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At the Denver Sportsmen’s show several years ago I ran into my good friend Jeff Currier. He was working on a watercolor. I knew Jeff was talented; however I did not know that he was a gifted artist. He was applying the final spots on a Snake River Cutthroat that was the best trout painting I had ever seen. I begged him to sell it to me, and he did but with a look on his face like, “I can actually sell my paintings?” Since that day I have commissioned Jeff to paint at least 15 more fish. The paintings are as good as it gets. I could not be more pleased, and they make my fishing room a real work of art.
- John S. Barr, Boulder, CO

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Currier's latest fishing adventure in Saskatchewan, June 30, 2010. This normally stalwart reporter confesses to a bit of unease every time he opens an e-mail from one Jeff Currier. Currier, an extremely talented author, artist and fly angler from Victor, Idaho, is a familiar face around Grand Junction, having been a frequent speaker and featured guest at the Western Colorado Fly Fishing Exposition each spring. In the past, I’ve heard from Currier, who claims ...

Jeff Currier, Newest Member of RIO Products Advisory Team, October 15, 2009. RIO Products is acclaimed world-wide for its evolutionary leader, tippet and fly line designs. RIO is at the forefront of the fly fishing industry in its creativity and dedication to creating products that solve problems and enhance fly fishing. A number of fly line designs and ideas have come from the remarkable RIO Advisory Team. These guys are on the water more than most and really know what a ...

Changes at 50 E. Broadway, Jack Dennis Sports, Jackson Hole Wyoming, October 7, 2009. The Jackson Town Square has been noticeably abuzz lately with news emerging from the oldest outdoor/fly shop in town. According to recent e-mails, Jack Dennis is retiring from active management and day-to-day involvement with the sporting goods, clothing, fly fishing and art gallery conglomerate that bears his name. The parent corporation will continue to be guided by key owners ...

Jackson Wyoming’s Jeff Currier, 2nd Place at Bi-Annual Bass Tournament, October 4, 2009. Jeff Currier and Weldon Jones took 2nd place at the 3rd annual "Bass on the Fly" Tournament held a on the Ririe Reservoir at Ririe Idaho. This bi-annual event is hosted by the Jackson Hole Bass organization. The Fall Bass Classic was held on Ririe Reservoir in Idaho, a primarily smallmouth bass fishery. The predicted weather for the two day event was extremely cold temperatures ...

Jeff Currier Joins Ross Professional Advisory Team, October 2008. I have traveled the world in pursuit of exotic fish species. Most of these adventures take me far away from any semblance of civilization, so there is no room for error with any of the tackle that I pack. These are typically one-shot deals, and a rod or reel failure could mean the quick end to a trip 7000 miles away from home. For this reason, I chose to become a member of the Ross Professional Advisory Team ...

Jeff Currier's Shopping Ideas at Jack Dennis Sports, December 3, 2008. Jeff Currier, head wrangler of the Jack Dennis Outdoor Shop fishing department, is never without a variety of neat shopping ideas. Among his favorites this season are all sorts of slick FishPond fabric products, including the good-for-hauling-everything waterproof Westwater Boat Bag. For the fly angler with absolutely everything, there are five remaining Able Super 5 reels commemorating the store’s 40th anniversary...

Abel Reels Introduces Jeff Currier Artwork, August 8, 2008. Abel Reels of Camarillo California announces production of a limited series of fly fishing reels portraying Jeff Currier's unique artwork anodized in gorgeous full color, commemorating the 40th anniversary of Jack Dennis Sports of Jackson Hole Wyoming. Constructed from cold rolled 6061-T aircraft quality aluminum and anodized against saltwater corrosion using Abel’s proprietary metallurgical process, the Super 12X is fitted with a double pawl system ...

Jeff Currier in Ririe, Idaho Bass Tournament, June 15, 2008. Jeff Currier and Weldon Jones participated in the first ever "Fly Fishing Only" smallmouth bass tournament on Ririe Reservoir in Ririe, ID. The tournament was organized by Kevin Brazell of the Wyoming Bass Federation and was comprised of eleven two man teams. Rules were limited to a 12 horsepower max on boat engines and only one angler casting at a time ...

Where Did All those Years Go So Quickly?, May 30, 2007, It was 1987, and little did the 21-year-old wheeling into Jackson aboard his venerable Dodge Aspen, realize that the coming years could click away in such an instant. “Basically all I had was a brown 7 1/2-foot Cortland fly rod, the 1976 Aspen, and owed $5,000 in college loans,” remembers Jeff Currier, when he landed his first real day job as a fishing department employee for the Jack Dennis Outdoor Shop ...


	Currier Teaches the Basics at Denver Sportsmen’s Expo, January 24, 2007, Other well-known faces at this year’s ISE include Marty Bartholomew, who was the featured guest at 2006 Fly Fishing Exposition, and Jeff Currier, a member of the U.S. Fly Fishing Team, noted angling artist and, yes, also a special guest of the Western Colorado Fly Fishing Exposition, in 2005. Currier will be presenting “Flyfishing 101,” a topic he feels is particularly suited ...

Off the Couch and into the New Year, December 30, 2006, Currier, who is the only American to medal at the World Fly-Fishing Championships, manages the fishing shop at Jack Dennis Sports in Jackson. That is, when he's not fishing. A trip to Oregon this year, however, opened Currier's eyes to what Father Time can do if you're not diligent about taking care of yourself. "Last month, for the first time in my life, I was the guy falling ...

Going Christmas Shopping 365 Days a Year, November 13, 2006, Clever and functional items spotted throughout the year become Christmas column candidates. Cramming them all into even an expanded space is challenging. Products that I believe gift shoppers will consider as a special piece of gear are emphasized. This 2006 Christmas collection includes clothing, accessories, sunglasses, fishing and shooting items, books, knives and flashlights. Improvements to modern ...

U.S.A. Fly Anglers Plan on Some Podium Time, September 10, 2006, The basketball version of Fly Fishing Team USA recently claimed a bronze medal at the World Basketball Championships by finishing in third place. That finish seemed to disappoint the team, the sports media machine and more than a few basketball fans. If the fly-fishing version of Team USA were to do the same thing next week at its world championship, it would make everyone involved deliriously ...

Fishing in the Land of the Pyramids, June 4, 2006, Serious fly anglers are always looking for new challenges. That's why Jeff Currier jumped at the chance to fish Africa's greatest river, and can't wait to go back again. Stories about adventure fishing in exotic places are becoming commonplace as anglers successfully scour the globe for new opportunities. The problem is, once a place is discovered, it's likely to get pretty crowded ...

Carpe Carpio, or Catch the Carp, January 22, 2006, The carp is a fish rarely discussed in polite society. For most people, if they think about carp at all they think about foul water and sewer pipes, an appetite for mud. Trash fish. Rough fish. Bottom feeders. People stalk them with arrows and bullets, just to kill something, like gophers, or rats at a dump. To carp at someone is to squawk like a fishwife. Mention carp inside the tonier fly fishing ...

A Polish Angler's Gift to America, October 16, 2005, Wyoming's fly anglers have a better way to nymph for trout, thanks to an innovative angler from Poland. Jackson anglers Jack Dennis and Jeff Currier gave a presentation at the Wyoming Angler's Symposium called "Euro-nymphing Techniques." Euro-nymphing is a style developed by Polish angler and former world champion, Wladyslaw Trzebunia. Dennis and Currier recognized ...

Commitment Pays Off, October 15, 2005, Ask professional fly angler Jeff Currier about the secret to fishing well, and his answer is as emphatic as a hungry trout striking a dry fly. "You have to be committed," Currier said. Currier was one of four expert fly anglers who shared their knowledge last weekend at the Wyoming Anglers' Symposium at the University of Wyoming. It may be an understatement ...

For Jack Dennis, it's all about the Teaching, September 1, 2005, By any yardstick, Jack Dennis has had a great life. The renowned Jackson fly angler is a successful author and businessman, and much in demand as a speaker at fishing gatherings. He travels the world to fish exotic locations, and has a collection of famous angling buddies from basketball icons Bobby Knight and Denny Crum, to Vice-President Dick Cheney ...

Little Big Fish, July 20, 2003, No American had ever been in the position Jackson's Jeff Currier found himself recently at the 2003 World Fly Fishing Championships. After scoring well on four rivers in the Spanish Pyrenees, Currier was in third place -- tantalizingly close to becoming the first Team USA angler to medal at the annual gathering of the world's best anglers. Currier's final beat, however, was the toughest of all. Lake Escarra ...

Currier 3rd in Spain, Jackson Angler Medals, Helps Lead Fly Fishing Team USA to Eighth, July 15, 2003, Jeff Currier crawled, swam chilly waters cradling netted fish and risked intestinal illness in an attempt to reach the pinnacle of his sport. Utilizing every bit of knowledge he has accumulated in six years as a member of Fly Fishing Team USA, Currier brought home a bronze medal at the World Fly Fishing Championships in Spain ...

Wyoming Men on National Flyfishing Team, July 15, 2003, A Sheridan man has become the latest Wyoming resident to join a national flyfishing team that will compete in the 23rd Annual World Flyfishing Championships and Conservation Symposium. Sam Paul Mavrakis is the fourth man from the Cowboy State to join the team. Jackson residents Jay Buchner, Ed Opler, Jack Dennis and Jeff Currier are also members, along with three men ...

Best In The West Casting Contest, March 16, 2003, Jim Gunderson of Salt Lake City won his third consecutive finals with a cast of 116 feet. Second was Rick Hartman of Texas at 113.1 feet. and third was Ian Walker of the Long Beach California Casting Club at 107.4 feet. All of this was done with a nine foot, five weight trout rod and weight forward line. I would estimate they got about eight feet more than they would have ...

Mahseer Drags Curriers into Asia, January 8, 2003, “Nepal means ‘never ending peace and love’ while India stands for ‘I’ll never do it again,’ popular saying entrusted to those departing Nepal. Jeff Currier is one of the toughest and most determined people I know. To catch a rare silver fish with giant scales he forked over 160,000 Delta Frequent Flier miles for two tickets to Nepal and spent two-and-a-half months dragging his sweet wife, Yvonne ...

“Yellowstone Autumn” A Photo Essay, Grays’ Sporting Journal, November 1993, Gray’s Sporting Journal commissioned a photo essay from acclaimed sports photographer Andy Anderson in 1993. His chosen subject was a young Jeff Currier, already by then having created a reputation for himself as a fine flyfisherman of renown. There is a smart freshness to Gray’s Sporting Journal, a freshness that is as old as time itself ...