Sep - Oct 2007 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

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THE TROUT LINETualati n Valley Chapter News

September / October 2007 Edi tor : Dav id Il l ig

Chapter Meeti ngs are held at t he LUCKYLABRADOR on the second Wednesday ofeach mont h at 6:30 PM wit h a social get-t ogeth er andthe for mal m eetin g at 7:00 PM unless otherwi se notedin the newsletter or website. Lucky Labr ador, MultnomahVillage, 7675 SW Capit ol Hw y . Port land , (503) 244-2537.Food and Bev erages avail able.

Board of Di rector s Meeti ngs held on the fourt hWednesday of the month at a Directors home at 7pm.

Wednesday September 12"Mari ne Reserv es in Oregon'sCoastal Sea," Presented by Dr. SelinaHeppell from the Oregon State University Departmentof Fisheries and Wildl if e Her program wi ll defi ne anddiscuss m arine reserves and prot ected areas, how t hey arelik ely t o contri bute to conservation, how t hey m ay aff ectfishermen, and how citizens can get involved in theupcoming effort to identify "Special Places" in Oregon'scoastal waters. Dr . Heppell s research focuses on some ofth e oldest and slowest-growing anim als in th e sea: sea

tu rt les, sharks, stur geon, and west coast rockf ish. Thesemari ne anim als share thr ee traits: l ong lif espans, late ageat maturity, and endangerment due to over harvest byhum ans. Thr ough th e use of comput er mod els andsimulations, she is helping us understand how theseanimals respond to human impacts and guiding researchand management policy towards their recovery.

Wedn esday October 10 Jef f Mor ganon Small Str eam Fly Fish in g has beententatively confirmed since late March but we may have asubsti tut e if h e is unable to make it t his month. He has agreat n ew book out on Sm all Str eam Fly Fishin gSee the review below:

President s ColumnHank Hosf ield

Im going to spare you t he retellingof how I got signed up by Tr outUnlimi ted, but I wil l say that whileI kn ew very li tt le about it , Igathered f rom it s name that i tmust be something li ke Ducks Unlimit ed, only instead ofworkin g to give the hunti ng world m ore ducks t o blast, Twas work ing to give us more tr out t o catch. I lik edcatching tr out. Unlimi ted trout sounded like a good thin

Ive always been in f avor of m ore tr out. Throw salmon inth ere, too. Actu ally, Im generall y a f an of abundance f o

most thingsscotch broom and telemarketers not beingamong them. Im especially in f avor of an abundance ofhealthy fisheries where one doesnt have to think twiceabout t he prospects for collapsing th e wild stock if youdecide to t ake a fi sh hom e.

Ive never been anti -harvest, Ive simpl y gravit ated towardcatch-and-release because I l ike the idea of t hrow ing f ishback w it h t he hope that t heyll be even bigger t he nexttim e I catch them. Im also not all t hat wild about eatingtrout . I mean, its not exactl y lingcod or halibut in thetaste department. So the next hatchery rainbow I conkwill be in an emergency food situ ati on. But Ill take anoccasional brookie or two for the pan.

My even greater i nt erest is i n having m ore robustfi sheriestrophy fi sheries, if t he conditions allow t hem.see so many waters in our state that could be so muchbett er if they were managed wi th slot l imi ts and reducedharvest. Not t hat those regulation s mean a lot t o some othe guys who have been regularly poaching our homewaters f or decades. Just t he same, I wonder how dif f icuit would be to convince anglers that they could all enjoybett er f isheries if t hey werent so focused on harvest?

But before we attempt this, well need to convince our owODFW that t hey might be able to mor e successful ly sellfi shing and m ore fi shing li censes if th ere were more gooopportuni ties for anglers to land memorable fi sh. Their

current think ing is that the public is primarily i nterestedin put-and-take fisheries, and that going home fishless issomehow not wort h th e cost of the license. In f act,alm ost all of t heir f ishing prom otion events revolvearound th e harvest of r ecently stocked waters. Theyadvert ise where their st ockin g trucks are heading.Anglers are encouraged t o come and get t heir li mi ts.

Earlier thi s summ er t here was a fi shing derby at DiamonLake. As you know, Diamond Lake was recentlyreconstit uted at the cost of several mi lli on dollars in ordto ri d t he lake of t he tui chubs that tu rned the states


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To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

most abundant trout f ishery int o a toxic dump. DiamondLake was restocked, and a lot of f anfare was generatedabout t he numbers and size of t he fish going back int othe lake, in hopes of bringing back the once bustlingrecreation al fi shery. The derby was sponsored byBlackbird Sporti ng Goods, in conju nction wi th the MiddleRogue Chapter of Trou t Unlimi ted. It was by all accounts,a tr emendous success. Accordi ng to report s, th ere wereover 1100 anglers regist ered, and t he fishi ng was prett ygood. The photos fr om th e event pict ured a lot of smili ngpeople holding a lot of f at hatchery trout . If youre tryingto p romot e fishing, you can hardly ask f or a bett ersituation, right?

Yet as hard as I t ried to f eel warm and fuz zy about it all, Icouldnt shake the unsettled feeling that despite theobvious fun, maybe such events promote the wrongthi ngs. My hope is that m ore happy anglers make for m orepeople with a vested interest in protecting our fisheriesand wil derness. But every t im e I see one of t hese

jamborees where the masses are walking away withstocked f ish I worr y th at were sending the message th atf ishi ng is an extr acti ve exercise f ocused on harvest. Irealize you have to start somewhere, but it wouldnt have

hurt to m enti on to t he 1100-plus casting t heir l ines thateven an incredibly productive put-and-take fishery likeDiamond Lake can be fi shed out if it faced suchan onslaught on a contin ual basis. But my real concern i snot f or Diamond Lakewhich is an amazing fish f actorythat has been historically successfully managed fortur ning out m ore pounds of f ish than any other lake inOregonbut rather for the great many other lessproductive waters that cant sustain thi s kind ofmaximum harvest mentality. I wonder if wereconditionin g anglers to regard their f utur e enjoyment ofthe sport contingent u pon hauling many fi sh home to rotin the freezer?

As someone who loves fishi ng almost beyond reason, Iconsider taking fish home to be one of its less enjoyableaspects. Theyre messy, smelly, and cert ainly not alwaysdelicious. The most f un of f ishing is in the catching, butthe act of f ishing it self is greatly rewarding f or me. Thebeautif ul p laces I escape to, and of ten th e f ri ends th at gowit h me make ti me on the water wit h rod in h and amongmy m ost treasured mom ents. Even if there arent f ish forme to club, I wil l enjoy my day. And year aft er year I wi llcontinue to buy a license. I wonder if the same is tru e forthe kill -fish crowd? For me fishin g is qualit ati ve, notquantitati ve. I thi nk those who want t o promote the sportshould give this greater consideration.

While theyre at it , maybe they should also consid er

alt ernatively resti ng certain f isheries by closing t hem for ayear every so of ten. Maybe put 20% of th e stat es watersoff lim its every year t o allow th em some recovery t im e.Think how m uch healt hier t he resource and better t hefi shing mi ght be. I think t hat would appeal to moreanglers.

As for the current management plan, I know Im not t heonly one who thinks t hat int roducing new people to thesport wi th gobs of h atchery f ish m ay not be the best wayto hook new anglers. Bil l Egan, the Inf orm ation Dir ectorf or t he Oregon Bass & Panfi sh Club believes it is a poorway. In an outdoor f eatu re arti cle in Th e Oregonian

wri tt en by Bil l Monr oe, Egan explains: You l ook at t hecost of stocking tr out and the fact t hat youre notteaching kids anything with a stocked fi shery. He alsoadded that stocked tr out attr act a lot of self ish adultswho just stand there and exceed t heir lim it s. Bill Egan iinto teaching the why and how of f ishing, and helpingpeople understand wh y fi sh behave as t hey do. Thi sseems to me to be a mor e well-rounded approach. Il l t ryto overlook his quip that stocked trout are what f eed hisbass.

The warmwater f ish advocates of th e Oregon Bass &Panfish Club have done a good job of promoting theirf isheries and themselves. And th eres no mi staki ng intheir name what theyre about.

Trout Unlimi ted should be so well known and understoothroughout the fishing public for what we do for theresource and in eff ort s to im prove fi shing. Most anglershave no idea what Tro ut Unli mi ted is about. Maybe weshould be more like Ducks Unlimit ed.

Tight Lines, Hank.

We Help Remov e Noxious WeedsBy Robert Bernard

Removal of noxious weeds remains an ongoing environmentalconcern f or our chapter. To that end, thirt een indi viduals devotedtwo days to removing knapweed in the Deschutes Land Trust, atthe Rip Ranch. We removed weeds over a two -acre area near abeauti f ul stream. Part icipants experienced p ersonal satisfacti on,comrade, good f ood and a glorious, panoramic location.

Years ago, the Deschutes Land Trust became an adopted ongoinconservation eff ort f or t he Tualatin and Clackamas TU chapters.We help there at least two times a year.

The stream is one at which, last year, our chapter and made bankimp rovements to mit igate erosion. This same stream j ust r eceived250,000 steelhead sm elt. Someday, maybe we wi ll catch steelheadhere

Most of our conservation eff orts are in conjunction wit hClackamas TU chapter. This was another m ut ual endeavor. Iencourage our members to become part icipants in ou rconservation eff ort s. Wit hout conservati on, we wil l soon be limit eto minim um f ishing opportunities. Robert

Chapter Newslett er Edi tor Needed.Its t im e to fi nd some new bl ood and i deas and energyfor th e newslett er. I thin k i t s t im e for me to move on other t hin gs. It h as been a great r ide wit h w onderfu lart ic les wri t t en by many people. I m grateful to havehelped pu bl ish t hem. We need a new EDITOR. Th isvolun teer act iv i t y happens every tw o mont hs. I ts goodexperience and can go on your r esum e. Not mu chtechnical k now ledge needed. I l l h elp w hoever takes iton get start ed. Contact m e or t he Board.

For now send Newsletter Materials to David Illig atdi l li [email protected], 503 296 9050. Ar ti cles, pictur es,poems, book revi ews, equi pm ent comments, fishinreports, conservation issues, fishing issues,Envi ronm ental issues and politi cs.
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Fly of th e Mont h: The Bett erMousetr ap Char tr euse Copp er JohnMich ael Gent ry

The Copper John h as been a staple in m ost f lyf ishers fl yboxes for a number of years. About f ive years ago, one ofthe seemin gly endless yearly new twists in f ly t yingli teratur e and catalogs was the advent of ch artr euse wire.

Searching around for a use for this material, I decided totr y it as a variati on on the standard Copper John. Id hadpretty good success with the standard pattern in lakes,but honestl y had never t ried it i n any rivers or streams. Ithas tur ned out to be my best searching fl y on almostany water, usually noticeably out fishing the standardcopper pattern.

Hook : .. Tiemco 100BL, sizes 12 t hrough 18Beadhead:.silver, and sized t o t he size of th e hookThr ead:. black 8/ 0 unit hreadTail:paired ginger or brown goose biotBody:.fin e chartr euse wir eThorax:.peacock herl

Legs:..barred teal or mallard

1. Secure the beadhead against t he eye of t he hook.I do t hat by loosely wrapping a ball or cylinderof thread right behind the beadhead so that thethi ckness of t he thread m ass is just about thesame siz e as the hol e in t he rear of th e beadhead,and then pushing the thread m ass into thebeadhead hole with my fingers (so that thebeadhead i s not wobbl ing on t he hook shank).

2. Wind t he thr ead to the bend in t he hook.

3. Tie in the tail of paired biots so t he tail is about halfthe length of the hook shank.

4. Secure the wire at the tail j uncture point by laying thewire on top of the hook (the part youll use to wr ap thebody sticks out t he back) and then, fi rst pu lli ng the wireat a right angle to the hook shank, wrapping (but see thenext point fi rst) with close wraps of w ire to about 1/ 8 inchf rom t he eye and tie of f and clip t he excess. Wrap intight turns (so that each wrap is tight against the earliertur n and gives a smooth, solid color body; try t o do it wit hno underlying thread showing through you can see fromthe photo that I di d not get t his sampl e quit e ti ghtenough). I usually cut of f about 9-10 inches of w ire t o use(enough to wrap three or four flies or more depending onwhat size hook is used). Thi s is th e method I pr efer; an

alt ernate is to hold on t o about 1 i nch of t he wire and wit hthe other end simply start wr apping at t he tail junctu re tothe same tie-off point and t hen to cut t he holding endof f as close to th e hook as possible and u se your f ingersto wrap the li tt le tag end onto the hook. The only dangerof t his method is that since the butt end of t he wrap isnot tied in, sometimes the body starts to come unwrappedafter several fish.

5. What shape body? I tie mine with a taper,gett ing larger toward t he thorax. To do that,befor e I start wr apping the body I build the shapeof t he body wit h thread underwrap. However, I

know several good tiers/ f ishers who swear that astraight body works j ust as well (elim inating th eneed for any underwrap). Call m e a tr aditi onalist

6. Tie in a strand of peacock herl at the front of t hebody and wrap a thorax to t he back of th e eye. Iprefer to make a herl/ thr ead yarn by windingthe herl strand around the thread before wrappinthe thorax with the yarn (makes the thoraxstand up bett er after several f ish), but some justwrap the herl and tie off .

7. On each side of the fr ont of the thorax, for legs tin f ive or six barbs of barred t eal or m allard sothat the legs extend about halfway to the start ofthe bend of the hook.

8. Wrap a small head and finish. I put a small dropof head cement on t he wrapped head f or extrastrength.

9. For an extra fl ourish, I sometimes put a drop ofepoxy on the top of the thorax, giving it a shellback appearance. I cant honestl y say t ha

have seen a dif f erence in hookup rates with th eshellback over the standard, but I like the looks oit .

The fly pr esumably sim ulates some sort of mayfl y nympand I have had success f ishing i t on t he swing i n r iversand streams and in l akes on a slow retri eve like achironomid or on a slow troll . Several mont hs ago, fou r us ventured to Hor seshoe Lake, an hour nort h of SpokanI put on thi s fl y as a searching pattern as I of ten do, animmediately started having noticeably more success thanth e oth ers. One by one, they sidled up to see what I wausing and I handed out samples. I dont k now how manfi sh that f ly caught over t wo days, but it was in t he many

dozens. One guy did not change f li es the ent ir e f ir st dayThe lake had brookies, Westsl ope cut ts and Kamloop srainbows, and all readily t ook the fly. The dictionarydefines chart reuse as a li queur whi ch is highl yesteemed, and Id argue that that definition also appliesto this better mousetrap.Michael


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The Timoth y Lak e Outi ngBy A ndy An drew s

Because of t he success of last years outi ng to T im oth y,th is year we decided to reserve a group camp area. Thesite th at was chosen was somewhat separated from th eother sites and t herefore more quit e and pr ivate than theoth er group sites th at af fr ont t he lake. The weather wasbett er t han expected wit h only a few white, puff y cloudsaround and pleasantly warm temperatures during the day.

I believe th at everyone who was fi shin g caught some fi shon Satur day or Sund ay. On Satur day, there was amod erate to heavy bit e that tu rned on between noon andtwo oclock in t he aft ernoon. Most of t he fish caughtwere rainbows, but brook and cutthroat also came to thenet. At least one - tr ophy brook was caught and released,and possibly more trophy fish were caught, dependingupon what your defi nit ion of what a tr ophy would be.Keeping wit h t raditi on, these defi nit ions are int enti onallykept a lit tl e vague between f ishermen and can bemi sconstru ed as secret locati ons and techniqu es. Thereality is that the whole truth is generally never told in aneff ort t o protect a fishery from overuse. TU members will

help ot hers wit h th e trusted fly patt erns and techniquebecause we believe that other members share our valuesand will prot ect a valued resource. Of course, th e ri ghtpattern and technique are only part of the fi shing puzz le;the fi sh have to be interested in dining or you are justdoin g a casti ng exercise. Sundays fi shin g was muchslower than Satur days experi ence. Fish were caught onSunday, but th ey were ju st f ewer and t hey were harder tocome by.

On Saturday evening, the Road Kill Gri ll put out anotherrespectable meal f or the group . A recent addit ion to mycamp ing equip ment was a hand cranked blender thattur ned out a few Margarit as to go wit h dinner. Lateraround the campf ire, Smores (for the ki d in all of us) weremade on magic roasting sticks, which are manuallyextended and digit ally r otated. Around t he fi re, fi shingwas discussed and worl d pr oblems were resolved wit hreckless abandon.

One advant age tofishing with TU isthat we have a fewmembers who arevery experienced (Idont count m yselfin t hat group) andare will ing to h elpthose with less

experience. Wewere not bornfisherpersons; wehad to learn j ustlike everyone elsewho picks up a rod.Were not cri ti cal ofsomeone who doesnot know t he rightknot to use; we willshow you. If weonly have one or

two experienced people turn out for the outing, you will

learn m uch faster than if you try to t each yourself. Aft eryou reach a cert ain point in l earning, it sim ply t akes tim eon the water to develop your ski ll s. And before long, youwil l be passing along what you have learned to oth ers. Ayou have to do i s have th e courage to show up and startthe learning process for f ly f ishing. I k now there are a feof you out t here who keep saying to yourself that, Ishould probably join in on a trip someti me, but m aybe Iwait until t he next tri p . Well, the next tr ip is the outin gto Kl amath Lake, and at t hat point our program f or 2007will be half - over. So my qu estion t o you is when wil l yostop the excuses and join in the TU outings?

Klamath Fall s Out in g Rev iewBy A ndy A ndrews

The TU contin gent arrived at K lamath Lake on a sunnyFriday af ternoon. Our camp was establi shed at OdessaCamp ground , on Odessa Creek. The campground hadapproxim ately six spaces, all wit h t ables and f ir e rings.Water is n ot available at t he campgrou nd and onl y onemodern out house was available on sit e. The beauty ofthi s campground was not t otally due to the tall Ponderospines, but was also in the fact that no camping fee is

required.

The first evening, we fished Odessa Creek where it enterethe lake; Mt. McLoughlin was clearly visible in thebackground. The Upper Klamath Lake is part of t helargest l ake in Oregon. But for i t s im mense size, it is vershallow wi th a maximum depth of maybe 15 feet.Everywhere we fi shed we f ound t he water depth t o be nomor e th an 6 f eet. The lake is heavil y used by waterfowWhile on the lake we saw many white pelicans, grebes,eagles, ospreys, egrets and corm orants. If f act, on oneevening, an osprey crossed t he bow of our boat no moreth at 10 12 f eet away and about 3 4 feet off th e water.He was laden wi th a 16 inch r ainbow t rout carr iedtor pedo fashion (to r educe air resistance) which is t heircustom . If you are a bir d watcher and are not aware ofth e Klamath Basin, you need t o do some investi gati on ofth e area. You do not need a boat for th e lake. You candri ve the dikes in t he area and t ravel along t he waterwayth at extend int o Nort hern Calif orni a. Thi s area is knownas th e KBBT, or Kl amath Basin Bird ing Tr ails and is anationally recognized area for migrations routes and othwildl if e. Though far from an expert , I will do a fut urenewslett er art icle on the KBBT and bir din g as I know n oteveryone in TU fishes, but might enjoy birding.

Our first evening fishing experience was almostunevent f ul except f or a native sucker that was caught anreleased unharm ed, accordin g to the law. Thi s fi sh had

become a host t o an eel of 6 inches in l ength. Saturdaymorning, after more casting, two large trout were broughto t he net; p ict ures were taken and the f ish were releasedback int o the lake, unharmed. It was said t hat fi shingKlamath is a lit tle lik e steelhead f ishing in that you needto t hrow a lot of l ine and spend lot s of ti me on the lake iorder t o reap any rewards. Lik e steelhead, these tr out arevery l arge and usually are measured i n poun ds inst ead oinches, and catching even one on a weekend i s a gif t f romthe fish gods. All of the fish we caught duri ng theweekend r anged i n t he 25 28 in ch range, except f or t hesucker which was much smaller. Fishi ng the lake is bestdone fro m a boat. Areas li ke Rocky Point can be f ished


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fr om a tube, but t he majorit y of t he shoreli ne is verymarshy and f ill ed wit h r eeds making launching andlanding wit hout a ramp n early im possible even wit h aboat.

On Sunday, two m ore f ish were boated and r eleased.Dur ing our Sunday out ing, I held several conf erences wit hmy f ly explainin g that it had the choice of becomingimm ortaliz ed by catching f ish, or be left t o rot i n a log.Unfort unately, it chose poorly and was left t o rot in a log;proving once again that my skills as a motivational

speaker areverylimited. OnSunday wehad tosearch outnew waterin t he lakeas the areaaroundOdessa wasundergoingan algae

bloom.This is anactu al algae

plant th at due to water temperatur e, sunlight andwhatever else makes it grow, becomes a green carpet inth e water. The water can become soupy wit h algae, andconsume a great deal of oxygen from the water that isneeded for f ish survival. This growth f orced us intoPelican Bay, near t he Rocky Point Resort . As we ventu redinto the bay (and clear water), one area caught ouratt enti on. Very large tr out were consistently j umpi ng outof t he water and we felt the fi sh gods were about t o smileupon us. Unfor tu nately, we were unable to solve th eriddl e as to why t he fish were carrying on t his behavior of

jumpi ng fr om t he water. There was no bug hatch, norminnows in the water that the larger fish would chase, butth e disp lay the fish were put t ing on was awesome! Someof the fi sh were 12 or m ore pounds and we couldgenerally see (or hear) fish breaking the water somewhere,non stop. Af ter considerable thought on my part, I cameto wh at I beli eved was the answer. The fi sh were jum pin gin celebrati on t hat t he weekend had ended and t hey hadnot been caught. Of course when I put f ort h thi s theoryto m y fr iends, my i dea was met wit h t he same smi les,chuckles and headshaking I had seen when I was inconference wit h m y fl y; the one left behind in t he log.

During ourweekend,

KlamathLake hadreleased afew of it ssecrets to u sand ourexperienceon thisouting h adbeen great.If there were

any disappointments during the weekend, it had to duewit h the fact that you didnt joi n us. Im sure that we will

again retur n t o th is area to be awed by the splendor ofthe lake and the thr ill of chasing big fi sh. Andy

Chapter Needs ConservationProjects Leader Our chapter highly valuesconservation efforts. We know individually, and as a TroUnlimi ted chapter, we must stri ve to i mpr ove our str eamand lakes. Im provement m eans helpi ng to m ake themclean, pol lut ion f ree, accessible and beautif ul.

Our eff orts correspond wit h TUs missionstatement conserve, prot ect and restore NorthAmeri cas coldwater f isheries and t heir watersheds.Please consider yourself for this Position in our Chapter.Call Robert Bernard t o discuss it .

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Nat ion al TU Staff Rev iew s St reamsBy: Robert Bernard

Throughout the United States, local TU chapters partner wi thnational TU to im prove our steams via eff ort s entit led Embr ace-AStream and Home Waters Initiative. The first initiative began in NeYork during 1976. TU members yearly devote 125,000 hours andmore than 1.5 million dollars in stream restoration work.

During t he week of July 9, our state chair, Tom Wolf hosted LauraHewit t, TU Watersheds Coor dinator . They visit ed Oregonwatersheds near Tillamoo k and Deschutes. They of fered t o m eetwith individual members as an opportunity for us to give our viewabout imp lementing an embrace-a-steam pro ject and possiblestreams for statewide adoption.

I met w it h them in t his explorato ry, first step, meeting. Wediscussed purpose, possible streams and organization. I expressemy views about li kely st reams, i.e., Sandy, Metol ius, Deschutes anWilson p lus issues about economics and involvement. Again, thiswas an exploratory meeting. Many other facets are necessary forany steam adopt ion.

Let m e know if you have ideas and interest in being involved wit hexplor ation of Embrace a Str eam possibi li ti es. Robert
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Small -Str eam Fly Fish in g by Jef fMorgan Rev iew ed by Scott Richm ond

Why do people fish wit h fl ies: to catch big tr out, or for theaestheti c experience? Most people will admi t t o the latt er.

And where can you get the best aesthetic experience:shoulder-to-shoulder with other anglers on a big, famousriver, or on a solitary trip to a small stream? Again, mostpeople will go wit h t he second answer.

So the 64-million-dollar question is: Why do so few flyanglers seek out small st reams? I thi nk th ere are th reemajor reasons. The first is they don't know where to go.The second is th at they don't k now what t o do when theyget there. And last, they have misconceptions about flyfi shing on small streams.

Those reasons woul d vanish i f mor e anglers read JeffMorgan's book, Small-Str eam Fly Fishin g. This is a terrificbook f or anyone who enjoys f ly f ishing. Even if you don'tint end to dr op your fl y int o a four -foot wide creek, you'llpick up invaluable tips that wi ll help you f ish anywhere.

Exploding th e My thsIn t he fi rst chapter, Morgan explod es several sm all-streammyt hs: Small Str eams Contain Small Fish. Yes, many do.But if you know what t o look for , you can fi nd productivecreeks f ill ed wit h good-sized trout that have lit tl eknowledge of what an angler looks like.

Small Str eams Are for Beginn ers and Ki ds. On thecontrary, many small streams are more challenging thanthe big (and artificial) tailwaters that the West is famousfor.

Smal l St ream Fly Select ion i s Basic. Sometim es th at's

tr ue, but m ore often it reveals a failur e to un derstand th enature of sm all streams.

Small Str eams Ar e Tough to Access. Sim ply not tr ue.

And so on. One-by-one, Morgan l ooks at th e small-streammisconceptions held by most fly anglers, and correctsthem.

True, you're not likely to f ind f ive-pound tr out in t hesewaters, but wit h a lit tle work you can fi nd your own liquidEden wit h enough fi sh over 12 i nches to gi ve you perm a-grin.

Treasur ing Indiv iduali ty

Morgan makes the point that large rivers are thehomogenized result of many small streams, but eachsmall str eam t hat m akes up a l arge river tends to beunique. That indivi duality is t heir charm, but it 's alsoth eir challenge. A stream's u niq ue geology, tr ees,vegetation, and hydrology drive the insect population andhence the trout population (or lack thereof).

Thus, in order to fi sh a small st ream w ell--and t o knowwhat makes it di ff erent f rom it s neighbors--you have tounderstand what makes it tick. Here, Morgan shines. Hegoes into the ecology of small streams, showing how to

observe and analyze th eir f eatu res, then draw the rightconclusions about flies and tactics.

Next he goes into small-stream entomology, explainingclearly how it's dif f erent fr om th at of big rivers. In thatchapter you'll f ind 100 f ly patterns (many of which are oWestfl y) that are especially suited to fl y f ishing smallstreams. For each pat tern th ere is a p hoto, recipe, andcommentary about when and how to use the fly.

Additional chapters go into Tackle and Equipment;Common Types of Small Streams; and Technology, suchas using m aps, GPS, and the int ernet t o f ind suit ablecreeks. The book's f inal chapter incl udes case studies thshow how to analyze and fish several small streams(sorry, but the real names are not revealed).

Fin d Your Own EdenWestf ly users are fami liar wit h Jeff Morgan t hrough his ftying colum n. I sometimes think that t hree decades fr omnow the only thing I'll be remembered for is as the answeto a f ly f ishing t rivi a question ("Who gave the famous JefMorgan his fir st opportuni ty to writ e a regular fl y fishin gcolumn?").

I li ke his th orough, analyt ical approach. Jef f is alwaysth ink ing, always askin g "why?" and always ready to buckth e convention al wisdom . Those qualit ies have producedthe definitive book on a subject that should be close tothe heart of western fl y f ishers.

If you like the fluf fy, simplistic style of m ost popular flyfishing magazines, don't buy this book. But if you wanthard, in-depth knowledge that wil l l et you f ind your ownfly fishing Eden--and let you fish it productively--than goto your local f ly shop and get Small-Str eam Fly Fishing .Then read every page; you'l l be glad you did.

Just Get out of th e w ay and hopey oure Luck y . Dav id Il l ig


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Waldo Lak e to Remain Clean & Qui et!

Ask the Govern or to support th eForest Service'sdecision to ban

gasolin e mot orson and aroun dthi s wi ldern esslake.Many of you responded to ou r December 2006 appeal t ocomment on the proposed ban of gasoline motors on andaround Waldo Lake. Your overwh elm ing r esponse helpedth e Forest Service to do t he right th ing: phase out loud ,dirt y gasoline motors fr om t he surface of one of th epurest lakes in the world! Thanks to all who helpedconvince the Forest Service that Waldo needs to be keptpristi ne and beautif ul f or f utur e generations!

The first time the Forest Service proposed to maintainWaldo Lakes pristine qualities by phasing-out of motorson and around t he lake, in 2001, the th reat of appeals andlawsuits made them back out of its decision. Over thepast few years, theyve re-analyzed the ban, and in early2007 t he FS made a decision t o ph ase out gasoline m otor son t he sur f ace of t he lake over t he next t wo years.Specifi cally, t hey decided t o

Restr ict boat m otor use on Waldo Lake to electr icmot ors only, with excepti ons for t headministrative and emergency use of internalcombustion motors when approved by the Forest

Service.

Prohibit fl oatpl anes fr om using t he surf ace ofWald o Lake.

Prohi bit publ ic use of generators and chainsawswithin the Dispersed Recreation, Semi-primitiveNon-mot ori zed m anagement area (MA-10e)surroundi ng Waldo Lake.

Like last t im e, thi s long-awaited decision was appealed byint erests who f eel t hat t hey can not enjoy Waldo Lakewith out loud, pollut ing motors. Fortunately, though, the

Forest Service stood it s groun d, denying t his appeal andstanding up f or one of t he true gems of the OregonCascades and th e vast m ajori t y of lake users who enjo y isolit ude and clean waters.

Take Action!

It looks li kely that m otoriz ed-use proponents wil l sue ovth e Forest Services decision and who has j uri sdicti on ofthe lake. The Forest Service, Oregon Wild, and othergroups will f ight t o uphold the decision in court.Meanwhi le, the question of whether t he Forest Servi ce orthe State of Oregon has jurisdiction over regulating thelakes surface will be brought up in court. While the Statemay di sagree wit h t he Forest Servi ces claim s t o

jurisdicti on, it is imp ortant th at Governor Kul ongoski t aka stance that, regardless of authority, gasoline motors donot belong on Waldo Lake or in the pristine backcountryaround it. People who love the serene beauty of the areashould ask him t o work to f ind a resolution t o the issueth at m aintains th e Forest Services admi rable decision .

Another thing the Governor can do is urge theDepartment of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to finish thelong-awaited designation of "outstanding resource

waters", required und er t he Clean Water Act . This wouldprotect Waldo Lake, Crater Lake, and several pristinerivers fr om activit ies that would d egrade water quality.

Please take a mom ent t o send a quick note t o GovernorKulongoski t oday!

Contact Morgan of Oregon Wild at 503-283-6343, ext. 213

Chapter Business Issues

My recommendation we conduct the annual meeting atour regularl y scheduled meeti ng. Our f iscal year beginsOctober 1. As we are work ing on by-laws and because, I'lik e us to have more ti me to r ecruit new board m embers,beli eve we will be best served by conduct ing ou r annu almeeti ng in Octo ber. Perhaps by t hat t im e we can havebylaws for review, an annual r eport, budget developm enta prior f iscal year t reasurers report, inf ormation on plansfor 0 8, an wh atever else goes in to an ef f ect annualmeeti ng, inclu din g guidelines per By-laws and T UHandook or web site.

At a board meeting earlier this year, we discussed puttinga notice of boardmember election in the newsletter prior to our chapter'sannual meeting inthe fall. I am not sure if that is the Sept. or Oct. meeting,but lookslike now is time for the notice to be published.


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Tualat in Vall ey Trout Unl im itedSeptember / October 2007 Jef f Morgan Book Rev iew Mar in e Reserv es

Off icers and BoardPresident: Hank Hosfield228-6553 hank h@im agin a.com

Vi ce Presid ent Robert L. Bern ard [email protected]

Tr easurer Erl e Norm an 293-6006caddis2000@hot mail .com

Membership ChairBoard of Dir ector s:Er ic Th omp son 297-0718

angli ngeri c@m sn.comDick Rohrbaugh

rb augh@lcl ark .edu 636-3877David Ill ig New slett er edit or296 9050 dil li [email protected] lex Bar k um e - 642-7024

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