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Across the Stream - February 2005

A Publication of Heart of America Fly Fishers

 

HOAFF February Meeting

Monday, February 21, 2005 - 7pm

 

Fly Fishing Social Night

Our program activity for February will be a social night featuring fly tying and anything else anyone wants to demo. All are invited to participate. Tables and chairs will be provided, bring anything else you think you might need (i.e. lamps, extension cords, etc.)

 

 

President's Message

Our Goal is enjoyment of fly fishing

by Mark Borserine

 

I know that everyone is expecting some sort of statement regarding the incident that occurred at last month’s meeting.

 

The HOAFF’s Bylaws specify that response to situations such as this are the domain of the Board of Directors. I can assure all members that the Board takes this matter very seriously. The members of the Board have sought both legal and expert advice on the matter and are being very thorough so that their response is responsible and appropriate.

 

There is a fundamental misunderstanding about what conduct is allowed during the meetings of a 501(c)3. Members and guest speakers are not prohibited from making statements of a partisan nature as long as they do so as individuals. I can assure you there has been no violation of the rules of 501(c)3. Any statements made at the two meetings were individual opinions only.

 

I also want to assure new members and guests who may have been shocked by this incident that this is definitely not the norm at our meetings; and, this will not happen again!

 

On to more pleasant subjects reflecting the real purposes of our club: Education, Conservation and Restoration and, most importantly, the enjoyment of our members and the improvement of their skills and confidence as Fly Fishers.

 

I am excited to see in the March 2005 issue of American Angler, an article entitled “Hard Lessons”, a Master Class on Tough Trout, by our Spring Seminar presenter, Ed Engle. If this article is any indication of the quality of the upcoming Seminar, we are in  for a real treat. Again, I encourage you to attend this Seminar if you possibly can! It is a unique opportunity to increase our skill and knowledge and just plain have a good time!  Remember to bring a friend!

 

Last month I wrote an article on “Why join FFF”. Bob Hope said; “timing is everything”; there is an article in the February 2005 issue of Field & Stream in their Conservation section entitled “Listening to Sportsmen” by Bob Marshall. Two statements from the article show how important  membership in organizations which further our goals and present a united front are:

 

“This election showed that the hunting and fishing community as a constituency is one that needs to be dealt with. Both campaigns tried to do that”

 

“You hope that our political leaders will notice that when the American people have a chance to vote on conservation, even when it means adding taxes to themselves, the vote for conservation overwhelmingly.  Now, more than ever, it’s up to the hunting and fishing communities to bring this to the administration’s attention.”      

 

Check your e-mail

We need to check your e-mail addresses, several have been returned undelivered. E-mail is an important way to distribute information and meeting updates.

 

 

Ed Engle Seminar

Noted author and Rocky Mountain fly fishing/fly-tying expert

 

Saturday, February 26, 2005

9:00am to 4:00pm

 

Continental Breakfast to start at 8:30 a.m.

 

Location:  MO Department of Conservation Discovery Center

                        4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO

 

Cost:  Club members:  $40.00, after, February 1, 2005:  $45.00

          Nonmembers:  $50.00

 

Registration fee includes a lunch catered by Alpine Catering

 

Questions? Call Don Grundy @ 816-781-9019 or Dick Martin @ 816-781-9557.

Send checks made payable to HOAFF, to: Paul Bennetts, Treasurer, HOAFF, 13921 W. 114th Terr., Lenexa, KS 66215.

 

Tactics for hard to catch Trout

A Fly Fisher’s Life

Tying Small Flies

Nymphing

 

2005 Officers  

PRESIDENT

Mark Borserine

majborser@aol.com

(913) 381-0722

pAST PRESIDENT/SECRETARY

David Andrews

davidgandrews@kc.rr.com

H (816) 741-8314

tREASURER

Paul Bennetts

pbennetts1@comcast.net

913-338-3837

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Tom James

tom@blackdogsports.com

O (816) 718-0393

PROGRAMS

Cliff Cain                   John Bell

cliffcain@hotmail.com                   j.bell@kcc.state.ks.us

H (913) 780-3865                   H (785) 843-1782

O (913) 433-5224                   O (785) 271-3139

OUTINGS

Jim Jorgenson                   Bill Lyon

jjorgens@ci.lenexa.ks.us                   blyon51@yahoo.com

H (913) 469-1950                   (816) 525-1243

O (913) 477-7701

MEMBERSHIP

Cliff Newton                   Fred Clark

ccnewton@sbcglobal.net                   fclarks@planetkc.com

H (816) 943-8306                   H (913) 831-0305

O (816) 426 3925 x260                      

CONSERVATION/BLUE RIVER PROJECT

Raymond Zook

rzook@kc.rr.com

H (816) 941-2862

LIBRARIAN

Doug McDonald

mcdoug5148@sbcglobal.net

(913) 669-5222

EDUCATION/RECOGNITION

Bill Lindley                   Jim Mattes

(913) 888-3177                   (913) 248-1030

SPRING PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Dick Martin                   Don Grundy

rlm@mllfpc.com                   dlgrundy@msn.com

H (816) 781-9557                   H (816)-781-9019

O (816) 221-1430           

WEBMASTER

Vicky Newton

svnewton@sbcglobal.net

H (816) 943-8306

AUCTION/RAFFLE

Dan Zimmerman

dzmmrmn@aol.com

(913) 829-4768

HISTORIAN

Bill Brant

billandkathy@kc.rr.com

H (816) 941-9691                   O (913) 458-6826

SOUTHERN COUNCIL LIAISON

Hod McIntosh

singingreels@worldnet.att.net

Home: (913) 722-3684

BANQUET CHAIR

John Richards

jreyedoc1@aol.com

H (816) 781-0545                   O (816) 781-0500

 

 

 

Heart of America Fly Fishers Meetings

Meetings are held at 7pm on the 3rd Monday of each month

Community of Christ Church

79th & Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS

 

 

Hatch of the Month

Bring a fly or a couple of flies to add to the Match of the Month collection. During each meeting names are drawn and the winner receives the collection of flies. This is a great way to learn new fly patterns and share some of your favorite flies with the rest of the club. Members can also donate a dollar to enter for the drawing. 

 

 

Featured Fly Tyer

Fly Tying Social Night will be theme of the February Meeting so there won’t be a Featured Fly Tyer. If you are interested in being a featured fly tyer, contact Dave Andrews.

 

 

2005 Hook on Fly Fishing Program

by Hod McIntosh

 

This year we decided to hold this event on two consecutive Saturdays that fall after Spring Break and before the schools are out and dates selected are Saturdays April 23 and 30.

 

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks have agreed to partner with us on this project and we will again be using the Prairie Center (PC) located about 4 miles west of Olathe on 135th Street.

 

The PC was a great venue for last year’s program except for one drawback, lack of cooperation by the fish. To correct this situation we asked the PC Manager, Alaine Hudlin, to request the KDWP to stop their feeding the fish for a few weeks prior to our program so the fish will be really hungry and the kids can catch a fish on their own hand-tyed fly.

 

Last year we all had a good time working with people really interested in learning something about our sport of fly fishing and this year we hope more of our club members will be involved in this club project. You don’t have to be a Pro to help us with this project. The people in charge of the fly tying, knot tying and fly casting will need helpers, so please get on board; you will enjoy helping on this project.

 

The following members have agreed to be in charge of the following facets of this event:

            PUBLICITY - Jim Mattes

           FLY TYING - Mark Borserine

           KNOT TYING - we need someone to organize this section - would you take on this assignment?

           FLY CASTING - Tom James

            LAKESIDE MANAGEMENT - Fred Clark

 

When the member who has accepted one of the assignments mentioned above ask for your help, please say “Yes” and lend them a hand, you will enjoy being with people interested in learning about our sport of fly fishing.

 

We believe we have selected excellent dates for our 2005 program and we will have a big turn out from the Metro Boy and Girl Scouts Units and the 4-H Clubs.

 

Remember, when you are asked to help on this project the answer if “YES” and you will enjoy this event.

 

 

2004 Auction and Raffle, Some Final Thoughts

by Dan Zimmerman

 

Well, folks, we made it through another auction. The 2003 auction was a major learning experience. It was my hope for 2004 to better organize and streamline auction procedures. I enlisted the help of many members and organized tasks into doable segments. Many HOAFF members stepped up to the plate and made things much easier, smoother and better. I think it is fair to say that overall, we had very high quality fly rods, reels, equipment, flies, guided trips, etc. Auctioneer, J.P. Rozine, his wife Lynn, and their assistant Stan all again did a fantastic job both getting quality bids and entertaining the crowd.

 

Club revenue from the auction far exceeding my best hopes. We took in $7669.01. Even after expenses, our organization will net well in excess of $7000. This money is more important than ever. As many of you know, the trend is toward fewer outdoor sportsmen generally, and fewer fly fishermen specifically. I have been hearing that revenues from similar auctions have been tending downward so we can be proud of the generosity of HOAFF members. There is and always will be a need to fund important conservation projects and to find and teach new fly fishermen, young and old alike, the thrill of the sport and the responsibility that goes with it. The funds we raised will help us continue to fund club activities and expand our efforts in conservation, education and community projects.

 

I appreciate the generous contribution of time and talent by our members. I have attempted to personally thank everyone who helped. If I missed someone, I apologize.  I also appreciate the spirited bidding and the jovial atmosphere created by those attending.

 

Of course, I thank our many donors. It all starts with items to raffle and auction. Please keep these folks in mind whenever you buy something related to flyfishing.

 

As to 2005, I have agreed to again act as auction chairman. I hope to keep the quantity and quality of our contributions high and continue to develop the auction in a way to ensure its longevity. I will again need the help of many to achieve this goal.

 

 

Outings

We have two new Co-Chairs of our Outings Committee for 2005; Jim Jorgensen and Bill Lyon. Many thanks to Jim Ohnemus for the fine job he did for two years. Outings are an important part of what our club does every year. Our club does and is doing things well but we always want to improve what we do. Jim and Bill are looking for your suggestions for outings for the upcoming year, here is their contact info; they look forward to hearing from you!

 

Jim Jorgensen                     Bill Lyon

Jjorgensen@ci.lenexa.ks.us                     blyon51@yahoo.com

(913) 469-1950 home                     (816) 525-1243 home

(913) 481-1129 cell                     (816) 769-6116 cell

 

 

 

The Nature Conservancy: Bennett Spring/Niangua River Project

by The Nature Conservancy

 

In our efforts to promote conservation and restoration of fisheries important to our region, our club has donated $1500 to  the Bennett Spring/Niangua River Project.

 

Now we call on our members to make individual donations to match these funds. As a further benefit, each dollar donated by individual members up to the $1500 club donation will be matched by a distinguished member of our club. This is most definitely a worthy cause and with individual member donations, we could provide $4500 to this project.

 

The purpose of this project is to restore, expand and protect one of the last remaining Ozark savanna landscapes and the high quality river system embedded within it. The Niangua River is at the core of this critical ecosystem for the western Ozarks Savanna Landscape Area. The Nature Conservancy and its partners will work to protect it forever.

 

In addition to saving a globally unique landscape, the project will:

  Protect Bennett Spring by conserving the land that encompasses portions of the spring’s recharge area.

  Preserve the integrity of the Niangua River and the rich aquatic life it contains.

  Enhance Bennett Spring State Park as a tourist destination and revenue producer for the Lebanon community.

 

Your private donation, and funds received by Heart of America Flyfishers will help fulfill an urgent need to develop a unified conservation plan for the watershed.

 

Protection of the Bennett Spring/Niangua Project is a premier opportunity to save one of the last great natural places in Missouri.

Please consider a donation to help The Nature Conservancy realize the goals in protecting Bennett Spring.

 

 

KCPT Screentime

 

Be sure to check out the Thursday lineup on KCPT Channel 19 on February 17. Fly Fishing the Ozarks - North Fork of the White River program will be aired, with an acknowledgment to Heart of America Fly Fishers. This airing will show the public, we are leaders in the fly fishing community.

 

The World of Virgil Ward - February 17, 8pm

Missouri fisherman Virgil Ward

 

Flyfishing the Ozarks - February 17, 8:30pm

A Flyfishing adventure on the North Fork of the White River in Missouri, the largest population of Wild Rainbow Trout in the Ozark Mountains.

 

 

 

Small Stuff

by Steve Jenkins

 

Is it part of the natural evolution of fly fishers that (finally) we get intrigued with smaller flies - the “small stuff”?  Or is it giving in to frustration when the “big stuff” won’t work? I can’t speak for others, but for me maybe it was a combination. I guess there is little question that fly fishers don’t start in this sport with a size 22 pheasant tail nymph.

 

Okay, if your first real experience in fly fishing was with a guide on some famous western waters in the fall, you might well have been given the small stuff right from the beginning. But, I’ll bet that if you got into fly-fishing as a kid, or began on your own, there wasn’t a fly smaller than size 16 in your box. But, as your experience matured, the box probably began to hold more and more little things.

 

My first exposure to small stuff was on the Battenkill in New York. I was given two size 20 dunnish flies by Ralph, the proprietor of a diminutive fly shop near the river and about a mile from the state line.

 

These flies were in response to my whining about the tiny bugs coming off the creek one evening and frustration in what to throw at them. This was probably thirty years ago. Ralph talked about a certain hole formed against the north bank by an upstream run over some rocks and guarded by a large black willow tree. The fast water tailed quickly into this large, still pool that he said was “perfect” for blue winged olives.

 

Beautifully tied with light duck quill wings and grey body, tails and hackle, these were the tiniest flies I had ever held. I had to buy a leader because I was outfitted to fish 12s and 14s. I returned to the stream many times after this lesson by Ralph, but never saw the flies he referenced, even in the special hole he mentioned. I expect it was five years later before one of those flies ever saw daylight and hit the water.

 

In the meantime, as I began to learn the pattern of the bugs hatching on the Battenkill, there were no other small stuff opportunities until I learned about the tricorythodes, a tiny fly George Harvey calls “The Most Important Hatch” in his Techniques of Trout Fishing and Fly Tying, Lyons & Burford, NY, 1985 & 1990. This queer little fly is on the stream in the morning in late summer and early fall. They run from about size 20 to maybe 24!  And, on the Battenkill, when the fly is on, the trout go crazy.

 

I heard other fishermen talking about this hatch, and I even tried to be on the stream at daybreak a couple of times. But, I never positively identified the fly nor enjoyed much success until maybe 15 years ago. There are several patterns favored in different regions, but all are small. Plus, the spinner form of the fly is the most available, and your pattern - a dry fly — needs to sit flush in the film. Small fly, fished flush, early mornings, dark patterns - it can be mighty tough fishing. But, now I salivate thinking about tricos on the Battenkill.

 

Midges - I have tended to avoid even thinking about them. While living in Texas a few years back, I fished the tailwater trout in the Brazos River in February. These are stockies and mostly provide food for the big stripers that roam this river between the various lakes. But, Tom and I have had some fun times there.

 

Most of our trout were taken on small stuff - generally small nymphs. However, one year even smaller nymphs wouldn’t work. After some investigation, including stomach samples from a fish we would eat for supper, we could see these fish were really keying on midge pupa, suspended in the water at the surface. We diddled with some of our small nymphs in the evening and hoped we were ready for the challenge in the morning.

 

I missed bunches of fish using a size 22 small stuff I created from a hackled dry fly. The misses were clearly because I couldn’t detect the strike in time to catch the fish.

 

I remembered a leader I had made with several ½ inch segments of red fly line slipped over the monofilament. It was somewhere in the back of my vest. I waded to shore, dug out this leader (about 10 ft., 6 X), made the change and went to work. The red on the leader was visible even under 2-3 ft of water. It worked like an indicator, but was subsurface.

 

But most of the success was when the little red markers helped keep the leader up and the fly near the surface. We found that anything larger than 22 was a waste of effort. The next year, we came prepared, but then the trout seemed to like a size 14 hare’s ear nymph, and I was just as glad.

 

Phil returned from Colorado a few seasons back touting a little black nymph he was using with success. At his request, I tied up several in 18, 20 and 22. He said the fish on the Frying Pan had eaten these things up. He was dragging this nymph on a 12-inch dropper, under a size 16 dry fly that doubled as an indicator.

 

About a month later, I was there trying the same trick. But, I must have been doing something wrong, because I only had about three fish after about three hours of work. Finally another fisherman - an “off duty” guide - took pity on me and said I should use nothing larger than 7 X leader.

 

So, I cut down the 6 X , tied on three feet of 7 X and, “shazam”, it worked. However, I didn’t see much difference between a conventional pheasant tail nymph and the black.

 

Tom and I now fish the White River in the fall, since I moved from Houston. And, generally, we use big, ugly streamers and soft hackles. However, one Friday afternoon as the stream was dropping, some tiny caddis began to emerge in the area around Wildcat where we were fishing.

 

We noticed gentle dimples and splashes, particularly above a run of faster water. Moving to a better position, we could see some bitty-bugs coming off the water, and soon we were sure some fish were taking these things. I switched to a 6 X leader and finally dug up a small deer hair caddis, tied on a size 18 hook.

 

After clipping off some of the hair, I began working this over these fish. It wasn’t pretty, but I managed six or eight fish, all small. Tom, upstream and out of sight, did much the same, but he started with a smaller fly. He did better, including one 16-inch rainbow. Now, we go prepared, each with a box of small stuff. But, so far we haven’t run into this activity again.

 

On the Frying Pan, in Colorado, small stuff is now a regular part of my gear. The stream is loaded with BWO flies (Baetis) and normally they are particularly abundant on cloudy days (which are infrequent in the fall).

 

When in the east in late summer, you will always find a box of trico dry fly patterns in my vest. The trico “culture” can be esoteric. Some fishermen will use different sizes (all small stuff) and colors every morning when on the stream. How do they know when to switch? 

 

Small stuff is an attitude. You can either go out on the stream naked of such flies, get surprised and have to improvise your own, or take a box full and remain hopeful. Mastering the small stuff is a confidence builder.

 

And, if you get a buzz out of catching fish on flies you have tied, expect a buzz and a bang if that fly is a size 22 trico spinner, micro caddis or pheasant tail nymph. After a few years of experience, let’s hope you won’t sweat the small stuff.            

 

 

Membership the Guarantee of Future of Fly Fishing

Who will teach the new fly fisher about casting and tying techniques if we can not?, What organization will preach catch and release, fishing ethics and conservation of the resource if the FFF is unable to?  Who will assure fly-fishing opportunity will be there for tomorrow if the Federation doesn’t?  Your support is the only guarantee there is for education, conservation and restoration through fly fishing.

 

 

FFF Leads the Alliance for Fly Fishing Education

In the most recent issue of “FlyFisher” magazine, the official publication of FFF, the Alliance for Fly Fishing Education (AFFE), meeting in Minneapolis, elected Bob Wiltshire, the FFF’s chief operating officer, to chair the new organization.

 

The AFFE will serve as the central point of information for fly-fishing education in North America.  Representatives attending were from Scott Fly Rods, Trout Unlimited, the National 4-H fishing program, Future Fishing Foundation, Family Tyes, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, Boy Scouts of America and the Federation of Fly Fishers.  For additional information about AFFE, contact Bob Wiltshire at (406) 222-9369 or fdc@fedflyfishers.org.

 

 

 

Federation of Fly Fishers/Specialty Roast Coffee-Special Offer

With each pound ordered, the FFF earns a $2.00 contribution. Funds to be used for extending our education, conservation and preservation programs. Check it out at http://store.specialtyroast.com/fedflyfishers.html

 

 

 

Steelhead in Alaska Special from Maloney's Guide Service

Will Mahoney gave the club a certificate for a steelhead trip at $750 per person. At this time, Fred Clark (4) and Jim Ohnemus (1) have expressed interest. The fee covers 4 days five nights guided fishing and lodging, 2 per room, all equipment, breakfast and lunch. Dinner is in restaurants with Will. Other extras are license, flies, air and car rental. Car rental is 25 % cheaper off airport. Air can be much cheaper than group rates by checking internet and booking in Jun / Jul.

 

If you are interested in joining a trip to Alaska for Steelhead, contact Dave Andrews or any other officer.

 

Upcoming Events & Programs

February 21, 2005            Social Night/Fly Tying

February 26, 2005            Spring Program - Ed Engle

March 21, 2005            Darrell Bowman - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

April 18, 2005            Paul Sodeman - Kansas Fly Fishing

May 16, 2005             Olaf Borge - Silk Fly Lines

 

 

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Rainbow Fly Shop

4706-D Shrank Drive

Independence, MO 64055

816-373-2283

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K&K Flyfishers’

Everything for Todays Flyfisherman

• Total Equipment Selection

• Great ”How To” Schools

• Pro Staff for Your Questions

• Fishing Trips: Alaska • Canada • Montana • Bahamas

 

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Fishing River Custom Rods

Bill Kreitz

13715 Nation Rd.

Kearney, MO 64060

E-mail: b.kreitz@att.net

816-628-5071

Cell: 816-392-6720

 

River Run Outfitters

2626 Hwy 165

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417-332-0460

877-699-3474 (toll free)

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Branson Lodge

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Sawdust Clay Art

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Loon Outdoors

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Pomeroy Auction

James J.P. Rozine

Auctioneer

Kansas City, Kansas

(913) 334-2153

 

Blue Ribbon Flies

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www.blueribbonflies.com

 

Lilleys' Landing

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Spring View Fly Shop

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11798 Highway 64 - Lot 63

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Wilkinson Outdoor Adventures

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272 Wild Cat Shoals Road

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Ask for Wapsi at Better Fly Shops Everywhere!

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Gassville, AR 72635

Motel Phone

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Highway 62B - Next to Cotter's Rainbow Arch Bridge

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2701 North Marshall

Chapman, KS 76431

785-922-6630

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Rim Shoals Lodge & Fly Shop

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Gary & Paula Flippin

(870) 435-6144

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To Schedule a trip on Kansas Lakes:

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136B Eden Way

Branson, MO 65616

(417) 335-4655

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Maloney's Guide Service

Creekside Inn

Ninilchik, Alaska

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Parkview Lodge

1-888-727-5883

5477 Hwy 165

Branson, MO

 

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