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Welcome
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Next Regular PPF Club meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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The Program for February 3rd
Pikes Peak Flyfishers club members will be demonstrating their favorite tying techniques for wet/dry flies. We are asking each tyer to donate their flies to Project Healing Waters for their Montana trip.
Your PPF Auction Committee is diligently working to put together a great auction for March 3. Watch the Website for more information and please plan to attend.
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Club Trips
Club Trips are starting to take shape!! Karen Barry (Membership Chair) is heading up a trip to Ohaver in late June. Give it a look as you might want to sign up! For more info click on: Club Trips. And be thinking about plans the year!! A final schedule will be made in February. For information or questions on trips, contact the Trip Director, George Martin @ ph (719)596-8246, email add: gjmart146@comcast.net
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Membership Renewal
Checks can be sent to: Pikes Peak Fly Fishers, P.O. Box 38008, Colorado Springs, CO 80937-8008
Annual Dues is $24 and includes members at the same address. Please update your contact information if anything has changed. We will also collect dues at the monthly meetings. Thank you to all who have already renewed. We look forward to a fun year of fishing. Karen Barry
kbarryppf@comcast.net
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Photo Contest!!
It’s time to start our photo contest! Do you have a shot of some really colorful scenery? How about a great shot of your buddy’s perfect casting stroke? Your friend’s intensity as he plays the biggest fish ofhis life? A kid catching his first fish all on his own? The one you just had on as it swims away? Time to share those memories with the membership! Photos should be limited to those taken by our members. Please do not submit more than 5 photos in any week. All photos should be digital and no larger than 480 by 640px at 150 dpi. If you have questions about “all that technical stuff” please contact either Ed Ortiz or Pat Hinchliffe for some assistance. The contest will begin in January and will run until October 15. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Winners will be decided by a panel of judges to be selected at a later date.
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Sponsor Events
Just In!! The Royal Gorge Anglers Annual Spring Fling is coming in March!
Click on for more details!! Take a look at the details on this event and others on the Sponser Events web page.
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Fly Tying
Pikes Peak Fly Fisher’s 2009-2010 Winter Fly Tying Class Schedule:
February - Basic Course: 9th, 16th and 23rd, - Intermediate Course: 8th and 15th. March - Basic Course: 10th, 17th and 24th, - Intermediate Course: 8th and 15th.
Cost of the class is $10. Class is limited to six persons. If interested, concact Gene at genorea1963@comcast.net, email: Eugene.rea@itt.com For the full Winter Fly Tying Class Schedule and details, see the Fly Tying page (Member Only Section) !!
ALSO!!! See the updated Fly Tying page. It now has more info on midges (Midges - Part II). It is also located in the "Members Only" Section.
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Project Healing Waters
For a review of 2009 activities of Project Healing Waters click on this link. PHW_Newsletter 2009 Our PPF Club as "lead" in cojunction with TU, should be very proud of the Program at Fort Carson and all that it has accomplished. Over 175 wounded soldiers have been aided in their recovery in the last 2 years by the fly fishing program.
Project Healing Waters (PHW) National President Ed Nickerson has recognized our own PPF member, Gary Spuhler for his management and outstanding contributions to the PHW Chapter at Fort Carson CO. Gary was presented with a “Patriot Award” citing Gary “outstanding contributions to our Nation veterans.”
...For more information on PHW contact Gary Spuhller, ph # 719-598-2028, email: gspuhler3832@comcast.net
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Casting Clinic
If you have Casting questions contact Shane Morrison (719) 216-2686,
email: shane@mitre.org
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FFF Home Page
Click on the FFF logo at the left for the latest information about the Federation of Fly fishers. This link will take you to the FFF Homepage!
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