Our partner Santiago Seeber of Nervous Waters was kind enough to share a picture of his father Fernando Garcia with a monster Dorado.  Nice fish Fernando, way to out do your son!

Last week the Sweaty Waders ambassadors for world peace and cheep PBR made the trek over the hill to Bozangeles to attend the first annual Save Wild Steelhead Festival. The event included films by the Fly Boys, Roll Cast Productions and Wahoo Films. Also featured were guest speakers Dylan Tomine, Jeff Bright, Rob Masonis and Rich Simms as well as artwork from Derek Deyoung. Fly Boys Paul and Jess did a great job putting on the event and raised a bunch of dough for the cause. Thanks for practicing what you preach boys! LINK

Just when we had given up on the Western MT Beer Fairy along comes Mr. Blanco Honky himself with a truck load of hi-octane hippy juice from Missoula. With our rejuvenated spirit and new found sense of tranquility we thought we should give a big Sweaty Waders bump to Blanco Honky. LINK

Best family vacation ever.  Wendy, Griffin Mae and Charlie on the Clearwater.  Thanks to Timm Rosenbach for the plush accommadations and the scoop on where to get the Steelies!

Copper River Lodge guide Nick English hooked up with us in Smithers B.C. for a couple of days of steelheading before heading back to the States. After a fruitless day on the Bulkley Nick and girlfriend Kaylin decided to fish with us on the Kispiox. After being pointed in the direction of a couple of pools by Scott Schumacher, Nick landed this incredible buck measuring 45″ x 25″ with an estimated weight of 37lbs. HOLY CRAP!!

My 10th year (1998-2008) in Mongolia and can’t wait to go back for more.  I’ve handled many 50″ plus fish over the years but I have never seen the elusive 60 incher.  But as things would go the newest guide in our staff Alejandro Bianchetti (head guide at Villa Maria, TDF) would land one in his second week guiding.  All I have to say is what a prick!!!!! Good job Ale and Grif Towle the angler of the year.  Hey Grif you should look happier your holding a 60 incher!!!!

Billy Blewett of the Lower Dean River Lodge holds a buck that was recently landed by a lucky client.

Broken flood gates on Hebgen Dam raised the flow of the upper Madison from approximately 900 cfs to 3,600 cfs in a matter of hours Sunday afternoon. All fishing access points from Ennis to the dam are now reportedly closed to recreation. Here on the Yellowstone we are bracing ourselves for the onslaught of Clackacrafts and bobbers headed our way.

Shop Joey Zach Pierce completes his first summer of guiding on the Nushagak River and King Salmon River in Alaska. The Nushagak River is located in southwest Alaska, beginning in the Alaskan range and flowing into Nushagak Bay, an inlet of Bristol Bay. Guiding for legendary outfitter Dave Egdorf, Zach had an amazing summer catching big rainbows and wasn’t fired, didn’t kill any clients so the summer was a success. Zach owes all of his achievements to his legendary mentors in Livingston: Dan Vermillion and Dave (FBI) Goff. Nice job guys!

OK, so the economy is in the crapper and gas prices are at an all time high. Here at Sweetwater Fly Shop we try and look at the bright side. Steelhead returns to the Skeena system in B.C. are twice the 10 year average this year, which is great for those of us able to make the trip north. Charlie however will not. So to compensate for this great injustice he had fried chicken for lunch while admiring the steelhead flies that he won’t be fishing. For more on Skeena steelhead returns check out the Skeena Fisheries Blog.