North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine February 2015 | Page 6

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EVENT
Calendar

Great Falls

Every Saturday: Join
the morning crew for
a meet ‘n greet. 9am to
11ish (or when the coffee
pot goes empty).

Ponderay

On Saturday February 21st,
the Missouri River Fly Fishers
(MRF) will be hosting the annual
banquet at the Heritage Inn in
Great Falls, MT. The Banquet is the primary fundraiser
for the year. Funds raised go to projects that are vital
to healthy trout habitat in the Missouri River and
the tributaries that feed it. Funds are also directed
toward providing anglers with public access and to
providing youth with an introduction to the sport.
The MRF is a non-profit organization based in Great
Falls that works to further the sport of fly fishing in
our community by promoting the education, trout,
and conservation of the sport of fly fishing.
In the past year, MRF is proud to have had a hand
in recent stream restoration efforts on Little Prickly
Pear Creek. LPPC is a vital spawning tributary for both
rainbows and brown trout and its health is crucial to
the overall productivity of the Missouri River.

April 24-25: Fly Fishing Film
Festival in Sandpoint, ID

MRF provided funds to help Montana Fish Wildlife
and Parks purchase tiny radio transmitters for a new
study to track juvenile rainbows and browns. These
fish were captured and tagged late last winter in the
tributaries. Receiving stations are set up throughout
the system from Little Prickly to the Dearborn River,
to Sheep Creek and on up the Smith River.

April 24: Fly Fishing Film Tour
6:00 pm location: tbd

MRF sponsored youth anglers to the Trout Unlimited
Kids Camp and Georgetown Lake.

April 25: Demo Days at North
40 Outfitters 11am - 3pm

If you would like to attend this year’s banquet, tickets
can be purchased at the North 40 Fly Shop. The $40
ticket price will also include an annual membership.
Attendees who wish to become members can notify
the club with their contact info. If you wait until
Saturday night, tickets at the door will be $50.

Get your coffee and donut fix
every Saturday morning while
taking fly tying classes from
9am to noon.

April 25: International Fly
Fishing Film Festival 6:00 pm
location: tbd