Across
the Stream – July 2007
A
Publication of Heart of America Fly Fishers
HOAFF July Meeting
Monday, July 16, 2007 - 7pm
Jeff Williams
Arkansas
Game & Fish Commission, Trout Biologist
President's Message
by Mark Borserine
October
is our annual auction and though it seems impossible, October is just around
the corner. At our last Officers’ Meeting we discussed “branching out” a bit at
the Auction. We felt that we have been selling the same things to the same
people for quite a while; we intend to continue to solicit and offer the best
Fly Fishing has to offer but are also considering such things as camping gear,
outdoor cooking gear/classes, hunting accessories (no guns or ammunition) but
there are a number of us who hunt as well as fish. Also dining out,
entertainment tickets, etc. can be included. We need to start our soliciting in
July and Jim Mattes will need a lot of help so please use your imagination. If
you have an idea that might seem a little “left of center” do give Jim (Mattes)
an e-mail or a call before you go after it
Remember
that the annual auction is the single largest fund-raising event that our club
has. The money taken in during the auction is what makes it possible for us to
donate to causes like the Mill Creek purchase. Bring a friend to the auction; a
non-member, even a non-flyfisher.
During
the auction, remember where the money goes if you’re thinking of buying
something put it off until the auction and then don’t be stingy and just try to
buy it cheap; be generous in your bidding and the money will be well spent!
I
was overwhelmed by the turnout for the clinic on short casts last meeting.
We’ll do another beginning at 6:30 before the meeting on Double Hauling and
Distance Casting. Because we’ll need some room, meet me out in front of the
Church, on the Mission Road side. Bring your own rod and reel or, I’ll have the
club rods/reels set up and ready to go!
Minnesota
by Bill Brant
Kathy,
our dog Wags, and I went up to Minnesota for the weekend. Kathy went to a
family reunion and visited her Dad on Father’s day. I went fishing at a couple
of the trout streams in south-east Minnesota. This was the first time
Wags got to join me in the stream while flyfishing.
On Saturday morning we fished the Root River in Forestville State Park.
It’s
a nice little limestone spring stream with wild brown trout. I believe
there are also some hatchery fish in it too.
I
hooked a fish when Wags was standing nearby. When I brought in the fish,
Wags was originally uncertain what this thing was, sticking out of the
water. He backed up as the fish got closer.
Once
it flopped a few times, his hunter instinct kicked in and he lunged at the
fish.
Fortunately
the deep water slowed the dog down, so I could keep the fish away from him.
I was able to release the fish while Wags was swimming back upstream.
Wags
did really understand the difference between a fish and any other animal such
as a squirrel or a rabbit. He returned to where he last saw the fish and
patiently waited for it to stick it’s head out of the water again.
Sulphur mayflies were hatching in the evenings. The nymphs
are copper/brown colored, so pheasant tail nymphs or traditional nymphs tied
with similarly colored fur worked well all weekend.
Wisconsin Cheddar Potato Salad
A
good number of the members that were at the White River Outing in March asked
for the recipes to the food I prepared.
I got the appropriate chef’s permission to reprint them for you.
This
is a very old family recipe from my early years living in America’s Dairyland Richard McPeake
5 pounds Red
skinned potatoes, ¾” dice
8 ounces Cheddar
Cheese, shredded
3 each Hard Cooked Eggs, chopped
2 ounces White
Onions, finely chopped
4 TB. Fresh Chives, minced
2 TB. Salad Sprinkle, “McCormick ’s”®
1 tsp. White Pepper, ground
2 tsp. Season Salt
3 TB. Pourable
Mustard, “French’s”®
3
cups Mayonnaise,
“Hellman’s”®
Cook
the potatoes ‘til just done, cool immediately.
Put the potatoes into a large stainless bowl, combine all the
ingredients with the cooled potatoes. Mix well, stirring to combine the salad
very well. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
Red
skinned potatoes work the best for this salad, ‘cause they hold up better to
the cooking process. You want to have a firmer textured potato for your
salad. Salad can also be made with Yukon
Gold potatoes. Enough for 15-20 people.
Reprinted
with permission of Richard McPeake, The Sultan of
Smoke, Educator of “Que”, Rib Stars® Award-Winning BBQ
Dr. BBQ’s Sweet Cream Corn
I had some really
great creamed corn at a barbecue joint in Albuquerque, so I decided to make my
own version. I think it’s a great
barbecue side dish! Ray Lampe
½
stick butter
2
pounds frozen kernel corn
1
(3-ounce) block, cubed cream cheese
1
cup heavy cream
1
Tablespoon sugar
½
teaspoon salt
1
teaspoon coarse black pepper
In a
large saucepan over low heat, add the butter and then the corn. Add the cream cheese on top and cover. Stir occasionally until the corn is defrosted
and the cream cheese begins to melt.
Add
the heavy cream, sugar, salt and pepper and continue cooking, raising the heat
to medium and stirring occasionally.
Bring
to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Yield:
8 servings
Reprinted
with permission of Ray Lampe, Dr. BBQ
DVD
& Book Reviews
reviewed by Bruce E. Harang, from the Federation of Fly Fishers Clubwire
Bob Jacklin’s Yellowstone
Ties vol. 1
by
Bob Jacklin
Cascade
Mediaworks, LLC, Portland, OR, 2005
VHS
& DVD, 66 minutes, Color,
suggested
price $19.95 - VHS & $24.95 – DVD
One
of Montana’s fly tying and fly fishing legends teaches you how to tie 6 of his
favorite patterns for the Yellowstone area. The program includes step by step
instruction for tying the Grey Wulff, the Royal Wulff, a March Brown nymph, a Green Drake dun, the Platte
River Special streamer, and the Great Western Stonefly dry to match the Salmon
Fly hatch. With excellent discussion and stories by the author and superb
cinematography the viewer will being tying these patterns well in no time.
The
author also gives well thought out reasons for his adaptations of the various
patterns to match the conditions found on his home waters of the Yellowstone
area. In addition, the commentary on how Lee Wulff
tied the patterns bearing his name is a piece of valuable history from a first
hand witness. The well presented information along with the excellent sound and
cinematography make this program a pleasure to view and one easy to learn from.
An excellent value.
Fly-Fishing for Smallmouth by Bob Clouser
Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2007
226
pages, hardbound, illustrated, Color and B&W, suggested price $39.95
Bob Clouser and river smallmouth bass go together like peaches
and cream. They are inseparable. Thus, a course book by Bob on fishing for
smallmouth bass in rivers and streams is something to take note of. The
author’s book is a complete fly fishing guide to fishing for one of the finest
game fish that swims. The book opens with chapters on the smallmouth bass
story, seasons for fishing smallmouth, finding smallmouth in moving water, and
what smallmouth eat. It allows the reader to look into the fly boxes of one of
the premier smallmouth fly fishers and gives casting tips and presentation
strategies useful for smallmouth bass fly fishing. The book then provides 10
tips to catching a trophy smallmouth bass and equipment suited to smallmouth
bass fishing. The final chapter is a collection of comments on smallmouth bass
fishing in various parts of the United States by some of the finest smallmouth
bass fly fishing guides in the country. The color photography is top notch and
is well designed to compliment the text. The line drawings illustrating
techniques are also very well done.
Overall,
the book is very well written, designed, and edited. There are not a lot of
books that have been printed on fly fishing for smallmouth bass. This one is a
wonderful addition to the list. It is not only informative, it makes the reader
want to get out the 8 weight rod and give it a go in a river or stream near
home.
2007 Officers
President
Mark Borserine
913-381-0722 majborser@aol.com
Past President
David Andrews
816-741-8314 davidgandrews@kc.rr.com
Secretary
Jim Jorgenson
913-469-1950 jjorgensen@ci.lenexa.ks.us
Treasurer
Paul Bennetts
913-338-3837 pbennetts1@comcast.net
Newsletter
Tom James
816-718-0393 tom@blackdogsports.com
Programs
John Bell
785-843-1782 j.bell@kcc.state.ks.us
Cliff Cain
913-558-5069 cliffcain@hotmail.com
Education/Recognition
Bill Lindley
913-888-3177
Norm Crisp
913-645-1994 streamsideff@yahoo.com
Outings
Darren
Watson dwatson@lawingfinancial.com
Ron Carruthers
816-741-7251 rcarruthers2@kc.rr.com
Membership
Travis Knight
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Frederick Clark
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Conservation Team
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John Bell
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Library
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Spring Programs
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Don Grundy
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Historian
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Southern Council
Liaison
Hod McIntosh
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Supernumerary
Ray Zook
816-941-2862 rzook@kc.rr.com
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
HOAFF Apparel now available
Now you can get a T-shirt or a fishing hat with the
new Heart of America Fly Fishers Logo. Hats $15, T-shirts $12
One Fly Tournament
The
annual One Fly outing was held this year at Lake of the Forest in Bonner
Springs, KS by the generosity of member Steve Nelson who lives at the lake.
Unfortunately the water conditions were difficult because of a severe
thunderstorm the week before, but the
weather was excellent the day of and
turn out was good. Fish were caught, the winner for most being Paul
Bennetts and largest, Jim Ohnemus with a 17” largemouth. Each winner received a
magnetic C&F Design fly box courtesy of K&K Flyfishers.
A great lunch was enjoyed by all and our thanks go to our Outing Co-Chairs:
Darren Watson and Ron Carruthers!
A Simple Approach to Rigging
by John Berry
Over
the years, I have developed a simple approach to rigging up my fly rod for
fishing. The idea is to make things easier for me and my clients. By keeping
things simple, it is easier and faster to prepare for fishing and easier to
repair problems on stream. With my system you only need to carry one size of
leader, three spools of tippet, one spool of lead ribbon and a few strike
indicators. In addition, you are only required to tie two knots. This system
covers streamers, soft hackles (wet flies and emergers
also), dry flies, and nymphs. It will work for 99.5% of your angling needs for
trout.
The
first step is to have the fly shop install your fly line when you buy it. Have
them put on the required amount of backing as specified by the reel
manufacturer. I also have them attach a braided loop to the end of the fly
line. Most fly shops will do this at no additional charge. While there I buy
some seven and one half foot 4X leaders that have a loop already knotted in the
end. I also buy a spool of 4X, 5X, and 6X tippet and a spool of lead ribbon (my
favorite brand is Larva Led) and a few strike indicators (my favorite brand is
turn-ons).
To
rig for streamers (Woolly Buggers), I start with a seven and one half foot 4X
leader. I attach it to the fly line with a loop to loop connection. I tie a
twenty four inch section of 4X tippet to the leader with a surgeons knot (after
trimming the tag ends of the knots the tippet will end up around eighteen
inches long). I attach the woolly bugger or other streamer to the tippet with
an improved clinch knot. I trim all tag ends closely. I then apply several
wraps of lead ribbon to the leader just above the tippet knot. The amount of
lead used is determined by water depth and velocity. This is a trial and error
process. If you put on too much, the fly will hang up on the bottom on every
cast. Too little lead and the fly will never touch the bottom. If you do it
right, the fly will hang up occasionally. With streamers you must fish the
bottom.
To
rig wet flies, soft hackles and emergers, I attach a
seven and one half foot 4X leader to the fly line with a loop to loop
connection. I then tie a four and one half foot section of tippet to the leader
with a surgeons knot. I use 5X tippet for the wet flies and soft hackles and 6X
tippet for the small emergers. I then tie on the fly
with an improved clinch knot. I carefully trim the tag ends and I am ready to
fish.
To
rig dry flies, I attach a seven and one half foot 4X leader to the fly line
with a loop to loop connection. I then tie a four and one half foot section of
tippet to the leader with a surgeons knot. I use 4X tippet for large flies like
hoppers and stimulators, 5X for medium sized flies like sulphurs
and royal Wulffs and 6X tippet for the small dries my
brother, Dan, favors. I then attach the fly to the tippet with an improved
clinch knot. I trim all of the tags and apply fly floatant
to the fly to waterproof it.
To
rig nymphs, I attach a seven and one half foot 4X leader to the fly line with a
loop to loop connection. I then tie a twenty four inch section of tippet to the
leader with a surgeons knot (after trimming the tag ends, I will end up with an
eighteen inch tippet). I use 4X for large nymphs like stone flies, 5X for
medium nymphs like San Juan worms, and 6X for the tiny midge pupa. I attach the
fly with an improved clinch knot. I attach a couple of wraps of lead ribbon to
the leader above the tippet knot and then attach the strike indicator. The
strike indicator should be set so that the distance of the fly to the indicator
is the depth of the water. I trim all tags closely.
For
all of these techniques test all knots and sharpen your hooks. If you use this
simple system, you should be able to fish in the vast majority of water that
you will encounter.
John
Berry is a fly fishing guide in Cotter, Arkansas. He has fished the local
streams for over twenty five years. He can be reached at (870) 435-2169 or www.berrybrothersguides.com
.
The Measure of Success
by Tom James
I
have long said, when I turned 40, I would celebrate on sand or at 10,000 feet –
I decided fly fishing in Colorado. I mentioned my plans to several friends and
they agreed to join me in my quest.
We
drove out to Deckers on the South Platte River. The
first thing I learned, all night drives across Kansas were much easier when I
was younger. This was my first trip to Cheesman Canyon.
I also invited a friend from Colorado who used to guide in the canyon.
Unfortunately,
the snow melt from the 30 inches the week before blew out portions of the South
Platte and generation in the canyon put the fish down. We decided to head for
the “Dream Stream” between Spinney and Eleven Mile Reservoir for the 3 hours
before heading home.
What’s
the measure of success? It’s not the number of fish caught, its the experience
that is gained from the trip.
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Aug 20, 2007 Dennis Dunderdale
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Sept 13, 2007 Norm Crisp Nymphing
Class - Discovery Center
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Oct 4-6, 2007 Southern Council Conclave - Mountain
Home, AR
Oct 15, 2007 Annual Auction & Raffle
Nov 2-4, 2007 Fall Outing - Lake Taneycomo,
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