Please join the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited this Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 for our regular monthly meeting. We have a special treat this month. We will be showing the powerful, award winning documentary, “Rivers of a Lost Coast” narrated by Tom Skerritt. This not-to-be-missed film is about the legendary men who pioneered fly fishing for monster steelhead and salmon on the north coast of California with never before seen film and photos.
Our meetings are held at the FWP Region 1 headquarters conference room, 490 North Meridian in Kalispell. The meeting will begin at 7pm.
Here’s a teaser from the film’s website,
At the turn of the 20th Century, a handful of pioneers carried their fly rods into California’s remote north coast and gave birth to a culture that would revolutionize their sport. For a select few, steelhead fly fishing became an obsessive pursuit without compromise.
Leading the pack was the mythical, Bill Schaadt, an off-kilter angler famous for his ruthless pursuit to be ‘in the fish’. The new endeavor was ruled by a demanding, unspoken code, which made ‘breaking in’ almost as difficult as ‘breaking out’.
By the early 1980s, the Golden State’s coastal fisheries found themselves caught in a spiraling decline. As California searched for its disappearing salmon and steelhead, these men foraged for their souls.
If you enjoy flyfishing for big fish or merely dreaming of flyfishing for these monsters, you won’t want to miss this special night with FVTU. See you there