Lower Columbia Walleye Club
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Lower Columbia Walleye Club
Lower Columbia Walleye Club June‘08 Volume 14.6 I worked some of the early shows of the International Sportsmen’s Exposition. Later on I started doing seminars all over the place.” I could list a pile of Doug Allen’s accomplishments in the field of walleye fishing but let’s just consider a couple. One is that he currently holds the record for the Columbia River Walleye Circuit for the largest poundage of fish caught out of the Columbia in a two day contest. Improve Your Walleye Fishing “Learn Before You Launch” Part 1 I have a suggestion for the increasing number of Pacific Northwest fishermen who have interest in catching walleye. We’ve all heard that old business about “look before you leap” Follow my suggestion and you’ll have a chance to “learn before you launch” when it comes time to putting walleyes in the boat. So what’s my suggestion? Simply this: Keep your eyes and ears open for a guy named Doug Allen. This resident of Yakima, Washington has been appearing at seminars, outdoor shows and other spots around the Pacific Northwest for a long, long time. He can, in fact be called one of the pioneers of walleye fishing especially where Washington State is concerned. You can learn from an experienced walleye expert like Doug Allen. He’s caught a bunch of dandies like the one he shows here. Allen, now 60, is a retired Lund boat dealer. If you know beans about boats you also know that the Lund is a favorite among walleye anglers. Doug will tell you that it was the keen interest walleye anglers have in the Lund line that got him into fishing for these toothy critters in the first place. “Getting into walleye fishing went right along with my boat sales,” Allen says. “They don’t make a better boat for walleye angling than the Lund. I started talking about walleye in 1976. He earned that record by boating 73.28-pounds. Keep in mind that the limit was six fish per day and that only two of those fish could be more than 24-inches in length. The total weight he racked up broke the former record by 8pounds. He was the Columbia River Walleye Circuit’s “Angler of the Year” in 2005. He also held the weight record at Moses Lake for a couple of years before it was broken. Need additional reasons to understand why I say Allen’s a guy you need to give your full attention if you want to put more walleyes in the boat? Well, here’s another one. How many anglers do you know who have walleyes of more than 18-pounds to their credit? Allen does. The monster walleye he took out of the Columbia River a few years back actually weighed 18.5-pounds. (Continued on Page 2) (Continued from Page 1) Doug personal best fish came on the Washington side of the Columbia River just below McNary Dam. Some of the river’s big walleyes had congregated just below the dam and were feeding on whatever came through the turbines. The big one grabbed a floating Rapala that Doug worked through the rocks right below McNary. That’s enough about his credentials. More important from your standpoint and mine is that he enjoys sharing his knowledge. If you’re a resident of the Spokane area and you attended the February outdoor show that was staged there you might have seen evidence of what I’m talking about. Some time ago Allen created a unique display of Mack’s Lure Smile Blades®. He has used it to make points that he emphasizes during his presentations. Doug didn’t display the board himself in Spokane. He gave it to Bob Schmidt, the president of Mack’s Lure, and Bob took it to the show himself. The display board shows all of the different Smile Blade sizes as well as the different patterns in which they are available. I live way the heck and gone from Spokane but I still heard about the cork display board Allen had made. It’s one of the reasons I made it a point to get hold of him to hear for myself some of the thoughts he’s been sharing with fellow walleye anglers for so long. I found out a couple of things right quick. Allen had his reasons for preparing that Smile Blade display as he did. Smile Blades®, you see, play a major role in his own walleye angling. The options the different sizes in a variety of color patterns give the user are basic to his entire approach to walleye fishing. They work for 2 Smile Blades® play a major role in Doug Allen’s approach to walleye fishing. Here Ted Beach shows the Smile Blade® display board that Allen created and has used in some of his seminars on walleye fishing. The board gives Doug’s seminar audiences an excellent view of the color and size of the available color and size options of Smile Blades®. Walleye anglers have to “Match the Hatch” to come in with catches like Doug Allen displays here. Mack’s Lure Smile Blades®, because they come in so many different sizes and colors, make it easy to do that. (To Be Continued) him and they’ll work for you. Best of all, a good bit of what he discloses in his seminars is there for you to digest before you ever get near the water. That’s why I made that comment earlier about the chance to “Learn before you launch.” John Legg Dan Tuinstra Bill Schimacher Frank Nemec Chris Wilen Louise Moudy Lyle Amundson 15.30 pounds 14.30 pounds 12.375 pounds 10.09 pounds 8.687 pounds 7.625 Pounds 7.00 Pounds June June 3 Board Meeting June 5 General Meeting June 7 & 8 Fishout Chinook Landing June 7-14 Fishout at Two Rivers June 14 Flag Day June 15 Father’s Day July July1 Board Meeting and Canada Day July 3 General Meeting July 4 Independence Day July 12 & 13 Fishout Chinook Landing July 12-13 Boardman Walleye Tournament July 29 Tournament Meeting August August 2-3 LCWC Fall Classic Walleye Derby, Camas August 5 Board Meeting August 7 General Meeting August 9 & 10 Fishout Chinook Landing September September 1 Labor Day September 2 Board Meeting September 4 General Meeting September 6 & 7 Fishout at Umatilla Septrember 6-7 Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament Umatilla September 30 Board Meeting October October 2 General Meeting October 4 & 5 Last Fishout Umatilla or Chinook Landing October 13 Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day in Canada October 31 Halloween and last day for big fish for 2008 November November 1 Beginning of the Big Fish Contest for 2009 November 2 Daylight Savings Time Ends-Turn Clocks Back November 4 Board Meeting and Election Day Vote Today November 6 General Meeting November 11 Veterans Day November 27 Thanksgiving December December 2 Board Meeting December 5 General Meeting and Christmas Party December 25 Christmas Day December 26 Boxing Day December 31 New Year’s Eve This is why city folk should not move to the country. This poster was found on a telephone pole Willie Nelson Ranger&Stratos Boat Group 360-431-0185 phone 360-274-3294 fax OR Contact Dave Lanphear Pacific Boatland Vancouver, Washington (360) 573-0621 or (503) 285-1864 3 Beer Bathed Barbecued Ribs Prep time: 15 minutes Marinating time: about 2 hours Grilling time: 2 to 3 hours 2 racks baby back ribs, 1-1/2 to 2 pounds each 1 package Weber® Grill Creations® Mesquite marinade mix 1 cup beer, divided 1 large mango, peeled, pitted, and puréed 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar Juice of 1 lime 1. Remove the thin membrane from the back of each rack of ribs. Lay the ribs on a large rimmed sheet pan. 2. In a small bowl combine the marinade mix with 1/2 cup of the beer. Brush the wet marinade over both sides of the ribs. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. 3. Let the ribs sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before grilling. Meanwhile, prepare your grill. 4. If you are using a charcoal grill, fill a Weber® RapidFire® chimney starter to the rim with charcoal 4 and burn the charcoal until it is lightly covered with ash. Spread the charcoal in a tightly packed, single layer across one-half of the charcoal grate. Put the cooking grate in place, close the lid, and let the charcoal burn down to low heat. If you are using a gas grill, preheat your grill on high until it reaches 500°F. Then turn the burners down to low heat (250°F to 300°F). 5. Brush the cooking grate(s) clean. Lift the ribs from the sheet pan and reserve the excess liquid that drips onto the sheet pan. Cook the ribs, bone sides facing down, over indirect low heat (250°F to 300°F), with the lid closed, for 1 hour. Meanwhile, pour the liquid from the sheet pan into a small saucepan. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of beer, the mango purée, brown sugar, and lime juice. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 1 minute and remove the saucepan from the heat. 6. After the ribs have cooked for 1 hour, brush them lightly on both sides with the beer mixture. If you are using a charcoal grill, add 8 to 10 unlit charcoal briquettes to the fire now and after each hour of grilling time (to maintain the temperature between 250°F to 300°F, open and close the top vent). Continue to cook the ribs over indirect low heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the meat is tender and has shrunk back from most of the bones by 1/4 inch or more, brushing the ribs with the beer mixture every 20 to 30 minutes. The total cooking time will be 2 to 3 hours. 7. Transfer the ribs to a clean sheet pan and tightly cover with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing into individual ribs. Serve warm. Makes 4 servings I loaned 3 bottom bouncer molds out to our members and have gotten only one of them back. I need to have those persons return the molds as I have a lot to pour. Thank you!! Larry McClintock President Lyle Amundson (503) 625-6296 [email protected] Vice President Don Merrill (503) 667-9169 [email protected] Secretary Tom Schindlbeck (360) 687-5898 [email protected] Treasurer Jim Gurtisen (503) 492-2338 [email protected] Editor Larry McClintock (503) 257-0553 E-Mail: lwmcclintock@comcast. net Membership Chairman Louise Moudy (503) 658-2097 [email protected] Activities Chairman Lonnie Ireland (503) 629-0324 Activities Co-Chairmen Sam Caliva 1 (503) 370-8439 [email protected] Ron DeShais (503) 531-0981 [email protected] Club Meeting Place Eastside Free Methodist Church, 650 SE 139th Ave, Portland’ Oregon 300 feet South of Stark on 139th Club Dues are due January 1st and expire December 31st of each year. New Member Dues Individual $30.00 per year Family $50.00 per year Renewable Dues Individual $25.00 per year Family $40.00 per year Lifetime Member $250.00 Lifetime Family $300.00 Make all checks payable to: Lower Columbia Walleye Club, Inc., PO Box 30454, Portland, OR 97294 http://www.lowercolumbiawalleyeclub.com Tis the season for the Pikeminnow Sport reward Program and it began on May 5th. Remember you do not have to pre-register and you can turn in your pikeminnow to Larry McClintock and the club gets the money. This is a great program for our club and we have obtained a dual tournament for the club for walleye and pikeminnow agin this year. All the pikeminnows caught during the tournament go to the club. Good luck and tight Lines! We Need Lead! We need to get more lead for the club if we are going to sell it at the sport show. We are ging $1.50 per pound for every pound ofclean lead that is donated to the club as a tax write-off. We need your help to acquire these precious supplies. We need about 6 tons to complete all the demands for 2008 and the sport show. Even if we do not reach our goal we welcome all the lead donated. The lead can be taken to larry McClintock, 503-257-0553. 5 Pikeminnow fishery begins May 2, 2005 on Columbia River system VANCOUVER- A program that pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pikeminnow from portions of the Columbia River system begins May 2. Now in its 15th season, the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery is funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and implemented by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Aimed at reducing pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon, the reward fishery is part of BPA’s salmon-enhancement work under the 1980 Pacific Northwest Power Act. The program pays recreational anglers to harvest northern pike- minnow nine inches or larger from the lower Columbia River between the mouth and Priest Rapids Dam, and on the Snake River from the mouth to Hells Canyon Dam. Anglers interested in participating in this year’s fishery can sign up beginning May 2 at any registration station below the John Day Dam in Klickitat County. Registration stations located above the John Day Dam will be set up May 16. A complete list of registration locations is available on the northern pikeminnow sport reward program website, at http://www. pikeminnow.org/. The program will offer anglers who harvest and turn in the predatory fish $4 each for the first 100 northern pikeminnow; $5 each for 101 to 400 pikeminnow; and $8 each for pikeminnow in excess of 400 fish, said Eric Winther, WDFW northern pikeminnow project leader. Fish marked with “spaghetti” monitoring tags behind the dorsal fin will continue to be worth $500 each. The top angler last year caught 4,264 pikeminnow and earned more than $34,000, Winther said, and pikeminnow-fishing conditions should be excellent this year. “River levels in the Columbia River are expected to be below average this season and while that may not be good news for salmon, it is typically results in better catch rates for pikeminnow anglers,” he said, noting that the traditional peak harvest period for the fish is late June but could be earlier this year because of lower water levels. Anglers participating in the 2004 fishery harvested a record 267,000 northern pikeminnow. Since 1990, the fishery has removed more than 2.3 million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers, resulting in an estimated 25 percent reduction in pikeminnow predation on juvenile salmon. Larry Here is special offer you can put it in the LCWC newsletter. I hope this is of value to your members...just another “perk” for belong to an organization that is dedicated to our sport and heritage! - Jim ___________________________________________________________ DISCOUNT SUBSCRIPTION & FREE CLASSIFIED ADS THE REEL NEWS (TRN) is now offering a discount to all members of the Lower Columbia Walleye Club wishing to subscribe. The regular subscription cost is $23 for 12 monthly issues. Being a member of LCWC allows you to subscribe NOW for only $20. Send you mailing information along with a check and note that you’re a member of LCWC to: THE REEL NEWS 621 SR 9 NE, #A-16 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 A sister web site to TRN is THE SPORTSMEN’S REVIEW which offers free classified advertising for all used outdoor products from trucks and boats to guns and fishing reels to dogs and outdoor property. To buy or sell products just go to www.thesportsmensreview.com THIS IS FREE!!! 6 These products are some of the best boat products that money can buy! Fioshout May 3, 2008 Wet, cloudy and windy was the weather for the day. It did not rain very much but the wind was quite strong. We were onthe water at 7:00 a.m. and off by 1:30 p.m. The water was about 50 degrees and we had 3 to 4 foot swells at times. Boat 1 Lonnie & Valerie Ireland and Norm Flener caught 6 walleye. Boat 2 Sam Caliva, Steve Brownfield and Lyle Amundson caught 5 walleye. Boat 3 Bill Schumacher caught 1 walleye. Other fish caught were smallmouth bass, sucker, perchand sturgeon. The walleye were not big but we had a good time on the water. Bill Schumacher thought he had the mother of all walleye on but it turned out to be a sturgeon instead. Sorry Bill! Lyle Amundson Those members needing nightcrawlers for the two Rivers Event and local fishing need to contact larry McClintock at (503) 2570553 to get your order in. Worms are available by the 2 dozen pack and by the box of 500. The cost of worms has gone up with everything elsa and the scuttlebutt is that they may be a little harder to come by this year. The prices will vary with the price of fuel since they have to be transported to my wholesaler. Club members will get the best price in town with their club member discount. A cup of 2 dozen crawlers is $3.00 and a box of 500 crawlers is $30.00. Let me know early so I can get the crawlers in stock 7 Equal ProtectionByUnder the Law? Larry McClintock The Humane Society of the United States, an animal rights group similar to PETA, has filed a lawsuit to stop the killing of the sea lions below Bonneville Dam. This will deter any actions to help save our salmon from these invasive predators for another year at least and maybe longer, according to government sources. I am confused! The Humane Society of the United States was one of the organizations that were FOR the killing of the problem wildlife in Oregon instead of relocating them. Just what the hell is going on? Now they are trying to save the problem wildlife, these sea lions, that are not just killing our salmon but our breeder sturgeon along with some of our other trophy fisheries in the Columbia River, Willamette River, Clackamas River, Lewis River and the Cowlitz River to name a few. Talk about speaking out of two sides of your face at the same time, this is a very good example! As a response to the lawsuit filed by the humane society of the United States a counter lawsuit needs to be filed to stop the killing of ALL wild salmon. Since the stellar sea lions and the wild salmon are protected by the same law, the Endangered Species Act. I believe that the same amount of time should be provided for not killing any wild salmon as it will take the different government factions to figure out what they are going to do with the lawsuit to stop the killing of the sea lions. The Marine Mammal Protection Act on the other hand protects California sea lions, but an amendment to this act also allows for the lethal removal of some animals at the request of the states. So when Oregon, Washington and Idaho requested the lethal removal of these animals to help protect our salmon 100 miles from the ocean, why is the humane society of The United States stopping this progress? Or- egon, Washington and Idaho have all requested this action after trying many other non-lethal options to rid us of the problem. And yet the humane society of the United States interferes with the process and they are only addressing one issue and not looking at the totality of the problems created by these invasive sea lions. They are not considering the fact that these invasive animals are destroying more than just the salmon, or threatening people. It is necessary to keep the treatment under law equal for all species governed by it. This means if there is no harvesting of the sea lions then there is no harvesting of any percentage of wild salmon by any person or any group and this includes commercial entities. This means all wild fish must be released unharmed by commercial fishermen and the sportsman alike! The sportsmen are currently releasing the wild salmon and it is mandatory by law. However, the commercial entities can legally keep them, as an incidental catch when they are dead in the nets. Well I was not planning to catch a wild salmon and I did not target the wild salmon but I caught a wild salmon by accident. As a sport fisherman, by law I have to release it unharmed and it cannot leave the water. BUT, (Continued Page 9) 8 unfortunately, the commercial fishermen don’t have to worry about that portion of the law because they can keep the dead ones and sell them legally. Why? Because a lot of people who have a taste for salmon and cannot catch them for themselves want them and the salmon were caught accidentally, and they were dead when they pulled up their nets and those that are still alive are thrown back but the fatality rate of those thrown back is about 40%. Guess what? The Humane Society of the United States could care less about this portion of the endangered species act entirely. If this is not true then why are they not raising hell about the wild salmon that are being killed by the commercial entities? Does the same law not protect them? Are people not killing the wild salmon? Should it not be the same for the sea lions as it is for the wild salmon? Why is the humane society is only concerned with some animal protection laws and not all of them? It is not about being anti-fishing in any respect but rather it is in fact about equal treatment under the law for ALL species! The law should not be manipulated to the whims of special groups, but enforced the same for all endangered species. If one endangered species can be harvested, then all endangered species should be available to be harvested. If one is protected from being harvested, then ALL should be protected from being harvested. If there are provisions in the law to remove those species that are menacing and invasive then why can it not be implemented to protect other species they are decimating without the meddling of special groups? If they were so concerned then why were they not there when the laws and the amendments to the laws were made to express their concerns? It is unfortunate to say the least that there is a double standard when it comes to protecting our valuable resources and enforcing the laws equally. Because of special interest, enforcement has exceptions for special groups and not for the welfare of the species they are proclaiming to protect. Unfortunately it will be by man’s greed and failure and inability to enforce the laws that will play a major roll in losing our wild salmon! One more thing to consider is that the salmon are in their natural environment; they do migrate up river to spawn. The seal lions are not in their natural environment; they are SEA lions, NOT fresh water lions. They belong in the ocean and those that venture up river a hundred miles and out of their natural environment to wreak havoc on any species should be considered to be invasive and the appropriate action needs to be taken. The same action that we take for any invasive species, eradication! Sea lions regardless of species do not belong in the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, or in the Willamette River below Oregon City Falls, or in the Clackamas River, or in the Cowlitz River, or in the Lewis River; this is not their native water or habitat. When I was growing up and fished at Bonneville Dam, and in the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers for salmon and steelhead we never saw any species of sea lions feeding on salmon or any other fish, or was I prohibited from getting to my boat because the sea lions were on the docks blocking my path. Now it is a common sight and they are invading new territory outside of their natural domain. Their native areas are along the coast in SALT water and if the government wants to protect them where they are in their own habitat, then so be it. If the zebra mussel were to invade our rivers we would spend literally millions up on millions of dollars to get rid of it, because it’s an invasive species that does not belong in the Columbia or any of our rivers. We would not hesitate to begin the program of eradication, federal and state governments would react immediately and the process to eliminate this species would begin at once and without hesitation. But when invasive species, like the seal lions have gotten into the same area and are out of their native environment, special groups, the federal government as well as state fish and wildlife agencies won’t do a thing to effectively and rapidly deal with the problem. Instead they drag their heels and come up with all kinds of excuses as to why we can’t rush into a logical decision and take immediate action to rid us of the problem. Unfortunately special interest groups like the Humane Society of the United States are only interested in saving certain species. By their actions and involvement they do not want to protect some of our most valuable resources, such as our wild salmon, that are also protected under the same laws as some of the animals they are so involved with. Why is not the Humane Society of the United States spending the same effort to save our wild salmon from being harvested commercially in the Columbia River as they are trying to protect the invasive sea lions? If the sea lions, regardless of species, are out of their natural environment and in an area that is causing major problems, they should be fair game and the states should be able to issue tags for public harvest. Oregon, Washington and Idaho could share equally in the bounty and the public would willingly join in the removal of the problem. In turn the states would spend less to rid us of the problem and would most likely make several thousand dollars in the process that they could reinvest in saving the salmon. Most importantly we could control the invasion of an invasive species that does not belong in the rivers 100 miles from (Continued Page 10) 9 the ocean. Unfortunately it is going to take more than eradicating the invasive sea lions to save our salmon, but promptly taking care of this problem is only one step of many that needs to be taken to save this valuable resource. When these special interest groups such as the humane society of the United States, the federal agencies like NOAA and state fish and wildlife officials finally get off their butts and decide to take action it may be too late and each of them can pat themselves on their backs, shake their hands and congratulate themselves for helping to destroy a valuable resource, because of NO ACTION TAKEN when it was needed! New HummBait Making Waves for Several Species of Fish It’s not often that something unique comes along in the fishing industry these days. Most new introductions are simply new twists on an old theme. That’s what makes the new HummBait, introduced by Mack’s Lure Company in April 2008, so different. “It’s hard to put this bait in a category”, said Bob Schmidt, general manager of Mack’s Lure. “I suppose you could call it a spinner, since it spins, but that would really not be doing it justice. In fact, it is really in a category of its own.” When you think of a spinner, you think of something with a blade, but the HummBait doesn’t have a blade, the entire outside body of the blade spins, creating a truly unique 10 combination of flash and vibration that is something fish have never seen, or sensed, before. It’s in a category of its own because it can be fished in so many ways and for virtually every fish that swims in fresh water, and even many saltwater species. According to Bernie Barringer, director of marketing and promotions for Mack’s Lure, Pro-staff members have been testing the lure in many situations and they are really excited about it. “This bait has proven remarkably effective on more than a dozen species of fish before we even introduced it,” he said. “I think we have a real winner here. This is a truly unique bait with so many applications that we have really only scratched the surface. You have to see it in the water to really understand how good it looks, and the flash and vibration it causes is really going to trigger bites from even the most pressured fish because it is something they simply haven’t seen before.” The HummBait has a baitfishshaped body built onto a shaft so the entire body rotates around the shaft as it is retrieved. This creates the illusion of a lifelike 3D object moving through the water, making a commotion. It has proven effective on straight retrieves, with a lift-drop retrieve, fished fast as a top water bait, and even fished vertically as you would a jigging spoon. “Its versatility is quite astounding,” Barringer said. “And people are fishing it successfully in new ways all the time. I have thought of several more applications that I can hardly wait to try.” The HummBait comes in 40 different combinations of colors and sizes from the diminutive 1/16-ounce, which is suitable for panfish and trout, up to the ½ounce fat shad, which has proven deadly on everything from bass, northern pike, walleyes and muskies. Schmidt feels that the new HummBait is going to create quite a buzz among anglers from coast to coast. “This is going to be big,” he said. “Really big.” HummBaits began appearing in retailers on May 1st, and are also available online at www. mackslure.com. Orders can also be placed by calling 800-525-8737. http://www.berkley-fishing.com/coupon.php is the web address where you can download the rebate form for the above listed products. This rebate is good thru the month of August. For those members that do not have a computer thay can contact Larry McClintock to obtain the forms necessary for you to get the rebate. 11 Three great new Gulp Alive Sprays. These will most definitely help you increase you catch of salmon, steelhead and sturgeon. These new berkley products are currently available at Critter Gitter. For mor info call larry at 503-257-0553. To All: Just wanted to pass along the attached flyer regarding our 1st Anniversary sale since purchasing Pacific Boatland, Motorsports & Marine. If you have a chance to stop by, we’d love to see you. Best to all. Dave Lanphear President Pacific Boatland, Motorsports & Marine [email protected] www.pacificboatland.com 12
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