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Flatland Fly Fishers Flatland Fly Fishers January 2011 President’s Line Volume 16 Issue 1 Wichita, Kansas Here we are at the close of twenty months; I hope we start the year out www.flatlandflyfishers.org five years for the Flatland Fly Fishers, with a bang and have a great turn out preparing to embark on the next score for our January meeting. and five. There have been many suc- New Year Resolutions have never INSIDE THIS ISSUE cesses achieved by this membership been my thing; they usually amount to over the last quarter century, but none another source of disappointment and 2010 in Review overshadow the success of friendships perceived failure. But the New Year Page 2 & 3 forged and fellowship shared in appre- does bring about an opportunity for ____________________ ciation of a common bond – fly fishing. what feels like a fresh start, so let‟s January Meeting My life has been enriched by friend- make a New Year‟s Resolution that we ships formed through the club and it is February Meeting my hope that each of you have also “The Tying Bench” gained from your experiences. Like Page 3 many aspects of life, when participating ___________________ in club events, the more you give, the Interview with more you receive. All of us posses a Barry Reynolds unique perspective and singular skill- Page 4, 5, 6 sets; please, don‟t stay on the bank, ___________________ wade in, speak-out and let your voice Single Fly be heard. By doing so you help deter- Page 6 mine the direction your club takes and ___________________ you may inspire others to do the same. Fishing in Brazil You will also make your own experi- Page 7 ence more enjoyable – receiving as all can strive for. I propose a resolution much or more than you give. for this club to get back to the basics, ___________________ We will be starting the New Year back to more of the original premise of 2011 Club Renewal off on the right foot with the Single Fly the club. In other words – more fly ty- 2011 Club Officers on the 1st, followed by Blair Stueven‟s ing, more rigging and fishing tech- Up Coming Events presentation at the meeting on the 6th. niques; more to make each of us better Page 8 Water is scarce as of this writing in and more rounded fly fisherman. As far Slough Creek, so the single fly partici- as resolutions go, is this one we can all pants may have to rely on some alterna- live with? Visit our website tives like Vic‟s Lake to get their name The Holiday‟s are about family and www. flatlandflyfishers.org/ on a plaque. You all know that it‟s friends, a time to reflect and give worth showing up for this event for thanks for our blessings. This Holiday E-mail address change Neal‟s cooking alone. Blair‟s presenta- Season, I am particularly thankful that Anyone who would like to share pic- tion on the Golden Trout Wilderness a bedrock member of our club, a men- tures or articles for the Newsletter and Hot Creek is something I have tor and resource to each and every one should contact the editors at: been looking forward to for a couple of (continued on page 3) [email protected] Next Meeting January 6, 2011 7:00 P.M. 2 Flatland Fly Fishers 2010 in Review Rory, Joe, Jay, Bill, Rick, Gary, Neal, Steve, The highlights of May Dwan, Ken and Songbin to some on this list we say were Rory getting his thank you for your time for being a 2010 Flatland Fly truck stuck at the “Blue Fishers Club board member and to the others we say Gill Quest”, the work day thank you for being on the 2011 Flatland Fly Fishers at Kanopolis Seap Stream, Club board. The first club activity of 2010 was the annual “One Fly” tournament which was on January 1. That day was a tad frosty but Che Vaughters managed to catch the longest trout, Eric Schmidt had the longest partnering with PHWFF stringer and for the and becoming a sponsor three who had the of “The Tying Bench”. smallest trout…it is June the club helped better to catch the with “Walk With Wild- smallest trout than no life” at Great Plains Na- trout right? ture Center and the The February Winter Program featured Ed Engle monthly program featured who entertained the club with his presentations and fly birds of prey from “Eagle tying abilities. Valley Raptors”. The July meeting fea- tured Capt. Paul Sodamann and August fly tying was featured. When March came the Kansas weather put a major hurt on the planned “Pike Fest” at We started September Kingman State Lake. with a Slough Creek clean up day and to the few who were there thank you and the meeting featured photographer Bob Gress. April arrived and it was time to start plan- ning for the Salida trip and those that went had limited success. Flatland Fly Fishers 3 October arrived and the clubs big activity the Fall (President Line continued) Picnic took place celebrating the club‟s 25th year. of us, is on the mend and doing well. Ken McCloskey is one of those friendships formed by way of the Flatland Fly Fishers that I cherish; and I‟m sure I speak for eve- ryone in wishing him a speedy recovery and offering hopes of seeing him soon. A very happy and prosperous New Year to all; I am looking forward to sharing the 2011 year in fly fishing with each of you. If you have any suggestions, ques- tions or comments about your club feel free to share them with me or any other board- member. Tight lines, Gary January Meeting Look back at your October and November newslet- ters and find the articles Blair Stueven and Mike Carr submitted on the Golden Trout Wilderness and Hot In November the 2011 Board elections were held Creek. For best results, go to the club website - take and the club encouraged members to bring the family another look at the photos Mike and Blair provided. As and a favorite food dish to the December meeting and you will see, not only were these articles well written, they were accompanied by some stunning photographs. enjoy watching films and waiting for the first club ac- th tivity of 2011. For our January 6 meeting, we are very fortunate to Hopefully the club provided you with educational have Blair Stueven presenting a slide show of his and and conservation opportunities and enjoyable experi- Mike‟s photos of this trip along with Blair‟s narration ences. The club encourages you to renew your mem- of their adventure. Both of these gentlemen are excel- bership for 2011 and invite an acquaintance to also join. lent photographers and together they chronicled some of our country‟s most extraordinarily beautiful waters and trout. This will be an evening to remember; please 2011 Club Membership Renewals join us as we vicariously journey to the left coast with 2010 and the club‟s 25th year has come and gone. It is time to renew your club‟s membership. February Meeting Individual is $25 and Family is $35. See Dwan Welty or Steve Webb to renew. Bring your vise (fly tying) or use a club vise and tie a fly led by club members. Fly recipe will be in next months newsletter. if you want to bring your own mate- rial. Flatland Fly Fishers “Bonehead” shirts Flatland Fly Fishers Club is encouraging mem- and patches are now on sale. See Dwan bers to watch Mark VanPatten host “The Tying Bench” Welty for ordering. which is shown Saturdays at 12:30 on Channel 8. For more information regarding this program visit their website at www.thetyingbench.com Flatland Fly Fishers 4 Talkflyfishing.com Interview with Barry Reynolds February 7, 2008 and for the their strike/take. All fish have something differ- ent and unique about them whether they jump a lot, whether they are elusive and difficult to catch, or they make line siz- zling knuckle busting runs. With pike it is definitely the take! Carp on the other hand might represent one of the great- est and most challenging fish to take on a consistent basis in freshwater. Carp are highly intelligent, extremely wary, and will challenge and even frustrate the most competent angler. I recently had the opportunity to do a short interview with What‟s not to love? What other fish in freshwater can re- Barry Reynolds about fly fishing for Northern Pike and quire pin point presentations and will just absolutely smoke Carp. I had been fly fishing for about a year when I first your tackle and take you over a hundred yards into your heard of Barry Reynolds. I wanted to get serious about fly backing. And best of all you can sight fish them in skinny fishing for Northern Pike and a friend water! I think most people who make fun of carp have either recommended his book, “Mastering never fished them before, or have tried and failed miserably Pike on the Fly”. It blew me away! I‟d in their attempts. Both of these fish are worthy of any fly never read anything, about any fish, anglers time and they both bring something different and that was so complete. Since, I‟ve rec- unique to the table. ommended it to not only people who fly fish for Pike, but anyone who fly fishes period- and even to several peo- What other species do you enjoy fishing for? ple who don‟t fly fish.
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