SSFF Garden Hackle August 2014

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General Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of every month except December North Olympia Fire Station 5046 Boston Harbor RD NE Olympia, WA 6:15 to 7pm Social Time 7:00 to 9:00pm Meeting and Program The Garden Hackle August 2014 Volume 14 Issue 8 Copywright 2014 © Leader’s Line By Tom Bolender August is my favorite month of the year. All my life I’ve wondered why anyone would leave Washington for a vacation this m onth. The sun’s out and there’s so many beautiful places within driving distance. Always on m y favorites list are waterfront destinations. I spend as much time on the GGGGGGG
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water as I can. This month I’ll be launching at Boston Harbor more than any other time of the year. In addition I’ll take a trip or two to Westport and can’t wait to hit Hood Canal for some resident Coho. On the 23rd I’ll be doing just that with club member Bill Vasek. I hope to have a few pictures to add to next month’s newsletter. Below is a b ad picture of a cutthroat I caught on the 8th. I forgot my net and had a hard time holding the fish and taking a picture quickly. It wasn’t Continued on page 3 at
Picnic August is our annual club picnic. It will be held at our normal meeting location—the North Olympia Fire Station. Tuesday August 19, from 6 to 9 pm. President Tom Bolender will be serving T N
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Continued on page 4 The academy has acquired several new rods that have been donated to the academy. There are several rods in weights 7 to 8 and 3 to 4 that are not suitable for the academies use. We are offering these rods to the SSFF membership for a minimum donation of $75 except as marked otherwise. 2 Piece Rods •
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1-­‐Fenwick BCF908-­‐2 -­‐ 9' -­‐ 8 W T. 1-­‐Fenwick GFF854-­‐2 -­‐ 8'-­‐6" -­‐ 4 W T. 1-­‐Fenwick GFF857 -­‐ 8'-­‐6" -­‐ 7 W T. 2 -­‐ Fenwick GFF858 -­‐ 8'-­‐6" -­‐ 8 W T. 1 -­‐ Fenwick GFF903 -­‐2 -­‐ 9' -­‐ 3 W T. 1 -­‐ PacBay PRF904 -­‐ 9' -­‐ 4 W T. 1 -­‐ Fenwick WF704-­‐2 -­‐ 7' -­‐ 4 W T. 1-­‐ JD Hill 907 -­‐ 9' -­‐ 7 W T Best Offer 1-­‐ PacBay TRF908 -­‐ 9' -­‐ 8 W T. 1 -­‐ PacBay PRF908 -­‐ 9' -­‐ 8 W T. 4 -­‐ PacBay 9' -­‐ 8 W T. 1 -­‐ PacBay 9' -­‐ 8 W T. 3 Piece Rods •
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1-­‐TFO IM6 Graphite -­‐ 9' -­‐ 4 W T. 1 -­‐ TFO IM6 Graphite -­‐ 9' -­‐ 6 W T. 1-­‐ TFO IM6 Graphite -­‐ 8' -­‐ 4 W T. If you are interested in one or more of these rods please contact me at [email protected] and I will bring the rod or rods to a SSFF meeting for you to look at before purchasing. The sale of these rods will go towards purchasing new camp rods for the academy. I will not be available for the September meeting . Contact Mike Clancy [email protected] and he will bring the rods to the September meeting. Rods will be sold on a first come first serve basis. 2 Leader’s Line cont from Page 1 worth keeping him out of the water for a better shot. , Leader’s Line -­‐-­‐ cont August Pot Luck This, in the opinion of many, is the best meeting of the year. There’s no presentation but there’s lots of food. Bring your favorite dish to share and help make this another great one. This year’s main course will be a repeat from last year. Pulled Pork Sandwiches. There’ll be big buns and slider buns for those who want to keep it on the lighter side. A southern tradition is to top your pork with coleslaw. Plenty will be on hand. We’ll be supplying soda and water. If you’d like to bring some beer you’re welcome to do so. We hope to see everyone there. Tom Photo Search By Eddie Simmons Production of a new brochure is underway to advertise the club, and get membership information and applications out. Photos are needed, especially recent ones, from club members highlighting Conservation, Education, Outings, Programs, NWYCFFA, Munn Lake, or any other fishing photos you would like to share. All member fishing photos welcome. Please send to [email protected]. Thanks, Eddie Simons ED NOTE: Thanks for doing this Eddie!! 3 SSFF 2014 Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs President, Tom Bolender [email protected] Immediate Past President, Don Freeman Treasurer, Dave Field [email protected] Membership, Don Harold, [email protected] Secretary, Dave Bryant, [email protected] Continued from page 1 Education, Eddie Simmons, [email protected] Outings, Terry West, [email protected] Programs, Walt Dohring, [email protected] Fundraising, John Sabo, [email protected] Newsletter, Gene Rivers, [email protected] WEB SITE www.southsoundflyfishers.org SSFF PO Box 2792, Olympia, W A 98507 General Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of every month except December. Meeting Location: North Olympia Fire Station (Boston Harbor Fire Station) 5046 Boston Harbor RD NE, Oly Picnic continued his famous pulled pork sandwiches. For the club picnic m embers are asked to bring a side dish, salad or desert. Water and soft drinks will be provided by the club.. Plastic utensils will be provided but you may wish to bring your own silverware. There will not be a formal program at this meeting. It is a time to visit and socialize with club members and their families. There is plenty of grassy space if you wish to practice your casting prowess. No August Hot Dog Social There will b e no hot dog social in August b ecause of the club picnic. Plan on Tom’s dogs being b ack in September. 4 Raffle Report by John Sabo We are doing well with the Raffle and T-­‐Shirt sales, and are ahead of last year. For the second quarter, this year, we had a “profit” of $100 which was deposited into the Club’s bank account, to help continue the club’s activities. Thank you to all the club members who participate in the club’s monthly raffle and to all of you who donate raffle items or fill fly boxes. We are looking forward to even more interesting and useful raffle prizes in the coming months. By the way, we have some empty fly boxes to be filled…fly tiers, please see me at the back of the room at our September meeting. Sound Fly Fishers Annual Picnic The club’s Annual Picnic is at the Fire Station on Tuesday August 19th (our regular meeting day and time), and Don Harold will have a “Special Raffle” with a CASH Prize. Be sure to see Don at the picnic and purchase as many raffle tickets as you want…the more tickets you purchase the better your chances of winning. Also, I would like to remind the club members that our “raffle” is an independent subcommittee of the club that is self-­‐sustaining, and uses no club funds, and only exists to provide fun and entertainment for the club members while raising much needed revenue. John Sabo Treasurer’s Creel By Dave Field In June a number of young people from all across the northwest attended the 2014 NW Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Academy. The Academy is a joint venture of the state councils of the International Federation of Fly Fishers (IFFF) and Trout Unlimited and supported locally by SSFF, Puget Sound FF and the Olympia chapter of TU plus a number of individuals and businesses. Conducted at the Gwinwood Conference Center on Hicks Lake the academy is located right in our own backyard. The instructor staff is all volunteer and many SSFF members volunteer their time during the week to help these young people learn the importance of resource conservation as well as the art and science of fly fishing. SSFF donates money to support NWYCFFA and encourages club members to make direct contributions in support of this great program. Each year many SSFF members make a donation to NWYCFFA at the time they pay their club dues. If you wish to donate to this program when you pay your dues, simply indicate that the amount over your $30 dues that is to go the NWYCFFA. SSFF and TU are both 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organizations so your donation is tax deductible on your Federal income tax return. 5 Education By Eddie Simons Here in the Pacific Northwest, when someone mentions the word “steelhead”, we automatically think about cold days, fishing high, murky rivers with big and bright flies. The winter steelhead in the PNW is a trophy sought after by fishers from around the globe. What we often forget is that you can catch steelhead in PNW freshwater nearly year round. Summer run steelhead may not be as big as the winter run, but the warmer waters allow them to be more active, giving the summer angler quite a nice fight. Lower, warmer, clear water makes fishing for summer runs different as well. Summer run flies are smaller and tied sparser than the winter run flies. If you were to use a giant intruder for summer runs, you would surely spook every fish in the river. Think about a Green Butt Skunk vs. a Popsicle Alaskabou. The skunk has a chenille body and a sparse deer tail wing while the Alaskabou is a big blob of multicolored marabou designed to be seen in the murky waters of winter. If you want to learn more about fishing for summer run steelhead, you can hire a guide and pay attention. Or you can take an on the water class, like those taught by The Fly Fishing Shop (Welches, OR) on the Deschutes River (Oregon). Classes range from a One Day Floating Summer Steelhead School for $275 to a 7 day Deschutes Summer Steelhead Spey Mega School for $3,595. You can contact The Fly Fishing Shop by phone at 1 (800) 266-­‐3971 or visit their website http://www.flyfishusa.com/adventure-­‐trips/fly-­‐fishing-­‐schools/deschutes-­‐steelhead-­‐
schools/deschutes-­‐steelhead-­‐schools.htm. Another option when fishing for summer run steelhead is to fish dry. Skating or “waking” across the top can be very productive and very exciting. These flies need to be buoyant enough to stay on top even after many casts where they are dragged across the surface to create an attractive wake behind. To accomplish this buoyancy, a few techniques are employed. A lot of densely palmered hackle, foam bodies, and stacked deer hair in various combinations are used. The bomber series of flies uses the later technique. It is a very simple pattern with just a hair tail, hair wings, stacked hair body, and palmered dry hackle. Remember, in the clearer and calmer waters of summer, you will want smaller flies. To show you how simple it is, I will tie up my first spun deer hair fly this week and bring it in to show off. (Show up for our annual picnic meeting for the good food, great conversation and to laugh at my fly.) Bomber (use your imagination for colors) Photo and recipe from Fly of the Month Club (www.flyofthemonthclub.com) Hook-­‐ Your favorite streamer hook Hackle-­‐ Tied in heavy thick collar Wings-­‐ Two tufts of white calf's tail tied upright and separated Body-­‐ deer hair spun and trimmed to shape tapering towards rear Ribbing-­‐ Palmered hackle running entire length of body Tail-­‐ White calf's tail short and thick. 6 South Sound Fly Fishers Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Tuesday July 1, 2014 The meeting convened at the North Olympia Fire Station. Board Members Present: Tom Bolender Eddie Simons Don Harold Dave Bryant Walt Dohring Don Freeman Club Members Present: Gene Rivers Board Members Absent: Dave Field, Terry West, John Sabo Meeting called to order at 6:15 pm. Minutes •
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The choices for dinner will be a taco bar, hamburgers or pulled pork sandwiches. It will be up to the club m embers to decide. Tom will send an email to club members asking to give their vote if they’re not attending the July meeting. Don Harold suggested we do a 50/50 raffle for a grand prize. •
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Don Freeman asked that a check be cut to Healing W ater in Chuck Tye’s name. Decision was made to approve. PresentationsAugust – Picnic Hot Dog Social August Pot Luck Newsletter New Business Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm 7 Photo Search Production of a new brochure is underway to advertise the club, and get membership information and application out. Photos needed, especially recent ones from club members highlighting Conservation, Education, Outings, Programs, NWYCFFA, Munn Lake, or any other fishing photos you would like to share. All member fishing photos welcome. Please send to [email protected]. Thanks, Eddie Simons Ed note: Thanks Eddie! 8