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RED SHED FLY SHOP ANNOUNCES

THE CLEARWATER RIVER-IDAHO

11TH ANNUAL SPEY GATHERING-BARBEQUE

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DATE: SEPT.26, 2015

JEDI'S START @ 9:00AM

LOCATION: THE LENORE REST STOP/PICNIC AREA

JUST WEST (DOWNSTREAM) OF THE LENORE BRIDGE

AT MILE MARKER 27.75 ON HIGHWAY 12

9:00am

KLAUS FRIMOR

World traveling Atlantic salmon guide, Loop two hand casting jedi, spey casting tackle 

designer, principle in the Clearwater Steelhead Syndicate.

"Scandi Casting"

9:30am

WHITNEY GOULD

Women's distance champion 2014 Spey-O-Rama, two handed casting instructor, Pacific 

coast steelhead/salmon guide, and Anderson Custom Rods prostaff.

"The Single Spey"

10:00am

BRUCE KRUK

Columbia River spey guide, tackle innovator, member of Gaelforce distance casting team.

"Long Bellies"

10:30am

AL BUHR

Long time PNW steelhead chaser, rod and line design advisor for Sage and SA, head jedi 

for the FFF THCI program, heavy participation in developing the spey line standards for 

the AFTMA.

"Getting a grip on Your Anchor"

11:00am

GREG BENCIVENGA

Owner of Sagebrush Fly Fishing, CCI, THCI, member of Nextcast distance team, chief 

expediter at Nextcast.

"He didn't tell me, but it will be good"  

11:30am

LEE DAVISON

THCI, world class distance caster, spey line designer, owner of Ballistic spey lines.

"Mastering the Snake Roll"

12:00am

LUNCH

Mrs. RedShed and crew. Burgers, hot dogs, beans, macaroni salad, and cookies

1:00am

ZACK WILLIAMS

Owner PNW Spey Guides, founder/editor of Swing the Fly e-mag, two hand casting 

instructor, spey tackle designer.

"Leave No Stone Unturned"

1:30pm

TOM LARIMER

National sales manager @ Fish G. Loomis, product developement and design @ Airflo 

USA, ambassador @ Simms Fishing Products.

"Understanding the Anchor"

2:00pm

BRIAN STYSKAL & BRITTA FORDICE

Brian is a world class distance caster, steelhead spey fishing guide, CF Burkheimer 

prostaff. Britta manages Avid Angler Fly Shop. She guides on Washington rivers and the 

beaches of Washington's coast.

" Tools to improve your fishing and casting with short heads and long lines"

2:30pm

MARK HUBER

FFF CI and THCI, long tine Alaska spey caster, IFFF casting certification board of 

governors, Winston Rods & Ballistic Spey Lines prostaff.

"The Rhythm and Rhyme of Spey Casting"

3:00pm

MIA & TEGAN SHEPPARD

Mia is a Spey-O-Rama champion, PNW steelhead guide, casting instructor, Simms Guide 

Ambassador, owner of Little Creek Outfitters with husband Marty and Tegan's Mom. 

Tegan is a sweet little gal that's spent a good part of her life around some of the best 

steelhead rivers and steelhead fishermen in the PNW. She loves the outdoors and always 

seems to keep thing interesting where ever she is.

"Fish Handling"

Spey Nations - East Coast Spey Gathering

 Spey Nation is a celebration of the 2-handed rod culture in the Great Lakes Fishery offering the unique opportunity for enthusiasts and manufacturers to gather in a streamside setting in Altmar, New York on the Salmon River.

Spey Nation features a full BBQ, raffles, “On the water” demonstrations, and interaction with professionals from the East and West Coasts. Mixing styles, knowledge, and backgrounds, Great Lakes anglers finally have the opportunity to learn Traditional Spey, Scandinavian, and Skagit techniques from the experts, try specialized equipment on the water and talk with other fishermen in an atmosphere dedicated exclusively to 2-handed casting while enjoying a burger and a brew. 

Admission is free. The BBQ is free; Spey Nation is funded completely by generous donations to our raffles. All “Profit” is donated to grass roots Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead conservation projects in our watershed.

I'll thrilled to be attending and presenting along with Will Turek, Michael Mauri, Andrew Moy, Jay Peck, Lee Davison, Walt Geryk and Travis Johnson

Additional Spey Casting class with Andrew Moy at Tight Lines North and me , June 26th. A great opportunity for beginners or experienced casters if your looking to take spey casting to the next level! Call me for more details or check out Tight Lines Fly Shop . 

Clearwater Spey Gathering

Hey Spey addicts, the Clearwater Spey Clave hosted  by the Red Shed Fly Shop is less then a month away. This is a fun time to be on the Clearwater and catch a Steelhead!

Mrs. Red Shed is starting to make cookies!

DATE: SEPT.24, 2011

JEDI'S START @ 9:00AM
LOCATION: THE LENORE REST STOP/PICINIC AREA
JUST WEST (DOWNSTREAM) OF THE LENORE BRIDGE
AT MILE MARKER 27.75 ON HIGHWAY 12

Demos will be given by:

GREG BENCIVENGA,LARRY AIUPPY,TRACY ALLEN

MIA SHEPPARD, MIKE KINNEY, GEORGE COOK, TRAVIS JOHNSON

BRUCE KRUK, LEROY TEEPLE

DAVE TUCKER FROM "DREAMS ON THE FLY" GUIDE SERVICE WILL BE TYING HIS AWESOME SPEY FLIES, AS WELL AS DOING A KID'S FLY TYING CLASS.

IF YOU ARE ON THE RONDE, THE SNAKE, OR ARE ON THE CLEARWATER TO "SKATE ONE UP".

Indiana On the Fly

A show for advid fly-fisherman and wing-shooters January 8th, 2011.

Click here for more info.

INDIANA ON THE FLY

January 8, 2011

Ag/Hort Building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds

9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Clearwater Spey Clave

Its that time of year, Mr. and Mrs. Redshed invite you to the Clearwater River, Peck, Idaho September 25th, for a weekend of fun and lots of cookies!



KEN CAMPBELL-ANNOUNCER

9:00am TRACY ALLEN

9:30am LARRY AIUPPY ADAPTIVE SPEY CASTING

10:00am GREG BENCIVENGALONG BELLIES

10:30am TOM LARIMERSHORT HEAD SPEY CASTING

11:00am MIKE KINNEYTHE SKAGIT RIVER GODFATHER

11:30am GEORGE COOK SWITCH RODS & PNW SPEY CASTS

12:00am LUNCH

1:00pm DAN McCRIMMONTHE UNDERHAND CAST

1:30pm LEE DAVISON THE MAGIC IS IN THE MATCH

2:00pm SIMON HSIEH--BRIAN STYSKAL--EVAN JENKINSLINE DESIGN

AND CRACKING THE CODE

2:30pm SIMON GAWESWORTHHE'S SURPRISING US

3:00PM KLAUS FRIMORUNDERHAND CASTING

*LEROY HYATT WILL BE SPINNING HIS DEER HAIR MAGIC*

*DAVE TUCKER FROM "DREAMS ON THE FLY" GUIDE SERVICE WILL BE TYING HIS AWESOME SPEY FLIES*

*THERE WILL BE DRAWINGS FOR DOOR PRIZES THROUGH-OUT THE DAY. PLEASE CHECK THE WINNERS BOARD TO SEE IF YOU'VE WON.*

For a guide on the Clearwater call Ryan at The Clearwater River Company.

The Jimmy Green Fly Fishing Expo

Incognito???

Kristin represents

Autograph please!Double Trouble

Sandi and Kush "CND" Kristin unfolding a nice cast.
Smooth and Easy.

Greg sporting the cape. Congratulations!

All about the Fly hosted a great clave that drew alot of new fly fishers. The casting contest was fun, without any pressure. I busted out the 15 footer and gave Gene's 18 footer a go. "Glad a don't have to cast an 18 footer ever again, that's a man's job."

Congradulations to Greg and Gene for getting 1st and 2nd!

home sweet home

The trip to the Clearwater River was great. Mia, Tegan, Cedar, and I enjoyed so many different aspects of the adventure. All the good friends and new ones made shared similar passions. The whole Poppy family and their warm hospitality was nice.

We showed up 4 days before the clave and had the opportunity to fish a bunch, socialize a ton, and see the transformation of the wave of "spey" addicts coming to fish this great river.

Some fine photos from the trip:

A 14 foot rod is short. 90% of people throw 15' 7/8 weights here on the Clearwater. We fished 12 1/2 and 13 footers. This worked to.

• Bruce Kruk bombs one out!

  



• Miriah tying some flies.

  

• Tracy Allen is a really funny man! (good guide too.) He works with Ryan Pitcher who runs a great guide service http://www.clearwaterrivercompany.com/ . Ask Mia about her chrome wild b-run hen!

  


• Greg judges the distance.
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• I am a farther caster than Mia by exactly 1 foot according to the the record books of the "redneck" distance casting competition. Glad I don't have to hear about that for the next year. Here is Poppy setting up the course.
  

  
• You can play a nice big Steelhead for two minutes and even get a big jump out of it on a hook with its tip broken off. You have to ask Mia about that one.




• Cookies must grow on trees over there.
  

  
• Tegan loves everyone! Here she rows Molly down the river.




• Mike Kinney is a very good character with innovative instructing ideas that WORK.

  

• George Cooke wants a piece of you!

  


• Redneck casting crew


She's looking like a lefty.

Miriah, Tegan and Josh. Kids Rock!