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Issue 223 January 2020

Meeting Location

Westbrook Club House

14255 SW 6th

Street (one block east of SW Murray) Beaverton, OR 97005

Next Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday February 5, 2020

February Agenda

7:00-7:15 Welcome and Club business

7:15-8:15 Entertainment – Guest speaker: Scott Richmond 8:15-8:30 Raffle and adjourn

Washington County Fly Fishers

The January 1, 2020 meeting has been canceled. All business will be

moved to the February meeting. Anyone wishing to pay their 2020

Dues, $30, may do so at the Feb. Meeting. Early payment is $25.

February Meeting Entertainment

Scott Richmond is the award-winning author of

ten books on Oregon fly fishing, including

Fishing Oregon's Deschutes River and the novel

River in the Sun. Also known as "Uncle Fuzzy,"

Scott was the creator and executive director of

Westfly, a non-profit website for Western fly

anglers.

January 2020 President’s Message

Greetings and Happy New Year!

I want to thank everyone

that made the Christmas pot

luck a success again this

year, great side dishes and

desserts as well. 45 people were in attendance.

The January meeting, as stated above, has been

canceled due to its falling on New Years Day. We

will still have the January “Fly Shop Hop.” See

information below. It was not going to work out

to move the date of the January meeting. All

business will be moved to the 2020 February

Meeting. This includes election of Officers,

President’s Report, Budget and more. Anyone

wishing to paid there 2020 Dues, $30, may do so

at the Feb. Meeting.

Early payment is $25.

The Newsletter fly

tying book, Northwest

Flies, is almost sold

out. I have one and

only one copy left. If

Washington County Flyfishers

President Chuck Cooney 503-642-2186

Vice President George Wilson 503-524-3781

Secretary Galen Flinn

503-702-9603

Treasurer John Gillingham

503-646-2492

Newsletter Editor

Bob Pryor 503-941-5306

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Paul Keefner, Outings Chair 503-828-8400

OR Council IFFF Representative

Jim Crislip 503-396-1935

Hal Gordon, Equipment Manager

503-642-1135

Jim Sandberg, Membership Chair

503-690-8865

Ron Reinebach, Raffle Chair 503-477-6266

Jim Sandberg, Entertainment Chair

503-690-8865 jim.sandberg@comcast.net

Galen Flinn, Website Manager

503-702-9603

David Wesley, Conservation/Education Chair

971-226-8211

you have not got the last copy, call me and I will hold it for you.

Bob Pryor will have your Club T-Shirts at this event for sale. $16 is the going price

for the T- shirts. What a deal. We have sizes XL, 2XL, and 3XL left.

Chuck Cooney, WCFF President

Outings and Announcements

The Board will be putting together the outings for 2020 at the January board

meeting. Please let Chuck Cooney or Paul Keefner know if there is a place you

would like the club to fish in 2020. Remember this is your Club and your input is

needed and wanted. The Board did talk about a week long trip to the John Day

River in June this year, Bass Fishing, more information to come.

Election of officers will occur in February. The office of President and Treasurer

is open for a two-year term as per your By-Laws. If you wish to have your name

placed in nomination for one of the Offices, please contact the Recording

Secretary, Galen Flinn, and he will place your name on the ballot. If you are

relatively new to the club or a long time member whose never served on the

Paul Keefner with a beautiful redband

trout caught on the Deschutes River in late

November.

board, don’t be afraid to apply. We are always looking for new blood and fresh

perspectives. The nominating committee has nominated Chuck Cooney for

President and John Gillingham Treasurer.

****Save the date March 13-14, 2020 Northwest Fly Tyers & Fly Fishing Expo: Fly casting classes 200 Tyers signed up for demonstrations Instructional classes on Tying & Casting FFI Casting Challenge Open Fly Casting Accuracy Competition And much more!

“The Olive Perdigo “

Background

This Fly pattern was taught by

Jeff Perin of The Fly Fisher’s

Place in Sister, OR at the Central

Oregon Fly Fisher’s Winter Fly

Tying Class. This is one of

several fly patterns Jeff

highlights in his blog about Euro

Nymphing.

How to Tie

1. Place pink bead on hook

2. Place hook in vice

3. Lay down a thread base on hook and tie in a Coq de leon tail

4. Tie in Veevus Body Quill

Olive (BQ5) Wrap to

create a slim body.

5. Attach Veevus Body Quill –

Fl, hot pink (BQ12) to

form Hotspot Thorax.

6. Finally Top with Black

resin or Fingernail Polish

Category Trout

Bead Tungsten, pink 3.3mm

Hook;

Daiichi 1120 or MFC 7190 size 14

Thread Black

Tail

Coq de leon dark

Body:

Veevus Body Quill olive

Thorax Veevus Body Quill Fl. Hot pink

Wing Black resin or fingernail polish

How to fish

I like to fish this fly the same as other Euro Nymphs, dead drift.

Thank you John Kreft and Jeff Perin for this fly.

WCFF “Fly Shop Hop” Saturday, January 18, 2020 Washington County Fly Fishers – Let’s show our support to the Portland metro fly shops by visiting them all in one day. Come visit the shop owners and see some new gear, products and fly tying materials. Please budget a few “bucks” to spend at each shop – you know they each have something you can’t live without! Ask for a “gift certificate” for Christmas. These shops have provided donations to fly club auctions/raffles for years – now it’s our time to show them our support. We will start at River City’s parking lot to organize car pools, have lunch along the way and return to River City. Agenda and Map 8:45 AM – Meet at (E) River City Fly Shop Parking Lot to Car Pool 9:00 AM – (E) River City Fly Shop (Don Nelson) 10:00 AM – Fish-Field (Haibin Wang) 11:00 AM – (B) Orvis (Adam McNamara) 12:00 AM – (C) Royal Treatment Fly Shop (Joel La Follette) 1:00 PM – Lunch - El Indio Mexican Restaurant, 11114 NE Halsey St Portland

2:00 PM – (D) Northwest Fly Fishing (Jack Hagen)

3:00 PM – The Portland Fly Shop (Jason Osborn) 4:00 PM – (E) River City Fly Shop

“Fly Shop Hop” Driving Directions

River City to Fish-Field:

River City - 11429 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton, OR 97008 1 Start out going northeast on SW Scholls Ferry Rd/OR-210 toward SW Springwood Dr. go 0.6 mi

2 Merge onto OR-217 S toward Tigard/Salem. go 1.3 mi

3 Take the OR-99W exit, EXIT 6, toward Tigard/McMinnville. go 0.3 mi

4 Turn right onto SW Pacific Hwy/OR-99W. go 0.8 mi

5 Turn left onto SW Main St. go 0.1 mi

6 Fish-Field 12540 SW MAIN ST, TIGARD is on the right.

Fish-Field to Orvis:

1. Take the 1st right onto SW Pacific Hwy/OR-99W.

2. Merge onto OR-217 S toward Salem. go .8mi

3. Merge onto I-5 S toward Salem. go 1.2mi

4. Take EXIT 290 toward LWR. Boones Ferry Rd./Durham. go 1.6mi

5. Turn right onto Lower Boones Ferry Rd. go .1mi

6. Stay straight to go onto SW Bridgeport Rd. go .2mi

7. Orvis - 7495 SW BRIDGEPORT RD,TUALATIN is on the right.

Orvis to Royal Treatment:

1. Start out going northeast on SW Bridgeport Rd toward SW Hazelfern Rd. go 0.2 mi

2. Stay straight to go onto Lower Boones Ferry Rd. go 0.10 mi

3. Merge onto I-5 S toward Salem.

4. Merge onto I-205 N via EXIT 288 toward West Linn / Oregon City. go 8.4 mi

5. Take the OR-43 exit, EXIT 8, toward West Linn / Lake Oswego. go 0.3 mi

6. Turn left onto Willamette Dr / OR-43. go 0.9 mi

7. Royal Treatment Fly Shop - 21570 WILLAMETTE DR, WEST LINN is on the right.

Lunch El Indio Mexican Restaurant (one block from NW Fly Fishing Shop) 11114 NE HALSEY ST

Royal Treatment to NW Fly Fishing

1. Start out going southeast on Willamette Dr / OR-43 toward Mt Hood Ter. go 0.8 mi

2. Merge onto I-205 N. go 12.1 mi

3. Take the Glisan St. exit, EXIT 21A. go 0.5 mi

4. Turn right onto NE Glisan St.

5. Turn left onto NE 102nd Ave.

6. Turn right onto NE Halsey St.

7. Northwest Fly Fishing - 10910 NE HALSEY ST, PORTLAND is on the left.

NW Fly Fishing to The Portland Fly Shop:

1. Start out going east on NE Halsey St toward NE 111th Ave.

2. Take the 1st left onto NE 111th Ave.

3. Take the 1st left onto NE Weidler St.

4. NE Weidler St becomes NE Halsey St.

5. Merge onto I-84 W/US-30 W toward City Center.

6. Take the I-5 N/US-30 exit toward Seattle.

7. Keep right to take the ramp toward Convention Ctr/Moda Center.

8. Merge onto NE 1st Ave.

9. Take the 1st left onto NE Multnomah St.

10. NE Multnomah St becomes Steel Bridge.

11. Steel Bridge becomes NW Glisan St.

12. Portland Fly Shop -1627 NW Glisan St, Portland is on the right (park at shop/Ace Hardware).

NW Fly Fishing to River City

Fly Shop - 11429 SW SCHOLLS FERRY RD, BEAVERTON is on the right.

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“The Friendly Place for Fly Fishermen to Meet”

The finest in fly fishing equipment at

fair prices

Fly tying classes

Large selection of fly tying materials

and supplies

Fly casting lessons

Huge assortment of flies Personalized service

Guide services

11429 SW Scholls Ferry Road, Beaverton, OR 97008. Phone (503) 579-5176. Fax (503) 579-4935. Hours: 10 AM – 6 PM Tuesday through Saturday;

10 AM – 5 PM Sunday. Monday: “Gone Fishing”

Late afternoon Trillium Lake