The Newsreel

November, 2018 Volume 35, Issue 11

Clearer Waters Brighter Streams

On the cover: Mike Marlatt on the Metolius

Cascade Family Fly Fishers is a club dedicated to improving our local waterways, preserving this precious resource for future

generations. Most importantly we are fly tiers, trout bums and steelheaders who love to spend time on the water learning and living

the craft that is flyfishing. We are teachers and students, mentors to youth and to each other. We are friends and we are families!

General Meeting location is Wesley United Methodist Church, 1385 Oakway Rd. Eugene. 4th Thursday of Each

month. Meeting starts @ 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Fly tying demonstration from 6:15 pm. Board meetings are open to all

members on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM at Wesley United Methodist Church.

In This Edition

Prez Sez 2

Olde Fly Guy 3

Auction Report 4-5

Leaburg Fly Tying 6

Fishin’ Photos 7

Rod’s Tying Corner 8-9

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The turkeys are coming, the turkeys are coming.

Brace yourself, everyone, the holiday season is upon

us. The November meeting is a week early, on

November 15, in lieu of Thanksgiving. We will be

holding our Board elections, followed by our

members’ annual slide show. This is one meeting I

personally enjoy, being able to see the travels and

adventures of our members. Roz Kauffman does an

excellent job putting this presentation together. She

has said with our new projector, it looks awesome.

Hope to see you all on the 15th.

December 1st, will be our annual planning meeting

to be held at the Leaburg Fire Station. This is the

meeting that the Board and committee chairs set the

direction and dates for the programs of our next

year. Everyone’s input is always welcome. The event

is also a potluck, so come join us for the fun.

For the last many years, Roz Kauffman has been the

editor of the newsletter for Cascade Family

Flyfishers. We have watched the newsletter improve

and grow over the years, and have eagerly awaited

its publication each month. Under Roz’s direction,

the newsletter has kept us informed about outings,

events, educational opportunities, and photos of our

activities and fishing successes. Roz has decided to

step down. She has been working with Phil Hornung

over the past year, who has agreed to take her

position. Because of her insight, we can expect a

smooth transition. A big thanks also to Phil for

taking on this venture. From the bottom of my

heart, I would personally like to thank Roz for all her

years of service and the great job she has done for

Cascade Family Flyfishers.

See you at our meeting on November 15th for the

slide show.

Randy

The Prez Sez

Randy Beard

The November Meeting 11/15/2018

The Year in Pictures

Wesley United Methodist Church

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This month’s meeting will be the last time this year

that the library will be available for check in and

check out. Please remember to bring the DVD’s

you have checked out.

Winter is coming!. Need something to do when

you can’t go fishing? Check out some DVD’s from

the library. We have a wide range of viewing

material, especially fly tying. What better way to get

ready for next season than by filling your fly boxes

with flies you tied and brushing up on your fishing

skills?

Missing DVD’s: If you have ever checked out a

DVD over the last couple of years please look

around and see if you might have forgotten to turn

one in. Here is a list of some that are missing. :

Advanced Techniques for Fly Fishing Still Waters

Flyfishing for Bass Dynamics of Fly Casting

Top 85 Tips on Flyfishing for Trout

Betty Capt, Librarian

Year End Library News

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I love this little mountain river; it changes each

year! The seasonal high water energy pushes rocks,

trees and gravel around and drops them where they

lay as the water recedes. This healthy flushing

rejuvenation is missing from damned rivers.

From my journals, June 10, 2013

Riding a low-angled sunlit current seam, the

Percolator is engulfed within a powerful swirl of

crystalline colors. Yellow fly line melts downstream

from the USA machined click and pawl reel. Four

quick catapulting jumps produce pulsating screams

from the little reel, sounding like metallic cat yowls.

Green and white backing suddenly appears. My

right arm is alive with vibrant connection, bouncing

rod tip bowing to the laser arrow of disappearing

fly line.

Against a glimmering summer evening

backlighted sky, a robust wild trout displays bursts

of form in flight, within and above the remote,

forested Western Oregon mountain river’s broken

currents. My awareness of time disappears, skewed

by connection to this robust wild fish.

I reel downstream toward the trout, negotiating

the rocky creek edge and marveling in the amount

of taut fly line forming a triangle’s hypotenuse to a

powerful fish.

Immersed within a tiny tailout edge, a slab of

crimson flexing wet muscle greets my gaze. A size

8 Percolator protrudes from the big trout’s lower

jaw. Gently tethering the trout by grasping the

leader a foot from the fly, I snap several underwater

photos. A millisecond after “snicking” out the de-

barbed fly, this gorgeous wild Rainbow rockets out

of sight. I feel a tug on my heart!

Michael T Williams

www.mtwilliamsflyfish.com

Olde Fly Guy

A Rainbow on Whisper Creek

Wild Trout, photos by Michael T

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Just as it takes many raindrops to fill a bucket, it takes many people and donations to make an Auction. Thank you to the many members, friends, and retail organizations that donated items this year to make the 2018 CFF Auction such a success!

This was a year of change at the Auction. Fly boxes were taken out of the Live Auction and put on their own table. By buying a raffle ticket from Jim Breedlove, members had an opportunity to win flies tied by our awesome club tiers: Norm Domagala, Vic Hadley, Mike Marlatt, Leroy Miller, Joe Moody, Dennis Munroe, Steve Overall, Rod Roth, Jim Sens, Bob Wolfe, Women of CFF box was tied by Betty Capt, Roz Kauffman, Marie Meredith, Michelle Overall, Katherine Paiva and Trese Slocum.

We added a Saturday float opportunity to the Evening Floats this year. All members were given three tokens and could choose from three dates for a chance to win a night on the river with one of our experienced boat captains. A special thanks to captains and crew:, Randy Beard, Mike Diehl, Steve Overall, Dave Prindel, Michael T Williams and shuttle driver Michelle Overall.

Check-In was made easier this year because all dinners were prepaid. This meant all you had to do was check in, pick up your Bid# and start bidding! Special thanks to Michelle, Jen, and Debbie Durbin for handling Check-In and tallying Check-Out duties.

The Silent Auction tables featured an interesting array of new and used outdoor items, hand-crafted items, a collection of rods, a trio of float tubes, Ginnie’s ever-popular pumpkin bread, and baskets – so many baskets! 35 to be exact! All whipped up, wrapped up, and gussied up, by Brandy Williford, Michelle Overall, and Jen Acosta.

Over on the Buy-it-Now table Dave Prindel and Vic Hadley had quite the spread of larger items ranging from artwork and tying lights, to rainwear and tubes of colored UV glues. Bidding was fast and competitive!

Thanks to our Live Auction team, Steve Overall and Glenn Miller, and their spotters Joe Moody, Dennis Munroe, and Alan Corbin, who rallied the crowd to bid

more and bid higher. And a special thanks to those CFF members who did bid and procured rods, over-night stays, Al Heide, Michael T. and Steve Schaefer’s floats, food, hand-crafted, baked, and beautifully tied items in the Live Auction. A special thanks too for the continued support from Jason Mitzner at Home Waters Fly Shop, and Chris Daughters at The Caddis Fly Shop. Thank you too Leroy Miller and Roz Kauffman for capturing the event on film.

During a brief stint as Auctioneer, Frank was able to get high dollars for Prez Randy Beard Mystery Box! Teasers all year paid off in a box full of fishy surprises. Congrats to Carol and Chuck Tannebaum for their winning bid and thanks to Randy for compiling such an exciting Live Auction item!

Because of these united efforts the entire club will benefit. Funds raised at this year’s Auction will go toward education and informative speakers, the funding of outings and youth outreach programs, and more! Thank you again for all of your donations and contributions!!

Committee members gave freely of their time this year and helped with set-up, organizing donations, and clean-up, Jen Acosta, Jim Breedlove, Betty Capt, Marv Clemons, Alan Corbin, Mike Diehl, Debbie Durbin, Vic Hadley, Roz Kauffman, Marion Lill, Bob Metcalf, Glenn Miller, Leroy Miller, Joe Moody, Dennis Munroe, Michelle Overall, Steve Overall, Dave Prindel, George Randle, Rod Roth, Brooke Starks, Larry Starks, Brandy Williford, and many more!

If you have any ideas or suggestions for improving next year’s Auction or questions, please give us a call at (541) 515-6369, or email us at paivakm@gmail.com or fpai1ops@aol.com. And pencil in the date – October 22, 2019 – Tuesday, not Thursday.

See you there!

Frank and Katherine Paiva

CFF Auction Chairs

2018 Auction

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Auction

Photos by Leroy Miller

Carol won the president’s mystery box

Silent auction tables

Buy it now tables

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Leaburg Fly Tying Potluck

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Bill Burliegh at Christmas Island

Joe Moody’s grandson Sawyer at

Blue River Reservoir

Fishin’

L-R Al, Dennis, Joe and Bob at Pronghorn

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Pheasant and Orange Soft Materials List

Hook: 12---14 200R

Thread: Bright Orange

Body: Tying Thread

Hackle: Breast of Pheasant.

Tying Instructions are ( L) to (R ).

Take (1) Pheasant Tail feather. While hold-

ing the tip and the stem of the feather, in

your (L) fingers. Gently strip off some of the

soft hackle from both sides of the feather.

While holding the tip and the stem of the

feather, in your (L) fingers. gently strip

off one side of the soft hackle stem.

Start building a small tapered body with the thread, move the

thread to the mid point of the hook.

Attach the Orange thread behind the eye, leaving a small open

area behind the eye, wrap back. to the point of the hook.

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Holding the tip, wet your ( R ) finger and GENTLY pull

down the feathers

Tie the tip of the feather on the hook 1/3 behind the

eye

Attach the hackle pliers to the bare stem and wrap the

feather over the hook 3-5 X, pulling the feathers back

with each warp. Tie off slightly over the tied feather and

trim.

Pull all of the feathers over the eye. Distrib-

ute the feathers evenly around the hook, at

the eye to even out the feathers.

Pinch at the eye and with a twisting motion,

to the (R) push back over the eye of the

hook. Repeat by pushing to the (L).

Apply head cement & clear the eye of any

Summer Small Streams Trip

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Cascade Family

Flyfishers

2018

Club Leadership

Executive Board

President

Randy Beard

541-510-0323

Vice President

Mike Marlatt

541-206-9003

Treasurer & Communications

Michelle Overall

Secretary

Jen Acosta

541-741-8276

Past President

Glenn Miller

541-359-9522

Board Members

Steve Overall

Jim Breedlove

Larry Stark

Brandy Williford

Craig Prindel

Bob Wolfe

Committee

Chairpersons:

Outings

Dennis Munroe/Joe Moody

Newsletter

Roz Kauffman/Phil Hornung

Website

Carolyn Beardshear

Membership

Terese Slocum

FFI Reps

Mike Marlatt & Brandy Williford

Library

Betty Capt

Programs

Michael T. Williams

Fly Tying Classes

Rod Roth

Raffle

Jim Breedlove

Auction

Frank & Kat Paiva

Conservation

Glen Neal & Ginnie Griley

Cascade Family flyfishers Club has an incredible opportunity to purchase

Columbia sportswear and Accessories at greatly reduced prices. Our club was

approved to participate in their Pro Purchase Program enabling us to purchase

anything in their on-line catalog at 40% to 60% off the listed prices. Columbia

sportswear is a quality product and I would encourage everyone to take a look at

www.columbia.com. If you see something that you are interested in just email

the item name, style#, color and size to me at overalls2@msn.com and I will get

back to you with the purchase price for our club. Then if you wish to order it, just

let me know and I can do that for you. The shipping charge is $6 for each order

that I make, (whether it is one item or 20 items.) if you would like our Cascade

Family Flyfishers logo embroidered on it the additional cost is $5. Of course, if

you already have something that you would like to have embroidered with our

logo, just get it to me and I will get it done for $5 also. This is a great

opportunity, so take a look.

Michelle Overall, Treasurer and Communications Chair

Note From The Editors

As usual there will be no newsletter in the month of

December, Happy Holidays!

Welcome New Member

David Flaherty

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Membership Application

CASCADE FAMILY FLY FISHERS APPLICATION

FOR MEMBERSHIP/MEMBERSHIP

RENEWAL

Mail To: Cascade Family Fly Fishers, P.O. Box 70303, Springfield, 97475

Please print legibly:

Name_____________________________________________ Nickname ___________________________ DOB (optional) ___________________

Spouse/partner ___________________________________ Nickname ___________________________ DOB (optional) __________________

Address ________________________________________________________ City _______________________ State _______ Zip ___________

Home Phone __________________________________ Work Phone ____________________________________

E-mail ________________________________________ Cell Phone ____________________________________

Occupation and or employer ___________________________________________________________________

Are you a member of FFF? Yes ____ No ____ FFF expiration date? ____________________

The following information is requested in order to maintain a data base of our member’s knowledge and experience which may be of

help in club activities. Please be as complete as possible

Years of fly fishing experience 0-3 ____ 3-5 ____ 5-10 ____ 10-20 ____ 20-40 ____ Over 40 ____

As a fly caster are you: Novice? ____ Average? ____ Proficient? ____ Expert? ____ FFF Certified Instructor? ____

Do you tie your own flies? Yes ____ No____ If yes rate you tying from Novice 1 to Instructor being 5 _____Check any of the following

watercraft that you own: Float tube ____ Pontoon boat ____ Canoe ____ Drift boat ____ Pram ____ Motor boat ____ Jet boat ____ Others

(Describe) ___________________________________________________________________________________

Club members are asked to consider serving on at least one committee of their choice to assist the committee chairperson when re-

quired. Number your choices from 1 –3 of the following committees:

Newsletter ____ Program ____ Membership ____ Raffle ____ Conservation ____ Education ____ Auction ____ Outings ____ Library ____

Webmaster ____ Fly Tying ____ Legislative/Environment _______

Complete dues as follows:

Individual or Family $25.00 (includes one name tag and club pin) (dues are $15.00 when joining after July 1st

Student $15.00

Associate (resident outside Lane County) $10.00

Additional name tags $7.00 each Additional pin $4.00

Total amount due:__________________________________$ ___________

Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________

I do _______ do not ______ authorize the printing of my contact information in the club directory. (please check your option)

ABOUT CASCADE FAMILY FLY FISHERS

Cascade Family Fly Fishers (CFF) is an independent, not for profit, fly fishing organization open to the public

and is an affiliate of the National Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF). Annual dues are $25.00 for an individual or

family membership, $15.00 for a student, and $10.00 for those who live outside Lane County. Membership

includes a subscription to the newsletter and the privilege of participating in any and all club activities. CFF

Board meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month and the general membership meetings on the

fourth Thursday of each month.

Articles found in the CFF newsletter may be reprinted in other non-profit publications without the express

permission of the CFF so long as full acknowledgement is given to CFF and the author or authors.

Trademarks and/or logos may appear in the “Trading Post” section of the newsletter, (which is the club mem-

ber’s free of charge classified section), but this does not give any proprietary rights to the company. Should a

for-profit company wish to place an ad in the newsletter for a product or service, it can purchase a 1/8th page

for $20.00 or a 1/2 page for $50.00. All rates are per issue and inserts will be considered. Ad and article

deadlines are midnight, the second Sunday of the month.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

CASCADE FAMILY FLY FISHERS

P.O.BOX 70303

Springfield, OR 97475

www.cascadefamilyflyfishers.com

President: Randy Beard

PO Box 70303

Springfield, OR 97475