$ Buckeye United Fly Fishers Cincinnati, Ohio New Member Booklet
TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM PAGES Welcome to BUFF Mission Statement 1 1 Introduction to BUFF 2-5 Dynamic Information 5 Monthly Dinner Reservations BUFF Benefits 6 7 Fly Fishing: what it is and how it s different 8 Fly Reels 9-10 Hooks 11-13 Useful Fly Fishing materials to have with you 14 Fly Nomenclature 15 Terrestrial Insects 16 Stream Insects and Crustaceans that Fish Eat 17-18 Good Fly Patterns for Local Waters 19 Catch and Release 20 Stream Etiquette 21-23 Fly Fishing Safety 24-28 Fly Casting in Adverse Conditions 29-33 Local Places to Fish 34-35 Resource Information 36 Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers - NKFF 37 Selecting a Fly Casting Systems 38-41 Fly Rod Actions 39 Protecting Your New Fly Rod 42 Cleaning a Fly Line 43 Dave Whitlock Article 44-45 Bob Ireton Article 46 Understanding Basic Fishing Flies 47-48 Knots for Fly Fishers 49-65 Glossary of Fly Fishing Terms 66-69
WELCOME TO BUCKEYE UNITED FLY FISHERS Welcome to Buckeye United Fly Fishers. Our club was founded many years ago to promote the sport of fly-fishing, instruct those who were new to the sport, and teach conservation to protect our valuable resources. As a member of B.U.F.F. you have wonderful opportunities to learn the art of fly tying, rod building, and net building--just to mention a few. You will have fly-casting instructors to either teach the novice from the very start or fine-tune particular casting problems. If you are interested in a specific subject related to fly fishing, we will have the answer for you. All you have to do is ask. Some of the veterans will be more than willing to tell you "all they know". To keep B.U.F.F. a fun club for everyone, you are encouraged to get involved in the many club activities that are available to you. Join some of the committees that are looking for volunteers. You don't have to be an expert to join in and give a helping hand. Joining in helps you meet other members, some new and some that have been in the club for many years. You will be the kind of club member that makes B.U.F.F. a fun club, an educational club, and a club that has a vast reservoir of new and exciting ideas. Welcome! Mission Statement Buckeye United Fly Fishers, Inc. is a charitable, non-profit corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and incorporated in the State of Ohio. The mission of the Organization is to promote the preservation, conservation and wise use of our fishing waters and game fish, to provide education about the sport of fly fishing, and to assist in the protection and improvement of our natural resources. All donations to Buckeye United Fly Fishers, Inc. are tax deductible as charitable donations. 1
Introduction to the Buckeye United Fly Fishers History - Buckeye United Fly Fishers, Inc., is a non-profit organization located in Cincinnati, Ohio, organized under section 501( c )( 3 ) of the Internal Revenue Code and incorporated in the State of Ohio for the preservation and wise use of our fishing waters and game fish and to assist in the protection and improvement of our natural resources. BUFF has been in existence since 1975 and a major influence in the growing popularity of fly fishing in greater Cincinnati and tri-state area (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky). The inception of the club was prompted by a local fishing shop called Mickey Finn's-long since out of business. Several formation meetings were held in the office of Ron Smith who came up with the name BUFF. The B in BUFF could have stood for Buckeye or Bluegrass--being desperate for members, all bases had to be covered. A decade later, membership boomed. To facilitate logistics and better manage future growth, a sister club was formed: Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers. The two clubs are autonomous but frequently participate in each other's programs. NKFF is an FFF affiliate and a member of the Southern Council of FFF. BUFF is an affiliated member of the International Federation of Fly Fishers. BUFF is one of the larger members of the Ohio Council of the FFF. In addition to affiliation to FFF, many of our members actively support the local Trout Unlimited chapter. Cincinnati, Ohio is conveniently located within several hours drive to most of the country's prime warm and cold water streams. We also have some prime warm water fisheries here locally. Club Activities - Fishing Trips Every year BUFF organizes traveling fly fishing trips for bass, trout, and steelhead. The objective is to provide exposure to people, places, techniques and equipment for both new and experienced fly fishers. Our travels have taken us to Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. We also offer one-day local trips as an easy introduction to fly fishing. 2
Training - Members helping members is the strength of our club. Without hesitation, veterans freely share their experience. Volunteers conduct beginners, intermediate and advanced fly tying classes, rod building, casting, and classes on constructing landing nets. Social -A general membership meeting is held on the second Wednesday of each month at the Ronald Reagan Lodge at Voice of America Park in West Chester. A catered dinner is served (optional) followed by a short business meeting and a presentation on some aspect of fly fishing. Occasionally, meetings are held outdoors on a local stream in conjunction with NKFF. During the month there are Tie and Lie sessions around the Cincinnati area where members and walk-ins gather to tie a fly and tell tall fishing tales. The leader supplies the materials for the featured fly. Walk-ins and onlookers are invited to give fly tying a try. Community Service BUFF is actively involved in community service activities such as Parky s Farm youth fishing, high school casting and tying classes, Boy Scout merit badge counseling, Great Outdoors Weekend, Metroparks of Butler County events, and others. In addition to donating our time, BUFF makes financial contributions to organizations such as "Fishing Has No Boundaries", a group that provides a day of fishing for the handicapped. BUFF donates time and resources to conservation activities conducted by soil and water organizations, county and local government projects, and Trout Unlimited. We participate in stream cleanup activities and stream quality monitoring on the Little Miami River. We donate money to conservation groups like Little Miami Conservancy, Three Valley Conservation Trust, Rivers Unlimited, Izaak Walton League, Scenic Rivers Protection Fund, and others. BUFF works with the VA Hospital in Cincinnati to meet with service men and women monthly to teach fly tying and organizes fly fishing trips with the vets during the summer. BUFF and NKFF actively participate in Project Healing Waters, an organization providing therapeutic fly fishing activities for wounded veterans. Casting for Recovery (CFR) is a national non-profit, support and educational program for women who are breast cancer survivors. BUFF is involved in the staffing and fund raising to support CFR's yearly retreat. Fourteen ladies are chosen at random from statewide applications to attend the retreat at no cost to them. Buff members teach fly tying, fly casting and then help participants put into practice what they have learned. 3
Conservation BUFF is committed to the conservation and preservation of our environment. Every year our organization makes donations to approved conservation organizations. Recent donations have been made to Clermont County Soil & Water Conservation, Three Valley Conservation Trust, Rivers Unlimited, Friends of the Great Miami, Little Miami Conservancy, Izaak Walton League, Mill Creek Watershed Council, Scenic Rivers Protection Fund. BUFF also donates to fish and wildlife departments in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana to support their conservation efforts. BUFF members actively engage in local stream quality monitoring activities, primarily on the Little Miami River. We periodically monitor the streams and provide data needed to ensure the vitality of our streams and wildlife. Greater Cincinnati Fly Fishing Show Since 1989, BUFF has sponsored the Greater Cincinnati Fly Fishing Showy, usually on the first Saturday in February. It is the largest fly fishing themed show in the tri-state with around 1000 visitors from the region and surrounding states. The show is a great opportunity for everyone from novice to experienced fly fisher to learn about fly fishing techniques, resources, gear, and places to fish. The venue has shifted in recent years to the Oasis Golf Club & Conference Center in Loveland, Ohio, in order to accommodate growth in the size of the show. The show is family friendly with lots of kids activities. The show promotes the sport of fly fishing, stream conservation, and outdoor recreation and attracts over 70 exhibitors and vendors (outfitters and guides, fly rods, fly tying supplies, kayaks, lodges, conservation groups, custom nets, flies, books, jewelry, fly fishing tools and supplies, and more). The fly fishing show brings in nationally acclaimed speakers for symposiums, fly tying demonstrations, and casting demonstrations and features an indoor casting pond. Banquet BUFF holds a fund-raising banquet each spring known as the Cabin Fever Relief Banquet. The banquet is an opportunity for food, fun, socialization with club members, and to recognize club volunteers and officers for their past contributions to the club s activities. As a part of our banquet, there are raffles and auctions of donated equipment, materials, guided trips and non-fly fishing articles. Monthly Meetings BUFF monthly meetings are held the 2 nd Wednesday each month at the Ronald Reagan Lodge in Voice of America Park in West Chester, Ohio.
Dynamic Information BUFF information that changes is best viewed on the website: Please visit our website for these items: www.buckeyeflyfishers.com Officers, Board of Directors and Key Positions. Calendar of Club Events The BUFFER, the monthly club newsletter. Information on BUFF trips planned for current year. Registration for monthly meetings, trips, training classes. Online ordering of club logo gear Photos of club activities. Club information, how-to guides Local stream conditions Links to useful websites 5
DINNER RESERVATIONS Reservations are required for BUFF monthly meetings, in order to get a count of the number of meals for our caterer to prepare and to get a count of non-dining attendees to assure adequate table and chair arrangement. You can make your reservations using one of the following methods: 1) WebSite www.buckeyeflyfishers. com Look on the ribbon on the top of the home page and click on Monthly Meeting Reservations. When the meeting information screen comes up, click on the Register Now button, then follow the instructions 2) By phone Call 513-683-0286 and leave a message (Your name and the number in your party) DO THIS NO LATER THAN 10:00 PM SUNDAY NIGHT PRIOR TO THE NEXT NEETING 6
BU, : i.. i,fc :F.- -.. t B. ).... 2. 1.. ::,..J. \ _.... ',.,,'... Buckeye United Fly Fishers Buckeye United Fly Fishers is a non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable corporation affiliated with the Federation Of Fly Fishers. Mailing address: Buckeye United Fly Fishers P. 0. Box 42614 Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 Website address: www.buckeye f lyfishers.com Membership benefits include: The "BUFFER", our monthly newsletter Basic fly fishing manual Monthly dinner meetings Organized fishing trips On-stream fly fishing instruction Educational meeting programs Beginner and intermediate fly tying classes Fly casting instructions Rod building classes Net building classes Local and regional fishing information BUFF also supports or sponsors a variety of conservation, public education and stream restoration activities as part of our charter. BUFF meetings are held the 2 nd Wednesday of each month. Social hour begins at 6PM with dinner at 7PM (reservations required: call 513-683-0286). A short business meeting follows dinner and the evening educational program is from 8:00 to 9:30 PM. Locations for the meetings are given in the BUFFER and on the club website. Buckeye United Fly Fishers, P.O. Box 42614 Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.9' www.buckeyeflyfishers.com 7
Useful Fly-Fishing Items To Have With You Broad Brim Hat Butane Lighter Camera Fly-Fishing Vest or o Chest Pack or o Fanny Pack Clipper Compass Dip net -for insect collection First Aid Kit Fishing License Flashlight Fly Flotant Fly Sink Fly Storage Boxes Fly Storage Patch Fly tackle Box Garbage Bags Gloves Hemostat ( Forceps) HookHone Insect Repellant Knife Landing Net Line Dressing Magnifying Glass Nail Knot Tool Paper Towels Pen With Paper Pin-on-reel ( Zinger) Pliers Polarized Sunglasses Raingear Scale & Tape Measure Snake Bite Kit Soap Spare Leaders Split Shot Non-Toxic or o FannyPack SunBlock Sun Protection Clothing Tippet Material Toilet Paper Towel Wader & Wading boots Wader Patch Kit Wading Staff Water Bottle Water Proof Matches or o Butane Lighter Water Thermometer Whistle or o Two Way Radios Ziplock Bags (several sizes) 14
SOME GOOD FLY PATTERNS FOR LOCAL WATERS Top Water Patterns: Rubber Spiders Elk Hair Caddis Adams Sneeky Petes Deer Hair Poppers Wood/Plastic Poppers Pencil Poppers Rubber Ants/Beetles Under Water Patterns: Wooly Buggers Wooly Worms Clauser Minnows Muddler Minnows Mickey Finns Lead Wing Coachmen Zonkers Hellgrammites Crayfish Olive Matukas The pattern size will depend on the type/size of fish you are pursuing. If in doubt of which sizes to purchase or itie call one of the BUFF resource persons. 19
LOCAL PLACES TO FISH OHIO Little Miami River (see note 1) East Fork Lake East Fork Dam Tailwaters East Fork Lake Headwaters Caesar Creek Lake Caesar Creek Tailwaters Caesar Creek Headwaters Stonelick Lake Seven Mile Creek Rocky Fork Tailwaters Paint Creek Tailwaters White Oak Creek Mad River (Urbana) Greater Miami River Cowan Lake Hamilton County Park Lakes (see note 2) Lake Isabella (513-7981-1663 ) Sharon Woods (513-769-4326) Winton Woods (513-9 31-18 49 ) Miami Whitewater Forest (513-367-9632) Cottell Park (Deerfield Township, comer of Snider & Irwin Simpson Roads 1 acre pond) Landen- Deerfield Park (23 40 Montgomery Road near Little Miami River; 2 acre pond) Pattison Park (Rt. 50 in Owensville; 2 acre pond) INDIANA Brookville Lake (Brookville) Brookville Dam Tailwaters (Brookville) Whitewater River (Brookville) Lauphrey Creek (Connersville) KENTUCKY Licking River (Falmouth) South Fork of Licking River (Falmouth, Berry, Robinson) Grassy Creek (Along KY-17 near Demossville) Elkhorn Creek-Mainstream (Peaks Mill) Elkhorn Creek- Southbranch (Forks ofelkhom near Frankfort) ( continued) 34
Elkhorn Creek- Northbranch (Georgetown) Locust Creek (Johnsonville) Twelve-Mile Creek (Near Carthage) Little Kentucky River (Carrollton) Notes: 1. Access to the river is available along most of the 47-mile stretch from Milford to north of Waynesville. Get the "Little Miami State Park" map (shows access) by calling the park office located at Caesar Creek Lake (513-897-3055) or the Loveland Chamber of Commerce (513-683-1544). 2. Access to these lakes is primarily by rental boats. Call the boathouse phone numbers listed above for fishing information.