TFF Project: Help Save Bristol Bay

Bristol Bay, located in southwest Alaska, is home to pristine waters and habitat that sustains world class trout and salmon populations and the largest sockeye and king salmons runs remaining. Wildlife is abundant in this area. The proposed Pebble Mine will create North America’s largest open-pit gold and copper strip mine. The Pebble Mine complex, covering some 15 square miles, would include the largest dam in the world, 2 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide, made of earth not concrete, to hold back the toxic waste created in the mining process.

Experts agree that the Bristol Bay fishery will ultimately be destroyed. The land to be mined is currently owned by every American citizen and is managed by the US Bureau of Land Management. Trout Unlimited and numerous other conservation minded organizations have committed themselves to stop mining in this region. For more information on Bristol Bay go to www.tu.org/bristolbay. See the TU video Red Gold.

Save Bristol Bay Raffle

To raise money for this project, TFF will raffle off a limited edition fly fishing outfit. View the Raffle Flyer here.

This “Save Bristol Bay” special outfit comes with a limited edition SAGE Z-Axis 9-foot 8-weight 4-piece rod and a REDINGTON moss-colored CD Series 7/8 reel pre-spooled with RIO Gold 8WF fly line. A black protective case embroidered with graphical slogan "More Precious Than Gold - Save Bristol Bay" in silver and red is included. Only 300 outfits will be produced. This is a $875 value.

Tickets are available from TFF members or may be printed by clicking here. Drawing will be held May 19, 2008. You do not have to be present to win. Ticket requests received by mail after May 18 will be returned. Winner will be notified by phone and results will be posted on the TFF Web site. Tax deductible donations accepted.

To print PDF tickets click here. Fill in stub(s) and bring to a TFF meeting, or mail with your payment to:

Triangle Fly Fishers
219 John Moore Road
Timberlake, NC 27583

Please make checks payable to "Triangle Fly Fishers." We recommend that you do NOT mail cash. Please send any questions to: TriangleFlyFishers@gmail.com

For a PDF version of the Raffle Flyer, please click here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.)

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