C e n t r a l O r e g O n VOL. 39 | NUMBER 5 | JUNE 2016 Flyfisher President’sPRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Message he salmon fly hatch is on in the Warm Springs to Trout Creek section of the lower Deschutes. The Tcooler weather in late May slowed it down a bit 1 ContentsPRESIDENT'S MESSAGE but there are still plenty of bugs and I expect that the hatch 2 GENERAL MEETING will continue into early June. If you haven’t gone yet, try 2 OUTINGS to get on out there. There are some big powerful redsides ~ Capt’ Caddis Crappie On-a-Fly Challenge waiting for your fly. Thanks to Eric Steele for organizing ~ East Lake 2 Night Outing the campout at Trout Creek. 2 OUTINGS CALENDAR 2016 Bob Wolfe gave a great presentation in May on how 3 EVENTS to fish chironomids. He has a designed a few killer ~ Old Mill Casting Course chironomid patterns and we have posted one of them to 4 KOKANEE KARNIVAL the COF web site under the presentation button. Be sure ~ Review to check it out. 4 SOCIAL MEDIA ~ Update While the club has many outings and classes I want to remind members that there are lots of great instructional 4 MEMBERSHIP ~ Update opportunities offered by the local fly shops throughout the 5 CONSERVATION year. Check out the shops’ web sites to see what they have ~ Update going. 6 EDUCATION We have lots of new members. If you are looking for ~ Update a fishing partner or help on how to fish the local waters, 7 NEXT CAST FLYFISHERS reach out at one of the meeting or outings or educational ~ Update events and ask for some help. I know it can seem 8 COF BOARD MEMBERS intimidating but there really are lots of members willing to 9 TYER’S CORNER help, just ask us. 9 LIBRARY Oregon Kids Fishing Day will be held at Caldera ~ Update Springs in Sunriver on Saturday June 4 starting at 9:00. 11 WILD WOMEN OF THE WATER COF members are invited to attend, to bring their kids or 11 OTHER NEWS grandkids and/or come on out and help. ODFW stocks ~ Pram For Sale ~ Fishing Chrinomids Review some lunkers in the pond and the Sunriver Anglers can ~ Attention Fly Tyers always use help with the fishing. I’ll be assisting with the ~ Deschutes River Two Night Trout C O Creek Campout Review G kids casting. If you would like to volunteer, please contact N N S I E T R A ~ Rod Raffle V C I U Rynie Misyashiro at 925-864-7844 or bounderific@yahoo. N D G E • • ~ Blood Knots R G ESTORIN ~ 2016 COF Fundraising Banquet & com. The Sunriver Resort provides a free lunch to all who Raffle Rewiew attend. 14 UPSTREAM EVENTS ~ In the Future ~Lee Ann Ross GENERALGENERAL MEETING:MEETING JUNE 15 | 7:00 PM | GENERAL MEETING | BEND SENIOR CENTER, 1600 SE REED MARKET ROAD, BEND ur featured speaker this month Chris Wharton of Stillwater Guide Service. Chris, owner of Stillwater OGuide, service has over 40 yrs. of fly fishing experience and has been fishing the Reno/Tahoe and outlying areas for the last 32 years and guiding it for 18 years. Chris specializes in going after trophy trout on stillwater lakes and guiding and fishing the blue ribbon wild fish waters of the Truckee River. In Chris’s presentation, he will get in depth on the nuts and bolts of techniques to land more and larger fish in stillwater. He will also speak to the world famous Pyramid Lake where his clients have landed Lahontan cutthroat over the 20lb. mark. As he puts it is not rocket science to catch fish at Pyramid but there are many little intricacies, that if learned will put more fish on the line. Pre-Meeting: at 6:15: Topic to be announced. An email blast will be sent out. OUTINGS OUTINGS CALENDAR 2016 Capt’ Caddis Crappie MONTH DAY DESTINATION LEADER On-a-Fly Challenge June 10-12 Capt. Caddis Crappie on a Fly Betsy Brower- Challenge Prineville Reservoir Mullong/Andy Smith June 10, 11, 12 June 16th-25th British Columbia Trip Lee Ann Ross Meet at Prineville Reservoir Resort July 7th-9th East Lake, 2 nights, BBQ Eric Steele Sept 15th-17th Steens Mountain - John Tackmier Wild Horse & Fish Lake Oct 2nd-5th Beavertail Steel Head Robert Gentry crappie? Because it’s FUN! After beds and up close to the lake bank fishing all day, we’ll gather for a along the steep drop offs. potluck Saturday evening. You’ll We will have an informational need a float tube, boat, pontoon meeting before the COF June 15th boat, kayak or other watercraft plus monthly meeting starting at 6:00 fishing gear. in the game room area. We will discuss the logistics for camping and “Fins Up” fisherfolk. Plan now to East Lake 2 Night Outing fishing East Lake, and options for a join us on the high seas of Cen- Thur July 7th–Sat July 9th group meal. There will be a brief- tral Oregon for the annual Capt’ ing to participants on the “how, his is a multiday campout at Caddis Crappie on-a-fly Challenge when, where” to fish East Lake to East Lake. The lake provides at the Prineville Reservoir Resort, include what to expect along with the perfect setting to fish June 10, 11 and 12. Why fish for T gear & fly options. from boat, float tube or the shore- We have reserved eight campsites line. Boats are available to rent at • For more information or to RSVP, contact in the Cinder Hill campground. East Lake Resort. The lake sup- Andy Smith (541-388-4346 or Andysmith- Each campsite is for up to 6 peo- ports rainbow trout, brown trout [email protected]) or Betsy Brauer-Mullong ple and can facilitate RV or trail- and kokanee salmon. It is a ideal 541-389-4372 (call before noon) er. Partner up with a fellow COF setting for multiple types of fish- flyfisher and we can maximize the • For resort information (camp site reserva- ing including streamer, nymphing number of people in close prox- tions, boat rentals and all accommodations), (great chironomid water), and with imity to the COF activities. There contact Prineville Reservoir Resort (541- the callibaetis hatch emerger & dry is room for One RV/trailer and a 447-7468 or [email protected]) fly. Go down into the cold depths couple of tents. Continued on page 3 or ply your dry fly along the weed 2 T h e C e n T r a l O r e g O n Flyfisher | JUNE 2016 OUTINGS CONT. EVENTS East Lake 2 Night continued from page 2 Old Mill Casting Course Tuesdays at Old Mill Casting Course Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives The campsites reserved are #24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 6, & 4. Our Next Cast group will be in #25 & 27. One campsite available: #24. Once you claim one of these sites, you can adjust the dates. Contact Eric for one of the sites already reserved. Photo: © RiverKeeper Flies Additional sites to reserve on your COF members attend introduction to the Old Mill Fly Casting Course own: http://www.recreation.gov/ camping/Cinder_Hill_Campground/r/ June 7, 14, 21 & 28/July 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2016–6:00pm campsiteSearch.do?contractCode=NR- Let’s continue the fun and improve our fly casting! We’re going to meet every Tuesday SO&parkId=72092&selectedSit- evening in June and July for casual, self-guided practice. eRb=283342 There are non-reserve sites in This is not a class, it’s free and no RSVP required! Just show up and enjoy time with fellow this area as well. In addition, East fly fishers! Continued on page 3 Lake Resort has cabins and an RV There won’t be instructors, but we have many terrific casters amongst our group. Don’t be site with power & water hookups. afraid to ask for help!! They are a very short drive away that enables you to join us around Meet at hole #10 (near Chico’s) if you want to join others or head out on your own. Score- the meal table and the campfire cards with the map are available at Confluence Fly Shop or at the Ticket Mill. ring. Questions? Contact Karen Kreft: [email protected] For those signed up we will have the briefing on June 15th and we will send For more information about the Old Mill Fly Casting Course see the COF May 2016 newslet- out updates via email. RSVP ter, page 10 (https://coflyfishers.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/News- Eric Steele [email protected] letters/Archive/maynews/May16.pdf). 541-549-2072 541-318-1616 FULL SERVICE FLY SHOP AND GUIDE SERVICE ADDRESS: 35 SW CENTURY DR BEND, OR 97702 WWW.FLYANDFIELD.COM SHOP ONLINE ONLINEFLYFISHINGSHOP.COM BOOK A TRIP TODAY! JUNE 2016 | T h e C e n T r a l O r e g O n Flyfisher 3 KOKANEE KARNIVAL SOCIAL MEDIA Our 2016 Review Team of Volunteers Update The Kokanee Karnival Youth Alan Stout Greg Cotton When your Education Program completed our on your Alex Beattie Jack McDonald Spring Angling Clinic held at Shevlin next outing, Pond in Bend for six days at the end Andy Smith Jamie Bowles make sure of April and first days of May 2016. Angela Sitz Jennifer Luke you snap We had pretty good weather, heck Bill Figley Jerry Criss a couple pics and send them my we really lucked out with the weath- way via email! It’s great to show Bill Raleigh Jerry Hubbard er, and the students, teachers, parent the community how active our chaperones and volunteers all had Bunny Arnold Kathleen Schroeder club members are.