Spent the other night schmoozing at the holiday party of our friendly local wader manufacturer. Good fun and 3 drink tickets were had by all. The event was held in their soon-to-be (fall 2012) new digs. More like an empty warehouse than a world headquarters at this point. Rumors were squelched; there’ll be no retail outlet in the new building (if you believe the Big Cheese himself). A few loud sighs of relief were heard to emanate from us fly shop guys. Surreal moment of the night – being called a “hipster” by the Big Cheese’s wife. A nattily dressed Turd Ferguson was spotted working the crowd, perhaps drumming up funding for his next cable special, “I Catch More Fish in a Day than You’ll Catch in Your Life.”

Fishing is fun especially when you are with anglers as enthusiastic as the kids from Eagle Mount, which is a non-profit in Bozeman that provides recreational opportunities for kids with disabilities.  Leslie Dominick Activities Coordinator at Eagle Mount and her husband ace fishing guide Stuart invited a few of us to help with the fishing program last week.  So with Will Lassiter, Tom Harms, Sotoshi Yomomoto and Franklin Coles,  I was able to spend the day fishing with a great group of up and coming anglers.

Thanks Stuart and Leslie .

If you are like all of us at Sweaty Waders there is no doubt that you are concerned about the water levels on the Yellowstone. Fortunately the USGS has given us a way to be alerted when the water levels reach a certain flow.  So if you are wondering when the Sweetwater “High Water” sale will happen, set your alert to 38,oooCFS and come down to get the bargains of a lifetime. Otherwise just set your alert to let you know when your favorite river hits the right level so you know when to go wet a line.

Hi All,

Please come and join us for the “Last Annual Sweetwater Sand Bag Party.”  Sunday June 12th at 1PM.  Our goal is to fill 1500 sand bags.  Half will be on reserve if needed at the Fly Shop and the other half will be donated to others in the area in need of sand bags.  Bring gloves, shovel and a wheelbarrow if you have one.

Cold beverages will be provided……if you know what I mean.  Please call or email Charlie@sweetwaterflyshop.com with questions.  223-3550.

Thanks and see you there.

Brendan Hertz once again demonstrates why he is the most versatile fly angler in Park County. He can catch them all! Please help us come up with an appropriate caption for the photo taken by our own Marya Spoja.  The winner gets 12 crappy flies……..keep it clean people.

Caption Contest

Ever since the Beatooth Boys introduced us to the Baja-Anglers fishing report we periodically check in to see how the fishing is.  Well to say the least it seems that the area around Cabo has been on fire.  When a reputable outfitter with 20 years of experience claims its been the best week he has ever seen we pay attention.  One can only imagine what it would be like to see 1000 Roosters in one day.

Enjoy the shots and check the Baja-Anglers fishing report.  Thanks guys, we’ll get down ther someday.

Although Sweaty Waders likes to keep our journalism light and on the funny side. We are also not afraid to tackle the tough story.  After confidentially receiving this photo (from Pete Eaves)  it has been brought to our attention that perhaps all the big fish pictures that we have been showing on Sweaty Waders of Scotty weren’t big fish after all!!!

If any of our readers have any information on this developing story please let us know.  Any of those comments that lead to any type of real evidence the nark gets 13crappy flies.