Tale Waters the Voice of the North Arkansas Fly Fishers
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Tale Waters The Voice of the North Arkansas Fly Fishers November 12, 2019 North Arkansas Fly Fishers Tale Waters Birds of Arkansas Sowbug Update North Arkansas Fly Fishers meetings We Need Your Stuff! are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Van Matre Senior Center located at 1101 Spring St Mountain Home, AR 72653. Membership meeting starts at 7:00 pm. All members and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend. NAFF Board of Directors’ meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm 1st Security Bank on 9th St. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Visit North Arkansas Fly Fishers Zach Fisher, interpreter at Bull I will belabor what I think is the Online at Shoals – White Water State Park, obvious. The Sowbug Roundup is a fund raiser. It is the sole fund www.northarkansasflyfisher.org will speak at our November meet- ing. Zach will talk about the bird raising activity of the North Ar- species commonly seen in Arkan- kansas Fly Fishers. (the raffle held Officers sas, how to identify birds, at club meetings is more for fun than funds) Funds raised by Sow- President — Mike Tipton (870) 404 8845 nighttime birds, how to select and Vice President — Susan Parsons (618) 791-3638 properly use field guides and bin- bug come from entry fees, vendor Secretary — Pat Smith (870) 404-0747 fees, club table sales, “Hooks and Treasurer — Cindy Louis (870) 425-3968 oculars. He will discuss Eagle Books” table sales, live auction, Directors Awareness 2020 and future park events. This should be an interest- silent auctions and bucket raffles. Conservation — Tommy Hagan (870) 430-2091 More than half of the Sowbug rev- Property — Kevin Boddy (870) - 421-7804 ing presentation. Most of us who Education — Ceil Gasiecki (219) 776-9620 spend a lot of time out of doors enue is obtained from the sale of Membership — Paul Ashton (870) 425-9230 “Hooks and Books”, auction, and Past President — Ken Sickels (870) 321-2661 have an interest in the birds that Appd. by Pres. — Danny Barker (870) 424-4110 we see or hear. raffle items. Zachary Fisher is an Interpreter at So, what is the source of these Bull Shoals-White River State Park items? Some of the items come from donations by local merchants Tale Waters is published 2nd Tues- and has been with Arkansas State and national fly fishing related day of each month. Article deadline is Parks for 2 seasons. Originally 1st Tuesday of the month. from New York, he is slowly learn- companies. Some of the items are Staff: Mike Tipton & Rita Billbe ing his way around the Ozark re- purchased at great discount by Contact: gion’s trails and waterways, deep- people (Dennis Galyardt) who [email protected] ening his love of the outdoors. keep an eye out for good deals. Cont. page 2 Cont. Pg.2 Page 2 Birds When he’s not pad- dling down the White River on a guided trip, leading an interpre- tive nature hike, captaining the park boat on lake cruises, or pre- paring a Dutch Oven dish, you can find him exploring new spots with his wife and 8-month old daughter Sowbug And some of the items are donated Best Party in Town by club members. November President’s and fly tying class for the Home And we have closets (garages?) full Report School organization. One boy, who of stuff that we have not seen but The Christmas Party is only a few is obviously brighter than average, not touched, in years. It is time to asked if he could use his Tenkara dig out that closet (garage) and do weeks away. Now is the time to sign up! The price is only $20/ Rod. “Yes!!” Without the organiz- some sorting. If you have sons or ing efforts of Ceil Gasiecki and our daughters with an interest, pass person and it is held at the Big Creek Golf and Country Club. I many volunteers this class would some of it on to them--so that you not have been possible. can still enjoy them enjoying it. have heard it called the “best party Perhaps some of it you can sell on in town”! There is an ad and a We will have our election at the eBay. But a lot of the stuff you sign-up sheet in this newsletter. coming meeting: Dave Boyer – Pres- could contribute to the Sowbug NAFF picks up roughly half of the ident, Susan Parsons – Vice Presi- cost of the party. This is part of Roundup. Get this stuff into circu- dent, Pat Smith – Treasurer, Patty the payback to club members for lation. Move it from your closet Lueken – Secretary. (garage) to someone else’s closet or all of their help which makes Sow- garage. Make room for the new bug so successful. stuff that you will buy at Sowbug. Just this last weekend author, fly Help provide inexpensive equip- tyer, and guide, Pat Dorsey spoke ment to beginners who are just and tied flys for two days at the getting into fly fishing! Donate Gaston’s Visitor Center. We had that fishing stuff to the Sowbug one of the biggest crowds ever for Roundup! the November program. NAFF has Weather Cancellation If you have stuff to donate contact been putting on this program for Policy 10 years and has not charged a Mike Tipton (870-404-8845) or NAFF Activities or Meet- (after the Jan 1) Dennis Galyardt cent for it--one of the advantages ing will be cancelled or ((970) 237-2727) of having a successful Sowbug postponed when the Roundup! Incoming president Mountain Home Public Dave Boyer is trying to arrange for Schools Cancel Classes. Lance Egan for next year. We will Check KTLO radio web- keep you posted. site for school closing Last Saturday, at Dry Run Creek, info. we wound up another fly fishing Tale Waters Page 3 Musings of a Fly Fishing One time I showed a lady fly fisher Sun Glasses a fish with my sunglasses and she refused to give my sunglasses back Through years of guiding, I to me, saying, “These are the best have found that many people sunglasses I have ever looked don’t wear or even bring a pair of through. I didn’t know they made sunglasses with them when they sunglasses this good—I thought all embark on guided fishing trips. In sunglasses were made the same.” fact, many people I see out on the Finally, she said, “I will give yours river aren’t wearing sunglasses ei- back to you at the end of our fly ther. I have a hard time under- fishing trip”. She handed me her standing why this happens, but it sunglasses and said, “Here, you in my boat with inexpensive sun- does. When people drive their au- can wear these”. glasses or no sunglasses at all. I tomobile, they usually have a pair have to keep asking myself why. of sunglasses handy for those sun- I finally convinced her I needed ny days; however, when you go my sunglasses back so I could watch out for those big rocks in fishing, you are exposed to more I am a firm believer in wearing a the river. I didn’t want us (and I sunlight reflecting back off the good pair of polarized sunglasses did reiterate “us”) hitting any water than you are when you are while fishing. Regardless of weath- rocks and turning the boat over driving. If they do bring a pair of er conditions—clouds, snow, sleet, and getting dumped in that cold sunglasses, they are usually a very rain, or time of day—if you see me water. She handed my sunglasses inexpensive pair—a pair they prob- out on the water, wading or fish- right back over to me. I now store ably picked up at a local gas sta- ing from a boat, you will see me an extra pair of Costa Del Mar tion for a few bucks. I have had with my sunglasses on my face. In polarized sunglasses in my boat, several guide trips where I tried to my opinion, you need them for all just in case some fly fisher client show someone a trout near the weather and fishing conditions. won’t give mine back to me! river bottom and they couldn’t see Not only do they allow you to see the fish with their sunglasses. I below the surface of the water would ask if their sunglasses were more clearly, they also offer eye I have learned through guiding to polarized, and they would reply, protection from those flies moving expect the unexpected. If people I “Well, I don’t think so. I didn’t rapidly through the air. Those lit- take fishing could not afford a pay much for them.” tle flies hurt when they hit you. good pair of sunglasses, that would Can you imagine being hit in the When I handed them my polar- be understandable. But most of head or face with one of those ized sunglasses and asked if they these people have money. Many large articulated streamers? Sun- could see the fish, they would say, are decked out in clothing worn by glasses offer great protection from “Yes I can!” They couldn’t believe fly fisherman, and, being a fly fish- yourself and someone else who’s the difference between their inex- erman yourself, you know what casting close to you. You certainly pensive pair of sunglasses and my that costs.