Our Chapter Gathering – Join us in-person!

This meeting will be at the Fort Collins Senior Center in Prairie Sage 1

Due to possible Construction

Watch for signs directing you to the room.

At our membership meetings we plan to take some time for our newer members to meet other chapter members. And hopefully start developing new friendships and meeting new fishing friends. Join us at 6:30 for socializing, the meeting kicks off at 7:00. We hope you will be there!

Corey Engen is a seasoned Professional Engineer with over two decades of experience in the river restoration industry. Corey is one of the two founding partners of FlyWater, inc., established in 2004, and currently holds the position of President. Corey has previously served as a board member for the Poudre River Trust and Colorado Riparian Association, where he also held the position of President. Prior to his association with FlyWater, inc., Corey served as a water resource engineer for Applegate Group, Inc., a professional fly-fishing guide, and a pro staff member of Winston Fly Rods.

This Month’s Fly Swap: Caddis Nymphs

Contact our Fly Swap coordinator, Dave Morse for details: vetsflyfish@rmftu.org

Tie some flies and swap with some other tyers.

SVATU is excited to bring the our annual Fly Tying Expo to you again. This year features over 20 plus amazing tyers from around the state! A bucket raffle and silent action at the end of the show with proceed supporting St Vrain Anglers TU conservation & education programs.

For the 2024-2025 season we are changing the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Feb 3rd at 6:00 PM in the loft area at the rear of the taproom at the Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom, 3500 S. College Ave in Fort Collins.  Come and join us for an evening of socialization, swapping fish stories from your summer and maybe even learning a new pattern. 

“Pub and Dub” is a free event hosted by the Rocky Mountain Flycasters TU Chapter for members and friends to meet, have a beverage and tie flies. Marty Staab will designate a “Fly of the Month”, and the Chapter provides all tying materials (vises and tools as needed) along with video tying instructions on the big screen TV. Tyers of all abilities are welcome, and first time tyers will find themselves surrounded by others happy to assist. 

Please RSVP to Marty (Pub-n-Dub@rmftu.org) before each session, and let him know if you need a loaner vise or tools.

Please thank and support our hosts at Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom by purchasing a beverage.

This Months Pattern: Higa's SOS

Instructions: Higa's SOS Tips WEB.pdf

Video: Higa's SOS

Our Chapter Gathering – Join us in-person!

This meeting will be at the Fort Collins Senior Center in Prairie Sage 1

At our membership meetings we plan to take some time for our newer members to meet other chapter members. And hopefully start developing new friendships and meeting new fishing friends. Join us at 6:30 for socializing, the meeting kicks off at 7:00. We hope you will be there!

Greenback Restoration

Our speaker will be Bryan Johnson, Hatchery Manager at the Mt. Shavano Hatchery. He'll be speaking about greenback hatchery operations. This should be a great presentation for anyone interested in the restoration of the greenback cutthroats! We'll also be raffling off a rod at this meeting.

For the 2024-2025 season we are changing the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Jan 6th at 6:00 PM in the loft area at the rear of the taproom at the Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom, 3500 S. College Ave in Fort Collins.  Come and join us for an evening of socialization, swapping fish stories from your summer and maybe even learning a new pattern. 

“Pub and Dub” is a free event hosted by the Rocky Mountain Flycasters TU Chapter for members and friends to meet, have a beverage and tie flies. Marty Staab will designate a “Fly of the Month”, and the Chapter provides all tying materials (vises and tools as needed) along with video tying instructions on the big screen TV. Tyers of all abilities are welcome, and first time tyers will find themselves surrounded by others happy to assist. 

Please RSVP to Marty (Pub-n-Dub@rmftu.org) before each session, and let him know if you need a loaner vise or tools.

Please thank and support our hosts at Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom by purchasing a beverage.

This Months Pattern: Copper John

Instructions: Copper John Tips

Video: Copper John YouTube

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 10 -

Donate to Rocky Mountain Flycasters Trout Unlimited (RMFTU) via Colorado Gives

Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement to increase giving, and unites all Coloradoans in a common goal to strengthen Colorado’s nonprofits by giving to favorite charities online! Again in 2024, you can donate directly to RMFTU through Colorado Gives.

Why Participate?

Donating to RMFTU through Colorado Gives helps raise funds needed to conserve, protect and restore coldwater streams and rivers where trout live — including the Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre, and North Platte Rivers. RMFTU’s signature conservation project is Poudre Headwaters Project, the largest restoration effort of native Greenback Cutthroat Trout in Colorado history. With your generous donation, RMFTU can help save Colorado's state fish and expand important work in conservation and education.

Early giving begins on November 1, and you can schedule your donation. All you have to do is:

1. Visit: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

2. On the RMFTU page, click Donate and make your gift.

3. Make sure your donation is set to process on December 10, Colorado Gives Day.

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 10)!
   

Save the Date: RMF Holiday Party Dec 4 th , 6-9 pm

Remember, pre-covid, when we used to have a really fun Holiday party?

Well, let’s re-start that tradition this Dec 4 th , at C.B. & Potts.

Join us for a Holiday party for RMF members and their guests where we will enjoy an Italian buffet: Lasagna or Chicken Parmesan, Caesar salad, garlic bread, and brownies for desert.

*If you require a vegetarian meal, please contact Mark Miller at outreach@rmftu.org.

Fun will include:

Door prizes and a raffle for flies from the Fly Trees (Please bring 4-5 flies to hang on the Fly Trees)

And an Optional White Elephant gift exchange (valued at $0-$20, new or used or goofy) Only one wrapped gift per couple please.

Please, purchase your tickets by November 18th to reserve you spot.

For the 2024-2025 season we are changing the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Dec 2nd at 6:00 PM in the loft area at the rear of the taproom at the Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom, 3500 S. College Ave in Fort Collins.  Come and join us for an evening of socialization, swapping fish stories from your summer and maybe even learning a new pattern. 

“Pub and Dub” is a free event hosted by the Rocky Mountain Flycasters TU Chapter for members and friends to meet, have a beverage and tie flies. Marty Staab will designate a “Fly of the Month”, and the Chapter provides all tying materials (vises and tools as needed) along with video tying instructions on the big screen TV. Tyers of all abilities are welcome, and first time tyers will find themselves surrounded by others happy to assist. 

Please RSVP to Marty (Pub-n-Dub@rmftu.org) before each session, and let him know if you need a loaner vise or tools.

Please thank and support our hosts at Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom by purchasing a beverage.

This Months Pattern: WD-40 Flash

Instructions: WD 40 Flash Tips WEB.pdf

Video: WD-40 Flash

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 10 -

Donate to Rocky Mountain Flycasters Trout Unlimited (RMFTU) via Colorado Gives

Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement to increase giving, and unites all Coloradoans in a common goal to strengthen Colorado’s nonprofits by giving to favorite charities online! Again in 2024, you can donate directly to RMFTU through Colorado Gives.

Why Participate?

Donating to RMFTU through Colorado Gives helps raise funds needed to conserve, protect and restore coldwater streams and rivers where trout live — including the Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre, and North Platte Rivers. RMFTU’s signature conservation project is Poudre Headwaters Project, the largest restoration effort of native Greenback Cutthroat Trout in Colorado history. With your generous donation, RMFTU can help save Colorado's state fish and expand important work in conservation and education.

Early giving begins on November 1, and you can schedule your donation. All you have to do is:

1. Visit: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

2. On the RMFTU page, click Donate and make your gift.

3. Make sure your donation is set to process on December 10, Colorado Gives Day.

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 10)!
   

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 10 -

Donate to Rocky Mountain Flycasters Trout Unlimited (RMFTU) via Colorado Gives

Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement to increase giving, and unites all Coloradoans in a common goal to strengthen Colorado’s nonprofits by giving to favorite charities online! Again in 2024, you can donate directly to RMFTU through Colorado Gives.

Why Participate?

Donating to RMFTU through Colorado Gives helps raise funds needed to conserve, protect and restore coldwater streams and rivers where trout live — including the Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre, and North Platte Rivers. RMFTU’s signature conservation project is Poudre Headwaters Project, the largest restoration effort of native Greenback Cutthroat Trout in Colorado history. With your generous donation, RMFTU can help save Colorado's state fish and expand important work in conservation and education.

Early giving begins on November 1, and you can schedule your donation. All you have to do is:

1. Visit: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

2. On the RMFTU page, click Donate and make your gift.

3. Make sure your donation is set to process on December 10, Colorado Gives Day.

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 10)!
   

Our Chapter Gathering – Join us in-person!

This meeting will be at the Fort Collins Senior Center in Prairie Sage 1

Our chapter’s November Gathering will be our Annual Business Meeting one important activity will be electing the Board Officers and Directors at Large for the 2025 chapter activities year.

At our membership meetings this year we plan to take some time for our newer members to meet other chapter members. And hopefully start developing new friendships and meeting new fishing friends. Join us at 6:30 for socializing, the meeting kicks off at 7:00. We hope you will be there!

Our speaker for the meeting will be Boyd Wright from CPW. He will be giving us an update on the effort to restore Greenback Cutthroat Trout. This will be a very interesting presentation!

Our attendance at our monthly meetings has been low – we are averaging about 25 people. I’m mentioning this in hopes that some of you may start attending again. Prior to COVID, we used to have 40 - 50 people attend our meetings. We have some good speakers lined up, but it is hardly worth their time to come to Fort Collins to speak to us with such low attendance. So, we hope to see more of you at future meetings. - Mark Miller

November Chapter Gathering Fly Swap

The fly for the November Chapter Gathering Fly Swap is a fall favorite: The Blue WingedOlive (BWO)/Baetis fly. Chose to tie either a BWO dry fly or a Baetis nymph (size 18 or 20). These little flies work well during prolific hatches in the October/November timeframe.

Please let Dave Morse know, using the email link button below, if you would like to tie a fly for the swap. If you signed up at the October meeting, you're all set. As usual, tie enough copies of your fly so everyone will get one of yours. In return, you will get one from each other tier. Include a little recipe or toe tag attached to your fly with details of what materials were used. Submit your flies at the start of the November meeting and they will be sorted for all participants. We typically have 6 to 8 participants, but Dave Morse will let you know the right number a week before the meeting.

Save the Date: RMF Holiday Party Dec 4 th , 6-9 pm

Remember, pre-covid, when we used to have a really fun Holiday party?

Well, let’s re-start that tradition this Dec 4 th , at C.B. & Potts.

Join us for a Holiday party for RMF members and their guests where we will enjoy an Italian buffet: Lasagna or Chicken Parmesan, Caesar salad, garlic bread, and brownies for desert.

*If you require a vegetarian meal, please contact Mark Miller at outreach@rmftu.org.

Fun will include:

Door prizes and a raffle for flies from the Fly Trees (Please bring 4-5 flies to hang on the Fly Trees)

And an Optional White Elephant gift exchange (valued at $0-$20, new or used or goofy) Only one wrapped gift per couple please.

Please, purchase your tickets by November 18th to reserve you spot.

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 10 -

Donate to Rocky Mountain Flycasters Trout Unlimited (RMFTU) via Colorado Gives

Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement to increase giving, and unites all Coloradoans in a common goal to strengthen Colorado’s nonprofits by giving to favorite charities online! Again in 2024, you can donate directly to RMFTU through Colorado Gives.

Why Participate?

Donating to RMFTU through Colorado Gives helps raise funds needed to conserve, protect and restore coldwater streams and rivers where trout live — including the Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre, and North Platte Rivers. RMFTU’s signature conservation project is Poudre Headwaters Project, the largest restoration effort of native Greenback Cutthroat Trout in Colorado history. With your generous donation, RMFTU can help save Colorado's state fish and expand important work in conservation and education.

Early giving begins on November 1, and you can schedule your donation. All you have to do is:

1. Visit: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

2. On the RMFTU page, click Donate and make your gift.

3. Make sure your donation is set to process on December 10, Colorado Gives Day.

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 10)!
   

For the 2024-2025 season we are changing the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Nov 4th at 6:00 PM in the loft area at the rear of the taproom at the Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom, 3500 S. College Ave in Fort Collins.  Come and join us for an evening of socialization, swapping fish stories from your summer and maybe even learning a new pattern. 

“Pub and Dub” is a free event hosted by the Rocky Mountain Flycasters TU Chapter for members and friends to meet, have a beverage and tie flies. Marty Staab will designate a “Fly of the Month”, and the Chapter provides all tying materials (vises and tools as needed) along with video tying instructions on the big screen TV. Tyers of all abilities are welcome, and first time tyers will find themselves surrounded by others happy to assist. 

Please RSVP to Marty (Pub-n-Dub@rmftu.org) before each session, and let him know if you need a loaner vise or tools.

Please thank and support our hosts at Gilded Goat Brewery and Taproom by purchasing a beverage.

This Months Pattern: GT Triple Double (Gordon Tharett)

Instructions: GT Triple Double Tips WEB.pdf

Video: GT Triple Double

Help Plant Trees in the Poudre Watershed!

 Join the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) for a day of tree planting in the Poudre Watershed! In the wake of the High Park Fire of 2012 and the historic Cameron Peak Fire of 2020, which burned over 208,000 acres, CPRW is working with private landowners to restore land by planting native ponderosa pine seedlings. Connect with the land, get your hands dirty, and help heal the watershed!

 Registration is required, spots are limited, and these volunteer events fill up fast. Click the buttons below to learn more and register.

 Tree planting requires bending over, squatting, digging and other physical activity, all of which will occur outside and within a burned area. Please be prepared for this type of work. 

 Learn more about the Cameron Peak Reforestation Group at: www.poudrewatershed.org/reforestation

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We are looking for 2-5 volunteers for each time slot listed to help build a kiosk for the Lost Lake Greenback Cutthroat breeding program, carpentry experience is helpful but not required, anyone is welcome. You are welcome to sign up for multiple time slots.

The kiosk will be built in Fort Collins for later installation at Lost Lake.

Helpful if you can bring: your own eye and ear protection, gloves, hammer, tool bag, drill and or impact driver and bits.

Remember: water and to dress in layers.

We plan to order pizza or something for lunch.

If you have any questions send an e-mail to Ryan Hogan at conserve@rmftu.org.

Help Plant Trees in the Poudre Watershed!

 Join the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) for a day of tree planting in the Poudre Watershed! In the wake of the High Park Fire of 2012 and the historic Cameron Peak Fire of 2020, which burned over 208,000 acres, CPRW is working with private landowners to restore land by planting native ponderosa pine seedlings. Connect with the land, get your hands dirty, and help heal the watershed!

 Registration is required, spots are limited, and these volunteer events fill up fast. Click the buttons below to learn more and register.

 Tree planting requires bending over, squatting, digging and other physical activity, all of which will occur outside and within a burned area. Please be prepared for this type of work. 

 Learn more about the Cameron Peak Reforestation Group at: www.poudrewatershed.org/reforestation

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We are looking for 2-5 volunteers for each time slot listed to help build a kiosk for the Lost Lake Greenback Cutthroat breeding program, carpentry experience is helpful but not required, anyone is welcome. You are welcome to sign up for multiple time slots.

The kiosk will be built in Fort Collins for later installation at Lost Lake.

Helpful if you can bring: your own eye and ear protection, gloves, hammer, tool bag, drill and or impact driver and bits.

Remember: water and to dress in layers.

We plan to order pizza or something for lunch.

If you have any questions send an e-mail to Ryan Hogan at conserve@rmftu.org.

Our Chapter Gatherings resume September 2024 - May 2025 – Please join us in-person!

Please join us for our October membership meeting at the Fort Collins Senior Center in Prairie Sage 1, at 6:30 pm.

Our speakers for this meeting will be the Braker Brothers. You may recognize that name, as they have had several of their movies in the Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) over the last few years. They will talk about using fly fishing films and good storytelling to communicate with audiences interested in fisheries and conservation.

We may also get a sneak-peek at a 10 minute film about how Artificial Intelligence is helping with fisheries conservation.

It should make for a fun evening! Join us at 6:30 for socializing, the meeting kicks off at 7:00.

We hope you will be there!

Speaker: Braker Brothers

This Month’s Fly Swap: “Fall Streamers”

Contact Dave Morse vetsflyfish@rmftu.org for more information on the Fly Swap.