The Fly Line Washington County Fly Fishers “Cultivating the art of fly fishing through a spirit of fellowship and resource enhancement” www.wcflyfishers-ore.com Issue #154 April, 2014 Chapter Meeting Location Westbrook Club House 14255 SW 6 Street (one block east of SW Murray) Beaverton, OR 97005 th Next Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 7:00 PM Agenda 7:00-7:30 7:30-8:30 8:30-9:00 Meeting called to order Discussion of Club business and announcements Entertainment - Marc Williamson, Fly Fishing Central Oregon Raffle, socialize, and adjournment April Meeting Entertainment Marc Williamson, a member of WCFF, will be speaking to us about “Fly Fishing Central Oregon”. Marc has made this presentation for Washington FFF Show, Royal Treatment Fly Fishing and other groups in the past. There is a lot to know about Central Oregon fly fishing so it should be a great program. April Outing This month’s outing will be to Lost Lake in Clatsop County on Saturday, April 19. Details of the outing will be provided at the April club meeting. Coming Events   May 16-18 May 16-18 Sandy Spey Clave, Oxbow Park Christian Fly Fishing Roundup, Camp Morrow on Pine Hollow Reservoir Washington County Fly Fishers www.wcflyfishers-ore.com President Chuck Cooney 503-642-2186 [email protected] Vice President George Wilson 503-524-3781 [email protected] Secretary Jim Crislip 503-366-5504 [email protected] Treasurer John Gillingham 503-646-2492 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Ralph Brooks 503-330-3551 [email protected] Board of Directors Gary Neilson, Outing Chair 503-649-1107 [email protected] David Eisenhauer, Librarian 503-649-3804 [email protected] Paul Skelton, Awards Chair 503-351-6182 [email protected] Shane Stewart, Conservation Chair 503-640-8346 [email protected] Margaret Walker, Education Chair 503-244-9850 [email protected] Hal Gordon, Entertainment Chair 503-642-1135 [email protected] Rich Taylor, Website Chair 503-356-8731 [email protected] George Wilson, Membership Chair 503-524-3781 [email protected] Ron Reinebach 503-477-6266 [email protected] David Wesley 503-848-0812 [email protected] Don Nelson 503-579-5176 Paul Keefner 503-640-3980 [email protected] Galen Flinn 503-702-4174 [email protected] President’s Message – April 2014 At the March 2014 Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo in Albany, Oregon, the Washington County Fly Fishers (WCFF) was selected as the "FFF Oregon Council Club of the Year". This prestigious award recognizes WCFF for their commitment to meeting the FFF motto of: Conserving, Restoring, Educating through Fly Fishing. WCFF is recognized for having monthly club meetings, regularly scheduled fishing trips, fund raising to support fishery student scholarships and volunteer support and attendance at various fly tying events. Great job folks! Annual Club Auction - May 7 - It’s Almost Here!! Now is the time to start thinking about what you might be able to donate. The Board has decided to hold this year’s auction May 7th at Tigard American Legion Hall at 8635 SW Scoffins St., Tigard, OR 97223. This gives us more room for the event. It will be coming up sooner than you think. What can you donate? We always welcome rods, reels, art work, flies, camping gear, books and magazines -- essentially anything associated with our sport. But don’t be afraid to ‘think outside the box’. Restaurant coupons and other service-oriented discounts are always welcome. Get your items to any of the board members. See you on the water! Chuck President, WCFF A great catch by WCFF member Charles Lorang at our last outing to Vernonia Pond. Fly of the Month: Low Rider PMD Mayfly Contributed by Ralph Brooks and Sara Mckenzie We don’t know a lot of specifics about this fly other than it is a great fly on both moving and still waters. Many variations of this of this fly can be found and they probably all work well. This just happens to be one of our favorite patterns that is useful from spring through the summer and into the fall. How to Tie: 1. Tie in a sparse tail of teal or mallard flank (7-10 quills). The tail should be about as long as the hook shank. 2. Tie in wire ribbing at rear of hook shank. 3. Dub a slightly tapered body about 2/3s the shank length. 4. Secure a tuft of marabou on top and towards the rear of the fly. Tear off to a length equal to about ½ the abdomen. 5. Tie in turkey or goose quills to be used as a wing case or Category Trout shellback. Hook 1X Long Dry or Curved Nymph, 6. Tie in a partridge feather by its tip. size 14-18 7. Dub the thorax to just behind the hook eye leaving Thread PMD or gray 8/0 sufficient space to tie off additional materials. Tail Natural Teal or Mallard Flank 8. Wrap partridge forward (4-5 wraps) and secure. Ribbing Copper Wire 9. Wrap wire forward to ‘segment’ abdomen and thru Abdomen Superfine Dubbing – pale partridge to strengthen hackle and secure. yellow 10. Pull wing case material forward splitting partridge to side Thorax Superfine Dubbing – pale and down and secure. yellow 11. Whip finish and cement. (Option – the wing case can be Wing Pale Olive Marabou cemented for a sheen or use an epoxy or UV material coating) Wing Case Turkey & Epoxy Legs Hungarian Partridge, natural Variations: This pattern can be tied in virtually any color and size to match a wide variety of mayflies. More often than not, it is used for pale morning duns, blue-winged olives, or Cahills. How to Fish: This fly is fished with a dry line and long leader. The fly is meant to sit in the film or just below the surface. In stillwater situations very slight twitching may be imparted. In moving water drag-free drifting is usually the preferred method. Christian Fly Fishing Roundup, May 16-18, 2014 Camp Morrow on Pine Hollow Reservoir near Wamic, OR. Hear Gary Borger. 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