Saturdays Free Fly Fishing Clinic from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon Getting started in Fly Fishing: A free two hour seminar covering as much as we can in two hours including knots, casting, rigging your rod, and fly selection.

Saturday, May 10, 2008 You are invited to spend a whole day at the Blue Quill Angler on Saturday May 10 for our yearly Fly Fishing Extravaganza and celebration of 20 years in business. We have invited all of our reps including Mike Clough of the Orvis CO, Van Rollo and Eric Johnson of Mountains Sports Products, Scott Harkins and Greg Pearson of San Miguel Products, and Michael White and Joshua Willey Blue Ribbon Sales. These are the men that represent the greatest fly fishing companies in the world. They bring years of fly fishing experience and product knowledge and make it available to our fly fishing community.These factory reps will be on hand with all the latest gear available. Mike Clough of the Orvis CO will have all of the new Helios rods available to cast. You will be amazed at their lightness and power. Mike will also be available to show you other Orvis products such as the new Battenkill Large Arbor fly reels. Van Rollo and Eric Johnson will have a large number of Sage Z-axis, ZXL, TXL and other Sage Rods to cast. The Sage casting Analyzer will be operated by Blue Quill Guides Jonathan Keisling and Gary Okizaki.For those wo would like to become better casters, this is a great oppertunity to get some personnal instruction and a printout of your cast, plus tips on how to become a better caster. If you are interested in Pontoon boats or float tubes, you will be able to demo an outcast Pontoon boat, the fat cat and super fat cat and the new Prowler float tubes. Van Rollo will do a seminar on "how to choose Polarised sun glasses. Van will also be available to help you select the right frame style for your face. Scott Harkins and Greg Pearson will have the full line of Winston rods to cast including the new BIIMX rods. Greg will teach spey casting on Buchanan pond across the street.You will also be able to get in an Outcast Prowler float tube and paddle around. The Sage casting Analyzer will be available for those who want to become better casters. Michael White our Simms rep will be sizing people for waders and going over the Simms product line. Presentations will be held under the tent by Pat Dorsey on fishing the Blue River, Landon Mayer on sight fishing for trophy trout, Steve Parrott on Czech Nymph fishing, Bob Dye on fishing Grey reef, Kerry Keriger on fishing the Denver Metro area, and Van Rollo on how to choose polarized sunglasses. Many one day unadvertised store specials on product will be available. Product will be raffled off to those who participate in the events includes a Sage ZXL rod, an Orvis Helios Rod , a Winston BIIMX rod, a Ross Evolution Reel, a Ross World Wide fly rod, reel and line, several Rio Gold fly lines, two pair of Action optic sunglasses, a Scientific Angler Sharkskin and GPX fly line, a Lampson Light Speed fly reel, a pair of Simms G3 guide waders, and a Fishpond pack. Over $3,000 in product will be given away in thanks to our customers. Raffle will be at 4:00 pm and you wmust be present to win.Free Hot dogs and pop at lunch. Come and join in the fun.

Saturday June 14 - Beginners day at the Blue Quill Angler. 10:00 until 4:00 pm The Orvis Company along with the Blue Quill Angler will sponsor this all day event focusing on teaching beginners how to fly fish. Blue Quill Guides as well as Mike Clough our Orvis representative will teach casting, knot tying, rigging your rod, aquatic entomology, and how and where to fish in Colorado. Free hot dogs, and prizes, and product give aways.