Bob Jacklin to Present at Southeast Idaho Flyfishers Meeting

Southeast Idaho Flyfishers (SEIFF) will be hosting a special presentation by Bob Jacklin-- legendary fly tier, caster, and Greater Yellowstone Area expert fishing guide-- in Pocatello on April 9 at the Idaho Fish and Game office located at 1345 Barton Road. Jacklin's program, "Tactics on Fly Fishing for Trout in the Rivers and Streams of the Greater Yellowstone Area", will begin at 7:00 pm and finish at 9:00 pm. Come at 6:30 pm and watch Jacklin tie some of his award winning flies! You do not need to be a member of SEIFF to attend, and the program is free! Bob Jacklin arrived in West Yellowstone in 1967 and gained experience in all aspects of regional fly-fishing through employment at Bud Lilly's Trout Shop and Jim Danskin's Tackle Shop. In 1974 he began his own business, Jacklin's Fly Shop, which has evolved into a premier destination retail business and guide service in the fly fishing world. Jacklin began fly fishing in his home state of New Jersey. An ardent angler, he began tying flies in 1961 and selling flies in 1963. He was eventually honored by the late Lee Wulff with a letter of authenticity recognizing the quality, durability, and pattern identity of his dressings of the Wulff series of flies. As a fly tier and fly casting instructor, Jacklin has been featured at many sportsman's expositions and conclaves in the US and in Japan. He was a principal instructor at the landmark Fenwick Fly Fishing School for nearly a decade. His literary contributions include articles to The Big Sky Journal and Fly Tyer Magazine, and Fly Fishing the Yellowstone in the Park co-authored with Gary LaFontaine. Over the years, Jacklin has completed several DVDs on fly tying and fly casting and has appeared on several TV fishing shows, recently finishing an episode, "Montana Terrestrials", for The New Fly Fisher. Jacklin has toured and lectured on diverse fishing subjects including basic entomology, fly tying, reading water, casting techniques, selecting tackle, knot tying, the history of fly fishing in the West Yellowstone area, and fly fishing the West. Jacklin is an active member of various organizations, including the St. Croix Rod Company Advisory Team, the Ross Reel Pro Staff, the Whiting Farms Pro Staff, and is a founding member of the Central Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited (1970). He is a certified casting instructor with the American Casting Association and a master certified fly casting instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF). In 2000, Jacklin became the 31st recipient of the FFF's Buz Buszek Memorial Award for fly tying excellence. On October 23, 2004, he was inducted into the very prestigious Catskill Fly Fishing Center "Fly Fishing Hall of Fame." In 2008, he received the Federation of Fly Fishers highest award, The Order of the Lapis Lazuli, for his many years of dedication to fly fishing and the FFF. Most recently in 2014, Jacklin received the FFF's Lifetime Achievement in Fly Casting Instruction award. Jacklin is an advocate for protection and preservation of regional cold water fisheries and is very active in preserving the fly-fishing heritage of the Greater Yellowstone region.