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Come Hell Or High Water

Come Hell Or High Water April 16th, 17th


Hell Or High Water Event Map

Introduction: "Hell or High Water" is a two day annual fly fishing festival and film tour to be hosted at West Branch Angler. The idea is to celebrate the Catskills, beginning of Spring and a new fly fishing season.  We have been working closely with the major fly fishing manufacturers and local business's to bring something for everyone.  This will be an event to remember mark the dates in your calender today.


Film TourThe Fly Fishing Film Tour:  In just it's fourth year, The Fly Fishing Film Tour has become the fishing entertainment event of the year. The Film Tour will be seen in well over 80 cities in 2010 and will showcase some of the best independent outdoor film makers. The goal of the Fly Fishing Film Tour is to energize the industry and inspire film makers to create new cutting edge films to both entertain and educate outdoor enthusiasts. Tickets on now click here


 
Hardy Reel CleaningFree Hardy Reel Maintenance: John Shaner of Hardy USA and resident Hardy expert will be set up at the fly shop with a work-bench where he can clean and lubricate any Hardy reel brought to him.  He will also give out a free bottle of Hardy lubricant to each angler who brings in a Hardy reel.  John will also be able to describe the history of each reel and answer any questions regarding the history of Hardy rods and reels.



Rick KustichSpey Casting Clinic With Scott Fly Rod Pro Staff Rick Kustich:  Rick Kustich is co-author of the acclaimed book Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead and has fly fished for steelhead in the Great Lakes region for almost thirty years. He is a writer, photographer, and fly tyer. He has written three other fly fishing books, is a regular contributor to both national and regional publications, and recently introduced his first DVD.



Mac Francis"The Beauty of Fly Fishing": Austin "Mac" Francis, fly-fishing historian and avid angler, will demonstrate fly casting, show examples of the delicate feather-and-steel confections fly fishers use to fool their prey, and take you on a photo journey to some of the world's beautiful rivers where the sport is pursued - Montana, England, New Zealand, and in our own backyard, the Catskill rivers where American fly fishing came of age.  Signed copies of Francis's acclaimed book Land of Little Rivers will be available after his talk.



Sage Casting AnalizerSage Casting Analizer:  You're waist-deep and struggling upstream when you see the rise in a foam line, 30 feet into the wind. The perfect cast would come in handy about now... The Sage Casting Analyzer records the essential components of your fly cast-such as symmetry, arc, smoothness, and speed- and then compares that data to the cast of a Sage Expert. The result? You get hard stats on how you can perfect the art of fly casting.


John Shaner"Fly Fishing England": John Shaner of Hardy USA will be putting on a beautiful slide show presentation followed by Q & A about fly fishing techniques and destinations in England.





Casting Contest9 Hole Men's & Women's Fly Casting Contest:  John Stacey of Cortland lines will be setting up a 9 hole problem area casting course.  The course's nine holes will each highlight different problems that anglers face on the river.  A prize will be awarded to each division, this is a lot of fun and a good way to work off the rust on your cast from winter.




Hydros Test CastOrvis Hydros Test Cast:  Tom Zemianek of The Orvis Company will have the full line of the new Hydros fly rods available for casting.   Winner of the Midcurrent.com 2009 Best of Show award, our new Hydros rods use the same graphite and scrim technologies as the award winning Helios rods, and at a lower pricepoint than the premier competitive rods.  Sign up for the test cast and get get a free Orvis Hydros hat.


Hydros Test CastTest Float Outcast Ponton Boats:  At Outcast, they believe access is everything. Any angler can choose to fish from the bank, but wouldn't you rather be in the game than on the sidelines? When you purchase one of thier float tubes or boats, you get worry-free access so you can concentrate on fishing. We will have a short 1 mile track where you can test out a new boats how they were meant to be.... on the river.



Other Scheduled Events


  • Art Lee "Catching Fish in the Catskills" Presentation and Book Signing
  • Switch Rod Casting Clinic
  • Free Children's Fly Casting Lessons
  • 5 Stand Wobble Trap Shooting Competitions
  • Nightly DJ and Drink Specials
  • Great door prizes
  • And much much more


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