The BUFFER
The
Newsletter of Buckeye United Fly Fishers, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
Volume 23, Issue 10
Web site: http://www.buckeyeflyfishers.com
October 2000
Upcoming B.U.F.F. Events
Jim LeBlond
The excitement is building by the minute for BUFF's Intermediate Fly Tying Classes. The dates are October 5, 12, 19, and November 2. And based upon the group's interest and turn out - we might be willing to extend the class to November 11th too. Here's the line up:
Date
Instructor
Fly
October 5th Joe Guenther Madame "X" October 12th Bob Ireton Prince Nymph x 3 October 19th Dave Ukotter Parachute Adams November 2th Hank Gilliam Muddler Minnow November 11th surprise TBD The class is easy to get to, the directions can be found below. This is just one of the many benefits of your BUFF membership so be sure to come. As a reminder, this is an intermediate level class, so participants are responsible for bringing their own materials and equipment.
Madam X Materials:
Hook: Long shank dry fly hook size 6 or 8 Thread: Yellow 3/O or 6/O Body and tail: Natural or yellow deer hair Head and wing: Deer hair Legs: Round rubber legs - yellow or white
Tools needed: bullet head or a drinking straw to form the head, and the rest of your ordinary fly tying tools.
Prince Nymph Materials:
Hook: TMC 5263,Daiichi 1720, Orvis 1526, or Mustad 9672. Size 6-18. ( suggest 10 or 12 ) Thread: Black, 6/0 Weight: (optional) Lead wire, approx. diameter of hook shank. Tail: Brown goose or turkey biots. Rib: Gold tinsel - size to match size hook you use. Body: Peacock - We will tie using both natural peacock herl and synthetic peacock dubbing. Bring both! Also, bring a Dubbing Loop tool. Legs: Brown or Furnace hackle, sized to match the size you tie. Wing: White goose or turkey biots
Materials needed for the Madam X and the Prince Nymph patterns can be found on Page 5. If you've tied with any of these folks before, you know you're in for a treat. Even if you've tied these flies a thousand times before, I guarantee you'll learn something new from each and every one of them. But you can't learn if you don't show up. So mark it down in your calendar today. Tell your family and friends you're coming, and I hope to see you there!
Directions To The Intermediate Fly Tying Class:
The fly tying classes to be held at Atonement Lutheran Church in Springdale, Ohio will be on Thursdays (Oct 5-12-19 and Nov 2). The directions to Atonement Lutheran Church are as follows:
- Take Exit 41 off I-275 for Route 4.
- Go south on Rt. 4 (toward Springdale, Ohio).
- At the Northland Blvd. and Rt. 4 intersection, there will be a Shell gas station, Wendy's, Walgreen's and Dunkin' Donuts.
- Continue south on Rt. 4, turn right on Cameron Road (about 100 yds.). At this intersection there will be a Grave Yard on your right and Vorhis Funeral Home on the left.
- Continue on Cameron Rd as it makes a 90 degree left turn.
- Entrance to Atonement is on your left about 100 yds from the hard left turn.
- The fellowship hall entrance will be marked with a BUFF sign.
Sneak Preview !
Mike Bryant
Some exciting news about the 2001 B.U.F.F. Sports Show and Banquet. Our keynote speaker will be Mike Lawson of Henry's Fork Anglers. Mike is one of the best known and respected guides in the West. Mike has written several books, articles for many fly fishing magazines, and participated in several videos. You may have seen his article on Henry's Fork in a recent issue of The Fly Fisherman. Mike will be with us for the entire Sports Show and Banquet, providing an entertaining banquet presentation, a Sports Show presentation, as well as be available during the Sports Show.
We have secured the East Gate Holiday Inn again for the 2001 Sports Show and Banquet, but have increased the space. This has proven to be excellent facilities at a reasonable cost, and an easy to reach location for first time attendees. More information about other speakers and exhibitors will be provided in upcoming issues of The BUFFER. Remember to mark your calendar now for February 24, 2001 and plan to bring a friend!!
Pass It On!
Don Prince
Included in this month's Buffer is a full color copy of our new club brochure, complete with directions to our new meeting location. After removing it from your newsletter, fold it into thirds so that the map ends up on the back and the BUFF logo on the front. This is not for you to keep, pass it on to a friend who may be interested in our sport. If you would like more copies, they will be available at club meetings. v
Thanks For Helping! The following members have volunteered to help set-up and/or take-down for the October meeting. Hank Gilliam, Roy Matthews, Bill Schoebel, Carl Schmidt, Bill Riehle, Andy Seiller, Dave Jones, and Claytus Bretz. Thanks Guys!
Don't Pee In The Wiva!!
Dave Uckotter
For the past several years Jayne and I have vacationed at the K - L guest ranch about 20 miles northwest of Augusta Montana on the border of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The ranch is located on the confluence of the north and south fork of the Sun River. We have enjoyed horse back riding in the Rockies, hiking, and of course my favorite, trout fishing in the blue ribbon waters of the north and south forks of the Sun River. Rainbow and cutthroat trout are abundant.
Our host and hostess are Dick and Nancy Klick, who are most gracious. The accommodations are rustic but very comfortable and the food is outstanding. So much for that. Let me tell you about my new found friend and fishing buddy Garrett Hanson. Nancy asked Jayne one afternoon, after she came back from a ride, if I was back at the ranch yet because her grandson wanted to meet me. I got back about 4:30, took off my waders, got in my rocking chair on the porch, put my feet up on the railing and had my usual adult beverage. Jayne told me I may have a visitor sometime before dinner and sure enough down the path comes a miniature cowboy. He was dressed in cowboy boots, jeans, flannel shirt and black cowboy hat.
We had a little idle conversation and I invited him to come up on the porch and have a seat. He sat in the chair beside me, a little bit shy, crossed his legs, took off his cowboy hat placed it on his knee and waited for me to start the conversation. During our conversation I learned he liked to play basketball. He didn't care much for trail riding but liked to ride in the rodeo. He would compete in the pole races and the barrel races. I asked if he did any bulldogging, he said no, he wasn't old enough. He does have his own horse though, his name is Easy.
The conversation eventually got around to fishing and the enthusiasm went through the roof. He said he had a few good spots he fishes and always catches trout. His honey holes were close to the ranch because he wasn't allowed to stray to far. He wanted to start fishing right now. I told him we should wait until after dinner and we could take a try at it.
After dinner he was waiting on the porch of the lodge with his "fly pole" and box of flies. Before we went to the river I wanted to see what I was getting into, I asked him to cast his rod. He stripped off about twenty feet of line and threw it right out in front of him. I asked if he could do that again, he said sure. Twenty feet of line went out just like it is supposed to. I thought this little guy won't be any problem on the river, so we took off to his secret spot.
At his "secret spot" he climbed on a big rock and shot out about 20 feet of line. Incidentally, he can tie on his own fly with an improved clinch knot. I was fishing about 40 feet up stream from Garrett and I was watching him out of the corner of my eye. He got a hit, set the hook and landed a 12 inch rainbow. After about three more fish in about 15 minutes he asked,"
Caught anything yet?"
"No, but I'm trying" I answered.
"Want to use my pole ?"
"No, I'm ok."
"Know what your problem is?" he asked.
"No" I replied.
"Your fly doesn't have wings, you need wings."
He gave me one of his generic flies with wings. I was obligated to tie it on and give it a try. I made my cast, my winged fly hit the water and bang ...a 14 inch rainbow. "See you need wings" he said. After being somewhat humiliated by this mini-fisherman we made a date to go fishing the next evening after dinner. We fished every evening after dinner for the remainder of our stay at the K-L. I would give him some advice on his casting or stripping in a fly and he would give me advice on everything.
One day before dinner he came over to our cabin and asked if I had any leader, he said he was out. I gave him a 9 foot 5X. I asked if he had any tippet....he was out of that also. Not being able to supply him with leader and tippet I decided to show him how to tie his own leaders. One evening after dinner we stayed at the lodge and I showed him how to tie a perfection loop and a surgeons knot. The next day he was to practice his knot tying. The next afternoon he came to our cabin with samples of the knots he had tied that day. He was ready. We tied some leaders and went fishing.
One evening while fishing he put down his "fly pole", went over to a large rock and peed. Walking over to me, zipping up his fly said "you can't pee in the wiva...it kills the fish". Needless to say I'm looking forward to my Montana trip next year to fish with my new little friend. He said he would teach me some rope tricks. If you're ever in Montana in the Bob Marshall, ask for Garrett Hanson. He'll show you how to catch some nice fish in some "nice spots". By the way Garrett is only 7 years old.
B.U.F.F. Conservation Donation
Bob Goldsberry
At the September, 2000 B.U.F.F. Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved a motion to donate $200 to the Highlands Nature Sanctuary. B.U.F.F. has in the past donated monies to this organization whose mission is to bring more wilderness and old growth forests back to eastern North America.
They are now trying to buy a parcel of land called Barrett's Rim - an incredible 114 acres that contains over one mile of cliff face on the Rocky Fork Gorge. This property is adjacent to the Seven Caves.
The organization is offering a hike to see Barrett's Rim on Sunday, October 22 at 1:30 pm. If anyone is interested in going with a group from B.U.F.F., call Bob Goldsberry at 732-0735 for more details.
Thanks!!
Bob and Louise Goldsberry
Bob and I want to thank everyone in the club for their prayers, concerns, flowers and cards we received during his recent illness. Also, a big thanks to all the members who helped out at the meeting and stream monitoring.
NKFF Banquet Is Coming!!
Craig Troescher
Tired of sitting around the house tying flies, why not get out to the social occasion of 2000. NKFF's Millieum 2000 Fall Banquet. Yes, there's another fly fishing club in the Cincinnati area and we're challenging all BUFF members to break with the past and come have some fun with your fly fishing brothers south of the Mason-Dixon line (that's the Ohio River)….
The banquet will be held at the Briarwood Banquet Hall in Hebron, Ky. Saturday, November 4th at 6:00 PM, (One exit west of the airport). It's you're chance to win fantastic gifts chosen especially for you!!! The banquet is less than ˝ the cost of a Bengal's ticket and a couple of beers and at least you'll have a chance to win!!!! Maybe you'll be the lucky person to walk away with 1 of 10 fishing trips, or a Orvis Silver label rod outfit or maybe a $ 325 Renzetti Vice, how about a custom made rod? Sound interesting?? One thing's for sure, if you don't come you've got the same chance as the Bengal's do of winning the Super Bowl….zip, zero, nada, the big goose egg. Get the picture?
You'll need to make a reservation and bring an item to donate for the general raffle table. Early Bird is $28 and cuts off at the October B.U.F.F. meeting, it's $32 after that. Call me for more information….
Craig Troescher 232-0023 (home), 271-5700 (office), 604-6754 (cell) or fishlips60@aol.com (e-mail).
A Note From The Editor
Mike Bryant
We're always looking for ways to improve The Buffer. Last month, I started a new section in the Buffer titled Tips and Techniques. Personally, I'm always looking for new or better ways to improve my fishing, fly tying and rod building. I thought that The Buffer would be an ideal way to share good ideas with each other.
So if you know of a better "mousetrap", let me know by contacting me at the monthly meetings, US mail, or e-mail or calling me (793-6189). If and when I compile enough ideas from you, I'll publish them in The Buffer. Ideally, I would like to do this on a quarterly basis. But it only works if you share your ideas.
This summer, articles on recent fishing trips have become scarcer than water in a Texas lake! I believe that sharing experiences on new waters as well as old favorites is the "fun" part of The Buffer. It's an important way to learn about new places and new people. So, please remember to take a few minutes to retell your story by submitting articles. I'll take your article in about any written form you can get it to me. Don't worry about the grammar or spelling. As editor, I (and my computer) can help with that part.
Finally, after publishing part of Red Lose's journal, I thought it would be interesting to publish photo's of past B.U.F.F. events covering the past twenty years. So if you have any such photos, let me know. Please include any relevant information, such as names, dates and the event. Space permiting in future Buffer's, I will occasionally publish photo's recalling the rich history of B.U.F.F. I promise to return all photos.
East Fork Stream Monitoring
Dave Uckotter
We finally got our East Fork monitoring in on September 19. The weather was just about perfect, the temperature was in the mid 70's and the water temperature was in the low 60's. Bob Goldsberry asked Tom Jones to do the stream monitoring for him because he just wasn't up to it at this time. So Tom recruited Hank Gilliam and me to do the monitoring.
We did our first sampling below the Batavia wastewater discharge in a riffle about 30 feet wide and 2 feet deep. We found the usual insects and after our count we got a water quality rating of "good". Moving up stream about 100 yards above the discharge we sampled a riffle 10 feet wide and 1 foot deep with faster flow than the first sampling. After our count we got a water quality rating of "Excellent".
Bob Goldsberry, who has been sampling this river for the past six years said these ratings were consistent to the rating he had been getting. The insects we found in the monitoring sites were hellgrammites, water penny larvae, clams, crane fly larva, caddis fly larvae, mayfly nymphs, damselfly nymphs, dragonfly nymphs, leeches, snails and crayfish.
After counting bugs we did a little fishing and caught some pumpkin seeds and white bass. Our next stream monitoring of the East Fork will be sometime in November and will be at the 222 park. Any one who would like to join in is more than welcome. You might like to see what you have been wading with in the stream and what the fish are feeding on. Bring your rod and waders....do some fishing....enjoy a great autumn day.
Trout Unlimited Banquet
Rob Messick
The annual TUMadmen Banquet will be held on Saturday October 21, 2000 at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Oh. The banquet will include dinner, slide show, and raffle. The dinner is all you can eat barbecue ribs and chicken dinner with all of the fixings. The raffle will include complete outfits, reels, numerous fishing items, and guided trips.
Schedule: 6:00 - 7:00 Social Hour 7:00 - 8:00 Dinner 8:00 - 9:00 Raffle
Fee is $35. The banquet is TU's primary fund raising event. We would appreciate the attendance of both TU members and non-TU members. If they would like to attend they can contact me Rob Messick at (937) 293-1830 or email me at rmessick@kettering.k12.oh.us.
Registration forms can be down loaded from our website. A link to the TU website can be found on the home page of B.U.F.F.'s webpage www.buckeyeflyfishers.com Thank You for your help.
Membership Renewals
Don Prince
Check the "Dues Expire" date on your Buffer address label to confirm when your annual membership is due for renewal. Renewing on time will avoid interrupting your Buffer subscription, and saves us the cost of special mailings.
Use your annual renewal as an opportunity to update your address, phone number and E-mail address if they have changed. If no changes have occurred, simply mark your check.
There is no need to fill out a membership form for a renewal unless your address or phone number has changed. Mail-in renewal is the most efficient method. Simply mark your renewal check "membership" or "dues", and mail to BUFF, PO Box 42614, Cincinnati, Oh. 45242. You may also renew at monthly club meetings.
Thanks For Helping!
Don Prince
The following members have volunteered to help set-up and/or take-down for the October meeting. Hank Gilliam, Roy Matthews, Bill Schoebel, Carl Schmidt, Bill Riehle, Andy Seiller, Dave Jones, and Claytus Bretz.
FALL STEELHEAD OUTING NOVEMBER 2-5, 2000
Tony Kalbli, GLC Coordinator
The annual Fall Steelhead Outing will take place Nov. 2-5, 2000 at Barothy's Lodge on the Pere Marquette River. The facilities are great and fishing for fantastic steelhead is an adventure you are not likely to forget. Cost for attendees will be $160 per person for the four day/three night stay (Thurs. thru Sun.) and $125 for the three day/two night stay (Fri. thru Sun.)
The cost includes meals for Thursday night, three meals on Friday and Saturday and a continental breakfast Sunday morning. There will be a program (usually) and raffle on Saturday night. In the past Buffers have been very lucky at this event, winning some major prizes.
It is requested that you bring a raffle prize worth a minimum of $10. Profits from the raffle will go to the Great Lakes Council. Time for reservations for this event is very short. If you want to attend this GLC function call Jim Schramm (616)869-5487 immediately or e-mail to: jdschramm@oceana.net. I will probably attend and will be available to assist anyone interested in fishing for these remarkable fish. Call me at 451-1367 (if you can catch me at home)or e-mail kalblial@one.net.
2000 Calendar of Events
OCTOBER
5,12,19, (& Nov 2) Thurs - Intermediate Fly Tying Classes
6-8 Fri-Sun - Nantahala Trip (Bob Ireton).
11 Wed/6pm - BUFF Monthly Meeting @ Deerfield Township Park, Board Nominations
14 Sat - Mad River Stream Monitoring
18 Wed/7pm - BUFF Director's Meeting @ Deerfield Township Park. Members encouraged to attend.
19 Thurs/6:30pm - Tie & Lie. General fly tying and story telling session. Hardee's Restaurant, Batavia (Bob Goldsberry)
21 Sat - TU Banquet 23 Mon - 2001 Calendar Planning.
NOVEMBER
2-5 Thurs-Sat - GLC Council Meeting
8 Wed/6pm - BUFF Monthly Meeting @ Deerfield Township Park -Canned Food Drive, accepting nominations for Board, Flyfisher of the Year, Conservation & Education Grant.
15 Wed/7pm - BUFF Director's Meeting @ Deerfield Township Park. Members encouraged to attend.
16 Thurs/6:30pm - Tie & Lie. General fly tying and story telling session. Hardee's Restaurant, Batavia (Bob Goldsberry)
DECEMBER
13 Wed/6pm - BUFF Monthly Meeting @ Deerfield Township Park - Officer Elections, Fly Fisher of the Year Elections, Finalize Conservation Donations
20 Wed/7pm - BUFF Director's Meeting @ Deerfield Township Park. Members encouraged to attend.
21 Thurs/6:30pm -Tie & Lie. General fly tying and story telling session. Hardee's Restaurant, Batavia (Bob Goldsberry)