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SUMMARY:Fly Tying: October\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Comet\n \nIt has been a club tradition for a number of years to head to the Oregon coast for our November Fish-A-Long where we go after Chum Salmon. It is hoped that by our November 9th outing we will have received enough rain (but hopefully not too much!) to draw these fish into our coastal rivers. The Kilchis River is our normal destination although the Miami River also has a run of chums.  If you have some extra time this fall\, there are many more opportunities to catch chum salmon in Washington waters.  In fact\, the WDFW website has a note indicating that Chum salmon are the most abundant wild salmon species in Washington state. Be sure to check out the Washington regulations if you are planning to head up there. \n \nChum salmon are sometimes  regarded as the “ugly stepsister” of all of the species of Pacific salmon.  They can be chrome bright while still in the ocean but soon begin to develop characteristic markings as they prepare to enter freshwater.  After entering rivers chums are readily identifiable by their characteristic olive green coloration with purplish vertical striping and blotches along their sides.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChum Salmon– Ocean Phase                        Chum Salmon– Spawning Male \nChum salmon are sometimes referred to as dog salmon\, with research showing two possible origins for that name.  One explanation is that name comes from the impressive mouthful of sharp teeth seen in the males as they approach spawning time.  A second explanation is that the reference to dog salmon comes from the habit of Native Americans feeding the flesh of the chum salmon to their dogs.  Chums are not known for their aerial acrobatics but they fight like bulldogs and are not brought in easily\, so don’t go light in selecting your gear. \n \nImpressive Teeth! Be sure to bring a good set of pliers. \nThis month we will be tying up a fly called The Comet. Don Conway of Seattle is credited with coming up with the design for this fly back in 1934 and It was later popularized by Grant King in the salmon and steelhead rivers of northern California in the 1940’s. While we will be targeting Chum salmon there is no reason to think that it would not be effective for any of the species of Pacific salmon\, as well as steelhead.  I have also read reports that the Comet is also an effective smallmouth bass pattern.  For Chums the fly is normally tied in chartreuse.  There is an old saying in regard to chum salmon… “it’s no use if it ain’t chartreuse”\, regardless of the specific fly pattern.  However\, many anglers report that if the chums aren’t responding to chartreuse flies it is time to switch to something that is hot pink.  So hopefully\, we will have both the time and materials to tie up both chartreuse and pink Comets.  And if something happens with the weather and it messes with the Kilchis Fish-A-Long\, all is not lost\, as these flies can also be used as dandy steelhead patterns. \n \nJoin us at the Royal Treatment Fly Shop in West Linn on Wednesday\, October 23.  Even if you are not planning to attend the Kilchis River fish-a-long the Comet would be a fly to have in various colors in your steelhead\, salmon or smallmouth bass fly box. The Comet is not a difficult fly to tie and would be suitable for tyers of all abilities or experience. \nWe’ll see you at 6 pm ! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGil Henderson (left) and Lane Hoffman (right) with Kilchis River chum salmon.
URL:https://clackamasflyfishers.org/event/fly-tying-october-2019/
LOCATION:Royal Treatment Fly Shop\, 21570 Willamette Dr\, West Linn\, OR\, 97068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fly Tying Night
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Adams":MAILTO:adamsjjje@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T180000
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SUMMARY:Fly Tying Night - Euro-Nymphing Flies
DESCRIPTION:Euro-Nymphing Flies\n \nThis month’s fly tying article is going to be a bit different.  Instead of highlighting one particular fly we are going to be looking at a whole family of flies.   \nBackground Info: \nEuropean nymphing?? It seems that the whole fly fishing world is euro-nymphing.  But it is not a matter of just getting on the bandwagon of the newest fad\, because in fact\, euro-nymphing is not really all that new. Although new to many of us\, it has proven to be very effective since the 1980’s.  (Some flyfishing historians will argue that european-nymphing is simply another step in the development of high-stick nymphing techniques that have been evolving for the past 150 years!) \nPerhaps you are on the fence in deciding whether to jump into euro-nymphing. Well\, when you hear that the highly competitive USA fly fishing team has added euro-nymphing to its arsenal of methods\, it should make you sit up and notice.  Back in 1989 the fly fishing world was changed when Polish angler Vladi Trzebunia caught more fish by himself than the combined total of the 2nd\, 3rd\, and 4th place teams at the world championships! A little closer to home\, when Josh Linn\, the “Fly Czar” at The Royal Treatment Fly Shop\, tells me he recently had a 20-fish day on the Metolius I really start paying attention!  That is no easy feat on that river.  Now\, I don’t get over to the Metolius very often\, but I am not sure if I have landed 20 fish on that river in my lifetime. So we are in for a treat this month getting to have Josh as our guest speaker and also have him available as the guest tyer to share his knowledge at our monthly Fly Tying Night. (And at our meeting be sure to ask him about landing two fish at once. Also on the Metolius!) \nSo\, what is euro-nymphing?  In its simplest description\, it is a way to fish subsurface flies without using a strike indicator or adding extra weight onto your line.  it is a method of maintaining a tight connection with your fly\, a method to dead drift your fly and to eliminate slack in your line\, and a method to maintain control over the depth and speed of your drifting fly.  Some people call this Czech nymphing\, some call it European nymphing\, and some call it tight-line nymphing. You can call it whatever you want. \nThere are a number of variations of euro-nymphing styles (Polish\, Czech\, Spanish\, French\, etc)\, each employing both similarities and differences to the other methods. If you study them all and overthink too much\, all of the information will soon put your brain on overload.  Before you blow a fuse and get discouraged\, we’ll let Josh break down this whole European-style nymphing to the basics and teach us enough to get us started. \nEuro-Nymphing Flies: \nThe types of flies for euro-nymphing will differ from many of the nymph patterns that you are accustomed to using.  They nearly all are heavily weighted for their size\, usually employing tungsten beads to get them down to the desired depth.  Along with the tungsten beads tyers often add wraps of lead wire for additional weight. \nYou will notice that many of the euro-nymph flies are also sparsely tied and have a smooth and streamlined appearance. This aids in getting the flies down quickly to the fish zone.  Many of our standard nymphs have a bushy or rough look to them\, which causes them to drop more slowly due to added friction as they sink through the water column. Many patterns employ a bright hot spot near the head or tail\, or both. The appearance of many of the flies can best be described as “attractor” patterns since they do not seem to closely resemble any life forms in the river\, (or on this planet for that matter). Suffice to say we are not trying to closely “match the hatch” when tying up many of the euro-nymph patterns. \nFlies for euro-nymphing are rapidly evolving. Here are a number of euro-nymph patterns presently in use: \nThe Perdigon \n \nThis fly was first developed by the Spanish competitive fly fishing team but really was made popular by the French team. Wraps of lead wire are often added behind the tungsten bead head.  The tail is generally coq de leon. Using different materials for wrapping the body accounts for the numerous variations of this fly.  It generally is tied with a very smooth and streamlined look\, and needs to be coated with UV resin or clear fingernail polish.  It is interesting to note that the name Perdigon comes from the Spanish word “perdigones” which translates as “pellet” or “shot”\, as in bird shot.  So the Perdigon is literally a weighted pellet with a tail\, and it drops through the water like a rock. \n \nThe Mic Drop \nA Perdigon style fly with a body made of thread wraps ribbed with wire. \n  \nThe Quilldigon \n \n  \nBasically a Perdigon made with a peacock quill body. \n  \n  \nThe Frenchie \n \nMost of the credit for this fly seems to go to Lance Egan\, a member of the USA fly fishing team.  He actually says his version is a variation of a previous pattern (perhaps borrowed from the French team?\, hence the name). Using pheasant tail fibers in the body\, it is sometimes described as a pheasant tail with a hot spot. Egan says he won one session of the world championships in 2006 using the Frenchie. \nThe Thread Frenchie \n \n  \nAs the name implies\, this fly substitutes thread for pheasant tail fibers in the body. \n  \n  \nThe GTI Caddis \n \n  \nAnother Lance Egan pattern\, GTi is a short for “Go To Imitation”.  It is a larger fly and makes a good point or anchor fly in a euro-nymph rigging. \n  \nThe Red Princess  (or Czech Princess) \n \nNot as smooth in appearance as many euro-nymph patterns due to an added cdc collar.  (Club member Kevin Luettgerodt likes this pattern after recently landing a beautiful 18-inch redside on the Metolius.) \n  \nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 24th at the Royal Treatment Fly Shop in West Linn for our next Fly Tying Night. Guest tyer Josh Linn will be guiding us in tying up euro-nymph patterns\, including some of those shown above. We will be starting at 6 pm.  Hope to see you there!
URL:https://clackamasflyfishers.org/event/fly-tying-night-euro-nymphing-flies/
LOCATION:Royal Treatment Fly Shop\, 21570 Willamette Dr\, West Linn\, OR\, 97068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fly Tying Night
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Adams":MAILTO:adamsjjje@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Fly Tying Night - Fall Baetis
DESCRIPTION:Fall Baetis  (Quill Body Baetis)\n \nMost reports indicate that steelhead fishing has been less than stellar so far this winter.  If things should suddenly turn around and the fishing picks up\, hopefully you are stocked up with enough winter steelhead flies to carry you through the season.  But as far as Fly Tying Nights go\, we are moving on to trout for the next few months. \n \nOur next scheduled Fly Tying Night comes a few weeks before the club’s scheduled Fish-A-Long on the Crooked River in March. If you look at the numbers of fish\, this river is one of the most productive trout waters in Oregon. When reading the fishing report from the club’s trip last year to the Crooked River\, one thing you will notice is that everyone caught fish! That is a testament to the recovery of trout numbers in the Crooked River after a disastrous die off in the winter of 2015-16 due to a low snow pack and low water flow.  The numbers of redband trout per mile was estimated at 8\,000 fish per mile by a ODFW survey as recently as 2013.  In 2016 the numbers dipped down to 350 fish per mile\, while an encouraging survey completed in June\,2018 showed that the numbers have bounced back to an estimated 3\,500 fish per mile in the 8 mile stretch below Bowman Dam. \n \nIf you stock up on zebra midges and blue wing olive patterns you are going to be well prepared for most days in the winter and spring on the Crooked River. I listened to a gentleman named Mike McCoy give a presentation where he talked about fishing the Crooked River.  Mike is from Battle Ground\, WA and\, besides being an avid flyfisher\, he owns a highly thought-of company called Snake Brand Guides which supplies guides and reel seats for fly rod builders.  Mike’s go-to fly for the Crooked is called a Fall Baetis.  In spite of the name “Fall” Baetis\, the hatch of blue wing olives (baetis) that we come across on the Crooked hatch is strongest from late winter into early summer. \n \nWe will be tying up some quill body baetis flies following Mike McCoy’s recipe.  The pattern has that characteristic segmented segmented body that looks so good on flies. The quills we will be using are stripped peacock quills\, which have a flattened shape and a unique color shading that helps to produce the desired segmented body appearance. At our Fly Tying Night we will be discussing which parts of a peacock feather you can use for these flies and how to strip them\, as well as sources of commercially prepared peacock quills.  For those tyers that find using the quills a little frustrating there will be a chance to learn alternative ways to achieve a segmented look on the bodies of these small flies. \nCareful wrapping of the quill results in a beautifully segmented body. \nJoin us at the Royal Treatment Fly Shop in West Linn on Wednesday\, February 27 for our next Fly Tying Night where we will be learning to work with peacock quills to tie up some quill body flies.  They will be perfect for the club’s outing on the Crooked River but will also be effective on all waters where blue wing olives are present. (And that is everywhere!)  We’ll be starting at 6:00 pm sharp.  Hope to see you there!
URL:https://clackamasflyfishers.org/event/fly-tying-night-fall-baetis/
LOCATION:Royal Treatment Fly Shop\, 21570 Willamette Dr\, West Linn\, OR\, 97068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fly Tying Night
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SUMMARY:Fly Tying Night: The Popsicle
DESCRIPTION:The Popsicle\n\n \n“Popsicle” Alaskabou Fly \n\nIf you have not already done so\, it is time to get out on the water to take part in the annual search for winter chrome. While forecasts for winter steelhead have been mixed in their degrees of optimism\, we need to be prepared when the word comes that the fish are in the rivers. Our last monthly Fly Tying Night was directed toward the beginning tyer and this month we will be following up with an effective steelhead pattern that will be suitable for both experienced and beginning tyers. \nFly patterns for winter steelhead continue to steadily evolve as people experiment with ideas for what is going to work the best to entice fish to be curious enough\, or angry enough\, to take a swipe at a fly. Sometimes it is important to have a look at some old stand-by patterns and remember that they should still be worthy to occupy space in your fly box and deserve an opportunity to prove their value. My first successful experiences in the quest for winter steelhead were all the result of using variations of a fly called the Popsicle\, appropriately named for the three-toned orange\, red and purple frozen treat from childhood days. \n  \n\n \n“Tequila Sunrise” Alaskabou Fly \n\nToday George Cook is probably best known as a casting instructor and fly fishing industry representative\, but earlier in his career he spent many years as a guide. Cook is generally credited with coming up with the Popsicle back in the 1980’s during his guiding days up in Alaska. Fly tyers have long recognized the value of marabou because of its animated action in the water. Using marabou for salmon and steelhead flies was being done as early as the 1940’s\, if not before. But by combining colorful combinations of marabou along with synthetic flash materials\, George Cook carved his name into the list of noted salmon and steelhead fly innovators. \n\n \n“Showgirl” Alaskabou Fly \n\nThe Popsicle and all of its near relatives were part of a group Cook’s steelhead and salmon patterns that became known as the “Alaskabou” series of flies\, with the Popsicle probably being the best known example. All of the Alaskabou flies originally employed three colors of marabou as the main ingredients\, along with some flash material\, usually flashabou or krystal flash\, or both. With the myriad colors of marabou that are available today\, the number of possible color variations of Popsicle type flies is limited only by the tyer’s imagination.  These flies can be tied weighted or unweighted and are generally fished on the swing. \n\n \nCollection of Alaskabou Flies \n\nFor this month’s Fly Tying Night we’ll be tying up some Popsicle steelhead flies\, and perhaps some other Alaskabou color variations as well. These are not difficult flies to tie and therefore should be suitable for beginning as well as experienced tyers\, and will give you a chance to develop your skills working with marabou. Join us at The Royal Treatment Fly Shop in West Linn on Wednesday\, January 23rd. We’ll be starting at 6:00 pm.
URL:https://clackamasflyfishers.org/event/fly-tying-night-the-popsicle/
LOCATION:Royal Treatment Fly Shop\, 21570 Willamette Dr\, West Linn\, OR\, 97068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fly Tying Night
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Adams":MAILTO:adamsjjje@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T180000
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SUMMARY:Fly Tying 101: Beginning Fly Tying—Tools\, Tips\, and Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Fly fishing is a great pastime and there are few things in the sport as satisfying as landing a fish on a fly that was created by your own hands. Do you have an interest in fly tying but you don’t know where to start? Do the terms whip finisher\, dubbing loop\, bobbin\, and hair stacker make your head spin because they sound like part of a foreign language? Or have you attended a previous Fly Tying Night and went away discouraged when you came to the quick realization that you were in way over your head? \n \nIt has been almost two years since we have offered a night of fly tying specifically aimed at folks that are really novices\, including those that have never tied a single fly. So we will be going back to the basics in November\, covering the standard tools and techniques that you will need to get started on a very interesting and rewarding hobby. Everyone should walk away with at least one fly that is ready to be field tested on the water. And who knows\, with the holiday season just around the corner\, you may end up with some great ideas for this year’s Santa Claus wish list. \n                                                     \nSo join us for an evening of beginning level fly tying on Wednesday\, November 28th. We’ll be meeting at The Royal Treatment Fly Shop in West Linn at 6:00 p.m. Bring your own fly tying tools if you have them. If you don’t have any equipment come anyway. Our friends at The Royal Treatment will loan you everything you need. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://clackamasflyfishers.org/event/fly-tying-101-beginning-fly-tying-tools-tips-and-techniques/
LOCATION:Royal Treatment Fly Shop\, 21570 Willamette Dr\, West Linn\, OR\, 97068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fly Tying Night
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Adams":MAILTO:adamsjjje@comcast.net
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