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Volume IV Number V November/December 2015 Inside This Issue Hatches & Rises Volume IV Number V November/December 2015 Inside This Issue: Upcoming Speakers 3,4 President’s Beat 5 TU National Meeting 6, 7 Casting For Recovery 8, 9 Allegheny Fly Tyers 9 Women’s Outreach 10 Bar Flies / FOTM 11, 12 Annual Raffle 13 Tying the Life Cycle 14, 15 of Brook Trout What Kind of 16, 17 Fisherman Are You? Book Review 18 A Fly By Any Other 19, 20 Name Meet the Leaders, 21 Pine Creek Update Member Photos 22 Photo Courtesy Dale Fogg Page 2 Hatches & Rises Nov/Dec 2015 Hatches and Rises Penns Woods West Trout Unlimited What’s Emerging? PO Box 90137 Pittsburgh PA 15224 New Officers The slate of officers listed to the left was elected in Officers & Board of Directors October at the general membership meeting. President: Please congratulate the chapter leaders in their Dale Fogg new roles! The Vice President role is still open, (724) 759-1002 Vice President: and there are several other jobs that need to be Open done, so if you are interested in volunteering for Treasurer: Walter Reinemann PWWTU, see one of the officers. (412) 963-2824 Secretary: Earl Morgan (412) 486-8558 New Logo Hatches & Rises Editor: National Trout Ken Crawford [email protected] Unlimited Program Director: Christian Shane unveiled a new [email protected] Conservation Coordinator: logo at the Tom Walsh annual national (412) 486-5356 Women’s Outreach: meeting. The Leah Eggers [email protected] new logo is Web Site Editor: modernized Joe Birch (724) 816-1201 and the fish is Membership: now Chuck Buffington [email protected] recognizable as (412) 388-1666 a trout. It had Additional Board Members: Chuck Meyers been 15 years Rich Yurko since the last redesign. Bridget Shields Rob Reeder Honorary Directors: Mac Seaholm Hatches & Rises Online is published online 5 times yearly: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, Sep/Oct, & Nov/Dec Rich Bujak by Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited to enhance communication among members & share information with the public. H&R is supported by tax deductible underwriting and the group’s general fund. Views, opinions and advice contained herein do not necessarily reflect the position of PWWTU or its Board of Directors. Nov/Dec 2015 Hatches & Rises Page 3 Meetings & Events November 9th, 2015 – Little Juniata River – From Sewer to Class A A story of revival for this excellent Central Pa. wild brown trout stream Presented by: Bill Anderson – President of the Little Juniata River Association; fly fishing instructor/guide; Inno- vative fly tyer; National Finalist for the Field & Stream “Hero of Conservation” award 2014; and Outdoor News – “Person of the Year” for 2015. Bill lives in a solar log house in Sinking Valley near Tyrone, located just five miles from the Little Juniata River. He has fished the Little J since moving to Central Pa. in 1978. Bill and his wife, Carol Ann, raised three children and are now enjoying their two English Springers and four grandkids. Since retiring in 2004: Bill and Carol opened a coffee shop in Tyrone, Pa.; Bill and a partner started and ran a fly shop located on Spruce Creek; and Bill has served as the leader of the Little Juniata River Association, a 501 c3 watershed conservation organization, since 2005. In the winter months, Bill writes, teaches fly tying classes, and is the Senior Dog Handler for the Hillendale Hunt Club. Bill has written articles on fly fishing and the Little Juniata River for regional magazines. Bill is the author of “Trout Boomer and the Little “j” - The story of a fly fisher and his love for the Little Juniata River”. His innovative fly pattern, the CET (Crippled Emerger Transformer) was developed over several decades of observing and fishing the hatches on the little Juniata River. He has most recently contributed the chapter for the Little Juniata River in a newly released book titled “50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast” – Stonefly Press. Bill may be contacted at [email protected], www.troutboomer.com Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited meets on the second Monday of every month from September through May, at Grazie Restaurant in Wexford. Grazie is located off Rte 19 North in the Oxford Athletic Club, 100 Village Club Drive. Meetings begin at 7 pm, Admission is free, All are welcome to attend! Page 4 Hatches & Rises Nov/Dec 2015 Meetings & Events December 14th, 2015 Rick Nyles, Sky Blue Outfitters Rick is owner and guide with Sky Blue Outfitters, a guide service that started in 1999. The service has expanded over the years by adding Nick Raftas as a guide and offering packaged destination trips to Central PA, Delaware River, Lehigh River, Montana and the Outer Banks for Redfish. Rick is also an accomplished fly tier specializing in using CDC feathers for Mayflies, Caddis and Stoneflies. In 2014 Rick introduced his UP DN TROUT wing material and it became a big hit. Rick placed third in the 2015 Orvis fly tying contest using CDC and the UP DN TROUT wing material to tie up a Green Drake, a true "guide" fly. Rick's presentation will be showing patterns of CDC flies and flies using his new wing material. Rick's websites are: www.skyblueoutfitters.com; www.updntrout.com; www.cdcflies.com for more information and to review photos and videos of his fly tying skills. Did you know?... CDC is an acronym for Cul de Canard, which is French for “Duck Bottom.” The feathers surround the ducks preening gland and are impregnated with a natural oil that is used by the duck for cleaning and waterproofing. The presence of this oil eliminates the need for fly floatant. Upcoming Events January 11, 2016—7 PM—The Great Joe Kline Fly Sale—Purchase 6 flies tied by our mem- bers for $5. Flies are needed, so tie up a bunch and make a donation! February 28, 2016— 9 AM to 4 PM—Cabin Fever 2016—This is the BIG EVENT of the year! The largest fly fishing expo in Southwestern PA. Stay tuned for more details in the next is- sue of Hatches and Rises. Nov/Dec 2015 Hatches & Rises Page 5 President’s Beat By Dale Fogg Purpose Larger Than Ourselves This past September 16-19th, Christian Shane and I had the honor of attending the 2015 Trout Unlimited Annual Conference in Scranton, PA. This was my first time attending the Annual Conference, and it was a great experience. I was able to meet some of the people at the national office that we communicate with. The conference really enlightened me as to what the whole ideology of TU really is. There were many great meetings and seminars. At Chris Wood’s State of TU address, one of the things that really opened my eyes was the lack of diversity in TU as a whole. TU has 148,000 members in 380 chapters nationwide. The age demographics are staggering; 70% of TU members are age 55 and older. The gender statistics are even worse with 93% being men and only 7% are women. This means if we don’t get younger and more diverse, we will no longer be relevant. In a recent study done by TU, members age 56-76 were asked if they would like to be involved in chapter leadership, the “yes” results ranged from 0% up to 19%, by contrast, members in the age group 18-35 were asked the same question and their “yes” results were 29-33%. The younger members are looking to become involved, and we need to encourage them to do so. One great way to increase our youth membership is through the 5 Rivers program. This is a college fly fishing program that is sponsored by national TU. Locally Pitt has a chapter, the Panther Fly Fishing Club, and we need to get involved and also look into other youth based programs. The future of TU is in the hands of the youth. Some other statistics that struck me were from the State of the Grassroots seminar. The top three reasons why members join TU, 72% join because of the TU Mission, 60% join because of Environmental and Water Quality Concerns and 40% join for Fishing Information—learn to fish better. As a conservation organization, PWWTU will be taking a closer look at the conservation efforts we are doing and how we can continue to improve what we do and make a positive difference. Making connections and seeing firsthand how the National TU staff are truly engaged in the mission of TU really re-energized me. The national conference was truly beneficial, and I am excited for the future of PWWTU. All the best, Dale Page 6 Hatches & Rises Nov/Dec 2015 PWWTU Represents at the National TU Meeting By Christian Shane & Dale Fogg For those of you familiar with the show “The Office,” the characters of Dunder Mifflin put Scranton, PA on the map for TV viewers. This year’s National Trout Unlimited meeting was held in this unique “Electric City” of Scranton in September. Dale Fogg and I traveled from Pittsburgh to Scranton, PA, in just 5 hours to represent Penn’s Woods West. We began the conference in a session called “The Evolving TU Brand.” There, the TU staff discussed the new logo and impetus behind the new branding and objectives of Trout Unlimited. That evening, we also attended the awards ceremony and banquet. On Saturday, we enjoyed hearing Chris Wood, President of TU, share the State of the Trout and individual examples of how volunteers are making a difference in the individual chapters.
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