Firehose Rodeo

Honkies have a ho down every now and then. With a little inspiration from Moldy Chum's recent blog post entitled A River Runs Through My Jet Pack on January 29, 2009; and brought to us with compliments from our French cousins at Le Mouching( http://mouching.wordpress.com/ ). We offer you a Blanco Blowdown:

Fish & Whistle

Chile Part 2: Donde estoy su Pesque?

Hollar Honkies!

Getcha some.

Fly Shop Guy's 5 things not to say in a Fly Shop

Listen up Honkies, Fly Shop Guy has some words of wisdom for you. "S0 you think you know the guys in your local fly shop pretty well? Yeah sure, you guys are real pals. Just don't forget that one of you is being paid to be there. Unless you want to make a complete ass out of yourself, and increase your unpopularity, try to avoid these five statements at all costs:"
1.) “Do you have a bathroom I can use?” Ahh, must be customer appreciation day. I’ll get the plunger.
2.) “I just got back from spending the summer out in Jackson Hole…” Sweet dude, can’t wait to hear all about it.
3.) “Do you fly fish?” Nah man. I just have writer’s block.
4.)“You know what you should do is…” Not sure. But I have a feeling you’re about to tell me. Please do. I’m all ears.
5.)“Dang these poles are expensive!” Yes brother, they sure are.

Blanco goes to Chile.

As promised, we’re honking around and headed south. We’ll be making a few more posts through February chronicling our journey into Patagonia. We can’t promise pictures of massive fish every post, because after all, we’re just a couple of blancos. But one thing we can promise, we’ll be spreading contagious colloquialism throughout the countryside. So if you find yourself down there, keep an eye out for a honky. He’ll be the guy wadered up, and watered down.

Paper Posers... I mean Pushers.

Now I’m no FFF Certified Instructor or anything, but I think that guy may have a problem with his back cast. The image above comes to us with compliments from one of our Missoula, MT based Ambassadors: “Viper”. Viper pointed out the recent influx of ads using fly fishing and fly casting. One would think these fancy magazines and ad agencies might hire someone that can actually cast a fly rod. Afterall, it’s a Montana based magazine selling Montana property. Show some state pride. Show some self-respect… bunch of posers. I mean really, c’mon. Get it together.

This is Fly: New Issue, New Generation of Fly Fishing

Check it honkies. Each issue of This is Fly leaves us wanting more. This cutting edge e-mag truly brings a fresh outlook on what fly fishing represents to the new generation of fly fishers. More importantly, it does so in a tasteful fashion with respect to the old guard. Log on to their site to check out the future of fly fishing, sign up for their free mailing list, and read the Alternative Wading Boot if you want to know what "sneaker freaker" means. Cheers, and enjoy: http://www.thisisfly.com/

Your monthly "Moment in Waders"

Tis the honky way… This Blanco Ambassador shows off a limit of ducks in Idaho in true Honky fashion. It appears as though the “Moment in Waders” monthly photo is catching on. If you’re wondering what type of moments we’re hoping to catch refer back to the “Blanco goes to Boston” post from earlier this month. Each month, Blanco Honky will bring you such moments for your enjoyment. We’ve been inspired by the positive feedback we’ve received from our “Blanco goes to Boston,” “Shirtless Steelheader,” and “Dumping in Waders” posts. This month a shirtless limit of ducks, what’s next? So bring it Blancos, email your submissions to yachtclub@blancohonky.com

Hot Ride!

A southernly stationed Ambassador in Naples, FL, emailed us with a picture after viewing "Ice, Ice baby". Evidently there are plenty of hot spots still out there this January, including this Blanco Ambassador's new ride. So stay cool out there honkies, and take a moment to drink it all in.

Ice, ice baby!

January is crazy cold as usual. But the cold can’t keep a good honky down. Two of our Ambassadors report that the frostbite is on and there’s plenty of burn left outside in the freezer. After reviewing several of their photos, we decided to let their dogs help tell the story for these Montana boys. One may only conclude that a bottle of bourbon was involved somewhere along the line. Wow guys, looks like another interesting day on the ice!

Kick your jorts off, Slap the black off your jeans, and put on the Glades!

With all eyes on Florida for this evening’s Florida-Oklahoma National Championship Game, we don’t expect anyone to really pay much attention to this post. However, if you get sick of looking at those Black-Jeaned-Sooners or those Blue-Jorted-Gators, check this out honkies. We’ve put together a little slide show Jimmy Buffet style with compliments from one of our ambassadors freshly back from the Everglades.

Wishing you all, liquid tranquility this evening,

Yacht Club.

Blanco goes to Boston

"Beans Beans good for the Heart," so “Bean Town” is where we’ll start. Yeah that’s right, even a good Blanco can be found honking around old bean town. This Blanco Ambassador rolled “honky style” chest-waders-deep into the heart of Boston. Keep a keen eye out for our ambassadors; we’ll be the guys on the subway in our waders, the guys sitting on our bar stools wearing our fishing vests. So rest assure, we are the guys you stare at, point to and say, “Look at that honky, where does he think he's going fishing?” We’re that guy. So fish on honkies! Bare your ambassadorships with pride. And remember, they wrote the book about the bitch with the Scarlet A, not the one that blended in with the crowd… what? Exactly.

Santa's got a New Years Resolution: How bout you Honky?

Does anyone else wonder what Santa does after Christmas?  I mean the guy works pretty darn hard.  But let's face it, it's only for one day out of the year.  What does he like to do to pass the time the other 364 days?  The midget elves make all the toys.  Mrs. Clause takes care of the homestead so to speak.  So Blanco Honky sent out a memo to all of our Ambassadors, and it essentially stated the following: if you see Santa doing some honky stuff, take a picture.  This is what our Ambassadors discovered:

Santa likes to fish in style.

Santa isn't a boss you want to cross.

Santa enjoys a cocktail like the rest of us.

  

Santa likes to get his swerve on.

Santa enjoys a good rickshaw ride like the rest of us.