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dwelling brown troutindigenous to westernEurope, which in thepast has been scientifi-cally designated as S.trutta lacustris. It hasgrown to huge sizes in its native watersand has been introduced to some watersin the United States.

The species is the backbone of natu-ral and hatchery-maintained trout fish-eries on six continents. The brown is oneof the world’s premier sportfish, but ittakes on many forms—river, lake, andsea-run—in many diverse environments,and is so varied in its appearance that ithas been classified as scores of differentspecies and subspecies over the years byscientists. This complexity has producedcontroversy, confusion, and many differ-ent scientific as well as common names.

Some scientists have opined thatthere is one common ancestor for thevarious brown trout forms, and thus thebrown trout of river or stream origin, thebrown trout of lake origin, and the browntrout of sea-run disposition are specializa-tions that have evolved. Throughoutmost of their range, brown trout are pri-marily thought of as residents of flowingwater. Those originating from lake envi-ronments—some capable of enormoussizes—are viewed as variations, whereassea-run brown trout, which are anadro-mous and generically called sea trout arelikewise a different form, also capable ofgrowing very large, and obviously limitedto coastal regions.

The brown trout is circumeuropeanin distribution. Its home extends fromIceland, through Scandinavia to theWhite Sea drainage of Russia, south tothe headwaters of the Amu Darya (Oxus)River in Pakistan and Afghanistan, andback to Europe via the Caspian Sea andits watershed (Ukraine and northernIran) to Turkey, Syria and the AtlasMountains of Algeria, Tunisia andMorocco. It is ubiquitous throughoutGermany, Austria, France and the BritishIsles.

In its Old World home, there areplentiful references to giant brownstaken over the years. Although the worldrecord is 41 lbs, 8 oz (an American fish),numerous browns were recorded caughtfrom the alpine lakes of Germany,Austria and Switzerland in the 70 lbrange over the late 1800’s up to WWII.

he German Brown trout (Salmotrutta) has been a favorite ofstream and river anglers over the

centuries. The brown trout, which madeits first appearance in Roman literatureabout AD 200, swam through IzaakWalton's The Compleat Angler andShakespeare's Twelfth Night, inspiredFranz Schubert's "Trout" quintet of 1819,established a beachhead in NorthAmerica with Baron von Behr’s 1883shipment to New York.

Since medieval times, the browntrout was a central figure in manyGerman and central European city andnobility crests. It was also the first speciesof trout described by Karl von Linne,(1707 - 1778) a Swedish botanist who isthe father of modern taxonomy, in his1758 book The System of Nature. Thisdetailed work classified 4,400 species ofanimals and 7,700 species of plants.

Izaak Walton, (1593 –1683), Englishauthor and author of The CompleatAngler, featured the brown trout as hisforemost species of interest. The CompleatAngler was first published in 1653, butWalton continued to add to it for a quar-ter of a century. It is a celebration of theart and spirit of fishing in prose andverse; in fact, six verses were quoted fromJohn Dennys' 1613 work Secrets ofAngling, another monumental and pri-mary literary work on brown trout andfishing.

There are many populations (alsoreferred to as strains or stocks) of browntrout that might well be individual racesor subspecies. These are especially evi-dent in the native European and Asianranges of brown trout, although somehave greatly diminished or disappearedfor various human-induced reasons,including interbreeding with other racesof browns. One of the better knownstrains is the seeforelle; this is a lake-

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OFFICERSMelody Weinhandl, President

Vacant, President-electAndrew Sauter, Vice President

Casey Leary, SecretaryMatt Stanton, Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTerms expire in 2011

Bob FischerScott Novotny

Alex RoseBill Wichers

Terms expire in 2012Spencer Amend

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"You will find angling to be like thevirtue of humility, which has a calmness ofspirit and a world of other blessings attend-ing upon it."

- Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler (1653)

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hook the net whichwas floating down-stream.

Andrew aban-doned fishing to givehis clothes the opportunity dry out. Hewent geocaching for sites around thearea, a sport which he pursues withequal passion with fishing.

It was too bad, we commented, thatmore members could not have made thetrip.

This may have been the final clubhosted outing of the year. The next onecould very well be the Polar Bear out-ing, annually held to commemorate thefirst day of the new year.

The following weekend, Saturday,Oct. 23, was a mirror in term of weath-er. This time the destination was thefour-mile Glenrock stretch of the riverbetween Big Muddy bridge and RabbitHill.

Joining the plumber and thechemist and I on the annual Octobertrip were Spencer Amend, Greg Grovesand Joe Meyer. And the float producedone new gem: a photo of Joe actuallysmiling while holding a fish (see page 7).

We learned the fish were not hold-ing at the bottom of deep holes, butwere feeding while suspended in thewater column. Joe actually caught oneof his fish on a halfback nymph fisheddry.

The gentle float did not only pro-duce fish. Diversions were offered by anumber of wildlife and waterfowl.

A chili dinner would have cappedthe day, but unfortunately somebody’s45-year old Coleman stove refused tolight.

•This is the final notice being pro-

vided urging members to send in theirphotos to be included in the annualChristmas program slide show. Thisyear’s audio-visual presentation -- incontrast to previous year’s -- is mainlymember-contributed photos.

In order to be sure your photosmake it in the program, I need yourcontributions by mid-November at thelatest in order to time the images withthe music.

Tight lines,

t was an unusual day for Octoberon the Mile. Not a breath of wind,clear skies, warm temperatures and,

surprisingly, fewer fishermen than antic-ipated. A few gunshots echoed from thehills, as an audible reminder of thehunting season.

As my fishing log records, this wasthe first visit to the Mile in a year -- thelast time was also an outing hosted bythe WFC.

A total of five WFCers attendedthe outing, and all, I believe, caughtfish.

When I arrived shortly before 11a.m., I checked the club hole andobserved Dick DePaemelere wadingshallow, casting his three weight.Boom! A fish was hooked. He reeled inthe small (for the Mile) rainbow,released it, dried off his parachuteAdams and tossed his offering againinto the feeding lane. Another fishrose, he missed it this time. He chuck-led, and recast the fly. This time hehooked another one. “That’s about adozen,” he reported.

It was good to see Dick fishingagain, as he continues to recover from aseries of eye surgeries during the sum-mer.

It is a rare opportunity to catch fishon dries on the river in general and theMile in particular. So I grabbed my fourweight, and followed Dick’s example,tied on a size 18 parachute Adams andsampled the water upstream. I caughtsome fish, but not enough to rival Dick’stally.

Upstream, backlit by the sun,Andrew Sauter was wading deep in hisfavorite hole at the downstream point ofan island. A few minutes later, he wadedto the bank and chuckled that he stum-bled and slipped, and needed to swim toshore. Apparently the 40 lbs. he hasshed from his lanky frame reduced theamount of ballast needed for the turbu-lent current. And to add to theembarassment, he had to cast his line to

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by Randy Stalker,Backcast editor

[email protected]

I always thought that record fish wouldstand until it was broken.

-- Yogi Berra

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LETTER

River assessmentstudy now available

In October of 1998, an ecologicalconsulting firm from Littleton, CO con-ducted an assessment of the North PlatteRiver in part of Casper.

The study included 14 sites and wentfrom the Mills bridge to the railroadbridge over the river north of First Street.The study investigated river sediment,benthic aquatic insects and their popula-tions and fish tissue sampling. The studywas quite detailed and thorough.

The report was a part of the Amocoreuse investigation concerning the oldrefinery.

Anyone who would like to see thestudy, contact me.

Herb Waterman

On Dec. 8, in lieu of the regularmonthly meeting of the WFC, the annu-al Christmas party is to begin at 6:30 p.m.at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse,4205 Fort Caspar Road.

All members, significant others andanyone interested in the WFC are invit-ed to attend.

The dinner is to be catered by TheHerbadashery and will include BBQbrisket and BBQ chicken, salads, bakedbeans, dessert, tea and lemonade.

Tickets are $10.00 each and can bebought during the November regularclub meeting. Tickets can also be pur-chased at the Ugly Bug through Nov. 30,or by contacting Greg B. Groves (thechairman of the dinner and party) [email protected] or call 247-1599.

The event will include a Christmasfly competition, a fly walk, white ele-phant exchange and a slide show featur-ing the fishing year 2010. Two drawingsare to be held for gift certificates; one forattendance, the other from losing ticketsfrom monthly raffles.

Additional details on the party areto be featured in next month’s Backcast.

Plans being madefor the annualChristmas party


was on that guid-ed float that Kencaught a 23 inchrainbow oneither a scud or ared San Juanworm. The reelhe chose to usedidn’t have adrag and whilewrestling withsome substantialrainbows helearned why dragsystems areimportant. Afterthe float, hebought a newRoss reel.

This year, heestimates he willfish 25 to 30days. Ken doesn’texpect he willtravel far to fish.“Why leave here

when within about a 200 mile radiusfrom Casper we have the Gallatin, theMadison, the Big Hole and theBitterroot?”

Ken said he likes the fact thatconservation issues are important tothe WFC. He has been particularlyimpressed with the collaborativeefforts of private land owners, the cluband government agencies to createmore public access to quality fishingwaters. He described the CardwellAccess area as a “crown jewel” for flyfishers.

His favorite restaurant in Casperis Poor Boy’s Steakhouse.

I hope all WFC members will getto know Ken Lantta. I’m sure he willbe happy to describe what it takes tosafely change the oil, points and plugsin a F-14 Tomcat if you will sharesome technical tips on finding, fight-ing and landing trophy trout.

WFC MEMBER PROFILE

by Greg B. [email protected]

uring late July, I spent anenjoyable hour with KenLantta, who joined the WFC

during March of this year. After completing high school in

Red Lodge, Montana, Ken moved toBozeman, Montana where he earned abachelor’s degree in MechanicalEngineering Technology at MontanaState University. After graduation, hewas commissioned in the U.S. Navy.

Ken’s Naval assignments includ-ed various sea duty and shore dutyassignments on the west coast, thePhilippines and Japan. As an AircraftMaintenance Officer, his career most-ly involved leading teams that keptsquadrons of jets in the air. Afterachieving the rank of Commander,Ken retired in 1992.

Ken is a member of the AmericanLegion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,Disabled American Veterans and theU.S. Naval Institute. He is a lifetimemember of the Tailhook Associationand the Association of NavalAviation. He currently serves as thePresident of the Wyoming Council ofNavy League. He is active in theNatrona County Republican Party,and he is involved in the Governor’sOil and Gas SafetyAlliance.

Most of Ken’spost militarywork has beenin the area ofworkplace safe-ty. Since mov-ing to Casper in1992, he has workedfor Stewart andStevenson, Gray Wolfe Drilling,Precision Drilling, and the State ofWyoming Occupational Safety andHealth Administration (OSHA). In2009, he semi-retired and continuesto consult various clients on work-place safety issues.

Through the years, work left no

time for fishing. While working on ornear almost every ocean and sea on theplanet, Ken often remembered fishing forsmall brook trout with a willow branchand string on the Montana farm wherehe grew up.

After moving to Casper and whileworking in southwest Wyoming,

he often drove acrossthe Green River

and it remind-ed him howmuch heh a de n j o y e d

fishing as achild. He

joined the WFCand has been fly fish-

ing ever since.Though Ken is new to fly fishing,

he’s compressing his learning of the sportinto a short time frame. He enjoys fishingand floating with Jim Johnson, anothernew member of the club. On MondayJune 21, he floated the North Platte withclub member and guide, Blake Jackson. It

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Ken likes the fact that conservation

issues are important tothe WFC.

Author Greg Groves intends toalternate WFC monthly profiles betweenveteran members and newcomers. -- Ed.


Bass found below Grey Reef DamThe Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Wyoming

Wildlife Protectors Association are offering a reward up to$2,500 for information leading to the conviction of the personor persons who illegally stocked largemouth bass into the NorthPlatte River at Gray Reef Dam.

Fish biologists discovered two 10-inch largemouth basswhile electro-fishing near the county boatlaunch ramp just below Gray Reef Dam."Finding two of these fish suggests there is apotential to be more," said Al Conder,Casper Region fisheries supervisor.

While largemouth bass are found insome areas of the North Platte Riverdrainage, the closest location is at Big MuddyPond near Glenrock.

"That's 71 river miles downstream.These fish would have had to get from the pond into the riverand then swim that far. Bass prefer warm water and the riverwater gets colder each mile upstream," Conder said. He believesthe bass were either released directly into the river near the boatramp, or into Gray Reef Reservoir where they managed to drift

down over the dam.The individuals who moved the fish to this location most

likely were hoping to catch largemouth bass here in the future.But Conder said it is highly unlikely that largemouth bass wouldspawn in the North Platte River because, as warm-water species,the water temperature would generally not be warm enough.

A new law that went into effect on July1 carries stiff penalties for anyone who ille-gally stocks fish in the state. These penaltiescould include the potential loss of fishingand hunting privileges for life. Violatorscould also be fined up to $10,000, face up toa year in jail, and may have to pay restitu-tion to the Game and Fish Department forcosts incurred to remove the unwantedspecies.

Anyone who has any information about these illegallystocked fish, or any other wildlife violation, should contact theStop Poaching tip line at 877-WGFD-TIP. Tips can also bereported online at http://gf.state.wy.us/stoppoaching. Informantscan choose to remain anonymous.

A new law that went intoeffect on July 1 carries

stiff penalities for anyonewho illegally stocks fish in

the state.

Protect our environment

Inspect - Clean - Dry

Take the Clean Angling Pledge

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Fifth annual

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In these lakes, the browns preyed uponan abundance of whitefish and arcticchar. Early 20th century pollutiondecreased the deep waters’ oxygenation,which depleted the prey species numbers.Consequently, the days of giant brownsin the Alps are over, although 30pounders are still caught.

Possibly the largest browns everknown belonged to a now tragicallyextinct subspecies of the Caspian Sea.The Kura River flows ESE paralleling the

Georgian/Azerbaijani-Turkish border inthe southern Caucus Mountains, drain-ing into the Caspian. Mimicking thebehavior of its distant cousins, theAtlantic salmon and steelhead, Kurabrowns hatched in the headwaters andmigrated downstream as year-olds downto the Sea. There they grew to fantasticproportions and returned to spawn in thehigh Caucus Mountains’ clear waters.Freshwater Fishes of the USSR (1965)cites an 1897 czarist government com-mercial fishing record of a Kura brown of72 lbs., with an unverified super fish of112 lbs! The 1916 catch averaged 33 lbs.!Most sadly, the Kuras are no more, aheartbreaking extinction due to pollu-tion, damming and overfishing. Oh thatthe Kuras hadn’t been introduced toAmerica as the von Behr and Loch

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Levens had!Throughout their great Empire,

wherever the British migrated theyattempted to take along their belovedbrown trout. At the height of the Empirein the 1880’s and 90’s, the shipboardrefrigerated ice room was perfected.British engineers and zoologists intro-duced Loch Leven browns to every cor-ner of the Pax Brittanica -- Tasmania,Victoria and New South Wales inAustralia, to New Zealand and Canada,to Natal and West Cape in South Africa,to the Himalayan headwaters of theBrahmaputra River in India, Nepal andBhutan and to the source of the Nile in

n o r t h e r nUganda, the16,000 footsnow clad peaksof the roof ofAfrica, the soc a l l e d"Mountains ofthe Moon."

N o w ,throughout itsw o r l d w i d erange, includ-ing fabulousP a t a g o n i abrowns average10-12" at 8-12oz in smallstreams to 14-30" at 1-12 lbs.in rivers andlakes. Theirverified superla-tive member isthe 41 lb. 8 oz.Wisconsin fishcaught from

Lake Michigan this summer.Like rainbows and cutthroats,

browns live in streams, lakes and returnto both from the ocean (anodromous).They will spend anywhere from monthsto a year in the ocean before returning tospawn. Many will then return to theocean, but like salmon, there is also highmortality of returning adults. Lake andsea brown trout are known to live up to15 years; their longevity and large size isconsistent with their primarily piscivo-rous diet whereas their smaller and short-er lived stream and river siblings are lesssuccessful with their invertebrate diet. Inlakes containing whitefish and arcticchar, browns will move in later life to thedeeper waters containing these prey.Down deep, they enjoy dramaticallyincreased growth rates and most often

will expect to double their normal lifespans of 8 to the ripe age of 15 years.

In Wyoming, in streams wherebrowns are on the order of 12", a large,deep pool often contains a single hugebrown of 16-20 inches. This individualwill be the "old growth" variety, pro-grammed by ancient genetics to mimic itslake and sea-run brown trout brethren togo deep and become nearly exclusivelypiscivorous, much to the dread of thesmaller brookies, cutthroats and rainbowsthat cohabitate Wyoming’s smallerwaters. Even young browns are not safefrom the resident leviathans, as brownsare also cannibalistic.

The Wyoming State Record browntrout is a 25 lb., 13 oz., 34¼" monstercaught by George Rose (no relation toAlex, of course) of Albuquerque, NM onMay 27, 1982 at Anvil Draw in theFlaming Gorge Reservoir. A new worldand US record was set this summer. OnJuly 16, 2010 Roger Hellen ofFranksville, WI caught a 41-pound, 8-ounce giant in Lake Michigan watersnorth of Racine, Wisconsin. It measured40 3/5" inches long.

Many fisherman rate a scale of diffi-culty of catching trout—cutthroats beingeasiest, then brookies, then rainbows andlastly and most difficult, the Germanbrown. Browns and rainbows overlapconsiderably in the optimum characteris-tics of a waterway they favor i.e. nicheoverlap. As smaller fish, both feed main-ly on invertebrates, mostly aquatic andterrestrial insects and crustaceans. Bothalso as older fish are mainly piscivorous.Both are found coexisting in Wyoming’swaters. It is thought that in brown troutareas, it is a combination of deep under-cuts in the riverbanks and warmer watersthat favor browns. Rainbows will do bet-ter in colder stream channels and rills.

The discerning fussiness of browntrout and the difficulty to catch them isprimarily what separates them from theirtrout brethren. As mentioned, they areregarded as the most difficult to catch.Their eye is much better adapted forvision in dim light and darkness. Theirretinas contain significantly more nightvision rods than other trout species.Consequently, they prefer deep and darkundercuts during the day and emergefrom their lairs to feed much more safelyfrom predators during twilight, night andearly morning. They also have more thanenough color cones to discriminate prey(yes, they see in color!), thus their selec-tivity is legendary to fly fisherman whooften fail entirely to deceive a brown


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with their fly on otherwise rich waterscovered with a variety of buzzing insectsbroken by the many risings of hungrybrowns. This is known as the "AndrewSauter Effect" and may only be solved bytaking a stick of dynamite along on thePlatte or, more preferably, ScottNovotony.

Browns breed in fall when watertemperatures plummet to the 45-50Frange from summer warmth.Constructing a redd in a shallow, gravel-ly stretch of stream by swimming on herside and removing larger stones in thegravel with her tail, the female brownwill lay approximately 900 eggs per herown pound of weight. This will take daysand draws the attention of mates. Maleswill swim about the redd, waiting for herto spawn, competing with each other forthe privilege to fertilize her brood. Theeggs develop over winter and hatch inspringtime.

These little fry have done well inWyoming. They are to us, as they havebeen to Germans, English, Scottish,Norwegians, Russians and Arabs, one ofthe best game fish, most beautiful, besttasting, self sustaining and reliable troutspecies the world over. The only com-plaint we might have in Wyomingagainst the brown is that he might givehis little cutthroat cousin some slack and

give up some territory to him. Immigrants in America have

been known to flourish beyond theircapabilities in their native land. TheGerman brown is no different in thatregard. Here’s to catching a newWyoming record this fall and serving itover sauerkraut and bratwurst!

Frohe Angeln!Auf Wiederschreiben!

MelodySources:

Behnke, Robert J. About Trout,Lyon’s Press, Guilford, Connecticut,2007 pgs. 45-50.

Behnke, Robert J. Trout and Salmonof North America, The Free Press, NewYork, New York, 2002 pgs. 253-263.

Berg, L.S. Freshwater Fishes of theUSSR, IPST Jerusalem, 1965

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/sci-ence-nature/trout_main.html?c=y&page=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_empire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirling_disease



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WYOMING FLY CASTERS BOARD MEETING MINUTES -- DRAFTOctober 20, 2010

Called to Order 7:03 PMAbsent – Bill Wichers.The Board approved last month’s minutes. President

Weinhandl reported the president elect position remains vacant.She said the manager of the Platte River Restaurant is willing topresent a program on cooking fish. Andrew Sauter reported 5members attended the Robinder Outing at the Miracle Mile, 4members except the Streamkeeper caught fish, the Streamkeeperfell in the water, some members caught fish on dry flies and allhad a good time.

Lying N’ Tying will be managed by Alex Rose, starting inNovember, the Saturday after the general meeting. He will haveit advertised in the Backcast. Alex reported this is a good oppor-tunity to learn how to tie flies and he hopes members will person-ally encourage the newer members to attend.

Matt Stanton presented a Treasurers Report, no questionswere asked and was put on file for audit. Conservation chairmanMatt Stanton reported the WFC could generate around $5000 ifwe purchase a drift boat at cost from the manufacturer and sell100 $100 raffle tickets. Discussion was held regarding the BillRyan drift boat and Matt will check with the foundation on thestatus of this possible fundraiser. The WFC did apply for a com-missioner’s license and all appropriate paperwork was sent to theWGFD.

Matt reported a Trout Unlimited meeting will be held inEvanston, WY on November 11 and he is unable to attend. WillWaterbury will see if he is able to represent the WFC at thismeeting. It was reported that Casper does have a local TUChapter, the Gray Reef Chapter, who state they are not compet-ing with WFC.

A WFC member has paid dues for two guides and Matt hasasked for suggestions as to what two guides should be given themembership. Matt Stanton indicated the clubs CD’s end on11/22/10, earning an interest rate of .75%, Matt will renew theCD’s. Will Waterbury reported he turned in all required paper-work for Adopt a Highway requirements. He has repeatedlycontacted staff in Cheyenne to see what is required next for theclub, however has not received any response. He will continueto look into this matter.

Joe Meyer reported more help was needed at the castingarea during the Expo, while we had more than adequate help atthe Booth. Discussion was held about the purpose of the WFCat the Expo, is it more hands on or more for membership drive.We concluded this would be reviewed in the months prior to thenext Expo.

Greg Groves reported the general membership was polled atthe October meeting and the general membership preferred the

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Our members are very special to us and we want to remember themin times of adversity. If you know of a member or their spouse who is illor is recently deceased, please contact Donna Diesburg at (307) 234-4278 or e-mail her at [email protected].

Christmas party be catered. Greg presented a list of possible caterers to the Board. TheBoard approved the Herbadashery as the caterer of the Christmas Party with each mem-ber being required to purchase a $10 ticket. Family members are welcome to attend.Greg will provide the Herbadashery an estimate of attendees for the party one weekprior to the party. Greg will have the Christmas party advertised in the Backcast.Smokey Weinhandl volunteered to again have posters printed to advertise theChristmas party. The Board approved to spend up to $130 for posters for advertising theChristmas party. Alex Rose volunteered to help assist in the set up of the Christmasparty and Greg Groves will manage. The party will start at 6:30 PM on December 8,2010. We will again have the Fly Walk, Christmas Fly Contest, White Elephant giftexchange and Randy Stalker has volunteered to present a slide show. WFC will alsohave the president’s and loser’s raffles. Matt noted the WFC has budgeted $300 for theseraffles. Discussion was held as to whether the club will again hand out Louie the Lip andSilver Sucker awards and will see if any interest to revive these awards. Will Waterburywill manage name tags to be used at the Christmas Party.

Bob Fischer commented some members seem to drag out paying their dues and dis-cussion was held as to whether the club should use some sort of incentive to pay theirdues on time. Herb Waterman recommended the club attempt to get WGFD BrianOlsen to present a program to the club on regarding land issues.

Adjourned 7:50 p.m.

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Do you have trouble remembering when there are WFC functions? Have you ever forgotten a function and then remembered about it when it was

over? Scott Novotny is undertaking a reminder program for club activities, etc. He

requests that members send him an e-mail so that he can have your e-mail address andthen he will send out a timely reminder by e-mail of any activities. He promised thatyour e-mail address would only be used for the purpose of sending the reminder.

Send your e-mail to Scott Novotny at [email protected].

Digital reminders available for WFCmeetings, outings and activities

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Outcast Pontoon Boat with 9 ft.pontoons, like new,

Originally sold for $1000 priced at $300.

Sage Z-Axis 906-4 brand new,unused, with warranty card

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Orvis TLS Power Matrix 905-2brand new, unused, with warranty

card original price $395 priced at $175.

Art Van Rensselaer307-265-9287 (H)307-262-7655 (C)

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Patagonia SST jacket, XL, Brand new.

$175 (list $315).

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Lightly used Hodgdon fishingboots, felt soles.

Size 11. $35.Eric Bowers

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Fleece fingerless fishing gloves.Coleman two-burner stove,

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Classifieds are a free service to WFC mem-bers.To advertise your item for sale, drop a lineto the marketing department [email protected].

SORRY... but no treasurer’s report

for the club appears in thisissue of the Backcast.Check back next month forSeptember and October’sfinancial reports.

PRFS goes green!Recycle worn waders into new fishing products

Don’t let your old waders go to thelandfill; they can now be recycled.

Please drop off your old unwantedbreathable waders at the Platte River FlyShop.

Mark Boname reports the old wadersare being refashioned into wallets andchest packs.

Wyoming Fly CastersP.O. Box 2881Casper, WY 82602


The mission of the Wyoming Fly Casters is to promote and enhance the sport of flyfishing and the conservation of fish and their habitat.

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WFC 11/10