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The Chinook Waters Fly Fishing Club is excited to present The International Fly Fishing Film Festival : When: March 31 Where: The Lethbridge College DA Electric Barn Details to follow: time, price and ticket contact info For those of you who missed the sold out premier in Calgary you are definitely going to want to check out the IF4 experience in Lethbridge. Club website: click here IF4 website: www.flyfilmfest.com IF4 on Facebook: click here Cheers! Chris

Thanks Wolfie - show is this weekend for sure Event trucks are on-site, hotel is sold out, the show is being assembled as we speak (or type) and it is by a mile the largest show we have ever put together. Can't wait to see it come together over the next 48 hours. www.flyfishingevents.com See you down there. Cheers! Chris

Hi Everyone, We are very excited about the launch of The International Fly Fishing Film Festival this Thursday. Following is a list of film makers who you can expect to see. Double Haul Productions Featuring: Awakening the Skeena Gin Clear Media Featuring: The Source: New Zealand Burl Productions Featuring: Nile Style (Soul Fish 2) No Sports Allowed Featuring: Fly of my Dreams (NSA2) & more Fly Max Films Featuring: Skeena Steelhead & more Robert Thompson Featuring: The Night of the Hex Dan Jackson Featuring: Midgesk Reel Escape Films: In the Land of the Cutthroats See you at IF4 - Calgary!

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Calling all Fly Tiers. Howard Hackle and Superfly International have teamed up to present the 1st Annual Fly Fish Calgary Fly Tying Summit. ONLY 8 SPOTS ARE OPEN. (no professional tiers or pro-staff. All materials will be provided) To enter the contest please e-mail: info@howardhackle.com. (Contest entry will close after the first 8 e-mails are in) Prize: $150.00 worth of tying materials. Good luck everyone!!! Chris

Hey Everyone, Quick message to let you know that there are only a few seats left for the Calgary screening of IF4. Snag your tickets before they are gone. You can purchase them online: click here or at one of the following fly shops: Country Pleasures Fish Tales Fly Shop The Fishin' Hole The Calgary screening is going to have a number of special guests including: Simon Gawesworth Bill Klyn April Vokey Jim McLennan plus door prizes, exhibitor's and a whole bunch more... See you at the festival!! Chris

Hi Everyone, Plans are well underway for the 2011 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition. We are excited this year to have Trout Unlimited Canada, Fly Max Films and Superfly International joining Fly Fusion Magazine as official event sponsors. We are looking for a few volunteers to help in the following areas: First Impressions Front Office Fly Fusion Magazine Kids Area If you are interested in helping out e-mail Jennifer Bird: jbird@flyfusionmag.com Cheers! Chris

New promo video for the 2011 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition just released: Video ( ) See you guys at the show... Cheers! Chris Show website: www.flyfishingevents.com Facebook Page: click here

Hi all, We are very excited to announce that the International Fly Fishing Film Festival will be launching in Calgary this coming January. This is a fly fishing film tour by Canadians for Canadians and it will blow your mind. Look forward to seeing you all at the IF4 launch in Calgary. In the meantime visit the new website for details. IF4 website is now live: www.flyfilmfest.com IF4 Facebook page: Click Here Cheers! Chris

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is calling all film makers, amateur and professionals alike, to submit entries to the 2011 Festival which is set to launch in Calgary, Alberta on January 27th, 2011.The top submissions will be screened at all stops of the 2011 International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Audiences within each festival city in its inaugural year will be asked to vote for their favourite submissions, and the winner of each category will find themselves with some extra cash. Total cash prizes up for grabs is $1,500.00. Click HERE for complete details. Cheers! Chris Festival Facebook Page Website launching soon: www.flyfilmfest.com

Hi Flyfishfairwx, No sliding - promise. We conducted a reader study a couple years back and the main message we got back with regards to the editorial content was fairly clear - Don't Change A Thing. With that in mind the other message that we got was "Can you give us just a little bit of destination?". So we thought the best way to handle this without completely vacating our core editorial values would be to produce a fifth issue which focus would be 100% destination based - BUT done our way. Derek (Editor) has written an editorial for Stream Lines in the Special Issue that will cover all of what we are doing with this issue. Not to worry your regular issues will be as reliable as always. Cheers! Chris

Hi Everyone, Remember the TROUT cover debate we had a few issues ago? WE NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN. Except for this time we are going to let YOU GUYS choose which cover we should go with for our 2010 "Destinations" Special Issue. This issue is due out on stands on October 18th so we need you to tell us this week which cover you prefer. Is it the one on the left, which has a little more character, or is it the one on the right, which has a travel feel to it... YOUR CALL... - CB on behalf of the Fly Fusion Team

Hey Harps, Sounds like a great idea. Licensing guidelines for the festival will be released later this summer. Cheers! c:

Here's a quick link to the full information release. More detailed information to follow... Cheers! c:

Hi Everyone, On behalf of Fly Fusion Magazine I am very excited to announce that Canadians are about to get our very own fly fishing film festival. The film festival will be launched in early 2011 - dates and venues to be announced later this year, however, Calgary will be on the list and will of course be hosted by Fly Fish Calgary. Cheers! Chris

Very true. My version of that goes something like this: "My wife is ALWAYS RIGHT, but just in case I forget - own a very nice couch" A good friend of mine gave me some great advice a little while ago. He said that its okay to disagree with your wife. Just do it sparingly so that you have a shot at winning every once in a while. Chris

love the feedback... we'll give it until after the weekend and then let everyone know on the FFC/Fly Fusion Facebook page which image was Jen's pick and which one was mine. Have a great long-weekend everyone! Chris

Happy birthday my friend... Don't worry, you won't start feeling "old" until somewhere between 28 and 32. Cheers! Chris

Hi Everyone, We have a little problem that we need your help to solve. A few issues ago we ran two different images on the cover of Fly Fusion and we still don't have a consensus as to which one we liked better. We thought it would be best for you guys to decide: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fly-Fusion-M...123383657684012 Look forward to seeing the results. Chris

Hi Everyone, Trout Unlimited Canada needs Fly Fish Calgary votes. Check out the following link: www.rbc-granfondowhistler-bluewaterproject.com Only takes a few seconds. Cheers! Chris

Re-read my previous post. I chose not to engage you on the issue. I called you out on how you chose to deliver your message. I have been to Africa's east coast and have seen first hand some of the problems. You seem educated on many of the topics where you choose to post. I would encourage you to deliver messages regarding important topics like this one in a credible way free of counter-productive filler. c:

"oh yah, they're African so it's ok to dump them at sea; from the white Alberta western tycoon perspective." Who are you (aside from out to lunch)... This board is made up of thousands of different kinds of people who all have at least two things in common. The first is that we are looking to be a part of a unique fly fishing community where we can hang our hat and the second would be that not one of us would agree with your above quote. I don't know everyone on this board, but I think that is a safe bet. I find you to be offensive in the worst possible way. That is of course just my opinion. If you take issue with that you are welcome to call our office: 403.249.5975. Best, Chris Bird

Its Show Time! Many of you will have received this coupon in your post box late last week. For those of you who didn't, feel free to print this out and bring it down to the show. For online redemption use the following code: FFEPCM10. Note: This coupon is valid at the Fly Fusion/FlyFishCalgary online store: Online Store OR, onsite (at the magazine's booth) at the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition. Make sure to drop by the Fly Fusion booth and say hi. Looking forward to seeing you all down there. Cheers! Chris

NEWS FROM FLY FUSION For Immediate Release CALGARY – July 15, 2009 – Bird Marketing Group (BMG)*, the leading Canadian authority on fly fishing in North America has named Jennifer Bird Publisher of its print division. In this role, Jennifer will oversee all operational aspects of Fly Fusion magazine as well as Fusion Books, the companies developing book publishing division. She will report directly to the BMG board. “We are elated to have Jennifer in this position”, says company President Chris Bird, “She has played a key role in keeping our companies strong from the outset. Her experience in the financial sector combined with her relationships within the publishing industry will prove very beneficial for our organization. We welcome her talent and initiative as she helps us build our business in the North American marketplace.” “Our first order of business will be prepping to unveil a new look for the magazine at this year’s Fly Fishing Retailer,” says Jennifer Bird. “We have been working on these changes for months and are looking forward to receiving feedback from our readers and industry friends. In addition to the new look we have also introduced significant changes to Fly Fusion’s distribution which we will be going into more detail on in an upcoming news release. All changes are effective immediately and will no doubt increase our visibility as we move to position Fly Fusion as a leader in its field.” Jennifer goes on to say that Chris Bird will continue with his executive duties within the company and has been named Group Publisher which will allow him to oversee all of BMG’s media properties. “The role of Group Publisher was created to more effectively identify and capitalize on the significant synergies that are present between BMG’s media properties”, says Jennifer Bird, “and Chris will no doubt capitalize on those opportunities.” For additional information on this announcement please contact: P: 800.435.9624 F: 403.254.4885 E: info@flyfusionmag.com W: www.flyfusionmag.com

Hi Colin, Thanks for taking time to fill us in on Tourism Alberta. Looking forward to seeing the new season. Hope all is well. Cheers! c: