Words of Inspiration

I have met some really wonderful people on the rivers whom I call my friends.  I really appreciate the support, camaraderie, and sharing the passion with other great friends in fly fishing.  I am sharing this very special compliment and respects from one of my good fly fishing friends:

"Several weeks ago while fly fishing the S. Platte River at Deckers, Colorado, I had the good fortune to meet, converse, and fish with a female fly fisherman named Cat Toy. Several of my fly companions had met and fished with Cat previously and had told me about her many gifts as a fly fisherman. After fishing with Cat on several occasions since our initial meeting I feel that I am uniquely qualified to render an opinion as regards Cat Toy an incredibly talented fly fisherman (woman).

Simply stated, Cat’s uniqueness and strength is her passion for fly fishing. She has an insatiable desire for knowledge of the river. I often observed her overturning rocks and digging in underwater dirt on a “critter search”. Once she discovers what is living and hatching in the river she opens one of several fly boxes and ties on the fly that will produce hookups. Cat fishes a modified Euro rig and her hookups are five times more prevelant than those fishing in close proximity. I previously fancified myself as an excellent fly fisherman. I know believe that as compared to Cat I am merely average.

For many years while living in Evergreen, CO I associated myself with and patronized The Blue Quill Angler Fly Shop. I know Blue Quill ownership and many of the Blue Quill fly fishing guides. I consider the Blue Quill Fly Shop and their team of guides the ultimate fly shop and certainly the “Best In The West”. Cat Toy will shortly join the Blue Quill team as a guide. In my opinion she will immediately become the best female fly fishing guide in Colorado. She is that good."

Cal Winn