Gulf Coast Council 2011 EXPO - San Antonio May 6/7th!!

If you've never been to a Gulf Coast Council EXPO or a any other Federation of Fly Fishers EXPO's or Conclaves, you are in for a real treat! If you have been lucky enough to attend one or more in the past, like last years GCC EXPO in New Braunfels, then you know why we do this, how much fun it is, and you'll need to plan on attending this show!

This year's headliner will be renown tyer, Bob Popovic's. come an learn from a master tyer!

The EXPO Electronic Registration Form, information of classes, and a link to register at the Crown Plaza on the Riverwalk in San Antonio can be found on our EXPO webpage.

http://www.gulfcoastfff.org/index.php?page=expo-2011


Hotel rooms at the special show rate (about a $40-50/day savings!) are going fast, and April 14th is the final day to get the reduced rate. So make your reservations today!

Yeah, you can bring your significant other and make a real vacation out of this weekend! I am.

Here is the latest issue of the GCC's 23 page newsletter,The Gulf Stream:
http://www.gulfcoastfff.org/uploads/Newsletters/Gulf_Streamer_1102.pdf

This issue of The Gulf Streamer contains a number of articles written by folks who will be giving some of the nearly 40 programs/talks about our upcoming 2011 GCC EXPO in San Antonio coming up on May 6/7th. It also includes articles on our TWO MAJOR TRIPS: the High Lonesome Ranch in Colorado and Deep Water Cay in the Bahamas, and information on our special Buz Buszek Fly Plate, which contains flies from 22 of the living Buz Buszek Recipients (the 23rd is living in a retirement home). Yes, it even contains flies from all three of Texas's own Buszek recipients, Billy Munn, Judy Lehmberg, and Jimmy Nix! This is the first time in many years that such a Buz Buszek Plate has been made and the very first time one has ever been available at a Council show!


Oh, and ya' don't have to be a member of the GCC to attend.. and you'll want to attend 'cuz, we'll have a great selection of the best tyers in Texas and across the Gulf South, along with a host of certified Master Casting Instructors (MCI's) and Certified Casting Instructors (CCI's) - who'll spend all the time that you want or need to improve your casting - again at no extra charge!

There will also be a bunch of vendors (over twice as many as last year!) and lots of raffles and auctions for cool stuff... including 2 high end trips, fabulous fly plates, kayaks (not the cheap ones!), rods, flies, and a bunch more cool stuff!

You'll come back home a better caster, a better tyer, and have a bunch of great new patterns, and most likely a few "pattern" flies tyed by great tyers who will have tyed those flies just for YOU!

It's going to be great EXPO!

See you there!!

Bowfin47

Hotel rooms - April 14th is the final day that the hotel will guarantee to give the reduced rate.

So make your reservations today!

We registered this evening! Can't wait to take the Spey Class in particular, and everything all together!

I have close to 40 EXPO and Conclave pins, and I still find it hard to understand the folks who love to tie, cast and fly fish, but who don't take advantage of these marvelous Federation shows.

Over the years, I've brought a number of folks to their first EXPO/Conclave and everyone on them had a marvelous time!

Look me up when ya' get there.. I'll be easy to find! HA!

Kyle

We spoke with the Crown Plaza Riverwalk hotel this morning, and they have agreed to allow folks to reserve their rooms at the "show discount" for an additional week! Woo Hooo!

So, if you haven't done so yet, make your reservations A.S.A.P.!

This is going to be great show, in the next few days we'll be posting more about items such as which Buz Buszek Award Recipients' and other famous tyers' individual fly pales we'll have at the auctions...

Let's get this back up to the top again cause it is time to get off the fence and decide to go this event to have a bunch of fun and learn some cool stuff. If you have never been to one of these conclaves you are in for a real treat.

Have fun with this stuff.

Big Dale

I am actually thinking about going. If gas weren't such a killer, it would be an easier decision. I haven't been to San Antonio in about 12 years or so. (I would have to drive straight there, no hotels though...which makes it a harder decision)

I wish it was a week earlier. Im finally headed home in a couple days and ill just miss it.

Carpooling makes more and more sense these days. Multiple folks teaming up to cover fuel and such.

That is true. I have a friend who lives in Kilgore. Maybe he and his wife will be interested in going. (I doubt it though)

Dang it. I was about 90% sure I was gonna go. Then my daughter had to crack a wheel on her car, and it has to be replaced. I thought she was talking about a hubcap...so I wasn't worried about it. Nope, she cracked the dang wheel, and there goes my gas money. Kids, gotta love 'em. Have fun those who can go this year!

$4.00 bucks a gallon and rising! It's putting a kink in all my road trip plans this year!

Aw,,, Come on man!

It ain't that far from Bryan to San Antonio... Not when I'm drivin' 750 mile each way!

Well I am going to get to go after all on Saturday. I am going to leave about 3-4 am on Saturday, and drive right on over there. I still have to figure out what I am going to tie. If any of you are going, come by and say hi to me!

Kelly, that's good. We'll look for you Saturday.

This should be fun!

Rex