February Meeting
Competitive Fly Fishing
The February 21st meeting of the Canandaigua Lake Chapter of Trout Unlimited will welcome Loren Williams. Raised in northeastern Pennsylvania and a graduate of Penn State with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Loren is now a full-time fly fishing guide specializing in salmon and steelhead tactics and a teacher of top-level trout fishing skills. Loren is a competition fly fisher as well. He traveled with Team USA to Lycksele, Sweden for the 2005 WFFC as an accessory member and subsequently earned a spot on the 2007 Team USA. Additionally, he is very active with the USA Youth Fly Fish Team. His talk will focus on his competition activities. Recently Loren was fifth in the 2009 Southwest Regional Championships and first in the 2009 Midwest Regional.
Please feel free to bring a friend (always welcome).
We will have our usual raffle.
So . . . Remember to bring dollars or flies!
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Numbers from TU ...
The 2010 TU annual financial reporting period is closed. In fiscal year 2010, TU's chapters and councils generated:
- More than 650,000 volunteer hours
- In-kind contribution of $13,844,754
- $8,824,470 in revenue
- $2,315, 641 in leveraged or matched funds
Your dedication and hard work have once again helped make TU a national leader in the effort to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain America's trout and salmon resources.
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June TU NYS Council Meeting
The NYS Council of TU will hold a General Meeting on June 4th at the American Legion, Scottsville.
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U.S. Youth Fly Fishing Team Announces Schedule
The US Youth Fly Fishing Team is a group of carefully selected young anglers between the ages of 14-18 from across the USA. These anglers will represent the USA in National and International fly fishing events. The team, coached by members of the Team USA adult team and other leading fly fishing experts, placed 4th last year in the World Youth Fly Fishing Championships held in Slovakia.
The USYFFT holds clinics nationwide for young anglers to advance their skills and learn from some of the best instructors. Young anglers must attend a clinic to be eligible to compete for a place on the team. There are four clinics nationwide in 2011. They will be in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Utah. A National Championship will be held in Central Pennsylvania on June 21-23 to select the 2012 team. Team members must qualify each year to earn their position on the team.
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Prez sez . .
I liked the LL Bean presentation at the January meeting. Thanks to John White, Dianna Cummings and Dan Holtzberg. Hope that you liked it as well. We can always use ideas for meetings, so please do not hesitate to give me your ideas. We investigate all leads!
The 2011 Trout Unlimited Annual Meeting will be held in Bend, Oregon, from Sept. 14-17. Fish some of Oregon's finest waters, tour on-the-ground grassroots conservation work and celebrate the conservation successes of the past year with other devoted TU members. Much more information about the meeting agenda and other details can be found on the website, tu.org.
The Fly Tying Course began on Wednesday, January 19th. Our new location is at the Canandaigua YMCA. Jerry Luzum has done another A-1 job. You can hear more and get an update at the next meeting, but for now, a BIG THANK YOU to Jerry.
I'm get'n ready for tax returns now.
~~ C
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An Easy Dropper Loop
Some people have difficulty making the clinch knot on the hook bend. The line has a tendency to slip off,
especially if the hook is barbless, and sometimes the hackle or tail gets in the way. Gene Gautieri,
a guide on Utah's Green River, has a neat trick to avoid these problems — tying the clinch knot in the
tippet material before you attach it to the hook bend. 1. Start by making a small loop in one end of
the tippet material, and put two fingers inside the loop. 2. Next, twist the loop six times. 3. With the tag end,
go through the loop and then back through the second loop created by the tag end and the standing line.
4. Snug up the knot, and you've got a clinch knot with a loop that will slip. Put the loop around the hook bend,
and tighten it up. Voila!
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Getting Packed
GREAT, YOU'VE BLOCKED off the time, rounded up your friends and spent some money on a fishing trip. When it's time to get packed, just a little extra effort will make your life a whole lot easier before and during the trip. Give these ideas a try the next time around.
1. Ditch your rod tubes. Yes, those aluminum rods tubes that came with your rods are pretty much bomb-proof. You could throw them in your suitcase and you wouldn't have to worry at all about damage to your rods. The problem? They're also heavy, unwieldy and often totally unnecessary. Lots of modern angling luggage provides a very safe place for rods just folded up in their "socks." Bags like the Sage DXL Rolling Duffel have a stiff bottom compartment that's perfect for "loose" 4-piece rods and still have plenty of room for fleece, waders, shirts... pretty much anything else that's soft and bulky. As a bonus, that bulky stuff helps to pad your rods inside the big bag.
2. Use packing organizers. Most fishing trips involve multiple stops. You might hit three motels
in Montana in a week. You might overnight in Anchorage on the way to the lodge. Any time you're
going to be in and out of your luggage, packing organizers like the Eagle Creek Pack-It and L.L. Bean
systems keep you well- organized and help you avoid the "sea of gear in a giant bag" syndrome.
They weigh almost nothing, and you'll be amazed at how much more space you have in your bag by keeping
things folded and packed in a little more orderly fashion. No more digging through your bottomless
duffel in the morning — just unzip the "clean boxers" pouch and you're off.
3. Pre-pack your boat bag. Prior to your trip, think hard about what you're going to need when you're out on the water. Pack your boat bag accordingly, at home, before you leave. Organizing your boat bag on the first night of your trip is a pretty bad idea. Loading your boat bag at home makes it a lot more likely that you remember every last little gadget, and besides, you don't really want to spend the first night of the trip alone in your room organizing fly boxes, do you?
4. Know what they've got where you're going. Can you do laundry at the lodge? Do they have loaner waders? Is your fly shop host bringing extra rods in case you break one? Is your buddy bringing the cooler? Do they have your favorite scotch behind the bar? Getting these kinds of questions answered will keep you from over-packing. Really, you and your five buddies don't all need to bring a spare 8-weight.
5. Go for wheels or backpacks. It might not be that far from your car to the check-in counter, and
the rolling duffel bag may cost a little more, but we angler types are expert at packing 50-pound bags.
50-pound bags slung over one shoulder are very bad for your back. Make it just a little easier on
yourself — go for the rolling bag, or at the very least go for the backpack and use both straps.
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For Sale / Help Wanted --
Goodnews River (Alaska) trip: I recently joined the Canandaigua Trout Unlimited. Last year I fished the Goodnews River in Alaska for silver salmon and found the fishing to be excellent. I plan to return to this lodge again this year and am looking for someone to join me.
The Goodnews River flows into the Bearing Sea above the Alaska tree line. There is only one lodge on the river and no commercial fishing.
The trip is fully guided with two fishermen in each boat with casting platforms in front and back to accommodate fly or spin casting. I caught at least thirty silver salmon per day and as many as forty some days in the ten to twelve pound range. I also caught a few king, sockeye, chum, and pinks, as they were near the end of their run. The accommodations are rustic but very comfortable, and the food is excellent.
This is a 6 ½ day fishing trip rated by ESPN TV as "the number one fishing spot in the world".
If you think you are interested, call me at 585-381-0496 before January 5th or call my cell, 585-200-9323, from January 5 – March 20. ~~ Gerald Reinman
10 weight outfit: Sage Xi2 9 foot, 10 weight. 4 pieces. Ross BG6 reel with extra spool. Retail is $630 rod, $415 reel, and $195 spool. Call Bob Mulcahy at 585/889-8591. Best offer.
Wanted: Someone who can help re-design the Chapter web pages. Please contact Jean Chaintreuil if interested: 585/360-1812, or by e-mail, jpc@travela.com. Knowledge of CCS very helpful.
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February 21, Chapter Meeting. Loren Williams and USA Fly Fishing Team.
March 21, Chapter Meeting. Trout fishing in north central PA.
April 18, Chapter Meeting. Howard Beemer, fly fishing the West from a trailer.
May 16, Chapter Meeting. Jay Peck, Atlantic salmon fishing in Central NY.
June 4 and 5, Canandaigua Lake Trout Derby.
June 20, Chapter Picnic. Canandaigua American Legion.