Tom Dillon
Have planned trip to Batstone Lake near Corbett; also a private lake with paid access; question for my group is do we need CA fishing licenses to fish on a private lake? Presume the answer would be the same for Corbett as it is private.
Author: Tom Dillon
Want to buy equipment to get started with Lake Fishing.
Rodney Bryan
One of our new members wants to buy (acquire) all the equipment needed to get started with lake fishing. There are many types of flying fishing, and he wants to try out lake fishing to see if it is the right fit for him. Some of prefer moving water over still water etc….
If you have anything to donate/sell to help him, get on the water without him making too much of a commitment please let us know what you have.
HELP: Fly Tyers Needed
Tim Opitz
HELP !!
The Youth Program is in need of 1 or 2 fly tyers who can help out this Tuesday.
We need anyone who can work with 8th graders to teach them how to tie a simple fly.
Our team has been hit with COVID and we are short an instructor. These are first-time tiers and the fly is very simple. We can provide everything required. The task is to work with 3-4 students in a classroom to demonstrate and then help them tye their first fly. The location is Stella Schola Middle School in Redmond.
We are teaching 29 kids and trying to keep the student to instructor ratio as low as possible.
If you can help, please contact us ASAP :
Tim Opitz (425) 919-2057 or Bill Biesbeck (425) 738-1178
Thank You !
Int/Adv Casting Class Changes
Judy Harris
Good morning all,
We had some changes to the formatting of the Intermediate/Advance Casting Class offered in the Education programs this year.
We have asked Tom Cammarata, of Northwest Fly Casting, to come on board and teach this class for members who are interested. Tom is a professional casting instructor and FFI certified. It goes without saying that he is very accomplished but he also has helped numerous people prepare for their FFI CI certification.
If you’d like to take your casting to a new level or if your confidence in your casting has kept you from going to some pretty cool places to fish – or maybe you want to be able to cast regularly past the 40-50′ mark, in wind and dicey conditions, learn how to lay the line down so the wily fish don’t see it coming, and how to set your fly down right where you intend it to go instead of hoping it will end up there, then this is your opportunity.
We have two spots left and then the class will be filled. The classes will be held the evenings of May 5 and May 19 at Lake Sammamish State Park. There will be a charge for these two classes of $ 75 to participants ($ 75 total, not each). OFFC is picking up the remaining cost to have a professional casting instructor for this opportunity.
If you’re interested then reply on this thread and let Judy know as soon as possible.
Additionally, if you are interested in preparing for your FFI Casting Instructor certification please contact Judy via email or reply to this thread.
Thank you and tight lines!
Reminder to register for classes
Judy Harris
Hi All, Just a reminder to take a look at all of the education offerings that we have scheduled for our members this year. We have already started with some of them including a great turn out for the Euronymphing course. We have a two handed spey clinic coming up that is scheduled for April 30. We have a fantastic instructor who is coming up just to teach this class. However, I will need to know by Friday if you are planning on registering. We have a minimum number of members for this one which is a $100 cost per registrant. If we don’t reach our minimum number by end of business day this Friday, April 8, this class will have to be rescheduled for Fall. Please visit the website, take a look at all the offerings and see if there are any you’d like to take part in. Tight lines!
Oral History of Bear Creek – On YouTube
Jeff Norman
Please Google Bear Creek oral history. That will take you to a post from the Redmond Historical Society and a video documentary, Bear Creek: An Oral History of a Changing Landscape. It’s just 4 minutes in length, but very informative about the history of salmon and the rehabilitation of the watershed. Did you know that King County acquired the property as a result of a federal drug bust? And Redmond was originally named “Salmonburg”? Sorry I can’t post the direct links, but you can find it easily.
Trout Spey and One Handed Spey Instruction
Judy Harris
Hey All! I’d like to add Trout Spey and One Handed Spey casting instruction to our 2022 Education Calendar. Do we have any members who would like to offer up casting instruction in this specific style? If so, please reply on this thread and I’ll contact you.
Any of you chasing SRC in the South Sound
Rodney Bryan
I plan to start hitting the salt in the next few weeks, and I would love any intel any of you salty members are willing to share. I have experience but haven’t been in the salt in a few months so at a minimum, I need some intel on where NOT to go.
Cowlitz River Coastal Cutthroat
Jeff Norman
There is a coastal cutthroat hatchery and boat launch at Blue Creek, about 7 miles west of the barrier dam. This is the only stretch of river where you can catch and keep fin-clipped coastal cutthroat, with a limit of 5. During the winter steelhead runs, there might be 60 motorized sleds in the area. This time of year is quiet. We saw only one other boat, and they were throwing gear for summer-run steelhead and Chinook (they caught a 20 pound Chinook). There’s a nice 5 mile float to the next take-out, which took us about 6 hours. We fished mainly from the boat, with October Caddis. We also wade-fished a couple of stretches and I had a lot of action using a trout Spey rod and a Purple Joe. These fish are aggressive on the take, and put up a nice fight. My largest was about 16 inches, but I have seen them up to 20 inches. They start appearing in late August through October. Once the November rains raise the river, they’re harder to locate.
Provonsha
Terry
The Yakima River is optimal right now as the flows are just below 1400 CFS. I drifted it this week and had fair luck till the barometric pressure dropped and the wind kicked up to over 30 mph. I only recall one other time when the wind forced me off the river early. When the weather report for Ellensburg say windy, best to stay away.
That said the lower Yakima River canyon is a special place with stunning scenery and abundant wild life. The river was clear and crowds manageable with 5 boats and 2 bank anglers on the six mile drift from Red’s Fly Shop to the Big Pines campground.
I generally fish the river at least once or twice a week from now till the middle of October. Weekends are generally too busy in September however I would consider a weekend trip in October. If your interested in joining me I only have a couple requirements. You must be vaccinated, meet me at the boat ramp so we have a second vehicle to shuttle, and be willing to take take turns on the oars. If you have never rowed a drift boat on a river that’s OK as the lower Yakima Canyon is not difficult and I have drifted it hundreds of times and helped numerous people get comfortable on the oars.
If anyone is interested in joining me the let me know.
