We will start Wed., Aug. 12th and continue well in to the 13th, finishing about 33 hours after we started. I figure it's the most extreme fly-fishing event in the world, where participants fish a longer distance and time than anyone has documented, on foot. The Greys route is about 26.5 miles long.
To help raise money, this year I am selling raffle tickets for a guided fly-fishing trip for two anglers on either the Bitterroot, Missouri, Blackfoot or Clark Fork rivers, next season. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. I will hold the drawing March 15th, 2010. The trip is being donated by Joel Thompson of Montana Troutaholics: www.montanatroutaholics.com, and I will be guiding the trip.
Also, I have custom-roasted coffee, for sale at $12/bag. It is roasted by Salmonfly Coffee Roasters in Butte, MT, and is some of the best French Roast I have had. It is whole bean to protect flavor and wake your ass up!
Also, film-maker Justin Stroup, will be filming a documentary on the Cuttie-thon and myself! I'm pretty stoked about this project and hope it will get people fired-up to help. Justin is starting his own filming business, and chose to donate time and equipment to do a documentary on me this year. The film will be shown at festivals around the country, hopefully including the fly-fishing film festival as well as other events. I'll keep you updated, as the project builds speed. Interviews start this evening.
Please make checks payable to Cuttie-thon Foundation, 606 S. Main St., Buffalo, WY 82834. Just make a note of how many tickets and/or bags of coffee you want, and we'll fire 'em off to you.
Mojo pointing a Snake River Cutthroat I caught after about 24 hours of fishing. The rod is a Matt Schliske creation: www.bamboo-fisher.com, he donated for my use last year on the Greys. It was a great rod that went all 26.5 miles for 33 1/2 hours, and caught more fish than any other rod on the river!
