8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

1/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

THE TROUT LINETualat in Valley Chapter News

Au gust/ September 2006 Editor : David Il lig

Chapter Meetings are held at the LUCKYLABRADOR on the second Wednesday ofeach mon th at 7 :00 pm wit h a social get-together and th eformal meeting at 7:30 unless otherwise noted in thenewslett er or website. Lucky Labrador, Multn omah Village,7675 SW Capitol Hw y . Port land , (503) 244-2537. Foodand Bev erages av ailable.

Board of Directors Meetings held on the fourth Wednesdayof t he month at a Directors home at 7pm .

AUGUST NO MEETING Go Fishing

Wednesday, September 13, SpeakerTo be ann ounced. Check t he w ebsite or look f or email if y oure on thel ist . Please get on the l ist!!!!

Wednesday, October 11, TBA

President s Colu mnHank Hosfi eld

Every now and th en one of m y non-fishing fr iends will ask m e why Iminvol ved in TU? Or more to thepoint: what do I get out of it? Itwould be easy enough t o answermerely by listing the m any benefits one derives fr om beinga member of a fishing club, such as learnin g fr om pr ogramspeakers and experienced f ellow m embers, or going on

out ings and discoveri ng new waters, or simpl y meeti ng newpeople to fish wit h, or participating in any num ber ofint erestin g proj ects and activit ies. All good reasons, forsure, and all good benefits that I would m enti on to anypot ential new member. But wh at do I tell to people whohave members for a num ber of years, and have alr eadyreaped most of t he benefit s? It is tr ue that there comes ati me for each of us when the club wil l cease to of fer all t hatit once did , when ti me may seem better spent do ingsomething else. It should not go unnoticed th at virtu allynone of our form er club presidents are still active in t he

chapter. The same is true for most of t he foundingmembers. What happened? Life int ervened. Oth er th ingbecame mor e import ant.

I recent ly had a conversation wit h a guy who used t o bevery active in all t hin gs TU. Hes not so much anymore. Iasked him wh y not. He explained that aside fr om the manother pr essing commi tments in his lif e, the trut h was hedrather spend the major ity of the scarce fishing ti me he haleft on hi s own doing mor e serious fi shing than an outingmight typically offer. The appeal of group f ishing haswaned. Its just not going to be as successful. Uponheari ng this I thought t o myself , hes absolut ely ri ght. Iprobably would enjoy better fishing on my own. What aremy int erests in sticking with the group? Ive been in t he

club a long tim e and Ive pretty much done and seen it allas far as club events go. Why do I choose to sti ck aroun d?

Aside from the fact that you guys keep m aking mepresident, the reason that Im still here is that I enjoysharing th e things Ive learned wit h others, and I feel thathelping teach someone how to fish and/ or taking someonfi shing is one of the best t hin gs a person can do. Ill saveyou all the streamside evangelizing about the redemptivepower of f ishing. While its true that Ive tri ed numeroustim es to work the mir acle on lost and wayward fr iends andeven members of m y own f amil y, Ive come to realize thattaki ng others fi shing is at least as much about me as it i sabout th em. Im saving m yself every bit as much as Im

saving anybody else. And I enj oy the added bonus ofwatching others discover the things I already know;thr ough others I can sort of relive the thr ill of the fir st timCombine thi s with t he satisfaction I get fr om m aking apositive contr ibution, and you can u nderstand thi s isnt soan alt ru istic quest as it is a personal evolut ion t owards agreater appr eciation of dif ferent aspects of the sport . Idont need t o fi sh as hard or as much, or need to have asmuch success to enj oy myself. Instead Ive discoveredother r ewardsthi ngs that I couldnt enj oy outside of TroUnlimit ed or in service of a similar fishing club. I know Inot the only one who feels thi s way.

So, now t hat Im involved, what is it that I r eally want to do

Fir st and for emost, I want to prot ect th e resource. Thatmeans a lot of dif ferent th ings. This involves polit icalaction and field work. This is a battle that needs to befought on many fr onts. I think it s good for our chapter tobe involved i n f ield proj ects where our efforts do t he mosimmediate good. Ripari an conservati on proj ects help theresource and increase our k nowledge of the watershed. Ialso think our m embers enj oy doing them. Its moreimmediately satisfying to spend an afternoon

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

2/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

plant ing tr ees along a str eam t han it is to sit at a keyboardwrit ing a lett er to some politician. But havingacknowledged thi s, I think the hard tr uth is that most ofthe work that needs to bedone to prot ect our f isheries is polit ical. Were in a battl eto win hearts and mi nds. There are many letters to writ e,meeti ngs to attend, and stor ies to t ell.

As a lif e-long Oregonian, Ive seen a lot of growt h andchange. Im concerned about what pr essures an extr a half -mil lion residents that are expected to arri ve in th e next tenyears will pu t on ou r state. Were not m anaging f isheries bywhats best f or t he resource now, so it s hard to imagineany way th ings wont soon get worse. What do you wantthe outdoors to look li ke? Do you want m ore golf coursesand bass lakes, or do you w ant wil d t rout and salmon?

Heres what Id lik e: I thin k it s time to push ODFW todesignate more blue ri bbon waters. Id li ke to see lessstocking, less harvest, more slot l im it s, mor e managementfor wi ld f ish. There should be no stockin g in any str eam,lake or reservoir fed by a stream that has resident wild fish.Exoti cs shoul d be eradicated wherever possible and fi shmanagement policy shoul d always be biased in favor of

native fi sh. Catch-and-release and angler education shoul dbe promot ed. Certain wat ers should be rested (closed to allangling) every few years as a matter of course.

These are all ideas that bu ck th e cur rent t rend. These areall t hin gs that I believe can enhance th e angling experi encefor everyone. Im sure there are other opin ions out there,and I welcome the discussion. To offer a for um f or suchdebate is somethi ng our chapter wil l str ive to do even more.

New discussion is currently going on at both the nationaland state council levels about t he rol e of TU chapt ers.These talks are long overdue. I say we choose our owncourse. Presumably you join ed TU to do somethin g. Whatis it ? Why are you in TU? Hank

Fly of t he Month: Af ternoonDelight. Jerry Heppell

This fl y was chosen as the FOM because it wasfished in d esperation i n a way in whi ch it wasnt int endedThe fly was designed by Russ Seaton for use on th eCrooked River. The patt ern recipe is by Marc Will iamsonand published with his permission.

At the June TVTU out ing on Tim othy Lake, And yAndrews, Paige Wallace and I were together in Andys boatfishing in t he arm of t he lake. It was just cast andretr ieve, a myriad of fl ies, all t o no avail. Finally, Andy saiDoes anyone have somethin g in red?. I dug th rough myfly boxes and pull ed out th e Af ternoon Delight. Andy tr ieit and caught a fi sh. We all switched and caught fi sh on thtwo day out ing. Paige fi shed from a fl oat tube the secondday and d id very well. The fly was fi shed either as adropper or a single fly and it caught f ish both w ays.

Aft ernoon Delight

Hook: TMC 220R (#14 or #16)Thread: 14/ 0 Claret or RedRibbi ng: Fine Silver or Gold wir eFl ash back : Myl ar Ti nsel (#14)Body: Pheasant Tai l fibers (dyed red)Thor ax: Micr o-Br i te (red/ black)Collar : Hungar ian Part ridge (natur al)Head: Thread head (beadhead opt ional)

1. Start thread at halfway point and wind back to baon hook.

2 . Ti e i n ri bbi ng.3. Tie in Mylar Tinsel so that it wil l extend over the

back of t he abdomen.4. Select 8 t o 10 Pheasant Tail f i bers and t ie in t ips

fir st. Wrap forward, just past halfway point andclip excess.

5. Stretch Mylar Tinsel forward over the back ofabdomen and secure by counter-wrapping the wirover i t. Tie off and clip excess.

6. Tie in red/ black Micro-Brite and build thorax. Clipexcess.

7. Select Hungarian Partri dge feather, strip one sideand tie in tip fi rst. Make two or three wraps, secuand clip excess.

8. Build thr ead head, double whip f inish and cementas needed.

How to f ish it:In a lake.If in an anchor ed boat: Use a clear sink ing or a

medium sink t ip line with a 9 or 10 l eader. Cast fr om thboat and strip back wit h 2 3 quick short str ips and pausrepeat quick strips. If in a float tu be, tr oll slowly and m akoccasional short strips if desired.

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

3/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

On the Crooked River p er Marc.This has been ut ili zed pr imaril y, as a dropper

behind a weighted fly and a splitshot. Dead drift ing underan ind icator i s very eff ecti ve, especially at t he end of thedri ft as it starts to swing.

If you make it a beadhead, then i t coul d be used asthe point f ly. In some conditions, it wor ks well as adropper behind a dry fly. Jerr yPhot o by Alex Barku me

What I Caught at T im othy Lak ePaige Wall ace

I have to admi t, I was a li tt le scared. Im ju st not as brave asI appear to be.

It was my f ir st tim e camping in several years. I barely knewthe other campers, and I was sure I would f ind nowhere topitch my tent, or discover I had forgotten to pack some keyingr edient needed to successfull y rough it. Or worse, Idfeel li ke an outsider, since I was likely t o be the only womanin a campsite full of men.

I had also never used a fl oat tube, nor had I done muchlake fishing. I felt pretty wary of kicking out int o a largelake, essentially alone, in a device that is scarcely more t hancloth, rubber and air. Then th ere was the problem of t ryingto catch fish in an unf amiliar environment, using unfamiliargear.

But I have to admit that th e Timot hy Lake outing t urnedout to be one of t he best adventur es I have ever dared t ound ertake. The company was great, the food delicious, theview breatht aking. The fi sh werent r eall y biting much, butthe float t ubing experience in i tself m ade up f or t he lack of

acti on. For m e, the weekend was about m ore than catchingtr ophy trout . It was about catchin g a clue.

People who k now me in m y adul t l ife say I am an out goingperson. I would say I fake it well. At heart I am stil l thatshy, awkward gir l who never k nows what t o say and isscared t o death about tryin g new t hings or in teracting wi thstrangers. But as Ive grown older, I have for ced myself t ogo out and tr y thin gs anyway, and t hat's what I d id t histime.

At Timothy Lake, I was reminded how r ewarding it is tosimply try.

For one th ing, I learned a new skill , and felt t he thr ill ofaccompl ishment -- especially wh en I landed a 14 rainbow! Ican now t ake my shiny new float t ube and f li ppers, alongwith my new knowledge about lake fishing, and catch fishin a diff erent way. Even bett er, I found out I tr uly love thefeeling of calm I get w hile fishing fr om a float tube. Its not

just a new skill , but a fun one!

I also was remin ded how enjoyable it is to spend t imeoutdoors, around a campfire, getting to know new people.We have a great group of people in TVTU, and everyone Imet over the weekend was welcoming and fr iendly. Ilearned a lot from them, about fi shing and ot her

advent ur es. At n ight , we shared stories of famili es,travels, wars, memorable fishing trips and favorite drinks.We also ate like royalty, thank s to Andy s inapt ly namedRoad Kil l Gril l, a gourmet t reat thats a staple at TVTUcampouts.

I drove away holdi ng a lot of ni ce memor ies, new fi shingskil ls, and a renewed r esolve to move beyond my comf ortzone more often.

If youve never att ended one of our out ings, for whateverreason, I highly r ecommend tr ying to m ake it one of th eupcomi ng events. They take place once a mon th t hr oughOctober (see page __ fo r dates and locati ons). Youl l mostlik ely hook in to a fish or two dur ing the outi ng, but I expeyoull also catch a f ew unexpected rewards along t he way.Paige

Gold Lak e Proj ect Nice Job Guy s!

Two years ago our chapter had an ou ti ng at Gold Lake, onof Oregons fir st fly-fishi ng only designated waters. It isalso catch-and-release onl y for r ainbows. Most of theanglers who go th ere know th is and probably also go therebecause of th is. So it was more than a lit tl e alarm ing for uto hear of one boat getting away with a stringer full ofrainbows. We (foll owing An dys lead) decided to take actioin t he form of posting a new sign clearly stating theregulation s. And y worked wit h the ODFW to get approval

and Hank d esigned a sign. Several mont hs ago our signwas appr oved and we decided t o make thi s years Gold Laoutin g also part proj ect t oo mount the sign at the GoldLake boat r amp. It took six of us thr ee aft ernoon hours ofsweating i n 90-degree heat t o get i t done, but were proudto say weve got it up and i ts already catchin g plenty ofattenti on. We actually had two signs made, but t he other a reserve replacement for when th is one gets shot t o hell.But last we saw it, the sign looked great. Its even has ourchapter name credited for donati ng it . We could nt f eelmore proud.

(Thanks t o everybody i nvolved)

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

4/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

TU Fishin g OutingsAu gust 26 Lost Lak e

September 16th - 22nd Fall Riv erOct ober 20,21,22 Cr ook ed Ri v er

Lost Lake Day tr ip, Satu rd ay August 26Join us for a one-day outi ng t o Lost Lake, in th e shadow of Mt.Hood wit h a glorious view. This clear water scenic lake issurround ed by old growt h for est. It is known for t he evenin gHexagini a mayfly h atch and the potenti al to catch some very bigfish.

Lost Lake holds stocked and nati ve rainbows plus nati ve brook,cutthroat, browns and kokenee. There are some very good sizedtrout, up to 20 and sometimes larger.

The lake is easily fi shed by f loat tu be, and most of t he action i snear t he shore. This ti me of year fi sh oft en feed on Hexagin ia, ant sand termi tes. Try a crayfish patt ern or wooly bugger if t he oth erpatterns dont produce.

If you would l ike more inform ation about t his outing, such aswhere to m eet and what gear t o brin g, contact And y Andr ews atglen.andrews@valero.com or 503-969-2246.

The Fall Riv er OutingSeptember 16 t hr ough 22st.

Please join use at th e Fall River Campgroun d located onSout h Cent ury Dr ive between Sunr iver and Lapin e inCent ral Oregon. The Fall River is a spri ng creek about 12-mil es long fr om it s head water t o its confluence with t he

Deschutes. Come out and learn to f ish some new water andthere will be plenty of good campfires and conversation.We will have a bar-b-cue on Saturday night wit h t he meatprovided. It would be appreciated if you could pr ovide adish or m unchies to go along with d inner. Hosmer andother lakes are near by. For m ore inf orm ation, contact Andyat 503 969 2246 or Glen_Andrews@Valero.com Checkthe web site..

Remember t o Sign up New Memb ers t oTrout Unl imi ted . Its a great bargain f or what t heyget. Especially at t he half-off intr oductory membership at$17.50 Lots of people arent m embers who would enjoy i t.We sti ll get somethi ng for new member signups. Newmembers can sign u p at www.tu.org/ intro and enterin gcode 633 for Tualatin Valley chapter. If they prefer a papermembership application, contact Erle to send it to them.

Sunday , August 20Volunteer Project PLUS Fishing

TVTU needyour help trepair a fisladder thatallows wint

steelheadand spri ngChinook paa 35-footwaterfall onthe Hot

Spr ings Fork of t he Collawash River.

The ladder was buil t in the late 1960s. In recent yearsODFW has indicated that it would no longer be maintaininit, and recent high flows have sent logs battering into theladder. This has made it imp assable for fi sh much of t hetime.

Aft er t he repairs, fishing is an option. There currently isnmuch i nfor mation on fish species in t he upper Hot Sprin gFork, especially above the falls at Bagby Hot Spr ings. Sowilli ng participants can take their fly r ods and head up theBagby tr ail to do a hook -and-lin e sampli ng of t he river.

If you woul d li ke to kn ow mor e, or to part icipate, contactHank Hosfield at hankh@imagina.com or 503-228-6553.

Fishing Commun it ies Win inCour t...Again . It's time for solu ti onsIts time for a fr ee-f low ing low erSnake River. Joseph Bogaard

Salmon and fishing advocates won an important victory inMay, when a U.S. District Judge ruled that yet anotherfederal Colum bia Basin salmon planth is one governingthe management of th e upper Snake River watershed inIdahois illegal and must be rewritten.

Today, there are 12 t hr eatened and endangered stocks inwhat was once the most prod uctive salmon watershed inthe world . This decision paves the way for a di scussion inthe region about what is truly needed to recover our

endangered Columbia & Snake River salmon and steelhead

ONE WATERSHED - TWO PLANS? Several year s ago, th efederal govern ment took a piecemeal approach to r ecoveryplanning in the Columbia Basin. It split the watershed intotwo par ts: (1) upper Snake River and (2) Columbia/ lowerSnake Rivers. By separati ng t he watershed in to twouncoordinated pl ans, the governm ent undermi ned goodscience and weakened r ecovery effor ts.

mailto:glen.andrews@valero.commailto:Glen_Andrews@Valero.comhttp://www.tu.org/intromailto:hankh@imagina.commailto:hankh@imagina.comhttp://www.tu.org/intromailto:Glen_Andrews@Valero.commailto:glen.andrews@valero.com

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

5/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

In 2005, for the thi rd tim e in ten years, the Columbia/ lowerSnake River salmon plan was ruled i nadequate and il legal.Judge James Redden ordered the administr ation t o rewri tethis plan in collaboration with Northwest states and treatytr ibes. In th is latest r uli ng on the Upper Snake plan, thecourt or dered the two plans be rewri tten in conjun ction;this comprehensive approach will help force allscient if ically viable recovery opt ions ont o the table.

A REGIONAL DIA LOGUE. With the support of scientists,salmon and fi shing advocates are calli ng for a free-flowi nglower Snake River as the most effective and l east expensivepath t o salmon and steelhead restoration . However, as longas the four costl y, out-dated lower Snake River d amsremain in place, killing up to 92%of juveniles, substantialamount s of wateroriginat ing in t he upper Snake Riverwatershed will be needed to imp rove smolt s' sur vivaldur ing the spring and summer m igration. This rul ing setsthe stage for an im portant dialogue in t he region about t hescience and economics of recovery.

But it 's a conversati on some ant i-salmon pol iti cians areeager to avoid. Led by Senator Larry Craig, Idahos leadersresponded to the recent ruling, claiming the water as their

own. These polit icians have adopted t he unt enable positi onthat they support salmon recovery but oppose removingfou r obsolete dams or using up per Snake River water. Thereare indications that Senator Craig will try to attach a "rider"to must-pass legislation t o overt ur n t he Judge's ru lin g. Ifsuccessful, a rid er woul d deal a seri ous blow t o salmon andsteelhead recovery and th e Endangered Species Act.

CRAFTING A NORTHWEST SOLUTION. The Colum bia &Snake Rivers Campaign represents a coalition ofconservation or ganiz ations (including Trout Unlimit ed),fishing businesses, and clean energy and taxpayeradvocates. The Campaign calls for poli ti cal l eadership toresolve the problems f acing Colum bia Basin salmon andsteelhead and the people of t he North west, and to d efendagainst any legislative interference that would underminethe courts rulin gs.

Our polit icians have the auth orit y to remove the four high-cost, low-value dams on t he lower Snake River and toreplace their limited benefits with alternatives. With theirleadership , we can r estor e 140 mil es of f ree-fl owing r iverand r ecover endangered salmon and steelhead, whi leensuring our communit ies grow and pr osper.

PLEASE SEND A POSTCARD: We need your help t o in creasepressure on Senator Wyden.1220 SW 3rd A v enue, Suit e 585. Port land, OR 97204(503) 326-7525 Tell t he Senator that w e need soluti ons in

the Colum bia Basin t hat work for both our iconic salmonand th e people of the Nort hwest. It is not too late to havehealt hy salmon ru ns, a healthy economy, clean andaffor dable energy, and a healthy agricul tu ral sector .

For additional in form ation on the Columbia and SnakeRivers Campaign and for acti ons you can take, contact:Joseph Bogaard Save Our Wil d Salmon Coalit ion

joseph@wildsalmon.org 206-286-4455, x103www.wildsalmon.org

GOBY ALERT! G0BY ALERT!Nonnati ve Goby/ Lewis River. We've just now received

more definit ive confir mation fr om Oregon State Universityand taxonomists in Japan t hat th is fish is ind eed the Amugoby, Rhin ogobius br unneus , based on p hotos and physicdescri pt ions. OSU is wait ing for definit ive geneticverifi cati on via tissue analysis, but at t his poin t i t seemssafe to consider th is species as the invader. Now that wehave ini ti al confir mati on, I've developed the att ached flyer

to help us determine if/ where this goby occurs out side thEast Fork Lewis River sit e at La Cent er, WA I wouldappreciate your help i n distri buting th is to appropriatestaff/ volunteers/ fisher people withi n Oregon Trout th atmight come across this goby dur ing stream/ fish surveys ofishing du ring t he summ er, and encourage them t o reportany sighti ngs. Leave the Goby on the bank if you can. Theposter is on th e TV TU websit e. Paul Heimowit zAquatic Invasive Species and Research Coordinator503-872-2763

To Kill , or Not To KillAndy Andrews

I was recent ly skunked again on the Deschut es. But I keeretu rn ing t o the land of h eat, ratt lesnakes and no fi shbecause of a memor y. On that memor able day, I waswalking away fr om t he river and t hink ing of a cool adultbeverage when my attent ion was drawn back t o the river. heard a sound that m ade me thi nk that a cow was pull ingits foot out of the mud . Before sitting down, I checked theground f or my f ri end Jake the Snake as Id alr eady seen t wthat day; one had been very close to me in the rocks whenhe rattl ed, causing me to almost fudge my knick ers. I satdown and w atched t he river t o see if I could l ocate the fishthat was maki ng the sucking sound. Soon I detected two

fi sh th at were eati ng Golden Stones as the f li es were pull eint o a back eddy. The eddy was wide and deep and t he fisonly made an appearance when a suspect bug came in toview. Normally, any fish of 12 to 14 inches caught fr om thri ver would be appreciated, but Id seen both fi sh and Iwanted th e larger f ish! My fir st two casts went u nrewardeOn my t hir d cast, both fi sh came up t o investigate my flyand the smaller f ish won t he race being closest to t he fly.The fish tore the hell out of t he back eddy with aerialacrobati cs but f inall y slid i nto t he net. I released the 12 -inch fi sh back int o the ri ver and sat back down and waitedAft er a period of t ime, the larger fish r eturned to f eeding.On my f irst cast, the fl y was pulled up river over thefeedin g fish where it was confi dentl y sucked down. I raise

the rod up and back un til i t stopped firm ly; then all hellbrok e loose. The fi sh headed for the heavy water whilemaking several vert ical leaps of th ree feet or mor e. By thti me I came around to wh at was happening I was into mybacki ng and was starti ng to question m y selection ofequipm ent for the day, which was a 4 weight rod . Therewas some li ne recovery, head shaki ng (by both of u s), morrun s by the fish and a couple of stand off s where I couldnmove him and he couldn t move me. In due course, the fi swas fi nally eased int o the net! Now, some people havecaught bigger f ish and even I have caught bi gger f ish;honest!

mailto:joseph@wildsalmon.orghttp://www.wildsalmon.org/http://www.wildsalmon.org/mailto:joseph@wildsalmon.org

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

6/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

This one measured th ree one dollar bi ll l engths (my wi fewont let me carr y mor e than a doll ar) and a shademor e. By my estimate, the fish was 19 inches in length,

and 6 inches deep. But what amazed m e the most wasthat the colors on thi s fish were absolut ely gorgeous! Hehad a wide, vibrant red strip d own hi s side, his back wasdark green wi th black speckl es, and huge golden eyes thatdid nt show defeat, but always seemed t o be inqui ri ng as tohis fate. I didn t have a camera, but i t did nt m atterbecause no camera could have caught t hose livi ng colors. Irevived hi m and r eleased th is fabled native Deschutes RedSide back int o the river.

An observer who saw me release the fish to ld m e that I wascrazy to tu rn him back and couldnt I see that fish mount edover t he fir eplace in a den? And I said yes, I could see himthere every day. But i f he was physically there, I would cryand curse myself everyday for kill ing t hat most preciouscreatur e of the ri ver. The stranger walked away mumbl ingthat I was some sort of a stup id son of a - bit ch becauseI had no idea what Id had. I knew exactly what I had heldin m y hand. I was proud t o release the fish as he had morethan earned hi s freedom; he had earned my appreciationand respect for the native Red Side. And y

Gov ernor Kul ongosk i seek s Publ icInput on Forest Protecti on

30-day comm ent period on the Governor s roadless peti ti onannounced. Governor Ted Kulongoski announ ced f ieldhearin gs for publ ic input in shaping his petition t o protectnearl y 2 m ill ion acres of Oregons roadless for ests.

I w ant to hear f r om Or egonians about the value ofour r oadless areas, the Gover nor said. Or egonian sshould be the ones determ ini ng th e futur e of ourfor est land s. Th ese two mi lli on acres ar e par t ofevery Or egonians natur al h er itage.

On April 21, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced his planto submit a petit ion t o t he U.S. Forest Service regard ingmanagement of r oadless areas in Oregons national for ests.The Governor will submit h is petit ion t his fall i n accordancewith a rule t he federal governm ent adopted i n 2005, whichgrants 18 month s to state governors to u rge eith erprotection of t he forest lands or opening them fordevelopm ent. The contr oversial ru le, which GovernorKulon goski str ongly opposed, replaced t he 2001 RoadlessAr ea Prot ecti on Rule and opened t he possibil ity t hat th efederal governm ent would lift protection of roadless areas

in Oregon and elsewhere.

The Governor has sued the Bush administration to block itsrol lback of the Clin ton -era roadless protections. The casepending is States of Calif orn ia, New Mexico, Oregon andWashin gton v. United States Depart ment of A gricul tu re, etal., U.S. Distr ict Court for the Nort hern Dist ri ct ofCali fo rn ia, Case No. C 05-03508 JSW. The suit alleges th atthe federal government violated the National EnvironmentalProt ecti on Act (NEPA) by fail ing t o pr ovide an adequatepubl ic process for the ru les change and t hat t he Bush

administration action was arbit rary and capricious underthe Admi nistr ative Procedur es Act (APA).The Govern ors staff , the Oregon Departm ent of Forestry,and the Oregon Depart ment of Fish and Wildli fe areworki ng together t o develop th e petit ion and t he publiccomment process. The petit ion process wil l includ eevaluati ng t he analyses and i nventor ies of r oadless areasused t o adopt th e 2001 rule.

Three public meeti ngs will be held across the state inAugust , where Oregonians will be able to r eview maps andcharacteri stics of th e forested areas und er consideration

and submit comment cards on t he proposal. In additi on,lin k on t he Govern ors web site,www.governor.oregon.gov, wi ll lead to thecomm ent f orm. Comments on the proposal w ill betaken between Thur sday , Au gust 10 and Friday ,September 8.

In addition t o the public comm ent period on t he petit ion,the Governors of fi ce wil l assess the publ ic inp ut receivedfor the 2001 roadless rule. Of 79,000 comments submitted

by Oregonians regarding the 2001 rule, 92%supported thecomplete protection of all roadless areas.On March 9, 2006, Govern or Kulongoski asked the USForest Service to halt pl ans for l ogging in t wo ti mber salesin t he Biscuit Fir e Compl ex on th e Siski you National Foresin sout hern Oregonboth r oadless areaswhile th epetit ion p rocess affor ded under the 2005 r ule is carr iedou t. IF YOU WAN T THESE ROADLESS AREAS TO BEPROTECTED LONG TERM WE HA D BETTER RESPONDQUICKLY. ITS AN ELECTION YEAR AND THE GOVERNOIS LISTENIN G TO WHA T VOT ERS SAY. SPEAK!Roadless Area Public Forums

Au gust 146:00 - 8:00 pm

Port land State Universit yUniversity Place Columbia Falls Ballroom310 SW Lincol n Str eetPort land, OR 97201

UPCOMING Newslett er Mater ialWe need material f or u pcomin g issues Or j ust send somenice pict ures you have. We need your input , please.Di ll ig1@aol.com 296 9050

http://www.governor.oregon.gov%2C/mailto:Dillig1@aol.commailto:Dillig1@aol.comhttp://www.governor.oregon.gov%2C/

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

7/8

To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

Volunteer Activ i ty :Reel Recov ery , Fly Fishing

Retr eats f or Men w it hCancer . Aug 23-25Hello Tualatin Valley Trout Unlim it ed. I am Stan Golub,

Executive Dir ector of Reel Recovery, a national n on-prof itorganization t hat conducts fr ee fly-fishing retreats for menwit h cancer (simi lar t o Castin g for Recovery -for wom en).This summ er, we are holdi ng our fi rst ever Oregon Retr eatat The Big-K Guest Ranch, near Elk ton, on the Um pqu aRiver , Au gust 23-25. We are looking for volunteer fisherswho can be "fishin g Budd ies" to our part icipant s - givingone-on-one instruction on th e river on th e 24th and 25th . Aletter wit h m ore details, along with our Volunteerapplication for m, is posted on th e TV w eb site. . We arelooking f or u p t o 12 volunt eers who are competent f ishers(men or women).

I would be happy to talk wit h you and give you more

details. I invit e you t o check us out at ou r website:www.reelrecovery.org. This is a great opport unit y for someof you to "f l y f i sh for a good cause". What coul d be betterthan t hat? The participants get so much fr om t heirinteractions with the Buddies and the Buddies benefit justas much spendi ng th e day wit h t hese couragous men.

Our Oregon event co-coordi nators are will ing t o assist you:Robert Bernard 503.239.8507; bearbernard@yahoo.comor Hal Steinbeigl e 971.404.9571;hal.h.steinbeigle@intel.com

Folk s, thi s is a new v olunt eer activ ity th atlook s really , really , rew ard ing. Check it ou t

and get inv olv ed.

Fishing Repor t Diamond Lak eJune 25, 2006ODFW has stocked 24,000 t rout . We also have a goodcarr yover of f ish f rom last season. ODFW estim ates over35,000 trou t avail able for anglers to harvest. ODFWincr eased t he catch l imi t on Diamond Lake on May 13t h, to20 tr out per person, per day, with no size restr ictions.Remember thi s is your l ast chance to try f or a lake recordWill iamson Rainbow. Af ter th is Fall they wil l all be gone.There is a tempor ary gravel boat launchi ng ramp adjacentto the Nort h Boat Ramp. It is a shallow ramp but anglersare launching boats up t o 20 f eet. Moorage is available atDiamond Lake ResortMost anglers are bait fishing j ust off the bottom of the lakeusing Power Bait in Rainbow or Chart reuse colors. Trol lingis produ cing fish and w ill get better as the water warms.Only one big Willi amson Rainbow of 8 pounds has beencaught so far.

Lots of trout are being caught near and in the newlyconstru cted channel t o lower the lake. Bank anglers areusing Power Bait and casti ng small spin ners. Anglersventur ing a half m ile and mor e down Lake Creek havefound pools there filled with hu ngry trout . If you go downthere bring lots of mosquito repellent. remember you mayonly keep t wo tr out a day when fishing in the local str eamPete

Upcomi ng outi ng on Lost Lake of Mr. Hood.

WEB SITE TV WEB SITE

Check out BREAKING NEWS atour w eb site

WWW.TVTROUTUNLIMITED.com

Is that Stan wi th a washed out Rainbow fr om t he very hotwater of Jul y? Nah..

http://www.reelrecovery.org./mailto:bearbernard@yahoo.commailto:hal.h.steinbeigle@intel.comhttp://www.tvtroutunlimited.co/http://www.tvtroutunlimited.co/mailto:hal.h.steinbeigle@intel.commailto:bearbernard@yahoo.comhttp://www.reelrecovery.org./

8/9/2019 Aug - Sep 2006 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

8/8

Tualat in Valley Tr out Unlim itedAugust/ September 2006

resident: Hank Hosfi eld228-6553 hank h@im agin a.com

ice President Paige Wall ace03-803-9466 fl y f ishgirl@hotm ail.com

r easurer Er le Nor man 293-6006cadd is2000@hot m ail.comMemb ership Chair

oard of Dir ector s:

ri c Th ompson 297-0718anglinger ic@m sn.com

ick Rohrbaughbaugh@lclark .edu 636-3877

av id Il l ig New sletter edit or96 9050 di ll ig1@aol.com

Alex Bark um e - 642-7024 alexbark um e@comcast.net

Andy Andrews Radd ici o@aol.com 969 2246

Jerry Heppell gheppell 5@v erizon.net 639-94

Comm uni cations DirectorSeth Isenberg 293-329

sbisenberg@com cast.

mailto:hankh@imagina.commailto:flyfishgirl@hotmail.commailto:caddis2000@hotmail.commailto:anglingeric@msn.commailto:rbaugh@lclark.edumailto:dillig1@aol.commailto:alexbarkume@comcast.netmailto:Raddicio@aol.commailto:gheppell5@verizon.netmailto:sbisenberg@comcast.netmailto:sbisenberg@comcast.netmailto:gheppell5@verizon.netmailto:Raddicio@aol.commailto:alexbarkume@comcast.netmailto:dillig1@aol.commailto:rbaugh@lclark.edumailto:anglingeric@msn.commailto:caddis2000@hotmail.commailto:flyfishgirl@hotmail.commailto:hankh@imagina.com