Newsletter September 2015

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1 President PO Box 5095, Alphington, Vic Secretary John Trioli (web) Nicki Duckstein ( ) Newsletter September 2015 The Officers of the Red Tag 2015/16 September at Red Tag President Vice President Secretary and Public Officer Treasurer John Trioli Vince McCaughey Niki Duckstein Bill Jackson Committee of Management 1 Anthony Urban 2 Marshall Pardee 3 Vacant Non Committee Positions Newsletter Editor Newsletter Assistant ACF Delegate 1 ACF Delegate 2 CVFFC Delegate 1 Web Site Administrators Property Steward Fly-Tying Instructors Handicapper(Club Casting) Casting Tuition Coach 4 Vacant 5 Vacant 6 Vacant Michael Allen Bill Jackson Bruce Ratcliffe Geoff Newman Niki Duckstein Bill Jackson Geoff Newman Gareth Jones Anthony Urban Marshall Pardee Bruce Ratcliffe Ken Lucas Casting pool maintenance Ken Lucas Brunn Shield Team Captain Librarian Brian Cocks Geoff Newman Vacant Activity Meeting Wednesday 2 September at 7.30pm On this occasion, you will be entertained with two DVD s supplied by Jim (Flyfinz) Baumgurtel for our activity meeting. One features Czech Nymphing and the other a bit on everything. October Activity Meeting The presenter for this evening in October is Trevor Hausler, formally the Water Watch Coordinator for the Merri and Moonee Ponds Creeks. As coordinator, Trevor supported a number of community groups that monitor the creeks using physical/chemical testing and macro invertebrate surveys. The talk, supported by a video presentation, will cover the main groups of invertebrates found in our waterways and their importance as indicators of stream health. He will focus mainly on those groups of interest to fishermen. Be assured, this will be an informative presentation. RED TAG NEWSLETTER September 2015

2 Vale Irene Ann McCaughey Members will be saddened to learn of the passing of Irene Ann McCaughey, wife of Red Tag life member Vin McCaughey. Vin joined the club in the early 1960s, and like most of the ladies of that era his wife Irene was at his side, along with their sons Stephen and Peter at almost every available social gathering, family weekend, and the Stawell Fly In. A fun loving person that had been a keen hiker and snow skier, Irene was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in late 2012, and died 19 August This is a sad loss to Vin and his extended family, and the Red Tag Club. The following Red Tag members, John & Win Trengove, Harold & Mary Chessum, Geoff & Shirley Newman, John & Marlene Foy, Roger & Helen McKnight, Barry & Valerie Whelan, Brett Jones, and Steve McCormick, along with ex members, Peter Hayes, Barry & Loris Brown, Brian & Veronica Fennessy, and Libby Maynard, a friend of the club, attended the funeral. When: Where: Entry Cost: 2015 Red Tag Annual Dinner A reminder for your diary Friday 23 October, 6.30pm Studley Park Boathouse $ per head. To start Chef s selection of canapés Mains 50/50 split (TBA) Dessert Trio of desserts Followed by Coffee, tea and petit fours Studley Park Boathouse 1 Boathouse Road Kew VIC 3101 Ph: (03) Fax: (03) info@studleyparkboathouse.com.au Website: Facebook: Position Vacant - Red Tag Librarian Did you miss your calling in life? Given your time again would you try something new? Well, we are looking for a librarian, i.e. someone to check in/out books and electronic media once a month at our activity meetings. It sounds simple because it is simple. Let your secretary Niki know if you can help. It is not too late! Ring Brand New Club Merchandise Red Tag stubby holders are on sale at the general meetings for a bargain price of $3 for paid up members and $5 for non-financial members. In light of limited stocks, preference will go to fully paid members. Do not miss out! Fly Tying Nights Fly tying nights are to be conducted on the second Wednesday night of the month at the clubroom commencing at 7.30 pm. Equipment and materials are provided free of charge to members. You will be advised of any change of plans by . Purchase your fishing licence online Victoria Tasmania RED TAG NEWSLETTER September

3 September Fly Fishing Trip Trout Season Opening Coliban Reservoir Saturday 5 September To avoid the chance of unfavourable early season water conditions on streams, the following reservoirs in the Kyneton district have been selected. Coliban Lauriston Malmsbury A map of access points will be ed to those people interested. Go fishing when you arrive and meet for lunch at Lauriston Dam 12 noon where BBQ & toilets are available. If you are interested please: clubs. Red Tag members have been involved since day one. Fishing times: Friday 6.00pm until Saturday 7.00pm Saturday 11.00pm until Sunday 11am Saturday night: Barbecue tea and social gathering around the bonfire (weather permitting). Camping sites and accommodation can be arranged by contacting: Lake Fyans Caravan Park Anglers can register on the day or earlier by filling in the form below: FOR FURTHER INFO CONTACT Alex Sneddon sneds@yahoo.com.au Either register online (trip registration on the home page) Or contact: Bill Jackson Trip Coordinator billjackson@bigpond.com Mobile: A helpful Coliban tip from John Trioli: Philip Weigall gave an interesting talk concerning stalking trout at the Flyfisher on the evening of Thursday 11 June 15. One of many items considered was the retrieve of a wet fly when fishing a lake. Put simply, Philip believes that the retrieve should imitate a non-escaping food source given that it is all about the trout making an energy profit from any prey it captures i.e. energy consumed over energy expended He suggested a slow figure of eight retrieve was the best method for a wet fly. This method was duly applied the following afternoon at the Upper Coliban reservoir in warm/ bright conditions with immediate results - a 35 cm brown trout. It may have been coincidence - it may not. Either way it is worth a try. John Trioli October Fly Fishing Trips X Stawell Fly In October at Lake Fyans, Stawell In existence for 40 years, this friendly weekend attracts fly-fishers and their families from many 2015 Wastell Trophy Saturday 18 October Sunday 19 October The Ballarat Fly Fishers Club invites Red Tag members to vie for the 2015 Wastell Trophy. RED TAG NEWSLETTER September

4 Established in 1936, the first contest took place on Foundation Day, April 1937 with teams from the Ballarat Anglers Club, Ballarat Fly Fishers' Club, Victorian Fly Fishers' Association and the Red Tag Fly Fishers' Club. The host club won the inaugural contest at Lake Wendouree and it was adjudged that all participants were winners at the social event that followed at the Lake View Hotel after conclusion of the day s fishing; just what Mr Wastell had been aiming for. Accommodation: Onsite vans and camping sites (powered/unpowered) available at Creswick Calembeen Lake Caravan Park, 12 Cushing Avenue, Creswick. Ph creswickcaravanpark.com.au Please Note:- For a 10% discount on accommodation, please indicate, when booking that you are participating in the Ballarat Fly Fishing Club s competition Entry Cost: $25 per competitor: Non-competitor Dinner cost: $20 per person Catering: Dinner on Saturday evening (8pm) included in entry cost. Breakfast available on Saturday & Sunday ($5 per day for egg & bacon brekkie. Pay on registration) Self cater all other meals. NOTE: A raffle that offers wonderful prizes is conducted after the meal on Saturday night. Competitor Registration: At Creswick Calembeen Lake Caravan Park, from 5pm on Friday 16th October Hours of Competition: Saturday: 6:00am- 8:00pm; Sunday: 12:00midnight- 12:00 noon Fishing Venues: Tullaroop Reservoir- medium lake, easy access to shorelines. No boating allowed Moorabool Reservoir- medium lake, easy access to shorelines. No boating allowed Dean, Newlyn & Andersons Reservoirs- small lakes, easy access to shorelines. No boating allowed Cairn Curran Reservoir- large lake, easy access to shorelines. Boating allowed Lake Wendouree, large lake, easy access to shorelines. Boating allowed Wastell Competition Rules: 1. Fly Caught trout shall be the only species to be eligible with the minimum weigh-in size of 25 cm. 2. All fish to be eligible for the trophy must have been caught during the competition hours and presented for weigh in, by the stated closing time on each day of the competition. 3. The Trophy shall be awarded to the club, whose member has caught the heaviest fish during the competition hours. 4. All competing fishers must sign on personally at the sign-on point at the Creswick Caravan Park, PRIOR to commencing fishing. 5. Competitors must comply with all state fishing and boating regulations Major prizes on offer for the capture of the winning Trout:- Replica of the V. H. Wastell trophy Innovator Velocity Fly Rod, Ross Fly Reel, Scientific Anglers Fly line (All up an approximate value of $1000) Fly Fish Australia- South Australia Chapter Round Lake Fyans. On Friday the 26th of June, I made my way up to Lake Fyans Holiday Park in the Grampians. I was really looking forward to a break away, and the weather was looking promising. I arrived at my cabin at about 3.00pm. Niki, Anthony, Mike and Tim arrived around 7:30pm via a pub dinner in Ararat. We had a meeting in the Community Room at 8.00pm where we received our instructions for the weekend's competition. On Saturday morning, we made our way to the Boat Ramp. We had to be there at about 7:30am, be in the boats at 7:45 and at our starting point somewhere on the lake for an 8.00am start. Each boat had chairs up the front and back, which you would cast from. The water looked liked glass; it was a bit overcast, but very very cold. I was in a boat with a bloke by the name of Daniel. I was watching how he was flicking his RED TAG NEWSLETTER September

5 line, swinging it back and forth 3 to 4 times and then it literally zoomed out onto the water reaching at least 50 yards or so. He had a few touches as the line was coming into the boat, but was not able to nail the fish! At one stage he had to change his line, I was so impressed with what I saw; it only took at least 5-10 seconds to change it. I never had any touches, but was enjoying the scenery and learning lots of things. Anthony Urban was lucky enough to land a fish in the first session. The only one for Team Red Tag. When the morning was over, we only had an hour and a half for lunch. We made our way back to our cabin for some hot food. On the menu were some delicious Burgers. We didn't think it would take that long to cook, boy were we wrong! By the time they were ready we only had five mins to eat it! The afternoon session started at 12.30pm and finished at 3.30pm. Not many fish were caught by the members; it was a tough day but an enjoyable one. That night we had dinner at the Roscoe's Bistro, and met up with the other members of the competition. They were a really pleasant bunch and very helpful in all aspects of fishing. Sunday morning was looking promising; it felt warmer in the air. Again, we had an early start and we were to finish a bit earlier on this day, because people were going to make their way home after the comp. The sun was out, and I was really enjoying the sunshine so much, I fell asleep! I woke up just in time to hold on as the boat was moving off to a new spot! Michael Nolan and Tim Shannon fished the session together and Mike managed to pick up a fish in a very tough session for all. Lunchtime came around, we were a bit better organised this time, and had cooked the lunch the night before so we had plenty of time to eat it. The end result of the 'Ashes' competition was won by South Australia, I think their points were 1200 and Victoria was A great effort by all. Congratulations to David Jarman, a former Red Tag member, who won the competition. I stayed on for another night. It was a most memorable weekend with good company. I will definitely return here again for another competition. Janie A Very Friendly Fishing Competition On Sunday 9 August, members from three clubs competed for the Tri Clubs Trophy and the Gerry Bolt Trophy at Newlyn Reservoir, Hepburn Lagoon and Dean Reservoir. All up there was 20 in attendance, eight from Yarra Valley and six apiece from Southern and Red Tag. Although The water levels were very low and the fishing wasn't flash, all competitors had a great day out, apart from the Yarra Valley bloke that got bogged to the axle on an adventure across the old road, which was out of the water but rather sloppy at the east end. The Tri-Clubs and Gerry Bolt trophies went to the Southern member Steven Clements who caught and released the only fish landed, a beautiful 4lb Newlyn Brown. We were also paid a visit from Life Member Russell Dodds and ex member John Lanchester, (the creator of the fabulous Tom Jones fly) who joined the Tag in 1972, and three fishing inspectors. Present L R Peter Cole, Janie Joseph, Geoff Newman, Niki Duckstein, Bronco Johnson, Russ Dodds, Not Present Marshall (Gone Fishing) Pardee. Tournament Casting Club Championship Round 5 Inc. George Sawyer Wet Fly Trophy 22 August 2015 Yarra Bend Pool Weather Fine O/Cast Wind Light-Mod WSW Temp 17 Dry ICF Wet Club Day Fly Skish Fly Total Possible Ken Lucas Leff Andropof Brian Cocks Geoff Newman RED TAG NEWSLETTER September

6 T. H. BRUNN INTERCLUB FLY-CASTING SHIELD Final Round 1 August 2015 DRY ICF WET Total AJ... Northern SCOTT A... Sunshine ANDROPOF L.. Red Tag CUTHBERT M. Ballarat WALLIS D... Northern FARKAS B... Northern RATCLIFFE B.. Southern WHITTAM E... Red Tag COCKS B... Sunshine BAMBRIDGE J Ballarat NEWMAN G... Red Tag LUCAS K... Sunshine SMITH P... Ballarat SCRIVENS R.. Southern WEST P... Sunshine KRUSKA J... Northern HEATH R... Sunshine COLTMAN C... Ballarat CLOSE J... Ballarat JONES B... Northern SMITH J... Northern GOODMAN B.. Northern GALLOWAY T.. Southern LOCK S... Ballarat McINTYRE J... Southern FOY J... Red Tag WHELAN B... Ballarat HYETT T... Southern THOMAS M... Northern FLENELY D... Ballarat PRATT L... Southern HOWDEN K... Sunshine Scores after Final Round ROUND Total NTH SUN BALL R/T STHN L/SIDE DNC DNC CALDER...DNC DNC... DNC Jack Joyner Trophy Interclub Casting 9 August 2015 Yarra Bend Pool Dry ACA Wet Fly Skish Fly Total Possible P MATTHEWS B. JONES P. SMITH B GOODMAN J SMITH L. PRATT K. HOWDEN M. THOMAS Combined with the Ron Masson Trophy Handicap Event K. HOWDEN B Cocks A.J J. PHELAN M. CUTHBERT M. THOMAS P. SMITH L. ANDROPOF B GOODMAN B. JONES B. FARKAS R. HEATH T. WHITTAM B. RATCLIFFE K. LUCAS J SMITH L. PRATT P MATTHEWS A. HUGHES Turville Shield Sunday 16 August - Yarra Bend Pool Weather: Fine 16º Wind: Light to moderate - direction variable Competitors: 20 Turville Shield Dry ACA ICF Wet Fly Skish Skish Fly Total Possible A Scott... Sunshine AJ... Northern K Lucas... Sunshine L Andropof. Red Tag D Wallis... Northern M Cuthbert. Sunshine G Newman. Red Tag A Hughes... Sunshine T Whittam.. Red Tag B Cocks... Sunshine R Heath... Sunshine Bill Jones... Northern P Matthews Northern J Smith... Northern J Phelan... Sunshine P West... Sunshine P Smith... Ballarat K Howden.. Sunshine M Thomas.. Northern Brett Jones. Red Tag Team Placing 1. Sunshine Northern Red Tag Ballarat 166 FLY CASTING TUITION The trout streams of Victoria will reopen to fishing on Saturday 5 September. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your casting skills at the Red Tag Casting Pool at Fairlea Road, Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield. Club casting days are conducted on Saturday afternoons commencing at 1.15 pm on the following dates. 29 August 12 September RED TAG NEWSLETTER September

7 BIG 4 Taggerty Holiday Park For reservations: Phone Michelle, Mathew or Simon (03) Maroondah Highway, Taggerty 3174 book@big4taggerty.com.au Hurley's Fly Fishing Contact: Gavin Hurley on South Rd, Bentleigh VIC 3209 AFN FISHING & OUTDOORS 20/52 Corporate Boulevard Bayswater Indigenous plants from the Melbourne area Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm Yarra Bend Rd, Fairfield. Tel: info@vinc.net.au FlyFinz Jim Baumgurtel flyfinz@gmail.com Aussie Angler Fishing Tackle Contact Rick Dobson Sherbourne Road Greensborough 3088 Enquiries: aussie.angler@bigpond.com.au Compleat Angler Box Hill 702 Station St FlyLife Salt & Freshwater Fly Fishing Rob Sloane Adrenalin Flies Supplier of quality fly fishing tackle and equipment LIKE Tasmanian Fishing News On Facebook & Swords Select Wine & Beer 348 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill Newsletter Contributions We look forward to receiving contributions to the newsletter. Please don t be shy and no article is too small. To make the next edition contributions must be received by about the 20 th of the month. Send newsletter contributions, preferably typed into a Word document to: mailto:geoff1940@tpg.com.au Post: Newsletter Editor PO Box 5095 Alphington 3078 Rio Fly Lines Gin-Clear Media Fly fishing DVDs and films Note: Whilst every care is taken to provide accurate information, no responsibility is taken for the occasional stuff-up! Tight Lines for 2015 and beyond Geoff Newman RED TAG NEWSLETTER September

8 RED TAG SYLLABUS SEPTEMBER December 2015 SEPTEMBER 2015 Wednesday- 2-Red Tag Activity Meeting-7.30-pm-Yarra Bend Clubroom Saturday- 5-Trout Stream Opening Day Trip-Kyneton District Saturday- 12-Club Championship (6) Australian Skish pm-Yarra Bend Pool Wednesday- 16-Red Tag Committee Meeting-7.30-pm-Yarra Bend Clubroom Sunday- 20-Geelong Open Championship-9.30-am-Barwon Valley Park OCTOBER-2015 Wednesday- 7-Red Tag Activity Meeting-7.30-pm-Yarra Bend Clubroom Fri-Sat-Sun Stawell Fly In (Fly Fishing)- - -Lake Fyans Thursday- 15-Australian Casting Federation Meeting pm-Sunshine Clubrooms Sat - Sun Wastell Trophy (Fly Fishing) inc Ted Barkley Fishing Trophy am-Creswick Wednesday- 21-Red Tag Committee Meeting-7.30-pm-Yarra Bend Clubroom Friday- 23-Red Tag Annual Dinner pm-Venue TBA NOVEMBER-2015 Wednesday- 4-Red Tag Activity Meeting-7.30-pm-Yarra Bend Clubroom Fri-Sat-Sun Taggerty Family Weekend Trip Fly Fishing - - -Taggerty Wednesday- 18-Red Tag Committee Meeting-7.30-pm-Yarra Bend Clubroom DECEMBER-2015 Wednesday- 2-Red Tag Activity Meeting + Social BBQ pm-Yarra Bend Pool If undelivered, return to: Red Tag Fly Fishers' Club PO Box 5095 Alphington Victoria 3078 Est.1932 RED TAG NEWSLETTER September