Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

RMFTU supporter & member John Sollo and his company Back Cast Vintage will be offering a Holiday Fly Fishing Sale in December.

John & Back Cast Vintage will also have a booth at our Expo in March RMFTU’s EXPO26, March 28, 2026

Save the Date: RMF Holiday Party Dec 3rd , 6-9 pm

Please, purchase your tickets by November 25th to reserve you spot.

Remember, the fun we had at last year’s Holiday party?

Let’s keep the tradition going this Dec 3rd , 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. Only $30 per person.

*If you are a vegetarian, buy a vegetarian ticket (no cost for the ticket) to reserve your seat. You'll order off their regular menu and pay on your own.

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.

Also, the winner of the on-line Greenback Bamboo Rod & Ross Reel Raffle will be announced!

Click Here for On-line Raffle Info

Please, purchase your Party tickets by November 25th to reserve you spot.

For the 2025-2026 season we are again holding the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Dec 1st 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: Autumn Splendor

Instructions: Autumn Splendor Tips Web.PDF

Video: Autumn Splendor - YouTube

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

Save the Date: RMF Holiday Party Dec 3rd , 6-9 pm

Remember, the fun we had at last year’s Holiday party?

Let’s keep the tradition going this Dec 3rd , 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. Only $30 per person.

*If you are a vegetarian, buy a vegetarian ticket (no cost for the ticket) to reserve your seat. You'll order off their regular menu and pay on your own.

Fun will include:

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

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 25th to reserve you spot.

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

Our Chapter Gathering – Join us in-person!

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

As part of the November 19th Membership Event, Rocky Mountain Flycasters will hold a very short Business Meeting with the sole purpose of electing Chapter members to the Board of Directors. 

The slate of candidates nominated by the Leadership Development and Nominations Committee is:

Officers:

President:  Don Gilmore, one year term

Vice President:  Lynn Williams, one year term

Treasurer: Frank Reid, one year term

Secretary: Susanne Cordery, one year term

Director at Large: Phil Bender three year term

Continuing as Directors at Large are:

Tom Schulz, one year remaining of a three year term

Padyn Knapp, two years remaining of a three year term

Nominations may also be made from the floor before the election.

At our membership meetings this Fall/Winter 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!

Connor Murphy is a Fort Collins native and life-long angler. Connor currently works full-time as a fisheries biologist for FlyWater inc., a local river restoration firm, but has been working in the fly fishing industry in some capacity since the age of 14. Connor has guided in Colorado, Alaska, Wyoming and Utah over the course of his career and continues to guide and teach at St. Petes to this day. Fly fishing in general has been an all consuming passion for Connor for decades and no facet of the sport has he spent more time studying and refining than technical trout fishing.

This Month’s Drawing:

Among other great prizes, this month's drawing will feature an Echo 10' 5 wt. rod, Reddington Zero reel, and Simms wading staff.

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

For the 2025-2026 season we are again holding the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Oct 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: Zug Bug

Instructions: Zug Bug tips WEB.pdf

Video: Zug Bug - YouTube

Donate to RMFTU via Colorado Gives

- Before December 9 -

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

Colorado Gives Day is the biggest giving event in the state, and it’s an opportunity for you to join other Coloradans who are coming together to make a meaningful impact. We’re excited to announce that early giving for Colorado Gives begins on November 1! By supporting RMFTU during this special campaign, you not only help us continue our vital work in conservation, education, and service. Your support also helps unlock special incentives and recurring gift matches provided by the Colorado Gives Foundation (CGF).

Help Us Unlock Incentives and Amplify Your Impact

Your generosity can make a significant difference, and there are several ways to maximize your impact:

●       One-time donation: Make a one-time contribution to support RMFTU. Each donation helps RMFTU access a portion of CGF’s $1,000,000 incentive fund.

●       Recurring donation: Set up a monthly gift and help us qualify for recurring gift matches. CGF will match your first monthly recurring gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100. The total matching fund is capped at $250,000, so act now to double your first month’s donation!

●       Employer matching: Check with your employer to see if they offer matching gift programs to amplify your donation.

Donate now at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RockyMountainFlycasters

Every gift counts and brings us closer to unlocking additional support through CGF incentives. If you have any questions or would like more information about giving, please contact Geoff Goetz at FinancialDev@RMFTU.org or at (206) 734-5966.

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. To ensure your donation helps RMFTU qualify for incentive and matching funds, set your donation to process right away!

4. Ask your FRIENDS and FAMILY to donate too (before December 9)!
   

Registration has opened for the Northern Water Fall Water Symposium, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Embassy Suites in Loveland. Doors will open at 8 a.m. for check-in and to allow attendees to network.  

 Agenda Topics

The Fall Water Symposium will bring together experts from Northern Water and other organizations to talk about the key issues facing our communities. Among the topics to be discussed are the future demographics of Colorado, our state’s interactions with its neighbors regarding water, and the projects being created by Northern Water and project participants for the region.

 Reserve Your Spot Today

Venue capacity for the event will be reached soon, so we encourage prospective attendees to register as soon as possible to save your place for the day, which also includes lunch. If you are unable to register online, please call our registration line at 970-622-2234. 

Fall Water Symposium

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Embassy Suites, Loveland

Our October Chapter Gathering – Join us in-person!

This meeting will be at the Fort Collins Senior Center

NO, it’s NOT just for OLD people, it’s just a good place to meet.

At our membership meetings this Fall 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!

*There will be a rod raffle during the meeting.

(Tickets purchased at the meeting.)

In addition, we will preview a very special online raffle that will be promoted throughout Colorado, the raffle is live now and running through early December. The winner to be announced at our Holiday party on December 3. This will be an opportunity to win a beautiful custom bamboo rod paired with a numbered Ross Greenback Cutthroat reel, both will be on display at the meeting.

The fly for the October general meeting is a favorite Fall Streamer fly, such as a Wooly Bugger, Sex Dungeon, Autumn Splendor, etc.   Please let Dave Morse know if you would like to tie this fly for the Swap.  As usual, you are asked to 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 October meeting to me in a container with your name on it and I will sort them for all participants, returning your new flies to you at the meeting.. So send me an email at dgmorse45@gmail.com if you will participate this month.  Typically, we have 6 to 8 participants, but I will let you know the right number a week before the meeting.

Thanks for sharing. It is a lot of fun and is educational. Dave Morse, Swap Coordinator.

For the 2025-2026 season we are again holding the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Oct 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 & 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: Twenty Incher - Beadhead

Instructions: Twenty Incher - Beadhead

Video: Twenty Incher - Beadhead - YouTube

2025 Greenback Stocking in Boston Gulch

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be coordinating a stocking effort to plant greenback cutthroat trout into Boston Gulch. This event will require hiking into predetermined stocking locations - details are below.

Volunteers will meet at the Potbelly Restaurant & Lounge in Red Feather Lakes at 10:15 to go over stocking logistics, project expectations, and break into hiking groups. The hatchery truck will arrive between 10:45-11:00 with 1-2" greenback cutthroat trout that will be bagged and ready to be hiked into their new home. The bagged fish will be transferred to CPW trucks, and volunteers will caravan to the trailhead, located within an hour's drive on semi-rugged roads. All-Wheel-Drive vehicles with at least 7" clearance will be necessary. CPW vehicles can be used to shuttle some volunteers if they have signed a CPW volunteer waiver form, and volunteers with suitable vehicles will be asked to assist with carpooling from the Potbelly.

All stocking locations will require hiking on game trails, not established hiking trails, ranging from a 2 mile round trip hike with 200' elevation gain up to a 7 mile hike with 900' vertical elevation gain. Volunteers will need to be able to carry a pack with their personal gear, snacks, water, and a bag of fish/water that will weigh approximately 10-15 pounds. A 65 liter backpack is ideal for carrying the insulated bags of fish. CPW has a few packs they can provide so please let us know if you need to borrow one.

Volunteers will be split into groups based on hiking ability. All groups will have a CPW or USFS leader to guide them. The plan is to leave the Potbelly by 11:15, start hiking around 12:15. The ultimate goal is to spread out the trout throughout each drainage as much as possible. Groups will be returning at staggered times depending on distance traveled and hiking speed, so it's best to assume this is a full-day event. 

If you have any questions send an e-mail to Phil Wright at phil.wright@rmftu.org

Our Chapter Gatherings resume in September – Join us in-person!

This is a Non-Typical informal event at the Zwei Brewing, ‘West Tasting Room’

On TUESDAY September 16th (NOT the Usual Wednesday!)

There will be beer and the Angry Hippie Tacos truck will have some good food for your purchase. There will also be menus for Panda Express, right next door.

So have a beer and dinner and a fun evening with RMF!

Agenda:

Have fun! Meet chapter members!

Eat some Angry Hippie Tacos - have a libation

Some quick chapter announcements

Short Videos by Hank Patterson and Ben the “Huge Flyfisherman"

Open forum: Everyone gets 2-3 minutes to talk about their best day of fishing this summer

Maybe some Tall Tales if we have time

We are resuming our Typical General meetings NEXT month, October 22 is our first meeting. Join us at 6:30 for socializing, the meeting kicks off at 7:00. We hope you will be there!

Be sure to purchase a beverage to show our hosts some appreciation!

“Discover” is a part of the STREAM Series oriented to youth, adults, and families.  Taking the curriculum of an introduction to fly fishing this program utilizes a series of presentations and practices. Participants can expect to learn about the equipment for fly fishing, how to identify trout habitat, trout diet and macroinvertebrates, what fishing flies resemble and how standard fly patterns are tied, how to cast a fly rod, and the role conservation plays in thriving trout streams.

One of the ways we preserve fly fishing and watershed environments is to share our enjoyment and knowledge of both with the youth, adults, and families that have an interest in learning what it's all about.  So, Discover Fly Fishing & the River is a way to further encourage involvement and appreciation for watershed conservationist and fly fishing, it's also how we can ensure the future of what is important to us. The Education Committee has been making all of the arrangements for this workshop. There are some leaders and instructors already committing to help, but just about everybody can be a volunteer. Volunteers don’t have to know everything about fly fishing, they just need to share whatever they do know.

For the 2025-2026 season we are again holding the event to evenings on the First Monday of the month.

This months Pub & Dub will be Monday, Sept 1st 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: Crackleback

Instructions: Crackleback tips WEB.pdf

Video: Crackleback - YouTube