Last Sunday was the first annual Charlie Vermillion Birthday Fishing Derby.  Charlie’s grandparents let them hold the event on their top secret ponds somewhere in Montana.  The kids all had a great time and were well behaved.  In fact all the kids that came with their Mothers got to fish quite a bit, but those that came with their Fathers rarely got to see any fishing action.  Way to go Dad’s….. show those kids how to share!

Congratulations to Phoebe Alverson for landing the Derby winning Rainbow.  Enjoy the photo and Happy 5th Charlie V!

Phoebe Gives Her Rainbow a High-five!

Once again it is Kerry Fee, Mr. #2 at the Joe Brooks TU that brought this great film to our attention.   Mike Kasic gives us an up close look at our beloved Yellowstone river.  From the Lake to Livingston it is a one of a kind perspective.

Enjoy the film and remember Mike is half fish so don’t try this as home or on the River!!!!

Here at Sweaty Waders we are a safety first kind of operation. That is why we felt like it was time to update all of you floaters on the state of the bridges and boat ramps along the Yellowstone River.

After months of work the boat ramp at the 89 Bridge has reopened. Although it is a little on the muddy side it is up and running. In addition with the Bridge project on the 9th street Bridge has concluded we can once again float both channels down to Mayors landing.

Also new for 2011 is a new boat ramp at Point of Rocks. The new ramp is located on the West side of the River above the Bridge. There is not as much room to maneuver trucks and trailers but it will keep us from having to drive in river bed. For more updates on floating check out the Yellowstone River Report.

Ok, we only have a cheap imitation of the man himself.  Sweaty Waders would like to share with you the original Turd Ferguson.  Thanks and enjoy!

Our good buddy, esteemed colleague and Scott Rod Rep.  John “Modobi” Dobson has brought home the hardware from Islamorada.  Congratulations John!  Check out the details as reported by the Florida Keys official website.

Montana Man Wins His First Backcountry Fly

ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys — John Dobson of Manhattan, Mont., caught 92.25 inches of redfish and snook while fly-fishing in the Florida Keys to win the Backcountry Fly Championship that ended Feb. 26.

Tournament anglers competed to catch the most inches of snook and redfish on fly. Rules mandated that only one catch of each species over the two days of fishing could be counted toward an angler’s total inches.

Dobson earned the title of grand champion angler fishing with Captain Drew Kleine of Islamorada, and also caught and released the tournament’s largest snook, measuring 29.5 inches. Dobson’s second snook was 26.75 inches, and his redfish were 17.5 and 18.5 inches.

Chris Maroney of Stuart, Fla., was awarded runner-up angler for scoring 70 inches of fish. He fished with Miami Captain Mick Hutchinsson.

Mark Cockerham secured the largest redfish at 30 inches with Captain Mark Gilman. Both are Islamorada residents.

Twenty-three anglers caught 10 snook and 22 redfish over two days.

Dobson Shows off the Goods!

There is a reason that Turd and Beattie Outdoor Productions only won the Shootout by one vote,  the others movies were awesome.  So we thought it would be unfair to our readers not see them here at Sweatywaders. The movies were presented by some of the best Fly-filmmakers in the world.

Including:

Fishbite Media

Brian Huskey who showed the coolest views of the Shootout, from the oar,  anchor and wading boots. I am surprised he didn’t get a camera on a fish. Combined with Angler John Herzer who lived up to his reputation as one of the fishiest guides in the state.   Herzer rolled into town and delivered some the most impressive fish of the Shootout.

Ice Out/Shoot Out from bryan huskey on Vimeo.

406Productions

Lance Gleason (LG), Black-belt fishing guide and film maker did what he does best, caught a bunch of big fish and immortalized them in style on film.   LG and Matson Rogers owner of Angler’s West and fellow SuperCock, lit up the Missouri in a way that would make any Mo-Bow leery in their presence.  Great Film!

Detonation Studios

Ian Majszak put together a great film fighting the odds the whole way.  He had to play injured throughout the shootout due to some bad luck technical difficulties.  However, Ian, Bryan Gregson and Angler Greg Bricker put together a killer film and they all walked away smiling. Look out next year, I have a feeling that when Detonation is full strength they will be hard to beat. Right on Ian!

SIMMS shoot-out submission. from Detonation Studios on Vimeo.

Please join us in celebrating the greatness that is Steve “Sweet Cheeks” Wilson.  The winner gets a dozen crappy flies.