Spring 2018

ting For A Cause
There are times in your life when things fall into place and if you allow
yourself to follow your heart , passion and creativity it can lead you
to a spectacular place. My son-in-law asked me to paint fish and from
that I have entered the world of flyfishing and fly tying! I follow many avid
fly tiers on instagram and wait for one of their flies to grab me. When they do
I have to paint it to get it out of my mind. I’m well into over 100 fly paintings
now.
One of my favorite sources told me he was coming to Montana to volunteer
with an organization called Warriors and Quiet Waters out of Bozeman.
They match up a veteran with a wounded warrior and teach them to fly fish.
When you are out on the water it’s a lot like when I paint, you can only think
about that one thing. Your mind is clear of everything else. I decided to look
into this organization and was so impacted and impressed. I took one of
Son Tao caddis flies and painted it on a Lazy Susan. I had it delivered to the
ranch while he was there volunteering for a week. I couldn’t stop thinking
about the impact an organization like that
makes in a community.
Helping veterans enjoy the freedom that fly
fishing gives you. I had an idea to use another of
Son’s flies and changed it into a America flag. I
choose a large canvas 36x36 to make the impact
I wanted. On February 7th I delivered it to the
Warriors and Quiet Waters Ranch to donate the
Original to them. What a wonderful group of
uplifting people that ingulf this special gift to the
warriors who are blessed to make it out there.
warriorsandquietwaters.org
jodimonahanartistry.com
MONTANA FLYFISHING