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Central Regon Lyfisher The entral regon lyfisher C O F Vol. 34, Number 9, September 2011 ContEnts RANDOM CAST General meeting 2 Dry Fly Essentials Kokanee Karnival – September 19 through 23, Kokanee Karnival Streamside will be held Education at Sheep Bridge, Fall River Hatchery and Spring Creek. Fourteen classes will participate. 2 How to rig your fly line and Kids will observe spawning kokanee and learn about stream habitat, entomology, kokanee leader life cycle and fish hatcheries. This program is a great opportunity to see the kids in action and 2 Casting club learn more about fish. For more detail and to volunteer, see the article on page 6. Outings 2 Hosmer Lake Youth Fly Fishing - During 2011, COF has focused on engaging youth in fly fishing. We 3 Deschutes R. steelhead trip are building on the wildly successful Kokanee Karnival program, which is producing some Volunteer Opportunities amazing young river stewards in the fourth and fifth grades. We hope to convert these youth 3 Bend casting games into actual fly fishers by the time they reach middle or high school. Rimrock Expeditionary 3 Trout Unlimited national Learning Middle School is the first school to sign up for youth fly fishing with COF. Begin- meeting coming to Bend ning September 16, from 1:15 to 2:40 and continuing each Friday at this time for about 12 4 Central Oregon Project Healing Waters weeks, COF volunteers will teach students about casting, lines and leaders, bugology, fish biology, conservation, fishing the Crooked River and fly tying. Bill Seitz has developed a Wild Women of the Water course for volunteers to follow. If you would like to help in any way, contact Bill (conserva- 4 Three Creek Lake [email protected].) Other news 4 Changes in the COF Board Lightening – These last couple of weeks have produced 4 Flyfishing for carp 4 Mandatory boat inspections some fantastic lightening displays as well as some very begin in Oregon unfortunate fires. Most fly fishers are aware of the 5 Road over Bowman Dam to dangers lightening poses for us in the outdoors, especially close in September as we carry our nine-foot lightening rods in hand. The August Conservation issue of Fly Fisherman magazine has a scary article outlining just 5 Mortality and warm water how much danger anglers are exposed to during storms. Did you temperatures: How you play know lightening can strike a full ten miles ahead or behind and land a fish is a matter of a storm? Did you know that if you can hear thunder, you life and death are in danger from lightening? Did you know hiding in Kokanee Karnival rock outcroppings is not a good idea? Check this article out. When a storm is brewing, it’s 6 Streamside Experience time to go home. Tyers corner – Lee Ann Ross, President 7 Kokanee Candy Classified 7 Items for sale Upstream Events 8 Calendar of Events First Day of Fall September 23 C O G N N S I E T R A V C I U N D G E • • R G ESTORIN GENEraL MEETIng OUTINGS 2011 Sep 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Month Date Leader Destination Road, Bend Sep 6-11 Phil Hager Cascade Lakes - cancelled 26-29 Lee Ann Ross Diamond Lake - cancelled Dry Fly Essentials Oct 3 Frank Turek Hosmer Lake The September program should appeal to the members 9-12 Eric Steele Lower Deschutes Steelhead, Beavertail who always (or mostly) fish the top section of the water. Our campground speaker will be Nate Brumley, owner of Dry Fly Innovations Nov 19 Bill Seitz Crooked River Cleanup (DFI), an online fishing company in Meridian, Idaho. DFI specializes in custom dry flies and fishing videos. Nate is a native Idahoan, born and raised on the Salmon River, and OUTIngs he has fished dry flies thoughout the Northwest for over 40 To lead an outing, contact Yancy Lind, Outings years. This experience has led to the creation of over a hun- Coordinator ([email protected] or 541‑788‑5514). dred unique dry-fly patterns that have been tested over some of the smartest fish on the earth with amazing results. Nate’s presentation, Dry Fly Essentials, explores the in- Hosmer Lake tricacies associated with reading fishing water for large trout Oct 3 | Meet at 9 a.m. at Hosmer boat ramp. | Frank Turek (boulders, foam lines, inner chutes, seam water and heavy cur- ([email protected]) rent), specific delivery techniques (upside down, quarter angle, feeder cast, straight up and across channel) and essential dry Hosmer is fly fishing only with barbless hooks, and all flies for all fishing seasons of the year. Nate will also discuss Atlantic salmon must be released unharmed. Hosmer has lots stages of the hatch and still water and alpine fishing. This of Atlantics and many brook trout. At the end of August, I presentation will be enhanced with still and video clips and was landing a dozen or more each trip. The Atlantics average is designed for all fly-fishing abilities. Nate will be tying flies 12 to 14 inches this year, however, some are up to 18 inches. prior to the meeting and likely will have a sale table available. The Atlantics fight much harder than a rainbow of equal size. The brookies are 12 to 20 inches, but they are hard to catch. The Atlantics become more active in the fall and take a vari- EDUcatIon ety of flies. My favorite fly and go to standard for Hosmer Lake How to rig your fly line and leader is the Kokanee Candy. (See the Tyers Corner on page 7.) Sep 21 | 6:15 p.m. | Bend Senior Center Several Kokanee Candy will be available in the raffle at the This 30-minute class, which will be held prior to the September COF monthly meeting. monthly meeting, will cover methods to best balance leaders I often tie about two feet of 6X fluorocarbon tippet to and tippets for various size flies. Information on knots will a leader and put a strike indicator at the knot. Tie on a #16 also be covered, and a hand out will be provided to attendees. beadhead fly, such as a mayfly imitation. Tie about 12 to 15 inches of 7X fluorocarbon tippet to the beadhead fly, and tie Casting club a #22 fly to the end. I use a midge or mayfly imitation in gray or olive as the dropper. I use fine tippet material because the Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month from 6:00 water is clear, and the fish are sensitive to heavier leaders. to 8:00 p.m. at the pond in front of the Orvis store. When you cast, the beadhead takes the #22 down slowly. I have not had an Atlantic or brookie take the beadhead, only COF is always looking for new and interesting ideas for the #22. I let it sit for a count of about 40. If nothing hits, I classes. If you would like to have a class on a fishing-related give it a short pull and let it settle again for a count of about 10. If nothing, then pull in and cast again. This technique is topic, please send an email to [email protected] effective along the reeds. The strikes can be gentle with only a (cc [email protected]). Arranging classes is easy. twitch of the indicator; other times strikes are hard and pull Thinking of ideas for classes is difficult. We are looking for the indicator down. Sometimes the short pull gets the Atlan- new ideas. tics excited, and then the strike is hard and fast. It is tough to land an Atlantic on a #22, but it is fun and effective. Dry flies can vary by season. I use a #16 parachute BWO or Adams and it seems to be effective most days when the hatch is on. continued on page 3 The Central Oregon Flyfisher 2 September 2011 I normally fish the lower lake and a short way up the date and time stamped – first come first served starting Aug channel. I don’t fish the upper lake and full length of the 2. There will be a waiting list. channel because the channel can get heavy use by canoe and Questions and suggestions are encouraged; contact trip kayak folks. We can review where to fish when we meet at the leader Eric Steele ([email protected] or cell 541-420-8108 lake. or home 541-549-2072). What to bring: • Boat or floating device; there is no shoreline fishing at Hosmer. volunteer OPPortunities • Personal flotation device (PFD) with a signal device Bend casting games • Forest pass (The pay station may be closed by October.) Sep 10 | Orvis casting course Directions: Take Century Drive/Cascade Lakes Hwy The Bend Casting Club is organizing the annual Bend from Bend past Elk Lake. The turnoff to Hosmer (near mile- Casting Games on the Orvis casting course at the Old Mill. post 35) is marked with a sign – Hosmer Lake - Elk Lake The games are a fundraiser for the Deschutes Chapter of Loop. Turn left and take this paved road past all of the log- Trout Unlimited. For more information, visit the Deschutes ging to the sign for the Hosmer Lake boat ramp, a right turn TU website (www.deschutestu.org), which includes an online and short drive down a dirt road. sign-up page. Or visit the Bend Casting Club on Facebook Please let me know if you plan to attend this outing (wal- (www.facebook.com/BendCastingClub).
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