The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

The Fly Fishing Film Tour arrives in Modesto, Thursday, March 5 at the State Theatre

The proceeds will benefit the non-profit organization Rivers of Recovery which provides scholarships for disabled American War Veterans with post-traumatic stress and other disabilities. The recipients of the scholarships participate in two days of guided fishing and lodging to the Green River in Utah.

Tickets are $12.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door, doors open at 6:00 PM with showing at 6:45 PM. The State Theatre will be selling refreshments. Tickets are available online, at the box office or at Sierra Anglers Fly Shop in Modesto.

A raffle will be held which will include:

A Sage Z-Axis Rod donated by Sierra Anglers Fly Shop.

A custom fly rod built by Buzz Natzke at Three Rocks Rods.

Two days at The Fly Shop's Antelope Creek Ranch.

Two one-day guided trips on the Trinity River donated by Confluence Outfitters.

A loaded Orvis fly box donated by E.Crosby Outfitters.

and a whole bunch of flies tied by the members of Stanislaus Fly Fishers

.

Raffle tickets are $20 each, $50 for three, $100 for seven, and $200 for fifteen.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Buzz (on this board), or Bob at Sierra Anglers Fly Shop in Modesto at (209)572-2212.

An update and a reminder:

I have updated the original listing with details on raffle ticket costs. The tickets are available at the theater or at Sierra Anglers Fly Shop in Modesto - 209 572-2212

The Stanislaus Fly Fishers would love to have you come out and support disabled vets. The club gets absolutely no remuneration for this event, every dime of the proceeds going to Rivers of Recovery.


Thanks!

Buzz Natzke

The Fly Fishing Film Tour plays in Modesto Thursday night (see main post for details).

Here is a promo poster and some photos of the custom rod I built for the raffle, including a custom Koa reel seat with matching butt cap, custom turned grip, feather inlay, and an uncirculated 2008 Silver proof Dime from the SF Mint inlaid in the butt cap:

...and when will it be in the Clovis area?

Well, it HAD been scheduled to show at the Clovis North HS auditorium on 2/26, but I think that show may have been canceled or rescheduled. Check with the Drake folks to find out: Contact.

Other than that, Modesto is your closest venue. It plays in Santa Cruz on 3/27 though.


Buzz

I am happy to report the final results for the Stanislaus Fly Fishers fundraiser for Rivers of Recovery via the Drake Fly Fishing Film Tour and raffle, which took place last Thursday evening in Modesto.

There were over 250 people in attendance at the State Theater, and we raised over $16,000, which ALL goes directly to providing scholarships to veterans to Rivers of Recovery's program on the Green River in Utah. This amount is enough for 10 scholarships!

If you were able to attend and help make this possible, a heartfelt thank you from the Stanislaus Fly Fishers.

Great job Buzz!

Very cool. Way to go.

Buzz,

I brought a car load of folks to the event. For a new club (even an old club for that matter), I was impressed with what was available to attendees. The pizza and beer was icing on the cake. At least we know what to expect next go around. It was nice to see that you were able to secure "Rivers of a Lost Coast" in the future. Traffic from the South bay area was not that difficult time wise. It was heartening to find food sources close to the theater. Parking near the theater was not an issue. I'll buy pizza and beer next go around within the theater and anticipate the raffle with full force of my wallet.

Kudos to the Stanislaus Fly Fishers for this effort. I'll be back next year and/or next time with another full vehicle of fly fishing friends.

All the best,

gitt

Gitt,

Thanks for your support of the veterans that will be the beneficiary of these funds. It was really great to be able to do something like this that was a lot of fun for all of us flyfishers, provide funds so we might help others, and potentially add new members to the flyfishing brotherhood as well!

I hope you got the chance to visit with Dan Cook, the founder of Rivers of Recovery. He is very passionate about his work AND flyfishing. He told us that he welcomes any and all that want to donate a weekend of their time to come out to the Green River and act as guides and friends to the veterans that participate in the program.

As you mention, the State Theater will be presenting "Rivers of a Lost Coast" sometime next month. I will post more information when it is available, although this showing does not benefit the Stanislaus Fly Fishers or any charity. It is great to be able to view these films on the big screen, however. As you found out, the State is a little bit different as theaters go, in that they sell adult beverages that can be enjoyed by patrons during the show.


Buzz