Search “Santiam Flycasters” SANTIAM FLYCASTERS SANTIAMFLYCASTERS.COM September 2019 September Meeting: Exploring Fly Line Board Meeting Choices for Today’s Fly Rods Monday Sept. 9 7:00 pm With Mitch Smith Garibaldi Family Restaurant We would like to welcome General Meeting Mitch Smith, owner of Two Thursday Sept. 12 Rivers Fly Shop in Albany and a generous supporter of 7:00 pm our annual auction, as our Pringle Community Center September speaker. Mitch will be sharing his insights Fly Tying Group and opinions on the latest Wednesday Sept. 18 trends in the fly line industry and what factors are driving Garibaldi Family Restaurant these innovations What’s new in the In This Issue world of line tapers, weights, coatings and applications? Mitch will be happy to discuss it all, so • President’s Corner “Still Water bring your questions and let Mitch help you get the most from your time fly Fishing: 6 Wet Flies You will Always fishing, whether it’s for steelhead, salmon, trout or bass. Find in My Fly Box” by Ricky Love I believe most of us are familiar with his wonderful shop in Albany, but if • Fly Tying Group, September 18 you are new to the area or new to fly fishing or fly tying you should plan a • Hosmer Lake Outing Report by Ken visit to the Two Rivers Fly Shop either in person or online at Karnosh tworiversflyshop.biz. • Hosmer Lake Photo Album • Willamette River Photo Album Representative Needed! • Willamette River Outing Report by Bill Cruscial After many years of service Keith elected to not be our club • South Santiam Outing Report by Ken representative to the ORCFFFI (Oregon Council of Federation of Fly Karnosh Fishers International) and Howard decided that his travels wouldn’t allow him to do it, so our club needs a new person for those duties. • South Santiam River Pictures • August Casting Session Keith says that the duties are minimal, basically to take part in, and represent our club at, the three Council meetings each year, which • East Lake Outing—Sept. 7 may be held in Albany, by telephone, or possibly in the Sisters area. • Little Nestucca River Outing — This is a good chance to meet other fly fishers and learn something of Sept. 14 the ORCFFI operation, with only the effort that you wish to provide. • Diamond Lake Outing — September 28 If you are willing to be our representative, please contact Ricky at • Project Healing Waters — Yamsi [email protected]. Thank you! Ranch • September Fly of the Month — Blue Winged Olive by Jim Ferguson Page 2 President’s Corner Santiam Flycasters By Ricky Love BOARD AND OFFICERS Still Water Fishing: 6 Wet Flies You Will Always Find in My Fly Box Ricky Love President Like many of you that have fly-fished for several years, I have my favorite George Hingston “go to” flies that are always in my fly Vice President/Programs box. For this article I’ll focus on what I Bill Cruscial use when I fish on Still Water (lakes, reservoirs) and I have a high level of Secretary confidence that I will net fish with Tim Johnson these flies. My top 6 wet flies include a Wooly Bugger, Gold Rib Hare’s Ear, Treasurer/Membership Pheasant Tail Nymph, Damselfly Board Members Nymph, Soft-hackle fly, and a Guar- anteed. Will and Reenie Satak Concessions (Editor’s Note: If your browser supports, links have been included to a variety of videos demonstrating these patterns. Several videos feature SFC club mem- Matt Neznanski bers tying these flies. The “Six Pack” and “Guaranteed” are demonstrated by Webmaster Ricky.) Leroy Shepherd Wooly Bugger. If you are fishing in Stillwater, leeches are prevalent Newsletter Editor year-round and you just need to figure out what size, color, and action trigger Position Open the bite. If I had to choose just one color of wooly bugger it would be black, IFFF Representative however, you will always find black, brown, purple, and olive (with burnt or- Bob Karau ange tail) in my box. Some members often use white wooly buggers and net fish. Sizes in my box range from size 6-12. Size 8 is what I use most often. Ken Karnosh Don Meyer Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear. In my early days as a fly fisherman, this Steve Reynolds was my “go to” fly. It is a great searching pattern and can imitate mayfly nymphs and caddis pupae. Sizes in my box range from size 10-18. I catch Kent Toomb most fish with sizes 12-14 Hare’s Ear. Scott Vaslev Pheasant Tail Nymph. This is another fly that netted me many fish in my early years. Like the Gold Rib Hare’s Ear, it imitates several mayfly Board Members Wanted nymphs, caddisflies, and even midges. This pattern is great for Stillwater but The Santiam Flycasters want you! We are looking also very effective in rivers, streams, etc. I Wednesday for a few good men and normally have sizes 10-18 in my box. I like women. If you are inter- using pearl flashabou for a wing case and it July 18 6:00- ested in helping decide who our presenters are seems to attract fish. and where we go for our outings, please join us. Damselfly Nymph. My favorite wet Or, if you just want to fly to fish with and I’ve caught more fish in find out what goes on during the board meet- my lifetime with a damselfly nymph then any ings or want to share other wet fly. Damselfly nymphs are preva- your opinion; please join lent in many Stillwaters in the Northwest and us. No experience needed, just your interest in fly fish- it is usually the first fly I tie on when fishing ing is all it takes to be a Stillwater whether or not I see them on/or in board member. the water. My favorite damselfly pattern is called a “Pheasant Tail Six Pack” I just call it a Six Pack. The body and tail are tied with pheasant tail fibers and the hackle is dyed pheasant rump feather. I use olive or yellow died rump feather. Page 3 Soft Hackle Flies. If I could only have one wet fly in my box, it would undoubtedly be a soft-hackle fly. Soft hackle flies can imitate the majority of insects at various stages of their life-cycle. These are extremely easy to tie and a Hungarian partridge provides great soft-hackle feathers for soft hackle flies. The only difference in the variations of soft hackle flies in my box is the body color and whether I put a thorax on or not. My favorite color soft-hackle is olive, but I always have tan, brown, orange, and a pheasant tail soft hackle (pheasant tail fibers for the body and red thread) in my box. Our Club Treasurer, Tim Johnson, “always” puts on an orange soft hackle first whether fishing in still or moving water and usually brings several fish to the net. I use sizes 10-14 and have caught most fish with size 12 soft hackle flies. Guaranteed. This is a pattern many in the club are not famil- iar with but it has gained popularity since I tied it for episode 10 of CCTV (Bill Crucial produces). It is an attractor pattern and a great fly to use when nothing else seems to work. It is tied with a duck feather (barbed tail), orange or red tag (egg sac), peacock herl body, and blue peacock feather (soft hackle), and either black, red, or orange thread. I tie versions with all these color threads. The original version is tied with black thread. This can also be used as a steelhead fly. This fly was also instrumental to my success as a novice fly fisher- man and I tie these in size 8-10. The pattern is hard to find, however if you go to you tube and type in Leroy Hyatt Six Pack you will see the same version I tied on the show. Leroy is from the Palouse in Wash- ington State and I learned this pattern and many others watching his weekly fly- tying show in the late 90s. Although I mentioned above what size hook, I’ve caught the most fish on for each pattern, matching the hatch (size and color) is the best recipe for success. If I had to do the impossible and narrow it down to my top 3 wet flies it would be (1) Wet-Fly, (2) Damselfly “Six pack”, and (3) Wooly Bugger. On your next fishing outing to Still Water (East Lake), if these 6 wet flies are in your box, there is a great chance of you will be successful in bringing fish to the net. Fly Tying Group We will meet on Wednesday, September 18 at Garibaldi’s Family Mexican Restaurant in West Salem from 6:00-8:00 pm. Come, join us to tie, learn, or just visit about fishing. We try to demonstrate a pattern to tie. Each person could also tie a pattern of their choice. It is very laid back and is for all levels of tying ability. If you have questions, contact Kent Toomb at [email protected] or by phone at (541) 990-3964 Page 4 Hosmer Lake Outing Report New Member in By Ken Karnosh August About a dozen of us fished Hosmer Lake on July 27. It was beautiful, Danny Morris, but a bit summery during mid-day. One could really see the stars at Hubbard night and Tim pointed out a number of them and formations with names.