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Page 2 OFFICERS Alex Rose, President Melody Weinhandl, President-elect Vacant, Vice President Spencer Amend, Secretary Ed Rate, Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terms expire in 2010 Jamie Gibson Joe Meyer Gene Theriault Brent “Smokey” Weinhandl Terms expire in 2011 Bob Fischer Scott Novotny Bill Wichers Vacant Terms expire in 2012 Casey Leary Neil Ruebush Andrew Sauter Matt Stanton The Backcast is the monthly newsletter of the Wyoming Fly Casters, an affiliate club of the Wyoming Council of Trout Unlimited, the Nature Conservancy and the Federation of Fly Fishers. Editorial content does not necessarily reflect the views of the officers, board or members of the Wyoming Fly Casters. Annual dues are $20 for an individual, $30 for a family, or $250 for a lifetime individual membership or $450 for a lifetime family membership. Visit the club website at www.wyflycasters.org. The deadline for submission of information for each issue is the next to last day of the month. Make contributions to the next issue by e-mailing material to the Backcast editor at ChevPU57@aol.com, or call (307) 436-8774. The Backcast is available either in electronic format or through USPS snail mail. To receive each newsletter through a monthly e-mail, you must be able to open .pdf (Adobe Acrobat, a software format available free of charge) documents. Generally, each issue is roughly 1 MB in size, some are larger. Your e-mail provider may have limits on the size of attachments. In order to be added to the e-mail list, send a request to ChevPU57@aol.com. In addition to receiving each issue of the newsletter earlier than your hard copy peers, e-mail subscribers are able to print each copy in vibrant color -an added plus if the issue is rich in color photographs. By subscribing electronically, you also save the club roughly $17.40 a year in printing and postage expenses.
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Drag-free Drif ts by Alex Rose, President, WFC alexmrose@hotmail.com "The mission of the Wyoming Fly Casters is to promote and enhance the sport of fly fishing, and the conservation of fish and their habitat." -- the mission statement of the Wyoming Fly Casters ecember is a good time to reflect on our successes and failures as a club over the previous year. I'll begin my reflection with our successes. We are, by all accounts, an active club that is engaged and connected to the community. In February, over 15 members represented the club at the Great Rockies Sports Show at the Events Center. In July, the club sponsored a fly tying clinic that attracted over 50 participants from across the state, from Lusk to Cheyenne. Also In July, several club members participated in the Wounded Warriors Healing Waters Project, and taught veterans how to tie flies. Many of the veterans had recently served in Iraq or Afghanistan. In August, club members sponsored the North Platte River Clean up, and with the assistance of guides and volunteers, cleaned up the river and access points. On Sept. 10 - 12, over 15 Fly Casters participated in the Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Expo at the Events Center, and taught children about fish, bugs, and casting. According to Trout Unlimited representatives at the recent state council meeting, the Wyoming Fly Casters belong to the most active fly fishing club in the state. For example, one TU representative told Darren Bulow that the Jackson chapter of TU has 350 members, but only about 30 members attend two annual meetings. The Wyoming Fly Casters meet every month, and we have approximately 35 members attend the meetings. A different TU representative told Bulow that if you took every TU chapter in the state, combined them, and had a meet-
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ing, 35 people would show up. And this fall, with the Lusby easement court case, some club members provided information to Judge Park, statements that helped the judge reach a decision that benefits anglers and hunters, and ensures our access to this critical access point on the North Platte River. We have outings, fly tying sessions, an excellent web site and a first-class newsletter. Over this last year, we have taken long strides to "enhance the sport of fly fishing." So with these successes behind us, where have we stumbled? This last fall, the club had the opportunity to pursue a $10,000 grant from Wyoming Trout Unlimited for a local conservation project. Even though we are affiliate of TU, and not a chapter, we could have still been considered for this grant. We didn't apply for the grant. Also, we didn't apply for a 2010 Wyoming Game and Fish commisioner's elk/deer/antelope license, which guarantees a big game license. Last year, the license raised $9,000 for the club. As a club, we need to identify conservation and river enhancement projects, and then pursue the funding for these projects. And we shouldn't let significant fund raising opportunities slip through the cracks. Of course, the club isn't perfect, as we are not perfect. (My wife reminds me I'm not perfect.) But there's always room for improvement. And my hopes are that, in 2010, we have conservation and river enhancement projects identified, with cost estimates attached. That way, when future grant and fund raising opportunities become available, we are ready to seize opportunities. We need a conservation agenda in place, so that we can accomplish more in the area of the "conservation of fish and their habitat." I hope to see you at the Christmas party. Have a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and fish every chance you get in 2010.
Cover shot: Don Jelinek with a rainbow from Alcova Reservoir’s Black Beach.
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Christmas Party! Wednesday, Dec. 9, 6:00 p.m., IWL Clubhouse Tickets for Christmas party are available at the Ugly Bug Fly Shop and the Platte River Fly Shop. Cost is $10.00 per person. Also Ed Rate has tickets available (call 237-9667). The deadline for picking up tickets is Dec. 2 to give us time to let caterer know how much food to prepare. If you are unable to pick up tickets prior to the above date, but plan to attend, please send money to the club at P. O. Box 2881, Casper, 82602, or let Rate know by the ticket deadline. We will collect your money at the party if not received at post office. The meal is being provided by Bullwhip Catering. The menu includes grain fed smoked pork ribs, apple smoked chicken breast, BBQ beef brisket, choice of side dishes, choice of salad, rolls and butter. Members are encouraged to bring desserts. Here are some snapshots of proposed activities following the dinner: Christmas Fly Tie the gaudiest, most imaginative fly on a holiday theme in Christmas colors and assorted materials. All creations should have an appropriate name. The only requirement for an entry is that it be tied to a hook. Gift certificates are to be awarded to the first three places ($25, $15 and $10). An impartial jury (the membership) is to select the winners. Fly Walk Tie up a half dozen flies and wrap them in a holiday package. Remember which ones are yours. All those participating will walk around a couple of tables where the small packages are haphazardly arranged. When the holiday music stops, participants are to grab one of the packages. The walk resumes until the music stops again, and again until all flies are removed from the tables. No kicking, gouging, cutting in line or bribery is permitted. Slide Show This is a PowerPoint presentation on the many
activities, functions and outings the club has held over the past year or two. This year’s program is approximately 15 minutes long and is set to music and without narration. More humor at the expense of some club members has been injected into the 2009 edition. After the first two minutes of the program, if your ribs are not hurting from laughter, you need an appointment with Doc Burgfechtel to splint your funny bone. White Elephant Exchange Wonder what to do with that odd, useless object that’s been sitting in the garage or attic collecting dust? Place it in a box, wrap it in Christmas paper, and place it under the tree for the white elephant exchange. In previous years, items such as doorknobs, steering wheels, Christmas tree lights, and wind chimes have been shared in the exchange. But some real gems have also been given. The order for selection is to be decided by lots. No. 1 picks his “prize,” and opens it. Number two can either raid No. 1’s present, or select another from under the tree. If he picks No. 1’s, then No. 1 has to pick again. Then it’s up to No. 3, No. 4, etc. until everyone has had an opportunity to pick a present. The one drawing the last number has the advantage of getting the best prize by stealing it from his precedessors. All in good humor, of course. And you could always use your gift for next year’s white elephant exchange. Drawings for Gift Certificates Two winning tickets are to be drawn, with both featuring gift certificates to the two fly shops. The first is the membership (remember dropping a ticket into the bucket for attending each meeting?) for $100. The second is from the bait box containing non-winning tickets from the raffles conducted during the last eleven months, for $200.
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Tailing Loops
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by Randy Stalker, Backcast editor chevPU57@aol.com Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. – Ernest Hemingway
X CADDIS Hook: TMC 100 #14-24 Thread: 8/0 Olive Shuck: Brown Zelon Body: Olive Superfine or Antron Dubbing Wing: Natural deer hair The X-Caddis comes from Yellowstone fishing guru Craig Matthews. Craig is the guy who brought us the Sparkle Dun and a host of other effective patterns, trademarked by their simplicity. I like the XCaddis in smaller sizes, from 18-24, although it certainly holds its own in bigger sizes as well. It imitates a caddis with the shuck still attached, but I think its general profile can match many different isects in various stages of emergence. Start the tying thread about an eye length back from the hook eye and build a smooth thread base back to the bend. Tie in a small clump (about half a strand for a #16) of Zelon for the shuck just behind the eye of the hook. Dub the body from the bend of the hook up to just behind the eye with a slight taper. Cut, clean and stack a small clump of deer hair. Measure the hair against the hook shank so it matches the length of the hook. Cut the clump of deer hair to the length of the hook and hold it in place with the butt ends of the hair just behind the eye of the hook. Place two loose turns of thread over the hair just behind the hook eye. Pull the thread TOWARD YOU to tighten it while holding the long tip ends of the hair in place on top of the hook. Wrap the thread forward and secure the butt ends in place. Trim the Zelon shuck to about a shank length long.
it was not your typical November day at Alcova Reservoir. The usually dreadedly reliable wind was conspiciously absent, the water surface was glassine and the shore of Sandy Beach was devoid other fishermen. A perfect day. Well, almost. The fish were not as cooperative as the weather. Fish, were, however, caught. November and December are usually highly productive months for fishing Alcova’s many beaches, as the fish are putting on the feed bag for the approaching winter. It is not uncommon for those pre-ice fishing days to produce double figures of nice trout, most of them in the put-and-take size, but occasionally a 16 incher will be brought to the net. The standard arsenal of jumbo bug-
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gers, leeches and crawfish were refused with regularity for the first two hours. However, across the lake, at Cottonwood Beach, Joe Meyer, Spencer Amend and the gang were having a banner day using their Harley Reno Streamliner jig patterns. I then tied on a pattern I copied from a fly-fishing show filmed in ... ah, dare I say, Canada. The host called the pattern a micro-leech. It was tied on a size 14 nymph hook, with a tungsten bead at the head. Red maribou was used for the tail, body and collar of the fly. rib of fine gold wire was optional. It was much smaller than the patterns I usually fling at the fish at Alcova. But I gave one a try. I tied it behind a size 8 bugger. I was using a sinking line, while Chef Ptomaine was throwing a sink-tip. Neither of us had a floating line, although I brought along a clear intermediate on an extra spool. Cast after cast after cast. Nothing. In desperation, I switched to the intermediate. Boom! I discovered the fish were suspended just below the surface and they showed a preference for this diminuative fly. Sure, some fish were caught, but not like in previous years. I guess I’ll just have to give Alcova another try, this time with more microleeches. And switch to a floating line. Or, better yet, perhaps Joe or Spencer could be coaxed to part with some of their Streamliner patterns. Maybe a trade is in the works ... (if you guys are reading this, I’ll have some micro-leeches available for a personal fly swap during the Christmas party). I’ll also be tying up a half dozen for the fly walk. • My November fish was caught, get this, on a dry fly at Cardwell. No, I was bounced from the catch-a-fish-a-month competition last winter. Throwing the usual nymph rig was not showing any results. I noticed some rising fish in a stretch just above the riprap hole. I tied on a size 24 RS2 . A nice rainbow sucked it in. The only fish of the day.
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The Polar Bear Outing is set for New Year’s Day The first outing of the year will be held on New Year's Day. The annual Polar Bear Outing has been popular and well attended since its inception several years ago. It has become a tradition. We hope you will plan to be there. Here's what to do: Gather your fishing buddies (or go by yourself) and decide where to go fishing. That could be at Alcova, Cardwell, Miracle Mile, Grey Reef, etc. You decide. Go fishing. Enjoy the catching.When you need to warm up, proceed to The Sunset Bar and Grill at Alcova, across from the Grey Reef Dam turnoff, for a no host lunch. Wait until at least 11:30 to head to the bar. The Sunset will have plenty of green chili and their full menu will also be available for you. Order what you want and enjoy the camaraderie with your fellow club members. If desired, you can hit the water again after lunch. Remember to purchase your 2010 fishing license before you fish that day and remember that if you drink something stronger than water or soda to do so responsibly. For more information contact Dick DePaemelere at 234-2594. See you on the first. Happy New Year!
M Y F LY B OX . . . D I C K D E P A E M E L E R E
Letter to the editor
Want more info on aquatic insects and their imitations? The presentation was really great last night (Dr. Wayne Hubert’s program on invertebrates in the North Platte River). I have a book for people if they have a little more interest in finding out exactly what the bugs they find are and what they closely match. It is really heavy in the zoology side of biology but it has really good information in it. “An Anglers Guide to Aquatic Insects and Their Imitations,” was written by Rick Hafele and Scott Roederer. Just thought I would let you know if you wanted to pass it on to anyone else. Ty Hallock
Lyin’ and Tyin’ clinics return The next one is Dec. 12 at 9 a.m.
The Lyin' and Tyin' clinics will be held this year at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The next session for this season is Dec. 12. The clinics will be held between 9:00 to noon. Other dates include: Jan. 16, Feb. 13 and Mar. 13. For new members not familiar with these clinics, they provide an excellent opportunity for tiers of all skill levels to socialize while tying flies. The sessions are also a great opportunity for beginning fly tiers to learn from the experienced tiers, and to get one-on-one tips and instruction regarding the art of tying. New members or beginning tiers simply show up with a vice and materials, and the pros will show, step-by-step, how to tie bugs.
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Spring banquet committee seeks items for raffle The spring banquet committee is seeking items to be raffled off at the April banquet. Examples of items: An antique, bamboo fly rod, fly tying equipment, float tubes, and boxes of flies. If you have something of value to donate that would make a nice raffle item and raise money for the club, please contact Joe Meyer, 235-1316.
PRFS goes green! Recycle worn waders into new fishing products Spencer Amend and Matt Stanton (center) show Rick Hostetler, left, and Dave Sweet of Trout Unlimited, the donor recognition plaque at Cardwell on Friday, Nov. 20. Dave mentioned that TU would be interested in helping the WFC on similar conservation or access projects in the future. Several TU members from around the state were hosted by WFC fly-tossers for a day of fishing at the Cardwell access during the TU state meeting in Casper which was held that weekend at the Ramada Inn.
Don’t let your old waders go to the landfill; they can now be recycled. Please drop off your old unwanted breathable waders at the Platte River Fly Shop. Mark Boname reports the old waders are being refashioned into wallets and chest packs.
Game & Fish works to bolster roundtail chubs Most people have never seen, nor even heard of a roundtail chub. Of those who have, many don't realize they exist in the waters of southwest Wyoming, or that Pinedale area waters are home to the northernmost population of this fish. This native fish is a large member of the minnow family, growing to about a foot long and is found mostly in warm water streams of the Colorado River Basin. "I had come across some roundtail chubs in a lot of the warm water streams while working in Utah," says Pete Cavalli, Pinedale fish biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. "But, when I first moved to Pinedale and heard we had some in area lakes, I was shocked." When Cavalli found it to be true he immediately started thinking of ways to help local populations. The roundtail chub, along with the flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker have all become prominent fixtures in the minds of fish managers in the Colorado River Basin, due to dwindling numbers of these species throughout their historic ranges.
The roundtail chub was petitioned for listing as an endangered species in the Colorado River Drainage below Glen Canyon Dam in 2003. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service deemed that it was "warranted but precluded," meaning the petition was justified, but other species were in greater need of their conservation resources at the time. In 2004, in an effort to head off potential listing of all three species, the six states across their range, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, signed a multi-state conservation plan to try and restore their populations. During the past several years, Pinedale fish biologists have been documenting where populations occur, estimating relative abundance and marking some fish to determine growth rates and find out if there were any movements of fish between lakes. Cavalli found relatively healthy populations in Little Halfmoon, Halfmoon and Burnt Lakes, with lesser populations in Fremont, New Fork and Willow lakes. "I don't know of any other lake populations of roundtail chubs, let alone any population this far
north at such high elevation with water temperatures this cold," said Cavalli. This past August, Cavalli and his crew took the next step to help increase distribution of the fish by arranging for a transplant from Little Halfmoon Lake to Scab Lake. "We chose Scab Lake because it has similar habitat and it doesn't hold highly predacious fish, such as lake or brown trout," said Cavalli. There is a growing belief that lake trout may have a detrimental effect on roundtail chub populations. A graduate study to learn more about this relationship is currently being conducted by the University of Wyoming. Still, some may question, 'why spend any time on a fish that most people don't fish for or eat?' Cavalli says the fact that the fish could be listed as endangered is reason enough to care. "As a fish manager, it is my responsibility to keep our aquatic systems as intact as possible, and that includes managing for all native nongame species as well. They play an important part in the system and it would be irresponsible if we didn't work to keep the entire system healthy," Cavalli said.
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Bylaw amendment vote set for Jan. 13 by Alex Rose Joe DeGraw resigned as president of the Wyoming Fly Casters this summer, due to his relocation to Laramie. Following his resignation, there was confusion as to which officer is supposed to become president: The vice president, or president-elect? Unfortunately, the answer to this question is vague in in the club's bylaws. So, in the interest of clarity, On Oct. 21, the board of directors voted to change the wording of the bylaws, in Article III, Section 7. This part addresses the responsibilities of the president-elect position. The current wording states: "The
president-elect shall assume the duties of president upon the completion of the elected president's term." The board voted to amend the sentence to the following: "The presidentelect shall assume the duties of president upon the completion of the elected president's term, or upon his or her death or resignation." Although the board may propose changes to the bylaws, the general membership must vote on proposed changes, in order to amend our bylaws. There will be a vote at the general membership meeting on Jan. 13 regarding the proposed change to the bylaws.
Program aims to bring fly-fishing to the Wyoming school systems Fly-fishing demands extensive knowledge of aquatic invertebrates, physical skills refined through an almost metaphysical apprenticeship, fed by a personal fortune as high as the alpine streams inhabited by native cutthroat trout. People who believe such nonsense spend way too much time with their noses stuck in catalogs from Orvis, Sage or Winston. Fly-fishing can easily be learned and pursued by anyone. Even a sixth grader. That’s the approach of Frank Comiskey, a teacher and educator with the National Fly-Fishing in Schools Program. He is embarking on a project to introduce fly-fishing to Wyoming schools. The NFFS program is a nationwide effort to introduce the positive lifetime activity of fly-fishing to students in grades 6-12. "Fly-fishing in Schools" fosters awareness about the out-of-doors, conservation, and resource stewardship. NFFSP works in partnership with state fish and wildlife agencies and a network of groups interested in teaching our youth how to fly fish. The NFFSP program has 3 curricula: one for middle schools grades 6-8, one for high schools grades 9-12 and one for colleges and universities. The curricula was specifically created to address a broad and inclusive framework of national academic standards.
"Cast A Fly...Catch A Student", is designed to leave no student behind. The standard program consists of an "in school" unit of two weeks duration. The program teaches students how to cast a fly rod in the school gym. Easy-to-administer and easy-to-teach, the curriculum is not only fun and engaging for both student and teacher, it also leads to: better grades, improved physical fitness, better understanding and respect for outdoor activity and increased stewardship of our environment and natural resources. To those ends, the WFC is being invited to join as a partner. Comiskey hopes to perhaps entertain the WFC during a regular membership meeting in 2010 to explain the program. In the meantime, he is working to get his message out -- that sixth through twelfth graders should learn fly-fishing skills just as they do swimming, football, basketball or volleyball. Learning to cast a fly line in an indoor gym is not the same as punching a fly into the wind, but anyone can learn the basic skills with the right instruction. The ideal place and time is during P.E. classes. Participating pilot schools receive an outfit including ten rods and reels and assorted equipment, a teaching textbook and companion CD. The kits cost participating schools between $2000 and $3000 each. To contact Comiskey, call 333-2398.
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BRAG BOARD From the membership
Alex Rose with a 22 inch rainbow from his favorite fishing hole, Fremont Canyon, in late November. He caught the whopper on a streamer.
Top, Spencer Amend with 19 inch brown, from Joe Meyer’s “secret” pond in early November. And on the bottom, a 20 inch rainbow caught by Joe during the same afternoon.
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G&F expands electrofishing on the Green River Fish biologists with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Pinedale recently completed this year's fish sampling on the Green River, obtaining important information on fish population trends for more than 130 stream miles from Green River lakes to Fontenelle Reservoir. Historically, fish biologists have sampled several different sections of the popular fishery between Green River Lakes and LaBarge to get a picture of the fish population and compare it to data from previous years. This year however, biologists were able to collect data on two new sections, adding to an extensive data set that goes back to the early 1950s. "Several sections of the river have been studied for years," says Darren Rhea, Pinedale Fisheries Biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. "However, other sections have received relatively little attention." Of particular interest this year were the extreme upper section below Green River Lake and the lower section just above Fontenelle Reservoir. Both reaches are annually stocked with trout and attract large numbers of anglers, but information on these fish populations has been lacking. This year's survey work conducted near the town of LaBarge yielded a population estimate of roughly 150 trout per mile. Of the fish captured, nearly onethird were adult cutthroat trout, likely the result of Wyoming Game and Fish stocking efforts in the river. "I was excited to see a relatively large number of adult cutthroat," says Rhea, "indicating that our stocking efforts are contributing to diversity and increased opportunities across several miles of the river." The section below Green River Lake yielded slightly fewer fish, but indicated a greater contribution of wild reproduced fish than previously thought. "Our management practices for this section of the river historically relied on a large number of hatchery fish," says Rhea. "Thanks to our sampling efforts, we will be better able to adjust our stocking rate to conform with natural reproduction and angling pressure." At times, anglers have expressed concern over the use of electrofishing
Russ Newton caught this large, fat rainbow at the Wyoming Fly Caster's Memorial Access Area (the Speas Rearing Station) in late October. The rainbow was estimated to weigh between six and seven pounds.
and what effect it might have on the fish population. However, Rhea assures anglers that electrofishing is generally harmless and has little to no effect on the Green River fishery. Electrofishing is a common scientific survey method that has been used by fish biologists throughout the country for many years, and requires USFWS certification to be used in Wyoming. Boats, equipped with generators and electrodes that dip into the water, slowly float downstream producing an electrical current that temporarily immobilizes the fish causing them to float to the surface. This allows fish biologists to catch them with a dip-net and drop them into a live well on the boat. Within minutes, the fish recover and are back to normal. "Electrofishing is generally harmless to trout, which are captured and removed from the electric field immediately" says Rhea. "Unfortunately, some other nontarget fish such as white sucker (nonnative invasive) and occasionally mountain whitefish (native) do experience some mortality." Mortality of a few individuals of these species is not uncommon and anglers will occasionally report seeing dead fish along the bottom of the river immediately after electrofishing work has been completed. "Though the mortality of some native whitefish is undesirable, these population estimates
are a very important management tool allowing us to monitor fish populations. Additionally, years of evaluation have shown no negative lasting impacts to those native fish populations." One other consequence of electrofishing is that captured trout are temporarily displaced downstream within holding tanks aboard the biologist's watercraft. Though they may not immediately return to the exact location of their capture, studies have demonstrated that most trout will return to their favorite spot within a matter of a few days, showing strong fidelity for specific locations in the river. "Anglers occasionally will report that fish were not in the same spot or disappeared from the river following the completion of electrofishing," says Rhea, "Actually, the fish are all still there and doing well, they may just have moved around a little bit and given enough time will return" Rhea encourages interested anglers to stop by the Pinedale Game and Fish Office or give him a call to discuss electrofishing and fisheries management of the Green River. Interested persons may contact the Pinedale Game and Fish Office at 1-800-452-9107 (in-state only) or 307-367-4353 for more information on the Green River or other Pinedale area fisheries.
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Wildlife Heritage Foundation seeks applications for habitat projects The Wildlife Heritage Foundation of Wyoming, on behalf of the Wyoming Governor's Big Game License Coalition (WGBGLC), is accepting applications for projects to be funded by the sales of Gov. Dave Freudenthal's 2010 complimentary big game hunting licenses. By statute, the governor can receive up to 20 complimentary big game licenses (5 bighorn sheep, 5 moose, and 10 elk/deer/antelope) each year. Since 2003, Gov. Freudenthal has selected the Wildlife Heritage Foundation to administer the sales of his complimentary licenses through the WGBGLC to fund projects in Wyoming. According to Craig Showalter, president and CEO for the Wildlife Heritage Foundation, proceeds from the sales of the licenses are put to work for wildlife through an efficient and controlled process, one that is accountable to both hunting and conservation communities. "While sales of the governor's licenses may occur at banquets held out-ofstate, 90 percent of the proceeds raised from those sales are returned directly to Wyoming to benefit Wyoming's wildlife," Showalter said. "And, in addition to helping raise funds, which benefit Wyoming's wildlife, those out-of-state sellers typically invest some of their proceeds back into our wildlife resource."
To date, the WGBGLC has raised approximately $2.7 million, of which $2.2 million has been dedicated to projects on the ground. The WGBGLC Project Proposal Form and a list of past projects can be found at http://whfw.org/governor.asp In April 2010, the Wyoming Governor's Big Game License Coalition will meet in Casper to select projects for 2010. Project requests can range from preserving big game migration corridors, enhancing habitats for spawning cutthroat trout, educating the public about wildlife conservation, conservation easements and permanent land management, helping collect much-needed wildlife data, and other types of projects. Showalter said interested organizations are encouraged to apply, and the general public may also apply, if they feel they have a worthwhile project. Applicants are reminded that no project proposals will be accepted on the old forms. Also, proposals must be submitted in one complete package (to include maps, budget, photos, etc.) all in one attachment. Project proposal requests for 2010 must be submitted electronically on the proper application form (revised 909) no later than Feb. 1, 2010 to Kevin.Hurley@wgf.state.wy.us and Melodee.Marienthal@wgf.state.wy.us
Don’t add felt-soled boots to your Christmas wish list The New Mexico Game Commission will be considering proposed changes to New Mexico's fishing rules at its Dec. 3 meeting in Hobbs, so the Department of Game and Fish is holding public meetings and accepting comments to help determine the proposals that will be submitted to the commission. One change should be of interest to Wyoming fishermen, because the Cowboy State may not be far behind in imposing similar laws and policies. "Banning the use of felt-soled waders and wading boots in public waters beginning April 1, 2011. Felt-soled boots have been implicated in the spread of whirling diseases, chytrid fungus, rock snot, New Zealand mud snails, and other aquatic invasive species. "The proposal is an effort to limit the risk of the spread of disease and aquatic invasive species. These species are problems for native and non-native wildlife, and can cause economic problems."
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STREAMSIDE CHEF by Baren Dulow
Asian grilled trout fillets In addition to being inexpensive, trout has nutritional benefits to offer, particularly for a low-carb diet. A three-ounce cooked portion provides around 130 calories, 22 grams of protein, 5 grams of healthy fats and no carbohydrates. Whether you bring it home from the lake after a day of line-fishing or from the fish counter at the supermarket, including trout in your diet can help you meet the heart-health recommendation of dining on fish twice per week. Measure the thickness of the fillet – and if you are placing ingredients on the fillet and rolling it, measure the final thickness. For every one-inch of thickness, cook your trout for 10 minutes. This works for all methods except frying. And the 10-minute rule applies to other types of fish as well. Ingredients 4 (6 ounces each) trout fillets 2 tablespoons sesame oil Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup sesame seeds 2 to 3 drops hot pepper sauce Juice and minced zest of a lemon Fresh cilantro leaves Preparation Preheat grill to medium-hot. Rub trout with some of the sesame oil, making sure you don’t touch the oil after you’ve touched the fish. Season with salt and pepper. Place trout in a fish grill basket. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining oil, sesame seeds, pepper sauce, lemon juice and zest. Grill trout for 5 minutes. Turn and baste cooked side. Grill for 3 to 5 minutes more. Baste again and serve garnished with cilantro. Serves four.
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BRAG BOARD From the membership Dennis Bienvenu (immediate right) and Greg Groves at Alcova Lake with "Fishing With Joe" group in early November. Sixteen members were present. Everbody hooked fish but not all were landed. If anybody else wants to be included in the next "F.W.J." group, call Joe at 235-1316.
LIBRARY CORNER by Spencer Amend Secretary, WFC Some members may not be aware of the WFC DVD/Video library. Through the efforts of board members Bill Wichers and Bob Fischer, with a bit of help from yours truly, members have available a host of DVD titles sure to expand your knowledge and skills. The library is maintained and videos can be checked out at the Ugly Bug. Please check out only one video at a time, and return them promptly. OK: these videos might not immediately make you able to fish a dry fly like Bill Mixer, catch fish anywhere like Joe Meyer, cast into the wind like Marty Robinson, or sniff out the big ones like Alex Rose, but I’m betting they will add enjoyment to your fishing and put more fish on your lines. Partly as a reminder, and partly to try and stimulate your use of the library, for the next several months I’ll be reviewing a “video of the month.” I hope it will encourage you to take up systematic pursuit of additional knowledge; I know it will be beneficial for me. Tight Lines! Advanced Techniques for Fly Fishing Stillwaters, with Denny Rickards, 2007. Think Alcova or Walker-Jenkins or Goldeneye. Or think the ponds along 33-Mile. This guy has a lot for us to consider when we’re fishing the still waters of lakes and ponds. He references an earlier, introductory video, but I believe that most Flycasters are able to jump right into his “advanced techniques.” The video cover says that Rickards is obsessed with large trout. He certainly proves it with some of the shots on the video. I had to watch his video twice because I was so distracted the first time by all the big fish he was catching; he obviously had access to some trophy trout water. He advocates working to balance fly selection, leader, line and retrieve to be successful. He divides the water into 3 zones, vertically. The top down to about 4 feet depth; from 4 feet down to as much as 30 feet; and the bottom 2-3 feet. He says we can ignore the middle zone. He likes to fish emergers in the top zone, or midges, with either a hand twist retrieve or a short pull and pause retrieve. And he fishes the bigger stuff in the bottom zone. When fishing new water, or water under different conditions, he advocates starting to fish
with the top zone, then going to the bottom zone if necessary. Fish are more selective on patterns/colors in the top zone and more opportunistic feeders in the bottom zone. He believes in the “dark flies for dark conditions and light flies during bring conditions” approach. If they’re not on top, they’re down; duh. Leeches and buggers early and late in the day and early and late in the season. Think about what your fly is trying to imitate and work it accordingly. He advocates sinking lines: intermediate and type 2. The intermediate is the slowest full sinking line. He likes clear or “camo” lines for open water. And he likes 12’ leaders: says they don’t spook fish as badly and will lay flies down more softly. He uses 3X fluorocarbon tippet (even for small flies) tied with a loop knot that he says retains 100 percent knot strength. Move your casts around; and you move around. Don’t spend all your time in one spot; if it’s a hot spot where you regularly catch fish, move on after you catch a fish or two and rest it, then return. He says the most productive fishing areas on still waters are shallow shorelines and drop offs, where fish go to feed. He recommends putting your rod tip right on the water when making your retrieve to keep slack out of the line and improve hooking percentages. He says to fish a fly that you have confidence in; otherwise you won’t stick with it long enough to be successful. He defines presentation as your ability to make the fish eat your fly. He thinks that most of us probably retrieve our flies too fast for the conditions we are fishing. He mentions that in fishing lakes, we are likely to have to make longer casts than when we’re fishing streams or rivers. Some of his suggestions for float tube or pontoon boat fishers include don’t travel along the shoreline (as the fish do) and don’t get out too far. He ends with a plea to be considerate of other fishers on the water. Provide help if appropriate and certainly do not interfere with someone else’s activities. Marcene glanced up during the video and declared it “boring;” but I think she must have gotten caught in his discussion on lines, leaders and knots. This video is one that I can recommend to fellow Flycasters who want to be more successful on the still waters (if Wyoming waters can ever be described as “still”). It has certainly provided me with some new ideas.
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Sauger in Wind River drainage get annual checkup Throughout Wyoming, sauger populations have declined, but the populations in the Bighorn-Wind River remain a valuable sport fishery. In an effort to continue to protect the Wind River population, Game and Fish biologists have conducted several studies with the University of Wyoming to enhance understanding of this important native sportfish. Saugers are adapted to large, un-dammed, slow-moving rivers with warm, muddy water. Populations were once widely distributed throughout North America. Numbers and distribution have been reduced due to damming of rivers that block migration routes and result in a loss of river habitat, competition with introduced species, over harvest and hybridization with walleye. In Wyoming, saugers are native to the North Platte, BighornWind, Tongue and Powder River drainages. They no longer occur in the North Platte drainage and are rare in the Tongue and Powder River drainages. Because of the problems they face in Wyoming today they are classified as a State Species of Special Concern. Genetically pure populations still occur in the Bighorn-Wind Rivers. "The Wind River sauger population is one of the few pure wild populations left in the entire Missouri River drainage," said Game and Fish Fisheries Supervisor Kevin Johnson. "Most populations of sauger have been contaminated with saugeye, a sauger-walleye hybrid. The overall population in the Wind River is relatively small and could be impacted easily. The study we are con-
ducting will give us a better understanding of this population and hopefully help us protect it from impacts." Sauger research in the Wind River involved three University of Wyoming graduate students, who researched occurrence, habitat use and movement of adult and juvenile saugers. This laid the groundwork for Game and Fish biologists to manage the species. "As part of a long-term sauger management plan, we have begun returning to some of the survey sites established by the graduate students to monitor the population," said Johnson. "Data collected from these sites should allow us to monitor the trends in sauger numbers." Game and Fish biologists sample these sites by electrofishing, which involves running an electric current into the water to stun fish. "Electrofishing is a practice that allows us to quickly collect fish from a stretch of river, giving us a good look at sauger numbers," said Johnson. "It is a method we prefer because it is not harmful to fish and we can release them back to the river with little to no mortality." Biologists monitor the entire Wind River drainage but focus much of their time on the Little Wind and the Popo Agie Rivers as these provide important spawning areas for sauger. The study is a cooperative effort among Game and Fish, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wind River Indian Reservation. "Much of the sauger habitat monitored is located on the Reservation and this study would not be possible without
"The Wind River sauger population is one of the few pure wild populations left in the entire Missouri River drainage."
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Wyoming Fly Casters Monthly Newsletter The following article is an excerpt from the electronic book, Hunt - Don’t Pray - for Fish, Techniques and Strategies for Fly Fishing from a Drift Boat, written by Harley W. Reno, Ph.D., a friend of the Wyoming Fly Casters and occasional program presentor. The entire content is copyrighted by the author, and is used here with his permission. The CD is available for purchase through the Federation of Fly Fishers, and 80 percent of the $25 cost of each CD is being donated by the author back to the federation for its conservation and education funds. In the coming months, other chapters of Dr. Reno’s book are to be featured in the Backcast.
Drift boat fishing 101 Chapter 11: Environments and Habitats (Part 2) oulder or Large Rock-The upstream face of a large rock or boulder has a pocket of quiet water just big enough to hold one large, sometimes two, fish. The pocket is formed by the current striking the face of a boulder or rock square, being echoed back upstream, and splitting, with half flowing around each side of the rock. Downstream of the rock, divided components progressively rejoin, forming a narrowing tongue of quiet water. The currentless tongue always holds fish, and, as a general rule, the narrower and longer the currentless tongue is, the larger the resident fish are. Uprooted Tree-The upstream portion of an uprooted tree is typically the root mass. Upstream of the root mass is a pocket of quiet water large enough to hold one or two fish. Downstream, the trunk covers the currentless tongue. A forbidding tangle of branches usually droops over or bounces in the fast currents on either side of the trunk. Nonetheless, there are fish lazing in the quiet water under the trunk and swimming in quieter places amongst limbs. Those fish are always ready and waiting to dart out into the current after drifting food. Logjam-Logjams usually occur where
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the river or stream is forced into a series of tight turns. During high water, deadfall along banks and trees felled into the water by bank erosion or beavers are swept away. Sometimes those trees are deposited where high water broke over the banks of tight turns, other times they collect in narrow passages, or they are stranded at the heads of newly formed channels or cuts through gravel bars. A logjam has the foundation timbers solidly anchored in the bank or buried deep in gravel and sediments. The trunks of most timbers are angled downstream. Water rushing into a logjam is swift, being both forced downward under the leading edge of the logjam and deflected parallel to the face of the logjam. The sudden change in angular direction of the water scours a deep hole under the pile of logs. Gravel scoured from under logs is deposited as a hump just downstream of the logjam. Smaller fish always can be found alongside and downstream of a logjam. Big fish live under the logjam and along the bottom of the upstream face of the hump; they habitually feed on whatever is swept under the logjam and/or forced upward and over the upstream face of the hump. Tangle of Trees-A tangle of trees
may occur anywhere: for example, along the bank, amassed in midstream, or sunken in quieter waters of deep holes just downstream of a constriction in the channel. As trees drift downstream during high water, trunks sometimes get jammed into the gravel and are silted over. Immediately, more gravel and silt begin piling around and over bases of the stranded trees, burying the trees deeper and deeper in the bottom. The tops of stranded trees begin catching debris and other drifting trees. Soon there is a tangled mess of timbers in and above the water. The submerged portion of a tangle of trees is a chaotic mass of gravel and intertwined trunks. Fish, especially big fish, concentrate among the tangles of anchored trunks and intertwined limbs. The older and more stable the tangle, the more fish that live in and among the logs and debris. Bend in the Stream-Water always moves faster along the deeper, outside edge of a bend than along the shallower inside edge. Some food swept around the bend inevitably drifts inward towards the shallow, slower edge, where it settles to or bounces over the bottom. Fish are always found along the steep interface between the faster and slower water. That interface
is a vertical shearing plane. Typically, the shearing plane is flanked along the shallow side by a ledge composed of gravel and brush. Fish often feed in the slower, shallower water and escape danger by diving into the brush or deeper, faster water beyond the shearing plane. Backwater-The current inside a backwater moves at right angles to that of the main stream. The distribution of fishes in a backwater is influenced seasonally. During the warmer months, fish are always holding in the L-shaped shearing plane, especially along that portion of the shearing plane next to the fast water of the main stream. Food drifting in the fast current passes along that edge of the shearing plane and, if not consumed, gets swept into the backwater via the countercurrent and is consumed by smaller fishes. During the colder months, predatory and prey species of fishes become concentrated in backwaters. Maintaining position and hunting for food in a backwater require less energy. Fish generally are found along the shearing plane or close to anything that offers concealment to the predator or temporary shelter to the prey. Rocks, steep gravel ridges, trees, brush, and debris strewn across the bottom provide good cover from whence to hunt or to escape predators. Pool-A pool is a lake in the middle of a stream. At the head of a pool, the water is fast. Towards the middle of the pool, the water is slower and deeper. At the lower end of the pool, water is shallower and sometimes fast moving. Fish typically are found at the head of the pool, where food is brought in by faster water scouring upstream shallows, and at the lower end, where food drifting through or dislodged from deeper parts of the pool begins rising toward the shallows. Fish also may be found in the middle of a pool, provided there is sufficient cover and food. Rocks amassed or logs tangled in the middle section of a pool always attract fish and produce food. If no cover is found in the middle of the pool, fish therein are rogues, widely spaced, and swimming constantly in search of food. Deep Bank-Deep banks slant steeply into the water. Often they are protected by overhanging brush, with rubble and big rocks on the slope and at the bottom. Typically, steep banks are undercut. Fish are found under the overhanging bushes, among rocks, and in the undercut area. Gravel Bar-A gravel bar occurs where a current splits or two currents converge. Currents on the upstream side and over the top of the gravel bar are faster
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than those on the downstream side. In most instances, the upstream side of a gravel bar is sloped upward, sometimes precipitously. Fish almost always hold on the upstream side of a submerged gravel bar, especially if the upstream face is steepsloped.The downstream side, however, is always deep. Fish congregate on the downstream side, because there always is a horizontal shearing plane about one-third of the way down from the surface to the bottom. Incidentally, a gravel bar may be found in deeper water, especially at the end of a large pool or long run, or along the inside edge of a bend. Riffle-A riffle is any stretch of water that is shallow and fast flowing, with a choppy surface. In side channels of large streams and main portions of smaller streams, a riffle is often punctuated with large rocks. In main portions of large streams, a riffle generally is the channel cut through a gravel bar. That type of riffle is fast, shallow, and short, with the bottom composed of gravel. Fish seldom live in that type of riffle, opting instead to live in deep and quieter water downor upstream of the riffle. Fish frequent the riffle only when food is available. However, if the riffle is strewn with big rocks and piles of debris such as those of small streams, fish do live in the "riffle," albeit in front and behind those types of obstructions. In reality, obstructions in a riffle subdivide the riffle into microhabitats functionally independent of the riffle (see preceding discussions about rocks and logjams). Run-A run is any stretch of water that has a uniform surface, has a constant current, and is narrow or channel-like. Fish most often are found at the head and lower end of the run. Those are the places where food is swept into or dislodged from the bottom of the run. Among fishes that move or migrate upand downstream, the lower end of a run, where the bottom suddenly begins to rise toward the surface, is a favorite resting or holding spot. A word of caution to the fly fisherman. Although habitats have been discussed and illustrated as single entities, in reality, one or more habitats commonly occur together. That means the fly fisherman must first be sensitive to the kinds of habitats in a stream, recognize a mixture of habitats, and decide quickly which technique might best work in a given combination of habitats. At the same time, he or she must be prepared to abandon the selected technique, substituting instead another technique or trying a revolution-
ary strategy. Strategies and techniques for fishing each habitat or combination of habitats are discussed in Chapter 12. Recessional-By now you may be wondering why "seams" or "foam lines" have not been mentioned or discussed. I regard seams and foam lines as being subparts of many of the habitats already discussed and illustrated. But for the sake of completeness, a few words about each seem in order. Seams are places where two or more currents converge but do not mix. Instead, they turn and run parallel for some distance before finally merging into one. Indirectly, seams have been discussed, albeit being disguised in sections describing shearing planes, the currentless tongue, and subparts of several habits that have or exhibit converging currents (e.g., riffles, runs, rocks, trees, log jams, and so forth). Foam lines, as such, have not been mentioned because foam is nothing more than organic debris suspended in the water being whipped to a floating froth and concentrated in the seam, countercurrent, or backwater. In rivers like the Missouri north of Helena (Montana), North Platte around Casper (Wyoming), and mouth and estuary of the Klamath north of Eureka (California), fishing seams and foam lines are important. In the Missouri, Caddisflies, Mayflies, and midges hatch and are concentrated in seams and foam lines whenever insects emerge en masse. In the North Platte, foam is an indication of a pocket or countercurrent, and one place that always holds one or two large trout. At the mouth and in the estuary of the Klamath, seams and foam lines focus schools of anchovies, eulachon, and other bait fishes during changes of the tide, making it easier for schooling steelhead and salmon to feed in preparation for ascending the river to spawn. Fishes that occupy seams or foam lines most often do so temporarily. The exception might occur in rivers like the North Platte and Missouri, which are wide, shallow, and slow moving. A lot of energy is needed to maintain position in seams and foam lines. That means there must be more energy in the form of food available in and under the foam than is expended by constantly swimming in and under a foam line. I suggest that you invest your time learning to identify places which structurally concentrate fishes because those places exhibit hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally, and annually more fishes than do foam lines and seams.
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WYOMING FLY CASTERS BOARD MEETING MINUTES -- DRAFT Nov. 18, 2009
The meeting was called to order by President Alex Rose at 7:00 pm. All board members were present except for Melody & Smokey Weinhandl and Jamie Gibson (all excused absences), and Gene Theriault (unexcused absence). Dick DePaemelere attended part of the meeting. Secretary’s note: At the board’s request, I include a list of absent members in each month’s report. A list of board members can be found in each month’s Backcast. Unless otherwise noted, all board decisions – being done according to proper procedure – are by unanimous vote. Any positive suggestions for improvement in subsequent meeting reports will be carefully considered. The new chair of the banquet committee is Alex Rose. The banquet will be April 3, 2010. Dick DePaemelere presented his proposal for the Jan. 1, 2010 polar bear outing. Dick will be taking on the role of streamkeeper for this event. After thanking Dick for taking this project on, and for spelling out his plans, the board clarified that projects of this nature do not require detailed plans unless the club is being asked for funding. Ed Rate presented information related to transferring club funds to a different banking establishment. The board agreed with Ed’s proposal to move our funds to Reliant Federal Credit Union. This will save the club money and bring in more interest on our accounts. Matt Stanton briefly reminded us that there will be a big Trout Unlimited meeting in Casper Nov. 2022. He and Spencer will be the WFC’s designated representatives. Joe Meyer, Spencer and Matt will guide several TU fishers on a Cardwell outing the afternoon of Nov. 20. Old Business: Alex reviewed plans for the upcoming Christmas party. He will check with the caterer on several details; otherwise, be prepared for a fun time! See elsewhere in this issue for additional information. The board agreed to provide funds for the winners of the Christmas fly contest, the loser’s raffle, and the attendance raffle. The board agreed with the proposal Alex provided that there be a cabin fever clinic on Mar. 20, 2010; the hall will cost $165 and the event from 14 p.m. will include casting, fly tying, and knots. Success will hinge on publicity throughout the community. New Business: Alex brought up the topic of possibly eliminating the position of president-elect, saying that he has heard some discussion along this line. The biggest problem with keeping it would seem to be that a good president cannot succeed her/himself. It was left that Alex and others who attend the upcoming TU functions should ask around for how other clubs structure themselves. Then this topic will be put to rest (for the time being). There has been some interest
expressed in the upcoming term of president-elect. It was reported that Gene Theriault (apparently on his own) decided not to apply for a commissioner’s license on behalf of the club because we don’t have a specific project for which we need funding. Past licenses have brought the club in the neighborhood of $9,000. This was even though our previous letters requesting commissioners’ licenses have not cited specifics, but have pointed out our general package of good works. Alex will check the Game & Fish website to see if it is too late to get a letter sent on our behalf for this year. Board members felt that it would be too bad if we lost this potentially valuable source of funds, because once the conservation agenda is set, we will have several/many good projects. And if we fall off the commissioners’ radar screen, it may be hard to regain their attention. Ed Rate informed the board of a change in management at the Cottonwood Camp in Fort Smith, MT (site of the club’s Bighorn outings). He also informed the board that because of some strong criticisms of last year’s outing, the past streamkeepers will no longer be willing to play that role. The board was informed of a project lead by a Frank Kominsky to get fly fishing taught in Wyoming schools. More information will be sought. Board members are reminded to let someone know if you plan on missing a meeting: if you have three consecutive unexcused absences, you lose your board seat. The next item involved a discussion of whether or not WFC should fill out and submit to TU a financial report as they have requested. There were rather strong opinions expressed on both sides. It was news to several board members that the state TU president has apparently reported to their national office that WFC is a local chapter of TU, although we are really an “affiliate” – a category that doesn’t exist in TU. Some remembered that when WFC has asked TU for help in the past, we have been turned down. Others wanted to focus on the future – building relationships that will help get work done for fish and fishing. The board approved (by a vote of 6 to 4) the filling out and submission of the requested form (I think it will be Alex who actually does this). Neal Ruebush asked what WFC members thought of the work that BLM has done on the upper river. The board thought it might be worthwhile for someone to write a letter to the BLM expressing our appreciation of their efforts (although to the best of my knowledge nobody was designated to put fingers to electrons on this one – Alex?). The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm. Respectfully Submitted: Spencer Amend, Secretary, 11-20-09
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