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 Ozark Fly Fishers Annual BBQ This month s meeting is our annual BBQ. We meet At Tilles Park 2399 S McKnight Rd, St. Louis, MO 63124 in Ladue, MO (Litzsinger and McKnight). Get together starts about 5 PM and dinner is served around 6 PM. Again, this year food will be provided by Yo Dawg. We have the Windegger Shelter Pavilion reserved. This is also our annual casting meeting. Bring your rod and be prepared to cast from the dam on the lake beside the pavilion. Casting instructors will be present to answer any questions and give advice on casting. This is always one of our members favorite meetings as we get time to meet and greet as well as cast and eat. Please plan on attending. Casting Tip June 2018 By: Bill Armon If there is no pause in the casting motion between the fore and the back cast what will happen? Is this the most important of the five casting essentials? If the line does not straighten out before a change of direction is made the cast will fail. The pause is what allows the line to straighten and load the rod. This is because if the line is not straight the rod is not under tension (it is not loaded) and there is slack in the line. This results in the motion of the rod not moving the fly line (until the slack is removed). If a loud pop is heard when you start your fore cast you did not pause long enough. The pause is an essential part of the cast!
Ways & Means Fly Rod Raffle Congratulations, Bill Leslie had the winning raffle ticket for the Orvis Trident TL 8 6 5wt. 7 pc. fly rod. Thank you to the members who purchased tickets. Jerry Kniepman Ways & Means Outings WATER QUALITY MONITORING OUTING @ MONTAUK JULY 13, 14, 15, 2018 We have double rooms reserved at the Lodge MO1 thru MO9. Cost for two nights 7/13 & 7/14 Friday and Saturday nights is $190.00 or $95.00 per person. Make check out to Ozark Fly Fishers. Contact me at H: 314-487-1663, C: 314-566-1442 Email: olanderedward@att.net with your reservation. Mail your check to: Edward Olander, 5886 Chrisbrook Dr, St. Louis, MO 63128 See Scott Darrough s Report concerning details as to meals, activities, speakers, etc. TANNEYCOMO OUTING @ LILLEYS LANDING - SEPTEMBER 9/13,14,15, 2018 We have 9 units reserved for this outing as follows total; cost is for a 3 night minimum stay including tax: #2-$231 w/ 2 twin beds, #3-$391 w/ 2 beds, #4-$391 w/ 2 beds, #6-$267 w/ 2beds, #7-$300 w/ 2 beds, #8-$300 w/ 2beds, #13 $300, w/ 2 beds, #14-$300 w/ 2 or 4 beds, #22-$484 for 4 people. To see the unit layouts go www.lilleyslanding.com. See contact and payment info above. We will be hosted Saturday night at Lilleys at their pavilion for a BBQ Dinner. We will have a guest speaker either Friday or Saturday night. Any questions contact me. ELEVEN POINT RIVER @ ALTON, MO October 19, 20, 21, 2018 Our hoist is Brian Sloss of Eleven Point Canoe Rental 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 2 bed rooms and other sleep areas. Housing is very limited around Alton. We will have full working kitchens for evening cookouts Friday and Saturday. Breakfast @ 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 www.canoe@ortrackm.missouri.org. Edward Olander Outings Chairman Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc June 2018 Page 2
Tying with the Renegade Tying with the Renegade Flashy Storage Flashabou, Crystal Flash and other flashy materials are a pain to store in such a manner that they stay straight, don t get crumpled, and are available for use. Some stores (7-11 stores) sell a drink called a Slurpee which comes with a special drinking straw that is flared at one end. Slit the straw lengthwise with a razor blade. Most of the flashy materials come bund with a plastic clip at one end. Insert this clip into the flared end of the straw and pull forward until all the material is encased in the straw. This method is cheap and space-conserving, and identification of the material is easy... Ugly flies catch fish, pretty flies catch fisherman and well tied flies catch both. Conservation / Missouri Stream Team #31 MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SAVE THE DATES! Watch the OFF Newsletter and Calendar for details concerning the events that are listed below. If you plan to attend or have any questions about these events please contact Scott Darrough at 314-560-1335 or swdarrough@yahoo.- com JULY 13-15 10 TH Missouri Stream Team Outing (Montauk State Park, Salem) - by invitation - Stream Team #31 - Ozark Fly Fishers JULY 28 22 ND Annual Meramec Watershed Celebration (Meramec State Park, Sullivan) - by invitation - Stream Team #727 - Northern Ozark Rivers Partnership AUGUST 25 51 ST Annual Operation Clean Stream - Big River (Byrnes Mill City Park, Byrnes Mill) - by invitation - Stream Team #3797 - Trashmanian Devils 51 ST ANNUAL MISSOURI STREAM TEAM OUTING - JULY 13-15, 2018 LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS AT MONTAUK LODGE In keeping with tradition, one wing of Montauk Lodge (nine rooms) has been reserved for Ozark Fly Fishers members for the nights of Friday the 13 th and Saturday the 14 th. These rooms typically book up quickly for this event. If you have interest in one of these rooms contact our Outings man Ed Olander at 314-566-1422 to secure your reservation. OZARK FLY FISHERS 10 TH ANNUAL STREAM TEAM OUTING (THE YEAR OF THE CADDISFLY) PROMOTING THE MISSOURI STREAM TEAM PROGRAM EDUCATION * STEWARDSHIP * ADVOCACY WHERE SCIENCE AND SPORT COME TOGETHER July 13-15, 2018 Montauk State Park Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc June 2018 Page 3
Please Donate a Fly To the Member s Fly Box At the BBQ! Please consider donating a fly to the Member s Fly Box which will be raffled at the 10 TH Annual Missouri Stream Team Outing. You decide on the type of fly you wish to donate. The donator s name and the name of the fly pattern will accompany the fly at the time of the raffle. Our Member s Fly Box will only be as good as we the members make it, so please donate. All proceeds will benefit Ozark Fly Fishers. See Scott Darrough at the June meeting (Tilles barbecue) to make your fly donation. If you have any questions regarding this matter contact him at 314-560-1335 or swdarrough@yahoo.com Unless you attend the Stream Team outing, this will be your last opportunity to donate. Fly of the Month June 2018 FIREHOLE STICKS Designed in Bozeman made in China by Mike Ott I have been an advocate for tying and fishing barbless hooks for years now both for the conservation aspect and for the hooking and holding abilities of the European-style barbless hooks. My frustration has always been a combination of cost versus quality and availability. They can be expensive, but more often than not, you just cannot get them from local sources. I hate shopping for them online, but that s how it has been. You could find some Partridge and Tiemco, but in limited styles and now Umpqua/TMC has just about priced themselves out of the market their latest price increase now makes them even more expensive than the European brands even though many of their hooks are made by the same companies. Ordering online can be a bit dicey as well, since the new hooks and styles vary considerable size-to-size and brandto-brand. Apparently hook size standards have fallen away all together these days. You almost have to see the hooks before you can size them up for your intended purpose. Well, wait no more. Feather-Craft Fly Fishing now stocks the new Firehole Sticks line of barbless hooks. A familyowned business based in Bozeman, Montana, these are a new line of hooks that are both very high quality and moderately affordable - $7.50 for 36 Sticks. Equally important, they are available locally to touch, feel, fondle, and examine. They are made of good quality steel with a nickel-black finish, come in a wide variety of styles and sizes, and are needle sharp. After purchasing an assortment to try out, I decided to pass on my product review. You can look up the available styles and sizes in the store or on Feather-Craft s website, or at Fireholeoutdoors.com. These are not the entire line of hook models that Feather- Craft stocks, and Firehole also has other hooks available directly from Bozeman. I bought this assortment based on what I tie and fish. I m sure I will eventually experiment with all of their styles and a few more sizes as I tie various patterns and variations. If you are looking for patterns for the pictured flies, they have all been fly-of-the-month at some time or another. I still tie and fish them all, and now I am using the Firehole brand barbless hooks. Great quality barbless hooks at a reasonable price now available locally. Stop by Feather-Craft Fly Fishing and take a look.. Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc June 2018 Page 4
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)303-3012 or submit your article for consideration to: ozarknewsletter@gmail.com Yahoo Group One of the benefits of being a member of the Ozark Fly Fishers is the Ozark Fly Fishers Yahoo group. The Yahoo Group is a direct line of communication with all who choose to join. Like any other club function, the more members participating the better. The OFF Yahoo group is reserved for Current Members Only to keep spam and other issues that go hand and hand with the internet under control. TheYahoo group is a great avenue to receive or post fishing reports, big and little fish pictures or thoughts and ideas on club functions as well as to seek advice from a vast wealth of knowledge on just about anything fly fishing. To become an Ozark Fly Fishers Yahoo member is easy. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Mike Swederska Cell: (314)-799-1998 Office: (314)-645-5440. Email shur-way@sbcglobal.net 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. In your email, 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 by Mark Thalhammer Use the following to access the Ozark Fly Fishers website from your phone. Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc June 2018 Page 5
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 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 a nd 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 June 2018 Page 6
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