Spokane Fly Fishers wwwspokaneflyfisherscom September 2016

SEPTEMBER 14 2016 MEETING SPEAKER PAT WAY

ldquoSTEELHEAD THE GRAND RONDE THE CLEARWATER AND

THE SNAKE RIVERSrdquo By Jodi Fitts Vice President SFF

In September our presenter is Pat Way of Northwest Outfitters in Coeur Drsquo Alene He is very excited to speak to us about steelhead techniques used on the Clearwater Snake and Grande Ronde Rivers He also plans to demystify all the various equipment and nomenclature involved in fly fishing with a spey rod

Pat spent his early years in Denver with his mom He was lucky enough to have a Big Brother through Big Brothers of America That man started his passion of fly fishing When Pat was in the 4

th grade his mom a single mother moved

them out of Denver and into the Pacific Northwest Here he continued to learn and teach himself how to fly fish The presentation will start at 700 PM Please come early for good seat

Pat Way and Mike Beard are co-owners of NW Outfitters in Coeur Drsquo Alene Idaho It is the only independently owned Orvis store and they are very lucky to have one of the few certified Orvis Fly Fishing Schools Everyone in the store is a self-taught fly fisherman and they truly understand the needs of the beginner Their shoprsquos philosophy is ldquoThere is no such thing as a silly questionrdquo Their shop is a great place to take a fly fishing class a casting class (they have their own pond) or learn to tie flies NW Outfitters are proud supporters of all the local fly fishing clubs Project Healing Waters Casting for Recovery Spokane Women on the Fly and they volunteer with the Life Sport classes at Post Falls CDA and Lake City Schools

OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

President Claude Kistler Vice President Jodi Fitts Treasurer Joe Papenleur Secretary Connie Tedrow Board Position 1 Al Odenthal Board Position 2 Miguel Ferrera Board Position 3 Craig Adams Past President Gale Allen Sgt At Arms Rick Newman

Contact us at

P O Box 4141 Spokane WA 99220

Or sffisherscomcastnet

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Programs Jodi Fitts Barbless Flyer Editor Linda Howe Conservation Miguel Ferrera Outings Rick Diffley Education Kurt Tempel Membership Mark Gardner Fly Fishing School Gale Allen Librarian Larry Ray Project Healing Waters Fred Timms FFF Liaison Rick Newman Beg Fly Tying Mary Kovatch Int Fly Tying Mike Berube Casting for Recovery Mary Kovatch

AROUND THE BEND

Sept 9-11 Clark Fork River Outing - CANCELLED

Sept 14 SFF Meeting 700 PM Sept 16-18 Grande Ronde River Outing - CANCELLED Sept16-18 Missouri River Outing Sept 24 SFF Board Meeting 630 PM

FOOD AT MEETINGS By Claude Kistler

Although we have a great group of men from Project Healing Waters to help in the kitchen itrsquos critical that we have a chairperson to coordinate the purchase and delivery of the food If we arenrsquot able to come up with a volunteer to chair this activity we will have to cut back and only offer cookies and coffee at meetings

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 2

PREZ SEZ By Claude Kistler

Welcome to another year with the Spokane Fly Fishers I hope your summer was enjoyable with many opportunities to fish and enjoy the outdoors I was finally able to get out and enjoyed two productive days on Flint and Rock Creeks in the Philipsburg MT area Thanks to Outings chair Rick Diffley who coordinated our hosts and hostesses for our summer outings this year There are still a few outings remaining so check your Barbless and our website for additional information

Thanks to Gale Allen and Kurt Tempel for coordinating our two excellent education seminars during June and July We received great information and enjoyed great participation As we start the year with our great slate of officers and committee chairs we still have a few areas where we need members to step forward and volunteer Our membership chair Mark Gardner would like an assistant to help facilitate taking membership information and money at the meetings Mark has a very busy work and travel schedule and is not able to make most meetings Mark will continue to work the database but needs help at the meetings We also need someone to coordinate food at the meetings We have a great kitchen crew from Project Healing Waters but I need some relief as far as coordinating the purchase and delivery of the food on meeting nights Next I need someone to step forward to chair our November Fly Auction This is a critical fundraising event for our club and we need to fill this role very soon Finally Gale Allen and I are looking for someone to coordinate our annual Fly Fishing School The school is one of the most important activities of our club Please consider stepping forward and helping in one of these areas and join our great group of volunteers who contribute to the success of the Spokane Fly Fishers Before I signoff please note that due to a schedule conflict with the church our November meeting and Fly Auction will be held at the church on the third Wednesday in November (Nov 16

th)

NOVEMBER ANNUAL FLY AUCTION NOVEMBER 16TH

It is not too early to start planning for your participation in our November Fly Auction As most of you know there are several ways to participate You may begin now by tying flies to donate purchase flies to donate and most importantly consider a generous budget so you are not outbid on those special collections of flies that are critical to your fly inventory This function is a major fundraiser for SFF with proceeds financing much of our functions printing postage and speakers for the year This is always a fun meeting and a chance to pick up incredible flies tied by some of the clubrsquos and Inland Northwestrsquos best fly tyers

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 3

CONSERVATION CORNER By Miguel Ferrera Chairman

BROWNS LAKE TRIBUTARY CULVERT PROJECT

WDFW fish biologist JD Jones USFS Engineer Lucy Reeves and Kalispell Tribe fish biologist Eric Bernsten decided to design the project this year

They hope to attain funding later this year and do the work in the spring of next year Funding will come from different sources including USFS Kalispell Tribe Spokane Fly Fishers and hopefully others The culvert project design will incorporate staging areas for fish to congregate before going upstream The Kalispell Tribe is very interested in Westslope Cutthroat Trout habitat and so are we Please be mindful of campground regulations when visiting Browns Lake

SPOKANE RIVER CLEANUP SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH

The Spokane River Cleanup will be on Saturday September 17th Scouting for the sites is proceeding and will be defined but likely will be downstream from the Meenach Bridge as was the case in the past A signup sheet will be at the September club meeting

The work session will take two to three hours in the morning Supplies will be furnished but participants should bring their own work gloves We are very fortunate to have this beautiful river available to us Letrsquos help to keep it clean and enjoyable For more information or to volunteer please call Miguel Ferrera at 509 926-3731

MEMBERSHIP

By Mark Gardner Chairman

Hello SFF Club Members Has summer flown by or what The summer fishing season is certainly not over yet this article takes us into the beginning of the 2017 season I had intentions of dropping my Membership Chair position and found a couple of people who might consider assisting me in the coming year I really do prefer it that way as I have enjoyed the past year providing my contributions to the club I will be reaching out in the coming weeks to confirm the mentioned volunteers and should have a better idea on how to share some of the membership responsibilities The directory has gone to print With that said we should have close to 205 active member-ships for 2017 and approximately 90 memberships that were not renewed from 20152016 If you have any membership questions feel free to send me an e-mail at

membershipspokaneflyfisherscom

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 4

CLARK FORK RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 9TH-11TH - CANCELLED

GRANDE RONDE RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH-19TH - CANCELLED

MISSOURI RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH TO 18TH Hosts Jim amp Jo Gooley (509) 253 4590 Jerry amp Carlene Searfoss

Directions To get to Craig go east on I-90 past Missoula and turn onto Highway 200 at the Bonner exit 109 Follow Highway 200 north to milepost 100 Turn right and drive 18 miles to Wolf Creek Enter I-15 - towards Great Falls - under the overpass and travel north for 11 miles to the Craig ndash exit 234 OR you can also travel I-90 until you come to exit 174 - Highway 12Garrison Drive approximately 44 miles into Helena and then follow signs leading to I-15 and go north towards Great Falls until you reach the exit 234 into Craig Travel time is approximately the same either way ndash 55 to 6 hours

Camp Site This yearrsquos Missouri River outing ndash primary a float trip ndash is scheduled a little earlier this year For those of you who plan to ldquocamprdquo we will be at the Stickney Creek Campground downriver from Craig MT Drive straight through Craig cross the bridge turn left (north) on Recreation Road and drive 45 miles to the campground Stickney is a primitive campsite with vault bathrooms and no running water on site The daily camping fee is $700

Alternate Camping Arrangements Lodging arrangements at Wolf Creek MT (Wolf Creek Angler 1-800-800-4350) Pruitt Creek MT or Craig MT (Trout Shop 1-800-337-8528) for information on places to stay Note There is limited lodging anywhere close to where we will be fishing If you are planning on something other than camping at Stickney be sure to check on it EARLY

Flies The Missouri River has an abundance of nice sized rainbow and brown trout but by September they have been well schooled on artificial flies so this river is a rewarding challenge A common method for catching these fish is to use a larger nymph and a smaller nymph dropper underneath with a 5 or 6 weight rod and 3x to 4x tippet In general the hook sizes for nymphs are 16 and 18 Nymph patterns that have worked in the past are PTs Copper Johns (olive red green) Purple Lightening Bugs Zebra Midges (size 16 to 20) Cadis Pupa Also Wooly Buggers (size 6810 black brown olive) Hoppers (may be too late for these) Dry flies that are often used are Parachute Adams Caddis flies Carolynrsquos Chute And of course for both nymphs and dry flies bring your favorite ldquogo-tordquo flies

Meals On Friday night we will gather together for supper provided by the Gooleys and the Searfosses at the Stickney Campground Saturday night folks are free to do what ever suits their schedule best There is a nice restaurant ndash Izzacks - in Craig

Floating Laws Montana Law requires any floating device to have a life jacket and a whistle on board Itrsquos also nice to have a 2-way radio - if you have one - as well as a camera suntan lotion and an anchor (Used in back eddies and slow water only)

Sign-In Everyone is required to sign in with the host to provide their cell phone emer-gency contact name amp cell phone number and sign the clubrsquos waiver form

Contact JimJo - 509 253 4590 jim464centurytelnet - if you have any questions or would like to sign up for this outing

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 2

PREZ SEZ By Claude Kistler

Welcome to another year with the Spokane Fly Fishers I hope your summer was enjoyable with many opportunities to fish and enjoy the outdoors I was finally able to get out and enjoyed two productive days on Flint and Rock Creeks in the Philipsburg MT area Thanks to Outings chair Rick Diffley who coordinated our hosts and hostesses for our summer outings this year There are still a few outings remaining so check your Barbless and our website for additional information

Thanks to Gale Allen and Kurt Tempel for coordinating our two excellent education seminars during June and July We received great information and enjoyed great participation As we start the year with our great slate of officers and committee chairs we still have a few areas where we need members to step forward and volunteer Our membership chair Mark Gardner would like an assistant to help facilitate taking membership information and money at the meetings Mark has a very busy work and travel schedule and is not able to make most meetings Mark will continue to work the database but needs help at the meetings We also need someone to coordinate food at the meetings We have a great kitchen crew from Project Healing Waters but I need some relief as far as coordinating the purchase and delivery of the food on meeting nights Next I need someone to step forward to chair our November Fly Auction This is a critical fundraising event for our club and we need to fill this role very soon Finally Gale Allen and I are looking for someone to coordinate our annual Fly Fishing School The school is one of the most important activities of our club Please consider stepping forward and helping in one of these areas and join our great group of volunteers who contribute to the success of the Spokane Fly Fishers Before I signoff please note that due to a schedule conflict with the church our November meeting and Fly Auction will be held at the church on the third Wednesday in November (Nov 16

th)

NOVEMBER ANNUAL FLY AUCTION NOVEMBER 16TH

It is not too early to start planning for your participation in our November Fly Auction As most of you know there are several ways to participate You may begin now by tying flies to donate purchase flies to donate and most importantly consider a generous budget so you are not outbid on those special collections of flies that are critical to your fly inventory This function is a major fundraiser for SFF with proceeds financing much of our functions printing postage and speakers for the year This is always a fun meeting and a chance to pick up incredible flies tied by some of the clubrsquos and Inland Northwestrsquos best fly tyers

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 3

CONSERVATION CORNER By Miguel Ferrera Chairman

BROWNS LAKE TRIBUTARY CULVERT PROJECT

WDFW fish biologist JD Jones USFS Engineer Lucy Reeves and Kalispell Tribe fish biologist Eric Bernsten decided to design the project this year

They hope to attain funding later this year and do the work in the spring of next year Funding will come from different sources including USFS Kalispell Tribe Spokane Fly Fishers and hopefully others The culvert project design will incorporate staging areas for fish to congregate before going upstream The Kalispell Tribe is very interested in Westslope Cutthroat Trout habitat and so are we Please be mindful of campground regulations when visiting Browns Lake

SPOKANE RIVER CLEANUP SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH

The Spokane River Cleanup will be on Saturday September 17th Scouting for the sites is proceeding and will be defined but likely will be downstream from the Meenach Bridge as was the case in the past A signup sheet will be at the September club meeting

The work session will take two to three hours in the morning Supplies will be furnished but participants should bring their own work gloves We are very fortunate to have this beautiful river available to us Letrsquos help to keep it clean and enjoyable For more information or to volunteer please call Miguel Ferrera at 509 926-3731

MEMBERSHIP

By Mark Gardner Chairman

Hello SFF Club Members Has summer flown by or what The summer fishing season is certainly not over yet this article takes us into the beginning of the 2017 season I had intentions of dropping my Membership Chair position and found a couple of people who might consider assisting me in the coming year I really do prefer it that way as I have enjoyed the past year providing my contributions to the club I will be reaching out in the coming weeks to confirm the mentioned volunteers and should have a better idea on how to share some of the membership responsibilities The directory has gone to print With that said we should have close to 205 active member-ships for 2017 and approximately 90 memberships that were not renewed from 20152016 If you have any membership questions feel free to send me an e-mail at

membershipspokaneflyfisherscom

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 4

CLARK FORK RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 9TH-11TH - CANCELLED

GRANDE RONDE RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH-19TH - CANCELLED

MISSOURI RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH TO 18TH Hosts Jim amp Jo Gooley (509) 253 4590 Jerry amp Carlene Searfoss

Directions To get to Craig go east on I-90 past Missoula and turn onto Highway 200 at the Bonner exit 109 Follow Highway 200 north to milepost 100 Turn right and drive 18 miles to Wolf Creek Enter I-15 - towards Great Falls - under the overpass and travel north for 11 miles to the Craig ndash exit 234 OR you can also travel I-90 until you come to exit 174 - Highway 12Garrison Drive approximately 44 miles into Helena and then follow signs leading to I-15 and go north towards Great Falls until you reach the exit 234 into Craig Travel time is approximately the same either way ndash 55 to 6 hours

Camp Site This yearrsquos Missouri River outing ndash primary a float trip ndash is scheduled a little earlier this year For those of you who plan to ldquocamprdquo we will be at the Stickney Creek Campground downriver from Craig MT Drive straight through Craig cross the bridge turn left (north) on Recreation Road and drive 45 miles to the campground Stickney is a primitive campsite with vault bathrooms and no running water on site The daily camping fee is $700

Alternate Camping Arrangements Lodging arrangements at Wolf Creek MT (Wolf Creek Angler 1-800-800-4350) Pruitt Creek MT or Craig MT (Trout Shop 1-800-337-8528) for information on places to stay Note There is limited lodging anywhere close to where we will be fishing If you are planning on something other than camping at Stickney be sure to check on it EARLY

Flies The Missouri River has an abundance of nice sized rainbow and brown trout but by September they have been well schooled on artificial flies so this river is a rewarding challenge A common method for catching these fish is to use a larger nymph and a smaller nymph dropper underneath with a 5 or 6 weight rod and 3x to 4x tippet In general the hook sizes for nymphs are 16 and 18 Nymph patterns that have worked in the past are PTs Copper Johns (olive red green) Purple Lightening Bugs Zebra Midges (size 16 to 20) Cadis Pupa Also Wooly Buggers (size 6810 black brown olive) Hoppers (may be too late for these) Dry flies that are often used are Parachute Adams Caddis flies Carolynrsquos Chute And of course for both nymphs and dry flies bring your favorite ldquogo-tordquo flies

Meals On Friday night we will gather together for supper provided by the Gooleys and the Searfosses at the Stickney Campground Saturday night folks are free to do what ever suits their schedule best There is a nice restaurant ndash Izzacks - in Craig

Floating Laws Montana Law requires any floating device to have a life jacket and a whistle on board Itrsquos also nice to have a 2-way radio - if you have one - as well as a camera suntan lotion and an anchor (Used in back eddies and slow water only)

Sign-In Everyone is required to sign in with the host to provide their cell phone emer-gency contact name amp cell phone number and sign the clubrsquos waiver form

Contact JimJo - 509 253 4590 jim464centurytelnet - if you have any questions or would like to sign up for this outing

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 3

CONSERVATION CORNER By Miguel Ferrera Chairman

BROWNS LAKE TRIBUTARY CULVERT PROJECT

WDFW fish biologist JD Jones USFS Engineer Lucy Reeves and Kalispell Tribe fish biologist Eric Bernsten decided to design the project this year

They hope to attain funding later this year and do the work in the spring of next year Funding will come from different sources including USFS Kalispell Tribe Spokane Fly Fishers and hopefully others The culvert project design will incorporate staging areas for fish to congregate before going upstream The Kalispell Tribe is very interested in Westslope Cutthroat Trout habitat and so are we Please be mindful of campground regulations when visiting Browns Lake

SPOKANE RIVER CLEANUP SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH

The Spokane River Cleanup will be on Saturday September 17th Scouting for the sites is proceeding and will be defined but likely will be downstream from the Meenach Bridge as was the case in the past A signup sheet will be at the September club meeting

The work session will take two to three hours in the morning Supplies will be furnished but participants should bring their own work gloves We are very fortunate to have this beautiful river available to us Letrsquos help to keep it clean and enjoyable For more information or to volunteer please call Miguel Ferrera at 509 926-3731

MEMBERSHIP

By Mark Gardner Chairman

Hello SFF Club Members Has summer flown by or what The summer fishing season is certainly not over yet this article takes us into the beginning of the 2017 season I had intentions of dropping my Membership Chair position and found a couple of people who might consider assisting me in the coming year I really do prefer it that way as I have enjoyed the past year providing my contributions to the club I will be reaching out in the coming weeks to confirm the mentioned volunteers and should have a better idea on how to share some of the membership responsibilities The directory has gone to print With that said we should have close to 205 active member-ships for 2017 and approximately 90 memberships that were not renewed from 20152016 If you have any membership questions feel free to send me an e-mail at

membershipspokaneflyfisherscom

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 4

CLARK FORK RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 9TH-11TH - CANCELLED

GRANDE RONDE RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH-19TH - CANCELLED

MISSOURI RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH TO 18TH Hosts Jim amp Jo Gooley (509) 253 4590 Jerry amp Carlene Searfoss

Directions To get to Craig go east on I-90 past Missoula and turn onto Highway 200 at the Bonner exit 109 Follow Highway 200 north to milepost 100 Turn right and drive 18 miles to Wolf Creek Enter I-15 - towards Great Falls - under the overpass and travel north for 11 miles to the Craig ndash exit 234 OR you can also travel I-90 until you come to exit 174 - Highway 12Garrison Drive approximately 44 miles into Helena and then follow signs leading to I-15 and go north towards Great Falls until you reach the exit 234 into Craig Travel time is approximately the same either way ndash 55 to 6 hours

Camp Site This yearrsquos Missouri River outing ndash primary a float trip ndash is scheduled a little earlier this year For those of you who plan to ldquocamprdquo we will be at the Stickney Creek Campground downriver from Craig MT Drive straight through Craig cross the bridge turn left (north) on Recreation Road and drive 45 miles to the campground Stickney is a primitive campsite with vault bathrooms and no running water on site The daily camping fee is $700

Alternate Camping Arrangements Lodging arrangements at Wolf Creek MT (Wolf Creek Angler 1-800-800-4350) Pruitt Creek MT or Craig MT (Trout Shop 1-800-337-8528) for information on places to stay Note There is limited lodging anywhere close to where we will be fishing If you are planning on something other than camping at Stickney be sure to check on it EARLY

Flies The Missouri River has an abundance of nice sized rainbow and brown trout but by September they have been well schooled on artificial flies so this river is a rewarding challenge A common method for catching these fish is to use a larger nymph and a smaller nymph dropper underneath with a 5 or 6 weight rod and 3x to 4x tippet In general the hook sizes for nymphs are 16 and 18 Nymph patterns that have worked in the past are PTs Copper Johns (olive red green) Purple Lightening Bugs Zebra Midges (size 16 to 20) Cadis Pupa Also Wooly Buggers (size 6810 black brown olive) Hoppers (may be too late for these) Dry flies that are often used are Parachute Adams Caddis flies Carolynrsquos Chute And of course for both nymphs and dry flies bring your favorite ldquogo-tordquo flies

Meals On Friday night we will gather together for supper provided by the Gooleys and the Searfosses at the Stickney Campground Saturday night folks are free to do what ever suits their schedule best There is a nice restaurant ndash Izzacks - in Craig

Floating Laws Montana Law requires any floating device to have a life jacket and a whistle on board Itrsquos also nice to have a 2-way radio - if you have one - as well as a camera suntan lotion and an anchor (Used in back eddies and slow water only)

Sign-In Everyone is required to sign in with the host to provide their cell phone emer-gency contact name amp cell phone number and sign the clubrsquos waiver form

Contact JimJo - 509 253 4590 jim464centurytelnet - if you have any questions or would like to sign up for this outing

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 4

CLARK FORK RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 9TH-11TH - CANCELLED

GRANDE RONDE RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH-19TH - CANCELLED

MISSOURI RIVER OUTING - SEPTEMBER 16TH TO 18TH Hosts Jim amp Jo Gooley (509) 253 4590 Jerry amp Carlene Searfoss

Directions To get to Craig go east on I-90 past Missoula and turn onto Highway 200 at the Bonner exit 109 Follow Highway 200 north to milepost 100 Turn right and drive 18 miles to Wolf Creek Enter I-15 - towards Great Falls - under the overpass and travel north for 11 miles to the Craig ndash exit 234 OR you can also travel I-90 until you come to exit 174 - Highway 12Garrison Drive approximately 44 miles into Helena and then follow signs leading to I-15 and go north towards Great Falls until you reach the exit 234 into Craig Travel time is approximately the same either way ndash 55 to 6 hours

Camp Site This yearrsquos Missouri River outing ndash primary a float trip ndash is scheduled a little earlier this year For those of you who plan to ldquocamprdquo we will be at the Stickney Creek Campground downriver from Craig MT Drive straight through Craig cross the bridge turn left (north) on Recreation Road and drive 45 miles to the campground Stickney is a primitive campsite with vault bathrooms and no running water on site The daily camping fee is $700

Alternate Camping Arrangements Lodging arrangements at Wolf Creek MT (Wolf Creek Angler 1-800-800-4350) Pruitt Creek MT or Craig MT (Trout Shop 1-800-337-8528) for information on places to stay Note There is limited lodging anywhere close to where we will be fishing If you are planning on something other than camping at Stickney be sure to check on it EARLY

Flies The Missouri River has an abundance of nice sized rainbow and brown trout but by September they have been well schooled on artificial flies so this river is a rewarding challenge A common method for catching these fish is to use a larger nymph and a smaller nymph dropper underneath with a 5 or 6 weight rod and 3x to 4x tippet In general the hook sizes for nymphs are 16 and 18 Nymph patterns that have worked in the past are PTs Copper Johns (olive red green) Purple Lightening Bugs Zebra Midges (size 16 to 20) Cadis Pupa Also Wooly Buggers (size 6810 black brown olive) Hoppers (may be too late for these) Dry flies that are often used are Parachute Adams Caddis flies Carolynrsquos Chute And of course for both nymphs and dry flies bring your favorite ldquogo-tordquo flies

Meals On Friday night we will gather together for supper provided by the Gooleys and the Searfosses at the Stickney Campground Saturday night folks are free to do what ever suits their schedule best There is a nice restaurant ndash Izzacks - in Craig

Floating Laws Montana Law requires any floating device to have a life jacket and a whistle on board Itrsquos also nice to have a 2-way radio - if you have one - as well as a camera suntan lotion and an anchor (Used in back eddies and slow water only)

Sign-In Everyone is required to sign in with the host to provide their cell phone emer-gency contact name amp cell phone number and sign the clubrsquos waiver form

Contact JimJo - 509 253 4590 jim464centurytelnet - if you have any questions or would like to sign up for this outing

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 5

LAKE LENORE OUTING - OCT 15TH-16TH Host Vira Shiraz 509 754-2526

Directions Drive I-90 W to Moses Lake and take Exit 179 (I-90 BUSWA17 N) Turn right amp go until you see the 17 N EphrataSoap Lake sign and go right Stay on WA17 until junction WA 282 Take right and stay on WA17 to Soap Lk ( WA 282 will take you to Ephrata) go through Soap Lake amp to Lake Lenore Alternately another route is via US Highway 2 Drive west from Spokane to Coulee City then south on WA 17 and past Sun Lakes State Park Lake Lenore has three state launch sites We will use the middle launch called Sam Israel (WDFW) which has a boat ramp Please refer to WDFW website on lake Lenore for more detail

Camping Camping is recommended in Ephrata at Oasis RV amp golf park offering full camping services Check them out httpoasisrvandgolfcoursecom

Water Craft This lake is best fished from a boat canoe float tube or pontoon boat Internal combustion motors are prohibited Electric motors only Anglers are also ad-vised that wind can become very strong

Special Instructions A Discover Pass is required OR Vehicle Access Pass

Sign-In Everyone is required to sign in with the host to provide their cell phone emergency contact name amp cell phone and sign the clubrsquos waiver form Please see the host before you head out

Flies Traditional fall flies for me have being Wooly Buggers (color Purple Black amp Brown) Chironomid fishing with either an indicator or long lining is also effective Damsel nymphs slow striped alone the weed line can be very effective All of these techniques depend on water temperature amp wind Check with Darc Knobel at Desert Fly Angler in Ephrata 509- 754-4070 He keeps all the right flies on hand

FoodsMeals As of this newsletter this outing is ldquoBYODIYrdquo (Bring Your OwnDo It Yourself) The host will contact those who signed up if therersquos a change such as a potluck

GRANDE RONDE RIVER OUTING

OCTOBER 21ST-23RD VOLUNTEER HOST NEEDED

This outing is in danger of being cancelled due to lack of a host If someone volunteers to host this event the members who have signed up will be contacted and information will be given in the October Barbless

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 6

MARK YOUR CALENDAR OCTOBER PRESENTATION OCTOBER 12 2016

MOLLY SEMENIK 25 BEST OFF-THE-BEATEN PATH MONTANA FLY FISHING STREAMS

By Jodi Fitts Vice President SFF Molly Semenik started teaching fly-casting in the 80rsquos after she left the Midwest and landed in Utah In 2000 she and her family moved to Livingston Montana where she began a 15-year guiding career During this time Molly started Tie the Knot Fly Fishing became an outfitter and as Master Certified Casting Instructor through the IFFF Another move took her further west to Birch Bay Washington Please look her up on Facebook or at tietheknotflyshishingcom Molly will be discussing her book 25 Best Off-the Beaten Path Mon-tana Fly Fishing Streams If you ever wanted to know where to go and not be bothered by crowds of people this is your chance to get the scoop She is a wonderfully witty and informative speaker and it really will be a night so please join us in October The presentation will start at 700PM Please get there early for a good seat Molly has also offered to teach casting classes for our club members on October 12th These classes will be on October 12

th and the first class will be for beginners from 11-100

The second class will be for advancedintermediates from 2-400 We are hoping to hold the class at the City Park on Medical Lake on the water It will be October so you might need to bring boots and waders These spots will fill up fast To get on the list to attend the casting classes list please email me Jodi Fitts at vicepresidentspokaneflyfisherscom I will need your payment ($40) as soon as possible to hold your spot

BADGER LAKE OUTING REPORT - MAY 26TH

By Bill Lundin There was a good turnout for the Badger Lake outing The weather was a bit breezy but catchable size trout were cooperative and feisty Everyone had a good time

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 7

ONE FLY CONTEST REPORT - BROWNS LAKE - JUNE 10 TH TO 12TH By Mike Berube

This yearrsquos One Fly Contest was an awesome event There were 6 anglers some new faces in the bunchhellipgreat to see There were several more club members there but only 6 participated This year the Outingrsquos Committee was spot on when they decided to pick a lake Browns that the club had not fished in awhile or had an event at The weather was questionable that weekend The weather even around the 10

th of June can be interesting at

Browns Lake with its location just north of Usk WA We found out who the hearty campersfishermen are in the club because the temps were down and the wind and rain were up Although the weather was questionable all weekend there were lots of fish caught This lake has rebounded and hopefully will be back on our radar for future events As long as you were prepared (we all were) with rain gear hats and gloves the fishing was actually pleasant Thanks to all the hearty club members who attended and made it through the weekend Everyone hit the water at 10 AM Prior to that the formality of registering your ldquoOne Flyrdquo and discussing event rules was conducted More importantly we got some great info on locations of fish and tactics to use from Randy Ishihara and Jeff Voigt Thanks guys They both had 25 + fish days on Friday A combination of rainbows cutbows and cutthroat A lot of the cutties stretched to 18rdquo Most armed themselves with a full sink line and their favorite lake pattern A Black Leech pattern sz 10-12 or a similar size Olive Willy were the flies of choice The Black Leech seemed to be the most productive Randy had eight in his net in the first 30 minutes then lost his fly He crossed his fingers for the next 2 and a half hours That was the winning total I finished second with 7 and Jeff Voigt took the third spot with 6 In total 27 fish were caught in 3 hours Add the 12 more Judy caught (she didnrsquot register or she would have won) and thatrsquos a pretty impressive total for 3 hours of fishing Randy Jeff and I each won a gift a card to a local fly shop ($30$20$10) This event usually has a little picnic following the fishing but due to some personal events I had going on in the evening there was none this year Thanks to everyone who helped with putting the event on and persevering the weather I would encourage all members of the club to consider hosting an event There are some club rules you need to operate by but you really can put your personal twist on an outing Tight linesmdashMike

2017 INTERMEDIATE TYING By Mike Berube

Irsquom trying to get an early start on the program this year Hopefully Irsquoll be a bit more organized this year So I figure starting early canrsquot hurt The dates for the 2017 intermediate tying classes will be Thursday nights January 5 12 19 26 and February 2 and 9 All Starting at 6 PM ending at 8 PMish at The Inland Northwest Wildlife Council Building on North Market St Last year we had some really good guest tyers and I hope to recruit some again this year

If yoursquove come across a pattern or two you like to share with the group or would like to learn to tie a specific pattern send me your ideas and Irsquoll try to get them into the program Send me an email at tytlynzgmailcom with your thoughts

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 7

ONE FLY CONTEST REPORT - BROWNS LAKE - JUNE 10 TH TO 12TH By Mike Berube

This yearrsquos One Fly Contest was an awesome event There were 6 anglers some new faces in the bunchhellipgreat to see There were several more club members there but only 6 participated This year the Outingrsquos Committee was spot on when they decided to pick a lake Browns that the club had not fished in awhile or had an event at The weather was questionable that weekend The weather even around the 10

th of June can be interesting at

Browns Lake with its location just north of Usk WA We found out who the hearty campersfishermen are in the club because the temps were down and the wind and rain were up Although the weather was questionable all weekend there were lots of fish caught This lake has rebounded and hopefully will be back on our radar for future events As long as you were prepared (we all were) with rain gear hats and gloves the fishing was actually pleasant Thanks to all the hearty club members who attended and made it through the weekend Everyone hit the water at 10 AM Prior to that the formality of registering your ldquoOne Flyrdquo and discussing event rules was conducted More importantly we got some great info on locations of fish and tactics to use from Randy Ishihara and Jeff Voigt Thanks guys They both had 25 + fish days on Friday A combination of rainbows cutbows and cutthroat A lot of the cutties stretched to 18rdquo Most armed themselves with a full sink line and their favorite lake pattern A Black Leech pattern sz 10-12 or a similar size Olive Willy were the flies of choice The Black Leech seemed to be the most productive Randy had eight in his net in the first 30 minutes then lost his fly He crossed his fingers for the next 2 and a half hours That was the winning total I finished second with 7 and Jeff Voigt took the third spot with 6 In total 27 fish were caught in 3 hours Add the 12 more Judy caught (she didnrsquot register or she would have won) and thatrsquos a pretty impressive total for 3 hours of fishing Randy Jeff and I each won a gift a card to a local fly shop ($30$20$10) This event usually has a little picnic following the fishing but due to some personal events I had going on in the evening there was none this year Thanks to everyone who helped with putting the event on and persevering the weather I would encourage all members of the club to consider hosting an event There are some club rules you need to operate by but you really can put your personal twist on an outing Tight linesmdashMike

2017 INTERMEDIATE TYING By Mike Berube

Irsquom trying to get an early start on the program this year Hopefully Irsquoll be a bit more organized this year So I figure starting early canrsquot hurt The dates for the 2017 intermediate tying classes will be Thursday nights January 5 12 19 26 and February 2 and 9 All Starting at 6 PM ending at 8 PMish at The Inland Northwest Wildlife Council Building on North Market St Last year we had some really good guest tyers and I hope to recruit some again this year

If yoursquove come across a pattern or two you like to share with the group or would like to learn to tie a specific pattern send me your ideas and Irsquoll try to get them into the program Send me an email at tytlynzgmailcom with your thoughts

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 8

KELLY CREEK OUTING REPORT - JULY 8TH-10TH By John Hudson

The weatherman wasnrsquot too kind to us and mother nature wasnrsquot either Had some good fishing Friday evening but started to rain around 600 PM Rained Saturday morning through our breakfast till about 1030 then the clouds broke up and got some good fishing in

Started raining again around midnight and didnrsquot let up until Sunday evening Temp was around 54 degrees all day Monday the water looked like coffee Had some real hardcore fishers for making the trip with questionable weather but stuck with it and caught a few fish Wersquoll try again next year

Thanks to those who came up About twelve members participated Try again next year

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FLY FISHERS (IFFF) AND WASHINGTON STATE

COUNCIL OF THE IFF BY Rick Newman SFF IFFF Liaison

I am quoting from History page of the IFF website as I feel they know their history better than myself ldquoThe International Federation of Fly Fishers is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment of the sport of fly fishing through Conservation Restoration and Education The International Federation of Fly Fishers and its Councils are the only organized advocate for fly fishers on a regional national and international levelrdquo

The Spokane Fly Fishers are members of both of these organizations The IFFF recently spent a considerable amount of time and effort to restructure themselves They realized that like many groups their members have aged they had few women involved they needed a way to reach more and younger fishermen They reduced the complexity of membership and paid special attention to Veterans reducing their membership costs They have changed from a printed magazine as their primary communications piece to their website (httpwwwfedflyfishersorg) as way to reduce expenses and improve communications In my opinion both timely and well thought out changes There are also many other changes too numerous to mention within this short article However the new IFFF is moving forward on the three major platforms of Conservation Restoration and Education Positive means and methods of accomplishing these platforms are in place There is a new education program designed to interest younger or new fly fisher people in to the sport There are grant monies available for conservation and restoration that can be used on local projects

One of the leaders in this challenge has been Len Zickler You may know Len as the guy that leads our fly casting instruction each year for our fly fishing school Len has been highly involved in all aspects fly fishing the Washington State Council of the IFF and the annual conclaves We are fortunate to have him assist us

In conclusion I invite all of our club members to visit the IFFF website and the Washington State councilrsquos websites (httpwwwfedflyfishersorg) amp (httpwsciffforg) There is a lot more information on fly casting fly tying fly tying patterns and conservation and restoration efforts I have to assume that club members that are already IFFF members already know about and use these sites Membership in these organizations has helped me become a better fly fisherman and I look forward to the recently incorporated changes to help improve our club and its efforts to spread the word about fly fishing

THE BARBLESS FLYER Page 9

2016 OUTINGS SCHEDULE

DATE LOCATION HOST RATINGSEXPLANATION Sept 9-11 Clark Fork River Cancelled 2 Float Bridge abutments small rapids obstacles Sept 16-18 Grande Ronde Cancelled 4-Wade Slick Rocks Visibility 4-Float Low fast water obstacles Sept 16-18 Missouri River Jim amp Jo Gooley 2-Float Bridge abutments and Jerry amp Carlene Searfross obstacles Oct 15-16 Lake Lenore Vira Shiraz 1-Could be coldwindy Oct 21-23 Grande Ronde Host Needed 4-Wade Slick Rocks Visibility 4-Float Low fast water obstacles

SEE BARBLESS JANUARY 2016 FOR RATING EXPLANATIONS

FOR SALE

Two pair of Force Fins 1 Size small $3500 2 Size large $4000 Contact Mary Kovatch 509-487-1224 kovamareqcom

NEW LOCATION FOR SWEDErsquoS FLY SHOP By Allen Peterson

Swedersquos Fly Shop has moved to the Garland District of Spokane bringing their products and expertise to help the neighborhood expand into a more versatile and appealing business community Come and see the new shop and pick up on the latest fishing reports in the area We are located at 825 W Garland next to Garland Printing and Garland Mercantile

THE BARBLESS FLYER Spokane Fly Fishers P O Box 4141 Spokane WA 99220

NEXT MEETING

SEPTEMBER 14 2016

PAT WAY

700 PM

ST FRANCIS SCHOOL 1104 W HEROY

ldquoTHE MISSION OF THE SPOKANE FLY FISHERS IS TO PROVIDE A FAMILY FRIENDLY ORGANIZATION FOR PROMOTING THE SPORT OF FLY FISHING THROUGH

EDUCATION APPLICATION AND CONSERVATIONrdquo

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR NAME TAGS TO THE MEETING

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED mdash