Matt Devlin sits with his three-year-old son Noah on Thursday next to the Clark Fork River in Missoula, where Devlin said he floated the river many times when he was a fishing guide. Devlin will be showing his film, “The Streak,” at the 2020 Montana Fishing Film Festival, along with seven other films, on Aug. 29 at the Missoula Paddleheads baseball stadium.
Matt Devlin, a local filmmaker with PMD Productions in Missoula, spent the last year on his most ambitious project yet, “The Streak.”
“It was written about two long-term fishing buddies based in the Bitterroot Valley,” Devlin explained. “They have a nearly 20-year streak of catching a trout, from a driftboat, out of the Bitterroot River every consecutive month of the year. The story confronts one of the hardest years to date, as ‘The Streak’ hangs in the balance and they battle weather, river conditions, scheduling conflicts and health concerns.”
The blizzard-like conditions in February posed quite a challenge, Devlin recalled.
The film will be one of eight feature films at the 2020 Montana Fishing Film Festival, which will take place Aug. 29 under strict COVID-19 safety precautions at the Missoula Paddleheads baseball stadium next to the river.
“We have a phenomenal lineup of films this year,” Devlin said. “Ranging from a talented artist and avid female angler to a combat veteran finding relief and healing from PTSD through fly fishing.”
Now in its seventh year, the festival will include live standup comedy before the show along with virtual fly-tying and casting demonstrations on the big screen. There’ll be raffle prizes, prize packages available for bidding and local coldwater conservation groups will be present. And as usual, local craft beers and other beverages will be available for purchase. Seating on the field and in the bleachers will be socially distanced.
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