]]> http://www.mgtu.org/2012/03/2012-mgtu-banquet-posters-available/feed/ 0 http://www.mgtu.org/2012/02/2012-troutfest-banquet-auction-preview/ http://www.mgtu.org/2012/02/2012-troutfest-banquet-auction-preview/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:30:31 +0000 mgtu http://www.mgtu.org/?p=443 MGTU’s TROUTFEST 40 is Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at the GranTree Inn in Bozeman, MT.  This banquet and fundraiser is MGTU’s sole source of money to help with conservation, restoration, education and protection projects such as Stream Access in Montana, Montana State University Scholarships, Trout-in-the Classroom and T.U. Summer Camps youth education programs, partnerships with USFS & FWP  to improve, expand and/or re-establish cold-waer fisheries, and Chapter projects dedicated to the preservation, protection and restoration of Madison and Gallatin watersheds and there fisheries.

Every cent raised at TROUTFEST stays right here in the Madison and Gallatin Valleys.  Any support is greatly appreciated.  If you are unable to make the banquet and you would like to BID on an auction item we do except “bids by proxy.”  Contact us with your BID amount to mgtrouunlimited@gmail.com or call us at 406-219-7691.  A banquet committee member will contact with a confirmation of your bid and contact information.  All bids by proxy will be kept confidential if requested.

To purchase Banquet Tickets go to TicketRiver.com or call 406-219-7691 for more details and information.

R.L. Winston 3-pc Bamboo Rod

This year, in celebration of our 40th TROUTFEST Anniversary, MGTU is proud to be able to offer this extraordinary fishing instrument in the LIVE AUCTION.  If you are the lucky winner you can either take home the 7′9″ 4/5 weight 3-piece rod (featured at banquet) or you can pick your preferred rod length/weight from the following 3-piece rods:  7′ or 7′6″ 3wt., 7′, 7′6″ or 8′ 4wt., or 8′ 5wt.  All rods are 3-piece, come with two tips and two lines of hand written inscription.

Donated by R.L. Winston Rod Company

2012 RO Deville Driftboat

Ro Drift Boats has once again introduced a boat for fly fisherman that has already started to change the industry. In late 2006 Roy’s sons Robert and Seth took on the task of designing a hull for a drift boat that would row like a skiff but have all of the whitewater capabilities of a true McKensie style drift boat. What they came up with has truly changed how people think about drift boats. When you can get a 16 foot drift boat to weigh 300 pounds and float in 4 inches of water without losing any space, safety or dry storage you have the perfect Rocky Mountain fly fishing vessel.
The Ro Deville has the traditional flexible concave bottom with Chine to Chine tracking as well as rounded and flared chines to lift the boat off of the water and make it ride higher than any other drift boat ever conceived.

Complete package includes trailer, anchor & anchor system, and Sawyer Pole Cat Oars.  Boat Donated by Robert Eddins, owner RO Drift Boats and oars donated by Bryan Atwell of Prudential Realestate.

Commissioned 2012 Original Artwork

“Brown on the Madison” is a commissioned original by famous Utah artist Michael Stidham.  Original oil on board is something to see to appreciate.  This piece is used for the MGTU Limited Edition banquet poster.

Art donated by Michael Stidham and framing donated by Jim & Lynda Brown of Old Main Gallery, downtown Bozeman, Montana.

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Smith River Trip

The Smith River, often called the 7th Wonder of the World, originates in the Castle Mountains in Central Montana and flows between the Little Belt and Big Belt Mountains.  This 60-mile float is an experience like no other and is a MUST on your BUCKET LIST!  If you have not had the opportunity to enjoy a 5-day float/fishing trip on the Smith, well here is your opportunity.  Offered by Joe Sowerby of Montana Flyfishing Connection with the help of our friends at Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, you and a guest will enjoy 5-days of wonderment.  This trip is being offered for any available dates in 2012 or any mutually agreed upon dates in 2013.  For more information on this trip and the current launch calendar go to www.smithriverflyfishing.com

Winter Romance Package

Slip away this winter with your significant other for a romantic get away.  This package deal includes a night stay for 2 in a Gallatin River Lodge jacuzzi suite, dinner for 2 w/ a bottle of wine, cooked to order breakfast, 1-dozen roses, 2 1-hour massages and a 1-hour helicopter ride.  Offer is through April 2012.

Donated by Gallatin River Lodge and Rocky Mountain Rotors.

“Sin City” Getaway

Slip away to Las Vegas courtesy of Steve & DeAnn Sparks of Oasis Management, Bozeman, Montana.

Package includes 2 nights stay at Ramada Las Vegas, 1 round of golf for 2 and 2 tickets to KA’ by Cirque du Soleil @ the MGM.

Canada Bow River Fishing Trip

You and a friend will join long time Bow River guide Don Pike for 2-days of float fishing on the renowned Canadian Bow River.  The Bow is one of the world’s great trout waters, with rainbow and brown trout measuring 20″+.  These are big trout to challenge any angle’s skills!  This package includes 3-nights lodging at the Carriage H ouse Inn, 2-days of guided fishing for 2 w/ shore lunches, 1 dinner for 2, and transportation to and from the hotel.  This trip has been in the MGTU Live Auction for over 10 years now and is a joint donation between Montana Troufitters and TU Canada.

Many more items are being offered in the live, silent and raffles.  Don’t miss out on a great time while supporting a worth while cause.

NEW this year! Purchase banquet tickets at TicketRiver.com

Purchasing your tickets at TicketRiver.com will automatically enter you into a drawing for a Waterworks Guru Reel.

(Winning ticket will be announced at beginning of the Live Auction)

By going to TicketRiver.com (www.ticketriver.com/event/2679-mgtu-banquet-&-fundraiser) you can purchase your banquet ticket(s) plus other banquet items and put it all on your credit card. Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover Cards are accepted.  You are then able to print out a receipt of your purchase(s), guaranteeing that you have reserved a seat(s) to the banquet.  A packet with your ticket(s), purchases and other information will be waiting for you at Will Call the evening of the banquet.

You don’t have access to a computer or need to pay with a check?  NO WORRIES! Email MGTU at mgtroutunlimited@gmail.com and request a “Banquet Purchase Form.”  Complete the form and mail it along with payment to:  MGTU, PO Box 52, Bozeman MT  59771.

Don’t forget that this is MGTU’s largest fundraiser and social event of the year and each year the banquet sells out. There are only 280 seats available, so go to TicketRiver.com now to purchase your ticket(s).  Don’t miss out on this fun fill event.

If you are unable to attend, MGTU would appreciate any donation you are able to give.  For donations using a credit card please click on the TicketRiver.com link above or go to the Memberships Page at www.mgtu.org.

QUESTIONS?  Contact ~ Travis Morris @ 406-219-7691  or mgtroutunlimited@gmail.com

Celebrated natural-history and fishing artist James Prosek will speak at the Hager Auditorium, Museum of the Rockies, on Thursday, January 26.  The Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by a reception and book signing.  There is no charge for admission to these events.  The lecture, entitled “Fly-fishing the 41st Parallel and Other Travels in Search of Native Trout of the World,” will range widely through Prosek’s remarkable adventures in fishing and natural-history painting, and will be of interest to artists, anglers, and nature enthusiasts of all kinds.

Prosek, a Yale graduate, is a curatorial affiliate of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale, and a member of the board of the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies.  An avid sportsman and conservationist, he made his authorial debut at nineteen years of age with the best-selling Trout: an Illustrated History (1996), and followed it with a series of popular and critically acclaimed books for adults and children.

Besides his many books, Prosek has written for The New York Times and National Geographic Magazine.  In 2003, his documentary film on the world of Izaak Walton won a Peabody Award, and in 2004 he and Yvon Chouinard of the Patagonia Clothing Company co-founded a conservation initiative called World Trout.  Prosek is currently working on a book of paintings of Atlantic fishes and a project about naming nature.  For more on his work, see www.jamesprosek.com.

The lecture is the latest in the Montana State University Library’s Trout and Salmonid Lecture Series, part of the library’s initiative to develop a world-class technical and popular collection of published works and other documentary resources, and to foster research in the history, science, and  management of trout and other salmonids.  The collection now includes more than 10,000 individual works, and serves as a research resource for many scholars and others.  For more information on the Trout and Salmonid Collection, see www.lib.montana.edu/trout.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! TROUT FEST is coming to you live February 18th @ the GranTree Inn.  This year is particularly special because we are celebrating 40 YEARS of TROUT FEST,  MGTU’s banquet and sole fundraising event.

MGTU still has posters from 2005 – 2011 available for sale, individual or as matched numbered sets.  This offer is limited to stock on-hand and is on a first-come first-serve basis.  If you are interested please email us at mgtroutunlimited@gmail.com

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We are proud to announce Paul Schullery will be this years inductee into the Legends of the Headwaters Hall of Fame!  Past Legend Bud Lilly will be his presenter!

Banquet ticket RSVP forms are available at Bozeman area fly shops or by contacting Mike Haugh @ 406-600-7824 or email mikeha1@bridgeband.com

If you wish to donate an item, please contact Mike Haugh at 600-7824 or mikeha1@bridgeband.com.