BDS Report _ June 9

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G'day y'all from the Beaver Dam Store crew!

This weekend is free fishing weekend so we hope everyone takes the opportunity to bring along a friend and introduce them to the tailwater. Fish early or late, and maybe swim on the lake, eat some food or just laze on a gravel bar during the heat of the day.

Even dipping your toes into the chilly tailwaters can feel pretty good on a hot day, or just hang out in youyr favorite shop by a Dam Site. We promise the air conditioning will be on.

This week we will you in on a very cool and FREE seminar at the store, the coolest fly fishing DVD ever made, some great ball caps and of course the fly fishing report.

TURN YOUR HAPPY SNAPS INTO WALL-HANGER

How many of you opened up your treasured prints, or digital images, of a trophy trout only to be disappointed at the result? The fish looks tiny, your face is all black, or just lacking that "magazine quality". Well come along to our free Fly Fishing Photography seminar on June 25 at 2pm and discover some of the simple tricks the pros use.

Hosted by our own resident fly fishing photo-journalist Steve Dally, the seminar is not going to be full of "f-stop" technicalities nor recommendations for thousands of dollars in gear. The seminar will illustrate practical tips for using every day film and digital cameras _ even your point and shoot pics can turn out better with this advice. Simple tips, like learning how to hold a fish, can make all the difference.

Steve had 14 years working with some great professional photographers back in his newspaper days, but for the six he had to start taking magazine quality pics himself. If you have ever seen a copy of Flylife, where Steve is a columnist and regular contributor you will . This seminar probably won't get your pictures published but it will help you turn out pictures worth framing for home or the office. No equipment is necessary.

This will be one of several FREE seminars we are planning over the next few months so keep abreast of developments through this email.

TROUT BUM DIARIES

Grab a handful of friends, a Jeep stacked with fly fishing gear, some of the world's finest trout rivers and lakes, and 5 whole months to explore them. Sounds like the sort of trip we would all love to take but few can actually manage. Thankfully Ryan Davey and the Angling Exploration Group team captured the whole Dam thing on miles of um "digital storage thingies" and we get travel vicariously through the Trout Bum Diaries Volume 1 .

We have been playing the DVD almost daily for months, and we still aren't sick of either the music or the amazing images. If you have dashed in and out of the store for a few flies or what have you and wondered at the character with silly grins staring up into our fly tying area _ well chances are they are watching this video dreaming of open roads and huge trout.

The DVD was a breakout success for the AEG team at the Denver Fly Tackle Dealers Show last year and has garnered huge publicity across the fly fishing world. Now after demands from a bunch of you all we have obtained stocks of the DVD for sale at $24.95. Makes a great gift or just keep it for yourselves.

If you haven't seen this film in the store then check out the trailer on one of the two links below. Hi-speed 'Net connection recommended.

Faster version here for Windows Media Player

Higher resolution version: Right click here, download the trailer and open seperately in Windows Media Player for best result.

TROUT BUM HATS

Celebrate your obsession with Trout or fly fishing with these very very cool ball caps, new into the store. The Trout Bum hats

Designed for comfort and good looks these show your style, better than most. Just $18

FISHING REPORT

Beaver Tailwater: Get out of bed or stay out late. That's the best bet for tackling Beaver at the moment. And by early we mean really early. Its light enough to fish from about 5.30am. The mist will usually be thick enough to make deas drifting small midge emergers or even small indicators somewhat of a pain, your drifts get shortened up by the sheer lack of visibility.

So our favorite tactic for the very early period is either soft hackles swung across the current or woolly buggers stripped or swung. And swung or stripped slowly _ often the best pace is merely to hold your line tight

By the time the mist burns off and the sun hits the water the fish are heading deep. Copper-ribbed zebra midges are very good, as are Bryce's TDM, regular zebras and the Blue Poison Tung. Y2Ks and Woolly Buggers can also produce some fish. But generally the middle of the day is going to be hard work.

Hot windy days are also bringing out ants and beetles into the trees (and we should be seeing some early hoppers too). Schroeders Parachute Ant is one of our favorites as is Lawson’s Foam Beetle. Fish these downstream on long fine 6x or 7x leaders and on windy afternoons, tight to the windward shore, where trout will be mopping up all the food caught against the shore.

Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,

Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce.

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