I was at the show in SF as well. The ticket was worth the $15. Great footage and informative about the Pebble Mine being proposed in Bristol Bay. It is something anglers near and far should stand up to protect against, even if they never plan to fish it.

My wife even enjoyed it, and her eyes typically glaze over after the first few minutes of fish related videos.

I scored the $100 dollar 5wt. Sharkskin line from SA in the raffle. It has an interesting texture to it. I hope to wet it in the next week or so and give it the true test.

I also attended the tour. The guys had some great films, the swag was pretty good, and I was surprised that so many folks (including the ladies) showed up. I am working on getting the guys a wine sponsor so patrons can get their wine for free and the AEG doesn't have to pay for product. I also think they need to beef-up their fundraising efforts and education a bit. A Bristol Bay stand-alone booth with some cool photos and local maps and tour info would have been great. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised and I hope this tour grows and reaches more people.

They could tackle future topics like getting kids involved, local stream restoration, halting mountain top removal in West Virginia, and general hydrology education with some success efforts like Mono Lake.

Jealous that I didn't win anything!!!

By the way, Healdsburg is having a steelhead festival this weekend. I think that may have been mentioned on here already. If so, sorry.