101 Green Butt Skunks

~101 Green Butt Skunks~
the Dan Callaghan Collection
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WHen Dan Callaghan passed away in April of 2006 a good friend of his, Steve Bukieda came by the shop and we were lamenting the loss of a good friend, photographer and angler. We decided that to honor his memory we would gather a collection of Green Butt Skunks (a pattern Dan is credited with creating) tyed by some of the best known tyers, steelheaders and friends of Dan’s. We would auction off this collection to benefit the North Umpqua Foundation, a cause near and dear to Dan’s heart.

Well shortly thereafter Steve lost his own battle with cancer and left me as a committee of one. It has taken far longer than I had planned to amass this collection, but it has grown into one of the biggest collections of flies from some of the best tyers in the NW if not the world.

As I get close to the finish of this project I’m now into the promotion phase. Getting the word out about it and getting bidders interested in owning it. So here’s the plan...

I have re-photographed each fly so I have a good image to post here on the web site. Now the collection is in the hands of Fritz Gerds, an artist when it comes to mounting flies. Fritz is mounting this collection of 101 Green Butt Skunks, including a Dan Callaghan original. Included with the collection will be several original Callaghan photographs of the North Umpqua. Each fly will have a brass plaque with the name of the tyer.

The public unveiling is now scheduled for Feb. 25th at the State Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon. There will be a short ceremony at 10:00am. The plate will remain on display in the Galleria West through the 26th. Then 101 Green Butt Skunks will go on tour through the spring and summer of 2010 before being auction off by sealed bid auction in the fall of 2010. That’s the plan anyway... as a committee of one sometimes things take a bit longer than planned.

If you are interested in attending the unveiling on Feb.25th in Salem, OR or bidding on this collection please contact me here and I will make sure you are kept up to date on the schedule. You can also follow this project on Facebook by searching 101 Green Butt Skunks and becoming a Fan.
Cheers!
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Check out the whole collection by clicking on the Alec Jackson fly to the left....

I’m adding to the collection! Send me your version of a Green Butt Skunk and I’ll photograph and post it. All flies will be donated to groups working to protect wild fish. More info here...