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Issue #127
January, 2012
January Chapter Meeting
Westbrook Club House
14255 SW 6 Street (one block east of SW Murray)
Beaverton, OR 97005
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Note: the remodel of our regular meeting place at the Westbrook Clubhouse has been completed. It is
better than ever and hopefully more convenient for everyone now that our normal meeting time and place
are back again.
Agenda: President Chuck Cooney opens the meeting
• Welcome to new members and guests
• “What is the Fly Shop Hop all about?”
• Election of new officers and directors
• Planning for “fish-alongs” and outings for 2012
8:00 – 8:45 Entertainment: Member Ralph Brooks shares his adventures on the North Platte River in
Wyoming
8:45 – 9:00 Raffle: more great prizes are available…don’t miss out! Raffle tickets will be sold throughout
the meeting. Meeting adjourns.
7:00 – 8:00
Entertainment
Ralph Brooks, long time member and
fishing addict, has spent much of his adult
life fishing the Rocky Mountain states from
Colorado to British Columbia. His favorite
destination, however, is the North Platte
River in Wyoming, where he has made an
annual trek for many years. He will be
sharing his photos, patterns, and fishing
techniques at this month’s meeting.
Everyone should find it interesting as well
as entertaining.
Chuck Cooney recently caught this bull trout at Mecca
Flats on the Deschutes River. Congratulations Chuck!
Washington County Flyfishers
January President’s Message
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President
Chuck Cooney
503-642-2186
[email protected]
I am very happy to report that January puts the WCFF meetings
back at the Westbrook Club House and back on Wednesday
night. This will help us get back on track for 2012!
Vice President
George Wilson
503-524-3781
[email protected]
The WCFF Board will be looking at new destinations for outings
this year, and we will also return to the lakes and rivers where we
had the most fun and caught fish.
Secretary
Janet Graves
503-997-7667
[email protected]
Treasurer
Cary Maycumber
503-646-7743
[email protected]
Newsletter Editors
Pete & Kathi Priepke
[email protected]
Board of Directors
Gary Neilson, Outing Chair
503-649-1107
[email protected]
David Eisenhauer, Librarian
503-649-3804
[email protected]
Paul Keefner, Awards Chair
503-828-8400
[email protected]
Paul Skelton, Conservation Chair
503-351-6182
[email protected]
John McNally, Education Chair
503-591-1972
[email protected]
Hal Gordon, Entertainment Chair
503-642-1135
[email protected]
Rich Taylor, Website Chair
503-356-8731
[email protected]
Tom Wideman, Membership Chair
503-579-3129
[email protected]
David Wesley
503-848-0812
[email protected]
Don Nelson
503-579-5176
John Stalcup
503-538-0565
[email protected]
Jerry Heppell
503-639-9408
[email protected]
Ralph Brooks
503-524-6217
[email protected]
Bill Wolford
503-639-3509
[email protected]
Please plan to attend the “Fly Shop Hop” on January 14th. We
will be visiting four fly shops in one day, fun for everyone. This is
our January outing; no rod or reel is needed, but a little cash for
lunch and a purchase or two at the fly shops will make this a fun
event. Please see the flyer from Hal Gordon attached to this
newsletter for details.
WCFF has been asked to help with a casting and fishing event for
the Boy Scouts in January, and we have also been asked to return
to the 4-H Idea Fair in February and put on a Fly Fishing 101 class.
I will have sign-up sheets at this month’s meeting for members
who are interested in helping.
Election of Officers and Board Members: We will also have
elections at the January meeting so that the new board will be
able to start work on upcoming club events at the January Board
Meeting. There are several vacancies that need to be filled, and
you support is needed. Please let me know if you are interested
in serving as an officer or board member at 503-642-2186 or
[email protected].
See you at this month’s meeting……………………………………Chuck
Upcoming Events
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January 4 ………………..7:00 p.m., Monthly Meeting, Westbrook
Clubhouse
January 14th ………………”Fly Shop Hop”
January 18th ………………6:30 – 7:00 p.m. , Board Meeting
7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Fly Tyers’ Rodeo
February 1st ……………….7:00 p.m., Monthly Meeting, Westbrook
Clubhouse
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February 15 …………….6:30 – 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting
7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Fly Tyers’ Rodeo
Note: We are resuming our monthly gathering of fly tyers, which we
have dubbed the “Fly Tyers’ Rodeo.” If you are interested in tying,
want to share patterns and techniques, please join us on the third
Wednesday of each month. As we progress through the year, we may
add rod-making classes for those who would like to make their own
equipment.
Bring This Flyer and Join Our Members at the “Shop Hop”
January 14, 2012
WCFF “Fly Shop Hop” January 14, 2012
Washington County Fly Fishers – Let’s show our support to the Portland metro fly shops by visiting
them all in one day. Come visit the shop owners and see some new gear, products and fly tying
materials. Please budget a few “bucks” to spend at each shop – you know they each have something
you can’t live without! Ask for a “gift certificate” for Christmas. These shops have provided
donations to fly club auctions/raffles for years – now it’s our time to show them our support. We will
meet at River City’s parking lot to organize car pools, have lunch along the way and return to River
City for a grand finale.
Agenda and Map
9:30 AM – Meet at (E) River City Fly Shop Parking Lot to Car Pool
10:00 AM – (B) Orvis (Adam McNamara)
11:00 AM – (C) Royal Treatment Fly Shop (Joel La Follette)
12:30 PM – Lunch - El Indio Mexican Restaurant, 11114 NE Halsey St Portland
2:00 PM – (D) Northwest Fly Fishing (Jack Hagen)
3:30 PM – (E) River City Fly Shop (Don Nelson)
“Fly Shop Hop” Driving Directions
River City to Orvis:
River City - 11429 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton, OR 97008
1. Start out going northeast on SW Scholls Ferry Rd / OR-210
2. Merge onto OR-217 S toward Tigard / Salem. go 2.8 mi
3. Merge onto I-5 S toward Salem. go 1.6 mi
4. Take EXIT 290 toward LWR. Boones Ferry Rd. / Durham. go 0.2 mi
5. Turn right onto Lower Boones Ferry Rd.
6. Stay straight to go onto SW Bridgeport Rd. go 0.2 mi
7. Orvis - 7495 SW BRIDGEPORT RD is on the right.
Orvis to Royal Treatment:
1. Start out going northeast on SW Bridgeport Rd toward SW Hazelfern Rd. go 0.2 mi
2. Stay straight to go onto Lower Boones Ferry Rd. go 0.10 mi
3. Merge onto I-5 S toward Salem.
4. Merge onto I-205 N via EXIT 288 toward West Linn / Oregon City. go 8.4 mi
5. Take the OR-43 exit, EXIT 8, toward West Linn / Lake Oswego. go 0.3 mi
6. Turn left onto Willamette Dr / OR-43. go 0.9 mi
7. Royal Treatment Fly Shop - 21570 WILLAMETTE DR is on the right.
Lunch
El Indio Mexican Restaurant (one block from NW Fly Fishing Shop) 11114 NE HALSEY ST
Royal Treatment to NW Fly Fishing
1. Start out going southeast on Willamette Dr / OR-43 toward Mt Hood Ter. go 0.8 mi
2. Merge onto I-205 N. go 12.1 mi
3. Take the Glisan St. exit, EXIT 21A. go 0.5 mi
4. Turn right onto NE Glisan St.
5. Turn left onto NE 102nd Ave.
6. Turn right onto NE Halsey St.
7. Northwest Fly Fishing - 10910 NE HALSEY ST is on the left.
NW Fly Fishing to River City:
1. Start out going east on NE Halsey St toward NE 111th Ave. go 0.04 mi
2. Take the 1st left onto NE 111th Ave.
3. Take the 1st left onto NE Weidler St.
4. Turn slight right onto NE Halsey St.
5. Merge onto I-84 W / US-30 W toward City Center. go 4.5 mi
6. Merge onto I-5 S via the exit on the left toward Beaverton / Salem. go 1.5 mi
7. Merge onto I-405 N via the exit on the left toward US-26 / Beaverton. go 1.0 mi
8. Merge onto US-26 W via EXIT 1D toward Beaverton. go 4.9 mi
9. Merge onto OR-217 S via EXIT 69A toward Beaverton / Tigard. go 4.6 mi
10. Take the OR-210 / Scholls Fy. Rd. exit, EXIT 4B. go 0.2 mi
11. Turn right onto SW Scholls Ferry Rd / OR-210.
12. River City Fly Shop - 11429 SW SCHOLLS FERRY RD is on the right.
Fly of the Month: The Klingon or Snakefly
Contributed by Ralph Brooks
Just a few years ago I was float tubing one summer afternoon on Lost
Lake on the northwest flank of Mt. Hood. The water was still, there were
no hatches, and yet every so often the glassy lake surface erupted
violently … trout were aggressively grabbing something off the
surface…but what? I watched for the longest time and finally saw what
they were taking but I had no idea what kind of insect I had discovered. I
had nothing to match this insect in my arsenal. Weeks later a friend in
town that teaches high
school biology
enlightened me….the
insect is a type of
snakefly. Snakeflies are terrestrial insects (Order Raphidioptera)
common in temperate Europe and Asia, but in North America they occur
only in the Rocky Mountains and westward, including the deserts.
Snakeflies are so called because of their large head and elongated
forward portion of their thorax (prothorax) that is ‘snake-like.’ These
insects are especially common in evergreen forests where they live
Category
Trout
Hook
Size 12-14, dry, 2X long
Thread
Head
Hackle
Black, 8/0
Dubbing, fine, gray
Neck or saddle, furnace
Raffia or thin Mylar
sheeting
Micro chenille, yellow
Wings
Abdomen
beneath the tree bark and are predatory on smaller insects, such as
aphids. As happens with ants, beetles and other terrestrial insects,
snakeflies get blown from the surrounding forest onto the water and
provide an opportunistic food for the fish. The way I have seen fish
crash the snakeflies, I’m guessing they must be pretty tasty (to the
fish!) and it is a big meal. Most of the flies I have seen are about a
half to three-quarters of an inch long. The experience challenged me
to come up with a pattern that works. Oh, and I was going to simply
call it a snakefly. But that seems to be a commonly used name for a
number of other flies. So here I will dub it (pun intended) “The
Klingon,” so conferred by former President Priepke because the
insect reminds him of the warship used by the dreaded Klingons, arch
enemy of the Federation……..remember that from Star Trek??!! So
here it is.
How to Tie:
1) Begin by wrapping the shank with a single layer of thread, ending toward the rear of the shank.
2) Lay a piece of micro-chenille on the shank so that it extends toward the rear about the length of a hook gap, then attach
it to the shank by wrapping the thread forward ‘candycane’ style to about the middle of the shank, giving it a black and
yellow segmented appearance.
3) Cut a pair of wings from rapphia and tie them in at mid-shank allowing the wings to extend slightly beyond the
chenille abdomen. The winds can lay flat or flare slightly upward.
4) Tie in a hackle, wrap it 3-4 timesjust ahead of the mid-shank and tie off.
5) Wind the thread forward to slightly thicken the neck (thorax), dub a small head just behind the eye and whip finish.
How to Fish:
Snakeflies are blown on to the water and more often than not simply drown. So they float motionless
on or near the surface. So, floating lines and long leaders are in order. I most often see snakeflies on the water in mid
afternoon or later. I don’t have to see the insects to use the fly but I do usually reserve it for use on a lake surrounded by
evergreen forest, hoping a cruising bruiser passes by in search of a special snack.
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