post them each Thursday for the next year.
.. They will draw the same fly, in their own inimitable style, on the same day, and limit themselves to 30 minutes of artistic expression. Neither will see the others fly until it is posted on their respective sites.
.. Aside from being a wonderful traffic builder, this should prove entertaining to the rest of us who have enjoyed the efforts of these gentlemen in the past. Is there the aroma of another book in the offing?
.. The first fly is going to be a Mickey Finn. Let the delights begin.

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It's Ho, Ho, Ho, time

HO HO HO !!!

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Excuse The Mess

THE ECONOMY & THE PARK

The Yellowstone Syndrome

sit back and enjoy the depression

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.. A recent note in The Daily Reckoning by Chris Mayer lets us know that there are things too complex for our current understanding.
.. Hindsight should teach us much: like avoid bottom fishing for financials! Thank you Eric Fry.
.. Now then, why won't the trout eat my fly?

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VIEW FROM WEB CAM

-- Thanks to the stalwart NPS employees the Mt. Washburn Fire Lookout Web Cam is back in operation. Spectacular views can be had by clicking HERE.

Wrasse The Night Before . . .

A BIT OF CHRISTMAS STUFF

There's Some Catching To Do

empty streams beckon

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.. The neighbors love the Christmas season. There's a bit of snow and the fishing is grand. Holes in the ice are spewing forth fish like never in recent memory and the ice-clogged Madison River, (a rare occurrence,) sends them to the short stretch between the lakes.
.. Our sleepy little village is gearing up for the boisterous arrival of holiday merry maker's. The skiers and sledders and photographers and fishers and gawkers are arriving. They trickle in in droves.
.. The neighbor kids play "count the shivers" as lowlanders slide around looking for garments to augment their designer togs. 'Tis the season to be jolly."
.. We've adopted the Christmas Wrasse, (Halichoeres ornatissimus,) as the fish of the season. It reminds us of the Hawaiian surf and the fine fly fishing available on the reefs there.

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.. We stumbled across a list of the "20 most absurd Santas from 2008" and thought we'd share a couple with you.

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.. The catching has been good between the lakes. A small dip in the temperature has kept all but the neighbors from fishing in the glory holes of the Madison River between the lakes. Even the pros eschew the nuisance of frozen toes and the ice clogging of rod guides. They haven't learned that precision casting of a six-foot leader on the end of another six feet of fly line is about all that you need. Stealth, guile, and precision stalking will out!
.. Big nymphs, (6 - 10,) and small streamers are doing the job. Winter has finally decided to stay and the fishing is superb. WAHOO!

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Avoid The Rush

DO IT NOW

Big Discount

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.. Jeff Kennedy over at Drawing Flies 365 has the book ready! If you hurry you can buy the book for 10% less than anyone else.
--> Click HERE to visit his site and get the discount code.
--> Click HERE to preview and order the book.

MONEY QUOTE:
Join Jeff on his visual journey as he draws a fishing fly a day for 365 days. This book chronicles an artists journey as he challenges his creativity on a daily basis. The book contains all of the full color images of every fly from the project. You will also venture into Jeff's head as he describes what was on his mind as he created some of his paintings.
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