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Hey FFC - Join us tomorrow night (April 7th) for the premiere of Fly Fusion TV! When: 6:30pm MST Where: World Fishing Network. Over two years in the making with a bar set so high that some said it couldn't be done. Fly Fusion Television is comprised of six episodes all shot with the latest 4K technology and complimented by drones, helicopters and multiple cinematographers. A team of only the best was assembled with one objective in mind - to change the way fly-fishing television is done. Join us as we explore this new television terrain and the beauty that surrounds us in the mountains and streams found in the backcountry of the Canadian Rockies. TV Website www.flyfusiontv.com Series Overview Fly Fusion Magazine Editors Derek Bird and Jim McLennan find themselves in the heart of the Rockies fly fishing the back country of Fernie, British Columbia for monster bull trout and Westslope cutthroat, but the fish are not all they're after. The hosts discover - through exploring, through the solitude of remote locations, through discussions about why fly fishing is a passion that spans a lifetime, through dialogue about timely issues affecting the sport - that fly fishing can never be reduced to an individual standing in a stream fly rod in hand. Click here if the movie does not play.

2015 INTERNATIONAL FLY TYING COMPETITION Hosted by the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition Featuring guest judge: Hans Van Klinken January 23-25, 2015 Calgary, AB – Canada Spruce Meadows Equiplex We are proud to announce that the 2015 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition will play host to the Second Annual International Fly Tying Competition! Special Entry Deadline for FFC Members! Bring your entries to the Expo by the end of Friday, January 23, 2015 All details of competition and application from here: http://www.flyfishingevents.com/fly-tying-competition.html

We are looking for a few members interested in volunteering at the Fly Fish Calgary Booth at the Fly Fishing Expo January 23-25th. FFC will be hosting their own booth and helping teach kids tying. Volunteers receive free admission to the Expo as well as some free swag (DVD and Faceless Fly Fishing Calendar) from Fly Fusion. If you are available for one, two or all three days, please shoot me a note via private message.

Don't miss an epic collection of fly fishing films at the 2015 International Fly Fishing Film Festival™ in Calgary! Date: January 22, 2015 Venue: Canyon Meadows Cinemas Doors Open: 6:00pm Show Starts: 7:00pm Calgary IF4™ Tickets http://www.showclix.com/event/3909394/tag/widget Official IF4™ Website www.flyfilmfest.com The International Fly Fishing Film Festival™ consists of short and feature length films produced by professional filmmakers from all corners of the globe, showcasing the passion, lifestyle and culture of fly-fishing. The films at this popular event are capturing the attention of anglers around the world. IF4™ contains exclusive content and is a must see experience coming to a theater near you in 2015!

Mark it on your calendar - Its fly expo time!!! January 23 - 25, 2015 Calgary, Alberta Spruce Meadows Spruce Meadows Equiplex 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW Calgary, AB Show Hours Friday: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM You won't want to miss meeting and taking in presentations by some of the sports top celebrities including Jack Dennis, Hans Van Klinken, Ross Purnell of Fly Fisherman Magazine, Jim McLennan, Phil Rowley, Derek Bird and fly casting guru Jeff Wagner just to name a few! For those of you with kids be sure to bring them down to the expo to check out "Discovery Island" am area within the show designed just for kids where they can participate in face painting, building crafts, fish ID puzzles, virtual fishing games, tying their very own Woolly Bugger and much more. All designed to get them excited about fly fishing and the outdoors. PLUS meet up with your favourite fly fishing exhibitors as well as a number of new exhibitors and take in the the opportunity to check out all of the new fly fishing equipment coming your way for 2015. Like the Expo on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcffe Expo website: www.flyfishingevents.com See you at the show!! Click here if the movie does not play.

First part of 2015...

Hi guys - Fly Fusion TV will be airing on the World Fishing Network.

Hey FFC! Some awesome news from Fly Fusion. Look forward to your feedback - enjoy! Click here if the movie does not play. Fly Fusion TV - Series Overview Fly Fusion Magazine takes its visually inviting and highly captivating print platform and successfully transitions the same vision to film and television. Co-host Jim McLennan (respected guide, word renown fly-fishing author, and Fly Fusion’s managing editor) and Derek Bird (Fly Fusion’s founding editor) team up with a number of the magazine’s field editors to provide engaging and informative dialogue. Fishing in British Columbia’s Kootenay region, they find themselves in the heart of the Rockies fly fishing in some of the country’s most stunning locations. The co-hosts fly fish for oversized bull trout and large Westslope cutthroat, but the fish are not all they're after. The series also projects all that makes a fishing trip more than just catching fish. The hosts discover - through exploring, through the solitude of remote locations, through discussions about why fly fishing is a passion that spans a lifetime, through dialogue about timely issues affecting the sport - that fly fishing can never be reduced to an individual standing in water, holding a rod. Fly fishing connects the individual to others, to generations, to fish, and to environments. In each episode, McLennan and Bird chase both trout and the heart of fly fishing.

Both nights are sold out - thanks Calgary!

10 tickets left for Saturday!

Look forward to seeing you all this weekend! Be sure to drop by the Fly Fusion Magazine booth to say hi! Chris

Hi All - quick update: Friday screening of IF4™ is sold out. Tickets left for the Saturday screening: 20.

Congratulations to FlyFishingEMT - winner of a pair of tickets to IF4 this weekend! Friday night screening is less than 10 tickets away from a SELLOUT and the Saturday is not too far behind. Be sure to grab your tickets asap! See you at IF4 this weekend!

International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) - Calgary TICKET GIVEAWAY - Reply to this thread to enter for your chance to win!. What You Win: Two free tickets to the International Fly Fishing Film Festival - IF4 in Portland on January 18th with special guest Frank Moore! Screening dates: January 24th & 25th, 2014 Doors open: 6:00pm. Showtime: 7:00pm Where: The Cardel Theatre Tickets can be purchased in advance on the IF4 website and are also avaliable at the following fly shops: Country Pleasures, Fish Tales Fly Shop, Iron Bow Fly Shop, Westwinds and The Fishin' Hole. Drawing to be held January 22nd. Enter by replying to this thread!

Ok Fly Fish Calgary, we've had a great response to this competition from all over the world but we would love to see a few more entries from our own backyard. We know there are a ton of amazing tiers around these parts so consider entering. The winners will be announced at the Western Canadian Fly Expo at the end of the month in Calgary. In theory, the deadline is tomorrow, but we would invite you to get your entries in and will accept entries up until January 20th. Looking forward to seeing what you've got!

Its fly expo time - look forward to seeing all of you at the end of January! January 24 - 26, 2014 Calgary, Alberta Spruce Meadows Spruce Meadows Equiplex 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW Calgary, AB Show Hours Friday: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Jim McLennan, Rick Hafele, Derek Bird, Jeff Wagner, Al Ritt and April Vokey are just a few of the guest presenters within the fly-fishing community that are scheduled to arrive in Calgary for the 2014 exposition - a year you won't want to miss! You will find some of the finest fly fishing retailers, manufacturers, guides, lodges and artists in North America. Most importantly it is the annual mid-winter gathering for fly fishing friends looking to catch up, talk shop and check out the new product offerings in preparation for the upcomming angling season - don't miss it! Like the Expo on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcffe Expo website: www.flyfishingevents.com Click here if the movie does not play.

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) is on its way back to Calgary, AB for two nights! The Cardel Theatre January 24 & 25, 2014 Doors open at 6:00 PM. Film begins AT 7:00 PM. Rush Seating. Tickets $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets (Jan 24th Screening): https://www.ticketriver.com/event/9399 Tickets (Jan 25th Screening): https://www.ticketriver.com/event/9400 Tickets are also avaliable at the following fly shops: Country Pleasures, Fish Tales Fly Shop, Iron Bow Fly Shop, Westwinds and The Fishin' Hole. From enormous trout in the Rockies to following April Vokey in search of elusive Steelhead, the variety of films at this event are sure to peak the interest of all anglers. IF4 endeavours to chase after the heart of fly fishing through its film selections and we are honored this year to feature "Mending the Line", an epic film that follows WWII veteran and avid fly angler Frank Moore as he retraces his footsteps on the beaches of Normandy and beyond fly rod in hand. This is the event of the year that you don't want to miss! Like IF4 on Facebook:facebook.com/IF4tour Visit IF4 Online: http://www.flyfilmfest.com Click here if the movie does not play.

2014 INTERNATIONAL FLY TYING COMPETITION We are proud to announce that the 2014 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition will play host to the 2014 International Fly Tying Competition! Get your best patterns tied up and send them in to the address listed below before January 10, 2014 to participate! We are encouraging entries from all four corners of the globe - so spread the word. Entries will be displayed at the 2014 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition - January 24-26, 2014. Aside from bragging rights, the lucky winners will receive subscriptions, prize packs and have their winning patterns published in Fly Fusion Magazine! Check out all the details here: http://www.flyfishingevents.com/fly-tying-competition.html CATEGORIES FOR PARTICIPATION: DRY FLY: Traditional hackled pattern or an imitation of a fully hatched insect. Also dry flies like attractors, and imitations of land-living insects (Terrestrials) or floating, insect-looking bugs. Hook:single hook. NYMPH: A fly is a nymph until it has left its nymphal skin. Water Beetles, Water Spiders, Freshwater Prawns, and other insect-looking under water bugs living in freshwater belongs in this category. Hook: single hook. WET FLY: Traditional or new wetflies with quill, hackle or synthetic wings. Salmon flies are not accepted in this category. Hook: single hook. STREAMER: A streamer is a fly that imitates a fish. Streamers are often tied on a long-shanked hooks or an ordinary wetfly hook with a long wing. The wing or other part of a streamer is usually tied of hair, feathers, zonker-strips or different kinds of synthetics. REALISTIC: In this category imitating level will be the most important criterion YOUTH: Any pattern category can be submitted by tiers age 16 or under. Please refer to individual category descriptions for specific tying expectations. DETAILS OF PARTICIPATION Each tier can choose to compete in any or all of the categories with one fly submission per category. Registration package should be completed for each fly submitted and should include: • Registration form (download at right) • Three samples of pattern • Name of the fly (Known or new) • Name of the insect or animal that is being imitated (with image if possible) • Recipe for pattern including size and type of hook used • Special tying instructions • Submission password Registration packages should be mailed to: Fly Fusion 100, 2250-162 Avenue SW PO Box 24030 Calgary, Alberta T2Y 0J9 Deadline: Registration packages complete with patterns must be received by January 10th, 2014. Jury will consider the following equally in judging the entries: • Proportions of the fly • Consistency and technical aspect of the tying • Suitability of the chosen materials • General impression • Innovativeness • In the realistic category - imitating level will be the most important criterion! Entries will be judged in three sessions: 1. Prior to Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition - Jury will narrow each category to the top three patterns in each category 2. Saturday, January 25, 2014 - Jury will announce first, second and third place winners in each category. 3. January 24-26, 2014: All patterns will be on display at the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition. Attendees will vote throughout weekend and overall crowd favourite will be selected once votes have been tallied. Prizes: First place: Winners in each category will receive a two-year subscription to Fly Fusion Magazine, a Fly Fusion prize pack and will have their patterns featured in an upcoming issue of Fly Fusion Magazine. Second and third place: Winners in each category will receive a one year subscription to Fly Fusion Magazine and will be provided with a certificate showing their category and place finished. Crowd Favourite: Winner will be featured on flyfusionmag.com and the Fly Fusion Facebook page. Winner in this category will receive a one year subscription to Fly Fusion Magazine.

Hey Fly Fish Calgary!! The Fly Fusion Magazine crew has just leaked the link to the first issue of Fly Fusion Mobi. Perfect for your iPhone, iPad, Android, etc. Click through and pick up your FREE Fly Fusion Mobi subscription courtesy of Fly Fusion Magazine and Fly Fish Calgary!!! http://bmg.uberflip.com/t/50018 The first issue contains close to two and a half hours of fly fishing film and features only the best of fly fishing photography, including Brian Grossenbacher, Tim Pask, Louis Cahill, Bryan Gregson and others. Once you've got yourself set up with your free subscription make sure to post your thoughts and pass the Mobi love along to your friends! Cheers! Chris

Its Show Time!!! Don't miss the 11th annual Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition this coming weekend at Spruce Meadows (January 25th - 27th). Loads of exhibitors and tons of new entertainment.Be one of the first 500 people through the doors on Friday and get your hands on a FREE gift from Fly Fusion Magazine valued at $30!! Click here if the movie does not play.

Tons of new things to look at and a great line-up of presenters who are coming equipped with new presentations and workshops. If you've got kids you really are going to want to bring them down this year to introduce them to the new kids section. Definitely not the year to stay at home! See you down at the show. Best!

Hey FFC - Don't miss the 2013 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition at the Spruce Meadows Equiplex from January 25 - 27, 2013!!! www.flyfishingevents.com You won't want to miss meeting and taking in presentations by some of the sports top celebrities including Gary Borger, Chico Fernandez, Rick Hafele, Jim McLennan, Rick Whorwood and April Vokey just to name a few. For those of you with kids be sure to bring them down to the expo to check out "Discovery Island" a brand new area within the show designed just for kids where they can participate in casting lessons, face painting, building crafts, fish ID puzzles, virtual fishing games, tying their very own Woolly Bugger and much more. All designed to get them excited about fly fishing and the outdoors. PLUS meet up with your favourite exhibitors as well as a number of new exhibitors and take in the the opportunity to check out all of the new fly fishing equipment coming your way for 2013!!! AND the International Fly Fishing Film Festival will be returning to Calgary in association with the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition on January 24th. Be sure to get your tickets for this early as the festival is likely to sell out again this year! Click here for Calgary screening details. Click here if the movie does not play. We look forward to seeing you January 25 - 27, 2013 at the Spruce Meadows Equiplex for this can't miss Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition! In the meantime check out the official show website and Facebook page! Happy New Year!!!

Hi Everyone, We are excited about this new upgrade to the forums and are working very hard to restore the visual elements that you were used to previously. Give us a few days to work it all out, in the meantime feel free to play around with the new site! Welcome to the new FFC!!! Best! Chris Bird

Hi Guys - the FFC board received an e-mail from an official at Fish & Wildlife (SRD) verifying that "the work the volunteer is doing for me (Fish & Wildlife) is legitimate and is being conducted under of the authority of a Fisheries Research Licence, as per the Alberta Fisheries Act." We value tremendously your efforts in protecting the waters that we all fish, however, in this situation we should be offering an "FFC pat on the back" to this particular volunteer. Thanks guys! Chris