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March 2016 2016 OFFICERS President-Ted Poston CLUB PURPOSE: To promote fly fishing, to conserve regional fishing 509-438-0531 resources, and to encourage friendship and cooperation among all [email protected] anglers. First VP-Membership: NEXT MEETING: Annual banquet at Meadow Springs Country Club. Rich Holten PROGRAM: Our guest speaker is Skip Morris. Skip is a fly fisher, fly Second VP-Programs: tier, fly developer and inventor, prolific writer, and is considered an Craig Anderson expert on bass fishing with a fly. He is the author or co-author of Treasurer: numerous books, including Survival Guide for Beginning Anglers, Jeff Drowley The Salmonfly, Tactics for Trout, Seasons for Trout, Fly Tying Secretary: Made Clear and Simple, Fly Tying Made Mike Wade Directors at large: Clear and Simple II: Advanced Dale Schielke Techniques, and many others. He has co- John Strand authored several books with Dave Hughes Dennis Collins and Rick Hafele, two of our prior Banquet Newsletter Editor: speakers. Skip and his wife Carol were Ron Reed recently at the Lynnwood, WA Fly Fishing Past President: Show where he conducted several Jim Loomis demonstrations on tying and fly fishing. Some of Skip's books will be available for MEETINGS sale and signing. The evening program is Second Tuesday of titled "Creeks," and is a presentation every month except interesting to both the avid fly fisher March, July, and and spouses that don't fly fish. August at Country Gentlemen If you don't have your ticket(s) yet, call 9221 W Clearwater Craig Anderson at 378-7849, and we might Kennewick, WA be able to squeeze you in. There will be over 6:00pm -Wet Fly-no two dozen boxes of flies to bid on, and many host silent auction items as well. There will be a 6:30pm -Dinner-$15 free fly-tying clinic conducted by our guest speaker at 1:00p at MSCC. 7:15pm -Program - Whether you are coming to the Banquet or not, you are welcome to join free us. Reminder, there is a dress code at Meadow Springs that does not allow jeans, hoodies or tee shirts, but a pair of khakis and a collared MEMBERSHIP shirt is fine. Jeans are permissible at the afternoon clinic, but not DUES encouraged. Please join us and the Morris's at the Banquet for a fun $25/yr Indiv&Family evening. $35/yr Business To change address or phone number contact DID YOU KNOW UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS Rich Holten: Mar 3 Order materials for Rod Grace period for 509 521-4291 Building Class, see page 5 membership dues [email protected] Mar 5 Annual Banquet ends in March. Do Mar 17 Drop-in Fly-Tying Session CBFC CLUB WEBSITE the dues, Dude. Mar 24 Rod Building Class Columbia Basin Fly Casters March 2016 Newsletter Page !1 of !10 The New Rocky Ford President’s Back Cast by Dale Schielke by Ted Poston Click this link to read an informative article in the Spokesman-Review about recent changes Usually I would be discussing the Club’s trip to Rocky Ford, but our Newsletter editor at, and plans for Rocky Ford. gave me a deadline of yesterday. I wouldn’t http://www.spokesman.com/stories/ be able to make the March Newsletter if I 2016/feb/20/rocky-ford-creek- waited until Sunday. When I first became an increases-in-volume-pleasing-angl/ officer about 8-9 years ago, Rich Holten was president, and he wanted to see more fishing trips. I volunteered to take Rocky Ford and My First Steelhead with that offer came to be what is now a by Ron Reed tradition – a chili and hot dog lunch to combat the weather; the lunch has been held Beginner’s luck!! My first time fishing for every year since. John Strand has joined steelhead. Caught this one on the Skagit me in sponsoring this trip. River near Newhalem in 1981 while camping The Spousal Unit help cook the chili and (and fishing!) with my family and parents. cleanup the aftermath. The chili is a concoction that is never the same from year to year. This year’s version will be milder than previous versions, and has caribou to mix things up. There is hot sauce for those that what to jack up the burn. There will be a report on this trip in April’s newsletter, and it will talk about fishing – for now the point I want to make is that this club is about participation and people. Our membership is up, so we have more people. To get the most out of your club, you need to participate. John and I enjoy sponsoring the chili feed. It provides an opportunity for members to meet other members at the expense of cutting into our time on the water. We enjoy doing this and it is a worthwhile tradeoff. Sponsored fishing trips are one of several options besides our regular monthly meetings that provide opportunities to meet other club members. You can organize or offer to help someone organize a fishing trip. You can help with a club activity. You can volunteer for established events including the club picnic, the salmon booth during Art in the Park, Kid’s Fishing Day in May, or local conservation projects as those opportunities materialize. If you have an idea for an activity, simply bring it to the attention of a Board member for consideration. We are 9-ft Pontoon Boat Up always looking for new activities, but they for Grabs take involvement of the membership. Sportsman's Warehouse has donated a 9-ft Having said that, I will have a bowl of chili pontoon boat for CBFC Banquet fundraising. The assuming that there is any left, and start boat, which normally sells for $800-$900, will be preparing for the Banquet. Hope to see you sold via silent auction at the Banquet. there – and if not, then at the next monthly Minimum bid is $300. We can help you get it meeting in April. home. If you are not going to the Banquet, find a proxy to bid for you. Better yet, call Craig Anderson (378-7849) for tickets to the Banquet. Columbia Basin Fly Casters March 2016 Newsletter Page !2 of !10 Get To Know Your fishing techniques, and stories. I like stories by Nick Lyons, Hemingway, Travers, and of course, CBFC Officers John Gierach. I think that Northwest Fly Fishing is an excellent magazine. Dennis Collins-Director at large 8. What is it about the sport of fishing that keeps you involved? That's easy… it's the 1. Tell us about your first fish. I caught my people. I've fished with so many great people, first fish in Hood River, OR. I was 5 or 6, and it knowledgable people, people interested in was probably a planted trout. I imagine it learning, trying new things, tying new flies, new was caught on either canned corn or Pautzkes ideas. It's just been great fun. Plus, the places "Balls o Fire" that we fish are beautiful… the scenery, the 2. Who taught you weather, the rivers, and the lakes. Then, at the to fish? My dad was end of the day, a campfire, a glass, and an avid hunter. He conversation. What could be better? wasn't much of a fisherman though; so, most of Ted Poston-President my fishing was with 1. Where were you when you caught you school friends. We used to ride our bikes first fish? How old were you and what kind out to Mill Creek of fish was it? Do you remember the fly/ Pond, and the creek lure/bait? I grew itself, outside Walla up in Yakima. While Walla. I had a 3- I cannot remember dollar bamboo rod. where, when, or We used both flies what, it most likely and gear. Flies were was a rainbow trout much more fun than throwing Mepps spinners. I don't know where we got flies, but I remember at Bicycle Creek using Carey Specials. Great fly… caught a lot of next to the airport fish with it. in Yakima. My first 3. What are some local venues you like to fish on a fly that I fish? Locally, I like the Yakima River for had tied was a smallmouth bass. Floating in my pontoon boat is Coastal cutthroat a day well spent. In the Fall and Winter, it's that I targeted on Ringold for steelhead. Also bass on the Columbia the Nestucca River and Snake Rivers. If you're not fishing for bass on the Oregon coast. I had tied a Klinkhammer, around the Tri-Cities, you're missing some great fishing opportunities. Also, the local lakes and my first, and it took 35 minutes to finally nail the ponds are fun to fish. fish. 4. What are some of your favorite 2. Who taught you to fish? My friends and destination venues you like to fish? Lots of Mother. wonderful places to fish on trips. The Grand 3. What are some local venues you like to Ronde, John Day, Deschutes, Montana, and of fish? Yakima River, Big Four on the Tucannon. course, the Henrys Fork in Idaho. I also like the 4. What are some of your favorite Owyhee, Clearwater, Lochsa rivers; really, there's destination venues you like to fish? Anthony just so many. Alaska, Canada, the Gulf Coast in Lakes, OR. Louisiana, Florida, on and on. There are still lots of places I'd like to fish in the future. 5. What are some of your GO-TO flies for 5.
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