LA-01: “Tying for Tomorrow.” For more than a decade, BRTU has sponsored the Bitterroot Buggers so that local kids can learn about flytying, flyfishing, ethics,and trout conservation. With the involvement and mentoring of Ria Overholt, Greg Chester, Jeff Gray,Rick Thomas
and others from BRTU and the Fly Fishers of the Bitterroot, the Buggers
program has moved to the next level. At tonight’s banquet, Bitterroot Buggers Ellie Lint, Aili Minns-Prezeau, and Lauren Kinzey have
shown their chops to make this premium. The proceeds from the flies
will help us support our flagship program. (Item # 095)
Winning Bid:_______ Bidder Number:___
LA-02: “A FloatTrip with Jeff Gray.” A guide like Jeff Gray,
who owns a fly shop, is in an enviable position! Every day he hears
reports from customers and other guides and knows just where to go and
what to use. Jeff, owner of Western Flies & Guides, is reckoned to be among the best in the area and has a reputation to match. If youwin this one day float trip for two onthe Bitterroot, you will see how fine a day on the Bitterroot can be. (Item# 077)
Winning Bid:________ Bidder Number: _______
LA-03: “Placid Lake.” At this year’s banquet, we are recognizing internationally acclaimed Montana artists, Monte Dolack
and Mary Beth Percival for Lifetime Achievements in Conservation.
Although Monte has done breathtaking scenes from China to the Chinese
Wall, his special gift is the he can capture and personalize Montana
landscapes. This new print of a solitary canoeist on Placid Lake
is a captivating depiction of how landscapes can be at once majestic and
still intimate. The print and framing are donated by Monte Dolack
Gallery. www.dolack.com (Item # 024)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-04: “Missouri River Dream Trip.” This premium has to qualify as a dream trip on the Missouri River! It starts with a one day float trip for 2 on the Missouri with legendary veteran guide Ron Sorenson who owns Prime Time Outfitters.
Ron has been fishing the Missouri for 21 years and is one of the most
highly sought after guides in the business. Your fishing trip is
combined with a one night stay for 2 at the luxurious Missouri River Ranch, located just south of Craig on the banks of the river. This includes gourmet dinner and breakfast and beverages. (www.missouririverranch.com). (Items # 021, 035)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA- 05: “Bitterroot River Winter.” Barbara Michelman
is an internationally recognized photographer with a gallery near Bell
Crossing. She has worked in New York, California, Hollywood and Europe.
Her stunning black and white landscape photographs have the texture and
drama associated with photography giants. We are very fortunate that
Barbara has offered to contribute a limited edition photo of the
Bitterroot in winter for this year’s banquet. Framing by The Frame Shop
http://www.michelmanphoto.com (Item # 016)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA- 06: “A 5-String Dinner.” Fine dining and banjo music are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. But for this year’s TU banquet, bluegrass virtuoso “Banjo Jack” Mauer is teaming up with claw hammer tyro “Dr Trout” Marshall Bloom
for an eclectic farrago of outstanding food and 5-string banjo music.
The menu will include hors d’ouevres, a gourmet dinner, dessert,and a
post-prandial single malt. Wines and earplugs are included. Your chefs
will be Tonia Bloom and Merle Loman. (Item # 010)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-07: “The Lower, Lower Clark Fork.”
The Upper Clark Fork, the Clark Fork, and the Lower Clark Fork are
familiar waters. But known only to the angling cognoscenti, the Lower Clark Fork probably offers the best river fishing for really large trout in Western Montana. Scott Nicolarsen, owner of Montana Topwater,
has made this part of the river one of his favorite haunts. The water
is big and Scott has devoted years to perfecting the tactics and
fly-patterns. Win this premium and you can reap the benefits of his
research.Of course, Scott is also a master guide on the Bitterroot and
Blackfoot. (www.montanatopwater.com) (Item # 009)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-08: “Hardwood window table.” Dale Roos of Antique Rooster
is a cabinet maker - craftsman who makes some of the finest hardwood
furniture in Montana. Dale’s furniture and cabinetry are in great demand
by homeowners at the Stock Farm and The Ranch at Rock Creek. His
workmanship and detail are readily apparent and yet all of his work
retains a sturdy utility. For the 2013 BRTU banquet Dale has donated an
exquisite window table made with lacewood and black curly maple.
(Item # 040)
Winning Bid: ______ Bidder Number: ______
LA- 09: “Dancing Waters.” Michele Kapor
is an internationally known artist who lives in Hamilton. Miki is a
dean of the local art scene and is known as an artist’s artist. Her
outstanding technique,composition and attention to detail finely
complement the mood, color and light of her work. For our 2013 banquet,
Miki has donated a fine giclee print of “Dancing Waters,” her
notable picture of Bear Creek. This is the first time Miki has donated
to BRTU and we are pleased to feature this exceptional artist. http://kapor-arts.com/index.html (Item # 141)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-10: “Mission Valley Anglers.” BRTU Chapter President Doug Nation
commissioned this magnificent piece of metal work by a local craftsman.
The cut metal layers depict 2 anglers on a stream in the Mission
Valley. One angler is wielding a fly rod while the other angler and her 2
cubs look on expectantly. The peaks of the Mission Mountains provide
for a unique backdrop. Certainly a one of a kind piece. (Item # 90)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-11: “Bitterroot Trout Menu.” Montana has many fine flytiers, but few can match Ron Swensson
from Great Falls when it comes to detailed and artistic patterns. Ron
was named Fly tier of the Year by the Federation of Fly Fishers several
years ago. Ron is a retired art teacher who also was a fly tying
instructor for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and is active in the
Missouri River Fly Fishers. He is also an artist of some renown and his
presentation shadow boxes of trout flies and matching miniature
watercolors are highly sought after. For our banquet, Ron is
contributing a Bitterroot Trout Menu shadowbox with 6 flies - all found on the dinner menu of large Bitterroot brown trout. A very unique auction item! (Item# 140)
Winning Bid: ______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-12: “The All-Around Bitterroot Outfit.”
Once high water is over, in those rare years we still have high water, a
9 foot 4 weight rod is the ideal all-around outfit for the Bitterroot,
as well as the Clark Fork and the Blackfoot. Based on experience gleaned
at his Missoula Grizzly Hackle shop, Dan Sheperd has come up with a winning combo. For
our 2013 banquet, Dan has donated a complete setup that will answer for
any trip you might contemplate.The outfit consists of a 9' 4 weight
Heron fly rod, an Orvis Access II reel, and a matched Orvis Hydros fly
line. Win this premium and you will be set for anything! http://www.grizzlyhackle.com/ (Item# 080, 081, 082)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-13 : “Bitterroot Landscape.” Robert Neaves,former owner of Art Focus,
has moved to Oregon, but his heart and muse are still in the
Bitterroot. Bob is continuing his 34 year tradition of donating a fine
oil for our banquet. That’s right! Bob is the only artist to
have donated every year. Bob’s memories of the valley he loves so much
are a key element of this and every Bitterroot picture he paints. (Item #
052)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-14: “Trico/Piko.”Former BRTU President “Banjo Jack”Mauer, owner of Wapiti Waters, has
guided extensively on the Bitterroot River and Clark Fork for many
years. In recent years, he has studied the habits and habitat of the
northern pike that have invaded our western trout streams.If you win
this premium, you’ll start out lobbing a 5 inch weighted streamer with a
9 weight rod for pike. These voracious feeders don’t fool around, so
you’ll have a decent chance at a legitimate 20 pounder! Then you’ll
exchange the heavy artillery for 6X tippet and tricos. Who knows? You
might score a double – a 20 pounder and a 20 incher. www.wapiti-waters.com (Item # 066)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number:______
LA-15: “Mill Creek- Late Summer.” Local artist Dale Jorgenson has
gained recognition with his watercolors which have been displayed in
numerous local venues. Dale was schooled in classic watercolor technique
back in the 1950’s and his previous career as an architect gives his
renderings a fine sense of perspective for scenery and his unexcelled
eye for color makes for striking images in this fragile medium. http://dalejorgensen.picturesquemt.com/?pageID=825445 (Item # 139)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-16: “Land and Water.” Land and water conservation are inextricably linked.
That’s why
Bitterroot Trout Unlimited partners with the
Bitter Root Land Trust so often. The Land Trust’s latest project will protect the
Lost Horse Bend of the Bitterroot River, the piece of ground captured in the beautiful
Monte Dolack print that
BRTU commissioned in2007.
BRTU is again partnering with the Land Trust on this project. In addition to a
framed copy of the BRTU print, the premium includes
two nights for 4 people at a beautiful private Bed & Breakfast Retreat donated
by the Land Trust. The home, on a bench overlooking the upper Big Hole
Valley, is situated in the middle of a12,000 acre working ranch.
BRLT Executive Director Gavin Ricklefs,
will prepare 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners and even pack you picnic lunches.
You’re not far from public access on the Big Hole River, so bring your
waders, fly rod and your raft. All proceeds from this premium will go to
the
Bitter Root Land Trust. Framing by the Frame Shop
www.bitterrootlandtrust.org (Items# 078, 127)
Winning Bid:_________ Bidder Number: ______
LA-17: “Drifting a Dry Fly.” Celebrated Montana artist Shirley Cleary
is recognized as among the top tier of sporting artists. For this
year’s BRTU banquet Shirley has contributed an exquisite miniature
gouache, titled“Drifting a Dry Fly.” In 1999 National Trout Unlimited
awarded Shirley the “Communication in Conservation Award.” Both Shirley
and her husband Frank Cooper, who is a former Chairman of Montana TU,
have been staunch advocates for trout conservation for decades. http://www.shirleycleary.com/ (Item # 025)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-18: “Fish the Kootenai with the 2013 Orvis FlyFishing Guide of the Year.” Tim Linehan of Linehan Outfitting Company was named the 2013 Orvis Fly Fishing Guide of the Year!If you win this premium you can fish with Tim on the Kootenai or Yaak River.
Fishing there is like fishing in Montana before there was an espresso
stand, a boutique flyshop and an Audi at every pull-out? To find out for
yourself, come and fish the Kootenai or Yaak River on a float trip for 2 with Tim and Joanne Linehan and spend a night in a lovely cabin for 4 in the wild, but captivating upper Yaak River Valley. This is a genuine Montana experience that will draw you back again. www.fishmontana.com (Item # 004)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-19: “A Bitterroot Dinner in the Heart of the Valley.” The
venue for this elegant dinner is a restored historic Corvallis ranch
house built in 1906 from soft stone quarried in the Willow Creek
drainage. The menu will include cocktails, hors d’ouevres, a fine beef
dinner, dessert, matched wines and a selection of single malt
whiskeys. Your chefs will be Jay Haglund and Donna Woodroof. Must be used by September 1, 2014. (Item # 068)
Winning Bid:______ Bidder Number: ______
LA-20: “The Ultimate Gift for an Angler.” This item may well be the last piece of equipment that any angler will need! Ron Brothers of Brothers Mortuary
has donated a custom engraved urn featuring a leaping trout that can
enjoy a place of honor in your den or office until it is needed.
Regardless of whether you will be fishing a cool spring creek on a fall
day or among the hot springs, this is a truly unique premium of immortal
value! (www.brothersmortuary.com) Item #058)
Winning Bid: _______ BidderNumber:_____
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apologizes for any errors or omissions. Auction items and order are
subject to change without prior notice. All sales are final and the
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