OFFC Calendar. February 2 Board Meeting-Redmond Library 9 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 24 Dinner Meeting-Rocky Hammond Fly Tying Tools & Materials

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1 Volume35 No02 Bellevue, WA February Officers & Board President: Dick Lange (425) st VP, Membership Joe Kristof (206) nd VP, Program: Tim Allen (425) rd VP, Education: Mike Larkin (206) Treasurer: Lee McKenna (425) Secretary: Richard Powell (425) Trustees for 2009: Ron Romig (2009) (425) Pat Peterman (2009) (425) Ed Kane ( ) (425) Dave Nielson ( ) (425) Committee Chairs for 2007: Con'vation: Alan Olson (425) Fund R sing: Tim Allen (425) Historian: Lory Watkins (206) Outings: John Waggoner (425) Picnic: Raffle: Brian Ayers (425) Library: Bob Kulwin (425) Windknots: Tim Langton (360) Website: Michael Dugan (425) Ghillie: Rich Streifel (253) Club Meetings Club Meetings Place: Holiday Inn of Issaquah th Avenue NW Time : 6:00 PM Cocktails & Tales 7:00 PM Dinner Board Meetings Place: Issaquah Library 10 West Sunset Way Time : 6:45pm Check for date/location changes Chubski Roundtable Place: Brew Pub (across from Issaquah Library) 35 West Sunset Way Time : 6:30pm Check for date changes OFFC Calendar February 2 Board Meeting-Redmond Library 24 Dinner Meeting-Rocky Hammond Fly Tying Tools & Materials March 3 Board Meeting 28 OFFC 2009 Auction & Dinner April 7 Board Meeting 13 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 28 Dinner Meeting May 5 Board Meeting 11 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 26 Dinner Meeting June 2 Board Meeting 8 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 23 Dinner Meeting July 7 Board Meeting 13 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable --- Picnic August 4 Board Meeting 10 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 25 Dinner Meeting September 1 Board Meeting 14 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 22 Dinner Meeting October 6 Board Meeting 12 Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable 27 Dinner Meeting November 3 Board Meeting 24 Dinner Meeting December 1 Board Meeting 8 Holiday Dinner Meeting Visit our website OFFC s website is a great resource for up-to-date information. With links to contact officers; Library info; Flytiers page; Topo Maps; Entomology; Post a Picture; Bulletin Board; Calendar dates; Outing times and Locations; etc Please send picture files to: webmaster@offc.org for publication. OFFC website, make it your resource President s Message The January General Dinner meeting was well attended, and we had a great Team as guest speakers, presenting valuable information on fishing the Grande Ronde. This river is not only a great steelhead river, but in the summer time, has fantastic bass fishing. The OFFC Board has been busy deliberating..continued

2 a problem we have been facing for a number of months. As you all know, member dues are to be paid by the end of January, and we do have a grace period. The dues help to subsidize the cost of our meetings and guest speaker fees. In addition, we are charged a fee to hold out meetings at the Holiday Inn, and it is based on us charging for a specified number of meals. If we do not meet that number, the club has to take the money we are short out of our treasury. Last year, we had to help subsidize the cost of the meeting twice. However, we constantly have a small number of people who were past club members, who still come and enjoy the meeting, but do not purchase the meal and help defray the cost of the meeting. Your board and I have be deliberating on how to make it more equitable for everyone, and have the people who are not paying for a meal to help subsidize the meeting and guest speaker. We are discussing a possible admission fee that "guests" can pay to attend the meeting and not purchase the dinner to help cover our costs. We are thinking of a proposed amendment and if we can come to a conclusion, will present it at the next General Meeting for Discussion, and the following meeting for a vote. Our next General meeting will be fascinating to most people, because one of our local experts will be discussing fly tying tools, and materials, and how to select good materials and the best suppliers. Even if you don't tie flies, getting a chance to look at the various types of materials used in the flies that you use will be interesting. Hope to see you there. Richard Lange OFFC Club Meeting Rocky Hammond Fly tying Materials and Equipment with Rock Hammond February 24 th Get ready to learn how to pick outstanding fly tying materials and where to buy the hard to find feathers! The speaker for February is Rocky Hammond. Rocky is the President of the Northwest Atlantic Salmon Fly Tying Guild and has been tying Atlantic Salmon flies for over 20 years. During that time he has scoured the world to obtain some of the most exotic and rare feathers necessary to tie the extremely elaborate Atlantic Salmon flies. Rocky has won numerous tying awards including the World Atlantic Salmon Fly Tying Contest. Rocky also ties all other types of flies including steelhead, trout and saltwater. Good fly tying materials make a huge difference in the ease of tying and the finish of the fly. Attend the meeting to hear how to select the best tools and materials whether it is hackle, dubbing or tinsel. Also, enjoy looking at some of Rocky's beautiful flies. See you there! Date: Time: Location: February 24, Tuesday Social 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm Break 7:30 pm to 7:40 pm Raffle 7:40 pm to7:50 pm Presentation 7:50 pm to 9:00 pm ISSAQUAH HOLIDAY INN TH AVENUE NW ISSAQUAH, WA Directions: FROM I-90 West - TAKE EXIT 15; TURN RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AT NEXT LIGHT, 12TH AVE. NW, AND TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY. FROM I-90 East - TAKE EXIT 15 AND TURN LEFT GOING OVER THE HWY. TURN RIGHT ON 12TH AVE NW AND TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY. 200 Chubski --fly-tying for beginners and pros-- met on Monday night at the Brew pub in Issaquah. We tied Ron Romig s pattern of a scud. See recipe below. Recipe: Ron Romig s Scud Hook: size 14or 16 fine wire Thread: Black Lead wire: fine Body: Green, brown, orange, pink fine dry fly dubbing Hackle: Brown Wire fine: gold Scud shell Back Come join us for the next roundtable All OFFC members are invited to join us at the Chubski Fly Tying Roundtable. One of the great benefits included as a member of OFFC is learning how to tie flies and filling your fly boxes with effective flies. For beginning tiers, or those who would like to brush up on basic skills or learn advanced techniques, our expert club tiers will be there to help you along. No tools, or materials are necessary, just bring yourself! Please remember to bring a tying lamp or light if you have one, and an extension cord would be great too. We'll start tying around 06:30 pm, but most have been coming earlier to get a bite to eat and enjoy a refreshment. Please stop by and we'll see you there, it's a great experience! Place: Brew Pub (across from Issaquah Library) 35 West Sunset Way Time : 6:30pm Check for date changes

3 Overlake Fly Fishing Club 2009 Auction Dinner Saturday, March 28, 2009 Issaquah Holiday Inn Olympic Room th Ave NW, Silent auctions open.. 4:00 pm Silent auctions close. 6:00 pm & 6:30 pm Sit-Down Dinner... 6:30 pm Live auction begins... 7:15 pm You are cordially invited to our 2009 Auction and Dinner a fun, exciting, sit-down dinner including your choice of Breast of Chicken Dijon or Prime Rib Au Jus, both accompanied with steamed fresh vegetables and potatoes. We will have a live auction plus a silent auction with hundreds of both fishing and non-fishing items up for grabs! After dinner we ll have a terrific and exciting live auction with our auctioneer, Jimmy Gee, and many high-value fishing items, fishing packages, and other memorable items. Families, spouses, and friends are encouraged to join the fun. You don t have to be a member of the OFFC to attend and participate! You must submit the form below and payment to our treasurer, Lee McKenna, by Wednesday, March 18, 2009, to join us. There will be no payment accepted at the door dinner payment is pre-paid only Auction Dinner Reservation/Auction Registration Form Please indicate names of attendees and please check an entrée for each person. Chicken Dijon or Prime Rib Name(s): Number in Party: Amount $30.00/dinner per person: Auction only (List names above - no charge) Make check payable to OFFC. Mail to: Lee McKenna, Treasurer NE 53 rd ST Redmond, WA Payment Required with Dinner Reservation!! Registration to be received by March 18.

4 OFFC Conservation Activities "The Yakima River Clean-up Day" Sponsored by - Worley Bugger Fly Co. As a professional fly fishing guide service and a premier Yakima River outfitter, Worley Bugger Fly Co. is aware of the added daily pressures that affect the fish, the river and the over all environment of the river over the length of the fishing season. We feel a responsibility to this magnificent resource and consider ourselves fortunate to have the ability to show others the Yakima River. Therefore, it is our duty to actively participate and coordinate the "Yakima River Clean Up Day. By doing so, we can ensure a healthier environment for the fish, wildlife and other inhabitants of the Yakima and it's beautiful surroundings. The staff, management and professional guide team of Worley-Bugger Fly Co. is proud to announce the "Tenth" annual Yakima River Clean-Up Day. The guides and employee's of Worley-Bugger Fly Co. will be collecting litter and other refuse from the river bed and the banks of the Yakima River from the Thorp Bridge boat launch to the Roza Dam boat launch on Saturday, February 28th, We invite all who are interested in keeping the Yakima River a clean and pristine fishery to join us for a day on the river. Additional boat space left available will be filled on a Pre Registration Basis for those who do not have a boat. We do our best to fill all available boat space, however seats fill quickly or are already spoken for. Those participants without boats or those people we can't pair up with a vacancy in a boat will be asked to work the river banks and boat launch areas of the river. Because of the complexity of the event and the number of people participating, we ask that if you do plan to volunteer your time and efforts for the day, please pre-register. You may do so online or by calling the fly shop in Ellensburg. By keeping the clean up event organized, we are able to coordinate the day so it runs smoothly and efficiently. Fly Shop Registration: FISH Working together we can all make a difference in the appearance of the river and it's surroundings. Remember to bring your fly fishing gear, waders, boots and warm clothing. We encourage fun and fishing throughout the day! A barbeque will be hosted by Worley Bugger Fly Co and Jerry and Brenda Leath of the Ellensburg K.O.A. proceeding the clean up starting approximately at 4:00 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided to those participating in the event. A raffle drawing will also be held proceeding the barbeque. Many of the fly fishing industry manufactures have recognized this as a worth while event and have contributed hundreds of dollars of merchandise to be given away to those participating in the clean up. RIVER CLEAN UP CANNED FOOD DRIVE This year once again, Worley Bugger Fly Co. has established a non perishable food drive in conjunction with our Yakima River Clean Up. For every canned item you bring to the clean up morning event, you will receive 1 raffle ticket per canned food item. This raffle ticket will be good for the SPECIAL drawing that will be held immediately following the clean up barbeque. The Food Drive Raffle prize has a retail value of almost $ Stilly Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force Worley-Bugger Fly Co. will provide coffee and pastries from 8:00-9:00 a.m., Saturday morning at the K.O.A. boat launch in Ellensburg. Jerry and Brenda Leath, owners of the Ellensburg K.O.A. have been gracious enough again this year to host our annual clean up event. At this time volunteer registration and instructions on the clean up will be discussed. Participants with boats will be designated to a section of the river for the day. Trash bags will be provided by the Department of Transportation. Please Contact Kristin Marshall at or kristin@stillysnofish.org with questions or to sign up for any upcoming event. Tree Planting along the Snoqualmie River When: Saturday February 28th from 10am 2pm Where: Stillwater Wildlife Area near Carnation sign up for directions Make a difference for people and for salmon (and other wildlife)! Join the Task Force and the Department of Fish and Wildlife at this large wildlife area, where volunteers will plant trees along the Snoqualmie River. Your efforts will

5 improve water quality, flood control, and habitat for fish and wildlife. We ll provide the tools and lots of snacks. Please RSVP so that we can send directions about where to meet at this very large wildlife area. WSCFFF 2009 Fly Fishing Fair Mark your calendar.wscfff s 2009 Fly Fishing Fair Ellensburg, WA -- May 1 & 2 The Washington State Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers (WSCFFF) is once again offering it s annual Fly Fishing Fair in Ellensburg this spring. Activities include fly tying demonstrations, fly tying classes, fly casting competitions, fly casting classes, free youth fly tying tables, free seminars, banquet, raffle and auction. The WSCFFF is currently seeking individuals to participate as demonstrating fly tyers. The WSCFFF is also seeking much-needed volunteers to help out with running the daily operations the event. Go to: for more information. Contact Ray Willms (willmsray@comcast.net) or Carl Johnson (flyfishalso@verizon.net) to volunteer. Keep fishin! Take a friend! The Windknots Overlake Fly Fishing Club P.O. Box Bellevue, Washington