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Volume 46 September 2015 Number 9 President’s Beat When: September 9 at 7:30 PM Calendar Where: American Legion Hall I am well on my way Please consult EJTU’s web site’s to making a full re- 33 West Passaic Street “Upcoming Events” for the most covery from my re- Rochelle Park, NJ up-to-date information and de- cent accident and I tails. want to thank every- Trips: contact Chris Henrickson one for their well September Speaker [email protected] wishes. I was lucky Bob Romano to get away with Other events: Rich Malizia at nothing more serious than some 973-304-0789 or fractured ribs. If you have ever [email protected] heard the expression, It only hurts when I laugh , I now know Sep. 25-27 Housatonic Trip that it must have been coined by Oct. [TBD] Musconetcong Trip someone with broken ribs! Oct. 14 [Wed] Speaker: Bob After a few days in the hospital Kecskes on Healthy streamflows and the three weeks of of recov- Nov. [TBD] Salmon River Trip ery at home, cabin fever is set- Nov. 11 [Wed} Speaker: Pat ting in big time. A couple of more weeks and I should be able to get Hamilton, Principal Biologist, NJ Bob Romano is an outdoors F&W out to enjoy the outdoors and writer, photographer and illustra- hopefully wet a line. Speaking of Dec. 9 [Wed] Christmas Party tor who has had a camp in the getting out again, I hope to have Rangeley Lakes area for thirty Jan. 13 [Wed] Speakers: the the estimate from the dealer and years. This an area of large Van Puts, on difference between the Harley under repair by the and beautiful scen- hatchery and wild trout time you read this. ery. Come out and hear Bob de- I was able to attend our Board of scribe the region and its . Hackensack River Directors meeting on 8/27 which was actually my first time out, not counting doctor’s appointments, Welcome to and I am hoping to see many of August’s New Members you at the general meeting on the Anthony De La Rosa 9th . Woodcliff Lk It appears that I will be healed Stefano Gennarini Maywood well enough to attend the Na- Wendy Gordon Mahwah tional meeting in Scranton that Brian Kincade Franklin Lks begins on September 18. As it Kyle Larsson Franklin Lks stands right now there will be a Alex Puchalski E.ast few of the board members at- Rutherford tending the full conference and William Sharlow N, Haledon River Edge Road bridge between possibly a few more that will be Richard Stanton Montclair River Edge and New Milford Continued on Page 4 Amy Towers Mahwah Volume 46 Riffles Page 2

East Jersey Chapter Conservation Notes Trout Unlimited Board of Directors This has not been a good sults and I

President month for the environmental hope to Bruce Seiden community. The court has turned have them 1st Vice President down the efforts to stop the posted on BIll Borowski Exxon settlement. Several envi- the web Treasurer ronmental groups have an- site for all Igor Zaretsky nounced their intentions to ap- our mem- Recording Secretary peal the court’s decision. Howe- bers to see. Dino Eftychiou ver, the odds are against any re- It is a great Membership Secretary versal. One of the more distur- way to Ken Barile bing facts made public this week learn about Education is that the lawyers representing the health Doug Penna the State will get approximately of any river Speakers the same amount, $50 million studied. Chris Henrickson that the State will put towards en- We expect to do clean-ups Merchandise vironmental remediation. The Elio Chiavola at several locations on the balance will go to reduce the defi- Ramapo as soon as the weather Director at Large cit in the current State budget. George Petersen becomes less oppressive and Some deal! Points some of the vegetation dies back. Paul Reithmeier The head of the newly re- Locations being considered are

Riffles Editor structured Pinelands Commission Halifax Road and Riverview Ter- Ray Cappock has decided that no position race areas. We will set up teams

Conservation Chair need be taken on the question of to work in each location and may Rich Malizia building a pipeline through the add one or two more before final-

Founding President Pinelands. This is in direct con- izing a date. Don Ecker flict with the determination made The restoration work several years ago which found Monthly General Member Meeting : The East Jersey planned for the Oakland area on Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets on the second that any pipeline was in conflict Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM. the Ramapo is moving forward with the Pinelands master plan. Location: The American Legion Hall, slowly. Right now it looks like Members of the Commission who 33 West Passaic St, Rochelle Park, NJ. 07662. work will start in June of 2016. It opposed the pipeline were re- is an impressive project which Monthly Board Meeting: Board Members of East Jersey placed by Governor Christie sev- Trout Unlimited meet on the last Thursday of each month should markedly improve the at 7:30PM. eral months ago. overall health of the river and all How to contact us: Website www.ejtu.org On a brighter note that live in it. Stay tuned. Mailing Address: East Jersey Chapter, Trout C.A.P.P., the group opposing the Unlimited, Box 366 HoHoKus, NJ 07423-0366 The last few months have For Membership Information call Ken Barile at: construction of the Pilgrim Pipe- provided some quiet time for our 201-391-9214 or email [email protected]. line has been gathering support For Information on trips and other Chapter Activi- conservation volunteers. How- ties go to www.eastjerseytu.org from a number of communities. ever, fall trout stocking is not too For East Jersey and National Trout Unlimited One major group that is yet unde- far off and some other activities information, visit our website www.tu.org. Go to cided are the Bergen County chapter number 091 and you will get the latest might be planned before any bad information about our chapter. Riffles is your pub- Freeholders. Their support or weather arrives. lication so we invite and encourage every member opposition will have a major im- to contribute articles, tips, and stories. The articles Enjoy the late summer. may relate to trout, trout fishing, fishing in general pact on the proposal. Consider or conservation but all articles are published at the contacting them and offering your As the streams cool, trout should discretion of the editors and should meet EJTU opinion. become active again. Warm wa- standards regarding protecting our environment ter species will be feeding more and the merits of '' techniques. Mike Sebetich, assisted by to prepare for winter. So go out Pseudonyms may be used but the editors must be Walter Nahadil, has recently informed of the name of the member who writes and fish! the article. Email to [email protected] completed another B.A.T.S. study. Mike is tabulating the re- Rich Malizia Volume 46 Riffles Page 3 Thursday, September 17 Constitution Day 2015

WE THE PEOPLE

Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens.

George Washington Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton was the commander of the was a noted polymath, leading was the first United States Sec- Continental Army in the author and printer, satirist, po- retary of the Treasury, a Found- American Revolutionary litical theorist, politician, scien- ing Father, economist, political War and served as the first tist, inventor, civic activist, philosopher and led calls for the President of the United statesman, and diplomat. Philadelphia Convention States of America.

Change of Seasons?

Tired of Summer’s hot weather? Don’t like to wear short sleeve shirts and light clothing? Insects a pest?

Well, remember what it’s like when our area has weather like that in the photo below because it’s coming!

Visit the East Jersey TU

web site for up-to-the-minute

Information, the photo gallery,

links to fishing sites and much more:

www.ejtu.org

But don’t forget to also check out EJTU on Facebook

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Library Display Mark Twain

How can we keep track of Doug At this time of increasing political hubbub, two comments from and his Library Display? It was Mark Twain. Neither, of course, aimed at any particular political hard to do when he set up a dis- party. play and left it for a month or two, but now he is scooting around with two displays. It’s insidious!

This month you have a choice of towns to visit if you want to see the EJTU Library Display: Lynd- hurst or Woodridge .

The Lyndhurst Library is lo- cated at 355 Valley Brook Ave. in Lyndhurst; Tel.: (201) 804-2478

“Suppose you were an an idiot , and suppose you were a congress- man; but, I repeat myself.”

“There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.”

Striped Bass Regulations President’s Beat —Continued from page 1 September 1, 2015 attending part of it. As I have

Dan Roberts, Acting Project said previously, it is close enough and the Woodridge Library is Leader, Senior Wildlife Biologist, that a day trip is certainly a rea- at231 Hackensack St. in Wood- NJ DEP reports that the Striped sonable alternative for anyone Ridge; Tel.: (201) 438-2455 Bass regulations are as follows: that cannot commit to the entire weekend. Effective September 1, 2015, the new Striped Bass Bonus Please be sure to keep an eye on Program regulations are as fol- the calendar that is on our web- lows: site as we ramp up for the fall ac- One fish 24" to less than 28" tivities. We will need help with egg delivery to the TIC schools, Applications for the SBBP may stockings and clean-ups. There be submitted online or at license are also numerous fishing trips agents. Permits are issued in the being planned and our order of receipt. classes will start towards the end New Jersey recreational of the month. The next few ac- striped bass regulations in all tivities are usually right on the state waters are as follows: home page but the calendar fea- One fish 28" to less than 43" ture will allow you to plan for AND one fish 43" or greater events that will take place later on. You will find the calendar link under the Activities heading on the top of the homepage. Be sure to check the Trips and Conserva- tion links for more detailed infor- mation on the next few events.

Bruce Seiden Volume 38 46 Riffles PagePage 54

Tenkara: Other Level Line Rod Choices There has been an ongoing con- the same Tenkara techniques but same as troversy within the Tenkara com- using a weighted fly. Keiryu rods munity regarding what is Tenkara To further complicate the issue and not made and what is not. To the purist, what about the use of a level line of cork, foam or the Tenkara method involves us- rod that is not classified as a wood. These ing a Tenkara rod with a Hi-Vis Tenkara rod but can cast rods are very Fluorocarbon line with a Sakasa Tenkara files using Hi-Vis fluoro- light in weight Kebari fly. In many regards that carbon lines beautifully? Why and are ex- is a correct assessment, if you not use these rods if it is the right tremely soft ac- plan to fish Tenkara as they tradi- tool for your type of fishing. I’m tion rods. The tionally fish in Japan. However, sure you would not use a 7 foot 3 Seiryu rod we are not in Japan. weight rod to go Czech nym- tends to have a Our streams are dif- phing? The same logic applies flex rating of ferent, even our fish with determining which level line 5:5. The Seiryu are different. We tar- rods you should use. rod is a perfect get rainbow, brown, choice for trout brook and cutthroat We’ll first discuss Keiryu Rods. under 12 – 14 trout while in Japan Keiryu translates to mean moun- inches and they fish for Amago, tain streams. Keiryu rods are te- . lescopic rods like their Tenkara Iwana, Ito and Ya- Rod Choice mame. Almost from cousins. However they are stiff the introduction of action rods with more backbone So you would like to try Tenkara Tenkara in the that can easily cast heavily fishing but do not know which rod United States back in weighted flies and handle large to get? For western a 9 2009, there has been fish. In Japan Keiryu rods are foot 5 weight medium action rod a large percentage of known as bait rods but why not would be an excellent starting Tenkara anglers that use a instead of a point. For Tenkara it would be a are bending the live nymph? Keiryu rods can al- 12 foot 6:4 Tenkara rod. And just r u l e s , so cast a traditional Sakasa Ke- like western fly fishing one rod bari fly beautifully. may not satisfy different fishing “Americanizing” Tenkara using differ- The most visible difference be- opportunities. You wouldn’t take ent methods and tween a Keiryu rod and a a 8 foot 4 weight rod stripper fis- hing, right? techniques than what Tenkara rod is the handle. A is practiced by the Tenkara rod handle is made of You need to consider the type Tenkara anglers in cork, foam or wood while a fishing you will be doing. Are you Japan. Keiryu rod does not have an targeting hatchery stocked trout

Here’s what is meant added handle. The handle of a and panfish? Are you fishing dry by bending the rules. Keiryu rod is just the continuation flies or un-weighted nymphs and If you fish using a of the rod blank with a textured wet flies? Then a Tenkara rod Tenkara rod, with a coating applied to prevent the rod may be all you need. However, if Hi-Vis fluorocarbon from slipping from your hand. you like to target large fish like level line and a bead head prince Keiryu rods tend to have a flex largemouth bass, carp and strip- nymph, are you Tenkara fishing? rating of 7:3 and 8:2. These are ers and use heavily weighted One camp would say no because the rods to consider when target- flies then you should consider a in Japan they would never use a ing those trophy browns, large- Keiryu rod. And if you enjoy tar- weighted nymph only an un- mouth bass and carp. geting native brook trout in small weighted wet fly. The other Next are the Seiryu Rods. Seiryu streams using dry and wet flies, camp would say of course it’s translates to clear stream fishing. then nothing will beat a Seiryu Seiryu rods are also telescopic rod. Tenkara fishing. You are using rods. Their handles are the the same equipment, following Bob Hresko Volume 38 46 Riffles PagePage 64

Quantum Migration? Boat For Sale

An August 1, 2015 review of a recent book, Life on the Edge , by Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al- Khalili, describes the many ways in which quantum mechanics is involved in biology. In fact, the re- viewer, John Grib- bin, from the Uni- versity of Sussex, begins his review with this sentence, “There is a sense in which all of biology is quantum biology”.

When the book’s authors de- scribe what they call the Quan- 2008, 14 ft, Lowe semi-vee, aluminum boat tum Robin, they describe the The boat has a 2007 Mercury 9.9 hp, four stroke outboard and Cavi- magnetic sense organ in birds ness oars (these oars are pvc so they do not rot or split) and other animals that allows them to accurately migrate long The only water the boat has ever been in is Green Pond..no salt wa- ter at all. distances. They write that the ability is linked to the quantum My reason for selling it is my knees...since discovering tennis, I can concept of “entanglement”; when hardly navigate our steps two or more quantum entities, Asking price: $2,500. like electrons, are linked together and the linked entities react simi- Call Ed Higgins at 973-409-4081 for further information larly when one is prodded even if they are all separated by great Milkweed Bug distances. A milkweed bug feeding on As- because, like Monarch Butterflies, The book’s authors also write clepius Tuberosa (Butterfly they live on milkweed plants and that Monarch Butterflies and fruit Weed), a type of milkweed. do not taste good. A bird that flies have this ability. Their garish colors do not cause eats one will not do the same thing again. Geese Peace, the organization them to become prey to birds that teaches how to humanely eradicate populations of resident August Fly Tying Night Canada Geese, maintains that the geese are able to migrate great distances because it has been found that their bills contain deposits of iron that can respond to the earth’s magnetic field. Perhaps this is also based on a quantum ability.

I do not know if the authors of Life on the Edge or anyone else have determined that this is how eels, shad, salmon and other sea life are also able to accurately migrate. Volume 38 46 Riffles PagePage 74

John D. Voelker 422 to 1

John D. Voelker was a lawyer, author and fly fish- Four hundred twenty two to one! erman who came from Michigan’s Upper Penin- If you ever wondered how many sula. His law career included serving as a County trees there in the world, wonder Prosecutor and, later, as a member of Michegan’s no longer; there are 3.04 trillion Supreme Court. However, he is probably better and that number of trees means know by his pen name, Robert Traver, and for his that there are 422 trees for every book, Anatomy of a Murder. The best-selling novel human on earth. was turned into an Academy Award-nominated film This count of the world’s trees - directed by Otto Preminger and starring James was made by the Yale School of Stewart - that was released July 1, 1959. Duke Forestry and Environmental Ellington wrote the music for the movie. It is criti- Studies and published in early cally acclaimed as one of the best trial movies of September by the journal Nature. all time. In generating the total they used Voelker/Traver wrote the following to describe why he liked to fish: data from the Smithsonian Tropi- “I fish because I love to; because I cal Research Institute, the Na- love the places were trout are found, tional Forest Inventory and other which are always more beautiful, and I sources; in all, they used 429,775 hate most places were crowds of peo- ground-based measurements in ple are found. Because in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is an endless source of delight and a small act of rebellion. Because trout do not lie or cheat and can not be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quiet and humility and endless patience. Because I suspect men are walking this earth for only one life time and I would hate to waste the trip; because more than 50 countries. only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness; because While the number of trees world- bourbon out of a tin cup always tastes better; because some day I wide is large, we are cautioned might see a mermaid; and finally not because I regard fishing as being that the number of trees on earth so terribly important but because I suspect that so many other of our has fallen by 46 percent since the concerns are so unimportant- and not nearly so much fun.” beginning of human civilization. This is also startling since it seems to indicate that Yale’s staff includes one or more researchers who are extremely old and who maintained extensive records for thousands of years.

The Hackensack River

The photos to the left are of various sections of the Hackensack River beween Oradell and New Milford and between River Edge and New Milford. Some were taken near the Oradell Public Works Department and the yard where NJ Transit buses are Parked. Volume 38 46 Riffles PagePage 84 Whaling Slaughter in the Faroes

The following is excerpted from a 13 August 2015 posting [ http://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/whaling-in-the- faroes/ ] by Richard Corbett, Labour MEP for Yorkshire & Humber.

“I expect you are aware of the continued whaling in the Faroe Islands when around 250 whales were slaugh- tered on two beaches in one day. This was part of a whale hunt known as the grindadrap (literal translation “murder of whales”) or grind. The killing is not restricted to pilot whales, it also includes white sided dolphins, orcas and bottle nose dolphins.

“The Faroese insist that this meat is not sold, but every part of the whale is used and is shared amongst their community as a valuable source of meat for a region that has very little in terms of natural resources. The whole of that statement is a lie for four reasons:

1 Whale meat from the grinds is sold in supermarkets and restaurants in the Faroe Islands, so it is bringing in money for some of the people involved. 2 Every part of the whale killed is not used, not even every whale killed is used. The hunters have been documented discarding whole whale carcasses into the sea that they did not have time to proc- ess before dusk. 3 It is not a valuable source of meat, it is very dangerous due to the amount of toxins (high levels of mercury and PCBs) even Faroese doctors confirm it contains. 4 The Faroe Islands have a thriving including farmed salmon. They also have a large amount of sheep. They trade these commodities for all the benefits of a materialisic society and with this and their subsidies they enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world.

The resulting argument is that the Faroese kill whales because they want to kill whales.

“Denmark has sent naval vessels to support the grind and prevent protesters from getting close to the whales in an attempt to protect them. Before 2014 Denmark remained completely separate from the hunt, but by sending their ships, they are clearly showing their support for this slaughter. These included a frigate, helicopters, small boats and hundreds of sailors at a huge cost to the Danish and European taxpayers.”