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The Journal of Coldwater Fisheries Conservation www.tu.org SPRING 2016 32 l Watersheds Spring Again: Preparing to Chance It. BY CHRISTOPHER CAMUTO 34 l Blue Lines Planning Season. BY TOM REED 36 l The Fish as Stimulus BY NICHOLAS D. MIAN, Ph.D. 38 l Mill Creek Wonders (a Michigan Miracle) BY JOHN BEBOW 46 l 12 Tips for the Trout Mentor COMPILED BY KIRK DEETER 60 l Jackson Hole One-Fly at 30 BY PAUL BRUUN 70 l Voices from the River: How Howie Hooked a Bargain. BY DOC ARDREY 74 l People in Fishing Mentors. BY GEOFF MUELLER

s 6 l From the CEO 8 l From the Editor 10 l Our Contributors 13 l Our Readers Write 14 l Pocket Water TU’s Veteran’s Service Partnership; Mentor stories; Women’s float on the Green; What sent The Bug Guy epartment back to college; winning “keepemwet” photos, and

D more. 58 l Intermezzo Photo by Andy Bowlin 77 l Actionline Georgia cook-off; National Park Brook Trout; Leo T. Cronin Award; Youth conservation camps and academies; Stream Champ “Lee” Orr, and more. 80 l Classics “Priests” BY PAUL BRUUN

On the Cover: Red Creek, Montana. Photo by Matt Guymon. BRYAN GREGSON BRYAN

Chairman of the Board National Leadership Council Jim Asselstine, TYLER HILL, PA. Representatives State Council Chairs Chairman of National Leadership Council Mick McCorcle, FAIRVIEW, TEXAS Chair ARIZONA, Steve LaFalce Mick McCorcle ARKANSAS, John Sturgis President/Chief Executive Officer CALIFORNIA, Erik Young Chris Wood, WASHINGTON, D.C. Secretary Paul Doscher COLORADO, Marshall Pendergrass Secretary CONNECTICUT, Jim Glowienka ARIZONA Nancy Mackinnon, MANCHESTER CENTER, VT. , Joe Miller GEORGIA, Carl Riggs ARKANSAS, Bill Thorne IDAHO, Ed Northen Treasurer CALIFORNIA, Brian Hines ILLINOIS, Darwin Adams Barrett Toan, SANTA FE, N.M. COLORADO, Mac Cunningham IOWA, Brett Lorenzen Secretary of the National Leadership Council CONNECTICUT, Keith Ainsworth KENTUCKY, Lee Squires GEORGIA, Mack Martin Paul Doscher, WEARE, N.H. MAINE, Kathy Scott IDAHO, Chris Jones MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND, John Troiano Legal Advisor ILLINOIS, Gerald Sapp MICHIGAN, John Walters David D. Armstrong, Esq., GREENVILLE, S.C. IOWA, Ryan Maas MID-ATLANTIC, Don Haynes KENTUCKY, Gene Slusher Trustees MINNESOTA, JP Little MAINE, David VanBurgel MISSOURI (OZARK COUNCIL) John Wenzlick Kai Anderson, WASHINGTON, D.C. MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND, Garry Crago MONTANA, Chris Schustrom John Braico, M.D., QUEENSBURY, N.Y. MICHIGAN, David Smith NEW HAMPSHIRE, Thomas Ives Sherry Brainerd, RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. MID-ATLANTIC, Noel Gollehon NEW JERSEY, Richard Thomas Charlie Breithaupt, CLAYTON, GA. MINNESOTA, John Hunt NEW MEXICO, Art Vollmer Stoney Burke, KETCHUM, IDAHO MISSOURI (OZARK COUNCIL) Jeff Witten NEW YORK, Ron Urban Valerie Colas-Ohrstrom, NEW YORK, N.Y. MONTANA, Daniel Short NORTH CAROLINA, Jim Mabrey Mike Dombeck, STEVENS POINT, WIS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, March McCubrey OHIO, Tom Allen Bill Egan, JACKSON, WYO. NEW JERSEY, David King OKLAHOMA (INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL) Scott Hood, BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. NEW MEXICO, John Lopez David Games Patsy Ishiyama, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. NEW YORK, Roger Olson OREGON, Terry Turner Richard Johnson, WILMINGTON, N.C. NORTH CAROLINA, Dale Klug PENNSYLVANIA, Charlie Charlesworth Howard Kern, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. OHIO, James Geary SOUTH CAROLINA, Jim Hopkins BROOKFIELD, WIS. Henry Koltz, OKLAHOMA (INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL)

Trout Unlimited Board of TrusteesTrout Unlimited Board of TENNESSEE, Dick Geiger Walt Minnick, CHEVY CHASE, MD. Charles Kaminski TEXAS, Mark Dillow Stephen Moss, LARCHMONT, N.Y. OREGON, David Moldal UTAH, Jeff Taniguchi Dan Needham, WINNETKA, ILL. PENNSYLVANIA, Monty Murty VERMONT, Clark Amadon Ken Olivier, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. SOUTH CAROLINA, Malcolm Leaphart VIRGINIA, Kevin Daniels Daniel Plummer, EAST BRANCH, N.Y. TENNESSEE, Steve Brown WASHINGTON, Rosendo Guerrero Kevin Reilly, SANTA FE, N.M. TEXAS, Rafael Torres WEST VIRGINIA, Lee Orr Thomas Stoddard, LONDON, ENGLAND UTAH, Kelly Marquart WISCONSIN, Linn Beck LYNNWOOD, WASH. Mark Taylor, VERMONT, Jared Carpenter WILMINGTON, N.C. WYOMING, Calvin Hazlewood Raiford Trask, VIRGINIA, Graham Simmerman LIVINGSTON, MONT. Dan Vermillion, WASHINGTON, Tim Gavin SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Jim Walker, WEST VIRGINIA, Derek Edwards BOZEMAN, MONT. K.C. Walsh, WISCONSIN, Kim McCarthy CHICAGO, ILL. John Willis, WYOMING, Jim Broderick

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Chair R. Scott Blackley, LEESBURG, VA. Edmond Opler, WILSON, WYO. Kirk Wortman, STAMFORD, CONN. Matthew Fremont-Smith, NEW YORK, N.Y. Stewart Parker, SEATTLE, WASH. Mark Gates, PALO ALTO , CALIF. Margaret Taylor, SHERIDAN, WYO. Executive Committee Steven B. Gewirz, WASHINGTON, D.C. Steven Renehan, SUMMIT, N.J. Douglas Biederbeck, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James Jackson, HOUSTON, TEXAS Leigh Seippel, COLD SPRING, N.Y. Phillip Belling, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. James Kelley, ATLANTA, GA. Robert Strawbridge, WILSON, WYO. Stephan Kiratsous, NEW YORK, N.Y. Cam MacMillan, BOULDER, COLO. Daniel Zabrowski, POCONO PINES, PA. Jeffery Morgan, DARIEN, CONN. Ivan Marcotte, CHARLOTTE, N.C. Stephen J. Zoukis, SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. Directors Jeffery Marshall, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Gregory McCrickard, TOWNSON, MD. Bruce Allbright, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. Stephen Moss, LARCHMONT, N.Y. John Bell, TRYON, N.C. Ken Olivier, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.

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From the President SPRING 2016 • VOLUME 58 • NUMBER 2 [ Chris Wood] EDITOR Kirk Deeter DEPUTY EDITOR Mentors Samantha Carmichael My parents gave me two gifts when I was in college that I will never EDITOR-AT-LARGE forget. The first, an electric typewriter with a card from Dad: “for the Erin Block next great American novel.” I never wrote the novel, but did type every Trout Unlimited 1777 North Kent Street paper in college on that beast until I did my thesis on a Macintosh plus. Suite 100 The second present was a Green Mountain Orvis starter fly rod. I still Arlington, VA 22209 Ph: (703) 522-0200 have that rod. I broke the tip and replaced the lead guide with a spinning Fax: (703) 284-9400 guide, but it still fishes. A few years ago, my youngest son, Henry Trace, [email protected]______got his first fish on a fly with it. But the truth is I was more of a spin fisherman when I got www.tu.org to college. My friend (and TU life member) Rick Brown and I would occasionally take a day DESIGN grayHouse design for fishing—as in literally fishing for 24 hours straight. Bass in Otter Creek, trout from the [email protected]______New Haven, sheepshead from Lake Champlain, it didn’t matter. Sure we should have been DISPLAY ADVERTISING in school, but we learned more those days than our friends who went to class. Tim Romano Eventually, I broke out that Green Mountain rod because the parents and therapist of my [email protected] little brother from the Big Brother program thought fly fishing would be therapeutic for him. (303) 495-3967 Clearly, they forgot what it was like to be a 10-year-old boy, and did not know of the Gordian TROUT UNLIMITED’S MISSION: knots that two new anglers can create together. We would travel to the river, cast for five min- To conserve, utes, create an impossible snarl, and then turn over rocks and look for frogs for a few hours. protect and restore North I caught my first trout on the New Haven River in Vermont. With my fly line wrapped America’s around my legs as I tried to untangle a nasty knot, a trout ate my Zug-bug, and I had to coldwater fisheries and their lasso the poor fish in. It was not until my friend, Bill Sargent, who worked at Middlebury watersheds. College, took me under his wing, that I actually began to intentionally catch a few fish. Bill would pull me aside and suggest I fish below thus-and-such falls. He and his spouse, TROUT (ISSN 0041-3364) is Tiffany, would invite me to their home for venison stew, and on the way out, he would published four times a year in January, April, July and October hand me a passel of flies that he tied and thought would work. We bow hunted together by Trout Unlimited as a service in West Virginia a few years ago, and true to form, Bill showed up with a few Wood River to its members. Annual individual membership for U.S. residents specials—a Maine streamer—that he tied. is $35, $40US for residents of Most of us had fishing mentors who helped us break into the sport. For many, it was a Canada and $55US for residents of all other countries. TU offers 10 parent or family member. My father is such a hero to me that I tried to imitate his bow- different membership categories. legged stride as a kid to the point that I have knee damage today. But, not long ago I asked Join or renew online at www.tu.org. Dad, who is fifth generation Newark, New Jersey, why we never went camping as kids, TU does occasionally make its mailing list available to like-minded and he replied, “Chris, camping for me is staying at a Motel 6!” Bill Sargent, and a lot of organizations. Please contact us trial and error, helped me unlock the code to catching a few fish on a fly. at the address above if you would like your name withheld. This edition of TROUT focuses on mentors. More than 200 chapters around the coun- Postmaster send address try mentor wounded veterans and help them to heal through fishing, time on the water changes to: and entering the TU chapter family. Two chapters in Wyoming have introduced more TROUT Magazine than 40 women to fishing in the past two years. Really good guides, such as those at Land Trout Unlimited 1777 North Kent Street of Enchantment and Living Waters (pages 28 and 30), can turn a fishing transaction into Suite 100 a life-changing experience that makes you a better angler, and through appreciation and Arlington, VA 22209 support of what it takes to make better habitat, a better person. Chris Camuto reminds us how a good fly-tying book can help to wile a winter evening away. Tom Rosenbauer’s, The Orvis Flyfishing Guide (1988) was my fishing bible as a novice. Sometimes a mentor such as Tom Edsall works at a natural resource agency, and sometimes those mentors can work with chapter leaders such as Bill Phillips and build trout streams (page 38). Finally, there is no greater joy and reward than teaching a child to fish and experience the wonders of nature (page 54). ______Mentors matter.

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From the Editor [ Kirk Deeter] No Higher Aspiration Charlie Meyers, the late, great outdoors editor of the Denver Post, once grabbed me by my shirt cuff as we were fishing a Colorado trout stream, and he whispered in my ear: “You know, Deeter, the greatest goal any angler could ever hope to accomplish in this sport is to simply replace himself.” I thought deeply about that then… and certainly have since Charlie passed away six years ago. Charlie knew the path I was on, writing for, and editing magazines… aspiring to go further, catch bigger fish… writing tales that would press boundaries. But as a man who had seen it all, done it all, and written about it all, he also knew that the greatest adventure was the one that lived at home. It’s ultimately not about places, nor even about fish. It’s about people, and an ethic, and a culture, and a spirit. You might indeed catch the world-record Dolly Varden on a remote Alaskan river someday, and you might write an award-winning story about some jungle adventure in Bolivia. But that’s all hollow compared to making another angler, perhaps from another generation, pick up the torch and care. So many TU members are already doing this with great effect. Thus you are the real angling icons, more than anyone who sets a record, or has their face published in a consumer magazine. You are the heroes of this sport, and by all means, please don’t stop. I won’t. I’m not there yet, Charlie, but I’m trying. And I won’t quit. I promise.

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On Beavers and Trout… I am glad that TROUT magazine did an article on this “classic confrontation.” The article was fairly accurate and quoted an extensive 18-year research study in Wisconsin to prove the negative impacts of beaver to trout. Beside the increase to the trout population of the main study stream, once all the beaver dams were removed from the stream system, there were five tributary “feeder” streams that had no trout before dam removal that began to produce natural brook trout after. In northeast Wisconsin, there is a strong negative relationship between trout and beaver populations; as beaver populations go up, trout populations go down. It’s not the beaver itself, but the dams they build that do the damage. This damage is similar to the negative impacts of made- made low-head dams that, in recent years, Wisconsin has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars removing. Humans are the “keystone” species, and our actions ultimately determine the condition of the ecosystem and habitat. Man’s actions can control or in some cases promote beaver populations. A good trout stream can quickly be turned into a muck-ridden quagmire, if beavers are allowed to cover the stream with dams. Beaver dams also cause damage to roads and destroy valuable timber trees. Hopefully, TU members will continue to fight for the control of beaver populations in Wisconsin in ______order to maximize fishing opportunities for trout. Lee Meyers Green Bay chapter member Retired Fisheries Biologist On Fish Handling and Photographs… We received a few letters of complaint about the Hoh River steelhead photo in last issue’s, “The Gift.” However, most of the feedback was congratulatory and appreciative toward Mr. Hopkins, who caught the fish, and feeling so moved by the experience, made a generous donation to TU’s wild steelhead '28%/(' 29(5 efforts. For those questioning the image, we will say that we believed the shot )((/ 7+( ),*+7 was within regulations that a wild steelhead cannot be entirely removed from the water. TROUT stands on its record of proper fish handling, and we invite anyone who seeks clarification on techniques to visit tu.org. Also, note the story on page 18 of this issue. On Fishing Tips… We appreciate your fishing tips for the upcoming Trout Unlimited Guide to Fly Fishing. A great entry came from Michael C. Harrington of Colorado: “Fishing in the wind is always a challenge. We all get wind knots, sometimes tangled so tightly that cutting out the mess and retying is quicker and less irritating. But when the tangle is of leader/ tippet worth saving, I find the smallest open

knot, push the smooth point through and start the separation, getting a bigger 3+272 0$5& %$51:(// loop that I can now put my finger into, move the pick to another loop and pull it up and through or over, repeating until my line is again ready to cast.”

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aspects of our sport, they also learn TU’s Veterans Service Partnership is about TU’s watershed conservation projects. Everyone wins… the veterans, Mentorship in Action the volunteer mentors… and trout. Editor’s note: There are approximately 140 TU chapters that participate annually in VSP pro- The frequency and reach of a grams of various names, types and frequency. The Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited in program is dependent on a chap- Pennsylvania operates a year-round VSP program that serves veterans, active duty military and ter’s human and equipment resources their family members. This VSP was initially funded through a fundraiser “Bid for the Cause” at and geographic area. If you are lucky SCCTU’s annual dinner and continues to function well with chapter, business and community enough to have a year-round program donations of equipment, materials and funding. SCCTU’s costs are less than $1,000 a year you must build a mentor cadre to meet thanks to these donations. As of today, 210 people participate in or provide support to this VSP the needs of your veterans. program. We asked program director Jim Lanning to share his perspectives so that other chapters The program is designed to be throughout the country could follow his highly successful example. a one-on-one fishing experience, and a group or family experience for One of the newest programs that National Guard members and their other activities. You will surely have highlights the TU ideal of mentor- families to help with the transition to a good number of fly-fishing bums ing anglers is its Veterans Service civilian life. on hand, but don’t forget that other Partnership. VSP programs involve We provide a great place to meet activities might require different skill TU members who reach out to our and enjoy the benefits of the outdoors, sets. Think equipment and supplies, veterans and active duty, Reserve and and as our veterans enjoy the healing maintenance, set-up, fly tying, etc.

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With a strong outreach effort, you open and provide program support do the job. Other mentors can be fly will be able to pass the word to vets, and and feedback, while your other men- shop owners and staff, as well as guides, those who are interested will respond to tors are taking care of the fishing. but don’t forget folks like Trader Joe’s, you. Young vets are transitioning back You can offer a range of fishing and Sheetz and Walmart. Every industry into civilian life. As a mentor you have life skill expertise by involving chapter and business has folks who will provide to build understanding, communica- members with a program. Folks who mentoring for your vets. You just have tion and trust with them, so you can are not yet part of your chapter will to to ask. be helpful when asked (or when things want to help also. Printers, media One of my guys is a long time engi- go sideways). Young vets are look- pros and other technical specialists neer who loves all aspects of fishing and ing for the school connection the job will be more than happy to not only is a gear expert who can fix anything. connection, and maybe a little career provide the support counseling. They come for the no-cost requested, but also recreational opportunity, sometimes teach one of your just to check it out or to learn about a VSP team how to specific fishing hole. do the function. We Older vets like to get together, make started out with two fun of the younger vets (and their Penn State market- streamside mentors) and listen to the ing specialists who waters flow by. They will eat the hot designed our out- dogs and sausages, and they will come reach program and early. The BBQ operators are mentors flyers, and then too, as they keep their eyes and ears taught our folks to

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His name is Dan Kerstetter. Our pro- Opportunity Knocks: gram is the success it is because of him and many like him who are teachers, An Unlikely Mentor Story professors, retired business and industry leaders and more. Editor’s note: We felt like sharing this story that was actually an email note we got from We also are lucky to have an 87-year- Andy Batcho, a TU volunteer leader from Washington, and a Field & Stream “Hero of old Navy vet helping us. Years ago, he Conservation.” Just because it’s cool. helped found the TU Spring Creek Chapter, and aside from his professional ’ve been giving one-on-one casting/fly-fishing lessons—mainly to youngsters, but career as a teacher, coach and fly-fishing also some adults when asked—for years. I decided to write up a little outline for professor, he worked all his adult life Imyself to help me remember topics as I went through a class. in preserving, protecting and restoring Then I realized that I’d “fire-hosed” my students with so much information that waters throughout our nation. To this they’d never be able to remember it all, so I decided to write it all down and send day he steps up and provides our VSP them a copy after the class. Students appreciated being able to read the information with one of the best fly-fishing courses after the class. of instruction, donates handmade fly The “Yellowstone Gang” was fishing in Fernie, B.C., last year. Mike was fishing the logs and does personal appearances river and noticed a young man (Will was about 15-years-old) with a fly rod on the for fundraising. He teaches folks cast- opposite side of the river watching him cast. Mike is an excellent caster, like you see ing, nymphing, streamer fishing and in the fly movies. Will slid off the rock and began casting, then yelled over to Mike, “Is “Romancing the Trout.” Here you have this how you do it?” Mike grimaced and said, “Let me find a way across the river and a veteran and mentor who helps our I’ll give you some casting tips.” programs grow and become more suc- Mike couldn’t find a place to safely cross the river, so he told Will to go up to the cessful. This is the true meaning of condo nearby (where I was staying) knock on the door and ask for Andy. Amazingly, he mentoring. His name is Joe Humphries. did it. When J.R. answered the door, Will asked, “Is Andy here?” When J.R. said, “Andy – Jim Lanning you have a guest,” I couldn’t imagine what he was talking about. I went to the door and Will said, “Mike said you could teach me how to cast my new fly rod.” I was speechless Jim Lanning is a retired law enforcement officer for a moment but answered, “Sure I can.” from a large California agency who has settled I took one look at Will’s rod rig with heavy leader and a huge fly and said, “First, I’ll in central Pennsylvania and is the VSP Chair show you how to set up your fly rod.” Using my gear, we replaced the leader, tied on and a Board Member for Spring Creek Chapter a practice fly without a hook and picked out a few good flies. Trout Unlimited. He was recently asked to join Will and his family were from coastal B.C. and were visiting the Fernie area. the TU Veterans Service Partnership Advisory Within a half hour of practicing on the lawn, Will was casting pretty well, so I sent Board. He may be contacted at ______jlanningvsp@ him down to the river. First he practiced casting in a “fishless” area of the river to get springcreektu.org; also please visit the Spring his technique down; then I had him fish next to a log where I suspected there might be Creek TU Facebook site. a fish. He made several great drifts when suddenly, a giant bull trout swam right under his dry fly and swirled the water. I thought the kid was going to jump out of his skin! Of course the bull trout didn’t take the dry fly, but Will was hooked for life saying, “I had no idea there were fish that big in this river!” Will and I traded email addresses and I told him of a nearby river where I knew he could catch some huge cutthroats. He said he had a buddy that could go with him and his dad would drive them. I gave him a selection of flies and said, “Write me an email and let me know how you did.” Several weeks later I got an email from Will. He was three feet off the ground. He’d caught a bunch of big cutthroat and released them. When he got back home, he went down to the local river and caught his first salmon on a fly I gave him saying this fly is a “sure thing.” Will has written back a couple times and I’m sure he’ll be a devoted fly fisherman for the rest of his life!! What fun to participate in opening the world of fly fishing to a kid… –By Andy Batcho

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ncouraging healthy fish handling was the basic Epremise of a recent Trout Unlimited and #keepemwet fishing Instagram collaboration. Five days, five tips to better serve the angler in making fishing better. A photo contest garnered attention for the #keepemwet/#makefishingbetter movement, and with support from Scott Fly Rods, Fishpond and Umpqua Feather Merchants for first, second and third place prizes, the competition involving nearly 2,000 images was a serious judging challenge! For more information and tips please visit keepemwet.org. G … OS T O WINNIN PH

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night. The lady who won had never fly WOMEN fished before that day and was so excited to take it out. Other prizes were handed IN TU out for biggest fish and best fishing story (a boat plug popping out mid- float took home that prize). The camp- site was buzzing with chatter about how amazing the day was and how everyone knew what they were asking from Santa for Christmas. Jennifer Schmidt traveled all the way from Evanston, Wyo., and said: “My friend Judi caught her first trout on a fly rod. I caught a really nice fish and had an amazing experience. I was really impressed with how professional and friendly everyone in the chapter was. In fact some of the ladies I met I will probably fish with in the future.” That evening some people headed 2nd Annual Women’s Weekend Float home, but many chose to camp out an Green River, Wyoming extra night. The sun set on another Sponsored by the Seedskadee and Upper Bear River TU Chapters beautiful Wyoming day and 18 women September 2015 had new friendships and passion for rivers. The sun was setting on a big Wyoming to ensure everyone had access to fresh, -Hilllary Walrath sky. Five campers and four tents were fishy water. The morning turned into a Wyoming Council Women’s Initiative Chair pitched. A chicken and potato dinner beautiful warm day without a breath of with an apple cranberry crisp dessert the “W- word.” The fishing proved to The Women’s Initiative NLC Workgroup simmered in dutch ovens. At the river’s be a little tough, but the women got to has monthly conference calls to discuss edge, 18 women lined up for an eve- try out a variety of fishing techniques— upcoming events and issues. All inter- ning casting class. These women had dry flies, nymphs and streamers. Some ested TU members are welcomed on traveled from all over the Southwest of the women were introduced to ten- the call. For more information contact to Wyoming to attend a weekend-long kara and spey rod fishing. Most of the Bill Thorne, NLC chair at thornwillie@______camping and fishing event hosted by the women ended up catching a fish that yahoo.com or co-chair Kerri Russell at Seedskadee and Upper Bear River TU day. For many, it was their very first fish [email protected].______chapters. This was the second Women’s on a fly rod, for some it was their first Float that the groups have hosted in an fish ever. The wildlife attempt to get more women involved cooperated, too. Bald with fly-fishing and TU. eagles, moose, deer (and The previous year, 19 women attend- even a garter snake) were ed the float. Everyone had so much fun part of the action. that the chapters decided to extend the After a full and fun event and make it a full weekend camp- day of fishing, everyone ing adventure. gathered back at camp The following crisp September for some ribs and sto- morning, everyone rose bright and ries. The Upper Bear early to some warm breakfast and to River chapter generously meet their volunteer fishing guides for donated a fly rod and the day. Nine boats were sent off to reel package that was raf- three river sections on the Green River fled off at the end of the

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their fly-fishing pursuits. For others, it can sometimes take years, but sooner or later, vir- tually every avid angler comes to a simple real- ization—knowing what trout are eating, what food sources are available to them and understanding which patterns will best imitate what’s on a trout’s menu, is vital for consistent and long-term success on the water. Like many, I spent my early years on the water frantically tying on dry flies that I picked up at the local fly shop in an attempt to match hatches. Fishing randomly- selected nymph or emerger patterns from my fly box (I never really knew the difference between the two) with little awareness of what they were supposed to imitate was the norm for me. I was just guessing. How Fly Fishing Sent Me Back to College Over time, I intuitively By Robert “The Bug Guy” Younghanz began to turn over the occasional rock. I would Editor’s Note: Robert Younghanz has been con- about what led him to produce an instructional find myself looking down at a smor- tributing insightful columns to TROUT mag- DVD set, and I encourage anyone who wants gasbord of wiggling aquatic life forms. azine, free of charge, since I took over as editor. to learn more about entomology and use that I was always mystified, intrigued and He does this, because he’s a conservationist at information to mentor other anglers to check hey, I got it, a size #16 brown thing on heart, and a TU guy. I turned to him and asked, out The Bug Guy: Entomology For The the rock should prompt me to use a because in the realm of fly fishing, nothing to Fly Fisher at www.the-bug-guy.com. It is, size #16 brown thing from my fly box. this day still perplexes me more than figuring quite frankly, the most concise, accurate and Bingo! But as I placed the rocks back out how to match a hatch, and decide which fly accessible primer on bugs, and matching hatches into the water, I always felt unsettled to tie on at any given moment. As such, Robert that has ever been produced for angling aficio- because I knew there was a hole in my has been my own “mentor” for years when it nados. Besides, I have heard many stories about game. I wanted—no I needed—to know comes to entomology. I can help you with your people who have dropped OUT of college to fly what all those little suckers were. In cast, and reading currents, and how to present fish… it’s intriguing to hear from someone who my attempt to better understand the a fly (do, please, check out the “Trout Tips” went BACK to school because of fly fishing… complex world that trout call home, I videos we post on ___tu.org). But nobody can help voraciously consumed every tidbit of you understand what trout eat, and why, better It’s inevitable. For some anglers, the information from countless books and than “The Bug Guy.” So I asked Robert to write light bulb turns on in the infancy of articles, and while they were invalu-

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able, I came to understand that, at least The culmination The funda- for me, I needed a mentor, someone of my many years mmentals of aquatic to actually teach me about bugs. living in the realm eentomology as they Chalk that up to my type-A person- of bugs was the rrelate specifically ality (mixed with a bit of OCD) and birth of my lec- ttoo those of us who the fact that my first round of gradu- ture and stream- shshare this addiction ate work in Asian Studies, with an side DVD set, wwe call “fly fish- emphasis on Indian Politics, was not Entomology For The iing”n are universal. helping me very much on the river. I Fly Fisher. Since it WWhile I could have was somehow able to finagle my way was impossible to nnevere predicted that into a graduate program in aquatic bring the major- I wwould have stum- entomology under the tutelage of a ity of fly fishers intonto mymy bledble onto this path, renown aquatic entomologist and the classroom, I figuredd I’d bbring i my IIf feel l grateful t f l every dday that fly fishing premier Plecopterist, (stonefly expert) classroom to them. As I say, “The took me in this direction. Nothing in the U.S. DVD is not a movie, rather, a class.” has been more fulfilling to me in my I often say to my clients, students, Admittedly, it will never win an Oscar career than helping my fellow anglers and customers, that the most difficult for best documentary or cinematog- better understand these fundamentals, thing they will ever have to learn in raphy, nor does it have a Grammy- which lead to more confidence on the fly fishing is their “bugs.” Having winning soundtrack, but the science water, a greater appreciation for the found my niche in the world of fly is solid at this is what anglers seem to resource and more fish in their nets. fishing as THE BUG GUY, whether care about most. it’s one-on-one during a guide trip, in a classroom setting, at my guide school, fly fishing clubs, national outdoor recreation shows, or TU It was our Dream….. chapters across the country, I’ve been privileged to share my passion and knowledge of entomology with virtu- ally every demographic within the fly fishing community. In turn, what has been especially satisfying is the wealth of insight I have absorbed from my fellow fly fishers, from all walks of life. If one stays humble, there will always be something new to learn. I’m not sure if it was something organic, or just the next logical step, but regardless of the countless opportunities I’ve had to share my knowledge of bugs with an amazing and diverse collection of fellow anglers, I soon came to understand that there was a need for someone to reach out to the larger fly-fishing community as a whole. So with a bit of prodding That “One” river boat….Super Maneuverable.. Tough.. Capable.. Safe.. and poking from my colleagues and Extraordinarily suited for Fishing, for Expeditions and wild white water. clients, I begrudgingly agreed to find a A boat with all the great options and top quality standard equipment …. way to disseminate what I had learned Then we stopped dreaming, engineered it and built it! about aquatic invertebrates and their ecosystems to fly fishers, not just in the ZZ______Z6WUHDPWHFKERDWVFRP U.S., but also throughout the world.

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Trout Adventures Near Cities… Valley Creek, Pa.

t’s the beginning of October, cance, as General George Washington however, the project will undoubt- and I can just start to feel the and the Continental Army camped edly have an affect on the stream and chill of autumn as I stand on only a couple hundred feet from Valley’s increase runoff. In recent years, Valley Ithe stream’s bank, watching the banks during the infamous winter of and its trout have also endured several clear water carve its way through the 1777-78. Historic buildings and artifacts sewer main breaks, the last one in 2014 forest. The creek bed has a vibrant, dating back to the American Revolution when an estimated five million gallons red-orange hue from colored leaves have been perfectly preserved and can of raw sewage spilled into its waters. that have dropped from the thick tree be seen around every stream bend. The stream’s pollution struggles go as canopy above. After watching the water Now protected with catch-and- far back as the 1970s when polychlori- for a few minutes, I see a wary trout rise release and no-stock regulations its nated biphenyls, known as PCBs, were from underneath a fallen tree trunk and entire length, this cold, spring-fed released into the environment at a local gently take a bug off the water’s surface. stream is full of riffles, fast runs, and rail yard. After concentrations of the No, I’m not off the beaten path small pools holding large numbers of PCBs were later found in fish tissue fishing some remote mountain stream. beautiful fish. Fallen trees, overhanging from Valley Creek at levels that exceeded Actually, I can still see my SUV parked limbs, thick brush, and undercut banks U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the side of the road from where I’m give trout vast habitat and make throw- guidelines, the state’s stocking program standing. I’m on Valley Creek, only ing flies on this small stream a challenge was halted and Valley died as a fish- about 20 miles from the fifth-most- for any angler. ery. Years later, the trout miraculously populous city in the United States, Valley’s incredible location is one bounced back, giving way to the wild Philadelphia. of its greatest strengths, but it’s also trout fishery known today. Better known for its cheesesteaks its biggest downfall, as the stream has A rarity in southeastern Pennsylvania, (they are really good) and the Liberty been plagued by industrial pollution Valley is fishable year-round. Most trout Bell, and less (when fishing in this part of the Keystone State I say less, I mean occurs during the early days of spring not at all) for its fly for stocked fish before local waters get fishing, the City of too warm. Each year, Pennsylvania Brotherly Love and stocks millions of trout across the its suburbs are home Commonwealth, giving people fish- to more than four ing opportunities that they otherwise million people. But wouldn’t have. However, having a crack despite Valley Creek’s at the stocked trout’s wild counterpart urban location, trout offers a special experience for local thrive here. And anglers—an experience that many have remarkably, these fish never had before. weren’t stocked by the As I tie on another fly and think of state. These are wild Valley Creek’s metropolitan locale and browns, born and industrial pollution woes, I still feel bred here. that there’s something very peaceful The paved parking about this stream—almost as if it and the lots nearby the stream are full, mostly for decades. Currently, there are major adjoining countryside withstood mod- with sedans sporting bike racks. Traffic concerns regarding Valley Creek’s well- ernization, frozen nearly 250 years ago hums by on busy Valley Creek Road, being in the midst of a Pennsylvania in the days of the American Revolution. running parallel to the stream. The folks Turnpike widening project. The Valley I truly hope that 250 years from visiting Valley Creek today are among Forge Trout Unlimited Chapter has now Valley Creek gives someone else more than one million people who do worked with a local engineering firm that same feeling of peacefulness while so annually, but not for the fishing. to make sure all storm water manage- chasing wild trout in clean water. This area holds major historical signifi- ment regulations are being upheld; –By Michael Francis McDade

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Land of Enchantment Guides “The greatest good you can do for another is not just to waters of northern New Mexico and southern share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” Colorado—the San Juan, the Rio Grande, –Benjamin Disraeli the Chama, the Brazos and the Conejos to name a few. Shane, Noah and the guides oming from three generations of fly think we owe it to our children to share with that now work with them all share a gift for fishermen, Shane Parker-Kast was them the things we know are important,” teaching the skills necessary to become a fly Cprobably destined to be a fishing says the veteran New Mexico fly fishing guide angler and the joy of showing people the guide. He first went out on his father’s lob- and mentor. “For me, that’s a large part of wild areas and great fishing in their part of ster boat when he was only two weeks old. what fly fishing is about.” As soon as he the West. They all have an easy-going nature Shane’s dad, Noah Parker, is himself a product could handle a rod, Shane was fishing for just and believe that fishing ought to be fun and of a lifelong love affair with fishing. Learning about anything that swam. Like his father, he relaxing. More importantly, they feel that to fly fish on the classic trout streams of the was fly fishing by the time he was five or six both new and experienced fly fishers alike are Catskills and in New England with his father years old. As a youth, he fished for trout and the lifeblood for protecting the future of the and grandfather, Noah was also inspired by bass in New England and for Atlantic salmon coldwater resources of the world. his own mentors and family fishing friends on Anticosti Island and on the world famous “I’ve tried to teach Shane what I know Ernie Schwiebert and Arnold Gingrich. In his Miramichi River. about fish and fishing, often techniques that early 20s, Noah’s love of the water and all Shane and Noah left Maine in 2004 and I have learned from others who helped me things involving fishing led him to a career as moved to northern New Mexico where they along the way” says Noah. “Now I see him a commercial fisherman—he spent over two started Land of Enchantment Guides. They passing these things on to other people. I decades on the ocean fishing for bluefin tuna, knew that this was the right place where a like to think that we’re continuing a legacy cod and lobster off the coast of New England. father and son could continue to learn and here—hopefully a legacy of angler/conser- But if you talk to Noah about fishing, teach others, together. Twelve years later, vationists who will be fly fishing and caring the conversation soon turns to teaching. “I they are still guiding and fishing the great for fish long after we are gone.”

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Living Waters—Passing It On exas—the Lone Star State. You might below Canyon Dam everything changes. The does this shop. Make no mistake, it’s a great not think of it as a trout fishing des- tailwater below the dam is home to the only shop, but like Chris says: “Anybody can sell Ttination, but believe me… it is! You fishable, year-round trout population in equipment, but a true fly shop teaches and might not think of it as the home state to Texas. The unofficial Texas trout season usu- invests in the next generation of anglers!” largest chapter of TU, yet again… it is! The ally starts around the middle of November Chris Johnson is a passionate teacher Guadalupe River Chapter has over 5,000 and runs through May. Depending on the of fly fishing and fly casting. His love for awesome members that are devoted to the amount of water released from the lake, the fishing and for his home water is evident in southernmost trout fishery in the United trout fishing can last all summer long. Winter, everything he does and in the classes he States. Texas is also home to TU’s newest spring, summer or fall there are always teaches. For Chris and Emily, teaching Gold Level Business member—Living Waters trout in the Guadalupe! and mentoring is the core business. Fly Fishing in Round Rock, Texas. The shop Living Waters specializes in At Living As Chris says, “Selling equipment, is owned and operated by Chris and Emily guiding not only the Guadalupe Waters, they quite simply, requires one to have Johnson. Whatever you know or don’t know but other warm water fisher- listen, they nothing more than a mustard about fishing in Texas, know this: These folks ies such as the Llano River, San learn and they seed of belief in the item and are the real deal. Gabriel River and Brushy Creek. teach. some rudimentary product knowl- Chris and Emily fish all over the Texas These rivers are home to native edge. Teaching, on the other hand, hill country and beyond, but it was my Guadalupe bass, Rio Grande cichlids and requires one to be a student first, and friend and National Leadership Council chair a plethora of sunfish. Chris grew up fishing give oneself fully to the pursuit of a passion Mick McCorcle that introduced me to the these waters and now has the privilege of supremely greater than a dollar sign!” Guadalupe River. From its source in the hill guiding them. Living Waters Fly Fishing is just At Living Waters, they listen, they learn country all the way to its impoundment at seconds from the cool, clear water of Brushy and they teach. That’s why they’re the real Canyon Lake, it fishes just like every other Creek. This creek has a very special place in deal. And that’s why they’re a TU Gold Level Central Texas warm water stream. However, the hearts of many local fly fishers, and so Business member.

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Watersheds [ by Christopher Camuto]

Spring Again: Preparing to Chance It

UNSEASONABLY WARM WET WEATHER I cleared the reading and writing covers quite an array of demands and during Christmas break in central desks in my study and set the fly-tying sets me up well for angling from north Pennsylvania left me rummaging table between them. This established Georgia to northern Maine, the main through the fishing gear for lack a horseshoe-shaped command center axis of my fishing life. I upgraded my of a better way of making use of a worthy of Kirk or Piccard. I had no terrestrial box and, thumbing through quiet week. The previous winter had pressing work —except making coffee, regional fly books, tied for what I delivered five feet of snow to these restocking the CD player, and hitting hoped would be new travel. I tinkered parts, providing a nearly continu- the elliptical to rehab a balky knee. with boxes for western fishing, a broad ous snow cover from Thanksgiving Loved ones drifted away as if from a net to cast, and for a few odd ventures to early March. Christmas week was sickroom. I pulled the vests from the steaming in the back of my mind. I all rabbit hunting on snowshoes, hall closet, made duffle lines on the ignored the dreary weather, took my shushing around on the skis looking desks of fly boxes, supply boxes, tackle time and enjoyed filling the idea of for kinglets in the hemlocks, walking boxes and gear bags. I pulled every each fly box, staying practical at every moonlit trails listening to the great rod tube, net and wading staff from turn. I wanted to see an uncrowded horned owls pipe their mating calls. its niche. I even gleaned the sheds for clarity when I popped them open on I didn’t look at fishing tackle until I anything related to angling that needed stream. was throwing it in the car in April. to be refurbished or given away. When I needed a break, I pulled I paid the price on stream as I dug I culled any worn or poorly tied congenial tying books from the around for fly boxes that weren’t where flies and then rethought the purpose shelves—Vincent Marinaro and they were supposed to be and, worse, of each box, fishing the year in my A. J. Maclean, Datus Proper and reached for flies that weren’t there. I head as I worked—familiar pools and Sylvester Nemes, Dick Talleur and stupidly fingered empty cellophanes imagined stretches of new rivers I Dave Whitlock, Chauncey Lively of tippets I had never restocked, and nervously eyed the fraying wraps on TIM ROMANO my favorite old rods. I never quite caught up with all that neglect. I ignored the dreary weather, took my time and enjoyed This year, I missed the winter filling the idea of each fly box, staying practical at wonderland for the holidays. But I learned long ago to take advantage every turn. I wanted to see an uncrowded clarity when of whatever weather the gods throw my way. I stopped staring out the I popped them open on stream. windows at the mud and fog and set about creating Great Order in my angling life—deep Da Vinci Code hoped to explore. I spent a long day and Charles Meck, Ed Engle and order. This year, I would leave nothing over the two critical boxes of dries A.K. Best, Ted Leeson and Tom to chance. My vest would pulse with and wets that are useful throughout Rosenbauer, Darrell Martin and Mike Pythagorean intensity—the perfect fly the year and never leave the vest. Valla came to hand. I avoided books in the right size just where I needed Those choices define us and should with the words system, strategy or it. Reels would purr, polished lines probably be buried with us. I worked tactics in their titles. Angling is not would glide through buffed guides, on seasonal, hatch-matching boxes for a bureaucratic challenge or a para- nippers would nip. I’d be a little taller, local fishing—enjoying the fact that military op; it’s a way of painting the my eyesight sharper. trout fishing in central Pennsylvania hours on stream, a quiet convergence

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of the long history of trout fishing with sprung for new lines to replace two Chance, of course, is what we fish your next cast, a two-hearted affair of cracked double tapers that had done for. Eventually it’s a river we stand in, an angler’s romanticism and realism more than their share of service. I wild energy thrumming with a water- cinched tight at the end of a tippet, a went over every fitting on every rod, shed of runoff, a subtle representation skillful form of hope. ordered parts, and yes, thought about of the nature of nature. Every trout I tied enough hours to get in the a new rod or two. I broke down and on its lie remains a mystery, a fine arc zone and when I got there, I switched cleaned every reel, checked every pawl of evolutionary success, biologically to decaf and stayed in the zone. and fastener. Eventually I got into it determined but living an unpredictable Occasionally I heard footsteps, but all—boots, waders, jammed folding life of its own, a pleasant surprise or a no one braved disturbing Ahab on staffs, distraught nets, sprung zingers. fabulous creature we never see. I’m glad the quarter deck. I only tied patterns Winter came in eventually, and I got I’m well prepared this spring, my vest and sizes I could tie well—beyond an busy with it in the way country life a cache of well-spent winter hours. But 18, I am kidding myself. I made lists demands. But I knew—popping frozen I’m glad also that, in the end, every fly to glean local fly shops for the rest, or maple and oak with the maul, plowing is a hunch, every cast a gamble. ordered them. When my eyes burned the road or bucking trees fallen across Wit’s End or my fingers lost their touch for tight the drive—that I would be ready for Wolftree Farm wraps and neat heads, I ordered a full trout fishing when the time came. I supply of tippets for the year ahead. I had left nothing to chance.

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BLUE LINES

[by Tom Reed]

n this country, on this little ranch I does little to coax stem or new leaf into one—a thick lip of snow on the lee side of call home, spring is a season more green existence. And just behind, just the big mountain we call Hollowtop will conceptual—and ephemeral— over the horizon, is the threat of the next not disappear until perhaps September, thanI actual or lasting. This is an snowfall, the next punch from winter. only to be replenished with autumn’s elevation and a latitude where snow can Flies have been tied, gear checked and arrival in as little as a few days. come any time of year and there are no rechecked, new line purchased. There Fishing, on my little stream, or any clear lines between the last season and is only anxious waiting now. other, is painfully far away. The fine the next. Yet spring’s fickle nature does Our best and wettest snows come green gossamer of new cottonwood leaf not prevent the aspirations of an angler. when other parts of the country are could arrive at any time in the warming As Chinook winds chew their way experiencing cherry blossoms and dog- season of May, yet its appearance does through scabs of old snow, the promise wood perfume. Up on our mountain, not always coincide with the ability to cast of a changing season seems far off. In winter doesn’t wilt until perhaps late to winter-starved trout. Indeed, it won’t March and even April, the warming sun June and in good snow years—as this be until late in the month when I can

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rooster pheasants, with a bit of vengeful A few years ago, I read in my local blood lust. We’ll give the rainbows and newspaper about the plans by fisheries the cutthroat a break. But the browns? biologists to remove rainbow trout Not nearly. from a stream not far from my ranch. When fishing season starts, the roil After the non-native rainbows were of snowmelt carrying the mountain to eradicated, cutthroat would be stocked. the sea one grain at time could provide The article had a date that the chemical a spoiler and a few more weeks of patience. A dingy tan creek is no The fine green gossamer of new place for even a well- swung wet fly. On good cottonwood leaf could arrive at any snow years, the clear- time in the warming season of May, ing of high mountain streams stretches into yet its appearance does not always June. So, I plan. And I coincide with the ability to cast to wait. And I plan some winter-starved trout. more. On a bench in my office, dreams are scattered. A calendar. Pencils. Maps. removal would start. The next week, a Field notes. The tools of a planner at buddy and I caught, and kept, limits of work. While a late season snow squall rainbow trout. I’m waiting a few more sends another blizzard across the land, years until the cutthroat are catchable I think of places I have been and never to go back. have been. I think of creeks where I have Then there are the blind trips. caught 15 or more trout in an afternoon Streams that feed into my rivers that I’ve of waving around a little 2-weight. I will never fished. I see them in my spring- visit them again. fevered eyes as waters that oxbow and And, just as one wants to see what’s plunge, where little trout swim in clear over the next ridgeline on a hike, I’ll pools, and bigger trout wait beneath look for valleys I have never seen. I’ll cut-bank for any old fly in the box. In find them by listening, looking and my mind, the water is clear, the fishing reading. is good and the day is fine. Reality may TIM ROMANO Once, a friend and I stopped off at be something else. No trout, no water, a country roadhouse for a beer after an mosquitoes as thick and as common as string up my fly rod and walk down to evening of fishing. We elbowed up to the sparrows in a harvested field, perhaps. my creek or across the road and over to bar next to a couple of other fishermen But there is a simple joy in the planning its other branch on my neighbor’s place. who were talking as if they were the of it nevertheless. Opener is always the third Saturday of only patrons. One in particular had These are the hopes of fishermen, this so-called spring month, a fishing a loquacious bent, and was spouting of working up the river around just one season designed to protect spawning the names of streams where he always more bend, of seeing what is possible and rainbows and cutthroat—although their caught cutthroat, pure westslope cutts in planning for the next adventure. German cousins are not given the same abundance. I pulled out my cell phone quarter during the fall run. This, I and acted like I was texting someone. I Tom Reed is the author of Blue Lines: A theorize, is because most of us are too was taking notes. Writing down stream Fishing Life, which is available from Riverbend busy carrying centerfire rifles afield for names. No apologies for eavesdropping. Publishing Company, Helena, Mont. game or perhaps because many of us Those places are now circled on maps view hook-jawed brown trout as we do at my desk.

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By Nicholas D. Mian, Ph.D.

lap. Strip, strip, strip. Slap. moment. I was struck by that emotional deprived of the opportunity to fish (is Strip, strip, strip. I am rafting surge and its effect on my fishing for it a coincidence that Paul Maclean—fly- down a beautiful stretch of the the rest of the afternoon. There were fishing savant of A River Runs Through SKennebec River in Maine after no more moments of mind wandering. It—was an addicted gambler?). But a long while without any signs of fish. I We’ve all heard the old warnings that what is the mechanism to explain this continuously slap my streamer along the fishing can be “addictive,” implying addictive phenomenon? The applica- bank, stripping it in harshly. Despite that there is something so immensely tion of behavioral principles, drawn the beautiful foliage, this is starting to rewarding about it that it can be from many decades of psychological get boring. My arm is tired. I notice difficult to stop, or even—gasp—that research, may be useful here. We can my mind drifting off to other places. an angler can experience some vari- think of the fish hitting the fly as the Suddenly: a dark shape darts after my ant of withdrawal symptoms when stimulus and the angler’s emotional streamer and there’s an unmistakable reaction as the response. The act of feel of a fish on my line, followed casting is the behavior. This type of immediately by an emotional stimulus-response relationship rush of excitement and can be explained by oper- intense attention ant conditioning—the to the present type of learning

that is reinforced by a behavior’s con- Of course, there’s another level to maladaptive behaviors, but what if the sequences. Applying the principles of this process that needs mentioning… behavior being reinforced is a cherished operant conditioning, the behavior what about the fish? Suppose you and valued pastime—one that brings (casting) is reinforced by the response, knew with certainty that every fish you closer to nature and conservation? which is exciting and activates reward in the river was a 10-inch stocker. It’s Then, perhaps a deeper understanding pathways in the brain that scream, “We likely that the potency of the response would serve a different goal—an oppor- like that! Do it again!” Of course, this would be reduced. Where native fish tunity to hone the behavior, to harness response only happens when the fish abound, there is the potential for being that emotional energy and direct it at cooperates (providing the stimulus). surprised—again, on a VR reinforce- something larger than oneself. It is true A behavioral psychologist would ment schedule. that altruistic, or prosocial, endeavors describe this scenario as reflecting One of the areas where anglers are just as reinforcing as selfish ones, a variable ratio (VR) reinforcement often see this “addiction” played out often more so. The positive reinforce- schedule. The schedule refers to the conditions under which the reinforcement happens (how often and what it is triggered by). The term “ratio” refers It follows then that the angler who is to how many times the angler needs to cast to elicit the strike. In this case, involved in conservation earns a greater the ratio (casts to strikes) is variable because the angler does not know reward—not only the invigorating feel how many casts it will take. While one of a fish on the line, but a small sense of will never get a strike without casting, one also never knows which cast will responsibility for that fish being there. lead to a strike. Think of how boring streamer fishing would be if you knew with certainty that you would catch a fish on every fifth cast (this would be is when it’s time to go home. I learned ment associated with such emotional a fixed ratio reinforcement schedule). from fishing with my brother-in-law in experiences activates the same reward It is the unpredictable nature of the Colorado that “one more cast” usually pathways in the brain. stimulus that makes fishing exciting. means somewhere in the neighborhood It follows then that the angler who is Psychologists have long known that of 8-12 more casts. What if the next one involved in conservation earns a greater learning based on a VR reinforce- is the one? With a VR reinforcement reward—not only the invigorating feel ment schedule is the most difficult schedule, you never know. of a fish on the line, but a small sense of to extinguish. This means that once Normally, we tend to think of such responsibility for that fish being there. the conditioning has taken place, it stimulus-response behaviors in nega- Hence, we would expect that the reward is difficult to “undo” it. To illustrate tive terms because the phenomenon of catching such a fish is enhanced, how powerful this type of conditioning implies an external locus of control activating both the adrenaline and pro- is, one can compare it to the highly and a deterministic view of human social reward pathways. The emotional “addictive” behavior of gambling with nature. Basically, operant condition- reaction is more complex—in addition slot machines, which is also based on ing theory implies that our behavior is to excitement is a sense of satisfaction the VR reinforcement schedule. In largely driven by influences outside of and personal connection. While an contrast, the conditioning associated ourselves. However, by applying these enhanced reward means the behavior with cast-and-wait bait fishing (which principles we can better understand will be even more difficult to extin- yields a similar stimulus and response) the behavior, and therefore learn to guish, successful conservation efforts would be easier to extinguish because change it. This is why such a behav- will also mean that our cast-to-strike it is based on time—called variable ioral assessment is a crucial aspect of ratios—while still variable—will at least interval—rather than on behavior behavior change interventions. This be a bit lower. frequency. all makes good sense for unwanted,

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HOW FISHERIES SCIENTISTS AND THE BOYS OF SUMMER INVENTED A MICHIGAN TROUT STREAM.

BY JOHN BEBOW ETHAN CRAMER MIKE MOURADIAN INSET:

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efore he died several years ago, Au Sable River legend Rusty Gates often said he didn’t much care to travel south of a two-lane highway called “M-55,” because, Destiny: Two Men and B a Creek with some notable exceptions on Michigan’s west side, M-55 Mill Creek is more than two hours serves as an unofficial trout border. The road cuts across the south of M-55. Some summer creeks middle of Michigan’s mitten shape. Above it you’ll find the in these parts can run as tepid as a birthplace of Trout Unlimited. Below it you’ll find most of half-swallowed cup of coffee and hold the state’s economy, noise and traffic. few fish worth pursuing. Once upon a time, that was Mill So imagine the special purgatory my friend Lance endured Creek’s destiny. Until the leaders of last June. A realtor and part-time shop rat at Gates Lodge, Ann Arbor TU had a hunch. Even Lance thrived above M-55. For years, he caught every hatch better, they had expert fisheries scientists. And they had the teenaged just right—until doctors found a rattle in his head. boys of Dexter—drawn to the near- Treatments to kill a brain tumor marooned Lance in a est flowing water like Huck Finn’s suburban Detroit hospital. He was free to wander in the warm descendants, they would eventually June evenings, but the Au Sable’s famous brown drake hatch unlock the creek’s fishing secrets. For decades, AATU (more than was out of reach. Lance needed the tonic of trout water. The 600 members strong) had the same only answer was a crazy rumor west of Ann Arbor. conundrum as some other chapters We drove a winding road beside the Huron River, a well- across America—lots of passion, no local trout water. Members met in known smallmouth bass fishery. Lance fingered the truck door church basements and traveled hours at every river bend. I kept driving. We reached the town of north to do habitat work on someone Dexter, rolled past street cafes, turned left at the fire station, else’s home water. and the town abruptly ended where a dark creek disappeared In the late 1960s, an aspiring special education teacher named Bill Phillips into the waving grasses of early summer. aimed to join AATU on an Au Sable “They say there are brown trout in here,” I whispered. River weekend. When his car broke “Wow!” Lance exhaled, and we stepped into Mill Creek. down, he hitchhiked the 190 miles north. “I was just starting out in fly fishing so I spent a lot of time watching,” Phillips recalled. “There was this one guy. It was just incredible what he could do with a fly rod.” That guy was Tom Edsall, a fisheries biologist who would become chief scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey office in Ann Arbor, work there 40 years and lead its Great Lakes fisheries research. “I ended up giving Bill a ride back to Ann Arbor,” Edsall recalled. “I didn’t see him again for about 10 years. Then one day he was walking through my neighborhood.” Suddenly, Phillips and Edsall ETHAN CRAMER were neighbors. Eventually, they would become partners in the creation of a Mill Creek trout fishery.

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Discovery: The Right Place at the Right Time Dexter is a quaint bedroom community of 4,160 people 20 minutes west of the thriving college town of Ann Arbor (population 117,000). Before it flows through Dexter, much of the 142-square-mile Mill Creek watershed drains a bread basket of potato, corn, dairy, soybean, wheat and hay farms. The farmers used underground tiles to dry their swampy lands, with Mill Creek as the drain. Over time, stewards of the Huron River envisioned a new kind of Mill Creek. They wanted to remove an old dam in downtown Dexter, drain the millpond, and re-establish a free- flowing stream. At the same time, Ann Arbor TU started searching for local trout water. “It was a case of right place, right time,” said former AATU President Mike Mouradian. Creating a new trout stream would take science. “And when you’re in a town like Ann Arbor, you can throw a rock and hit a dozen Ph.D.s.” The founding fathers of the Mill Creek trout project were Tom Edsall and Carlos Fetterolf, a former president of the American Fisheries Society who has since died. Like so many TU projects, this one needed boots on the ground, MIKE MOURADIAN led by Edsall’s neighbor, the long-ago hitchhiker Bill Phillips. “It’s really a man-made coldwater In summer 2013, Phillips worked They started their quest in 2006, creek,” Edsall concluded. a booth at a Dexter festival to promote with temperature monitors in the Huron Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited was the creek. The village council president River. Initial results were disappoint- on the verge of creating its own home stopped to say thanks, then chortled ing. The dog days of summer pushed waters. when told the trout eluded Trout water temperatures past lethal levels Unlimited members. for trout. But a lone monitor in Mill The Trout Sleuths “You guys need to talk to my neighbor’s Creek, downstream of the still-in-place Armed with the promising temperature kid,” the village council president told Dexter millpond, showed average mid- data, AATU earned approval from Phillips. “He’s catching trout in the creek.” summer temperatures below 70 degrees the Michigan Department of Natural Unbeknownst to AATU, the “neigh- (potential trout water). Resources to stock the first 2,000 brown bor kid,” 14-year-old Jake Taylor, was on In 2008, the Dexter millpond came trout in the coolest stretches of Mill the prowl for all kinds of fish in Mill out. The stream flowed freely and cooled Creek in 2011. They moved downstream Creek. Phillips went on the prowl for a bit more. In 2009, AATU went back to and stocked 5,400 more over the next Jake. Soon Phillips had the teen’s photos work and found plenty more creek water two years. Shocking surveys showed the showing Jake holding football-shaped below 70 degrees the farther upstream fish grew through hot summers and brown trout tempted by Mepps spin- they ventured. It seemed the naturally cold winters. ners, hot dogs and corn kernels. Those cool headwaters were further chilled by “Then reality hit,” recalled Phillips. techniques sparked minor controversy groundwater sent by farmers’ drain tiles. “These fish weren’t that easy to catch.” among fly fishing purists. No matter,

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Phillips reasoned, and prodded Jake to Cramer said. “It was the best present I brown over 20, as have others. write a photo-filled Mill Creek fishing could imagine. Now I have a sense of “Guys are starting to protect their guidebook to inspire more anglers to try. escape right in my backyard.” fishing spots,” Phillips said. That same summer of 2013, another Following on Jake Taylor’s work, Building on AATU’s success and Dexter kid, Ethan Cramer, heard the Cramer wrote his own Mill Creek inspired in part by the growing fishing Mill Creek rumors. A Michigan State fly fishing guide. Taylor and Cramer reports, the Michigan DNR will stock University student, Cramer has never donated their guidebooks to AATU. 2,220 trout in Mill Creek annually been to a Spartan football game because Sales of Taylor’s book funded the stock- through 2020. AATU will stock 500 his fall Saturdays are for fly fishing. ing of 500 more Mill Creek fish in 2014, more each year. There’s even some hope Cramer caught his first Mill Creek trout and sales of Cramer’s book will fund the creek trout may reproduce. on a fly rod moments after stepping future access and stream improvements. “It’s a possibility in the upper reaches into the creek. He’s landed more than Meanwhile, Bill Phillips launched of the creek—the substrate and water 300 more since, none more surprising a “Mill Creek Reporters Club” and temperatures are right for it,” declared than the first. documented 200 more trout caught Edsall, the fisheries scientist who, at 83 “It was just unbelievable to catch a in 2014 and 2015. Fish over 18 inches years old, still studies Mill Creek tem- trout two minutes from my back door,” are coming to net. Cramer caught a peratures and hatches and occasionally

SALES OF TAYLOR’S BOOK FUNDED THE STOCKING OF 500 MORE MILL CREEK FISH IN 2014, AND SALES OF CRAMER’S BOOK WILL FUND FUTURE ACCESS AND STREAM IMPROVEMENTS. MADELINE DRAKE

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dusts off the cast his pal Bill Phillips first admired in the late 1960s. The old millpond site in Dexter now features a popular boardwalk and hills covered in wildflowers. Anglers and other creek lovers flock “THERE USED to an annual Dexter-Mill Creek Trout TO BE A LOT Festival. There’s a fly shop downtown called “The Painted Trout.” MORE TROUT Stretching the Trout Unlimited Mission? STREAMS IN TU aims to protect trout streams and MICHIGAN AND AROUND THE restore degraded trout water. Yet brown trout are not native to the United States. COUNTRY. SO, WHEN WE In that respect, every brown trout river in America is man-made. Mill Creek is HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO more man-made than most. “We’re dancing right on the edge ACTUALLY CREATE A TROUT of what we’re supposed to do as a TU chapter,” said former AATU President FISHERY FROM SCRATCH, Mouradian. “But you’ve got to work with what you have.” I THINK TROUT UNLIMITED Ethan Cramer is a bit more mercenary. SHOULD BE REALLY “There used to be a lot more trout streams in Michigan and around the EXCITED.” –ETHAN CRAMER country,” he said. “So, when we have the opportunity to actually create a trout fishery from scratch, I think Trout Unlimited should be really excited. It’s tough to get people interested if there’s no fishing nearby.” Pure Discovery Just a few casts into our June evening, Lance whooped as a foot-long brown trout exploded on my fly. In the last minutes of daylight, we debated whether Mill Creek looked more like the Upper Manistee or the Lower Jordan—two prime trout streams hours to the north. A big brown trout rose above the next riffle, considered Lance’s offerings, then waked upstream, deeper into the grass- lands west of Dexter. We walked back to my truck through a graveyard after dark, knowing that whatever happened on the rivers north of M-55 that night, we didn’t miss a thing. “It’s just the discovery of it,” Lance said. “The pure discovery. It’s Huck

Finn stuff, man.” TUCKER-GRAY TAYLOR

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qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® qM qMqM Previous Page | Contents |Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page qMqM Qmags THE WORLD’S NEWSSTAND® TIPS for the TROUT MENTOR COMPILED BY EDITOR KIRK DEETER Over the years, I’ve picked up many tips that have helped my own angling pursuits. But I’ve found that the most important factor that helped me become a better fly fisherman was teaching others to fish. Guiding. Writing stories about it. Mentoring young people. Because it’s one thing to glean a tip or a trick yourself, but when you slow down and explain it in a way that somebody else (especially a young person) can clearly understand, you reinforce those lessons with stronger cement in your own brain. Teaching trout fishing is the ultimate win-win. You pass along a craft, a tradition and a respect for species and wild places. In return, you get better. With that in mind, we asked a number of “angling professionals” what they thought were their most valuable tips when it came to teaching fly fishing. Their collective answers were all very interesting (considering the sources) and these tips that follow can help you on your own path of mentoring—and becoming a better angler.

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Have fun. Skip stones. Check out the cool bugs under the rocks. Catch crawfish. Swim. Then, teach them to cast. Be positive. Let them hold the fish. Laugh. – Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited

MAKE IT FUN Throw rocks, turn over rocks, I have taught hundreds chase frogs. Kids love discovery and of kids/young people in my career. I have learned having fun doing it. Let them learn that the most important 1 how and why it all works. Simplicity is thing is to simply “keep king. When my kids were young, I took it fun.” Being outdoors is fun, but so is practicing a 3-weight fly rod, slipped a rod-and-a-half length of line indoors. Casting a fly out the tip, and then looped it through again so it couldn’t rod is the ultimate get longer or shorter and had them pick up and lay down a fun. Catching the fish nymph in a riffle of a stocked stream with eager truck trout is the “by product” of their learning and their waiting. Not too much trouble they could get into there as diligence. far as tangles and frustrations go. They both (in their 20s – Van Rollo, owner of now) caught their first fly rod fish that way. Today we have Mountain Sports Products tenkara rods that sort of do the same thing sans the reel. I think the loop through the tip top method makes them feel more like they have a grownup rig in their hand, but then again, maybe it doesn’t really matter to any one else but the grownup. The most important thing to keep in mind is that at first, you can go fishing or you can take a kid fishing, but you can’t do both at the same time. – Joe Demalderis, Cross Current Guide Service & Outfitters

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A good way to get a young child into fly fishing is to not try to get them into fly fishing. Do show them how much fun mud and creeks are, even if you have to get dirty, dig some worms, chase some crawfish and throw a stone or two. Just be sure to have a fly rod lying around somewhere. – Jay Zimmerman, author, guide and noted fly tier

ELIMINATE PRESSURE Above all, fishing should be a safe refuge for fun. We don’t talk about troubles 2 we’re having, or focus on mistakes that are being made. If my kid hits the water, with the exception of safety issues, she knows that this will be a lighthearted, fun event. Lose a fifth fly in the same tree… who cares? If she drops her Snickers Bar in the river, I’ll probably give her half of mine. – Kevin Morlock, Indigo Guide Service (Michigan) BARRY AND CATHY BECK AND CATHY BARRY Try not to put a kid in a position where that first cast will be the only one that counts. Experienced fly guys are so used to situations where that first drift of a dry or swing of a streamer is going to be the producer. But for a kid, that’s a lot of pressure. If they flub it, they might not brush it off. It can hurt morale too much, and I think it can also frustrate the teacher, which is never good.

– Joe Cermele, Fishing Editor, Field & Stream © DON MASON - WWW.FIRSTLIGHT.COM

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STACK THE DECK The most important thing in teaching anything—sitting to dogs, music to kindergartners, fly fishing to young people—is setting them up for success. From location to gear, make it easy for kids 3 to succeed. Get them hooked before making them work. – Erin Block, author, and editor-at-large of TROUT

Stocked ponds are awesome for kids. Take the newbie The main idea is to get out there, capture somewhere where their attention and catch some fish. she/he can catch – Johnny Spillane, Olympic silver medalist, fish. I made the owner of Steamboat Fly Fisher mistake of trying to introduce my younger daughter to fishing at a spot where the trout weren’t in the mood. After an hour, her attention was gone… and it’s been hard to get her back in the saddle. – Chris Santella, author of 50 Places to Fly Fish Before You Die BARRY AND CATHY BECK AND CATHY BARRY The key to getting the young connected is taking them to a When you take a young child out on the water, you must stocked pond to ensure deliver action and success. Solitude, tranquility and strikes on any fly with quiet casting are things that are only appreciated later in any presentation. life. When you’re a kid, you want results and you want – Paul Zabel, photographer, to catch fish! Set your kids up in situations where they’ll business consultant, Telluride, catch fish right away. If it takes a worm, a bobber and Colo. a Spiderman Zebco rod, that’s great. Avoid the technical spring creek and instead head to the local pond that is stuffed with bluegills and bass. Kids will love what is fun, and for kids, catching fish is fun. – Jim Klug, director of operations, Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures

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Put a rod in her hand and make sure she catches a fish. All the rest will come. Ȃ Ed Rice, founder of the International Sportsmen’s Expo and member of the California Outdoors Hall of Fame

DON'T LIMIT THIS TO FLY The first “fly fishing” FISHING… OR TROUT experience needn’t be 4 with a fly rod. Don’t bebe afraid to stick a fly on the eendn of a spinning rod with a bobber. Focus on panfish, sometimes even over trout. A love of trout will come, but nothing gets a kid to fall in love with fishing faster than an afternoon of catching a couple dozen fish. And that is often the realm of bluegill and crappie… not trout. – Tom Bie, editor of The Drake magazine

Don’t get all hung up on terminal gear. When he or she is four, a Spiderman rod and a bobber and worm is totally appropriate technology. The mission here is to catch fish and have fun. As time goes on, the tackle changes and we kill fewer fish. But I haven’t seen a kid yet who was interested in just picking up a fly rod and flogging the water. There’s a natural progression, I think, from worm drowner/fish killer to fly angler/conservationist. But you gotta start them where they are. – Walt Gasson, director of TU-Endorsed Businesses

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BE A PART OF Just take them THE PROCESS fishing. Spend time with them outdoors. Expose them to nature. Teach them a reverence for the natural world. The fly fishing will soon follow. – Conway Bowman, author,

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As a parent/adult, be involved! Most kids under the age of 16 still look up to their parents, and want the adult to teach them new things. My father knew little about fly fishing, but he taught me his knowledge, and more importantly, he was involved (hands on) in my learning. I really looked forward to the time together with my father, and fell in love with fishing. – Paul Martinez, guide, Angler’s Covey, Colorado Springs, Colo.

ACCEPT THAT INTERESTS One of the most important nug- CHANGE WITH gets I gleaned when writing my AGE book Family Friendly Fly Fishing was that kids’ motivations and interests change about the time they reach puberty. So when they are younger, it is all about making it simple, catching fish, short days with lots of excitement and plans for side trips for catching frogs or turtles. I can’t think of a better method for younger kids than a tenkara rod on a dock for sunfish. Once they reach puberty, it seems the world changes drastically, and they are intrigued by the complexity of fly fishing. Think entomology, reading the water, etc. I think teenag- ers are even more interested in the complexities than adults.

BARRY AND CATHY BECK AND CATHY BARRY – Tom Rosenbauer, author, marketing manager, Orvis Rod & Tackle

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INSTILL PRACTICE AND PATIENCE My daughter, Quinn, is six, I have a ETHIC Joan Wulff fly rod that we practice with. I have her cast in the living room to sneakers and we pretend they are trout! – Al Quattrocchi, artist, California fishing tournament director

Always watch your backcast! Turn your head and see what the line is doing in relation to your rod path, stopping point, etc. You can’t come forward until the back is perfect! I relate this to my dad when I was learning to drive a car. He would always say turn your head and don’t rely on the mir-

© JOHN HENLEY - WWW.FIRSTLIGHT.COM rors. You already know what’s in front Teaching fly fishing is the same as try- of you it’s from behind or the side ing to teach someone patience. Relating that can sneak up and get you. that to any sport they might be inter- – Tyler Palmerton, Alaska/Washington/Oregon guide and sales professional ested in, the more practice the better they will become. - Al Keller, noted tarpon and redfish guide, television personality

I know it’s silly, but I swear for the little people, the Orvis Practicaster and Redington Form Game Rod work wonders. I’ve had Mabel on them in the back yard just as a game while we’re hanging outside for BBQs, etc., and she loves it. It totally gives her the idea of loading a rod and the idea of fishing is planted in her head over and over. – Tim Romano, managing editor, Angling Trade, and frequent TROUT

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LEAD BY EXAMPLE GLENN OAKLEY

I think that each of us, as a parent or grandparent, must lead by example. We simply have to take our children to places we love and show them how to fish. If they see us having a great time and we offer an opportunity to help them fish as well, then I think it is a natural. And, for our family anyway, it is about more than the fish. It is about making a connection with a place we care for and are inspired by. Observing the stream, learning something about its nature and observing the beauty. – Jack Williams, Ph.D., TU senior scientist

MAKE IT THEIRS I can think of two tips to get young adults interested in fly fishing. The first tip is aspirational. Young people should be told that learning to fly fish gives them entry into a skilled community of men and women who gracefully, knowledgeably and peacefully interact with beauty in the natural world. The second tip is practical (and when combined with tip #1 made me a fly fisherman). Young adults should be given a size #14 Royal Wulff and the opportunity to cast it into a freestone stream—preferably on public land—until they learn for themselves how to, and the glory of, catching a trout. The feeling of ownership of figuring it out for themselves is the sport’s greatest bond.

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MAKE FISHING Give them their MORE THAN own tackle from CATCHING FISH the first contact with the water, so they can feel free to use it, enjoy it, and even break it without fear, while they get the spirit of the environment. If they want just to play near the water let them do it, it’s the way for a kid to get in

love with nature. JOSH DUPLECHIAN If the waters con- quer their hearts, Fly fishing should be positioned more they will easily about the river/stream/lake/environment learn how to fish. than about the catch. Often times we try to – Marcelo Perez, founder and position the sport as a way to hold a fish in CEO of Untamed Angling, front of a camera. However, it is best posi- Santa Cruz, Bolivia tioned as a sport for the curious. Talk about the vast and complex ecosystem these fish live in. Find fish in strange places (about every body of water has them) and how they relate to the larger world. The notion of curiosity has so much more lasting power than the reward of holding a fish. If a young angler can become curious about the world we all love (the physical world or, even, the metaphysical) then they will be an angler forever.

JAMES NELSON JAMES – Rich Hohne, brand communications manager, Simms Fishing Products

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KNOW YOUR STUDENT Have a good idea of what the student already knows. All too often, young aspiring anglers feel disrespected by older anglers, and that kind of “listen to me, kid” sort of approach. Nothing turns a young angler off faster than disrespect based solely on age. Reverse age-ism. Maybe the 16-year-old can already cast and needs help with distance, etc. The instructor needs to listen and watch a lot more than they typically do. – Franklin Tate, director of TU’s Headwaters Youth Program BARRY AND CATHY BECK AND CATHY BARRY

ASK THEM JOSH DUPLECHIAN QUESTIONS

IfIf I were to add my own best It’s a game you can play 12 without even getting your ““teaching”te tip, it would be to lead boots wet. Sometimes my witwithh ququestions. Ask the young angler, wife and I will stand on a “Where do you think the fish will be?” “What do you think bridge overlooking a river it will eat?” “Why do you feel that way?” “How should we (because she has heard me talk about this waaaaaaay cast at that fish?” At that point, you become a collaborator too much) and I’ll say, “So and a teammate, rather than another older person telling you’re the fish... where would them what to do. Sure, it’s good to teach fundamentals, you be?” and she’ll point out just like with algebra, or musical scales. It’s good to have a slick or an eddy line, and I’ll say, “That’s right... that’s credibility and instruct with authority. But the greatest where I’d be too.” I think impact you can impart on an angler of any age is to inspire that’s a game even young them to use their own quizzical mind, and follow their kids can play before they fish. gut instincts. Besides, I’ve been all over the world, caught – Will Rice, writer and guide, more fish than I can remember, rubbed shoulders with the Denver, Colo. most decorated guides and instructors on the planet… and sometimes, the “wisdom” of an eight-year-old girl trumps all of that. The older we get, and the more we fish, the more we realize there is still so much to learn. And sometimes, the greatest lessons come from unlikely teachers. Keep an open mind and you’ll see how teaching can indeed be the key to learning. – Kirk Deeter, editor of TROUT

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Jackson HOLE One-Fly at 30 By Paul Bruun • photos by neal henderson

n the wake of Double Bunnies, arctic snow storms, muddy water, many Michael IPhelps-like swimming displays, forgotten vehicles, lost boats and a treasured friend, Chernobyl Ants, Lime Trudes, extravagant feasts and auctions, the Jackson Hole One-Fly has become a signature tradition in the world of fly fishing.

Even at the ripe old age of 30, the Before recounting notable JHOF complex array of raffles, auctions, original One-Fly generates momen- highs and lows, examine http://_____ banquets, team hand-holding, logistics, tum by financially fueling positive jacksonholeonefly.com/improvement- electronic scoring, prizes, guides and

environmental impacts while forging projects._____ Only then can the breadth of hand-picked volunteers do everything abundant lasting friendships and conservation solutions supported by the right. Sue’s careful oversight allows this creating hundreds of memorable and JHOF be fully understood. event’s consistent high level. comical incidents. An inspiration spawned by the cre- The One-Fly challenges fly-tying For those who proclaim that fly fish- ative mind of noted fly tier, author and durability and creativity. Final success ing’s restfulness is too individual for a owner of JD Highcountry Outfitters, hinges on a combination of angler and team competition, One-Fly developers Jack Dennis, launched the One Fly guide skills, luck and fly resilience. gently explain this is an “event,” not a in 1986. Prior to that, Jack was asked Early events favored venerable wet/ “competition.” This condition continues to tie some old-timer guides each a dry offerings such as Trudes, Muddler and prevails. But the friendly 40-team bombproof fly to survive a friendly, all- Minnows and Western Coachman. collection does breed a true winner. day trout-a-thon. Somewhat later Jack Then an avalanche of colorful Tom Smith, long time JHOF board conceptualized a one-fly event similar newcomers arrived such as Guy Turck’s member, proudly extols, “The big pic- to the Lander One-Shot Antelope hunt Tarantula, Scott Sanchez’s Double ture is the One-Fly along with our other where each team member has one bul- Bunny streamers and another Sanchez (environmental) partners has generated let. The astute idea of measuring each invention, the Convertible that can be over $11 million for river, wildlife and team’s total inches of released trout stripped early in the day as a wet fly with aquatic habitat improvements in the intrigued local writers and sportsmen rubber legs but is several scissor snips Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and who promoted the effort. and fly floatant away for being a down- throughout the West.” Before long, Jack and his outdoor wing or up-wing dry fly. Zany foam Tragically, few modern outdoor rec- shop staff and business partners, patterns (big and small), sturdy dries, reation events leave their environments rounded up sponsors, national park a Hen Spinner and inviting nymphs all better than they were. An inventive and forest permits, prizes, invited starred in One Fly evolution. agenda of coldwater habitat restoration guides and some 4-member teams to Snake River Park owner Stan and research directed by the Stream join that first two-day event. Chatham’s team, The Boys, has par- Habitat Improvement Committee, Sue Bashford, long time JHOF ticipated in all 30 One Flies. Stan still have improved western waterways for head wrangler and former outdoor tearfully recalls how the determination all resident species. shop assistant manager, ensures the of Richard “Dick” Carlsberg, a founding

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From the beginning, One-Fly organizers were dedicated to less handling and impact on native Snake River cutthroat.

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One-Fly director, and several other wise advisors helped Dennis and the first event maintain a positive direction in light of the tragic drowning of volunteer guide Peter Crosby. Clad in old style chest waders, Peter’s heroic decision to pursue his escaped boat was imperfectly timed. The One-Fly provided financial and educational assistance to his family. By 1987 all 20 teams were using barbless flies. Winter survival parkas should have been required along with life vests for 1988 entrants after a fast moving winter storm pummeled frozen fishermen and cut short the day for the unprepared. Enthusiastic fly angler/ actress Heather Thomas (The Fall Guy) was the weekend’s human highlight, arriving in a jaw-dropping leopard-skin under-wader ensemble at breakfast. One-Fly notables begin with Wyoming’s own “Cowboy At The Mike,” veteran sports announcer and TV outdoor show host Curt Gowdy. Astronaut Joe Engle, legendary Bell X-1/Air Force test pilot Gen. Chuck Yeager, newsman Tom Brokaw, actors William Devane and Tom Skeritt (A River Runs Through It), Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan, noted saltwater pioneer, writer and filmmaker Stu Apte, iconic fly anglers Lee and Joan Wulff and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle turned actor Merlin Olsen. The 1997 One-Fly event moved to Livingston, Mont., while the International Fly Fishing World Championships were on Jackson’s Snake and Greys Rivers. Unseasonable rain muddied Montana’s Yellowstone River and rules prohibiting sinking lines and flies larger than size 6, 3X long were suspended. Dennis Butcher assumed the top catch was his, when he hooked a giant fish and after a lengthy battle discovered a massive common carp had slurped his streamer. Only trout-inches count! Upon arriving in Livingston, Stan Chatham remembers several Montana outfitters’ abrupt quizzing if Wyoming guides really packed chainsaws to rescue flies during the event!

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Stan reported that several times Scott boat” Scott discovered (via a loud hiss- sections in this event they are normally Sanchez saved high altitude snagged flies ing) that it lacked the resiliency against familiar with current conditions. In with the extended branch pruner in sharp Snake River Canyon rocks as the choosing flies, wiser anglers involve his skiff. For extra-tall trims Sanchez rest of his guide-boat fleet! their guides. boosted anglers on his shoulders. Another veteran participant enjoys Entertaining past One Fly situations From the beginning, One Fly orga- watching the gathering of elite captains must begin with a father and son guide nizers were dedicated to less handling of American industry as they stand team that arrived at the popular Moose and impact on native Snake River cut- streamside at 8:20 in the morning, being Landing in Grand Teton National throat. Soon after the first event, won unable to choose a fly to fish for the day! Park, in the same vehicle with their by the R Lazy S Ranch team of Stephen Because guides float their best river rafts stacked on one trailer. In their Vletas, Mike Banville, Tyller Allred and bolstered by Reynolds Pomroy’s second day, 454-inch catch on the Lime Trude, a minimal handling system was devised. Current scoring begins with all “landed” trout less than 12 inches automatically earning two points without measuring and handling. “Landed” is when the guide touches an angler’s leader. A measured 12-inch fish is a “par” catch, worth 10 points plus the two points per fish (12 points). Increasing trout lengths advance by 10 points or more per inch, making a 14-inch trout worth 30 points plus two points (32 points). The average accelerates to 60 points plus two points for a 16-incher. A 22-inch trout collects 200 points plus two. Trout over 22 inches net 50 extra points per inch. Each angler may select eight fish to measure and then score six of the best trout, in addition to adding two points for every remaining trout. Those keep- ing their fly all day nab an additional 25 points. (See One Fly Event Rules at

______jacksonholeonefly.com). In addition to having the first JHOF overall winning angler aboard, Scott Hocking has guided in every Jackson event since its inception. Among his notable memories is successfully netting and releasing a ruddy duck that nabbed his angler’s Turck’s Tarantula between Deadman’s Bar and Moose Landing. He still marvels at being ringside for a Sanchez extension limb-trimming demo. Scott has guided most event sections in Jackson and despite this experience, still recalls those who ignored his fly recommendations and ended up skunked for the day. When pioneering the latest “inflatable drift

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excitement to launch and get the clients bank. Tom Christie, the late captain of “skin diving” precedent for recovering floating downstream, each assumed the perennial Wyoming Team, asked if snagged fish and flies with his chilling the other had parked their Suburban Joe minded if he returned to the boat for swim, sans clothing, to rescue his outfit and trailer. Later,Joe Burke, a One Fly his waterproof red Bic Magic Marker. in the South Fork of the Snake. volunteer, received an urgent call from “If you’ll wait a minute, I’m going Miraculously, lost foam flies have a park ranger asking why a vehicle listed to turn this whitefish into a cutthroat,” floated to the surface and occasionally in the event was “abandoned” on the Christie explained, with a perfectly have been retrieved by their owners busiest boat ramp in Wyoming? Whoops! straight face. after break-offs on snags and fish. Burke also recalls guiding in the One Early in One Fly annals, Doug While leaning over to release a fish Fly and stopping to fish an upper GTNP Easter, a veteran Idaho guide, set a real one participant’s clippers accidentally

The calmest anglers may become rabidly excited during the One Fly. Broken rods, snapped leaders and flies that vanish mysteriously amidst casts are common.

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Team fly fishing may not be as zealous as other sporting events. But in the last 30 years no organization boasting such minimum overhead has influenced more winning waterway and river projects than JHOF.

cut his fly line. After spotting the half Bill Happerset, handed him a file and line floating away, he snagged it and pliers and implored he re-bend and survived the day by using a spare reel. sharpen the remaining size 8 hook and The calmest anglers may become continue fishing. Bob followed suit, rabidly excited during the One-Fly. landed several nice fish including an Broken rods, snapped leaders and flies 18-incher and enjoyed a rewarding day. that vanish mysteriously amidst casts On the second weekend in are common. After he landed an over September when 40 teams celebrate 25-inch cutthroat on a special Muddler Snake River trout fishing in northwest Minnow pattern, fly tackle developer Wyoming and southeastern Idaho, pro- turned metal sculptor, John Simms ceeds from this unique happening, its returned from lunch on the bank sponsors and supporters sustain river to discover his fly rod (and fly) had projects, many of which are designed disappeared from the boat! and championed by Trout Unlimited. The late Los Angeles Rams defensive In the last three seasons, cutthroat tackle Merlin Olsen grew up trout and other native species have been fishing in Utah and was eager to chal- reconnected between the Snake and lenge Wyoming cutthroat. On his first over 80 new streamway miles, with One-Fly morning a sizable fish attacked the removal of two outdated irriga- Merlin’s fly and the fabled Fearsome tion structures on Wyoming’s Gros Foursome-member reacted… furiously! Ventre River and Spread Creek. These “Mr. Olsen,” his guide timidly cau- represent just a few cooperative TU tioned, “these are just trout, not NFL relationships with federal land manag- running backs we’re trying to catch!” ers such as Grand Teton National Park, It was a little too late as both Merlin’s Bridger-Teton National Forest, National fly and the cutthroat were long gone. Elk Refuge as well as Wyoming Game Broken hooks come after hitting & Fish Department and JHOF. rocks, smacking the rod or boat and Projects in Idaho, Montana and points snapping off in fish mouths, national parks and forests are similarly and are a standard heartbreak suffered underway. Fall 2015 construction by One-Fly participants. continues on a hardened and less Bob Williamson, 25-year JHOF motor vehicle invasive Bridger-Teton participant has enjoyed numerous National Forest launch facility, sup- great fishing experiences and some ported by JHOF. top scores along the way. One of his Team fly fishing may not be as most satisfying memories came after zea lous as other sporting events. But he broke the hook on his favorite BSF in the last 30 years no organization foam stonefly soon after launching at boasting such minimum overhead has the Wilson Bridge. Bob was ready to influenced more winning waterway head home when veteran Jackson guide, and river projects than JHOF.

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By Doc Ardrey

ou may wonder how Howie ever hooked up with that trio of fancy fly fishermen in the first place. One of them, Anson, owns a gentlemen’s farm in Hyannis and a second home on Nantucket. Pierce, a poster boy for the Ycountry-club set, will tell you outright, “I would never own a sedan with a trunk that can’t hold four golf bags.” Lamont can give you a hundred reasons why pride of possession bears no resemblance to materialism. Howie, bless his soul, nests with Sara Jane and little Clint in a manufac- tured home perched on cinderblocks, and could barely afford the camper cap he bought for his pickup, both second-hand. Since the cap cost more than $100, he talked it over with Sara Jane and worked out installment payments with Randy. Obviously Howie and Anson inhabit separate worlds. The exception arises at 8:01 sharp on Thursdays in the warm weather when Howie pulls into Anson’s driveway, unloads the mower and weed whacker to give the estate its weekly manicure. One such Thursday about 10 years ago, Anson spotted a fly rod lying alongside the mower in Howie’s truck bed and decided to “grace the help” with a little fishing small talk. A bonding moment and all that. Anson rhap- sodized about his Alaskan safaris for salmon and Patagonian treks for trout and his latest fly-in trip to Alberta for rainbows. “Sun-dappled riffles in the Bow and Oldman River, they simply beg for a well-placed fly,” he declaimed. Howie, he just talked about catching fish, which made Anson envious. Truth be told, the lord of the manor never was all that great a fisherman. Even with the latest top-of-the-line fishing gear and excursions to all the right fishing lodges with the best guides and finest wine lists, Anson didn’t hook many fish. On the Alberta trip, he saw more rainbows in the sky than in his net. “It’s the quest,” he insists, for his benefit as much as anybody’s. Seasoned guides have a name for the likes of Anson: tackle box fisherman. So it came to pass that ‘Lord Anson’ invited his lawn serf to wet a line with him at a nearby trout stream. And they really hit it off. Fly fishing makes for the strangest ‘streamfellows.’ During a midday break, Anson asked, “Would you like some Merlot?” “Thanks, I’m good.” Howie tugged the pop top off a well-iced Bud. Neither came out and said it, but Anson was taking lessons. The more they fished together, the more Anson improved, but Howie always caught more fish. Neither of them kept score, at least not out loud. Even on these local excursions, Anson used his brand-new $600 Loomis

JEREMIE HOLLMAN six-weight fly rod made out of two parts boron fiber and one part fairy dust.

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It’s the same stuff that goes into rocket but then felt a little guilty because the could find. He snared brookie after nosecones and radomes. one he had was only a year old. brookie on his March Brown fly while “Loomis is the Lamborghini of fly So he hatched a plan. “How old is Anson, just a few steps away, snagged rods,” Anson explained in his own way. your rod, Howie?” branch after bramble with badly placed Howie made a note to Google “Got it in Bangor, Maine in, let’s back casts. ‘Lambor…’ when he got home. see, about 1985, why?” Pierce and Lamont hardly did much His fly rod, plain fiberglass, had set “Well, they’ve made a lot of improve- better, mostly because they spent most Howie back $80 a good 30 years ago ments since then.” of their time showing off new fly col- in a general store in backwoods Maine. Howie caught Anson’s drift, said lections in ultralight titanium flyboxes. He’d fished it out of a cut-off oil drum nothing. He’d spotted the envy in his They both were tuned in to their that also displayed replacement mop host’s eyes back at the fly shop. He bided companions’ kabuki dance, and a little handles and tomato stakes. The rod has his time. bored over Anson’s peuling about the gradually shrunk six inches since then, After a pause, Anson continued, spanking new Loomis. To any one of the its fragile tip the victim of too many “You know, I just saw the new Loomis three, $755.95 was chump change. So run-ins with screen doors, trunk lids but the one I have is just a year old. I Pierce and Lamont conspired to grease and one rambunctious kid. In 1994, paid $550 for it last Little Clint ran over it with his Big spring, so I’d feel Wheel, but who can get mad at a four- bad retiring it so year-old having fun? Whenever the tip soon. You can have got amputated, Howie just picked up the it for $300.” pieces, torched the tip guide to soften “That is very the glue, slipped it off the broken part generous. I’ll think and pressed it onto the new stub while seriously about it,” the glue was still molten. Though a few Howie replied, voice inches shorter, with the tip oddly close carefully noncom- to the last line guide, it still catches fish. mittal. “Right now I Howie named it Stubby. Sometimes he have to unpack.” He talks to it if the fish aren’t biting, which grabbed his duffel doesn’t happen much. and headed for his Well, Howie turned out to be such room. a helpful fishing buddy on these local Over dinner, trips that Anson invited him along, all Anson reopened the expenses paid, for his annual outing subject. “Have you with Pierce and Lamont to Awesome thought about it?” Lake in Labrador. The three of them “Yes, but old Stubby still has a lot the ways. “Work on Anson before the met 10 years ago at a TU banquet and of life,” Howie said. “You know how testosterone kicks in,” Pierce suggested. have fished together every year since. attached you get to your favorite gear.” “I’ll shepherd Howie.” Howie got Sara Jane’s blessing as he Anson nodded, though he knew Over a streamside lunch of trail grilled their burgers that evening, nothing of the sort. He’s never held mix and Subway sandwiches, Lamont recruited Randy to cover the mowing onto any material thing long enough whispered to Anson, “One of the line chores during his absence, and gave a to form an attachment. guides on your Loomis is a little loose, cautious ‘yes.’ “You can pinpoint the pocket water so maybe you can drop your price a Out of habit upon arrival at Awesome better with the Loomis,” Anson volun- little. I think he’ll go for it.” Lake, Anson made a beeline to the teered. “And there’s a lot of pocket water Pierce held up his end. “You know, nearest fly shop, bought a few supplies in the streams around here. You know, Howie, Loomis rods come with a and chatted up the proprietor about that’s where the trophy fish hang out.” lifetime guarantee. If a tip breaks or what flies were working—and began “You’re absolutely right about the anything, you just send it back and to browse. pockets,” said Howie. At least he’s learned they fix it for free. Anson still has the That’s how the wheeling and deal- something, he thought. warrantee and it’s transferable.” ing began. On display was the latest On the stream the next morning Keep it alive, Howie. “Good to know,” Loomis, laden with even more fairy with his legacy rod, Howie made a he said. “I’ll think about it seriously, but dust than Anson’s present model, for point of gently dropping his fly right as you see, ‘Old Stubby ’came through only $755.95. He simply had to have it, in the sweet spots of every pocket he pretty good this morning.” How many did

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you guys get? he wondered, trying hard loose line guide. Besides my 80-dollar “Repairs usually take about ten days,” not to look smug. Anson knew exactly Stubby works just fine as you know.” he said. how many but stayed mum too. At least he’s thinking price, a good sign, When Howie returned, he was flab- Stepping back into the stream, Howie thought Anson. “Well, what price do bergasted to be handed an absolutely asked Anson mildly, “Mind if I try a you have in mind?” brand-new rod. “Bad news, good news, few casts?” Of course Anson agreed. “I kinda like what I paid for the Howie,” said the proprietor with a wink. It felt good, Howie had to concede. rod I have,” Howie replied. “I could “The FedEx guy slammed the truck gate But $300 worth of good? That’s more’n what I go 80. Anything over a hundred I’d down on the rod case and broke off the paid Randy for the camper cap! And I’d want to have to talk over with the wife, and tip. So they had to replace it entirely.” talk it over with Sara Jane anyway. A sudden you know how that could go. We have Howie took it in. For 80 bucks, now tug on the line got his attention, and this agreement.” I’ve got a brand new $500 rod! But on the he pulled in a 20-incher. “Seems to do “Eighty dollars! That’s ridiculous!” drive home he wondered why Loomis the job okay,” he volunteered. said Anson. didn’t just heat up the tip, slide off the Sir Anson didn’t know how to feel. Pierce nudged Howie. “I know you line guide and re-glue it to the stub. On the one hand, Howie was bonding want it and Anson wants to get rid of Well, for the next several years, with the rod. On the other, his lawn it,” he whispered. “You just need to give Howie’s fancy Loomis sat in the corner guy had just pulled a trophy out of the him a little wiggle room before pride of his garage most of the time. It saw same pocket that he’s been flogging for gets in the way. Know what? I’ll throw action only on increasingly rare forays half an hour! in the extra $20. Poor Anson has to with Anson, who doesn’t get around Next morning, in the fly shop once come away with something.” that well anymore. again, Anson said, “We have just one “OK, I understand, I’ll give $90,” “They even fixed the secret spot more day.” Howie stage-whispered, loud enough on the reel seat where I scratched my “Shame we’ll have to leave,” Howie for Anson to hear. initials,” Anson noticed. Howie made a point of gently dropping his fly right in the sweet spots of every pocket he could find. He snared brookie after brookie on his March Brown fly while Anson, just a few steps away, snagged branch after bramble with badly placed back casts.

replied. No harm in a little schmoozing. “A hundred fifty is my bottom,” “Yup.” Anybody could see that Anson was Anson said, all puffed up. Otherwise Howie uses his old lusting for the new rod more than ever, Lamont nudged Anson. “I think familiar rod, stubbier by yet another and watching the clock. Going home Pierce can get him up to 100. Deal?” four inches ever since Clint Junior ran empty-handed to buy it online is so Anson exhaled hard, and nodded. over it with his skateboard. solitary. It carries nowhere near the Pierce slipped Howie the 20. Deal “What the hell, who can get mad cachet as ambling into a well-appointed done. at a grandkid having fun?” he asked fly shop, pulling down the priciest So they both lived happily ever after, Sara Jane. rod on the display rack and declaring, Anson with his brand new toy, Howie Besides, Old Stubby still catches “I’ll take it” within earshot of the less with a like-new $500 Loomis—for a fish. fortunate customers. net price just under Sara Jane’s radar. “I can’t thank you enough for this But it doesn’t end there. It gets better. Author’s note: This is sort of a true story, fic- trip,” said Howie. “Your friends have Back home, Howie took the rod and tionalized to protect some good friends. Besides, been great company too.” the warrantee into his local fly shop, who’d believe a fish story in the first place? If you Well, Anson couldn’t hold back in any pointed out the loosening line guide look in my garage, however, you’ll still find the longer. “OK, you can have it for $200.” and handed over the lifetime warrantee Loomis—and Stubby, now hardly used. “Nice rod, truly, but the price is card. The proprietor duly filled out the beyond my budget, especially with the paperwork to ship it back to Loomis.

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PEOPLE IN TROUT FISHING… MENTORSHIP MAKING By Geoff Mueller Mentor-mentee relationships have deep roots. Ancient Greece had Plato and Aristotle. The protégée, Aristotle, was about 40 years younger than his influencer, Plato. And by the time he entered the Academy in Athens at the age of 18, it was a place where youthful enthusiasm was wilting. Aristotle eventually departed from his master’s thought-processes. But many of his elder’s principles formed the foundation for his work on everything from physics to biology, poetry and politics. Basic bluegill fishing or two-handed rod casting never made that list. Thankfully for fly fishers, we have contemporary mentors and teachers, in print, film, on the web and in the water, to spread the gospel of good fishing to anyone itching to learn. Simon Gawesworth’s early mentor was his father, John. In 1972, John started a fly-fishing school in England and would go on to teach thousands of students with a “clear, logic-based” curriculum he developed as a former physics teacher. “Teaching fly fishing was his job,” Simon says of his father, “and naturally, he wanted his son to join him.” In 1980, Simon stepped into dad’s boots fulltime. Meantime, he’s gone on to teach thousands himself, “…a mind-boggling number,” he says. John Gawesworth passed away in the fall 2015. But his teachings live on through his son’s annual calendar of casting seminars and clinics. Simon, of course, is a master two-handed rod caster and fly line developer with plenty to share. And more than a stodgy professor delivering numbing lectures, he’s impassioned and fun. That’s why anglers gravitate toward him. And that attitude is perhaps the greatest take-home Simon gleaned from his father. “What makes a good mentor? I think it’s somebody with passion,” he says, “not just for teaching but for the art of the sport. As much as demonstrating a certain set of skills, it’s equally important to impart enthusiasm.” Today, the Gawesworth legacy continues, with Simon’s 13-year-old son and 15-year- old daughter both immersed in the sport. Rivers are great places to nourish those family connections. And the rivers of coastal Washington, in particular, played an integral role in shaping the path forward for TU’s Wild Steelhead Initiative science director, John McMillan. McMillan, like Gawesworth, found a formidable mentor

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in his dad. Bill McMillan helped establish Recently, McMillan made the shift also recognizes that power. Growing the Wild Fish Conservancy in 1989 and from a closed-door, research-based up in British Columbia, she’s had his conservation activism is well docu- scientist to playing a more active part, several mentors over the years. But mented. He’s also lived on Washington much like his father, in conservation one, in particular, a man named Dave and Oregon rivers for more than 40 advocacy. It’s an important role, consid- Puffer, provided an indelible lesson at years, and his steelheading addiction is ering that mentoring anglers on how to an impressionable age. Vokey fished equally well known. Bill introduced John better manage fisheries is vital for the mostly solo as a teenager and stumbled to sprawling waters at a younger-than- future. (Especially for those fly fishers upon Puffer, while fishing for salmon usual age. John played his first steelhead interested in seeing wild steelhead survive on the Vedder River. “Dave insisted to shore, in diapers, and thrive for years to come.) that I fish with him, as ‘being alone at the age of three. “I’ve committed my life, now, so often could be dangerous.’” After As the story goes, to providing the next genera- running into him several more times, he ended that battle tion the same chances I’ve she agreed. Vokey’s parents followed her with a quick bow had,” he says. “I want people to the river to suss Puffer out, and the to an audience that to understand that being an 60-something-year-old immediately had formed on the angler is a wonderful thing. became a family friend. For her 18th riverbank behind But we’ve reached a tipping birthday, Puffer gave Vokey an 8-weight him. “I guess I thought I was pretty hot stuff,” he says. Just going fishing with someone, immersing During his fish- mentees in all the experiences that make this sport ing upbringing, the kid accompanied his mentor on many fishing adventures. The so satisfying, is without substitute. The ability to ones McMillan best remembers involved more suffering than good times, he says. mentor, thus, is something we all possess. Winter steelheading sessions on the Wet Coast are the memories that stuck. “I’d point where opportunities to fish [for Shakespeare fly rod. Although mentors caught some bass and trout already, but certain species] are diminishing fast.” are often considered people who help my introduction to steelheading was As elements such as conservation and others hone their craft, Puffer had a something different,” McMillan recalls. high-wattage enthusiasm are added to the different effect on Vokey. For her, it was Surrounded in silence and forced to mentor’s delivery, there’s still something his trust that concreted his mentorship. observe, he stepped inside himself. “And to be said about just taking people fish- “He inspired me by believing in me at a at an early age, the experience became ing. Chuck Furimsky, CEO and director time when I was young and too insecure something much more than just catching of The Fly Fishing Show, is working to have any faith in myself.” fish.” Instead, “It was about putting up to create a “May is for Fishing” month From instructor to accomplice, from with being uncomfortable.” in order to highlight that notion. The mother to father to a chance meeting Winter steeheading is about harsh phenomenon of sharing is changing, with a new fishing ally, the mentor’s weather, meditative lulls between action, Furimsky says. “People are less afraid, role is a nuanced one. Ultimately, fly and revelations that stem from a healthy there are fewer secrets and, because of fishers can tap inspiration and source dose of misery. Like Mr. Miyagi implor- technology, the digital landscape has, nuggets of knowledge from those they ing a whiny Karate Kid to polish his in effect, made the sport more social.” spend valuable time with… stalking classic car collection, that kind of tedious By becoming a mentor, and using the the perimeters of a bass pond, spotting activity readies both mind and body for month of May as a platform to generate tailing reds on a flats skiff, or watch- success. And during dogged days with excitement around the idea, Furimsky’s ing suspended trout navigate a spring his dad, McMillan came away with a new goal is to give potential anglers a taste baetis hatch. A patient mentor can make appreciation for the sport and, even more of on-the-water inspiration. “If enough that time more productive via lessons so, its surroundings. Bill taught John people did that,” he says, “we could come in technique, matching the hatch and basic casting, fly tying and presentation, close to doubling the participation in reading water. But just going fishing of course. But he also instilled in his son fly fishing.” with someone, immersing mentees in a set of values and ethics. Those wisdoms The act of putting a rod in some- all the experiences that make this sport have come to shape John’s determination one’s hand is a first step to cultivating so satisfying, is without substitute. The to conserve the fisheries he learned to participation. And as an angling con- ability to mentor, thus, is something cherish as a child. servationist and teacher, April Vokey we all possess.

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he 20th Annual Trout Unlimited awards. Even though October is his- Organizers were happy that they Chili Cook Off was a great suc- torically the driest month of the year, had about a dozen teams that usu- Tcess in spite of the rain. There sometimes a rain will come when it is ally cook in the Atlanta Cook Off that was good attendance and almost every least wanted. decided to join this cook off this year. team that registered to cook was there Over the years, many of the teams The teams loved the event even though making a delicious assortment of chili. have perfected their recipes and dis- the weather was not great. A special Some were unusual by some standards; covered that the most unusual chili or thanks goes to these teams. pineapple is not usually in chili but the hottest chili will not usually win any TU is extremely thankful for having a the team that put pineapple in their prizes, unless it is a great chili to begin wonderful group of folks that support chili finished in the top 10 in people’s with that just happens to be hot or us in our mission to preserve, enhance choice. unusual. These teams that have cooked and restore North America’s coldwater There were some teams that have year after year are the ones that almost fisheries. A large part of the funds that cooked in almost every cook off always take home a prize or two. are generated by the cook off go to Georgia TU has had. These guys Teams that have that distinction are education. One local beneficiary is the remember the last wet cook off that Homeboys, Hillbilly Chili and Fat Pat & Arrowhead Environmental Education was held about 11 or 12 years ago. Tubby’s. A few more teams are getting Center that relies heavily on the Coosa That year, just as this year, there was repeated recognition over the past Valley TU contribution to supply the a Friday night rain that created a small several cook offs. Those teams are Skip materials for the thousands of students pond on the south end of the cook- Dawg, Hubeys, Team Budweiser, The who learn about the outdoors through ing area. The rain did not keep the Etowah Yacht Club and Konfetei. The Arrowhead. They have also established chili eaters away from the teams in the only thing unusual about their chili is two endowments for coldwater fisheries south end. Several teams on the wet that each of the teams cooks unusually students at the Warnell School at the end picked up some people’s choice good chili, like “momma used to make.” University of Georgia.

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As always, TU spends many hours doing hands-on stream enhancement work making the streams of North Georgia capable of supporting more trout and improving the streams so that natural reproduction can replace the stocking truck on some streams. Again, thanks to the folks of North Georgia for all the support they have has so generously given TU. The 21st Annual Cook Off will be Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at Ridge Ferry Park in Rome, Ga. Front Row, left to right: TU President Mike Bryant, Fisheries Biologist Matt Kulp, Charlie Chmielewski, Steve Young and Superintendent Cassius Cash. Back Row: Resource Management and Science Division Chief Jeff WINNERS OF Troutman, Stan Smartt, Ernie Fry, Fisheries Technician Caleb Abramson, Bill Bolinger and Sheila Bolinger. 20TH ANNUAL TROUT UNLIMITED “Trout Unlimited continues to be a COOK OFF champion of the Smokies’ fisheries pro- Local Fishing Chapter gram,” said Superintendent Cassius Cash. PEOPLE’S CHOICE “We are grateful not only for this generous 1. Fat Pat & Tubby’s Supports National donation, but also for the countless hours 2. Hillbilly Chili of hands-on volunteer labor served in the 3. Bud Light Park’s Brook Trout park.” 4. Dawg Pound The Little River Chapter raised an addi- TENNESSEE 5. Mike Ford Automotive Repair tional $5,000 to support a youth educa- 6. Homeboys tion program through the Steve Moore 7. Etowah Yacht Club Great Smoky Mountains National Park Youth Education Fund. This education 8. Tie: Konfettie and Shortbus Superintendent Cassius Cash was presented fund was established in 2014 to recognize 9. Boars Nest with a $19,000 gift from the Little River retired National Park Service Fisheries 10. THC Chapter of TU as part of their continuing Biologist Steve Moore for his efforts in efforts to support the park’s fisheries pro- creating future conservation leaders. The JUDGE’S CHOICE gram. The donation included two checks, funds have been used to establish Trout 1. Homeboys one in the amount of $15,000 and another in the Classroom programs in seven area 2. Etowah Yacht Club for $4,000, raised by the Little River schools and will support an additional 3. Homeboys Chapter at the 2015 Troutfest Banquet. two east Tennessee schools. The Youth 4. Skip Dawg The donated funds will support brook Education funds also provide tuition assis- 5. Paw Macs trout restoration efforts and fisheries intern- tance for students to attend a Trout Camp 6. Lindale Ace Hardware ships with the park’s fisheries management at Tremont each summer. 7. Pit Stop Chili crew. Since 1987, the park has actively worked “The Little River Chapter of Trout 8. Chili Bean Team to restore native brook trout populations to Unlimited is pleased to make these dona- 9. THC their native range. Brook trout, the only trout tions in our continual efforts to sup- 10. Floyd County Sheriff’s Office species native to the Smokies, lost up to 75 port our national treasure—the Great percent of their historic range in the early Smoky Mountains National Park,” said Mike BEST COOK SITE 1900s due to destructive logging practices Bryant, president of the Little River Chapter 1. Hillbilly Chili and competition from non-native rainbow of TU. “We believe these donations will 2. Konfettie and brown trout. Working with cooperators make a difference protecting and preserv- 3. Jesters and volunteers, the park has restored over ing the park for generations to come. 27 miles of habitat in 11 streams. The Little River Chapter has had a special

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relationship with the Park Service for over recent last October, a $50k project to 20 years. As a non-profit organization, our increase large wood in Devil’s Gulch Creek The following is mission is to protect and restore coldwater in an effort to provide improved habitat a state-by-state resources and watersheds in and around the for the Federally Endangered Coho salmon schedule of TU’s youth GSMNP. We continue to do this through and threatened steelhead trout. This effort our monetary donations as well as with our conservation schools. was financed mainly with funds from the volunteer efforts.” Get in touch with these For more information about brook trout California Department of Fish and Wildlife with assistance from Patagonia, MMWD, chapters and partners restoration, please visit the park’s web- to sign up the young site at http://www.nps.gov/grsm/nature-______Dragonfly Stream Enhancement and the anglers in your life. science/dff409-focusnps1.htm,______or the North Bay Chapter of TU. Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited Previously, they have worked on projects website at http://lrctu.org/. in San Geronimo Creek, Lagunitas Creek, the headwaters of the McCloud River Arkansas (McCloud Redband Trout) as Dates: TBD well as the Silver King Canyon Contact: Dawn Schraeder (Paiute Cutthroat Trout). (870) 421-1432 Location: Dry Run Creek, In addition, Mike and Linda Mountain Home, Ark. continue to support NBTU’s First www.whiterivertu.com Cast, Trout in the Classroom and Veterans programs. California *The award is named after Dates: June 18-19, 2016 Leo T. Cronin, a member of the Contact: Sam Sedillo [email protected]______Marin Municipal Water District Location: Sagehen Creek Field Board of Directors from 1991 Station, Truckee, Calif. until 1994. He was a leader www.facebook.com/TruckeeTU in the movement to maintain and restore the fisheries of Colorado California and, in particular, Dates: June 19-24, 2016 Contact: Mike Nicholson Lagunitas Creek. He served as [email protected]______regional vice president of TU (303) 987-8425 (while a member of NBTU), was Location: N I Ranch, Weston, named Conservationist of the Colo. Year in 1979, and received the www.cotrout.org Distinguished Service Award in 1993. The Dates: August 1-6, 2016 fish viewing area near Lagunitas Creek was Contact: Dennis Cook opened to the public and dedicated to Mr. [email protected]______Leo T. Cronin award (970) 372-9229 Cronin in 1995 in his memory. Location: Fort Collins, Colo. given to Mike Cronin www.rockymtnflycasters.org and Linda Perone Georgia CALIFORNIA Got Big News from Dates: June 5-10, 2016 Contact: Charlie & Kathy Your Chapter? Breithaupt North Bay TU, at their year-end pot-luck, We want to hear about it. [email protected]______awarded the Leo T. Cronin Award to Mike (706) 782-6954 The Actionline section of TROUT provides Cronin (Leo’s son) and Linda Perone. Mike Rodney Tumlin a perfect forum for exchanging informa- [email protected]______is our conservation chair and fisheries tion and sharing successes. Send us Location: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee biologist and Linda is a grant writer and a short item—150 to 300 words— School, Rabun Gap, Ga.

helps with many other functions within the describing your project or event, why Conservation Camps and Academies Youth 2016 http://georgiatu.org chapter. it was significant and, if possible, how The *Leo T. Cronin Award was presented it might benefit other chapters. Send Idaho Actionline submissions, plus photos (digi- to Mike Cronin and Linda Perone for their Dates: July 18-22, 2016 tal images are preferred), to Samantha Contact: Darryl Kuhrt “Tireless dedication and commitment to Carmichael at [email protected],______1777 [email protected]______the conservation efforts of North Bay Trout North Kent Street, #100, Arlington, VA., Location: MK Nature Center, Unlimited.” Mike and Linda have worked for 22209, (703) 284-9422. Boise, Idaho over 25 years writing grants—their most www.tedtruebloodtu.org

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Illinois Montana New York Dates: July 24-29, 2016 Dates: July 17-21, 2016 Dates: July 17-22, 2016 Contacts: Willie Beshire Contact: Kate Grant Contacts: Ron Urban [email protected][email protected][email protected]______Location: Ralph A. MacMullan (406) 543-0054 (845) 339-5938 Conference Center, Roscommon, Location: Camp Watanopa, Location: Land of the Vikings on Mich. Georgetown Lake, Mont. the Delaware River www.obtu.org www.montanatu.org Hancock, N.Y. Maine National TU Teen Summit North Carolina Dates: June 19 -23 Dates: June 19-24, 2016 Dates: June 26-July 1, 2016 Contacts: Franklin Tate Contact: Willie Grenier Contacts: Linda Byington [email protected][email protected]______207-872-2014 Tara Granke Location: Evergreens Campground, (828) 859-6874 [email protected]______David Vigue Utah Solon, Maine Location: http://www.wcu.edu/ [email protected]______Dates: July 27-29, 2016 http://www.troutcamp.org/ Georgetown Lake Location: Lake Logan Center, Contact: Paul Holden Anaconda, Mont. Michigan Canton, N.C. [email protected]______www.tu.org/teensummit Dates: June 28-July 2, 2016 www.rivercourse.org 435-757-1647 Contacts: Greg Potter New Hampshire Location: Stokes Nature Center Oregon Cache Valley, Utah [email protected]______Dates: June 22-26, 2016 Dates: July 28-31, 2016 logannature.org (269) 781-5700 Contact: Yvonne Nanasi Alan Brooks Contact: Dave Tenney [email protected][email protected] Vermont [email protected] (603) 472-3247 ______(503) 408-4898 Dates: June 19-23, 2016 (269) 370-3269 Location: Metallak Lodge, Location: Mt. Hood National Contact: Kurt Budliger Location: Ralph A. MacMullan Pittsburgh, N.H. Forest, Ore. [email protected]______Conference Center, Roscommon, www.nhtrout.org/outreach- www.clackamasrivertu.org Location: Northeast Kingdom, Vt. Mich. programs www.kvctu.org _____ www.vermonttroutcamp.com New Jersey Pennsylvania Minnesota Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Washington DC, Virginia, Dates: July 24 and August 20, Camp Maryland, & West Virginia Dates: June 23-26, 2016 2016 Dates: June 19-24, 2016 Dates: June 26-July 1, 2016 Contact: Diane Weyandt Contact: Jessica Griglak [email protected]______Contacts: Clark Hall Contacts: Paul Kearney [email protected][email protected][email protected]______(651) 773-2000 (908) 637-4125 (717) 697-4549 (540) 229-0563 Location: Eagle Bluff Location: Pequest Hatchery, Location: Allenberry Resort, George Gaines Environmental Oxford, N.J. Boiling Springs, Pa. [email protected]______Learning Center, Lanesboro, Minn. www.njfishandwildlife.com http://www.tunecamp.info www.riverscamp.com (202) 904-3547 Location: Graves Mountain Lodge, Lackawanna TU & Keystone Syria, Va. College Camp www.tucamp.org Dates: June 19-25, 2016 Contact: Charlie Charlesworth Washington [email protected]______(570) 954-5042 Dates: June 19-25, 2016 Location: Keystone College, Contacts: Mike Clancy LaPlume, Pa. (360) 753-1259 Jim Brosio Tennessee (360) 943-9947 [email protected]______Dates: June 20-25, 2016 Location: Gwinwood Conference Contacts: John Thurman Center, Lacey, Wash. [email protected] www.nwycffa.org (865) 494-7771 Jack Betchick Wisconsin [email protected]______(901) 309-8127 Dates: July 14-17, 2016 Location: Great Smoky Mountains Contacts: Linn Beck Institute at Tremont, Townsend, [email protected]______Tenn. Wayne Parmley www.tntroutadventure.org [email protected]______Location: Pine Lake Bible Camp, Waupaca, Wis.

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By Jeff Yates [Director of Volunteer Operations ]

LEADERSHIP MOUNTAIN Promising volunteers are chosen OFFICERS/ to assume responsibility as a Promising volunteers are DIRECTORS chapter director or director asked to participate in committees that allow for engagement, evaluation and a leadership research pool COMMITTEE MEMBERS Promising participants are asked to take responsibility for larger tasks they can Short-term, defined, perform enjoyable tasks allow volunteers to try out TU ONE-TIME VOLUNTEERS and share in accomplishing the mission

MEMBERS & GENERAL PUBLIC

For these chapters, one of the principle Investing in the Future of TU purposes of every single chapter meeting, event or activity is to build a strong bond Strong Chapters and Councils Start with a Focus on of community among the membership. Over Recruiting & Mentoring New Leaders time, the board members build relationships with these newly active members and work hen looking out at the landscape youth education programs to the next level. to cultivate them as volunteers. Each new of TU chapters and councils Almost without exception, the chapters volunteer has the potential to grow into a W across the country and seeing engaged in this higher level of work have one leadership role in the chapter, and the board all of the incredible work being done on the thing in common. members work hard to ensure the volunteers ground by volunteers, it’s sometimes easy It’s not that they are wealthy chapters have fun and feel they are contributing their to forget that all of that effort and impact with access to significant time and talents in a doesn’t happen by accident. It takes strong fundraising and it’s not that It’s In the Tacklebox! meaningful way. organization at the chapter level, dedicated they are large chapters with For resources and tips This “Leadership leaders setting the course and motivated major urban centers and Mountain” approach on developing new volunteers carrying our mission forward in hundreds and hundreds of takes time—sometimes chapter leaders, visit their local rivers and watersheds. members. years—and a dedicated www.tu.org/tacklebox. While every local chapter excels at one No, for the chapters that focus on welcoming and or more aspect of our work, an increasing have truly stepped up their mentoring new potential number have started to reach even higher game, their growth started with a focus on leaders, but it has proven to be the most heights—building robust and diverse mem- succession planning, leadership develop- successful and sustainable way to strengthen bership communities, engaging partners in ment and encouraging and mentoring the a chapter from within and provide a founda- large-scale conservation efforts and driving next generation of chapter leaders. tion for growth.

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Recruiting New Members Everywhere calendar All web conference trainings are & Every Day held at 8 p.m. EST. Register online New TU Membership at www.tu.org/tacklebox Applications Available Online April 14 – Training: Sending Effective Emails to Your Members Did you know that for every new member you recruit to TU, your chapter can receive May 11 – Training: Foundation a $15 rebate! Grants – Finding and Applying for Last year, with your help, local chapters Local Grants recruited more than 1,800 new members to TU and earned more than $30,000 in May 20-22 – Southeast Regional rebates! The best part of all is that these Meeting: Roanoke, Va. new members—recruited at fishing shows, June 10-12 – community festivals, fly shops and out on Northeast Regional Meeting: Newbury, NH the river—are much more likely to become active and engaged in TU because they were June 21 – Training: New Chapter recruited personally and have a direct con- Leader Orientation nection to your local chapter. We’ve made it even easier for you and June 22 – Training: New Council your chapter members and leaders to recruit Leader Orientation with the new paper membership application, which you can order online in the TU Leader Sept. 28- Oct. 1 – TU Annual Store. To order applications: Meeting: Bozeman, Mont. 1) Login at www.tu.org 2) Hover over the “My TU” button 3) Click on “Leader Store” in the drop- join us in supporting TU and our mission. down menu It’s an easy sell when they know they can With each pack of 50 applications, join for half-price and that $15 will stay your chapter could earn as much as $750 local to benefit the streams and schools and engage new members in our important they care about! conservation and education work! For more tips and resources for recruit- Let’s all set a personal goal to recruit 10 ing new members, visit the member- new TU members this year—less than one ship tools in the online Tackle Box at person per month—by inviting our fishing www.tu.org/tacklebox—the______“Membership buddies, neighbors, family and friends to Memo” is a great place to start.

Volunteer TU’s 400 chapters and councils rely on an army of more than 4,000 volunteer leaders who help plan and implement our mission at the local level—protecting, reconnecting and restoring the for Your Local rivers you love in your own back yard. Every chapter can benefit from more helping hands, TU Chapter so consider stepping forward as a volunteer today! Your time and talent will be put to good use in the community you care about. If you have communications training, you could offer Find Your Chapter to help with the chapter website, emails or Facebook page. If you are a landscaper, you might at www.tu.org/ be able to help plan a river restoration planting, or simply show up with shovels or a backhoe to pitch in on a work day. Every TU member has skills and talents they can contribute to their ______chaptersearch chapter. Find your chapter at www.tu.org/chaptersearch and become an active volunteer in a fun community of neighbors who share your passion for fishing and conservation!

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Since then, Orr has sought out opportunities to, in his words, “build teamwork, have fun and do stuff.” Along those lines, the Council has con- vened colleagues and volunteers around events like a Discover Nature Day—tailored to teach children about tying flies, casting and fishing, the annual Run For It 5K race benefiting local non-profit organizations, and the one-of-a-kind Fly Fishing Film Tour held in the state capital of Charleston. Asley “Lee” Orr “We are working to protect West Virginia Council and secure natural resources— like forests and cool, clean water—that comprise key habitat for healthy populations of wild Favorite Fly: ith summers spent in his and native trout,” adds Orr. “In the past, Hot Hayne Ausable father’s native Montana, these habitats have been compromised Parachute (local fishing for trout is in Lee by harmful extraction practices that have creation) WOrr’s blood. A member long defined the region.” since the age of 12, TU represented one As far as Lee is concerned, thriv- Favorite Place to Fish: West Fork Stillwater of Lee’s first stops upon putting down ing trout serve as an indicator of clean River in Montana roots in West Virginia as an adult. water and a healthy landscape for fish “I took some classes and attended and people. Organizing State Council Most Memorable Fish: meetings at the local chapter, and even- meetings around events serves as a way 23" Brown from Upper tually learned about the of raising awareness about Gallatin River best places to fish,” says protecting important Orr. “They quickly natural resources, became places I wanted Stream recruiting more help, to protect. The time and engaging a new came for me to give Champion generation of anglers back.” and cold water conser- Giving back evolved vation leaders. over three decades, with “Lee takes the time to Lee stepping up when there was an mentor every new member and pays spe- open position or need. Most recently, cial attention to bridging the gap between he assumed the role as Chair of TU’s older and newer volunteers,” says Mike West Virginia Council which coordinates Sayre, a vice president with the Ernie and serves nine local chapters located Nester Chapter. “He is the person who throughout the state. One of his first takes them out fishing and shows a sin- orders of business was to resuscitate the cere interest in fueling their passion for practice of organizing council meetings trout and fishing properly. He is one of around events aimed at engaging people the primary reasons why I’ve stuck with in fishing and taking care of fish. TU over the years.”

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(303) 884-0130 Coloma, CA 95613 Danny Hagans [email protected] (530) 622-6700 Arcata, CA, 95518 www.drifterflyfishing.com www.americanriverresort.com (707) 839-5130 Duranglers Flies & Supplies [email protected] ALASKA Bix Restaurant and Supper Club John Flick and Tom Knopick Copper River Lodge Royal Coachman Lodge www.pacificwatershed.com Durango, CO 81301 Pat Vermillion Douglas Biederbeck Adventure Denali/Fish Denali Pat Vermillion Rise Up River Trips (970) 385-4081 Iliamna, AK 99606 San Francisco, CA 94133 Kirk Martakis Dillingham, AK 99576 (415) 433-6300 Monica Stark [email protected] Cantwell, AK 99729-0127 (406) 222-0624 (406) 222-0624 Placerville, CA 95667 www. duranglers.com [email protected][email protected] (907) 768-2620 [email protected]______www.bixrestaurant.com (530) 957-9148 [email protected]______www.copperriverlodge.com www.royalcoachmanlodge.com Dvorak Fishing and Rafting Bowman Bluewater Guides & [email protected]______Expeditions www.fishdenali.com Crooked Creek Retreat Tidal Vision riseuprivertrips.com Outfitters Bill Dvorak Airventures Alaska, Inc. Dorothy Baker Juneau, AK 99802 Conway Bowman Roadwire Nathrop, CO 81236 Casey Long Kasilof, AK 99610 (907) 988-8888 Dave Edmondson (907) 260-9014 Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007-1819 (719) 539-6851 Wasilla, AK 99687 [email protected] Santa Fe Springs, CA 92866 (800) 824-3795 (907) 631-3377 [email protected] www.tidalvisionusa.com (619) 822-MAKO [email protected] (951) 965-6390 info@d______vorakexpeditions.com [email protected] www.crookedcreekretreat.com ______Tikchik Narrows Lodge www.bowmanbluewater.com [email protected]______www.dvorakexpeditions.com www.airventuresalaska.com Crystal Creek Lodge Bud Hodson www.roadwire.com Dan Michels Buff, Inc. Fishpond, Inc. Alaska Alpine Adventures Anchorage, AK 99522 Rodney Strong Vineyards Ben Kurtz Dan Oberlatz King Salmon, AK 99613 (907) 243-8450 Santa Rosa, California 95403 (707) 583-8991 Kim Sayre Denver, CO 80223-1346 Anchorage, AK 99518 (907) 357-3153 [email protected] [email protected] Healdsburg, CA 95448-9523 (303) 534-3474 (907) 301-9997 www.crystalcreeklodge.com www.tikchiklodge.com (800) 678-4763 [email protected] www.buffusa.com benku______rtz@fishpondusa [email protected] ______Wilderness Place Lodge www.rodneystrong.com www.fishpondusa.com www.alaskaalpineadventures.com Denali Fly Fishing Guides Jason Rockvam/Cory Wendt California Fly Shop San Carlos, CA 94070 Sierra Trout Magnet Fly Shop Freestone Aquatics, Inc. Alaskan Angling Adventures Rick McMahan Anchorage, AK 99519 David D'Beaupre Cantwell, AK 99729 (855) 289-3597 Clint Packo LLC. (877) 753-3474 Bishop CA, 93514 Littleton, CO 80127 (907) 768-1127 [email protected] [email protected]______Mike Adams ______www.californiaflyshop.com (760) 873-0010 (303) 807-7805 Cooper Landing, AK 99572 [email protected]______www.wildernessplacelodge.com (661) 364-6981 www.denalifishing.com Cedar House Sport Hotel [email protected] (907) 595-3336 Women’s Flyfishing [email protected]______www.freestoneaquatics.com info@al______askananglingadventures.com EPIC Angling & Adventure, Jeff and Patty Baird Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf www.sierratroutmagnet.com Front Range Anglers www.AlaskanAnglingAdventures.com LLC Anchorage, AK 99524 Truckee, CA 96161 (866) 582-5655 The Trout Spot Steve McLaughlin Alaska Fly Fishing Goods Rus Schwausch (907) 274-7113 Richard Desrosiers Jr. Boulder, CO 80302 Alaska Peninsula, AK pudge@______womensflyfishing.net [email protected]______Bradley Elfers www.cedarhousesporthotel.com Arnold, CA 95223 (303) 494-1375 Juneau, AK 99801 (512) 656-2736 www.womensflyfishing.net (209) 795-4540 Elm Company [email protected] (907) 586-1550 [email protected] (800) 822-7129 www.frontrangeanglers.com [email protected]______www.epicanglingadventure.com ARIZONA Brett Wiley [email protected]______The High Lonesome Ranch www.alaskaflyfishinggoods.com Expedition Broker Cole Wealth Management Los Angeles, CA 90031 www.thetroutspot.com Greg Schlachter Martin T. 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King Salmon, AK 99613 Marble Canyon, AZ 86036 [email protected] mallory@mirr______ranchgroup.com Jack Johnson www.jeffglaspy.com Steven R. Ehredt www.MirrRanchGroup.com Bemidji, MN 56601 (907) 439-2895 (800) 962-9755 Longmont, CO 80501 (281) 586-3313 [email protected][email protected] Joseph Family Vineyards (303) 678-0055 North Fork Ranch [email protected] www.naknekrivercamp.com www.leesferry.com Hillsborough, CA 94010-6607 [email protected] Dean and Karen May www.legendlodge.com No See Um Lodge Orvis Retail Store (707) 473-0665 www.boulderboatworks.com Shawnee, CO 80475 John Holman Fishing Manager [email protected] (303) 838-9873 Brightwater Alaska, Inc www.josephfamilyvineyards.com Colorado River Outfitters (800) 843-7895 Chuck Ash King Salmon, AK 99613 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Paul Killino (907) 232-0729 Matt Heron Fly Fishing [email protected] Anchorage, AK 99516 (480) 905-1400 Bond, CO 80423 www.northforkranch.com (907) 344-1340 [email protected] www.orvis.com Matt Heron (970) 653-3474 www.noseeumlodge.com Olympic Valley, CA 96146 [email protected] Odell Brewing Company [email protected] Peace Surplus, Inc. www.brightwateralaska.com Painter Creek Lodge (518) 225-6587 www.coloradoriveroutfitters.net Karla Baise Flagstaff, AZ 86001 [email protected] Ft. Collins, CO 80524 Jon Kent ______Conejos River Anglers Classic Casting Adventures (888) 779-4521 www.mattheronflyfishing.com (970) 498-9070 Tad Kisaka Pilot Point, AK 99649 Pat Blankenship (907) 248-1303 [email protected] Mendocino Redwood Company [email protected] Sitka, AK 99835 Antonito, CO 81120 www.odellbrewing.com (907) 738-2737 [email protected] www.peacesurplus.com LLC (719) 376-5660 www.paintercreeklodge.com OneFish Engineering, LLC [email protected] ARKANSAS Calpella, CA 95418-0390 [email protected] www.flyfishsitka.com Rainbow King Lodge (831) 479-9414 www.conejosriveranglers.com Suzanne Huhta Dally’s Ozark Fly Fisher www.hrcllc.com Fort Collins, CO 80521 Coastal Alaska Adventures Iliamna, AK 99606 Confluence Casting 800-458-6539 Steve Dally Miner Family Winery (970) 237-0739 Keegan McCarthy Jack Bombardier [email protected] [email protected]______Cotter, AR 72626 Dave Miner Eagle County, CO 81637 Douglas, AK 99824 (870) 435-6166 www.onefishengineering.com (907) 723-3006 www.rainbowking.com Oakville, CA 94562-0367 (970) 524-1440 [email protected]______(800) 366-9463 [email protected] [email protected] www.theozarkflyfisher.com www.coastalalaskaadventures.com [email protected] www.confluencecasting.com www.minerwines.com

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Jim Greene Angler’s Roost com__ Locally Grown Clothing Company Chevy Chase, MD 20815 John Cawley Woodland Park, CO 80866 Denver, CO 80218 Fred Scott (719) 687-8690 (303) 733-1434 GOLD LEVEL (800) 462-2935 Hamilton, MT 59840 Des Moines, IA 50309 [email protected] (406) 363-1268 [email protected] [email protected]______ii Unicoi Outfitters (515) 554-1254 ______www.rainbowfallsmt.com www.troutsflyfishing.com John Cross www.waterwisp.com [email protected] [email protected] www.anglersroost-montana.com/ Rancho Del Rio Upslope Brewing Helen, GA 30545 www.locallygrownclothing.com MASSACHUSETTS Jeff Gibson Henry Wood (706) 878-3083 Angler's West Flyfishing Wilderness Lite LLC Cheeky Fishing Bond, CO 80425 Boulder, CO 80301 [email protected] Phillip Hayes Outfitters (970) 653-4431 (303) 396-1898 www.unicoioutfitters.com Ted Upton Matson Rogers Maurice, IA 51036 Arlington, MA 02476 [email protected] [email protected] Emigrant, MT 59027 ______IDAHO [email protected]______(339) 707-3017 www.ranchodelrio.com www.upslopebrewing.com www.wildernesslitefloattubes.com (406) 333-4401 [email protected] [email protected] Reeder Creek Ranch Western Anglers North 40 Fly Shop www.cheekyfishing.com www.montanaflyfishers.com Paul Bruchez Ned Mayers Calvin Fuller KANSAS Grand Junction, CO 81501 Ponderay, ID 83852 Deerfield Fly Shop Beartooth Capital Kremmling , CO 80459 ARC Fishing Mike Didonna (970) 531-2008 (970) 244-8658 (208) 255-5757 Lauren Cummings [email protected]______Dayne Glass & Travis Thompson South Deerfield, MA 01373 [email protected] [email protected]______Lenexa, KS 66285 Bozeman, MT 59715-4695 www.westernanglers.com www.north40.com (413) 397-3665 (406) 551-4073 www.reedercreek.com (844) ARC-FISH [email protected]______Far and Away Adventures [email protected] Rep Your Water Willowfly Anglers [email protected] www.deerfieldflyshop.com Three Rivers Resort Middle Fork – Salmon River www.arcfishing.com www.beartoothcap.com Garrison Doctor Fly Fish the Deerfield Guide Lafayette, CO 80026 Almont, CO 81210 Sun Valley, ID 83353 Beartooth Flyfishing K & K Flyfishers Service (720) 883-4645 (888) 761-3474 (208) 726-8888 Dan and Nancy Delekta [email protected] Kevin Kurz Chris Jackson [email protected][email protected]. 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Priests: More Parochial Than They Used to Be BY PAUL BRUUN

olly ol’ Brits refer to the process as ago, renowned British tackle purveyor local offshore charter boats, I bought Jpercussive stunning. On this side of the Hardy offered pricey sterling silver a miniature Louisville Slugger-like Pond Yanks are inclined to bonk or give priests to its American dealers and bat complete with lanyard and red ‘em a whack! Either term conveys how they sold out quickly. friction-tape-wrapped grip that I’d we civilized anglers characterize taking A thoughtful family friend once spotted hanging up in a tackle store. the life of a recently caught fish. gifted me with a handsome folding Throughout high school this treasure Historically, a “priest” was the steel fillet knife that wore a heavy occasionally went fishing but other- proper device used to execute this round chrome ball at one end. As wise rode under the front seat of my action. Hence, the name derived a youngster I utilized this handy 1959 Chevrolet. In a tough neighbor- from the practice of administering weighted “priest” to thump my catch hood that priest’s presence extended “last rites” to a fish about to die. before it was scaled and gutted for well beyond its angling intention! I thought angling museums, presentation to mother for baking. Recent examination of a cabinet antique peddlers and nostalgia buffs Because it was like those used on rich with long ignored tackle valu- were the majority owners of ables turned up a weighty little trout and salmon priests. Not priest of clear wood. That so. An impressive array of find piqued my interest to cleverly designed aluminum, study more ornate devices of stainless steel and weighted hickory, bamboo, bone, silver wooden bats are prevalent and even ivory. mainly from sophisticated Online I noticed several British and Australian tackle handsome reproductions providers. Some even include of 18th and 19th century detachable “marrow spoons” Scottish sea trout and game that allow reaching into the priests carved by a modern catch’s stomach to determine British fishing guide. This its last meal. wood carver’s predominate Friends familiar with UK favorite material is rosewood trouting observe some cur- and he reports shrinking rent anglers packing priests in the sizes to easily fit kit bags belt holsters. Where regula- and vests. He reduced one tions still dictate immediate gillies’ 19th century Scottish harvests, the merit of such priest of rare African padauk a device is to quickly end wood down to 8 1/2 inches a captured fish’s writhing. from a nearly two-foot-long America’s prevalent trout original. In a befitting UK catch and release ethic has manner the maker soberly diminished the number of concluded, “I think that priests in freshwater kits. Scottish 19th century salmon However, a half-dozen years fought back!”

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