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Central Oregon
C o n te nt s
2 GENERAL MEETING
2 OUTINGS
~2015 Annual Banquet &
Fundraiser
3 SPECIAL EVENTS
~Craig Mathews Seminar
~Central Oregon Sportsman’s Show
4NEXT CAST FLYFISHERS
~Upcoming Events for Kids
~COF Winter Fly Tying
~Kids Tying Flies
~Winter Fly Tying
~Kids Shirts Available With COF
Logo
~COF Fishing Shirts For Sale
5 FLY TYING
~Winter Fly Tying
5 EDUCATION
~2015 Northwest Fly Tyer & Fly
Fishing Expo
6 OTHER NEWS
~FFF 50th Anniversary Homestay
Program
6 MEMBERSHIP
~Welcome New Members
7 CONSERVATION
~Anadromous Fish Reintroduction
& the Deschutes River Alliance
8 WILD WOMEN OF THE WATER
~Fly Shop Hop
9 TYER’S CORNER
~The Shaggy Bugger
President’s Message
COF
seems to be getting stronger
and stronger as a club. As of
mid January, we have over 240 members.
This is an amazing number for this early in
the year. We had over 90 members at the
January meeting to hear a fabulous presentation from the Deschutes River Alliance
about the current problems in the Lower Deschutes due to the changes at
the Pelton Dam. This is an issue we all will want to keep up to date on.
For the biannual winter seminar we have lined up Craig Matthews from
the Blue Ribbon Fly Shop in West Yellowstone, Montana. He is a wealth
of information and his presentation will cover so much more than just
how to fish around Yellowstone. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do
so today. You won’t be sorry.
We have two big
events coming up both
of which we could really use help with. COF
will again staff the ever
popular kids fish pond
at the Redmond Sportsman’s Show March 5 to
8. No special skills are
required, all you have to
Watch kids grin from ear to ear as you help them catch fish.
do is enjoy watching kids
grin from ear to ear as you help them catch fish. Allen Caudle is heading
up this efforts. There are time slots available that should fit almost anyone’s schedule. Please see the article on page 3 for details on how to sign
up. Remember that the Albany Flyfishing Show is a
week later this year so there will not be a conflict
with the fish pond.
Please mark you calendar for our annual
fundraising auction April 11 at the Riverhouse.
We fund club activities, our monthly programs,
our fantastic newsletter, Kokanee Karnival and our
youth fly fishing activities from this auction so it is
hugely important that this event be a big success. If you
have any items you can donate please contact Pete Martin. If you are crafty in anyway, we’d love to have a donation of your wares. If possible, invite a friend to attend
with you. The more the merrier.
~Lee Ann Ross
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GENERAL MEETING: FEBRUARY 18 | 7:00 PM | MONTHLY MEETING | BEND SENIOR CENTER, 1600 SE REED MARKET ROAD, BEND
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he February program features John Cullen Whisenhunt, the head guide for Deep Canyon Outfitters in
Bend. Cullen will educate us on flyfishing for steelhead on the North Santiam River. We’ve had previous
speakers mention the North Santiam but Cullen will focus on it exclusively. The North Santiam offers a unique
opportunity to fish for an exceptional wild stock of steelhead, which enter the river in December and can be
found there through May. Cullen will also discuss the summer hatchery run and trout fishing in the river above
Detroit Lake. He has been guiding since 2011 and brings expertise with Spey casting. Cullen grew up on the
North Santiam and is eager to share his love and passion for this beautiful river.
OUTINGS
OUTINGS 2015
Call for 2015 outings destinations
and leaders. Your outings coordinator would like to hear from you!
Which outings are most desired
in 2015? What destinations would
you like to go to? I am also seeking
members who are willing to offer,
organize, and lead COF outings
during the coming year. Experienced trip leaders are encouraged
to again volunteer their valuable
and much appreciated services to
the club membership. Club members who have never organized and
led a fishing outing, but have the
knowledge and skills to introduce
others to a new fishing destination,
are strongly encouraged to become
a trip leader. If you are interested
in sharing your ideas or acting as
a 2015 outing leader, feel free to
contact me at the monthly meeting,
by phone (541-549-2072) or email
(outings@ coflyfishers.org). – Eric
Steele, Outings Coordinator
It’s coming—2015
Annual Banquet and
Fundraiser
When: Saturday, April 11, 2015
Where: Riverhouse Convention
Center
In this newsletter you will find
the registration flyer for our April
11, 2015 banquet. The banquet
serves as the primary fundraising
event to support our youth and
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MONTH
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DESTINATION
LEADER
March
May
June
May/June
July
Aug
Sept/Oct
25–28
2 or 9
18–25
TBD
16–19
18
TBD
Owyhee River
Lower “D” Float Trip
N. Frk. Couer d’Alene River, ID
Davis Lake-3 days
Williamson River
Aspen Hall-BBQ
Lower “D” Steelhead-4 days
Lee Ann Ross
Eric Steele
Eric Steele
Larry Godfrey
Yancy Lind
Herb Blank
Robert Gentry
conservation programs and club activities. We need you to make this
fundraising event successful.
Donate—Do you have good
fly fishing equipment that you no
longer use? You’ve bought a new
rod or two and that old serviceable
rod or reel has been sitting there for
years. I’m talking about good stuff a
fellow COF’er might like to bid on
or find in a bucket raffle. Not junk.
Do you tie flies? We’ll provide
the box. Perhaps you are a crafter
of some kind making creations you
are proud of from wood, fabric, or
yarn. Maybe you wouldn’t mind
taking a club member fishing or
you need to downsize the wine
collection in the cellar.
Attend the banquet—Come
to the banquet and spend a little
money. Meal costs are break-even.
The Riverhouse donates the facility. We raise money from what you
spend in the bucket raffle, silent,
and live auction.
Volunteer—If you’ve got some
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time I’ve probably got a spot for
you visiting businesses for donations
or picking up items. And while
we’ve got a great crew trying to
teach me my new job as banquet
chair I expect we all could use
more help.
Bring your donation to the next
COF meeting and give it to Roger Vlach or myself. Roger is also
looking for meeting night raffle
items. You can also contact me for
an item pickup.
For more information contact:
Chairman—Peter Martin, 541-388-8956,
pcmartin@bendbroadband.com
Donations/Raffle/Auction—Roger Vlach,
541-382-6400,
roger.vlach@wellsfargoadvisors.com
SPECIAL EVENTS
Volunteers needed
for Central Oregon
Sportsman’s Show
Trout Pond
Central Oregon Fly Fishers and
Sunriver Anglers Present
Craig Mathews
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March 5–8 2015 at Deschutes County Fair
in Redmond
COF staffs the kids trout pond
with volunteers to help kids catch
their first fish! If you have never
done this it is extremely fun and
gratifying. The job consists of helping kids land and unhook fish and
placing in provided plastic bags so
they can take fish home. Shifts are
about four hours and range from
10:0AM until 8:00PM. All you
need to bring is a landing net (if
you have one) and some forceps
FEB. 21–22, 2015
BEND RIVERHOUSE & CONVENTION CENTER
DESCHUTES CONFERENCE ROOM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9:00–5:00
e are pleased to have world-renowned angler & conservationist
Craig Mathews of the Blue Ribbon Fly Shop, West Yellowstone,
Montana. Craig will cover “Exploring Yellowstone Country’s Overlooked Waters” which will look at opportunities anglers miss when visiting the area. Craig has authored or co-authored 9 books on fly fishing
and will present the “how to” of successes when fishing the Northwest.
Craig and others of the Blue Ribbon Fly Shop have invented a significant number of “go to” flys used world wide and specifically in the
northwest which he will show how to tie along with when and how
to use each fly. The fly tying session will focus on the most effective
yet simple fly patterns to fool the most selective trout—from midges to
mayflies and caddis and more.
This workshop brings together entomology, pattern selection, presentation, and fly tying along with conservation for the fly fisherman. It will
include Yellowstone’s overlooked waters, places to visit most anglers
have never heard of and opportunities just a short walk down the path.
Craig will review the different times of the year, special insect emergences, and so much more. Bring your Notebooks!! This workshop is
perfect for beginner to advanced fly fishers, as everyone will come away
with a much deeper understanding about what patterns to use, how to
fish them, and how to tie them.
Seminar cost for both days includes lunch & drinks: Registration for COF/
SRA members $85 and nonmembers $95 by February 17th.
• Friday, March 6th:
11:30–4:00 and 3:45–8:00
• Saturday March 7th: 9:45–1:00,
12:45–4:,30 and 4:15–8:00
• Sunday, March 8th: 9:45–1:00,
12:45–4:30 and 4:15–8:00
This is COF second largest
fundraiser every year as we receive
$1200.00 for our efforts. We also
need folks to donate flies for this
event. Please hold the date and
volunteer! A sign-up sheet will be
available at January and February
monthly meetings as well.
NOTE THAT THE SPORTSMANS
SHOW IS MARCH 5–8 AND THE
ALBANY SHOW IS MARCH 13 AND
14. THE SHOWS DO NOT OVERLAP
THIS YEAR.
Contact Allen Caudle at ascaudle@gmail.com
or call 605-214-4319 to volunteer or more
information.
Register via https://coflyfishers.wildapricot.org/event-1767102
Questions contact Eric Steele, 541-549-2072, steelefly2@msn.com
F E B R U A R Y
Shifts available:
• Thursday, March 5th:
11:30–4:00 and 3:45–8:00
~Allen Caudle, ascaudle@gmail.com
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NEXT CAST FLYFISHERS
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he Next Cast Flyfishers program provides opportunities
and coordinates activities for young
fly anglers in the area. We are able
to help provide fly fishing instruction through classroom activities,
our fly fishing summer camp, ongoing COF events, and individually
through mentorship and teaching.
We hope that by providing these
opportunities, young anglers will be
exposed to fly fishing and increase
their interest and level of involvement.
Upcoming Events for Kids:
• Redmond Sportsman’s
Show—March 5–8, 2015, the
gigantic trade show in the expo
center includes several fly
fishing displays of equipment,
offers for guided trips, and
signups for drawings. There is
also a fishing pond stocked and
ready for action! Children under
the age of 12 are welcome to
catch a big one!
• NW Fly Fishing and Fly Tyer
Expo—March 13–14, 2015 in
Albany, OR, this expo is the
biggest fly fishing event in the
Northwest. In addition to over
200 demonstration tyers, there
are drawings and raffles, demon-
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strations, youth activities, and classes
(available to sign up
on-line) in a variety of
topics to improve fly
fishing skills.
• Next Cast Flyfishers 3-Day Fish
Camp—June 15–17,
2015—Shevlin Park,
Bend, OR, this camp
is coordinated through
Bend Parks & Recreation and registration
will be included in the
summer activities catalog. Camp
attendees learn all aspects of fly
fishing including knot tying, bug
collection and identification, fly
tying, casting and fly fishing in
Shevlin Pond.
• International Federation of
Fly Fishers 50th Anniversary—August 11–15, 2015 in
Bend, OR. The IFFF will hold
their 50th anniversary fair in Bend
this summer. The fair will feature
classes for instruction in a variety
of fly fishing topics, displays and
demonstrations, and other events.
Watch this newsletter or visit the
IFFF website for details.
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Kids Tying Flies
We are very excited that some of our
young fly fishers are participating in
the Winter Fly Tying sessions put on
each year by COF. The sessions offer
a variety of techniques and are taught
by COF members and local fly fishing experts. The Winter Fly Tying
sessions are well-known amongst
fly fishers and improve skill levels of
intermediate tyers. These sessions will
continue through March.
Kid’s COF Logo Shirts
COF has fishing shirts with the COF
logo on them for sale to our members. We were able to get a youth
sized shirt, too. The shirts are the
Boys Bahama Long Sleeved in light
blue, from Columbia Sportswear,
and will feature the COF logo. The
youth shirts are $25. For sizing, you
can visit the Columbia website.
Orders can be made through the
COF Membership: COF Shirt Sales
website using credit card or check.
Full payment is required prior to
shirts being ordered.
Please contact me directly if you
have questions about the shirts.
~Karen Kreft, nextcast@coflyfishers.org,
503-409-0148
FLY TYING
Winter Fly Tying
Each Tuesday night at 6:00 pm in
January, February, and March tying
instructors will lead fly tying at the
Bend Sr. Center. The classes are
usually full (25–30 tyers each night)
and the instruction moves right
along. These are not suggested for
beginner tyers. While there will be
lots of great tyers willing to help
out, there will not necessarily be
hands-on assistance to all tyers.
Some of our more advanced
Next Cast fly tyers will be attending the winter tying sessions. Please
let me know if you have questions
or need additional information.
~John Kreft, jckreft@gmail.com,
503-559-3811
COF Fishing Shirts For Sale
We have fishing shirts embroidered with the COF logo for sale.
Details for the shirts:
• Columbia Bahama fishing shirts in light blue
• Available sizes/price:
~ Men’s
~ Women’s $45
~ Youth $25
You can order shirts on-line.
• Click this link COF Shirt Sales and
select COF shirt purchase
• Scroll down and click the appropriate
box (select Men’s, Women’s or
Youth sizes)*
• You will see a $1 handling fee on the
first page, the shirts are priced at $44,
your total invoice will be $45 per shirt
($25 for Youth sizes)
• Once you confirm your order an
invoice will be emailed to you—
YOU’RE NOT QUITE DONE
• Click on the invoice in your email and proceed to make payment using a credit card
• You will receive a receipt via email once your order is complete
• You may also pay using a check, simply complete the order form and once you receive an
invoice in your email, mail a check to the COF PO Box 1126, Bend OR 97709
*To order more than one Men’s shirt, you need to complete a separate order form. (i.e., one shirt
per invoice.) Simply complete one order then repeat the process for an additional shirt.
EDUCATION
2015 Northwest Fly
Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo
The 2015 Northwest Fly Tyer & Fly
Fishing Expo, held March 13–14 at
the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, OR, celebrates its 27th year and
is one of the nation’s largest fly-fishing
events. As usual, this expansive event
features vendors, classes, and demonstrations, but the cornerstone of the
Expo is the amazing collection of
more than 200 demonstration fly tiers
dressing everything from the tiniest
trout flies to the showiest steelhead
and Atlantic salmon patterns.
Go to the website (www.nwexpo.
com) to register for one of the many
classes in Fly Casting, Fly Fishing, or
Fly Tying. Expo merchandise and
tickets to Saturday night’s benefit
banquet and auction are also available
on the website.
The Expo serves as a fundraiser for
the Oregon Council International Federation of Fly Fishers. Proceeds are used
for fisheries scholarships, conservation
grants and grants to member clubs.
•Admission: $10 per day; free to IFFF
members, Veterans and youth under 18
•Hours: 9 am–5 pm daily
To volunteer or more info, contact John Kreft,
2015 Expo Chair at: jckreft@gmail.com
Contact Karen Kreft, dancingtrout@gmail.com, 503-409-0148
NEW Website - www.flyandfield.com
· Up to date fishing reports
· Real-time river & weather conditions
Guided Fly-Fishing Adventures
· Deschutes, Crooked and Fall rivers
· Cascade Lakes
· Trout and steelhead
Full-Service Fly Shop
35 SW Century Dr., Bend OR 97702
541-318-1616
www.flyandfield.com
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OTHER NEWS
MEMBERSHIP
FFF 50th Anniversary Homestay Program
If you have not yet renewed your
membership for 2015, you can still
do so until February 14. Look for
the renewal invoice which was sent
to your email address on January
6, open it and follow the instructions. You can pay with your credit
card via PayPal or you can mail a
check to the club at PO Box 1126,
Bend OR 97709. We hope you’ll
take the time to renew now. If you
have never logged in to the Wild
Apricot membership management
system before, go to https://coflyfishers.wildapricot.org/. On the
login screen, first enter the email
address you use to receive email
from COF, then enter your password. The password is your ten
digit telephone number, including
area code and hyphens (xxx-xxxxxxx). If you can’t login using the
telephone number, click the link
“Forgot password” and follow the
steps to create a new password. Go
to Wild Apricot to make changes
to the information you provided
in your member profile, to view
the club roster and so sign up for
events such as the winter seminar.
If you’re not a member but want to
join us, go to www.coflyfishers.org
and click the “Join” button. Let me
know if you have questions.
BEND, OREGON | RIVERHOUSE CONVENTION CENTER | AUGUST 11–15, 2015
In 2015, IFFF will celebrate its 50th Anniversary, a landmark event that
celebrates both the history and the future of the federation. The celebration
will take place in Bend, Oregon, the ideal time to welcome global affiliates
to our U.S. home and to showcase our international credentials. Our IFFF
International Fly Fishing Fair in Bend includes international participants at
every level of the program. We want a global perspective in as many forums
as we can, from fly tying to casting demonstrations and even competitions.
We are looking for members of local fly fishing clubs who would be
willing to host our global members by participating in the IFFF’s Homestay
Program. The IFFF meeting will be held in Bend from August 11 to 15,
2015 at the Riverhouse Convention Center.
The Homestay program will involve hosting an IFFF member from a
foreign country during the week of the IFFF’s International Fly Fishing Fair,
probably from August 10 to 16. In exchange, the host member would be able
to stay as a guest in the foreign visitor’s home for a week. Participation in the
program would also include taking the foreign guest fishing on a local stream
or lake during the week and providing transportation from the host’s house
to IFFF events. Presently, the IFFF is expecting about 18 people from foreign
countries including Japan, England, Norway and Australia.
This would be a great chance to host a fellow angler, meet some interesting people, improve international (fishing) relations and get a chance to
travel to a foreign country to fish. Volunteers should contact Marv
Yoshinaka at mpyosh@chamberscable.com or 541-593-5461. They can
also contact Kuni Masuda, (IFFF Board of Directors) at klmasuda@yahoo.
com 360-573-3310 or 408-406-8830 cell.
~Eric Steele
Welcome New
Members
•Sharon Burchett
•Chuck Burley
•Lee Davis
•Alessandro Dipinto
•Bob Hammond
•Ron Rossi
•Ted Royalty
•Tom Royalty
•Don Stelle
•Glenn Town
~Tim Schindele, membership@coflyfishers.org
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CONSERVATION
Anadromous Fish Reintroduction & the Deschutes River Alliance
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s most anglers in Central Oregon know, nearly $200 million dollars have been spent over
the past several years in an attempt
to reintroduce wild, native summer
steelhead, spring Chinook, and
sockeye salmon into their historic
habitat in the upper basin above
the Pelton
Round Butte
(PRB) complex
of dams at the
confluence of
the Deschutes,
Crooked, and
Metolius Rivers. The heart
of this effort
is the Surface
Water Withdrawal (SWW)
tower recently installed at
Round Butte
Dam. SWW
allows water to
be withdrawn
both from the surface and bottom
of Lake Billy Chinook. Surface
withdrawals create a current that
outmigrating anadromous fish can
follow, leading them into a trap
and subsequent transportation to
the lower Deschutes where they
continue their journey to the
Pacific.
This approach to reintroduction
is experimental and early results
have not met expectations, but reintroduction is far from a failure. As
of the first week of January 2015,
this season 60 adult steelhead that
originated in the upper basin have
returned and been passed from the
lower Deschutes into Lake Billy
Chinook where they may contin-
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ue on to their historic spawning
grounds. 60 is a small number,
but it is hoped that these fish, the
ones with the genetic material that
allowed them to find their way to
the ocean and back, will help create
a robust population over time.
It is important to note that prior
to the installation of
PRB in the
early 1960s,
the single
most important spawning area for
Deschutes
steelhead was
the Crooked
River and its
tributaries.
Like most
rivers, the
Crooked is
not what
is was, but
significant
effort is underway in that watershed to provide improved habitat.
Successful reintroduction above
PRB has the potential to dramatically increase the number of steelhead available to sport anglers in
the lower Deschutes and reduce
dependence on hatchery stocks.
In the approximately 50 years
since PRB was installed, the lower
Deschutes has been a classic tailwater fishery. Cold water drawn from
the bottom of the dam provided
good habitat for redband trout and
their food sources. Operation of
the SWW tower has changed the
nature of the lower river, however, as surface water is mixed with
bottom water withdrawals. This
What they have not
done, however, is link the
decrease in some adult
insect populations with a
decrease in fish populations or their health.
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has resulted in both intended and
unforeseen consequences.
The Deschutes River Alliance
(www.deschutesriveralliance.org)
was formed to study the river after
numerous reports from anglers indicated a dramatic change in insect
hatches. At our January meeting,
Greg McMillan, DRA’s president,
gave us a presentation on their
findings to date.
The DRA has taken a rigorous
approach to studying and quantifying changes in insect populations on
the lower Deschutes. In a short period of time they have gathered an
impressive amount of data on water
quality, temperature, algae populations, and other factors that could
explain the significant changes anglers have seen. Greg and their web
site are a wealth of information.
The DRA has identified a complex web of factors. While they
continue to gather and analyze
data, some high level themes have
emerged:
• There have been some recent and
dramatic changes in insect populations in the lower Deschutes.
For example, Crane Flies have
largely disappeared and spring
mayfly populations have diminished. On the other hand, there
have been increases in populations of mayflies and caddis flies
in the fall.
• The water quality of the lower
Deschutes has been degraded.
This statement is backed by
measurements of pH, dissolved
oxygen, and chlorophyll-a. The
DRA has evidence that water
quality in the lower river is in
violation of the clean water act.
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• There is increased abundance of
nuisance algae, most importantly
stalked diatoms.
The DRA’s hypothesis is that
surface water withdrawals are
reducing the water quality in the
lower river and introducing algae.
The lower water quality also provides a beneficial environment for
the algae. The stalked diatoms in
particular cover rocks and eliminate
the habitat needed by insects that
cling to rocks such as crane flies
and some species of mayflies and
caddis flies.
The DRA has recently gone
beyond data collection and analysis
and contacted the Low Impact
Hydropower Institute, a certification agency, to indicate that the
water quality of the river is in
violation of the Clean Water Act
and that the power generated by
PRB does not meet their standards.
The work that the DRA has
done is impressive. They have
scientifically verified the observations of many and provided a
hypothesis as to the cause. What
they have not done, however, is
link the decrease in some adult
insect populations with a decrease
in fish populations or their health.
There are reports of a dramatic
decline in birds and bats that rely
on adult flying insects for food but
there are no observational reports
of a negative impact on fish.
As experienced anglers in Central Oregon know, trout populations can be quite healthy in a variety of conditions with varying food
sources. And, in fact, the DRA’s
research has shown both a decrease and an increase in some food
sources in the lower Deschutes.
It is also important to remember
that the purpose of the SWW tower is to facilitate anadromous fish
reintroduction above PRB. Surface
water withdrawals are the method
in which downstream migrating
fish are captured. If surface water
withdrawals are eliminated it will
mean an end to the current strategy
of reintroduction.
Changes in the river are a complex issue. We are in the midst
a severe drought in the west and
multiple years of record warm
temperatures and below average
snow pack here in Central Oregon. It has been decades since a
high flow event has occurred in the
lower river, one that has the force
to “flush” the system as would
naturally occur on a periodic basis.
LIND | WHITE GROUP
Yancy Lind & Eric White
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~Yancy Lind, Conservation Chair
conservation@coflyfishers.org
WILD WOMEN OF THE WATER
Fly Shop Hop
PROUD SUPPORTERS OF COF
The Wild Women of the Water are embarking on a new fun &
educational program…Fly Shop
Hop. We will visit a new fly shop
each month this winter. We visited
Confluence Fly Shop in January
and had a super time. Thank you
Tye! Who knows where we will be
next—Join us!
541-312-6821 | yancy_lind@ml.com
~Kari Schoessler, schoessler.karivan@gmail.com
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Central Oregon is increasingly
urbanized. There is also run-off
from several recent large wildfires,
including the chemicals used to
treat them.
It appears that the DRA has
proven that there are concerning
changes in insect populations on
the Deschutes and the ecosystem
is in flux. They have documented that water quality standards are
not being met. Their hypothesis
that surface water withdrawals are
a causal factor is compelling. Large
gaps remain in our understanding
of the problem, however, as well
as documented impact on fisheries
health.
Equally important is consensus
on policy. The Deschutes River has not been in a natural state
since the first dam was built nearly
a hundred years ago. Since that
time people have made numerous
decisions on how the river is to
be managed. Those decisions will
continue to be made in a way that
provides benefits in some areas at
the expense of others.
This will continue to be a topic
of interest to anglers for some time
to come.
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TYER’S CORNER
I’m a big fan of hen pheasant skins
because they are cheap and the
covert feathers on the wings make
great soft hackles that are good
caddis imitations. I really like using
them because feathers that will tie
softies down to the 20’s are hard to
find and hen pheasant skins have
a good supply of them. The hen
skins also have a lot of tan, caramel, brown and black variegated
feathers that have other great uses
on nymphs. Being cheap, I recently
started thinking about other uses
for the larger sized feathers on these
skins and came up with a fly that I
call the Shaggy Bugger. I think this
style will be a good use of the oversized feathers that we all have.
Hook:
4xl sizes 6–12
Thread: color of choice
Tail:marabou
Body:
Hen pheasant body feathers
Shaggy Bugger by Mike Telford, mandstelford@bendbroadband.com
to give the fly a tapered profile. The
fly pictured is off of a hen skin that I
dyed olive. I also use an olive dyed
cock pheasant skin and the olive,
rust, caramel and brown variegations
really look good. For more on the
uses of pheasant skins here is a link to
Jack Gartsides’s page. http://www.
jackgartside.com/art_pheasant_feathers.htm Jack was probably the first to
realize the value pheasant skins and a
real tying innovator.
Directions: Tie in the marabou tail.
Take an appropriate sized body feather and stroke the fibers back and parallel to the stem. Tie in the feather by
the tip at the rear of the fly. As you
wind the feather forward, stroke the
fibers towards the rear of the fly. Tie
the feather off and another one in.
Repeat the process until you reach
the eye of the hook. Depending on
hook size this takes about 3 feathers.
I like to use a larger feather at the last
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