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Exhibit hall hours: August 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

September 1, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

September 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

September 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Activities include: fly tying demonstrations, fly casting demonstrations, hour-long seminars, exhibit hall, raffles and much more!

Exhibit hall admission: adults $5, kids 15 and under free

Thursday is FREE for all Workshops: Workshops are August 30-September 3. Take one or more workshops on tying, casting, on the water and non-angling. Fees for workshops vary. Advance sign-up is requested; however, numerous walk-up workshops will be offered on-site. See the online schedule for more details:

Holiday Inn at

FederationConclave.org Montana

August 31- September 3, 2011

406-222-9369

2011 Fly Fishing Fair and Conclave Contents Fair Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome to West Yellowstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fair Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A Fly Fishing Sampler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Photo Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Yellowstone Tours are Awesome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Special Workshops Scheduled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 List of Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Workshop Registration Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Workshop Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Auctions and Raffles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Fair Registration Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Youth Fly Fishing Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Volunteer Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Women’s Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Meals and More at the Fly Fishing Fair. . . . . . . . . 18 Casting: Sharing a Passion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Fly Tying: A Feast of Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Authors Book Signing Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 West Yellowstone Lodging Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 20

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2011 Fly Fishing Fair Daily Schedule Monday, August 29 10 a.m. – 4 p.m............Board of Directors Meeting .............Holiday Inn

Tuesday, August 30 (Pre-Fair events – show hall not open) 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. .......Registration Open .............................Holiday Inn 8 a.m. – 5 p.m..............Exhibit Hall Setup .............................Holiday Inn 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. ...........FFF Tying BOG meeting ...................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 5 p.m..............FFF Casting BOG meeting ...............Holiday Inn 6 p.m. – 8 p.m..............Welcome Reception..........................Holiday Inn

Wednesday, August 31 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. .......Registration Open .............................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. .........Exhibit Hall Open .............................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 4 p.m..............Fly Tying Demonstrations..................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 4 p.m..............Book Signings....................................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. ............Programs ............................................Bear’s Den Theater 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ......Casting Demonstrations....................Union Pacific Dining Lodge Time & Day TBD ...........Two-Handed Certification testing ....See Workshop Schedule 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m........MCI Master Certification testing.....TBD 1 p.m. – 5 p.m..............CI Casting Certification testing (workshop & written) ........................TBD 6 p.m. – 10 p.m............President’s Banquet...........................Holiday Inn

Meetings at Holiday Inn: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m....FFF Foundation 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. .....Council Presidents 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. .......Conservation Committee 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. .......Executive Committee 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. .......Investment Committee

Thursday, September 1 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. .......Registration Open .............................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 10 a.m............General Membership Meeting........Holiday Inn 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m..Women’s Program ............................Bar-N-Ranch 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. ........Exhibit Hall Open .............................Holiday Inn 11 a.m. – 8 p.m...........Fly Tying Demonstrations..................Holiday Inn 11 a.m. – 8 p.m...........Book Signings....................................Holiday Inn 11 a.m. – 8 p.m...........Programs ............................................Bear’s Den Theater 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. ..Casting Demonstrations....................Union Pacific Dining Lodge 8 a.m. – 5 p.m..............Casting Rendezvous .........................TBD 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m........CI Casting Certification testing (performance) ...................................TBD

Friday, September 2 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. .......Registration Open .............................Holiday Inn 8:30 a.m. – noon .........Women’s Program ............................Bar-N-Ranch 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ...........Exhibit Hall Open .............................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 5 p.m..............Fly Tying Demonstrations..................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 5 p.m..............Book Signings....................................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 5 p.m..............Programs ............................................Bear’s Den Theater 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Casting Demonstrations ...................Union Pacific Dining Lodge 8 a.m. – 5 p.m..............Casting Rendezvous .........................TBD 7 a.m., noon, 5 p.m......5 Wt. Casting Competition ..............Union Pacific Dining Lodge 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m........Auction (preview from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Live Auction at 7:30 p.m.)................Holiday Inn

Saturday, September 3

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7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. .......Registration Open .............................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 4 p.m..............Youth Camp.......................................Meet at Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. ...........Exhibit Hall Open .............................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 2 p.m..............Fly Tying Demonstrations..................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 2 p.m..............Book Signings....................................Holiday Inn 9 a.m. – 2 p.m..............Programs ............................................Bear’s Den Theater 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ......Casting Demonstrations....................Union Pacific Dining Lodge 7 a.m. and noon ...........5 Wt. Casting Competition ..............Union Pacific Dining Lodge 6 p.m. – 9 p.m..............BBQ....................................................Holiday Inn If you have registered in advance, please pick up your registration packet at the Holiday Inn Fair Registration Desk. Single-day passes will be available at the Holiday Inn. Go to FederationConclave.org for descriptions of programs, workshops, activities, tying, casting games and more.

2011 Fly Fishing Fair Committee

Welcome!

From the Mayor of West Yellowstone

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t’s very exciting to know that you, the members of the Federation of Fly Fishers, will be returning to West Yellowstone for the FFF’s Fly Fishing Fair and Conclave. Your timing is perfect!

Greater Yellowstone will be moving toward fall and that generally means brilliant, blue-sky days, cool nights, and the beginning of fall colors. It means the fishing is getting to be really good, it’s a little quieter as families have headed back to school, the animals have moved back down from summer ranges and, with luck, the elk have begun to bugle.

Heavenly days for sure! As a matter of fact, most of us locals think fall is our best season.

Let me take just a minute, though, and tell you about our community. For more than a century, West Yellowstone has been welcoming visitors and making them feel “right at home.”

We’ve plenty of hotels, motels, cabins, condos and lodges to choose from. And if camping’s more your style, we’ve got that covered for you, too. Our restaurants provide varied menus and I’m confident you can find plenty of good eating. The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, the Yellowstone Historic Center

Bob Jacklin enjoys Hebgen Lake near Yellowstone.

Museum, two live theaters and the Yellowstone IMAX Theatre all await the opportunity to inform and please you.

What’s more, there’s a lot for those nonanglers among you, too. Kayak, hike, bike, ride a horse, tour Yellowstone, visit the old gold mining towns of Nevada and Virginia Cities, and then there’s the Earthquake Visitors Center sitting high on the boulders of the 1959 quake site. Follow the birding trail, enjoy the four-legged wildlife, and just enjoy our great shops.

You’ll also enjoy the inaugural summer of the historic Walking Tour of the West. Pick up one of the brochure guides that lead you on this foot journey throughout our community and step into our history.

All in all, there’s plenty to enhance your very exciting fair. Get out into our backyard explore and adventure to your heart’s desire!

My very best wishes to you all as you make your many Fly Fishing Fair and Conclave choices. I’ll be waiting to greet you when you arrive!

Jerry Johnson, Mayor

Coordinator: Jessica Atherton 5237 U.S. Highway 89 S., Ste.11 Livingston, MT 59047-9176 406-222-9369 ext. 107 (To reach a chairperson, please contact Jessica for information) Auctioneer: TBA Book Signing: Lory Watkins (Chair) Burien, WA Casting: Dave Barron (Chair) Richland Center, WI Steve Hollensed (Co-Chair) Tom Bean, TX Exhibitors: Bud Frasca (Chair) Coeur d’Alene, ID Fly Tying: Leslie Wrixon (Chair) Wellesley, MA Gene Kaczmarek (Co-Chair) Fremont, CA Local Arrangements Committee: Marysue Costello, Chamber of Commerce Frank Dilenge, Chamber of Commerce Beth Lolo, Holiday Inn Jennifer Schluchter, Holiday Inn Bob Jacklin, Jacklin’s Fly Shop Official Event Photographer & Photo Contest: Pat Oglesby Grand Junction, CO Marketing: Lew Evans Palisade, CO Gene Kaczmarek Fremont, CA Carl Ronk Alta Loma, CA Programs: FFF Office & Volunteers Raffle/Auction: Larry Gibbs (Chair) Bonney Lake, WA Volunteer Coordinator: Tilda Evans (Chair) Palisade, CO Maura Johnson (Co-Chair) Monroe, WA Women’s Program: Molly Semenik, (Contact) Livingston, MT Workshops: Herb Kettler (Chair) Charlottesville, VA Youth Camp: Bruce Brown (Chair) Broomfield, CO

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A Fly Fishing Sampler ADVICE FROM A WEST YELLOWSTONE LOCAL

By Bob Jacklin

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elcome to West Yellowstone, Montana, and to the Federation of Fly Fishers National Fly Fishing Fair. We in the local fly fishing business and the community of West Yellowstone welcome the Federation of Fly Fishers and our visiting fly fishers and guests.

Over the last 40 years, the FFF has held many successful conclaves and shows in many great locations. It is certainly a fly fishing highlight of the year – the perfect opportunity to make new friends, reunite with old fishing pals, exchange ideas and share our fly fishing and tying skills. West Yellowstone, in particular, has a rich fly fishing heritage and matchless, surrounding salmonid fisheries that many want to sample. The first question for many visiting fly fishers is “Where, when, and how do I sample the surrounding beautiful waters?” This short article answers that question, emphasizing waters within a short drive from town.

Secondary questions are: “Should I sneak off and chance missing one of the fair seminars, renowned flytiers or special gatherings? Should I spend a day or two before or after the fair, or mornings or evenings during the fair to enjoy the fishing?” Answer: “Yes” to all the above! Dave Whitlock faced this choice almost four decades ago, decided on fishing that day, and as a result wrote an article expressing the joy of fishing the upper Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, entitled “Hoppertunity.”

Fishing around West Yellowstone in late-August truly provides opportunity as well as “Hoppertunity,” because terrestrial insect populations are peaking throughout the Yellowstone region. Lots of grasshoppers, ants, flying ants, beetles, yellow jackets and caterpillars emerge and are on the move, making them available for hungry trout. Fishing terrestrials during these times is best on bright, sunny days having some wind.

Open meadows lined with sagebrush and sedge grass along regional streams offer some of the best locations for midday fishing. For many seasoned fly fishers in the area, this terrestrial insect peak is the best “hatch” of the season because it lasts from mid-August until the snow flies. Good evening hatches of caddis are found on the lower Madison and on the Gallatin rivers. The trico emergence, coupled with that of callibaetis mayfly provides morning-to-midday topwater action in Hebgen and Quake lakes for the famed “gulpers.”

Bring your float tube or boat.

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Now let us look at some specific waters and just how to fish them: The Madison River, as well as the other rivers and streams in this Yellowstone area, hosts a good wild population of browns and rainbows.

The upper Madison flows from within Yellowstone National Park to Hebgen Lake’s inlet just three miles north of West Yellowstone. This 14-mile section of the Madison has been characterized as a limestone stream with its long and slick pools, shallow riffles, and constant weed beds. Good hatches of trico happen on most warm mornings about 10 a.m. After the hatch is over, the best chance is to fish some terrestrials along the banks and through the middle of the shallow riffles.

As the river leaves Yellowstone Park and wanders through Baker’s Hole Campground and crosses Highway 191, it becomes one of my favorite fisheries through late summer and into the fall.

From the Highway 191 bridge, the Madison flows down to its estuary with Hebgen Lake. This section of river is about a mile long and offers some great dry fly fishing. The morning hatch of tricos brings up some nice-sized rainbows and browns. After the hatch, switch to a small hopper or terrestrial and work the banks and riffles. This same section of river can be fished in the evening with some small streamers and Woolly Buggers with a good chance to bring one of these 18- to 20inch trout to your fly.

The middle section of the Madison, referred to as “in between the lakes,”

offers fast, cold and challenging water filled with wild rainbows and browns.

This mile or so of river is between Hebgen Dam and Quake Lake. In lateAugust, it is best fished with small nymphs along the bottom or with a large grasshopper pattern on top that may bring up that monster brown – a fish of a lifetime. In my opinion, this section of the Madison River is the finest and most productive mile of river in the state of Montana. It is heavily fished all summer long but well worth it. As the river flows into Quake Lake, it slows and offers a fine gravel and silt bottom with good trico and callibaetis hatches and some good caddis activity in the evening. The fish are there! Can you catch one? This is also a prime float tube area.

The 40-mile section of the Madison from Quake Lake to Ennis Lake is known locally as “the lower Madison.”

The river drops about 1,000 feet in elevation, so it is moving and flowing very fast. Lee Wulff once referred to this section of the Madison as “one continuous riffle.” The first several miles from the Quake Lake outlet down to Lyons Bridge is fast and well-oxygenated with large boulders and willowy banks. This provides a wealth of insect life and cover. Thanks to wonderful management by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, this stretch has become the “poster child” for an ideal wild trout fishery.

The lower Madison has one of the largest concentrations of catchable wild trout per mile of any fishery I know.

Fishing with small and large nymphs will provide good catches throughout the year. However, the lower Madison is also one of many Western rivers where trout are conditioned to feed on top, even without any sign of an emergence. Trout can be enticed to rise for that Royal Wulff or Hopper Fly. The secret for success is that well-placed cast with a natural, drag-free drift.

The Madison from Lyons Bridge down to Ennis Lake offers float fishing with opportunities for casting from the boat or wade fishing. As the river passes Varney Bridge, it changes character from the “continuous riffle” to a series of small channels and islands, each with its own secrets. Separate channels are like small streams, and pools are welldefined with a riffle, a deep body and

public access. The mile of river within the access is one of my favorite sections. A larger river now, the Gallatin offers good holding water, fast riffles and long, deep runs. Again the Royal Wulff and hopper patterns are sure-fire fish getters when the sun is on the water. The evening hatch of caddis can also be worth the time and effort.

From the Big Sky area downstream to the mouth of the Gallatin Canyon, the river again speeds up and rocks turn into boulders. Highway 191 still parallels

Photo courtesy of Bob Jacklin

the classic tailout. I believe this section of river from Varney to Ennis Lake is best approached through wade fishing, but floating is also rewarding.

The Gallatin River is a classic meadow stream in its upper section. As the river joins Highway 191 and flows north, it becomes a typical freestone stream with rocks and pocket water.

The best section to fish is the upper river upstream of Highway 191. At the 20-mile marker, a trailhead and parking area are located just east off the high-

A rainbow takes to the air.

way. A short walk above the trailhead brings you to the upper Gallatin in Yellowstone National Park, a true meadow stream with a good population of native Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

Between highway mile markers 23 to 30, where it leaves Yellowstone National Park, the river is small by Western standards, clear and easy to fish, thus receiving much pressure. Fish the riffles and the willowed undercut banks for best results. From the 35-mile marker to the Big Sky area, the river is mostly shallow and rocky. This section has only a fair population of trout because of winter icing that scours the bottom, killing insect life and fish.

Just before the Big Sky area, one arrives at the Porcupine Game Range

the river with good numbers of turnouts. Larger and deeper pools offer the angler a chance for a large trout.

Walking and wading is tough here with heavy highway traffic, so be careful!

The South Fork of the Madison River is a meadow stream and spring creek rolled into one. It crosses Highway 191 four miles west of town, just before you approach the KOA campground. Upstream from the highway bridge, the river is closed to all fishing where it flows through the private and historic Madison Fork Ranch.

From the highway bridge downstream, the river offers four miles of public water with some of the most challenging fishing I have ever experienced. Here this small meadow stream meanders

with oxbow after oxbow, deep pools, undercut banks and gin-clear water.

Before Hebgen Lake was formed in 1910, the South Fork was a good grayling fishery; afterwards, it became one of Hebgen’s main spawning tributaries with a good spawning run of rainbow trout every spring and a run of browns in the late fall.

To sum it all up, West Yellowstone offers a large choice of places to fish, all close to town. I barely mentioned Yellowstone Park waters and thus did not discuss the Firehole River or the Yellowstone River and its great wild cutthroat population, or the Lamar River, Soda Butte Creeks, and Slough Creek in the northeast corner of Yellowstone.

There is one important factor about the fishing that I want to mention. Because all of our trout are wild they are not easy to catch. Remember to use a light leader and a nice, long tippet when fishing with terrestrials and dry flies.

Make your approach to the water slow and your first cast wellplaced. When fishing with the dry fly, your fly must float, look and act as though it were not attached to the line.

Whether you are an experienced fly fisher or a novice, what you can experience and learn through attending the National Fly Fishing Fair and consulting with attending experts gains you years of fly fishing knowledge. And if you try that newly acquired knowledge on surrounding waters, you will bring home a creel full of great memories, but release the fish. Good fishing!

Bob Jacklin is a longtime Federator recognized by the organization for his contributions to the fly fishing sport. He is a member of the Casting Board of Governors and over the years has received the Lapis Lazuli Award, the Buz Buszek Memorial Award and the Man of the Year Award.

He operates Jacklin’s Fly Shop in West Yellowstone, Montana.

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Photo Contest 2011 We are excited to announce this year’s 2011 International Fly Fishing Fair & Conclave Photo Contest.

Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category. Attendees of the Fly Fishing Fair will have an opportunity to vote on all photos submitted, so don’t forget to vote for your favorite in the People’s Choice Award.

CATEGORIES ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT ON A FLY AND RELEASED UNHARMED. The first five categories of this contest are open to amateurs only. Published professionals have a category of their own, see No. 6.

1. Native Fish of North America Any cold, freshwater fish caught on a fly in their native waters.

Examples include: Alaska rainbows, Northwest steelhead, Rocky Mountain cutthroat, Eastern brookies, etc. Label the photo with the fish species and the water from which it was caught.

2010 first place winner of Naturals and Their Imitations: 2. Naturals and Their Imitations Close-up photographs of insects, bait- “Klingon” by Patrick Richards fish and their imitations (as in flies).

3. Fly Anglers in Their Element Note: Because of magazine listing and pubPeople of all ages enjoying fly fishing. That lishing, it will take until the end of November includes casting, rowing, landing fish, etc.

2011 to return winning photos. If you submit Mood shots and action shots are welcome. more than one photo and have a winning 4. International Fly Fishing Experiences – photo(s), all will be returned together with the Freshwater winning photo(s) unless you take them with you The great waters of Canada, Iceland, Chile, from the fair.

New Zealand and more; including trout, Atlantic salmon, grayling, peacock bass, etc. RIBBONS AND PRIZES 5. International Fly Fishing Experiences – All winning photos will be kept by the FFF after Saltwater Capture sailfish, tarpon, bonefish, and others the fair. Winners will be announced in the Fall/Winter issue of Flyfisher magazine. All from places such as Belize, the Bahamas, first, second, and third places will receive ribChristmas Island, etc. bons. The FFF will submit the first-place winning 6. Professional Images photos to Flyfisher magazine to be published.

Frequently published professionals may Second- and third-place winning photos will be submit an entry of their choice. listed by name and category only. First-place winners will also receive fly lines, courtesy of SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Scientific Anglers. If the return of photos is requested, they will be returned by the end of (for categories 1 through 5 and 7) Photo prints are required. Photos taken in 2010 November 2011. and 2011 only will be judged. No smaller than FLYFISHER COVER SHOT 8x10 and no larger than 11x14. No slides.

Film and digital photos can be used, but The editor of Flyfisher may select one of the altered photos are not allowed. Photos MUST winning photos to be used on the cover of the be mounted or matted, but not framed. Each magazine. Remember, the photo must be taken entry must be permanently labeled on the back in the portrait, or vertical, format in order to be with the following: used, and quality of original image must meet 1. Category press requirements.

2. Name of photographer 3. Address and phone number TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO 4. Title of photo and location where taken Mail your photo to the FFF office or deliver in 5. Date when photo was taken. person to staff at the fair. Mailed photos must be received by Thursday, August 25, 2011.

Contestants must include a self-addressed Hand-delivered entries must be received at the mailer with sufficient postage for the return of show registration desk by 10 a.m. Tuesday, their photo(s). Contestants attending the fair August 30, 2011. may drop off their entries in person, and you may pick photo(s) up after the fair if they are not winners. Those without mailers or sufficient postage will become the property of the FFF. Utmost care is taken to return photos in perfect condition, but the FFF is not responsible for damage or loss in shipment.

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FFF Photo Contest Federation of Fly Fishers 5237 U.S. Highway 89 S., Ste. 11 Livingston, MT 59047-9176

Yellowstone Tours Are Awesome!

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n addition to the great workshops, the Federation of Fly Fishers has arranged special pricing on two Yellowstone tours. Reservations for these tours are to be made directly with the companies listed, and you will need to indicate that you are a part of the Federation of Fly Fishers Fair & Conclave in order to qualify for the rate.

LOWER LOOP TOUR This full-day tour encompasses the major features found on the southern loop of Yellowstone including Firehole Canyon, Fountain Paint Pots, Old Faithful Geyser area, Old Faithful Inn, Hayden Valley, Gibbon Falls and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. As always, the wildlife is an additional bonus! A lunch stop is provided at either the Old Faithful or Canyon areas.

Buffalo Bus Touring Company will pick you up where you are staying in West Yellowstone.

Dates offered: Wednesday, August 31; Friday, September 2.

Special FFF Rate: $59.95 per adult; $45 per child under age 17. Park entrance fee (if you do not already have a Park Pass), lunch and gratuities are additional.

Book directly with: Buffalo Bus Touring Company at 800-426-7669 or 406-646-9564.

UPPER LOOP AND WILDLIFE TOUR This full-day tour departs early at 7 a.m. to provide the best chance of wildlife viewing! The tour will also encompass some of the major features of the northern loop of Yellowstone such as Gibbon Falls, Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Fall, Dunraven Pass, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and Norris Geyser Basin. A sack lunch is provided and the tour is back in West Yellowstone in early to mid-afternoon. Yellowstone Tours will pick you up where you are staying in West Yellowstone.

Date offered: Thursday, September 1 Special FFF Rate: $59.95 per adult; $49.95 per child age 15 and under.

Park entrance fee and gratuities are additional.

Book directly with: Yellowstone Tours at 800-221-1151 or 406-640-0681.

Special Workshops Scheduled!

By Herb Kettler nce again this year, the FFF is offering a fabulous lineup of workshops designed to appeal to a broad range of interBring your rod and reel of choice appropriate for the workshop. ests and skill levels of attendees, and we couldn’t pull it off Most casting workshops are held at least partly outdoors, so be without the help of the many volunteers who teach them. Among prepared with sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat. Brief thundershowthe 73-plus workshops being offered, there is something for every- ers are possible in the afternoon, so consider carrying a raincoat. one. We have some outstanding on-water workshops, including those with Bob Jacklin, Craig Mathews and Bob Krumm. Check out our website at FederationConclave.org for last-minute addiSkills required for each workshop are given in the description. tions to the on-water workshops. These programs offer a unique Please honor these requirements and, if you have limited tying opportunity to get to know and master the local, pristine waters. experience, register for classes with no designated skill requireCasting leads the show with 32 workshops this year, includment. If in doubt, check with the instructor or registrar. ing the certification programs. The FFF instructor’s program is recStudents should bring a vise, thread, scissors, bobbin, ognized worldwide, and we have the cream of the crop with us bodkin, hackle pliers, bobbin threader and head cement to for the Fly Fishing Fair. This is a great opportunity to take your all tying workshops in addition to any specific items or tools casting to the next level. There are so many fine workshops that it specified in the class description. Many tying workshops have a would take two pages to do the promaterials fee included with the registragram justice. Thanks to the Casting tion fees, which are used by the instrucBoard of Governors for a great set of tor to purchase specific materials for CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR workshops! the completion of the flies.

LAST-MINUTE ADDITIONS TO THIS This year’s tying lineup includes There will be overhead lighting; 13 workshops. We have a lot of fresh however, many students have found it EXCITING LINEUP OF WORKSHOPS faces this year with some very interesthelpful to bring their own personal AT FEDERATIONCONCLAVE.ORG ing ideas. These new faces include tying lamps and an extension cord Craig Riendeau, Mike George, Larry (12 feet or longer).

Nicholas and more. Also, don’t miss Scott Sanchez, the most recent Buszek winner and a very dynamic instructor. Finally, Leslie Wrixon is back with some great Fly selection, reading water, casting, and proper landing-andwoven body patterns. release techniques are among the topics addressed in these workThere are also some great workshops on related subjects. Art shops. You will get to your location by either meeting in the lobby “Doc” Mazzier will be giving his entomology workshop, and you of the Holiday Inn and carpooling to the fishing sites, or by meetcan journey into the past with Darrel Martin. Finally, this year we ing at a pre-determined location; instructions will be given in your have a great set of non-angling workshops to celebrate registration pack, so please pick up your pack in plenty of time to Yellowstone country. plan. A sack lunch is provided for full-day, off-site workshops only.

Look through the workshop listings carefully to make sure you Some of the on-stream classes may include a materials fee as part don’t miss any of these wonderful opportunities. of the registration fee. Note that some may require you to rent equipment ahead. That information is provided in the description so read carefully.

Students must provide waders, appropriate fly rod and reel, This year the bulk of the workshops are scheduled to coincide with the Wednesday-through-Saturday period when the fair has its and flies and typical streamside gear. As with other outdoor workhighest attendance. Some workshops have both an indoor and an shops, come prepared with sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat. You may want to pack a snack and water bottle as well. Brief thunderoutdoor component. One of the great things about West showers are possible, so consider bringing a raincoat. Each stuYellowstone is that most everything is within walking distance; dent needs to be prepared with the appropriate fishing license however, there will be some workshops that may require carpoolprior to all on-water workshops. ing or starting from a local fly shop. Some on-stream workshop A Coast Guard-approved life preserver is strongly recomattendees are requested to meet at a specified area near the regmended for ALL on-stream workshops, especially float fishing workistration desk or even on the water. Be prepared to provide your shops. You are responsible for your own safety. Be prepared and own means of transport to workshops if off-site. do not take any unnecessary risks!

Information regarding directions and meeting locations for All persons participating in on-stream workshops where off-site workshops will be in your registration packet or provided at the registration desk at the Holiday Inn. Check your registration fishing or casting flies to fish is involved are required to obtain the appropriate state license and/or National Park packet or check in at the registration desk for additional information and additions to the workshop lineup. PLAN AHEAD and give Service permits prior to the workshop. yourself plenty of time to get to your workshop meeting location.

Herb Kettler has not missed an FFF Fly Fishing Fair in 12 years and is in his eighth year as Fair Workshop Chair. He is also the FFF secretary and is a Many workshops have particular equipment requirements, certified casting instructor. skill levels and considerations, so read the descriptions carefully.

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W O R K S H O P S CASTING 1. THCI Certification – Al Buhr. The Two-Handed Casting Instructor (THCI) exam consists of a workshop and written test, an oral test and a performance (casting/instructing) test. The workshop and written portions are waived for existing FFF-certified and master certified casting instructors. The oral and performance tests are integrated into a single on-thewater exam. THCI certification exam will require about 3.5 hours. Candidates need to be prepared for the THCI exam. Equipment: Rod and lines. Candidate to provide a contact e-mail address to finalize time and place. The on-the-water portion of the exam will require a Montana fishing license for candidate and examiner. Day, time and place to be arranged after sign-up.

Level: Advanced • Class limit: 2 Member fee: $175 (+$50 upon passing)

Tuesday, August 30 CASTING 2. Fly Casting Basics and a Bit Beyond – Bryan Martin. This interactive workshop aims to develop skills and confidence of basic and intermediate fly casters, using their own equipment. We will look at the basic elements of fly casting, illustrating the essentials/principles involved. Loop formation, loop control and their characteristics will be explained and demonstrated. Having accomplished loop control, progress continues with shooting line, false casting and direction changes. Gaining extra distance follows by combining the techniques covered. Activities will be described, demonstrated and practiced with opportunities for questions and discussion. Workshop content will be flexible and adjusted to suit the requirements and abilities of participants. Equipment: Fly rod/reel/line/leader – suggest 9-foot, 5- to 7weight.

Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate • Class limit: 8 Member fee: $55 3. Physics and Fly Casting – Walter Simbirski and Server Sadik. This classroom seminar will cover a range of topics relating to the physics of fly casting, from vector quantities and work/energy relationships to structural characteristics of the rod and beyond. This seminar is suitable for those who are working towards casting certification but may feel intimidated by the science behind fly casting, as well as those who would like to understand and discuss more complex issues in an open forum. The lecturers will present on a series of topics followed by open discussion. Equipment: Handouts provided.

Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $50 Material fee: $2

ON WATER 4. Spey Fishing For Fall Lake Runs on the Madison River – Michael Loebl. Casting and presentation instruction for fishing the fall run fish on the Madison River in Yellowstone Park. Equipment: 5- to 7-weight Spey or switch rod, line and leader combo, YNP license.

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Tuesday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 6 • Member fee: $75 5. Switch Rods for Trout Fishing – Michael Loebl.

This workshop will explore the many uses, benefits and techniques for catching trout with switch rods.

Equipment: 5- to 7-weight switch rod, floating line combo - Skagit head if available; YNP fishing license.

Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 6 • Member fee: $75

OTHER 6. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing: Supporting our Veterans with Disabilities – Warren Phillips, Ph.D and friends. Workshop explores how to start a Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program, and covers the interaction of recreational activities and wounded warriors, plus instructional strategies that address the needs of veterans with disabilities when casting, fly tying, rod building and fly fishing. Master Certified Casting Instructors Bob Jacklin and Pat Damico will talk about guiding wounded warriors and fly casting, respectively. Other instructors include Tamar Martin-Franklin, Ph.D., CRC, Carole Katz and Chuck Tye, Lt. Colonel, US Marines (ret.).

Tuesday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 50 • Member fee: Free 7. All Things Fly Fishing – Craig Mathews and John Juracek. Craig and John have fished and lived in Yellowstone for more than 30 years, and will discuss fly-fishing basics, fly-fishing presentation, patterns, materials, and EVERYTHING in an open forum!

Come join them for this awesome, free workshop.

Tuesday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: Unlimited • Member fee: Free 8. One-Day Graphite Rod Building – Howard Bethel. Each student will build a graphite fly rod using a rod blank, preformed cork grip, production reel seat, etc. Starting costs for a complete rod is approximately $95 and up, depending on special components. The only equipment needed will be a new single-edge razor or an X-Acto knife and individual work light. Deadline for sign-up is July 1, 2011.

Equipment: Single-edge razor or an X-Acto knife and individual work light.

Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $60

Wednesday, August 31 CASTING 9. Masters Prep Workshop – Bruce Richards.

Detailed classroom and field workshop offers insight on how to best prepare to take the Master Casting Instructor exam. Equipment: Attendees must be current FFF CIs. Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Level: Advanced – Certified Instructor Class limit: 20 • Member fee: $40 10. Master Certified Instructor Testing. This certification test consists of an oral examination and

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casting performance test. Please review the materials provided on the FFF website (FedFlyFishers.org) under “Becoming Certified.” You MUST have passed the basic FFF Casting Certification to be eligible to take this test. Equipment: Rod, maximum 9-foot, 7weight; line maximum 7-weight floating; leader, minimum 7.5 feet; yarn fly.

Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Level: Advanced • Class limit: 12 Member fee: $175 (+$50 fee upon passing) 11. Instruction for Instructors – John Van Dalen.

An interactive class to help current and future instructors, this workshop provides tools and tips to help with instruction. The workshop includes classroom discussion, casting techniques and error analysis. Equipment: Note-taking materials, rod and reel.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Level: Advanced/instructors • Class limit: 50 Member fee: $40 12. The Long Cast: Getting Your Fly to Those Far-Away Fish – Eric Cook. This workshop will cover tips and techniques for adding distance to your cast. The secrets are in the details, and there will be things you never thought of that will change the way you get distance from here on out. And these details will enable you to reach the fish that were once out of your range with not only increased distance, but with increased control and accuracy as well. The ability to double-haul is recommended for this seminar. Equipment: 5-weight and above rod with WF lines recommended (no shooting heads).

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced • Class limit: 10 Member fee: $50 13. Advanced Fly Casting – Bruce Richards.

Advanced fly casting techniques, based on student needs, include loop control, distance, double hauling, slack line casts, etc. Equipment: Students should bring their own rod/reel/line.

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced • Class limit: 5 Member fee: $70 14. Casting Instructor Certification Workshop and Written Exam – Don Simonson. This is the testing workshop for those interested in becoming a Certified Casting Instructor. It is a mandatory workshop, and the written test is conducted on this day only. The performance portion of the test will be held Thursday. Participants must take both days of testing to become certified. Equipment: Pen or pencil for taking exam.

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Advanced Class limit: 16 • Member fee: $100 (+$50 fee upon passing)

TYING 15. Classic Steelhead Flies for Northwest Waters – Larry Nicholas. Workshop covers tying tricks, tips, and techniques, with an emphasis on summer/fall flies with hair wings (low-water style).

Floss, ribbing, hackle, hair, cheeks, hooks and dubbing included. Equipment: Vise, light, your own tools, thread and dubbing tool.

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Equipment: Standard fly-fishing tackle, waders and Montana fishing license.

Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Level: Intermediate • Class limit: 3 Member fee: $130 17. Tenkara Fishing! – Craig Mathews and Daniel Galhardo. This workshop is an introduction of fishing the Tenkara way, the simplest form of fly fishing. Equipment: Provided.

Wednesday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 4 • Member fee: $100

OTHER 18. Design Strategy and Construction Tips for Building Museum-Quality Fly Plates – Steven Jensen. A discussion and demonstration on building museum-grade fly plates, this workshop is designed for individuals who have access to professionalgrade mat cutters or who plan to invest in such equipment in the future. The FFF National Conclave fly plate constructed during the workshop will be for sale at the Friday evening auction. Equipment: Participants will be provided with a workbook, so the only additional requirement is a sense of humor Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $50 Material fee: $10 19. Fly Fishing for Smallmouth, Largemouth, Panfish and Northern Pike – John Johnson. This workshop will cover the equipment, flies and methods required to fly fish for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, panfish and northern pike. Methods will be illustrated using numerous photographs and computergenerated graphics. The workshop is based on an extensive database that has been maintained over a 15-year period. Variables that affect fly selection such as water clarity, weather, water temperature, time of day and time of year will be discussed.

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $45

NON-ANGLING 20. Dutch Oven Cooking – Lew Evans. Learn how to cook a main dish and dessert in a Dutch oven in one day. Participants will also learn how to care for cast iron cookery. If you leave the class hungry, well, you know the rest! Equipment: All equipment provided.

Wednesday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $20 Material fee: $10 21. Interpretive Hike – Yellowstone Alpen Guides. Hike into the pristine backcountry in the

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area west of Yellowstone with a professional naturalist and discover places that most visitors only dream about. Our exploration will cover approximately six miles of gently rolling terrain. Equipment: Water, hiking shoes, appropriate clothing for weather conditions, sunscreen and a snack and/or sack lunch.

Wednesday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $20 Material fee: $25 76. West Yellowstone on the Wing – John Heine, Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center. One hour introduction to birds of the area. Using the West Yellowstone birding brochure as a guide, John will provide information on the best places and times of year to site various species, focusing on those that might be discovered at this time of year.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Level: All Class Limit: 40 • Member fee: FREE 22.Yellowstone’s Predators and Their Relationships – Bob Hamilton. Bob will explore the relationships between Yellowstone’s largest predators. This unique workshop is free, so come enjoy this amazing presentation!

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: Unlimited • Member fee: Free 23. Exploring the Madison Earthquake Footprint – Joanne Girvin. Participants will meet with their cars at the U.S. Forest Service office in West Yellowstone. From there, the group will carpool, stopping along many of the most significant points of that August night 52 years ago. A final stop will be made at the Earthquake Visitors Center before returning to West Yellowstone. This workshop is free.

Equipment: Jacket, sturdy walking shoes and water.

Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 15 • Member fee: Free

Thursday, September 1 CASTING 24. Tips and Tricks for Tropical Anglers: A Saltwater Prep Class – Pete Greenan and Dusty Sprague. Attendees will learn the techniques needed to make a successful trip to the tropics, including casting larger rods, dealing with wind, sight casting and presentation. Anglers planning trips to destinations like the Bahamas, Belize, Florida and Mexico for tarpon, bonefish, permit and other species will learn the special casting styles, the double haul, and the use of high-line speeds needed to make quick, accurate casts. Equipment: 8- or 9-weight rod and 11- or 12-weight rod, plus floating line.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Level: Advanced Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $50 25. Bends, Mends, Wiggles and Curves – Leslie Holmes. Workshop includes slack-line demonstration with overhead Spey casts using single-handed rods. Equipment: Single-hand trout outfit with leader and wool tag.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon Level: Intermediate/Advanced Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $50 26. Introduction to Fly Casting – Bob Jacklin.

This basic workshop in fly casting is geared for the

beginner, as well as the intermediate, angler. Bob believes that the rudiments and principles of all good fly casting are found in three basic fly casts: the roll cast, the pick-up and lay-down, and the false cast.

Bob will cover these three basic casts to teach the student line control and accuracy. He will also explain theory and the principles of the cast, as well as the techniques used to prove the theory. Bob will also cover specialty casts used every day in our fishing.

This workshop will be a hands-on instructional session for learning and improving your fly casting skills.

The advanced casts, such as the double-haul and shooting line, will also be covered. The emphasis on this class will be to improve everyone’s fly casting ability, thus building your fly casting confidence onstream. Equipment: Rod, reel, line with leader (Bob will furnish fly).

Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $55 27. Certified Casting Instructor TEST – Performance Portion (this is the performance portion of the FFF Certified Casting Instructor program). Candidates must complete the Casting Instructor Certification Workshop and pass the written exam to become certified. Equipment: Included with prerequisite of workshop for written exam.

Must have rod, maximum 9-foot, 7-weight; line, maximum 7-weight floating; leader, minimum 7.5 feet; yarn fly.

Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Level: Advanced • Class limit: 16 Member fee: Included with CCI workshop and written exam (prerequisite) 28. Casting Rendezvous. Have a specific casting problem? Want to learn something new? Just want to cast with the experts? This is the place to go and play! Jim Valle and other FFF Casting Instructors will be casting throughout the day – having some fun and challenging each other – and are eager to meet and cast with you. Bring your rod, line, leader and yarn fly. Stop in – you never know who might be throwing a line! New casters, want to give it a try?

Come on, we’ll find a rod for you! This is a great opportunity to fill in your free time between workshops. Big problems, little problems … bring ’em on!

Open to all casters of all ages and levels, in the true spirit of the FFF Conclave. Equipment: Rod, reel, line and leader, yarn fly.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: Unlimited • Member fee: Free 29. Intermediate Casting – John Van Dalen.

An interactive class to improve casting skills, this workshop includes casting physics, styles of casting, error analysis and specialty casts. Equipment: Rod and reel.

Thursday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $50 30. Slack Line Casting and Mending For More Fish – Floyd Dean. Be lord of the rise, and queen of the dries! Improve your fishing prowess utilizing casting techniques gleaned from Floyd’s extensive library and his contacts with expert casters of today.

Be a slacker – you will learn aerialized casting and mending techniques that will help you put the slack where it counts. Participants will learn curve casting,

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Thursday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced • Class limit: 10 Member fee: $50 31. Improve your Fishing by Improving Your Backcast – Mary Ann Dozer and John MacDiarmid. The quality of your backcast determines the overall quality of your cast; tight back loops give you a strong foundation for accuracy and distance. In this class, you will learn key hand/rod mechanics (motions) to tighten your back loop and practice drills to master your backcast, thus increasing your catching! Equipment: Single-handed trout rod.

Thursday: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $50

CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR FFF CERTIFIED CASTING INSTRUCTORS 32. Direct Instruction Workshop for Casting Instructors – David Diaz. The Direct Instruction Workshop is a continuing education course for all FFF Certified Casting Instructors in good standing.

Completion earns four Professional Service Units.

Direct Instruction (DI) was made for teaching fly casting because it achieves student success in minutes not hours or days. And for fly casting just like golf or tennis, success is the best posture for student improvement. For every college and professional athletic coaching program, DI is the preferred instructional mode. To acquire a physical skill-set, nothing tops telling the students exactly what to do. DI contrasts with inquiry-based instruction, where college student exploration aims at acquiring a skill-set that is a body of intellectual knowledge. DI’s efficiency results from subordinating teaching students how casting works (understanding it theoretically), and emphasizing exactly what they have to do to cast (practical casting). Thus, DI is overtly prescriptive and is the most powerful method to teach beginners, who are the majority of those seeking professional fly casting instruction. In DI, the casting principles that comprise the FFF approach to teaching fly casting remain definitive but not obvious. Each participant will receive a copy of the DI Workshop for his own use on a CD. The DI Workshop will have two parts: a PowerPoint Presentation and a hands-on practical class with scripts. Equipment: Fly rods for casting and practice.

Thursday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Advanced/Instructors Class limit: 50 • Member fee: $20

TYING 33. Classic Spey Flies and Dee Flies – Larry Nicholas. This workshop is a hands-on dubbing application covering hackle tip wings, strip wings and dee wings; Spey hackle, ribbing application of silk worm gut and blind eye hooks. Class provides dubbing, Spey hackle, hackle for wings, ribbings, cheeks, hooks, silkworm gut, floss and turkey quill.

Equipment: Vise, light, thread, dubbing tool, and other usual tools.

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Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon Level: Advanced • Class limit: 8 Member fee: $50 • Material fee: $20 34. Tying Tube Flies: A New Look at Streamers – Gerry Worden. Participants will learn how to tie tube fly streamers for trout, steelhead and salmon.

Instruction will include use of a Eumer Tube Fly Adapter and various types of tubes. Three different styles of tube flies will be presented, as well as how to tie an effective streamer wing. Equipment: Student should have good beginning fly tying skills; need to bring a vise, scissors, bobbin and thread, bodkin, and head cement. Member fee includes a Eumer Tube Fly Adapter for each student and all materials Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: Beginner Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $45 35. Tying & Fishing Soft Hackles – J.C. Childress. Instruction on tying and fishing soft hackle flies. Equipment: Tying vises, sizes 14 and 12 wet fly hooks, tan thread, black thread 8/0 or 6/0.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $60 36. A Survey of Woven Body Techniques – Leslie Wrixon. This workshop covers a variety of weaving techniques including parallel, overhand, shuttle, checker, half-hitch and more. Equipment: Vise, tools and other necessary items for tying.

Please bring a light-colored thread and a dark-colored thread. All hooks and materials will be provided by the instructor.

Thursday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Intermediate • Class limit: 8 Member fee: $55 • Material fee: $15

ON THE WATER 37. Small Stream Terrestrials – Dick Greene.

This workshop explores Upper Gallatin River dry-fly tactics. Equipment: Rod/reel/waders and YNP fishing permit.

Thursday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 4 • Member fee: $80

OTHER AND ON THE WATER 38. Introduction to Fly Fishing – John Johnson.

This workshop provides all the information needed to start fly fishing. In the morning, we’ll cover casting, knots, aquatic biology, equipment, flies, fishing methods and destinations. This will be a hands-on class with a chance to handle equipment, lines and flies along with an up-close-and-personal session with local mayfly, stonefly, and caddis fly nymphs. In the afternoon, we will review casting and go to a nearby river to fish for trout and practice dry-fly and wet-fly fishing methods. Equipment: Waders; fly rods available.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate • Class limit: 12 Member fee: $50 • Material fee: $10

OTHER 39. Aquatic Entomology – Arthur Mazzier.

This workshop includes a detailed study of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies and midges, as well as a review of the other six aquatic orders. The workshop

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includes a PowerPoint presentation of the history and biology of the insects, and a microscopic study of the same insects.

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 6 • Member fee: $85 40. Making Fly Hooks the Antique Way – Darrel Martin. This workshop returns to our angling past by making fly hooks based on antique directions: sharpening, barbing, firing and tempering. Students exit with functional tackle akin to that used in early angling. Handouts, both text and artwork, constitute the class text, and information on other historical tackle is included. This is a simple hands-on hookmaking session that reveals much about hooks and early angling. Equipment: Vise, tying tools and curiosity!

Thursday: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. • Level: All Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $25

NON-ANGLING 77. West Yellowstone on the Wing – John Heine, Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center. One hour introduction to birds of the area. Using the West Yellowstone birding brochure as a guide, John will provide information on the best places and times of year to site various species, focusing on those that might be discovered at this time of year.

Thursday: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Level: All Class Limit: 40 • Member fee: FREE 41. Treads on Tracks – Freeheel and Wheel.

This morning’s ride allows participants to explore one of the many trails around West Yellowstone. You’ll return refreshed, energized and perhaps a bit tuckered out. Departure is from Freeheel and Wheel at 10 a.m. Equipment: Bring water and snacks, and dress for the weather. Participants are welcome to bring their own bikes. Freeheel and Wheel has rentals as does Yellowstone Bicycles (both in town).

Thursday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Level: Advanced Class limit: 20 • Member fee: $20 42. Stylin’ Stones: Custom Jewelry Workshop – Kitty Lee Weary. This three-hour workshop will walk participants step-by-step through the process of wrapping a stone into a pendant, each in their own unique way. It will include an introduction, questions and answers, plus making and finishing a pendant. At the end of the class, participants will take their creation home with them. Equipment: Supplies and materials provided.

Thursday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 15 • Member fee: $20 Material fee: $30

Friday, September 2 CASTING 43. 12 Most Common Casting Errors: Spotting and Fixing Them – John Breslin and Dave Barron. Fixing anyone’s casting flaw – yours or somebody else’s – requires spotting the underlying error and knowing what is causing it. This class will teach casting instructors to spot the most casting common errors, diagnose the causes, and prescribe the cure. It will also teach you how to make those errors to use in casting demonstrations.

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Equipment: Trout rod/reel.

Friday: 8 a.m. to noon Level: Beginner/Intermediate • Class limit: 6 Member fee: $55 45. Backcast: The Key to the Forward Cast – Tim Lawson. The backcast is the “set-up” for the forward cast. If you need to improve your loops, distance, accuracy or efficiency, come and learn the backcast! Equipment: 5- to 7-weight rod/reel, 7.5- to 9-foot leader and yarn fly, floating line.

Friday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $55 46. Practicing With a Purpose – Chuck Easterling. Designed to help you discover your point of failure and then develop effective casting routines and practice drills, this workshop will help you learn what to do when you “hit the wall” and how to get past those inevitable casting plateaus. Specific drills will be presented to help improve distance, accuracy and presentation casting. Equipment: Favorite practice outfit (rod, reel, line and leaders), eye protection and hat.

Friday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: Advanced Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $55 47. Simplistic Casting – John Van Dalen.

Fly casting demystified! This workshop will demonstrate just how easy learning to cast can be. It’s quick and easy – anyone can do it. Learn loops, delivery, casting planes, and roll casting in mere minutes. Equipment: Rod and reel Friday: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Level: Beginner/ All • Class limit: 25 Member fee: $15 48. Casting Rendezvous. Have a specific casting problem? Want to learn something new? Just want to cast with the experts? This is the place to go and play! Chase Jablonski and other FFF Casting Instructors will be casting throughout the day, having some fun challenging each other, and are eager to meet and cast with you. Stop in – you never know who might be throwing a line! New casters, want to give it a try? Come on, we’ll find a rod for you! This workshop offers a great opportunity to fill in your free time between workshops. Big problems, little problems – bring ’em on! Open to all casters of all ages and levels, in the true spirit of the FFF Conclave.

Equipment: Rod, reel, line and leader, yarn fly.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: Unlimited • Member fee: Free 49. Getting in the Zone: Self Hypnosis as an Aide to Casting Practices – David Barron and Dr. Frank Harford. Instructors will critique each individual’s casting on the lawn, followed by a hypnotic induction for the purpose of working on the problems identified. Students will then return to the casting field to evaluate the results. Instruction will

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be given on self-hypnosis, and each student will receive a recording so they may continue to use this technique at home. Equipment: Student’s favorite rod and reel, 5- or 6-weight, sunglasses, hat, sunscreen and water.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $50 50. Loops 101 – Steve Hollensed. Fly casting is all about the loop. Change those imperfect loops to loops of perfection through simple, easy and practical methods. Participants will learn the principles behind good loop formation and how to put those principles into effect. Bring your “not-so-beautiful” loops, leave with beautiful loops. Class is best suited to advanced beginners who have some ability to form basic loops, up to lower-level advanced students who are having trouble with loops’ shape and size. Equipment: Bring your favorite practice rod (5to 7-weights work best) with floating line, leaders, yarn flies and sunglasses.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 6 • Member fee: $50 51. How to Improve and Perfect Your Double Haul – Floyd Dean. If you’ve ever dreamed of casting across the Madison River or going after bonefish or tarpon, or you’ve been frustrated by not having that 10 extra feet to reach the big trout on the far bank, this class is for you. Take the confusion and mystique out of the double-haul, utilizing exercises designed to develop timing and feel. Then proceed through advanced double-haul techniques, including the pitfalls of the double-haul and how to avoid them.

Equipment: Favorite 5- to 10-weight rod with weight-forward floating line and a 7- to 9-foot 4X to 5X leader; fly supplied.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $50 52. Improve (Or Learn) the Double-Haul the Easy Way: By FEEL! – John Breslin and Dave Leger. If you’re trying to learn to haul and are having a hard time, this method of teaching the haul, entirely by feel, may be the ticket for you. It will get at the hauling part of your brain in an entirely different way. If you have basic casting skills, this may be your class for learning the double-haul. This workshop has very close to 100 percent success!

Equipment: Hat, sunglasses.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $55

TYING 53. Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks: 50 Years Under the Influence of a Vise – Michael T. Williams. This class is designed for beginning to intermediate flytiers who want to make quantum leaps in skill development. This is a total “hands-on” experience. Instructor demonstrates skill, and then offers individual coaching to each student. Filled with high energy, enthusiasm and plenty of encouragement, this is a great class! Equipment: Vise, scissors, 6/0 thread, bobbin.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Level: Beginning/Intermediate • Class limit: 8 Member fee: $45 • Material fee: $5 54. Tying George Grant Flies – Todd Collins and

James Flaherty. This full-day workshop unlocks the mysteries of Grant’s woven hair hackles and bodies.

Not recommended for beginners. Equipment: Two thread bobbins, scissors, whip-finisher, etc. Vise is a must but absolutely no pedestal vise. The material fee includes an excellent kit with materials and tools needed to tie the Grant flies.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $60 Material fee: $50 55. Deer Hair Techniques with Mike George – Mike George. Mike will demonstrate, and provide hands-on training, of how to tie with deer hair using his techniques. The workshop will cover only the basic procedure. Equipment: Tying tools, including vise; Mike will provide hair, hooks and thread.

Friday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 12 • Member fee: $55 56. Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks: 50 Years Under the Influence of a Vise – Michael T. Williams.

This class is designed for beginning to intermediate flytiers who want to make quantum leaps in skill development. This is a total “hands-on” experience.

Instructor demonstrates skill and then offers individual coaching to each student. With high energy, enthusiasm and plenty of encouragement, this is a great class! Equipment: Vise, scissors, 6/0 thread, bobbin.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate • Class limit: 8 Member fee: $50 • Material fee: $5 57. Warmwater Artistic Foam Fishing Flies – Jerome Hebert. Learn how to tie quick, semi-realistic crawfish, hoppers and dragon flies. Learn how to tie extended-body foam flies, how to use foam to D counterbalance non-leadCweight, ELLEand techniques N using sewing needles CA to insert materials. Equipment: Vise, scissors and durable thread for binding yellow, tan and black (or just black and white).

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $50 Material fee: $15

CASTING & ON WATER 58. Single-Handed Spey Moves for Fishing – David Diaz. Spey casting is not exclusively twohanded, nor does it require specialized tackle. Using conventional trout and bass tackle, participants in this class will learn Spey casting moves that will improve their fishing efficiency by placing the fly longer in the strike zone. Included are the dynamic roll, switch, single and double Spey, the snake roll, and spiral pick-up. Class conduct is exclusively a hands-on, practical one without technical terms.

The goal of the class is to make these Spey moves fluid, irresistible and permanent. Equipment: Fishing license, sunscreen, water, snacks, hats, sunglasses, waders and wading boots, 5-weight to 8-weight rods and lines with 8- to 9-foot leaders.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $50

NON-ANGLING 59. Dutch Oven Cooking – Lew Evans. Learn how to cook a main dish and a dessert in a Dutch oven – in one day! You will also learn how to care for

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cast iron cookery. If you leave the class hungry, well, you know the rest! Equipment: Provided.

Friday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $20 Material fee: $10

weight forward 5- to 10-weight lines, 8- to 10-foot leaders, yarn flies and eye protection.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon Level: Intermediate/Advanced Class limit: 15 • Member fee: $65

60.Yarn Tasting – Pati Taylor. This workshop offers a chance to try out new, different high-quality yarns, plus includes a discussion about the making of the yarns, and their different properties. Participants will receive a packet of several different yarns in a largeenough quantity to try out. Equipment: Crochet hooks or knitting needles. If not available, loaners will be provided.

Friday: 9 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: 25 • Member fee: $20 Material fee: $15

66. Learning to Cast in All Wind Conditions – Don Simonson. Learn how to casting into a headwind, tailwind and wind coming onto the casting side.

Students should be able to produce narrow loops and be able to haul. Equipment: Rod, reel and line.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon • Level: Intermediate Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $50

61. What Animals Do to Adapt – Doug Kehl.

Explaining a fascinating topic, Doug describes just how far some species will go to adapt to a new and changing environment.

Friday: 10:30 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: Unlimited • Member fee: Free 62. Lake Sea Kayaking – Yellowstone Alpen Guides. Kayaking the waters west of Yellowstone allows you to experience this unspoiled ecosystem as you glide along the pristine shores of Hebgen Lake in your own sleek kayak. No experience necessary! Paddling techniques are relatively simple and easy to learn, and every trip is expertly guided. Our fleet of kayaks includes state-of-the-art tandem and single boats designed to be extremely stable yet fast on the water. Equipment: Wear shorts and sandals if weather permits; bring a water bottle.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $30 Material fee: $40 63. Wine Making 101 – Ellen Clark. This is an introduction to making 3- to 6-gallon batches of wine using wild fruits common to the Rocky Mountains.

Equipment and techniques will be demonstrated, and a handout will be provided.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Beginner Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $20 64. Fresh Catch – Ken Takata. This session will be held at a stream or lake location so that participants can experience and practice the art of taking fishcatching photos. Moms, this could be just for you to help capture that shot of your child’s first catch.

Equipment: Drinking water, sunscreen, bug repellent and, of course, a digital camera.

Friday: 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Level: Beginner/Intermediate • Class limit: 15 Member fee: $30 • Material fee: $10

Saturday, September 3 CASTING 65. Saltwater Fly-Fishing Techniques – Gordy Hill and Jim Valle. Casting techniques for saltwater flats and deep-water fishing will be covered, in addition to presentations and fish-fighting tricks and methods for flats species such as bonefish, tarpon, permit and others. Surf and big game ocean fishing will be included. Equipment: 5- to 10-weight rod,

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67. The Double-Haul for Dummies – Rhea Topping. An excellent workshop for instructors, this fun and popular class covers numerous exercises and methodologies for learning and teaching the double-haul. You will have the opportunity to use a shooting head, as well. This year’s class closely follows the contents of Rhea’s instructional double-haul video, which will be available at the fair. Students must be able to false cast and shoot line. Equipment: 5- or 6-weight rod and weight-forward floating line.

Saturday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced Class limit: 8 • Member fee: $55 68. Two-Handed Casts With a Single-Handed Rod – Carl Zarelli. Most people think Spey casting can only be done effectively with a two-handed rod, but this is simply not true. Let me show you how to perform these simple and effective casts, with less wear and tear on your body, in confined and tight areas. Equipment: Medium-fast to fast rods; weightforward floating lines with an 8-foot leader.

Saturday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $50 69. The Substance and Style of Fly Casting – Don Simonson. Learning the what, why and how of fly casting by understanding the substance and style factors of the cast. Equipment: Rod, reel and line.

Saturday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: Beginner Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $55

TYING 70. Weaving Hair Hackle: Tying Pott Hair Flies – Frank Johnson. Learn to weave the hair hackle used on the famous Pott hair flies using the simple loom and weaving techniques that Franz Pott kept secret for so many years. This will be the first public demonstration of these weaving and tying techniques. It’s fun and simple: If you can tie your shoes, you can weave hair hackle. Equipment: Tying tools, black and orange 3/0 or 210 denier tying thread.

Instructor will provide all other materials.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon Level: Intermediate • Class limit: 10 Member fee: $50 • Material fee: $10 71. Tying Modern Bass Bugs: Fly Fishing Beyond the Popper – Craig Riendeau. Join Craig Riendeau, ardent warmwater flytier, designer and fisherman, as he helps you advance your bass fishing skills beyond merely throwing a topwater popper to entice your quarry. Get your hands-on education into tying several of the best new warmwater flies on the

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market and guidance on how to use them. No matter which species of bass you target, whether you fish lakes or rivers, these flies produce when the popper won’t. Learn to tie flies that go where the fish live.

Flies that go into and over the weeds, flies with interchangeable weighting that get to whatever depths you need and the weight can be quickly changed as conditions do so you stay there, flies that swim on their own and trigger strikes. Craig has been a fly fisherman for 40 years and is a Rainy’s fly designer with several patterns having been featured in the pages of Fly Tyer and Eastern Fly Fishing magazines. As a part-time flyfishing bass guide and warmwater fly fishing director for the Atlanta Fly Fishing Club in Georgia, Craig is on the leading edge of the new resurgence of warmwater fly fishing. If you can competently tie a Woolly Bugger, you can tie these too, so come join him in Tying Modern Bass Bugs! Equipment: Vise, bobbin, bodkin, 0.006 mono thread, hackle pliers, scissors, small needle-nosed pliers, heavy-duty sewing machine needle, dark olive Prismacolor marker, super-glue gel. (Hooks, dumbbell eyes, rabbit strips, Sili-legs, polar chenille, ringers, ribbing, Estaz, hard mason mono, wire leader material, hair curlers, goop, float foam and plastic eyes provided.)

Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon Level: Intermediate • Class limit: 20 Member fee: $50 • Material fee: $10 72. Constructing Flies – Scott Sanchez. In this class, Scott will teach traditional and unconventional methods of creating effective flies. Equipment: Fly tying tools.

Saturday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced • Class limit: 10 Member fee: $60 • Material fee: $5

ON WATER 73. Nymph Fishing Made Easy – Bob Krumm.

Nymph fishing is the most effective way to catch trout because trout spend 90 percent of their feeding time below the water surface. This course will enable the student to hone their nymph fishing skills.

Equipment: A 9-foot, 5- or 6-weight rod with a weight-forward floating line, plus an assortment of nymphs.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 10 • Member fee: $60

OTHER 74. Stoneflies on the Stream – David Nelson.

Meet on the stream and learn several methods of gathering aquatic specimens, as well as aspects of their life cycle and biology that help anglers have more fun and catch more fish. Equipment: Waders Saturday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Level: All Class limit: 4 • Member fee: $35

SPECIAL FREE VIDEO 75. Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators – West Yellowstone Chamber. This workshop presents a compelling argument that top predators hold a key to life itself. Come see this great, free presentation! Location: Meet at the West Yellowstone Visitors Center, 30 Yellowstone Ave. Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to noon • Level: All Class limit: Unlimited • Member fee: Free

Workshop Registration Policies Please read and follow these instructions for Fly Fishing Fair Registration – call the FFF office with any questions.

Online Registration: We now offer an online registration process through RegOnline, a worldwide registration company.

The service provides a real-time registration process and enhances our ability to manage all aspects of the Fair. Each person participating in the Fair, whether attending a workshop, a program or a meal event will have to register. The system will allow a group to register; however, each attendee within the group will have to register. This is a new process for registering for the Fair. The policies below are subject to change at any time to adapt with the new process.

Registration: Registration begins June 6, 2011, at 9 a.m. Mountain Time. We will NOT accept any registration prior to that date and time whether they are made online, faxed or mailed..

EQUITABLE REGISTRATION POLICY: We encourage online registration to ensure the registrant has access to current available workshops.

However, we will process faxed and mailed registrations. We will enter the information into the online registration system in the order they are received. Mailed registrations will be entered the day they are received in alphabetical order.

Registration deadline: Registration will close on August 1, 2011, at 5 p.m. Mountain Time. After that date you may register on-site at the Fair Registration Desk during the show. You may also purchase available workshops at that time.

Options for registering: If you are a member you will be required to give your member number. Please have it available. If you are a nonmember you will be asked to join the Federation of Fly Fishers.

1) Online – THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF REGISTRATION. Go to www.federationconclave.org. The system will give you detailed instructions as you fill out the forms. A GREAT BENEFIT: Our system is real-time, so you will know which workshops are available at the time you register.

2) Mail or fax – Fill out the form including your registration fee, membership fee, workshop selections, special activities forms and payment. Instructions are below: a) Select the appropriate Fair Registration Fee (if you are Show Involved, i.e. workshop instructor, demo tyer, exhibitor, program presenter and you are bringing family with you, please pay $10 and list who they are so we can register them also). b) Workshop fees: Members (1st column), and Material Fee (2nd column). Transfer these totals to the Workshop Total on page 15. c) Select special activities, meal tickets and special offers. d) Add up all of the above items and enter it on the “Grand Total” line on your registration form – this is what you pay. e) Send all forms to the FFF office. Pay by check or credit card. f) Your registration will be manually entered into the system in the order it is received. Faxed or mailed registrations will not be accepted prior to 9 a.m. Mountain Time June 6, 2011.

NOTE: • All workshops have a number; check the descriptions and select the workshop with the skill level appropriate for you.

• To give as many people as possible the opportunity to take an on-water workshop, we ask that you only select two per person during the first couple weeks of registration; if there are onwater workshops available after that, feel free to sign up for as many as you like. Thank you.

REQUEST: Fax or mail - please register under the name you want on your name badge, or put “quotes” around the name you want us to use for your name badge. Please note if you are Show Involved. If you are registering as a family, you must list everyone’s name in order for them to be registered for the show and receive their name badge (this also includes Show Involved).

Wait Lists: A wait list will be handled by the online registration system. If a cancellation is received, the next person on the list will be contacted. When a person on the waitlist enrolls in the workshop, it will be closed again. Appropriate fees will be charged at that time.

Your registration will be changed online if you accept a workshop, and your credit card will be charged or refunded automatically based on the new total sum of your registration.

Confirmation of registration: You will receive a confirmation of all events and workshops for which you have registered. If you receive an online confirmation you are registered for the events listed in that confirmation. If you fax or mail your registration you will receive the same confirmation; however, your entry has to be manually entered into the system. If you do not provide an e-mail with your paper registration a confirmation will be mailed to you. Please allow up to three weeks for mailed confirmations.

Refund Policies: 1) Workshop change/cancellation of a workshop: a) Please modify your registration online if possible. You may call, or write us, regarding your requested change(s) on or prior to 5 p.m. Mountain Time August 1, 2011; NO changes, regardless of mode, will be accepted after this date. b) Unlimited changes are available if you make changes through our online service. One free change can be made to your mailed or faxed registration and a processing fee of $10 will be assessed for subsequent changes. All changes must be done on or before August 1. c) It is your responsibility to make sure your workshops do not overlap – we do NOT check this for you. We will not refund overlapped workshops. d) If you are unable to attend a workshop for which you have enrolled, we encourage you to select a replacement. You may submit your change online or call the FFF office for assistance prior to August 1. e) On-site workshop changes/cancellations cannot be accepted or refunds issued unless for special circumstances. Check in with the FFF staff at the registration desk. f) If you are a “no-show” to a workshop(s) defined by attendance records, you will not be refunded. g) The FFF reserves the right to cancel any workshop for any reason. If a workshop is cancelled or time changed by the FFF that prevents you from attending, you will receive a full refund for that workshop. h) In the event that a workshop instructor cancels his/her workshop, the FFF reserves the right to select a skilled alternate. No refund will be issued in this case.

2) Wait list: a) The online registration system will handle online wait list refunds. If you register by mail and pay with a check, your registration will be entered to the online system. If you are waitlisted and do not get in to a workshop you will receive a refund after the Fair. Please allow up to 4 weeks for the refund.

3) Cancellation of your Fly Fishing Fair registration: a) A $25 cancellation fee will be charged for all registration cancellations to cover non-refundable costs. b) Refunds will be issued on cancellations received prior to August 1, 2011, less the $25 cancellation fee. Refunds will be processed as soon as possible. c) Cancellations received after August 1 will NOT be refunded except for special circumstances approved by the FFF. Your special circumstances must be put in writing and sent to the FFF office. The cancellation fee still applies and will be deducted from your refund. d) Cancellations by phone will be accepted. We request you follow the call with your reason in writing and send via fax (406-222-5823), mail (FFF Fly Fishing Fair Registration, 5237 U.S. Highway 89 S., Ste. 11, Livingston, MT 590479176), or e-mail (conclave@fedflyfishers.org). Special circumstances need to be noted to receive a refund. e) If you choose you may donate all or a portion of your refund to the FFF.* *This is the only national fundraising event to support the mission and goals of the FFF. At any time during the online process you may make a donation to the FFF. If you register by mail and would like to donate to the FFF, please check the donation box and notate the amount. We will send you a donation letter for tax purposes.

Please call the FFF office if you have any questions about these policies at 406-222-9369.

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1 THCI Certification - Al Buhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (+$50 upon passing). . . . . . . . . . . $ ______

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25 Bends, Mends, Wiggles and Curves - Leslie Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 26 Introduction to Fly Casting - Bob Jacklin. . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

2 Fly Casting Basics and a Bit Beyond - Bryan Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55 . . . . . . . . . $ ______

27 Certified Casting Instructor TEST - Performance Portion Included with prerequisite CCI workshop and written exam

3 Physics and Fly Casting - Walter Simbirski and Server Sadik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . $2 . . . $ ______

28 Casting Rendezvous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

4 Spey Fishing For Fall Lake Runs on the Madison River - Michael Loebl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 5 Switch Rods for Trout Fishing - Michael Loebl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

29 Intermediate Casting - John Van Dalen . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 30 Slack Line Casting and Mending For More Fish - Floyd Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 31 Improve your Fishing by Improving Your Backcast - Mary Ann Dozer and John MacDiarmid . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

6 Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing: Supporting our Veterans with Disabilities - Warren Phillips, Ph.D and Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

32 Direct Instruction Workshop for Casting Instructors - David Diaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

7 All Things Fly Fishing - Craig Mathews and John Juracek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

33 Classic Spey Flies and Dee Flies - Larry Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . $20 . . . $ ______

8 One-Day Graphite Rod Building - Howard Bethel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60 . . . . . . . . . $ ______

34 Tying Tube Flies: A New Look at Streamers - Gerry Worden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

Wednesday, August 31 9 Masters Prep Workshop - Bruce Richards . . . . $40 . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 10 Master Certified Instructor Testing . . . . . . . . $175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (+$50 fee upon passing) . . . . . . . $ ______ 11 Instruction for Instructors - John Van Dalen . . $40. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

35 Tying and Fishing Soft Hackles - J.C. Childress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 36 A Survey of Woven Body Techniques - Leslie Wrixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . $15 . . . $ ______ 37 Small Stream Terrestrials - Dick Greene . . . . . $80. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 38 Introduction to Fly Fishing - John Johnson . . . $50. . . $10 . . . $ ______

12 The Long Cast: Getting Your Fly to Those Far-Away Fish - Eric Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

39 Aquatic Entomology - Arthur Mazzier . . . . . . . $85. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

13 Advanced Fly Casting - Bruce Richards . . . . . $70. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

40 Making Fly Hooks the Antique Way - Darrel Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

14 Casting Instructor Certification Workshop and Written Exam - Don Simonson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (+$50 fee upon passing). . . . . . . . $ ______

77 West Yellowstone on the Wing – John Heine, Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

15 Classic Steelhead Flies for Northwest Waters - Larry Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 . . $10 . . . $ ______

41 Treads on Tracks - Freeheel and Wheel. . . . . . $20. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 42 Stylin’ Stones: Custom Jewelry Workshop - Kitty Lee Weary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20. . . $30 . . . $ ______

16 A Morning Fishing Trip with Bob Jacklin - Bob Jacklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

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17 Tenkara Fishing! - Craig Mathews & Daniel Galhardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

43 12 Most Common Casting Errors: Spotting and Fixing Them - John Breslin and Dave Barron. . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

18 Design Strategy and Construction Tips for Building MuseumQuality Fly Plates - Steven Jensen . . . . . . . . $50. . . $10 . . . $ ______

44 Getting Loopy over Loops! - Soon Lee and Bill Higashi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

19 Fly Fishing for Smallmouth, Largemouth, Panfish and Northern Pike - John Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

45 Backcast: The Key to the Forward Cast - Tim Lawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

20 Dutch Oven Cooking - Lew Evans . . . . . . . . . . $20. . . $10 . . . $ ______ 21 Interpretive Hike - Yellowstone Alpen Guides. . $20. . . $25 . . . $ ______

46 Practicing With a Purpose - Chuck Easterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

77 West Yellowstone on the Wing – John Heine, Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

47 Simplistic Casting - John Van Dalen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

22 Yellowstone’s Predators and Their Relationships - Bob Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

48 Casting Rendezvous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

23 Exploring the Madison Earthquake Footprint - Joanne Girvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_

Thursday, September 1 24 Tips and Tricks for Tropical Anglers: A Saltwater Prep Class - Pete Greenan and Dusty Sprague . . . . . . . . $50 . . . . . . . . . $ ______

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49 Getting in the Zone: Self-Hypnosis as an Aide to Casting Practices - David Barron and Dr. Frank Harford . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 50 Loops 101 - Steve Hollensed . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . .

51 How to Improve and Perfect Your Double Haul - Floyd Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 52 Improve (Or Learn) the Double Haul the Easy Way: By FEEL! - John Breslin and Dave Leger . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

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53 Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks: 50 Years Under the Influence of a Vise - Michael T. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45. . . . $5 . . . $ ______ 54 Tying George Grant Flies - Todd Collins and James Flaherty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60. . . $50 . . . $ ______ 55 Deer Hair Techniques with Mike George - Mike George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

57 Warmwater Artistic Foam Fishing Flies - Jerome Hebert ED CELL CAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . $15 . . . $ ______ 58 Single-Handed Spey Moves for Fishing - David Diaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 59 Dutch Oven Cooking - Lew Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20. . . $10 . . . $ ______ 60 Yarn Tasting - Pati Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20. . . $15 . . . $ ______

Photos by Pat Olgesby

56 Fly Fishing Tips and Tricks: 50 Years Under the Influence of a Vise - Michael T. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . $5 . . . $ ______

61 What Animals do to Adapt - Doug Kehl. . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_ 62 Lake Sea Kayaking - Yellowstone Alpen Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30. . . $40 . . . $ ______

Auctions and Raffles

63 Wine Making 101 - Ellen Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . $20. . . . . . . . . . $ ______

By Larry Gibbs Auction/Raffle Chairman

64 Fresh Catch - Ken Takata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30. . . $10 . . . $ ______

The FFF Auction and Raffle will be in full swing this August in West Yellowstone, Montana, during the national Fly Fishing Fair. The silent auction tables will be open for your viewing and bidding for four days this year, Wednesday, Aug. 31, through Saturday, Sept. 3. The raffle tables will also be open for you to try your luck at some great prizes.

Saturday, September 3 65 Saltwater Fly-Fishing Techniques - Gordy Hill and Jim Valle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 66 Learning to Cast in All Wind Conditions - Don Simonson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 67 The Double Haul for Dummies - Rhea Topping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 68 Two-Handed Casts With a Single-Handed Rod - Carl Zarelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 69 The Substance and Style of Fly Casting - Don Simonson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 70 Weaving Hair Hackle: Tying Pott Hair Flies - Frank Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . $10 . . . $ ______ 71 Tying Modern Bass Bugs: Fly Fishing Beyond the Popper - Craig Riendeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50. . . $10 . . . $ ______ 72 Constructing Flies - Scott Sanchez . . . . . . . . . $60. . . . $5 . . . $ ______ 73 Nymph Fishing Made Easy - Bob Krumm . . . . $60. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 74 Stone Flies on the Stream - David Nelson. . . . $35. . . . . . . . . . $ ______ 75 Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators - West Yellowstone Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . . . $ _FREE_ ______________________________________________________ (Write in late addition workshops) ______________________________________________________

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Workshops Total (Copy to “Workshops Total” on page 16) $ ___________ Please include both pages of the Workshop Registration form with your Fair Registration.

Be sure to join us Friday, Sept. 2, for the live auction preview from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. where there will be a cash bar, great appetizers, a silent auction and a special raffle drawing. Sign up for the preview on page 15. You may attend the live auction starting immediately at 7:30 p.m. for no entrance fee – just show up!

This is a main highlight and the only fundraising auction held at the national level.

One trip that is being offered and will be a live auction item is the southwest Wisconsin guided float. A Wisconsin Spring Creek fly-fishing trip is offered by Jacquish Hollow Angler and Angler’s Inn in southwest Wisconsin. The trip is for two people, for two days of guided fishing and three nights lodging at the Angler’s Inn B&B owned by David and Nancy Barron.

We have a number of amazing items, including rods, reels, tying materials and wine baskets. These have all been donated by individuals and companies that support the FFF and are up for bid in the live and silent auctions, as well as to win in the raffles. We’d like to thank these generous supporters!

Everyone who pursues a fly-fishing lifestyle will be thrilled with the selection of guided fly-fishing trips, beautiful fly plates, flies, exceptional art and the finest gear, plus a nice selection of non fly-fishing related items.

You’re invited to the Holiday Inn for an exciting auction and raffle!

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2011 Fly Fishing Fair & Conclave Registration Mail/Fax Form Register online with a credit card at FederationConclave.org. Please read the registration policies before submitting this form.

Attendee(s) Information

Please Print Clearly

Name:____________________________________________________________ Initials: ________ Member #: ______________ Initials M Relationship to you M Other attendees included in this registration M _____________________________________________________________ ________ _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ________ _____________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: _________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ E-Mail: _______________________________________________________

FFF Membership:

My membership is current.

Renew or join the FFF: Individual $35 / Senior $25 / Family $45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________________________

Fair Registration: Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________________________ Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________________________ Show-Involved with Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________________________

Special Activities (fill out special activities forms as required per person attending and attach) Youth Fly Fishing Camp Sept. 3: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 per child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________________________ Women’s Program Sept. 1 and Sept. 2: . . . . . ____________ number attending x $150 . . . $ _________________________

Workshops Total Total from workshops registration sheets on preceding pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________________________

Meals/Events President’s and Awards Banquet Aug. 31:. . . (number attending) ___________ x $40 each $ _________________________ Auction Sept. 2: . . . . . . . . (number attending) _______ x $15 each (appetizers and cash bar) $ _________________________ Barbecue Sept. 3: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (number attending) ___________ x $25 each $ _________________________

Special Offers 2011 Limited Edition Show Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (quantity) ___________x $6 each $ _________________________ Raffle Tickets (one pack of 6 tickets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (quantity) ___________x $5 each $ _________________________

GRAND TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Payment Method

Check enclosed

Credit Card Information

Visa

MC

Discover

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Card # ________________________________________________ Exp. Date __________________ Signature ___________________________________________________Security Code:__________ Mail to: FFF Fly Fishing Fair Registration 5237 U.S. Highway 89 S., Ste. 11 Livingston, MT 59047-9176

Fax with VISA/MC/DISCOVER/AMEX card info to: 406-222-5823 Or register online at FederationConclave.org

Be sure to attach all other completed forms including workshop selections, women and youth activity registration forms.

Registration opens June 6, and closes August 1, 2011. Please read the registration policies before submitting your registration.

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If I am due a refund, I choose to make a donation of this amount $__________ to the Federation of Fly Fishers.

Youth Fly Fishing Camp Registration 2011 All youngsters ages 8 to 17 are invited to participate in the FFF Youth Camp during the 2011 Fly Fishing Fair. Fill out one registration form per child and submit payment along with your Fly Fishing Fair registration form from page 16. (Please print)

Photo by Pat Oglesby

Youth Fly Fishing Camp HIGHLIGHTING EDUCATION AND FUN SEPTEMBER 3

By Bruce Brown, Youth Camp Chair

Contact Information: Parent’s/Guardian’s name(s): _________________________________ ADDRESS: ________________________________________________ CITY: __________________________ STATE: ____ ZIP:____________ PHONE:__________________________________________________ E-MAIL: __________________________________________________ NAME OF CHILD:______________________________ AGE: _______ Child’s Experience in Fly Fishing Beginner 1-2 years experience Will need equipment for the day

Experienced

Parents/Guardians: All kids 11 years and under MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. Pick up a registration packet from the registration desk prior to your child attending the camp. A Hold Harmless Agreement will be in your pack and must be signed and submitted before your child can participate.

Parent/Guardian Signature: ___________________________________

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If you are not planning to attend the Fly Fishing Fair activities and only he Youth Fly Fishing Camp is a one-day educational program INCLUDE want to register your child for the camp, please call the FFF office at that’s not only a whole lot of fun, but also a great way to FORMS WITH 406-222-9369 to make arrangements. develop fly-fishing skills and learn about the world in which fish YOUR FAIR live. The camp is designed for ages 8-17 and will offer a wide variety REGISTRATION ON of angling and aquatic education topics.

PAGE 16 The class begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until 4 p.m. Saturday, The FFF’s annual Fly Fishing Fair would not be possible without September 3. Instruction will be in the introduction of the equipment used in the dedicated efforts of many volunteers. If you would like to fly fishing, beginning fly tying, entomology, knots, angler ethics — including pitch in and help, we want to know!

Leave No Trace and a discussion on Catch and Release, as well as beginning

Volunteers, we need your help!

and intermediate fly casting. The first part of the day will encompass the instruction; the latter part involves fishing in a still water environment offsite from the Holiday Inn. For interested Boy Scout campers, you can earn some of the Fly Fishing Merit Badge requirements.

Registration fee is $15 per child.

Those attending the Youth Camp should bring sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat. Fly rods and tying gear can be provided if needed; indicate those items on the registration form. In an attempt to reduce costs and facilitate the program, LUNCH WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. Please bring your own sack lunch AND water bottle. A cooler will be provided for storage on the day of the camp. All children 11 years of age and under MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Volunteers are vital to the success of the Youth Camp. Your assistance is needed, whether it is only for a couple of hours or a full day, to provide as much one-on-one attention as possible. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer form at right. Be sure to indicate you want to help with the Youth Camp and the times you are available. Contact Bruce Brown via e-mail at hookedontahosa@comcast.net with any questions. Class is limited to the first 20 registrants.

About Bruce Brown Bruce Brown is a former police officer from Phoenix who relocated to Denver more than 11 years ago. Brown is a registered Boy Scout adult leader and the chairman of a Fly Fishing Merit Badge Program for the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He has been a member of the Arizona Fly Casters and High Plains Drifters FFF clubs since 1986. His father is Dick Brown, vice president of conservation for the Eastern Rocky Mountain Council, who not only introduced him to the art of fly fishing and scouting, but also to the FFF. Brown looks forward to coordinating this year’s camp and introducing all new campers and welcoming previous campers to this year’s Youth Camp.

Name: _________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________ City:_____________________________________ State:_________ Zip: __________________Phone: ___________________________ E-mail: _________________________________________________ I’d like to volunteer for the following activities: (Check all that apply. Times volunteers are needed are indicated by ‘Hours.’)

Auction/Raffle

Hours: see schedule page 2

Program Announcer Hours: Wed-Sat various

Registration Desk

Hours: Tue-Fri 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Youth Camp

Hours: Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wherever I’m needed!

Other:___________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

I’m available on these dates and times: (fill in times, i.e., 9 a.m. 2 p.m.)

Tuesday, Aug. 30 ___________ Wednesday, Aug. 31 (show hall opens this day) _______ Thursday, Sept. 1 ___________ Friday Sept. 2 _____________ Saturday Sept. 3 ___________ Your form will be processed and a confirmation will be sent to you once the volunteer schedule is completed.

To submit your form, print this document, fill it out, and do ONE of the following: 1. Mail to: 5237 U.S. Hwy 89 S., Ste. 11, Livingston, MT 59047 2. Fax to: 406-222-5823 3. To request an electronic document write to: conclave@fedflyfishers.org

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Women’s Program: ‘Getting Started, Getting Better’

By Molly Semenik

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e have gathered an incredible group of female instructors for the Women’s Program this year, Thursday, Sept. 1 and Friday, Sept. 2, in West Yellowstone, Montana. This will be our second visit to the Bar-N-Ranch, a perfect setting for the class. These women are professional guides, flytiers, writers and certified casting instructors – they’re fantastic! We have shortened the program to 1½ days to allow attendees to take a follow-up class Friday afternoon, if they wish. Please see the Workshop Guide for possible classes that would round out your experience. Afternoon classes usually run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Women’s Program will be geared to both beginners (those that have never held a fly rod) and the seasoned angler.

We will cover a wide range of topics: rigging, knot tying, aquatic insects (live samples) and casting. On Thursday afternoon we will fish the pond, and Friday will include lawn casting and fishing the South Fork of the Madison River. Along with each topic and on-water fishing, we will break into groups according to skill level – that way, everyone’s needs can be addressed. The Bar-N-Ranch will be a great place for everyone to gather and enjoy each other’s company under the famous Big Sky of Montana! Hurry and sign up, as this class will fill quickly. See you in Montana!

Women’s Program Registration 2011 Register by sending in the following information and selecting and paying for the Women’s Program with your Fly Fishing Fair Registration.

Name: _______________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ City: ______________________________________State:______ Zip: ______________Phone: _____________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________________

Fly-Fishing Experience: Beginner

Intermediate

Seasoned Angler

The Women’s Program is $150 per person and will only take up to 16 women, nearly a 2-to-1 student-to-instructor ratio, over 1½ days. The scheduled days and times are Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, Sept. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. On the first day, check in prior to class at the Holiday Inn Fair Registration Desk at 8 a.m. and then head off to the Bar-N-Ranch. You will be instructed where to meet on the second day. Beverages are included for both days and lunch will be included for the first day. A Montana fishing license is required if you are going to fish the river on day two.

Location: Bar-N-Ranch, 890 Buttermilk Rd., West Yellowstone, Montana, 406-646-0300, Bar-n-Ranch.com. Contact person is Gayle Gayagan. Rooms and cabins are available at the Bar-N-Ranch, as well.

The class will be able to utilize a dining room for indoor classtime, lawn for casting, the Danger Pond, and the South Fork of the Madison River.

Be Prepared: What to bring: 4-6 weight rod/reel, 9-foot 4X leader, a few flies (ask the local shops), shoes for fishing the river, sunglasses, hat for sun protection, water, sunscreen, clothes for all kinds of weather, and a

Instructors: Molly Semenik (contact person) mollysemenik@tietheknotflyfishing.com Dorothy Schramm, Carol Oglesby, Julie Meissner, Shauna Williams, Maggie Merriman, Donna Walkuski, Marian Tallon, Julie Nielsen

fishing license if you are going to fish the second day. If you need assistance with what to bring, contact Molly Semenik via e-mail: mollysemenik@tietheknotflyfishing.com.

Meals and More at the Fly Fishing Fair

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he Fly Fishing Fair is the world’s greatest fly-fishing education and exhibitor show. Our days are filled with learning opportunities that are unmatched, and there are many opportunities to see demonstrations and check out the latest fly-fishing gear. However, the fair is as much about fellowship and fun as it is about learning new things or perfecting a skill, so we have a number of scheduled events that bring us all together to celebrate our fly-fishing family.

We kick off our social activities on Tuesday, August 30 with a free Welcome Reception. This reception will be held at the Holiday Inn and includes appetizers, a cash bar, and a meet-and-greet with some of our Fly Fishing Fair sponsors.

The annual FFF President’s Banquet will be held on-site at the Holiday Inn from

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6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, August 31.

At this celebratory dinner we honor our departed members, our current award recipients, and recognize those who work so hard to advance the mission of the FFF. The dinner begins with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and remarks following the dinner. Cost is $40 per person, and tickets are limited, so be sure to include your ticket request when you register.

The annual FFF Fundraising Auction is from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, September 2. Reserve your $15 ticket now for the Live Auction Pre-View from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

There will be a cash bar, great appetizers, a silent auction with unique top-quality items, and a special raffle drawing. The live auction will follow immediately at 7:30 p.m. (no ticket reservation is needed to

attend the live auction). This is the FFF’s only national fundraising auction – be sure to attend so you don’t miss out on the chance to bid on some great trips, art and other great items.

One of the best meal events at the fair is the BBQ. This is where we gather with all of our friends, new and old, to share the spirit of fellowship that has filled our week.

Although it is hard to believe that another Fly Fishing Fair has ended, this is where we begin to make our plans to be together the following year. The BBQ will be at the Holiday Inn and begins with a cash bar at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are only $25 for an outstanding BBQ spread and must be purchased in advance.

Please buy your tickets with your registration and join us for a magnificent end to a memorable week.

FFF Casting Board of Governors member Gordy Hill, demonstrates fly casting to a group of attendees during the 2010 Conclave and Fly Fishing Fair in West Yellowstone, Montana.

Casting: Sharing a Passion

By Dave Barron, Casting Chair, and Steve Hollensed. Photos by Pat Oglesby

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Master Casting Instructor Molly Semenik, above middle, and member of the FFF Casting Board of Governors Jim Valle offer casting tips to Fly Fishing Fair attendees.

or anyone desiring to learn fly casting from the beginning, to improve their current cast, or just learn some new casts, the 2011 Fly Fishing Fair represent a veritable “gold mine” of instructional opportunities. Workshops, demonstrations, a “casting rendezvous,” and much more make up an astonishing array of learning venues for any caster.

And most importantly, these instructional programs are conducted by the “movers and shakers” of the FFF’s Casting Instructor Certification Program. As the world leader in fly casting instruction, the CICP sets the standard worldwide by advancing both the art and the science of fly-casting instruction. It is this group that has gathered together for teaching workshops, presenting demonstrations, and to just otherwise assist the fly-fishing community at the fair.

A quick perusal of the casting workshops will show that anyone, at any level, can find a workshop of interest. The topics are comprehensive and broad, and involves both single-handed and two-handed casting; beginner through advanced; freshwater, warmwater and saltwater; slack line presentation casts to powerful distance casts; and specific classes on practice strategies, forming better loops, and the ever-elusive double haul. Of course, this is just a sampling of the topics. And all of this at a very, very nominal charge.

The casting demonstrations are equally diverse, very informative and sometimes very entertaining. This is a great way to learn something new, as the instructors always welcome questions and the chance to help attendees.

Demonstrations are scheduled daily and are free!

The always popular “Casting Rendezvous” is a very informal venue with an open format. It’s

available to anyone who wants help with a casting problem, learning a new cast, or just tightening up those loops a little. If you have questions about anything related to casting and you don’t know who to ask, then the rendezvous is the place for you. Whatever the reason, stop by and you will find lots of help.

The Casting Rendezvous is also a great place for students, casters and instructors to meet and to get to know each other. Meet Jim Valle, Gordy Hill and other casting luminaries … you will be glad you did! And by the way, the Casting Rendezvous is free!

The 5-weight casting games are something else that the caster might find of great interest.

With both amateur and pro divisions, participants perform an assortment of predefined casts and are scored on each cast. This is always a lot of fun, and everyone who enters learns a great deal.

And, of course, it goes without saying that casters love to look at new gear. Stop by the Exhibit Hall and see all of the new rods, reels, lines and other gear that the fly-fishing companies bring each year for you to try out.

The FFF Board of Governors is the governing body of the CICP and will be meeting at the fair. They will be available for any questions that you may have about the program. It’s a great opportunity if you would like to know more.

When you attend the Fly Fishing Fair, it will be clear that casters and instructors from around the world have come together to share their passion for a sport they love. It is fun, exciting, engaging and will only expand your passion for fly fishing. Come and enjoy an unforgettable casting experience.

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Fly Tying

Authors Book Signing Booth

A FEAST OF LEARNING

By Leslie Wrixon Fly Tying Committee Chair

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re you a hard-core flytier, or are you just starting to learn this fabulous art? The world’s best flytiers will be here at the National Fly Fishing Fair & Conclave in West Yellowstone. Scores of tiers dedicated to this fascinating art and science will be on hand to share their vast range of knowledge, techniques and skills with you.

At this year’s Fly Fishing Fair there will be world-class tiers demonstrating everything from giant saltwater prey for sailfish to miniature mosquito larvae for enticing finicky trout. The continuous demonstrations will go on throughout the entire show. The lineup of tiers changes with morning and afternoon sessions, so you’ll want to visit the tiers’ area often to catch all of the action and absorb the knowledge.

Perhaps you will want to partake in several of the many tying workshops and classes offered. You can find Mike George sharing his expertise in the challenging area of deer hair techniques, Hugh Huntley teaching a class on “Caddis Flies That Fly,” and Frank Johnson sharing all his vast knowledge of making hair hackle flies, to name a few. Do you want to tie fishable realistic flies or find out the secrets of making gorgeous Atlantic salmon flies? Then THIS is the place for you to be!

Tying sessions and workshops/classes at this year’s fair will have something for everyone, whether you have an appetite for wet or dry flies, nymphs, streamers or specialized flies for any number of waters or species. It’s all here for you. The feast is on!

NOTABLE FLY FISHING AUTHORS TO APPEAR

By Lory Watkins, Authors Booth Chair

Once again the FFF Fly Fishing Fair will include an Authors Booth. This is the place for you to meet well-known flyfishing authors, have the authors sign copies of their books, and talk to them about their writing. Returning to West Yellowstone again this year will offer the opportunity to bring back some of the authors who appeared in 2010, as well as authors who have not been at the event previously.

For instance, this year Anders Halverson will be in the Authors Booth with his book, “An Entirely Synthetic Fish,” an excellent history of the rainbow trout.

As more authors are scheduled, their time in the Authors Booth will be published on the FFF Fly Fishing Fair website. We are seeking fly-fishing authors, so if you know of someone who may interested in appearing in the booth please let me know. And be sure to bring books from your fly-fishing library, and have those signed as well.

West Yellowstone Lodging Directory SPECIAL FFF FAIR RATES

The following properties are offering special rates to Fly Fishing Fair attendees. When contacting these properties for reservations, please explain that you are attending the Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Fishing Fair and would like to receive their specially arranged discounted rate. The prices listed below are for reference only and include the range for single, up to triple, occupancy rates. Prices do not include suites or tax – taxes are additional on all lodging.

Host Hotel: Holiday Inn 315 Yellowstone Avenue Direct to hotel: 800-646-7365 All main activities will take place at the host hotel. Check in at the Fly Fishing Fair registration desk when you arrive.

Best Western Crosswinds 201 Firehole Avenue 877-446-9557 Book.BestWestern.com $99 Club House Inn 105 South Electric Street 800-565-6803 YellowstoneClubHouseInn.com $149 weekdays, $179 weekends, $165 triple Desert Inn 133 Canyon Street 800-574-7054 WYellowstone.com/DesertInn $184 Gray Wolf Inn & Suites 250 South Canyon Street

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800-852-8602 GrayWolf-Inn.com $130 Ho Hum Motel 126 North Canyon Street 406-646-7746 $60, $70, $85 Kelly Inn 104 South Canyon Street 800-259-4672 YellowstoneKellyInn.com $155 Kirkwood Resort 11505 Hebgen Lake Road (U.S. 287) KirkwoodResort.com $70 - $90 Moose Creek Cabins 220 Firehole Avenue/U.S. 20 406-646-9546 MooseCreekCabin.com $185 Moose Creek Inn 119 North Electric Street 406-646-7952

MooseCreekCabin.com $109 Sleepy Hollow Lodge 124 Electric Street 406-646-7707 SleepyHollowLodge.com $109 - $118 Whispering Pines 321 North Canyon 406-646-1172 $60, $70, $85 The Pines at Island Park 3907 Phillips Loop Road Island Park, ID 888-455-9384 PinesIslandPark.com $159, $299, $329 Three Bear Lodge 217 Yellowstone Avenue 800-646-7353 ThreeBearLodge.com $143 - $152 West Yellowstone Bed & Breakfast 20 Crane Lane

406-646-7754 WestYellowstoneBandB.com $135 - $139 Yellowstone Lodge 251 South Electric Street 877-239-9298 YellowstoneLodge.com $149 Yellowstone Park Hotel 201 Grizzly Avenue 866-920-0255 YellowstoneParkHotel.com $143 Due to the large number of lodging options in West Yellowstone, we are not able to list them all. For other options, including camping – or if you have any questions regarding the above listings or lodging options – please contact: West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce WestYellowstoneChamber.com Contact: Marysue Costello, Director 406-646-7701