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Sneak peek of the lanyard production. You can find them in our Gear Shop. 

In other news Mr. Squeaky thought the Captain’s seat would be good for a cat nap. We seem to have some feral cats at one of our boat ramps, and Squeaky was one of them. Jamie rescued him almost a year ago. He is awesome.

SPENDING DAYS WITH DAVE 

Over the last several years I have had the pleasure of becoming much closer to one of the industry’s (as well as my own) mentors. If for some reason you are not familiar with Dave Whitlock, I’ll give you the Reader’s Digest version. Grandfather to American flyfishing, Ozark’s native son, incredible artist, environmentalist, conservationist, and still one of the sweetest casters you will ever see. Of course, the list goes on. Enough about Dave, what about Emily? Emily is a great angler (one of the best I have ever fished with), a conservationist, and much more. Her passion for the sport and protecting where the fish live, is contagious. I could goo on for pages. They are both great anglers and human beings. Together they are amazing. Any time the Whitlocks get on my schedule, I look forward to it with youthful, giddy anticipation. 

The Whitlocks will be around quite a bit in the near future. They are going to be helping the Little Red River Foundation with some projects on the river. If you are not a member, why not? Please consider becoming one. Here is the link: http://www.lrrf.org

Happy Halloween!

Jamie

Little Red Fishing Report 10.16.15

Water flow: medium

Visibility: Clear

Water temp at midday: 55 degrees F

Soft hackles have been triggering nice strikes.

Full report by Capt. Rouse: http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920

Fall on the Little Red

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Fayettechill Fall Photo Shoot

The FC boys were back in town this past weekend for the fall shoot with Capt. Rouse in the new winter 15 line, which is super cool by the way. Mo, Olive, Devin, and Sam J Matthews (aka Samjay–new nickname compliments of Jamie. I think it’s going to stick) arrived Sunday just before sundown. Devin got a quick run in on my favorite course while Samjay, Mo and Olive dld a little fishing. We enjoyed pork t and steak sliders and a fresh salad. I apologize to all you vegetarians and vegans out there. I’ve been a bit carnivorous lately, which has helped with my low iron. Not to get sidetracked, but this will be beneficial as marathon training begins at the end of this month. Yikes!

We had a ridiculously massive bonfire due to huge logs from pine trees we had to cut down because of pine beetles. It was magical with the blood moon and eclipse. We had the pop up palace set up as our guesthouse lit with white string lights. Our friend, Chris, played his guitar by the fire while the pups and kids played. Good times! 

We came out like a herd of turtles on Monday morning. I had to get kids to school. Tony and Chris were meeting us at the ramp with the driftboat. We loaded all the gear. I made the lunch and we were off. Now that the kids are older, I am getting to do a little more field work. I am loving it! Clearly, I haven’t mastered the new camera, but I’m working on it. Anyway, it was a fun day of fishing for everyone. I got a little rowing in, and Mo even took a turn at the oars. Olive had a blast and is quite possibly the perfect boat dog. 

Looking forward to seeing the photos from samjmatthews. Thanks fayettechillco for a great weekend.

Fish happy,

Kati

Happy third day of fall! To celebrate we are giving free stickers with any order from the Gear Shop. You’re welcome. They will look super on your car or Yeti. We put one on our popup, and it’s awesome!

Hope your weekend is spectacular!

Kati

It’s a beautiful Saturday.