| When you think of fly fishing, what do you think of? | | | | It shouldn’t be hard to do since RFCP conducts |
| Flies? Gear? The big one that got away? Gorgeous | | | | 50 photo shoots throughout the year for the four |
| women? OK, beautiful women don't often come to | | | | calendars. I’m sure you’d have a little |
| mind, unless you have a Women in Waders calendar. | | | | trouble getting past the security guards though. The |
| Twelve stunning ladies in ideal settings fill the pages of | | | | photo shoots are very entertaining. RFCP is planning to |
| the tastefully photographed, collector quality calendar. | | | | add behind the scenes video clips to their website |
| Just imagine walking down to the bank of a river and | | | | soon. That way the public can share in the fun of the |
| finding, a scantily clad, beautiful woman in waders | | | | shoot. Melinda mentioned a humorous situation that |
| instead of a crowd of hairy knuckled fishermen. I | | | | took place at one recent shoot. She tells us “We |
| realize that you may never actually run across women | | | | recently took our accountant with us on a fishing trip. |
| dressed like this in your favorite stream, but with the | | | | At the end of the day we had a model meet us at a |
| Women in Waders calendar on your wall, you can | | | | river for a shoot. We had our accountant run the |
| dream about it everyday.In 2001, Reel Fish Calendar | | | | behind the scenes video camera. He was so excited |
| Productions (RFCP) of Eugene, Oregon created the | | | | he talked non stop through the whole thing. It was like |
| first Women in Waders calendar. As you can probably | | | | he thought he had to be the narrator. We had to |
| guess, these calendars consist of photos of gorgeous, | | | | remove the sound from the entire video. We should |
| bikini clad, women wearing waders. These women are | | | | really let him out of the office more often!”You |
| usually standing in a stream or lake holding their fish or | | | | can even book a date with the calendar girls. No, this is |
| fishing gear… but who notices that? Right?What | | | | not exactly what you may be thinking… sorry |
| started as a just for fun project has transformed into | | | | guys. The calendar girls can act as official hostesses, |
| a lucrative endeavor. Melinda Hoeye of RFCP says, | | | | help with raffles and drawings, be a part of fashion |
| “sales grow greatly every year. It started as a | | | | shows and entertainment, and assist with promotional |
| side project, just for fun, and grew in to our full time | | | | photos and press interviews. What a great idea for fly |
| business.” RFCP started with the Women in | | | | fishing clubs, conventions, and seminars.Melinda says, |
| Waders calendar. That has now expanded to a total | | | | “We would like to thank our loyal fans that |
| of four similar calendars which consists of Women in | | | | continue to collect and spread the word about the |
| Chaps, Beauty and the Bass, Babes and Billiards and | | | | Women in Waders calendars.” She also adds, |
| Guns and Camo.So… where do they get these | | | | “Do you have your calendar yet? Do your |
| beautiful babes? “Models apply online, find us at | | | | friends? Calendars make a great gift for your buddy, |
| sportsmen's shows, or hear about us from other | | | | your relative, and yourself.”What great work |
| models” says Melinda. Their number one | | | | they’re doing at RFCP. They offer a refreshing |
| requirement is that the models have a great attitude. | | | | change to old photos of you standing in a stream |
| I’m sure having a killer body helps as well.OK | | | | holding your catch of the day. |
| guys, wouldn’t you like to attend a photo shoot? | | | | |