THE OREGON Winter 2014 Volume 27 Issue 1 The Newsletter of the Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers O L R I E C G N O U N C O Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers www.nwexpo.com WIN A SIGNED FIRST EDITION of the Most Popular Fly-Tying Book of All Time! Come see us at the show to fill out your entry form. The drawing will be held at the end of the show on Sunday. Ted Leeson and Jim Schollmeyer wrote the quintessential fly-tying book, gathering tips & techniques from tiers around the world. They share hundreds of fly-tying techniques and dressing styles with 3,000 photographs, including step-by-step instructions and photos. You will be astonished at how much fly-tying information is packed into this big, beautiful book. Find out what fly tiers everywhere already know… If It’s Not in The Fly Tier’s Benchside Reference You Don’t Need It! www. AmatoBooks.com The Oregon Fly Fisher Contents2013 EXPO HALL President’s Message................................5 Event Schedule ...................................6-8 Vendors List ...........................................9 O L R I E C Exhibit Hall.. ...................................10-11 G N O U N C O The Oregon Fly Fisher is published by the Oregon Council Family Fun Day ................................... 12 of the Federation of Fly Fishers, P.O. Box 1438 Sisters, OR Awarded Grants ....................................13 97759-1438. The newsletter is distributed to all members New Expo Tyer Chair...........................14 of the Federation of Fly Fishers within the Oregon Tyers Schedule ................................15-18 Council. Address all editorial correspondence to: Sherry Win this Rod ........................................19 Steele, 69077 Chestnut Place, Sisters, OR 97759. Email: Council Officers & Oregon Clubs ........ 20 [email protected]. Phone 541-549-2072 Deadline for submittal is one month prior to the quarterly publication The Fly Fisher – Publication Information which is distributed the first week in January, April, July, Editor: Sherry Steele & October. Articles may be submitted via email, with Newsletter Printing: XPress Printing attachments/Photos in jpg or tiff format etc., text files or Sisters, OR hard copy. Letters to the editor are welcome. Copyright© 2014, The Oregon Council, Inc. Original material may not be reproduced in print or electronically without the prior permission. Member Clubs may reproduce articles, stories, and artwork in their newsletters with proper credit Events Calendar given to the creators for distribution to their members only. NW Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo March 7th, - 9th 2014 Albany, OR Lynn County Expo Center ORCFFF Annual Meeting June 21,2014 Joseph Stewart State Park IFFF Fly Fishing Fair Livingston, MT Aug 5th – Aug 9th 2014 www.fedflyfishers.org Girl Scouts of America - Girl Fest November 15, 2014 ORCFFF Fly Tying & Casting Instruction 2015 NW Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo Plan on joining the fun for 3 days Friday, Saturday and Sunday Lynn County Expo Center Albany, OR March 13th & 14th & 15th 2015 Visit the Oregon Council website at: http://www.nwexpo.com/ Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers 3 The Oregon Fly Fisher EXPO WELCOME & PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Message from FFF Oregon Council President & Expo Chair number of volunteers, tyers, and from these auctions allow the participating vendors that put Council to fund conservation forth their effort to improve the grants, club grants, and two Expo every year. Oregon State University fishery management scholarships. Friday night is the reception at 5PM in the Santiam building. Sunday is Family Fun Day and This reception is to thank all the Meet Our Combat Veterans. tyers, volunteers and vendors for This special day will start with their continued support for the a color guard flag ceremony to event. There will be finger food, welcome all our combat veterans. no host bar, silent auction, and Please stop and talk to them awards. Don’t miss this gathering during your visit to the Expo. We - it is your party. have some stellar programs for the kids. The Oregon Council proudly The Saturday Night fund raising presents the 2014 Northwest Banquet will be a super party The Oregon Council IFFF Annual Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo. held in the Santiam Building. Get meeting will be held Saturday This Expo marks our 26th year your tickets early and choose June 21, 2014 at Joseph Stewart that we have been hosting this your table so you can sit with State Park. The weekend will event. Its growth and success your friends. The evening will include a fly tying & casting is attributed to the enormous include a high-end silent auction program for parents and kids and our live auction. Proceeds that are staying at the park that weekend. Please plan to attend the meeting to elect the board members & officers for 2014-15. For more information send me an email at [email protected]. We will need volunteers to help teach the kids. Our Mission The mission of the Oregon Council Federation of Fly Fishers is to Improve Fly Fishing in Oregon by providing information to fly fishers, to improve their skills by preserving and expanding fly fishing opportunities and by improving fish habitat. Sherry Steele – 2014 President, Oregon Council [email protected] 541-549-2072 Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers 5 EVENT SCHEDULE The Oregon Fly Fisher FridayFriday Mar chEvents 7, 2014 EXPO EVENT SCHEDULE Open for Volunteers, 7:30AM Class Sessions Class Sessions Class Sessions Casting Sessions Class Sessions Class Sessions Class Sessions Spey Pond Outdoors Tyers,Vendors Tyers Schedules Learning Center Expo Theater Casting Pond 8:00AM Registration Open Expo Hall Expo Hall Classroom 1 Classroom 2 Classroom 3 Classroom 4 Expo Hall Arena Area A Arena Area B Arena Area C Arena Area D 9:00AM Exhibit Hall Open Tyers Session I Learning Session 1 Theater Session 1 Class Session 1 Class Session 1 Class Session 1 Casting Demo #1 Class Session 1 Class Session 1 Class Session 1 Class Session 1 Class Session 1 Class & Tyer 1140 1150 1160 1170 1180 1190 Session 1 I Free 1110 1120 1130 1100 Casting Still Water Fishing Central Steelhead Fishing Essential Spey Tactics for Casting Doctor Casting Doctor Casting Doctor Casting Doctor Beginning Fly Tying Presentations Oregon The John Day Thread Control Tight Casts Single Hand Single Hand Single Hand Single Hand Spey Casting Knot Tying Denny Rickards Marc G. Williamson Marty&Mia Sheppard John Rodriquez Lee Davidson James Gruetzman Phil Greenlee Ron Hublitz Marcus Talmadge Dwight klemin 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 30 Min 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 10:00AM Raffles, Silent 2.5 Hrs 9:00AM-10:30PM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-9:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 9:00AM-10:30AM 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 16 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 1.15 HR Open 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 10:45AM Class Session 2 Learning Session 2 Theater Session 2 Class Session 2 Class Session 2 Class Session 2 Casting Demo #2 Class Session 2 Class Session 2 Class Session 2 Class Session 2 Class Session 2 Free 1210 1220 1230 1240 1200 1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 Casting Why Public Lands Fly Fishing The Applied Entomology Caddis Dry Files Controlling Fly Lines Casting Doctor Casting Doctor Better Distance Saltwater Cast SpeyCasting Doctor Fly Tying are Important Williamson River For Beginners For Spring Creeks Single Hand Single Hand Single Hand Single Hand 9:00Am-11:30AM Knot Tying Theodore Roosevelt John Hyde Bill Swift Sherry Steele Don Simonson Paul Rieigert Jim Wigington Pat Pterman Joe Libeu Leroy Teeple 15 Min Setup 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 11:45AM Tyer Session II Tyers Session II 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-11:15AM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM 10:45AM-12:15PM II 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 1.15 HR Open 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 15 Min Setup Time 12:30PM Class Session 3 2.5 hrs Learning Session 3 Theater Session 3 Class Session 3 Class Session 3 Class Session 3 Casting Demo #3 Class Session 3 Class Session 3 Class Session 3 Class Session 3 Class Session 3 Free 1310 1320 1330 1340 1300 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 Casting What is Happening Advanced InDepth In Depth, Steelhead Known&Lesser Known Casts for Fishing Casting Doctor Casting Doctor Casting Beyond the Casting Doctor Spey Casting Doctor Fly Tying To the Deschutes Stillwater Presentations & Salmon Fly Fishing Lake Trout Feed Single Hand Single Hand Basics Doctor Single Hand Knot Tying David Moskowitz Denny Rickards Jim Teeny John Rodriquez Al Buhr Kathy Kim Pat Peterman Don Simonson Dwight Klemin Lee Davison 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 30 Min 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 1.5 Hrs 11:45AM-2:15PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-1:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 12:30PM-2:00PM 15 Min Setup 30 min Setup time 30 min Setup time 30 Min Setup Time 30 Min Setup Time 30 Min Setup Time 1.5 Hr Open 30 Min Setup Time 30 Min Setup Time 30 Min Setup Time 30 Min Setup Time 30 Min Setup Time 2:30PM Tyer Session III Tyers Session III Learning Session 4 Theater Session 4 Class Session 4 Class Session 4 Class Session