Jeff Trigg. Ozark Fly Fishers Newsletter September Casting Tip 72 September 2018 By: Bill Armon CCI. Presidents Message: General Meeting

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As a RIO representative, Jeff will conduct a presentation on fly line construction, tapers and design as well as touching on leaders and tippets.

He is also a member of the Sage Elite Pro Staff, a certified casting instructor through the FFF and the sales rep for Towee Boats in Arkansas and Missouri.

What does a straight-line path mean, what does it look like, and why is it important? A straight line is a straight line. The rod tip is the rod tip.

1 Ozark Fly Fishers Newsletter September 2018 General Meeting Thursday, September 27 th, 2018 Greensfelder Recreation Complex Queeny Park 525 Weidman Road, Ballwin MO Starting at 7:00 PM Jeff Trigg Our guest speaker for the month of September is Jeff Trigg. As a RIO representative, Jeff will conduct a presentation on fly line construction, tapers and design as well as touching on leaders and tippets. Active in the local fly-fishing community, Jeff is a member of the Federation of Fly fishers, Trout Unlimited and past president of Capital City Fly fishers. He is also a member of the Sage Elite Pro Staff, a certified casting instructor through the FFF and the sales rep for Towee Boats in Arkansas and Missouri. Casting Tip 72 September 2018 By: Bill Armon CCI The rod tip must follow a straight-line path. Another of the essential casting principals. What does a straight-line path mean, what does it look like, and why is it important? A straight line is a straight line. The rod tip is the rod tip. Wait the rod bends so how can the tip stay in a straight-line path? It does if your casting arc and stroke are correct. The opposite of a straight-line path of the rod tip is the cast that does not bend the rod but instead forms an arch like path of the rod tip. (The windshield washer cast.) The importance of a straight-line path is that it results in a tighter loop being formed. It is difficult to fully explain this concept without photos so if you want to see more about this check out these videos. How to Fly Cast - Straight Line Path for Tighter Loops Fly Casting Essentials, Essential 5, Straight Line Path of the Rod Tip Presidents Message: It is time to start getting nominations for the club elections coming up in January. We need people to volunteer to put their names into the hat to fill the positions that are becoming vacant. The club can t go on without people willing to get involved with the day to day stuff that goes on. Please consider this opportunity to help with what it takes to make things happen with the club. Our existing board of directors have done an outstanding job the last four years and I see no reason why it will not stay the best fly-fishing club in the Midwest, as long as members get and stay involved. If you are interested, please contact our Nominating Chairman, Dan Rasch, , drasch27@hotmail.com If you have any questions about what the directors do please feel free to call me. Steve Antonic, sjantonic@charter.net, PH:

Outings SEPTEMBER OUTINGS REPORT 2018 ELEVEN POINT RIVER @ ALTON, MO October 19, 20, 21, 2018 Our hoist is Brian Sloss of Eleven Point Cottages & Guide Service in Alton, MO who will provide our

2 Outings SEPTEMBER OUTINGS REPORT 2018 ELEVEN POINT ALTON, MO October 19, 20, 21, 2018 Our hoist is Brian Sloss of Eleven Point Cottages & Guide Service in Alton, MO who will provide our housing in town in his renovated houses. I have reserved two Cottages for eight singles. Cottages are renovated houses with bed rooms and other sleep areas. Housing is very limited around Alton. We will have full working kitchens for evening cookouts Friday and Saturday. Friday night BBQ will be Brats, Hamburgers, Potato Salad,Slaw, soda, water and dessert. Saturday night will be BBQ Ribs, baked potato, salad, rolls and dessert. Cost per person two nights stay and two dinners $ Grandma s Saturday AM on your own. Wade Fishing is available above and at the Hiway 19 bridge, but to fish the 5 mile Blue Ribbon section you need a canoe, kayak, belly boat or guide service. I have Brian ready to provide guides for hire for an all day float in the Blue Ribbon section for $350 plus tip for two includes rods, flies, lunch and drinks on Saturday. Let me know if you want to fish with a guide Friday or Sunday. ½ day is $250 plus tip. Website for Brian is Mail your checks made out to Ozark Fly Fishers Attn: Ed Olander O.F.F Chrisbrook Drive St. Louis, MO For questions, please contact me at Tel: Mobile: or by olanderedward@att.net Outing Schedule for 2019 February FYAO Montauk - 2/8,9 &10 March Spring River - Mommoth Springs, AR 3/29,30 & 31 April Taneycomo Lillels Landing Branson, MO 4/26,27 & 28 May Montauk 5/17,18 & 19 July Montauk 7/12,13 & 14 September White & Norfork Rivers Norfork, AR 9/13,14 & 15 October Eleven Point River Alton, MO 10/18,19 & 20 Edward Olander Outings Chairman Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 2

3 Fly of the Month - September 2018 Duracell Jig Nymph I ve been tying and fishing various Euro-style and jigged nymphs for a while now. I was introduced to the Duracell Jig while fishing in the Black Hills with Dave from Dakota Anglers. It quickly become one of my all-around go-to flies after Dave plucked it off his hat and tied it on before we even left the parking lot at every stream we fished. We did make a few changes throughout the day, but whenever changing streams, he always went back to the Duracell Jig as his anchor fly of choice. Reportedly created by Craig McDonald, the Duracell has quickly become a favorite pattern among the Euro or Czech style nymphing crowd. Made mostly of Ice Dub and wire, it is very durable, sinks well, and is just the right mix of color, flash, and motion. Hook: Your Favorite Barbless Jig Hook #12 to #16 I like the Hanak Superb Jig hook and the new Firehole Sticks Jig hook Bead: Appropriately-sized Slotted Tungsten Nickel or Nickel Black Thread: Veevus Brown or Camel Tail: Coq De Leon Tailing, Dyed Brown Body & Thorax: Ice Dub, UV Brown Ribbing: UTC Ultra Wire, Small, Red Collar: Brown CDC Position your bead on the hook, and secure hook in the vise. Start your thread behind the bead and advance thread to the hook bend.tie in 6-8 Coq De Leon fibers as the tail about the length of the body and trim the excess. Tie in a length of the red wire on the opposite side of the hook shank and wrap thread back over the wire and tail to the hook bend. Dub a tight, tapered body, to just behind the bead. Wrap an evenly-spaced wire rib to the bead and secure. Trim or twist off the excess wire. Tie the CDC feather in by the tip and make a collar with two wraps of the CDC. Secure with thread wraps and trim excess. Dub a thin thorax between the CDC collar and the bead to cover the thread wraps and to fill any gap between the fly and the bead. (This should not take much dubbing) Whip-finish and trim the thread. Don t be put off by the color you see as Ice Dub UV Brown. There is a lot of color going on in there and all of them apparently catch fish. I m still not sure about whether or not UV materials catch any more fish or not, but I like this material. I fish this fly just as close to the bottom as I can with either an unweighted dropper below it, or as the anchor fly in my Czech nymph rig. Mike Ott Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 3

4 27 th Annual Catch and Release Opening Weekend at Bennett Springs It is again time to begin plans and reservations for the OFF-winter C&R festivities at Bennett Springs Nov This year the no-creel fishing begins at 8 AM Friday, November 8th and continues on Saturday and Sunday until 4 PM each day. Hard to believe this is our 27 th year! (C&R fishing is open on Mondays also) We have reserved a block of rooms for the weekend at Sand Spring Resort. The restaurant there is now called the Gravel Bar & Grill and will be open only for lunch and dinner on Friday and breakfast (8:00am), lunch and dinner on Sat. and Sunday. Breakfast locations are now limited in the area. Our Sat. evening dinner will be held at the Bennett Springs Gathering place, just north of the park entrance (Gaston s old store). It has been converted to a banquet hall and worked great for us last year. We have secured a food source and drinks will be BYO, no bar. Coffee, tea, and lemonade will be furnished with dinner. We suggest carpooling as much as possible, but there is plenty of parking the road is dark and curvy, so a designated driver is suggested, if needed. Attn. Thursday Night folks., if interested, we will meet at the meeting room at Sand Springs just to talk and get a chance to see who s there. NO POT LUCK dinner but will have soda and water. The spring creek will be open for no-creel fishing but limited to flies and artificial (no bait). Instead of the daily tag of summer, you need only to get a Trout Permit ($7.00), good until February 2019, which are good at all four trout parks. You can get one anywhere Missouri licenses are sold. No daily tag is required. Again, we are offering package plans for accommodations plus tickets to the private Club dinner. Types of accommodations and rates will be found in the reservation request elsewhere in this newsletter. Remember, this is a club weekend, not just the guys go fishing at this one. Last year we had many couples. Plan to bring your special person even if he/she doesn t fish. There is fun to be had snooping in the antique shops and mall in Lebanon and there are several nice lunch spots in town. To avoid disappointment, mark your calendar for Nov.8-10 and send in your check (required) now. Note: There are only a few rooms with one bed. If you wish to fish on Mon. also you will have to make your reservation for Sun, night yourself. I will confirm receipt of your check by phone, post card or . Call Steve Antonic ( ) if you don t get confirmation of your check in a reasonable time. We do understand how plans can change. If you have a problem, a full refund will be made if you cancel by Oct. 30. After that date, refunds will be made only if we can resell your room. Dinner reservations will be accepted until Nov. 1 when we have to guarantee a count to the restaurant. Rooms will be reserved only as prepaid reservations are received. Please let us know early if you would like two or more rooms together for a group. Reservations will be confirmed early in November, advising you of your room number (phones in rooms). All sleeping rooms have a percolator, coffee cups and a small refrigerator. The housekeeping rooms have full size refrigerators, stove, utensils and plates, plus a dining table with 4 chairs. If you have never made it to C&R opening outing, ask someone who has and see why we have a good time and good fishing. A lot of info is exchanged by seasoned members to anyone who ask. (Sometimes more than you wanted to know or didn t even ask) If you have any questions, please call Steve, Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 4

5 27th ANNUAL CATCH AND RELEASE OUTING OPENING WEEKEND AT BENNETT SPRINGS NOV Name Phone: Home Cell. Address City/Zip Package Choice / Amount /. Accommodations to be shared with IMPORTANT: THE CLUB IS CHARGED THE SAME AMOUNT WHETHER THERE ARE 1 OR 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE DOUBLE BED ROOMS, IF YOUR BUDDY CANCELS, YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE LISTED FULL PRICE MINUS THE COST OF 1 DINNER. THE TWO OF YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE HOW TO APPORTION THE COST. (Packages; All packages include the Sat. dinner.) Sat. Evening dinner only (no lodging) $19.00 ADDITIONAL PERSONS AND PETS: Pets: $15/night Rollaway bed: $10/night Cancellations: If you cancel before Oct.30, you will receive a refund: thereafter refunds will be made only if we can sell your room. Saturday Evening Dinner: Bennett Springs Gathering Place, HWY 64, 6:30 PM. There is plenty of parking, please use a DESIGNATED DRIVER if needed. Complete and Mail this page with your check payable to Ozark Fly Fishers. Attn: Steve Antonic O.F.F Greenton Way St. Louis, MO Accommodations will be booked only when received with a check for full amount of the package selected. I will confirm receipt of your check by or post card. Call me if you don t get confirmation of your check in a reasonable time. PH: for special needs or questions etc. BENNET SPRINGS ACCOMODATIONS Packages: Sat Nov 10, Fri & Sat Nov. 9-10, Thu - Sat Nov Package Sat. Nov 10 Fri. and Sat. Nov 9-10 Thu. Sat. Nov Singles: 1 Bed / 1 Person $66.00 $ $ Couples: 1 Bed / 2 People $96.50 $ $ Deluxe Couple: 2Dbl / 2 People $ $ $ House Keeping: 2Dbl /2Ppl/Kitchen $ $ Third Person: 2Dbl + twin / 3Ppl $ $ Triple: 3Dbl / 3Ppl $ $ Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 5

6 Communications Ozark Newsletter Want to become more involved, have a knack for writing and would like to share information, tips or likewise subjects on fly fishing with the rest of the club. Another benefit of membership is our monthly newsletter. Newsletter articles are due for consideration on the 1st Thursday of each month. As space in the newsletter fills up fast. Please limit your proof read articles to 500 words or less in 10 pt Times New Roman. If interested please contact John Tymony at Cell: (314) or submit your article for consideration to: ozarknewsletter@gmail.com Groups.IO Ozark Fly Fishers Inc has left the Yahoo Groups. Ozark has now gone to Groups IO. If your was active on the yahoo group at the time of the changeover. You re already a member of the new group. You still need to create a account with Groups IO to post. If have not done this and you want to join in on the fun it is easy to join Groups IO. All you have to do is search in your search bar Groups IO and when it comes up ask to join. Put in your and Create your own password. Write it down, save it and keep it simple. If you lose it or forget it nobody can find it or get it for you. That s all you have to do to become a member of Groups IO. Once you have done that search the Groups IO far Ozark Fly fisher s, ask to join the group and it will send an invitation. It is that easy. We also have a subgroup in the Groups IO of Ozarkflyfishers for the tiers in the club. Once you re a member of the Ozarkflyfishers main group you can then join the Fly Tiers of the Long Table sub group. You have to be a member of the Ozarkflyfishers main group to join the sub group. It s just a matter of asking to join as you did with the main group. Having problems, contact me at: Shur-way@sbcglobal.net Mike Swederska A Call for Photos Here is an opportunity to share with the group and others, pictures of the big one you put back and to capture that moment of time in the Ozark Fly Fishing Archives. Please, send any photos/videos you d like to share to OFFinstagram@gmail.com. Inyour , please list the date, location, fly, and fish species, or any other information you wish to share (e.g., rod type, guide s name, tippet size, etc.). I hope to see a lot of your pictures and videos! -Jake Voss O.F.F on the Web Use the following to access the Ozark Fly Fishers website from your phone. Mark Thalhammer Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 6

7 Board of Directors Officers Directors Chairman President: Steve Antonic Communications: John L Tymony Casting: Brian Ellis Vice President: Bill Armon Conservation: Scott Darrough Fly Tying: Mike Ott Treasurer: David Crawford Education: Jim Gera Stream Team Coordinator: Scott Darrough Secretary: Dan Elhmann Membership: Al Bourisaw Past President: Marlan Graham Outings: Ed Olander Ways & Means: Jerry Kneipman Stream Team 31 Coordinator / Current River Blue Springs Creek Mill Creek Scott Darrough Glen Bish Bill Leslie Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 7

8 Ozark Fly Fishers Objectives Founded 1971 To promote fly fishing as the most sportsmanlike and enjoyable way of fishing and the method most consistent with the preservation and wise use of our game fish. To practice conservation of natural resources and to support efforts for environmental quality and pollution control. To provide advice, education, and assistance to promote the art of fly fishing. To demonstrate applied techniques in fly fishing, tying, casting and related subjects Ozark Fly Fishers meet at 7:00 PM on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Queeny Park Rec Center (Unless noted differently see Calendar) Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc September 2018 Page 8

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This month s meeting is our annual BBQ. We meet At Tilles Park 2399 S McKnight Rd, St. Louis, MO in Ladue, MO (Litzsinger and McKnight).

This month s meeting is our annual BBQ. We meet At Tilles Park 2399 S McKnight Rd, St. Louis, MO in Ladue, MO (Litzsinger and McKnight). Ozark Fly Fishers Newsletter June 2018 General Meeting Thursday, June 28th 2018 Windegger Shelter Pavilion Tilles Park 2399 S. McKnight Rd. St. Louis, MO 63124 Starting at 5:00 PM dinner served at 6 PM