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HAWKEYE FLY FISHING ASSOCIATION36TH ANNUAL FLY FISHING SHOW

CLARION HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER

525 33rd. Ave. S.W.CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

FEBRUARY 19, 20, AND 21

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE HAWKEYE FLY FISHING ASSOCIATION WEBSITE: WWW.HAWKEYEFLYFISHING.COM

Presentations On Fly Fishing Techniques and DestinationsFly Tying and Casting Clinics For Adults and Kids

Fly Fishing Equipment and Materials

Fun Raffles, Prizes and AuctionsEveryone is Welcome

Registration: Friday (5-9pm) and Sunday (8am -12:30pm): $5Saturday ( 8 am - 5 pm): $ 10

Featured Speakers:

Craig Mathews: Owner of Blue Ribbon Flies. Foremost expert on fish-ing the Yellowstone River.

Kevin Feenstra: Michigan guide and steelhead

aficionado.

Tim Landwehr: Wisconsin guide and owner of the

Tightlines Fly Shop

The Flyline 2 January/February 2010

Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association Membership Application

□ New □ Renewal □ Change of Address InformationCheck membership category:□ $20 Associate Member□ $54 3-year Associate Member□ $30 Contributing Member□ $50 Sustaining Member□ $300 Life Member□ $10 Student Member□ $27 3-year Student Member□ $10 Senior Member (65 or older)□ $27 3-year Senior Member□ $30 Family Membership□ $81 3-year Family Membership

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State:__________________________

ZIP:___________________________

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Make checks payable to Hawkeye FlyFishing Association and mail to:

Hawkeye Fly Fishing AssociationP.O. Box 8145

Cedar Rapids, IA 52408

REMEMBER!

The HFFA would like your assistance in updating change of addresses. If you do change addresses, check the box of the above form, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

ATTENTION MEMBERSBe sure to renew your membership in a timely manner. Your contributions are important to the fulfillment of the HFFA’s goals and mission. If you haven’t sent in your membership dues this year , make sure you do in order to remain on the mailing list for the FLYLINE.

I’m a mediocre recruiter when it comes to bringing new partici-pants to the delight of fly fishing, or inducing new and experienced

anglers to become members of HFFA. As president of HFFA, I’m downright poor. When I go fishing, invariably it’s when I can go – not when it works for a potential new angler or new member’s schedule. And on those few excursions I do make, out of habit and selfishness, I return to the same haunts and fishing techniques that I like to use, i.e. technical trout water, or heavily overgrown stretches of streams, or creeks with sparse smallmouth populations, or stream reaches that are far away from the parking lot – for the very reason that they dis-courage and turn back more casual anglers. For that matter, I actually enjoy fishing in winter, again for the reason that I (and the fish) don’t see many other people. For me, fishing, and especially fly fishing, is a journey to a place inside my mind where it is just me, the constantly changing water, and the inhabitants therein – vertebrate and inverte-brate. Other people are what I’m trying to get away from. Perhaps you fish for the same reason. But to constantly fish alone means that there is no one with whom we can share and burnish the reminisces of the sport that drive many of us to obsession, and that is something I’m starting to miss. More importantly, if we don’t exercise the discipline neces-sary to share the array of experiences of fly fishing that we treasure ourselves, eventually, the voices that rise up to speak on behalf of our quarry, to advocate for fisheries management and land use decisions that sustain (or even enhance? <gasp>) our very pursuit, will dwindle. Fishing (and hunting) is a Catch-22 – many of us do it because we want solitude. How many of you consider the fishing experience diminished if it’s “crowded” when you go? I do. Yet the number of participants in a given activity matters a great deal at election time and the sausage-making (er, policy-making) that comes afterward. And having more participants in fly fishing has other benefits: tackle makers will have a market for innovation and diverse product selec-tion; local fly tackle purveyors will be able to stay in business, thus providing you with that necessary tippet spool, needed flies, or local knowledge that you can’t get from mail order; and there will be fel-low anglers to stand up alongside you for habitat projects, outdoor recreation improvements, and other conservation initiatives. For that matter, at least you might have someone to split gas money with. I know a number of HFFA members are veteran recruiters, bringing many, young and old, into the fly fishing life. We owe a big thank-you to those members for sustaining our organization and pro-moting fly fishing in Iowa. Rather, this appeal is directed to those of us that can do better than we are presently. As passionate fly anglers and members of HFFA, we must constantly strive to introduce oth-ers to our sport, and to encourage these anglers to become members of HFFA. In the months to come, I intend to establish a resource on the website promoting the fly fishing/fly tying instruction activities of our local chapters, as well as resources and ideas for what we each can do on an individual level. I welcome your input.

Tight lines,Ryan


2009 Board of Directors

Ryan Maas President620 Ronalds St.

Iowa City, IA 52245(319) 621-6940

[email protected]

Steve Veysey Secretary 919 Murray DriveAmes IA 50010(515) 232-4635

[email protected]

Brad Mullin TreasurerP.O. Box 8145

Cedar Rapids, IA 52408(319) 396-1314

[email protected]

Ron Sutphin Director2009 69th St.

Des Moines, IA 50322(515) 276-9079

[email protected]

Gary Woerdehoff Director2945 Brueck Rd.

Dubuque, IA 52001(563) 556-4369

[email protected]

Faith Ballard Director1827 34th St.

Rock Island, IL 61201(309) 786-5646

[email protected]

John Miller Director1890 Wood St.

Dubuque, IA 52001(563) 556-2269

[email protected]

January 2010Jan. 3: Quad Cities ChapterMeeting: 6 p.m.Riverdale Fire Station110 Manor Drive Riverdale, IAJan. 8,9,10:Bald Eagle Days QCCA Expo Center2621 4th AvenueRock Island, IL Jan. 11:Dubuque Fly FishersMeeting: 7 p.m.Swiss Valley Nature Center13606 Swiss Valley Rd. Peosta, IAJan. 16:Central Iowa Fly FishersMeeting: 7 p.m.Holy Trinity Lutheran Church517 SW Des Moines St. Ankeny, IAJan. 17: Quad Cities ChapterMeeting: 6 p.m.Riverdale Fire StationJan. 21: Iowa City ChapterRobert A. Lee Community Recreation Center220 S. Gilbert St. Iowa, City IA. Meeting: 7pmJan. 25:Dubuque Fly FishersMeeting: 7 p.m.Swiss Valley Nature CenterJan. 29-31: Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo-ChicagoSt. Charles,ILPheasant Run Resortwww.greatwatersflyfishingexpo.com/index.html

February 2010Feb. 7: Quad Cities ChapterMeeting: 6 p.m.Riverdale Fire StationFeb. 8:Dubuque Fly FishersMeeting: 7 p.m.Swiss Valley Nature CenterFeb 18: Iowa City ChapterRobert A. Lee Community Recre-ation CenterMeeting: 7pmFeb. 18, 19, 20: QCCA Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor ShowQCCA Expo Center2621 4th AvenueRock Island, ILFeb. 22:Dubuque Fly FishersMeeting: 7 p.m.Swiss Valley Nature Center

Need More Information?Cedar Rapids Fly Fishers:Lance Zook 319-364-1221or [email protected] Iowa Fly Fishers:Dale Sanders 515-964-5066 or [email protected] Fly FishDon Cox 608-748-4559 or [email protected] City Chapter:Don Lund 319-683-2864 or [email protected] Cities Chapter:Fred Genung309-236-5684 or [email protected]

The Flyline is the official publication of the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association. It is published in January, March, May, July, September and November. The HFFA is a chapter of the Federation of the Fly Fishers.

Articles may be submitted as an MS Word or text file. Typed, printed orclearly hand-written articles are also accepted. Photos can be prints or can be submitted digitally and saved with a resolution of ideally 300 dpi and a size of 6x8 inches. The deadline for each issue is the first day of the month prior to publication.

Send all materials to:C/O Brad MullinP.O. Box 8145Cedar Rapids, IA 52408 (319) [email protected]

HFFA Webpage: http://www.hawkeyeflyfishing.com

Calendar of Events


On Christmas Eve 1972, an article ap-peared on the Farm pages of the Des Moines Register that would impact the fly fishing community, not only here in Iowa, but around the world. The

article, written by Larry Stone, was about a “weird farmer” (Tom’s own words) who raised chickens. Now there is nothing unusual about farmers raising chickens for their meat. However this farmer was not raising his chickens for the meat, he was raising them for the feathers. This Amana area farmer was Tom Schmuecker. The article told not only about raising chickens for fly tying, it also spoke of fly tying and fly fishing, two subjects that were well known in other parts of the country, but virtually unheard of in Iowa. After the article appeared Tom began receiving phone calls from people all over the state who were also fly tyers and fly fishers. Tom remembers receiving calls from people in Marshalltown, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Marion. Through some of these conversations, it was decided to have some informal meetings. The first meeting was held at Mac McCann’s office in Waterloo and there were 7 people present. Later on, after Tom had purchased Wapsi Fly in Independence, some of the meetings were held there. These initial meetings eventually led to the formation of the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association. In the first couple years after HFFA was formed, the Annual Meeting was the only event. Later on, the HFFA sponsored some casting clinics and Tom re-membered helping with a clinic that was held at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Tom also taught fly tying classes at Area 7 in Waterloo. At one of the meetings the subject came up of help-ing the Iowa Conservation Commission (now the Iowa DNR) with stream improvements on trout streams. Tom didn’t think it would generate interest but the first workday ended up having a tremendous response.

As Tom recalled, they had 7 guys available for every shovel. One person would man the shovel, and six guys would stand waiting for their turn. Tom held the post of HFFA treasurer from the organization’s beginning in 1975 through 1978 when he moved his business, Wapsi Fly, to its new home in Mountain Home, AR. On a personal note, I also had contact with Tom after the article appeared in the Des Moines Register. Two close friends of mine, Denny Schuster and Don Davis had seen the article and called Tom. We made an appointment to stop down and see him and his Plymouth Rock (Grizzly) chickens. At the time, we had a fly tying business called Headwater Anglers. We were tying flies for customers around the country, and the only dry fly hackle available to us was Indian or Chinese. Good hackle was hard to come by, especially grizzly hackle. On our first visit, the grizzly necks that he showed us were very impressive, a major improvement over any hackle we had ever seen. The feathers were long, compared to the Indian and Chinese necks of that era, and they were virtually web free. Needless to say we each bought several necks from Tom on this first visit. Tom also made his own fly tying bobbins of walnut with small, fine tubes. These bobbins used the small, standard sewing machine thread spools. They are great for use on small flies and I still own 2 of those beauti-ful bobbins. During later visits, Tom showed us many fly tying techniques and unique materials. I remember him be-ing very fond of monkey hair, but I do not remember the type of fly he was using the monkey hair on. Tom is a master at tying all types of flies but I am especially fond of his deer hair bugs. He has tied many deer hair flies in the Messinger style with the cupped, pop-ping face. A deer hair bug that he designed, called the Schmuecker Bug, appeared in one of the first issues of Fly Tyer magazine.

HFFA FOUNDING MEMBER PROFILE: TOM SCHMUECKER

-Mike Jacobs


I had the opportunity to fish with Tom many years ago at one of his favorite spots, a low head dam on the Maquoketa River. We fished there a few times, around the middle of April, for white bass. As I recall, Tom did well fishing for the white bass while I only managed to catch some carp and quillback. I still go to fish this spot every spring when the water levels are right. This year the water level was perfect in mid-April and on a couple trips I caught two nice wall-eyes and lots of carp and quillback. Tom is also a great innovator. It seemed every time that I visited his business in Independence, he had developed a new tool or machine to help with the production or packag-ing process for fly tying materials. He is one of those people who looks at a process and can envision how to do it better and more efficiently. Sometimes all it takes is to make use of a machine or tool that is already avail-able. At other times he has had to make the tool himself or design it and have it made. A good example of his innovation is lead dumbbell eyes. Tom designed those eyes for smallmouth bass fish-ing on Crooked Creek in Arkansas. These are the same lead eyes that you and I use on our Clouser minnows, Lead Eyed Leeches and too many other popular fly pat-terns to mention. To date, Wapsi Fly has sold nearly 35 million lead eyes to customers worldwide. Under Tom’s guidance, Wapsi Fly has become the largest supplier of fly tying materials in the world. Who would have thought that an article in the Des Moines Register in 1972 could have indirectly led to the formation of the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association, and also may have indirectly played a part in forming the largest supplier of fly tying materials in the world? It just goes to show that people who are innovative and have the gift of foresight can accomplish some great things. Tom Schmuecker is one of those people and the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association owes him and all the other founding members a debt of gratitude.

TOM SCHMUECKER- FLY TYING MERCHANT TO THE WORLD

By Ward Bean

As an affiliate of the Federation of Fly Fishers, the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association has much to be proud of. We have an outstanding statewide member-ship base dedicated to conservation through our finan-cial support, and the hundreds of volunteer hours that our members donate each year to the Iowa DNR to restore and enhance northeastern Iowa trout streams. We sponsor an annual fly fishing show that is as good as many and better than most shows. We publish an excellent magazine for our members and we work diligently, through Steve Veysey’s efforts, to lobby for environmental legislation that’s important to us. Many fly fishing clubs probably can boast of similar accomplishments, but there is something of significance that sets us apart from the rest. We are the only fly fishing organization in the United States that can claim that one of our founding fathers is the CEO of the largest wholesale distributor of fly tying materi-als in the world. That fellow is Tom Schmuecker of Wapsi Fly, Inc. located in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Tom and his wife accepting an award from Federation of Fly Fiisher’s Friend of the Southern Council.


By the time the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association was organized in 1975, Tom owned the Wapsi Fly Company, located on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River in Independence, Iowa. He had purchased the company in 1973 from Lacey Gee, who had founded the company in 1945. When Tom purchased Wapsi, it was ranked among the top three materials suppliers in the country with one-third of the company’s revenue derived from the production of fishing flies. Fifteen fly tiers produced more than sixteen thousand flies per week. The remainder of the revenue came from pack-aged fly tying materials, including dry fly necks from Tom’s Plymouth Barred Rock chicken flock (below).

In 1978, Tom and his wife Ann moved the company and their sons from Independence to Mountain Home, AR. Shortly after the move, Wapsi stopped all fly production and concentrated only on the wholesale distribution of fly tying materials to customers around the world. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Tom’s genius and hard work has made Wapsi Fly, Inc. what it is today. An astute businessman, Tom also is an innovator and an inventor. Touring his 60,000 square foot facility, you will see all kinds of indus-trial machines that Tom has modified and adapted to process and package natural and synthetic fly tying materials. Wapsi was the first to introduce a long list of fly ty-ing materials to the fly tying market, including mara-bou, soft tanned rabbit skins, dyed pheasant skins, foam popper bodies, and sili legs. Not many people know that Tom was the person who invented lead, barbell style eyes. Here’s something to think about. If Tom hadn’t purchased Wapsi from Lacey Gee, he may never have invented lead eyes. Bob Clouser would never have created the deep minnow series, and Lefty Kreh would never have written “The Clouser Minnow is the best streamer I have ever used.” There is no doubt that Wapsi has had a tremendous impact on the fly fishing community. Today Tom, along with three of his sons, General Manager Karl, Production Manager Joe, and Quality Control Man-ager Eric, manages a company that employs more than fifty people and exports fly tying materials to more than thirty countries around the globe. If you want to learn more about Tom and Wapsi Fly check out their website at www.wapsifly.com. You can also check out all of the materials that Wapsi of-fers.

An excerpt from the August 1975, featuring Tom:


It’s not to late to register for the 2010 Show!

Great activities for the entire family. Carol Jacobs: Card Making Class

Friday 6- 9pmHospitality Rooms

Come and join Carol in creating decorative cards for any occasion. Stamping cards and other items. The class is limited to 10 and there is a $10 fee for materials.

Fly tying and fly casting opportunities for kids.

Anamosa Izzak Walton League Youth Outdoor Day

On September 26th, 2009, HFFA members educated participants on the basics of flying by assembling a woolly bugger made of their choice of colors. HFFA Volunteers: John Elliot, Marv Schmitt, Patrick Logan, Chris Logan,

Jerry Logan, Dick Mullin and Brad Mullin.


2010 HFFA ANNUAL SHOW: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA FEATURED SPEAKERS

Craig Mathews, came to West Yellowstone, Montana in 1979 and became the town's police chief, his wife Jackie a police dispatcher. In 1980, they founded Blue Ribbon Flies employing handicapped fly tiers and tying flies wholesale

for major retail outlets. Soon after, Craig retired from police work and Blue Ribbon Flies opened up their first full-line retail store. Over the years Craig has amassed an extensive knowledge of the Yellowstone, Gallitan and Madison Rivers. He has developed numerous patterns built on the real observation of the natural food and its habits, and from countless of hours of experimentation with natural and artifi-cial materials. He has authored and coauthor 6 important books on western fly-fishing: Fly Patterns of Yellowstone (1986), Fishing Yel-lowstone Hatches (1992), The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide, (1997), Western Fly-Fishing Strategies, (1998), Fly Fishing the Madison River in 2001 and Volume 2 of Fly Patterns of Yellowstone in 2008. Annual trips to Belize have led Craig to design effective saltwater flats flies as

well. Pop's Bonefish Bitters, Hermit Crab Bitters, Sir Mantis Shrimp, the TDF ("to die for") Shrimp, Salsa Shrimp, Winston's Urchins and the famous Turneffe Crabs are few of his taking patterns that are internationally known. Craig also has an enduring commitment to conservation and has served on the boards of the Montana Nature Conservancy, the Montana Trout Foundation, the Madison-Gallatin Wild Trout Foundation, the Yellowstone Park Foundation, and Trout Unlimited's Stewardship Directors Council. Craig and Blue Ribbon Flies have earned a number of significant awards, both for his individual efforts and those of his business in protecting the environment-from the Nature Conservancy; Yellowstone National Park (the Protector of Yellowstone Park Award for efforts to protect and preserve the park); Greater Yellowstone Coalition (for protecting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem); the Federation of Fly Fishers (for environmental work and innovation in fly-tying),; and in 2002 the State of Montana honored Craig for his work protecting the famous Three-Dollar Bridge area of the Madison River.In 2001, Craig and Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia founded The 1% for the Planet Club. Member companies donate at least 1% of their gross sales to environmental and conservation causes. The organization has over 1000 members. To learn more about Craig Mathews' products, flies and guide services visit his website, www.BlueRibbonFlies.com.

Tim Landwehr is the owner of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. in De Pere, Wisconsin. Tim has

been a professional fly fishing guide for the majority of his adult life. He has guided some of the famous rivers of the West, but his warm water roots brought him back to his home state to open a fly shop and guide service. Tim and his crew of guides float the rivers of Northeast Wisconsin in western-style drift boats. Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. was one of the first shops in the Midwest to incorpo-rate this style of fishing on our Smallmouth Rivers. Tim also has developed a smallmouth-specific website, www.smallmouthflyshop.com , which showcases some of Tight Lines’ favorite smallmouth gear and flies. Tim employs five full time river Smallmouth guides and still puts in numerous days on water himself. He has been featured in ESPN Outdoors, OLN, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Badger Sportsman, Eastern Fly Fishing, and has hosted the Midwest Sportsman television program. He and his guides were featured in last fall’s Guides and Destinations edition of Gray’s Sporting Journal. Tim has had the privilege to fish with some of the greats of our sport and has guided fly fishing legend, Dave Whitlock, on a number of occasions. Tim travels the Midwest to give innovative presentations on new tactics for Smallmouth Bass. His programs incorporate video and unique graphics making his talks very popular at many sport shows.

On the waters of Western Michigan, Kevin Feenstra is no stranger. Providing guide services, Kevin

guides for resident brown and rainbow trout as well as smallmouth bass and king salmon. Kevin has been fly fishing the area since the age of twelve. In his early adolescence, he developed his obsession with steelhead. Kevin has developed a multitude of fishing techniques and patterns (such as the Feen-stra Sculpin Emulator) for steelhead as a full time guide on the Muskegon River

Tim and Dave Whitlock


HFFA Photo Contest Rules1. All entries must be 8 x 10 prints.2. Subject matter must clearly relate to some aspect of fly fishing and its environs.3. All submissions become the property of the HFFA and may be used for any purpose deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.4. Judging will be by popular vote of the membership in attendance on Saturday of the Annual Meeting. Each member will receive one ballot to be placed in a container near the photo of their choice. The photo with the most ballots, wins. Prizes will be gift certificates to Cabelas Inc: $125 for first, $75 for second, and $50 for third. 5. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random from the entries that were tied. (i.e. if entry #1 and entry #2 tied for 2nd place, a drawing is held and the entry that is drawn gets 2nd place and the other would get 3rd place)6. Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting Banquet.7. There is no limit on the number of entries, but each person may only win once. (i.e. if John Doe submits 2 photos and each would have won a prize, the higher prize will be awarded to John and the lower prize will go to the photo that had the next highest number of votes)8. Photos received before February 15, 2010 will be assured of having a frame for display. Entries received after that date, might not get framed, depend-ing on the number of entries.9. If the source of the photo is digital, a CD or email with the source file is greatly appreciated.Send photos to:HFFA Photo Contestc/o Lance Zook518 37th St NECedar Rapids, IA [email protected]

HFFA Essay Contest Rules1. All entries must be 2000 words or less.2. Subject matter must clearly relate to some aspect of fly fishing and its environs.3. All submissions become the property of the HFFA and may be used for any purpose deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.4. Judging will be by popular vote of the membership in attendance on Saturday of the Annual Meeting. Each member will receive one ballot to be placed in a container near the essay of their choice. The essay with the most ballots, wins. Prizes will be gift certificates to Cabela’s Inc.: $125 for first, $75 for second, and $50 for third. 5. In the event of a tie, the winner will be drawn at random from the entries that were tied. (i.e. if entry #1 and entry #2 tied for 2nd place, a drawing is held and the entry that is drawn gets 2nd place and the other would get 3rd place)6. Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting Banquet.7. There is no limit on the number of entries, but each person may only win once. (i.e. if John Doe submits 2 essays and each would have won a prize, the higher prize will be awarded to John and the lower prize will go to the essay that had the next highest number of votes)8. If the essay is available as a digital text document, a CD or email with the source file is greatly appreciated.Send essays to:HFFA Essay Contestc/o Lance Zook518 37th St NECedar Rapids, IA [email protected]

WIN GIFT CARDS TO CABELA’S IN 2010 HFFA PHOTO AND ESSAY CONTESTS

SAGE Z-AXIS 486-4 FLY ROD (8'6, 4WT, 4PC)

RIO GOLD WF4F FLY LINE

2010 RAFFLE ROD OUTFITSAGE 4540 FLY REEL

Drawing on Sunday, February 21, 2010: 12:30pmNeed Not Be Present To WinDonation: $1.00 each or $10.00 for 12 Tickets.Proceeds are for Conservation and EducationTo Purchase Tickets Use the Form on Additional Tickets available by contacting Brad Mullin: [email protected]


Friday February 19 , 2010 5:30pm-8:00pm Registration6:00pm-7:00pm Spring Creeks of the Driftless Area- Jim Bartelt7:00pm-8:00pm A Wisconsin Angler’s View of Smallmouth Fishing In Iowa- Mike Pierce8:00pm-9:00pm Fly Fishing for Trophy Smallmouth- Tim Landwehr9:00pm-11:00pm Hospitality Suite

Saturday February 20, 20108:00am-4:00pm Registration8:00am Commercial Exhibits open8:30am-3:30pm Fly Tying Demonstrations8:30am-9:30am Synthetic Materials for Successful Fly Fishing - Kevin Feenstra10:00am-11:00am Underfished and Overlooked Waters of Yellowstone- Craig Mathews11:30am-1:00pm HFFA Business Meeting/Lunch1:15pm-2:15pm New Techniques for Trophy Smallmouth- Tim Landwehr2:30pm-3:30pm Fly Fishing for Midwest Steelhead –Kevin Feenstra4:00pm Commercial Exhibits close5:00pm Social Hour Starts6:00pm-8:30pm Call Auction, Awards, Banquet and Program: Yellowstone!- Craig Mathews8:30pm-11:00pm Hospitality Suite

Sunday February 21, 2010 8:00am-11:00am Registration8:00asm Commercial Exhibits open8:30am-12:30pm Fly Tying Demonstrations8:30am-9:30am Iowa Department of Natural Resources Presentation 10:00am-11:00am Wonders of Wisconsin Fly Fishing- Tim Landwehr11:15am-12:15pm Fly Fishing the Special Regulations Section of the Maquoketa River -Mike Jacobs12:30pm Commercial Exhibits close12:30pm Drawing for Raffle Rod

2010 ANNUAL SHOW PROGRAM

Hotel Information:CLARION INN525 33rd Ave. S.W.CEDAR RAPIDS, IA(EXIT 17 OFF I-380) (319) 366-871 or (877)-949-2992Be sure to mention the group code, “Association,” to receive the dis-counted rate of $89. Special rate expires 1/29/2010.

LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN THE LATEST NEW RODS, REELS, AND ACCESSORIES IN SEVERAL GAMES AND

RAFFLES. BUCKET RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $1, OR $20 FOR 25 TICKETS. THESE TICKETS CAN BE USED TO WIN ANY OF ITEMS WITH BUCKETS. ARTWORK, REELS, RODS,

AND MUCH MORE…..

REGISTER BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2010 AND BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A GREAT PRIZE DRAWN ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19TH


Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association Registration, Banquet, and Raffle Tickets

36th Annual Fly Fishing Show February 19-21, 2010

Clarion Inn, Cedar Rapids, IA

Name:_________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________ City:________________________________________________State:______________ Zip:____________ Phone #:______________________________ Occupation:_______________________________________ E-mail:________________________________________________________________________________ Names of Family Member(s) Attending the Show1______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____ Pre-registration for Friday, February 19: $4 $_______ Pre-registration for Saturday, February 20: $8 $_______ Ticket for Business Meeting Lunch on Saturday, February 20: # _____ Tickets @ $6 $_______ Pre-registration for Sunday, February 21: $4 $_______ Banquet Tickets2: # _________ Tickets @ $27 per ticket $_______

: #____@$100 $_______

Completed Rod Raffle Tickets ($1 each or 12 for $10) $_______ TOTAL FOR THE MEETING AND RAFFLE TICKETS4 TOTAL $_______ 1Your paid registration entitles you, your spouse and your children under 18 to attend the show, but a banquet ticket is required for each member of your family attending the banquet. 2Your registration must be received by February 15, 2010, to be sure of receiving a lunch and/or banquet ticket. 3 Bucket raffle tickets will available each day of the show, $20 for 25 tickets or $1 a piece. 4There are no refunds for any reason. _______New Member _______Renewal _______Please Update My Information One Year Three Year Associate $20 $54 $_______ Contributing $30 $_______ Sustaining $50 $_______ Life $300 $_______ Youth/Student $10 $27 $_______ Senior Citizen (65 or Older) $10 $27 $_______ Family $30 $81 $_______ GRAND TOTAL for Meeting, Dues, and Raffle Tickets Total $_______

Please make payments to Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association

P.O. BOX 8145 Cedar Rapids, IA 52408 Auction # ________________

Membership Application or Renewal

I am a new member for 2010. If you are a new member, you may waive the registration fee for one of the days.

Pre-registration Special: 1 Banquet Ticket and 150 bucket raffle tickets3 for $100

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Iowa Departm

ent of Natural Resources Unveils New

Resource Enhancement and Protection License Plate:

Iowa’s O

nly Native Trout.

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as designed by Cedar Rapids artist G

reg Bordignon. At a purchase

price of $45, and annual renewal of $25 for the num

bered plates, the REA

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each purchase and $10 from

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the purchase and $15 from renew

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around one million for the program

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ill be available at county treasurer’s offices this spring. The plates is a great

way to show

your support for the protection and improvem

ent of Iowa’s natural resources.

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The final leg of our trip through Colorado would take us from the lower elevation and warmer temperatures at Gunnison, back into the high country and the unpre-dictable weather in the North Park area.

We stayed in a couple cabins at the KOA in Gould, about 20 miles south of the town of Walden. This part of the Medicine Bow Mountain Range is in the heart of the moose relocation area. Nearly 30 years ago 13 moose were brought in from Wyoming and released along the Illinois River in North Park. The following year another 12 were released at the same location. The last introduction of moose came in 1986 when 12 more were released in this area. The moose population now numbers around 500 in North Park, a large enough population to allow a limited hunting season for moose. Although the moose were great to see (we saw 8), we had not come to this part of Colorado just to spot wild-life. Our goal was to catch Grayling, Greenback Cut-throat, and if we were lucky, we might even be able to get the Colorado River Cutthroat as well. I had caught all these fish on previous trips, but for Doug and Ward it would be a new experience. For our first day of fishing this area, the plan was to get up early and be at Joe Wright reservoir by around 8 AM for some Grayling fishing. The drive from our campground to the reservoir was only about a half hour. The half hour went by quickly as I told stories (some of them were even true) about previous times I had fished this lake. I spoke of seeing hundreds of dimples on the surface of a perfectly calm lake surface. Every dimple

was the result of a Grayling taking a minute insect off the surface. I described how these fish love small, but visible, dry flies. I also related just how beautiful these fish are. As we pulled off the side of the road into the small parking area, I could tell that the anticipation level for Doug and Ward was running high. Waders were quickly pulled on, the four and five weight rods were assembled and we were soon on the short trail to the lake. As I was the leader of the expedi-tion, I was first to see what awaited us at the lake. The surface of the lake was perfectly still, reflecting the beau-tiful blue sky and the pine trees that surrounded the lake. Clouds of midges were dancing about in the crisp morning air. Best of all, the Grayling were doing their part. Dimples covered the lakes surface for as far as you could see, and many fish were within easy casting range.Over the next few hours we caught and released many Grayling, most of them in the 10-12” range. To catch these fish requires no special techniques or flies, but your tippet must be small (5X-6X) and your dry flies should be as well (#16-20). We used small Parachute Adams, Humpies, Elk Hair Caddis, Royal Wulffs and some others. You need to just look for rising fish, cast your fly to that area and let it sit. The fish will usually find the fly.By late morning the wind had come up putting a chop on the lake surface. This abruptly ended the Grayling fishing on the lake, but it allowed us the chance to go sample other fishing opportunities nearby.

A TRUE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: COLORADO RIVER CUTTS, GREENBACK CUTTS, AND GRAYLING- MIKE JACOBS


Joe Wright Creek is a small, tree and willow lined stream that has its origins above the Cameron Pass and eventually feeds into Joe Wright Reservoir. I knew from having fished the stream previously that it holds Green-back Cutts and some Grayling in some of the deeper pools. As we began fishing the stream I noticed immediately that it was running very low. Places on the stream that usually were nice runs where you could expect to catch fish were not deep enough now. We found a couple spots where Doug and Ward caught Grayling, but the only Greenback we saw was “aired” and not “landed.” I was standing alongside Ward, pointing out places to cast his dry fly. The fish rose and hit his fly, causing Ward to react and set the hook. For a normal size fish this would have been no problem, but for this little 4 incher…..well, let’s just say he would have quite a story to go back and tell his little fish bud-dies. The little guy was launched from the water like a missile from a submarine. He sailed past my head going about Mach 2 and then landed in the water behind us. As he whizzed

past my head I was able to positively identify him as a little Greenback Cutt. We all got a good laugh out of that incident and then decided it was time to head back to the car for some lunch. Before we reached the car it started to rain. As we ate lunch in the car, we decided to go and do some exploring while the rain persisted. I suggested that we drive to Long Draw reservoir, which was about 20 miles away. I had fished the outlet stream, Poudre creek, before and I knew that it held Brookies and Colorado River Cutts. By the time we got to the lake, the rain had stopped…..

temporarily. We readied our gear and began our walk across the lake’s dam and down to the stream. Once we got to the stream, we decided that our best ap-proach would be to hike downstream about a mile, and then fish our way back upstream. For over an hour, none of us caught anything. Then, out of a nice pool on a bend in the stream, Doug caught a pretty Brook trout. Minutes later, he caught a nice Colora-

do River Cutt, our first of the day, from the same pool. A short distance upstream I was also getting into some cutthroat action. I caught two nice cutts from one pool, and another fish from the run just upstream. Thus far, Ward had still not caught his Colorado River cutt. To complete our day we needed to get Ward his cutthroat. I began scouting upstream for Ward, looking for ris-ing fish. It took a while, but I finally found what I had been looking for. A couple fish were rising at the bottom end of a riffle, just before the riffle entered a nice pool. Ward caught up with me and I got him in position and pointed out where the fish were. His first few casts were just off target and got no response from the fish.


Then he got the fly in the perfect drift. I saw the fly disappear in a small dimple. “Get him! Get him! Get him!” I yelled excitedly. No response. I looked at Ward and said, “Are you gonna set the hook?” He finally did set the hook and, unbelievably, the fish was hooked and began to put up a nice fight. Ward did get his fish landed and I took pictures to prove that there are times when the fish really do catch us. Soon, distant rumbles of thunder from an approach-ing storm got our attention. We were over a mile from the car, and knowing that Ward is not a particularly fast walker, I suggested that he start back to the car while the storm was still a few miles away. Doug and I continued to fish for a short time, and

we each got one more nice fish before we were forced off the water by the storm which was inching ever clos-er. We started our hike back to the car at a leisurely pace but a flash of lightning, too close to my comfort zone, encouraged me to pick up the pace. I am typically a fast walker anyway, but lightning in the immediate vicinity tends to provide me with extra motivation. When we got to the car, Ward had the car unlocked and was taking his rod down and peeling off wading shoes and waders. Doug and I did likewise in what had to be record time for us. We were just closing the trunk of the car as the rain arrived. At 9,000 feet elevation, the storm that had descend-ed on us at Poudre Creek was thunder, lightning, and rain. As we crossed over the Cameron Pass (10,300 feet elevation) on our way back to our cabins at Gould, the storm was thunder, occasional lightning and snow. We made it back to the cabins with no problems, and started making plans for the next day (our last day in Colorado.) We slept well in our cozy cabins that night. The few times that I did wake up during the night I was

serenaded by the bugling of Bull Elk nearby. The next morning began cloudy and cool, perfect conditions for what we had planned for the day. Since Doug had not yet caught his Greenback Cutt, we de-cided that we should make the 45 minute, uphill hike into Zimmerman Lake. Zimmerman is nestled at over 10,000 feet and it can be reached via a trail that begins at the parking area for Joe Wright Reservoir. It is an easy trail to the lake as long as you don’t mind the 45 degree uphill slant and the noticeable lack of oxygen at that altitude.

Federation of Fly Fishers Cuttcatch Project

The FFF Cuttcatch Project encourages FFF members to collect memories of the different cutthroat species caught and released. Those members who successfully catch four subspecies of cutthroat trout receive a patch, pin and certificate in recognition of their accomplish-ment. Cuttcatch Project Application guidelines are as follows:1) The cutthroat trout must be caught from legally catchable populations.2) The cutthroat should be caught in its native range, not where it has been transplanted and is in fact a non-native.3) The fish must be caught on single-hook barbless fly, using fly fishing tackle.4) The fish must be photographed with minimal stress; that is, raised above the water, photographed, and then released unharmed, NOT photographed flopping on the bank.5) The award application must include the following information for each subspecies caught: a. Cutthroat subspecies name b. Location: state, county, stream c. Date d. Approximate length e. Fly used f. Name and address of your local newspaper g. Signed statement that the rules were followedTo learn more about the program requirements, visit the FFF Web site at www.fedflyfishers.orgA similar program is Wyoming Fish and Game Depart-ment’s Wyoming Cutt-Slam. Catching the four Cutt-throat subspecies of Wyoming also fulfills the FFF requirement. For further information of the Wyoming program consult: http://gf.state.wy.us/services/custom-ers/CuttSlam/index.asp


Doug’s wife, Pat decided to do the hike with us and while we fished, she planned to relax and do some stitching. When we finally arrived at the lake, we noticed a small pool below the outlet of the lake. This pool was filled with beautiful Greenback Cutthroat trout, but Doug had no success in getting them to take his fly. We watched the lake closely for rises but for the two hours we were there, we saw only a very few rising fish.

Since the Zimmerman Lake fish would not cooperate for Doug, I decided that the next best plan to try to get Doug his Greenback would be to fish farther upstream on Joe Wright Creek. After lunch, we had Pat drop us off along Joe Wright creek close to the same place that we had ended our fishing the previous day. The plan was to fish upstream, all the way to the parking area at Cameron pass. Pat was going to wait for us at the pass, or, if the weather got nasty, Doug and I would make our way to the road and Pat would find us. Doug and I fished all the good pools and runs as we made our way upstream. We caught several Grayling and we finally started to catch the Greenbacks once we were within a half mile of the pass. We had been fish-ing in a light rain for a while and when the wind picked up, the air temperature cooled also. What had been light rain was now turning to sleet and snow, being blown by gusty winds. Since our goal of getting Doug into his Greenback had been accomplished, we decided it was time to make our way to the road, and hope that Pat would locate us

before the weather really turned bad. Luckily for the two of us, Pat drove by and found us just as we reached the road. Over the two days of fishing in the North Park area, we had done very well. We caught four different spe-cies of fish; Grayling, Greenback Cutt, Colorado River Cutt, and Brookies. Our most successful flies on the area streams

we fished were Stimulators #16-20, Humpies #16-18, Trudes #16-20, Elk Hair Caddis #16-18 and Parachute Adams #20. We never had to try nymph fishing as the trout rose eagerly to our dry flies. On our last evening at the Gould KOA the realiza-tion set in that our outstanding fishing trip was complet-ed. I thought that all of our goals for the trip had been accomplished, but Doug informed me that he still had one important goal to meet on the way back to Iowa. He intended to complete the Nebraska Cabela’s slam on his way back home. (Photos by Mike Jacobs)

Zimmerman LakeArea: 10.5 acresShoreline: .51 milesElevation: 10, 495 feetFish Species: Greenback CutthroatFishing Period: June-October A Greenback Cutthroat trout recovery area and has special rules. Only artificial lures and flies may be used and fish must be returned to the water immediately. Only non-motorized boats may be used.

Zimmerman Lake Trail 977Distance: 1 mile Beginning Elevation: 10,030ftEnding Elevation: 10,480ftElevation Gain: +450ftZimmerman Lake Trailhead GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.53944 Longitude: -105.88185


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