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THE FLY LINE THE FLY LINE Conserving ,Restoring, Educating, Through Fly Fishing THE NEWSLETTER OF THE RAINLAND FLY CASTERS website: www.rainlandflycaster.com April 2018 The President's Hackles Hello Rainlanders, Spring has sprung, regardless of the horrible weather of the last two days. I went out for a drive today and saw that one local river had the color and clarity of chocolate milk. Guess we will have to wait at least a few days to wet a line on local rivers. I did check the Oregon angling regulations and see that Big Creek and Gnat Creek are still open now for fishing. It is nice to fish in shirtsleeve conditions when you can. Whether there are any fish available is another question. I have only fished 1 day this year and only twice since November. From the reports I received, it has been a dismal year for winter steelhead around the Astoria area. It is April, however and trout fishing is heating up. Drifting a dry fly for cutthroat presents a good opportunity for action for the winter weary fly angler. We, as a club, are also having a club outing to Lost Lake on Wednesday the 25th. The outing will be hosted by Steve Wascher and Butch Pinson. On a different topic, it is the month of our annual Rainlanders Flycasters Banquet. It is our main fundraiser for the year for club social and conservation activities. We will hold the banquet on Saturday April 21st, with socializing starting at 5:30 and dinner served at 6:30 pm. It will be held in the basement of the American Legion Hall in Astoria, as usual. There is a no host bar. The club will provide ham, a small amount of KFC chicken, and potatoes. Please bring a potluck dish. The main event for the night is our raffle and silent and oral auctions. It is usually a fun filled night. Please bring friends and relatives for this annual dinner. Hope to see you there, Club President Ron Van Fleet THE FLY LINE THE FLY LINE Conserving ,Restoring, Educating, Through Fly Fishing THE NEWSLETTER OF THE RAINLAND FLY CASTERS website: www.rainlandflycaster.com April 2018 The President's Hackles Hello Rainlanders, Spring has sprung, regardless of the horrible weather of the last two days. I went out for a drive today and saw that one local river had the color and clarity of chocolate milk. Guess we will have to wait at least a few days to wet a line on local rivers. I did check the Oregon angling regulations and see that Big Creek and Gnat Creek are still open now for fishing. It is nice to fish in shirtsleeve conditions when you can. Whether there are any fish available is another question. I have only fished 1 day this year and only twice since November. From the reports I received, it has been a dismal year for winter steelhead around the Astoria area. It is April, however and trout fishing is heating up. Drifting a dry fly for cutthroat presents a good opportunity for action for the winter weary fly angler. We, as a club, are also having a club outing to Lost Lake on Wednesday the 25th. The outing will be hosted by Steve Wascher and Butch Pinson. On a different topic, it is the month of our annual Rainlanders Flycasters Banquet. It is our main fundraiser for the year for club social and conservation activities. We will hold the banquet on Saturday April 21st, with socializing starting at 5:30 and dinner served at 6:30 pm. It will be held in the basement of the American Legion Hall in Astoria, as usual. There is a no host bar. The club will provide ham, a small amount of KFC chicken, and potatoes. Please bring a potluck dish. The main event for the night is our raffle and silent and oral auctions. It is usually a fun filled night. Please bring friends and relatives for this annual dinner. Hope to see you there, Club President Ron Van Fleet
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THE FLY LINETHE FLY LINEConserving ,Restoring, Educating, Through Fly Fishing
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE RAINLAND FLY CASTERSwebsite: www.rainlandflycaster.com
April 2018
The President's HacklesHello Rainlanders,
Spring has sprung, regardless of the horrible weather of the last two days. I went out for a drive today and saw that one local river had the color and clarity of chocolate milk. Guess we will have to wait at least a few days to wet a line on local rivers. I did check the Oregon angling regulations and see that Big Creek and Gnat Creek are still open now for fishing. It is nice to fish in shirtsleeve conditions when you can. Whether there are any fish available is another question. I have only fished 1 day this year and only twice since November. From the reports I received, it has been a dismal year for winter steelhead around the Astoria area. It is April, however and trout fishing is heatingup. Drifting a dry fly for cutthroat presents a good opportunity for action for the winter weary fly angler. We, as a club, are also having a club outing to Lost Lake on Wednesday the 25th. The outing will be hosted by Steve Wascher and Butch Pinson.
On a different topic, it is the month of our annual Rainlanders Flycasters Banquet. It is our main fundraiser for the year for club social and conservation activities. We will hold the banquet on Saturday April 21st, with socializing starting at 5:30 and dinner served at6:30 pm. It will be held in the basement of the American Legion Hall in Astoria, as usual. There is a no host bar. The club will provide ham, a small amount of KFC chicken, and potatoes. Please bring a potluck dish. The main event for the night is our raffle and silent and oral auctions. It is usually a fun filled night. Please bring friends andrelatives for this annual dinner. Hope to see you there,
Club President Ron Van Fleet
THE FLY LINETHE FLY LINEConserving ,Restoring, Educating, Through Fly Fishing
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE RAINLAND FLY CASTERSwebsite: www.rainlandflycaster.com
April 2018
The President's HacklesHello Rainlanders,
Spring has sprung, regardless of the horrible weather of the last two days. I went out for a drive today and saw that one local river had the color and clarity of chocolate milk. Guess we will have to wait at least a few days to wet a line on local rivers. I did check the Oregon angling regulations and see that Big Creek and Gnat Creek are still open now for fishing. It is nice to fish in shirtsleeve conditions when you can. Whether there are any fish available is another question. I have only fished 1 day this year and only twice since November. From the reports I received, it has been a dismal year for winter steelhead around the Astoria area. It is April, however and trout fishing is heatingup. Drifting a dry fly for cutthroat presents a good opportunity for action for the winter weary fly angler. We, as a club, are also having a club outing to Lost Lake on Wednesday the 25th. The outing will be hosted by Steve Wascher and Butch Pinson.
On a different topic, it is the month of our annual Rainlanders Flycasters Banquet. It is our main fundraiser for the year for club social and conservation activities. We will hold the banquet on Saturday April 21st, with socializing starting at 5:30 and dinner served at6:30 pm. It will be held in the basement of the American Legion Hall in Astoria, as usual. There is a no host bar. The club will provide ham, a small amount of KFC chicken, and potatoes. Please bring a potluck dish. The main event for the night is our raffle and silent and oral auctions. It is usually a fun filled night. Please bring friends andrelatives for this annual dinner. Hope to see you there,
Club President Ron Van Fleet
Club WebsitePresident Ron Van Fleet has begun a new website for the club. Enter “flyrodder.online” on internet address bar and you will find our new website. We need members’ articles, stories and photos to make this website worthwhile and as a way to attract new members. Please send your submissions to Ron at [email protected].
Annual Banquet and AuctionThe April meeting will be the annual club banquet and auction on April 21 at the American Legion Club in Astoria. Rick Newton, our chairman, has sent in this message:Members,I am sorry that I did not get the packets out to you sooner to solicit donations, they are inthe mail, for the upcoming banquet April 21st. I realize time is short, but we still should have a great event. Anything you have donated, or can donate or get donated is much appreciated.
So everyone will know, the meal charge is $8, which we have not raised for many years; and any profits further the good work our club is able to do. Just so everyone will know,I have arranged for a new method for us to take credit cards, which I hope to be able to use at the meetings also.
So far we have several rod and reels:
A Loop rod 9ft 6wt with reel, line, and case. (A beauty) (Loop rod revues say they are supposed to be phenomenal casting machines)
A Flylogic 4/5wt in metal tube with a Cabela’s Prestige II 5-6 reel and line. (Ron says hecan throw the line 90 feet in his test of it). (My Flylogic rod and reel with line that I bought, donated by Dick Fogle, at a previous banquet is great casting, a favorite for Alaska)
A Redington 5wt with reel, line and case (Donated by Ron VanFleet)
A TFO Lefty Kreh NXT 8’6” 4/5 wt, NXT Series reel with line and case.
A Scientific Anglers matched Ampere 9ft 8wt, rod tube, an Ampere IV large arbor reel with an Ampere IV floating line (Should be a great Salmon outfit)
An Albright 3/4 reel, made in England.
Club WebsitePresident Ron Van Fleet has begun a new website for the club. Enter “flyrodder.online” on internet address bar and you will find our new website. We need members’ articles, stories and photos to make this website worthwhile and as a way to attract new members. Please send your submissions to Ron at [email protected].
Annual Banquet and AuctionThe April meeting will be the annual club banquet and auction on April 21 at the American Legion Club in Astoria. Rick Newton, our chairman, has sent in this message:Members,I am sorry that I did not get the packets out to you sooner to solicit donations, they are inthe mail, for the upcoming banquet April 21st. I realize time is short, but we still should have a great event. Anything you have donated, or can donate or get donated is much appreciated.
So everyone will know, the meal charge is $8, which we have not raised for many years; and any profits further the good work our club is able to do. Just so everyone will know,I have arranged for a new method for us to take credit cards, which I hope to be able to use at the meetings also.
So far we have several rod and reels:
A Loop rod 9ft 6wt with reel, line, and case. (A beauty) (Loop rod revues say they are supposed to be phenomenal casting machines)
A Flylogic 4/5wt in metal tube with a Cabela’s Prestige II 5-6 reel and line. (Ron says hecan throw the line 90 feet in his test of it). (My Flylogic rod and reel with line that I bought, donated by Dick Fogle, at a previous banquet is great casting, a favorite for Alaska)
A Redington 5wt with reel, line and case (Donated by Ron VanFleet)
A TFO Lefty Kreh NXT 8’6” 4/5 wt, NXT Series reel with line and case.
A Scientific Anglers matched Ampere 9ft 8wt, rod tube, an Ampere IV large arbor reel with an Ampere IV floating line (Should be a great Salmon outfit)
An Albright 3/4 reel, made in England.
A CD “Modern Nymphing. European Inspired Techniques” which it says will "revolutionize your Nymphing game”.
A whole bunch of books on many different fishing and tying themes
Several fly plates, one of which Henry Hoffman paid quite a bit for at the FFI event
And boxes of flies from club members.
Gift certificates
A great photo print (20x30 inches mounted on canvas) of several elk in the steam from their breath (Great guide on that shoot—me)
Camping gear
A mystery vest from Joe and Jan Miltenberger the has about $125 or more worth of things in it to bid on.'
And many more exciting items
And several items (from Purple Cow) for the kids, I hope we have some attend.
Please bring a dish to share, an appetite, and I hope you will find several items you cannot live without. Please invite anyone you may know who may be interested, as we always need new club members.
And the 21st is Henry Hofman's birthday!
I hope to see everyone there, Thanks for your support,
Rick Newton
A CD “Modern Nymphing. European Inspired Techniques” which it says will "revolutionize your Nymphing game”.
A whole bunch of books on many different fishing and tying themes
Several fly plates, one of which Henry Hoffman paid quite a bit for at the FFI event
And boxes of flies from club members.
Gift certificates
A great photo print (20x30 inches mounted on canvas) of several elk in the steam from their breath (Great guide on that shoot—me)
Camping gear
A mystery vest from Joe and Jan Miltenberger the has about $125 or more worth of things in it to bid on.'
And many more exciting items
And several items (from Purple Cow) for the kids, I hope we have some attend.
Please bring a dish to share, an appetite, and I hope you will find several items you cannot live without. Please invite anyone you may know who may be interested, as we always need new club members.
And the 21st is Henry Hofman's birthday!
I hope to see everyone there, Thanks for your support,
Rick Newton
Future Events
LOST LAKE OUTING Wednesday April 25
Start fishing anytime – ideal for pontoon boat, belly boat, tube, kayak, canoe or small boat.
5:00 Barbecue at Spruce Run Park $15Hamburgers, potato salad, chips, beer, pop and water
Any profit goes to Club treasury
Call: Butch 503-701-0606 or Steve 503-440-7924
So we can bring plenty of food
Directions: From last Seaside stoplight going south(Ave U/Les Schwab) go 23 miles (Elsie) to a right
Turn (Lower Nehalem Rd)9 miles to gravel road on left (Lost Lake sign)
4 miles to lake
May 17 David Williams on “Fly Fishing for Carp,”
June 21 Don Ratliff on “Analysis of Water Quality and Temperature Data relating tothe lower Deschutes River,”
July 19 speaker from Deschutes River Alliance on “Lower Deschutes Water Quality and Temperature Problems”
August 16 “Tie with a Master” fly tying session with Henry Hoffman and Ron Van Fleet.
Future Events
LOST LAKE OUTING Wednesday April 25
Start fishing anytime – ideal for pontoon boat, belly boat, tube, kayak, canoe or small boat.
5:00 Barbecue at Spruce Run Park $15Hamburgers, potato salad, chips, beer, pop and water
Any profit goes to Club treasury
Call: Butch 503-701-0606 or Steve 503-440-7924
So we can bring plenty of food
Directions: From last Seaside stoplight going south(Ave U/Les Schwab) go 23 miles (Elsie) to a right
Turn (Lower Nehalem Rd)9 miles to gravel road on left (Lost Lake sign)
4 miles to lake
May 17 David Williams on “Fly Fishing for Carp,”
June 21 Don Ratliff on “Analysis of Water Quality and Temperature Data relating tothe lower Deschutes River,”
July 19 speaker from Deschutes River Alliance on “Lower Deschutes Water Quality and Temperature Problems”
August 16 “Tie with a Master” fly tying session with Henry Hoffman and Ron Van Fleet.
2016 Officers & Board of Directors2016 Officers & Board of Directors
President: Ron VanFleet Secretary – Tom Scoggins email: [email protected] email: [email protected]: 541-279-7172 Phone: 503-325-6358Treasurer – Rick Newton Gillie – Dick Magathanemail: [email protected] email: [email protected]: 503-861-2879 Phone: 503-325-27651-Year Director: 2-Year Director: email: email:Phone: Phone:3-Year Director: Walt Weber Membership –Phone: 360-777-8295Conservation – Walt Weber Phone: email: no email Website Editor – Christina DeWittPhone: 360-777-8295 email: [email protected] – Phone: 405-747-4709Email: Past President: Jim Ackerman
Phone: email: [email protected] Line Editor – Gary Nelson Phone: 360-642-3038email: [email protected] Phone: 503-223-9984
Rainland Fly CastersMembership Form
Name(s) ___________________________________
Address ____________________________________
City, State, Zip _____________________________
Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________
Current FFF Member: !!Yes !!No
Membership Type:! !!Individual $25.00! !!Student $12.00! !!Family $35.00
Mail to: Rainland Fly CastersPO Box 1045Astoria, OR 97103
Or bring this form and your dues to the next club meeting.
Membership benefits include participation in monthly club programs, raffles and clinics, a monthly club newsletter, access to the club’s book/video library and fishing
President: Ron VanFleet Secretary – Tom Scoggins email: [email protected] email: [email protected]: 541-279-7172 Phone: 503-325-6358Treasurer – Rick Newton Gillie – Dick Magathanemail: [email protected] email: [email protected]: 503-861-2879 Phone: 503-325-27651-Year Director: 2-Year Director: email: email:Phone: Phone:3-Year Director: Walt Weber Membership –Phone: 360-777-8295Conservation – Walt Weber Phone: email: no email Website Editor – Christina DeWittPhone: 360-777-8295 email: [email protected] – Phone: 405-747-4709Email: Past President: Jim Ackerman
Phone: email: [email protected] Line Editor – Gary Nelson Phone: 360-642-3038email: [email protected] Phone: 503-223-9984
Rainland Fly CastersMembership Form
Name(s) ___________________________________
Address ____________________________________
City, State, Zip _____________________________
Phone ______________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________
Current FFF Member: !!Yes !!No
Membership Type:! !!Individual $25.00! !!Student $12.00! !!Family $35.00
Mail to: Rainland Fly CastersPO Box 1045Astoria, OR 97103
Or bring this form and your dues to the next club meeting.
Membership benefits include participation in monthly club programs, raffles and clinics, a monthly club newsletter, access to the club’s book/video library and fishing
