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Page 2 OFFICERS Melody Weinhandl, President Vacant, President-elect Andrew Sauter, Vice President Casey Leary, Secretary Matt Stanton, Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terms expire in 2011 Bob Fischer Scott Novotny Alex Rose Bill Wichers Terms expire in 2012 Spencer Amend Neil Ruebush Brent “Smokey” Weinhandl, DDS Vacant Terms expire in 2013 Greg Groves Joe Meyer Will Waterbury Herb Waterman 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 program available free of charge) documents. Usually, 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 Melody Weinhandl, President, WFC brooktrout6671@gmail.com "You will find angling to be like the virtue of humility, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of other blessings attending upon it." - Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler (1653) (continued from last month’s Backcast) he German Brown trout (Salmo trutta) has been a favorite of stream and river anglers over the centuries. The brown trout, which made its first appearance in Roman literature about AD 200, swam through Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, inspired Franz Schubert's "Trout" quintet of 1819, established a beachhead in North America with Baron von Behr’s 1883 shipment to New York. Since medieval times, the brown trout was a central figure in many German and central European city and nobility crests. It was also the first species of trout described by Karl von Linne, (1707 - 1778) a Swedish botanist who is the father of modern taxonomy, in his 1758 book The System of Nature. This detailed work classified 4,400 species of animals and 7,700 species of plants. Izaak Walton, (1593 –1683), English author and author of The Compleat Angler, featured the brown trout as his foremost species of interest. The Compleat Angler was first published in 1653, but Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse; in fact, six verses were quoted from John Dennys' 1613 work Secrets of Angling, another monumental and primary literary work on brown trout and fishing. There are many populations (also referred to as strains or stocks) of brown trout that might well be individual races or subspecies. These are especially evident in the native European and Asian ranges of brown trout, although some have greatly diminished or disappeared for various human-induced reasons, including interbreeding with other races of browns. One of the better known strains is the seeforelle; this is a lake-
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dwelling brown trout indigenous to western Europe, which in the past has been scientifically designated as S. trutta lacustris. It has grown to huge sizes in its native waters and has been introduced to some waters in the United States. The species is the backbone of natural and hatchery-maintained trout fisheries on six continents. The brown is one of the world’s premier sportfish, but it takes on many forms—river, lake, and sea-run—in many diverse environments, and is so varied in its appearance that it has been classified as scores of different species and subspecies over the years by scientists. This complexity has produced controversy, confusion, and many different scientific as well as common names. Some scientists have opined that there is one common ancestor for the various brown trout forms, and thus the brown trout of river or stream origin, the brown trout of lake origin, and the brown trout of sea-run disposition are specializations that have evolved. Throughout most of their range, brown trout are primarily thought of as residents of flowing water. Those originating from lake environments—some capable of enormous sizes—are viewed as variations, whereas sea-run brown trout, which are anadromous and generically called sea trout are likewise a different form, also capable of growing very large, and obviously limited to coastal regions. The brown trout is circumeuropean in distribution. Its home extends from Iceland, through Scandinavia to the White Sea drainage of Russia, south to the headwaters of the Amu Darya (Oxus) River in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and back to Europe via the Caspian Sea and its watershed (Ukraine and northern Iran) to Turkey, Syria and the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. It is ubiquitous throughout Germany, Austria, France and the British Isles. In its Old World home, there are plentiful references to giant browns taken over the years. Although the world record is 41 lbs, 8 oz (an American fish), numerous browns were recorded caught from the alpine lakes of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the 70 lb range over the late 1800’s up to WWII. (continued on page 8)
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Plans being made for the annual Christmas party On Dec. 8, in lieu of the regular monthly meeting of the WFC, the annual Christmas party is to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse, 4205 Fort Caspar Road. All members, significant others and anyone interested in the WFC are invited to attend. The dinner is to be catered by The Herbadashery and will include BBQ brisket and BBQ chicken, salads, baked beans, dessert, tea and lemonade. Tickets are $10.00 each and can be bought during the November regular club meeting. Tickets can also be purchased at the Ugly Bug through Nov. 30, or by contacting Greg B. Groves (the chairman of the dinner and party) at legatcn@gmail.com or call 247-1599. The event will include a Christmas fly competition, a fly walk, white elephant exchange and a slide show featuring the fishing year 2010. Two drawings are to be held for gift certificates; one for attendance, the other from losing tickets from monthly raffles. Additional details on the party are to be featured in next month’s Backcast.
LETTER River assessment study now available In October of 1998, an ecological consulting firm from Littleton, CO conducted an assessment of the North Platte River in part of Casper. The study included 14 sites and went from the Mills bridge to the railroad bridge over the river north of First Street. The study investigated river sediment, benthic aquatic insects and their populations and fish tissue sampling. The study was quite detailed and thorough. The report was a part of the Amoco reuse investigation concerning the old refinery. Anyone who would like to see the study, contact me. Herb Waterman
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Tailing Loops by Randy Stalker, Backcast editor chevPU57@aol.com I always thought that record fish would stand until it was broken. -- Yogi Berra t was an unusual day for October on the Mile. Not a breath of wind, clear skies, warm temperatures and, surprisingly, fewer fishermen than anticipated. A few gunshots echoed from the hills, as an audible reminder of the hunting season. As my fishing log records, this was the first visit to the Mile in a year -- the last time was also an outing hosted by the WFC. A total of five WFCers attended the outing, and all, I believe, caught fish. When I arrived shortly before 11 a.m., I checked the club hole and observed Dick DePaemelere wading shallow, casting his three weight. Boom! A fish was hooked. He reeled in the small (for the Mile) rainbow, released it, dried off his parachute Adams and tossed his offering again into the feeding lane. Another fish rose, he missed it this time. He chuckled, and recast the fly. This time he hooked another one. “That’s about a dozen,” he reported. It was good to see Dick fishing again, as he continues to recover from a series of eye surgeries during the summer. It is a rare opportunity to catch fish on dries on the river in general and the Mile in particular. So I grabbed my four weight, and followed Dick’s example, tied on a size 18 parachute Adams and sampled the water upstream. I caught some fish, but not enough to rival Dick’s tally. Upstream, backlit by the sun, Andrew Sauter was wading deep in his favorite hole at the downstream point of an island. A few minutes later, he waded to the bank and chuckled that he stumbled and slipped, and needed to swim to shore. Apparently the 40 lbs. he has shed from his lanky frame reduced the amount of ballast needed for the turbulent current. And to add to the embarassment, he had to cast his line to
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hook the net which was floating downstream. Andrew abandoned fishing to give his clothes the opportunity dry out. He went geocaching for sites around the area, a sport which he pursues with equal passion with fishing. It was too bad, we commented, that more members could not have made the trip. This may have been the final club hosted outing of the year. The next one could very well be the Polar Bear outing, annually held to commemorate the first day of the new year. The following weekend, Saturday, Oct. 23, was a mirror in term of weather. This time the destination was the four-mile Glenrock stretch of the river between Big Muddy bridge and Rabbit Hill. Joining the plumber and the chemist and I on the annual October trip were Spencer Amend, Greg Groves and Joe Meyer. And the float produced one new gem: a photo of Joe actually smiling while holding a fish (see page 7). We learned the fish were not holding at the bottom of deep holes, but were feeding while suspended in the water column. Joe actually caught one of his fish on a halfback nymph fished dry. The gentle float did not only produce fish. Diversions were offered by a number of wildlife and waterfowl. A chili dinner would have capped the day, but unfortunately somebody’s 45-year old Coleman stove refused to light. • This is the final notice being provided urging members to send in their photos to be included in the annual Christmas program slide show. This year’s audio-visual presentation -- in contrast to previous year’s -- is mainly member-contributed photos. In order to be sure your photos make it in the program, I need your contributions by mid-November at the latest in order to time the images with the music. Tight lines,
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WFC MEMBER PROFILE by Greg B. Groves legatcn@gmail.com uring late July, I spent an enjoyable hour with Ken Lantta, who joined the WFC during March of this year. After completing high school in Red Lodge, Montana, Ken moved to Bozeman, Montana where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Montana State University. After graduation, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy. Ken’s Naval assignments included various sea duty and shore duty assignments on the west coast, the Philippines and Japan. As an Aircraft Maintenance Officer, his career mostly involved leading teams that kept squadrons of jets in the air. After achieving the rank of Commander, Ken retired in 1992. Ken is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the U.S. Naval Institute. He is a lifetime member of the Tailhook Association and the Association of Naval Aviation. He currently serves as the President of the Wyoming Council of Navy League. He is active in the Natrona County Republican Party, and he is involved in the Governor’s Oil and Gas Safety Alliance. Most of Ken’s post military work has been in the area of workplace safety. Since moving to Casper in 1992, he has worked for Stewart and Stevenson, Gray Wolfe Drilling, Precision Drilling, and the State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2009, he semi-retired and continues to consult various clients on workplace safety issues. Through the years, work left no
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was on that guided float that Ken caught a 23 inch rainbow on either a scud or a red San Juan worm. The reel he chose to use didn’t have a drag and while wrestling with some substantial rainbows he learned why drag systems are important. After the float, he bought a new Ross reel. This year, he estimates he will fish 25 to 30 days. Ken doesn’t expect he will travel far to fish. “Why leave here when within about a 200 mile radius from Casper we have the Gallatin, the Madison, the Big Hole and the Bitterroot?” Ken said he likes the fact that conservation issues are important to the WFC. He has been particularly impressed with the collaborative efforts of private land owners, the club and government agencies to create more public access to quality fishing waters. He described the Cardwell Access area as a “crown jewel” for fly fishers. His favorite restaurant in Casper is Poor Boy’s Steakhouse. I hope all WFC members will get to know Ken Lantta. I’m sure he will be happy to describe what it takes to safely change the oil, points and plugs in a F-14 Tomcat if you will share some technical tips on finding, fighting and landing trophy trout.
Ken Lantta time for fishing. While working on or near almost every ocean and sea on the planet, Ken often remembered fishing for small brook trout with a willow branch and string on the Montana farm where he grew up. After moving to Casper and while working in southwest Wyoming, he often drove across the Green River and it reminded him how much he h a d enjoyed fishing as a child. He joined the WFC and has been fly fishing ever since. Though Ken is new to fly fishing, he’s compressing his learning of the sport into a short time frame. He enjoys fishing and floating with Jim Johnson, another new member of the club. On Monday June 21, he floated the North Platte with club member and guide, Blake Jackson. It
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Author Greg Groves intends to alternate WFC monthly profiles between veteran members and newcomers. -- Ed.
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Bass found below Grey Reef Dam The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Wyoming Wildlife Protectors Association are offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who illegally stocked largemouth bass into the North Platte River at Gray Reef Dam. Fish biologists discovered two 10-inch largemouth bass while electro-fishing near the county boat launch ramp just below Gray Reef Dam. "Finding two of these fish suggests there is a potential to be more," said Al Conder, Casper Region fisheries supervisor. While largemouth bass are found in some areas of the North Platte River drainage, the closest location is at Big Muddy Pond near Glenrock. "That's 71 river miles downstream. These fish would have had to get from the pond into the river and then swim that far. Bass prefer warm water and the river water gets colder each mile upstream," Conder said. He believes the bass were either released directly into the river near the boat ramp, or into Gray Reef Reservoir where they managed to drift
down over the dam. The individuals who moved the fish to this location most likely were hoping to catch largemouth bass here in the future. But Conder said it is highly unlikely that largemouth bass would spawn in the North Platte River because, as warm-water species, the water temperature would generally not be warm enough. A new law that went into effect on July 1 carries stiff penalties for anyone who illegally stocks fish in the state. These penalties could include the potential loss of fishing and hunting privileges for life. Violators could also be fined up to $10,000, face up to a year in jail, and may have to pay restitution to the Game and Fish Department for costs incurred to remove the unwanted species. Anyone who has any information about these illegally stocked fish, or any other wildlife violation, should contact the Stop Poaching tip line at 877-WGFD-TIP. Tips can also be reported online at http://gf.state.wy.us/stoppoaching. Informants can choose to remain anonymous.
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President’s message (continued from page 2) In these lakes, the browns preyed upon an abundance of whitefish and arctic char. Early 20th century pollution decreased the deep waters’ oxygenation, which depleted the prey species numbers. Consequently, the days of giant browns in the Alps are over, although 30 pounders are still caught. Possibly the largest browns ever known belonged to a now tragically extinct subspecies of the Caspian Sea. The Kura River flows ESE paralleling the
Georgian/Azerbaijani-Turkish border in the southern Caucus Mountains, draining into the Caspian. Mimicking the behavior of its distant cousins, the Atlantic salmon and steelhead, Kura browns hatched in the headwaters and migrated downstream as year-olds down to the Sea. There they grew to fantastic proportions and returned to spawn in the high Caucus Mountains’ clear waters. Freshwater Fishes of the USSR (1965) cites an 1897 czarist government commercial fishing record of a Kura brown of 72 lbs., with an unverified super fish of 112 lbs! The 1916 catch averaged 33 lbs.! Most sadly, the Kuras are no more, a heartbreaking extinction due to pollution, damming and overfishing. Oh that the Kuras hadn’t been introduced to America as the von Behr and Loch
Levens had! Throughout their great Empire, wherever the British migrated they attempted to take along their beloved brown trout. At the height of the Empire in the 1880’s and 90’s, the shipboard refrigerated ice room was perfected. British engineers and zoologists introduced Loch Leven browns to every corner of the Pax Brittanica -- Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales in Australia, to New Zealand and Canada, to Natal and West Cape in South Africa, to the Himalayan headwaters of the Brahmaputra River in India, Nepal and Bhutan and to the source of the Nile in n o r t h e r n Uganda, the 16,000 foot snow clad peaks of the roof of Africa, the so c a l l e d "Mountains of the Moon." N o w , throughout its worldwide range, including fabulous Patagonia browns average 10-12" at 8-12 oz in small streams to 1430" at 1-12 lbs. in rivers and lakes. Their verified superlative member is the 41 lb. 8 oz. Wisconsin fish caught from Lake Michigan this summer. Like rainbows and cutthroats, browns live in streams, lakes and return to both from the ocean (anodromous). They will spend anywhere from months to a year in the ocean before returning to spawn. Many will then return to the ocean, but like salmon, there is also high mortality of returning adults. Lake and sea brown trout are known to live up to 15 years; their longevity and large size is consistent with their primarily piscivorous diet whereas their smaller and shorter lived stream and river siblings are less successful with their invertebrate diet. In lakes containing whitefish and arctic char, browns will move in later life to the deeper waters containing these prey. Down deep, they enjoy dramatically increased growth rates and most often
will expect to double their normal life spans of 8 to the ripe age of 15 years. In Wyoming, in streams where browns are on the order of 12", a large, deep pool often contains a single huge brown of 16-20 inches. This individual will be the "old growth" variety, programmed by ancient genetics to mimic its lake and sea-run brown trout brethren to go deep and become nearly exclusively piscivorous, much to the dread of the smaller brookies, cutthroats and rainbows that cohabitate Wyoming’s smaller waters. Even young browns are not safe from the resident leviathans, as browns are also cannibalistic. The Wyoming State Record brown trout is a 25 lb., 13 oz., 34¼" monster caught by George Rose (no relation to Alex, of course) of Albuquerque, NM on May 27, 1982 at Anvil Draw in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. A new world and US record was set this summer. On July 16, 2010 Roger Hellen of Franksville, WI caught a 41-pound, 8ounce giant in Lake Michigan waters north of Racine, Wisconsin. It measured 40 3/5" inches long. Many fisherman rate a scale of difficulty of catching trout—cutthroats being easiest, then brookies, then rainbows and lastly and most difficult, the German brown. Browns and rainbows overlap considerably in the optimum characteristics of a waterway they favor i.e. niche overlap. As smaller fish, both feed mainly on invertebrates, mostly aquatic and terrestrial insects and crustaceans. Both also as older fish are mainly piscivorous. Both are found coexisting in Wyoming’s waters. It is thought that in brown trout areas, it is a combination of deep undercuts in the riverbanks and warmer waters that favor browns. Rainbows will do better in colder stream channels and rills. The discerning fussiness of brown trout and the difficulty to catch them is primarily what separates them from their trout brethren. As mentioned, they are regarded as the most difficult to catch. Their eye is much better adapted for vision in dim light and darkness. Their retinas contain significantly more night vision rods than other trout species. Consequently, they prefer deep and dark undercuts during the day and emerge from their lairs to feed much more safely from predators during twilight, night and early morning. They also have more than enough color cones to discriminate prey (yes, they see in color!), thus their selectivity is legendary to fly fisherman who often fail entirely to deceive a brown
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M Y F LY B OX . . . J OE D E G R A W with their fly on otherwise rich waters covered with a variety of buzzing insects broken by the many risings of hungry browns. This is known as the "Andrew Sauter Effect" and may only be solved by taking a stick of dynamite along on the Platte or, more preferably, Scott Novotony. Browns breed in fall when water temperatures plummet to the 45-50F range from summer warmth. Constructing a redd in a shallow, gravelly stretch of stream by swimming on her side and removing larger stones in the gravel with her tail, the female brown will lay approximately 900 eggs per her own pound of weight. This will take days and draws the attention of mates. Males will swim about the redd, waiting for her to spawn, competing with each other for the privilege to fertilize her brood. The eggs develop over winter and hatch in springtime. These little fry have done well in Wyoming. They are to us, as they have been to Germans, English, Scottish, Norwegians, Russians and Arabs, one of the best game fish, most beautiful, best tasting, self sustaining and reliable trout species the world over. The only complaint we might have in Wyoming against the brown is that he might give his little cutthroat cousin some slack and
give up some territory to him. Immigrants in America have been known to flourish beyond their capabilities in their native land. The German brown is no different in that regard. Here’s to catching a new Wyoming record this fall and serving it over sauerkraut and bratwurst! Frohe Angeln! Auf Wiederschreiben!
Melody Sources: Behnke, Robert J. About Trout, Lyon’s Press, Guilford, Connecticut, 2007 pgs. 45-50. Behnke, Robert J. Trout and Salmon of North America, The Free Press, New York, New York, 2002 pgs. 253-263. Berg, L.S. Freshwater Fishes of the USSR, IPST Jerusalem, 1965 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trout_main.html?c=y&page=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbai jan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_ empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_ trout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlin g_disease
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WYOMING FLY CASTERS BOARD MEETING MINUTES -- DRAFT October 20, 2010 Called to Order 7:03 PM Absent – Bill Wichers. The Board approved last month’s minutes. President Weinhandl reported the president elect position remains vacant. She said the manager of the Platte River Restaurant is willing to present a program on cooking fish. Andrew Sauter reported 5 members attended the Robinder Outing at the Miracle Mile, 4 members except the Streamkeeper caught fish, the Streamkeeper fell in the water, some members caught fish on dry flies and all had a good time. Lying N’ Tying will be managed by Alex Rose, starting in November, the Saturday after the general meeting. He will have it advertised in the Backcast. Alex reported this is a good opportunity to learn how to tie flies and he hopes members will personally encourage the newer members to attend. Matt Stanton presented a Treasurers Report, no questions were asked and was put on file for audit. Conservation chairman Matt Stanton reported the WFC could generate around $5000 if we purchase a drift boat at cost from the manufacturer and sell 100 $100 raffle tickets. Discussion was held regarding the Bill Ryan drift boat and Matt will check with the foundation on the status of this possible fundraiser. The WFC did apply for a commissioner’s license and all appropriate paperwork was sent to the WGFD.
Matt reported a Trout Unlimited meeting will be held in Evanston, WY on November 11 and he is unable to attend. Will Waterbury will see if he is able to represent the WFC at this meeting. It was reported that Casper does have a local TU Chapter, the Gray Reef Chapter, who state they are not competing with WFC. A WFC member has paid dues for two guides and Matt has asked for suggestions as to what two guides should be given the membership. Matt Stanton indicated the clubs CD’s end on 11/22/10, earning an interest rate of .75%, Matt will renew the CD’s. Will Waterbury reported he turned in all required paperwork for Adopt a Highway requirements. He has repeatedly contacted staff in Cheyenne to see what is required next for the club, however has not received any response. He will continue to look into this matter. Joe Meyer reported more help was needed at the casting area during the Expo, while we had more than adequate help at the Booth. Discussion was held about the purpose of the WFC at the Expo, is it more hands on or more for membership drive. We concluded this would be reviewed in the months prior to the next Expo. Greg Groves reported the general membership was polled at the October meeting and the general membership preferred the (continued on next page)
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Christmas party be catered. Greg presented a list of possible caterers to the Board. The Board approved the Herbadashery as the caterer of the Christmas Party with each member being required to purchase a $10 ticket. Family members are welcome to attend. Greg will provide the Herbadashery an estimate of attendees for the party one week prior to the party. Greg will have the Christmas party advertised in the Backcast. Smokey Weinhandl volunteered to again have posters printed to advertise the Christmas party. The Board approved to spend up to $130 for posters for advertising the Christmas party. Alex Rose volunteered to help assist in the set up of the Christmas party and Greg Groves will manage. The party will start at 6:30 PM on December 8, 2010. We will again have the Fly Walk, Christmas Fly Contest, White Elephant gift exchange and Randy Stalker has volunteered to present a slide show. WFC will also have the president’s and loser’s raffles. Matt noted the WFC has budgeted $300 for these raffles. Discussion was held as to whether the club will again hand out Louie the Lip and Silver Sucker awards and will see if any interest to revive these awards. Will Waterbury will manage name tags to be used at the Christmas Party. Bob Fischer commented some members seem to drag out paying their dues and discussion was held as to whether the club should use some sort of incentive to pay their dues on time. Herb Waterman recommended the club attempt to get WGFD Brian Olsen to present a program to the club on regarding land issues. Adjourned 7:50 p.m.
Digital reminders available for WFC meetings, outings and activities Do you have trouble remembering when there are WFC functions? Have you ever forgotten a function and then remembered about it when it was over? Scott Novotny is undertaking a reminder program for club activities, etc. He requests that members send him an e-mail so that he can have your e-mail address and then he will send out a timely reminder by e-mail of any activities. He promised that your e-mail address would only be used for the purpose of sending the reminder. Send your e-mail to Scott Novotny at gscottn@gmail.com.
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GOOD STUFF FOR SALE (CHEAP!) Outcast Pontoon Boat with 9 ft. pontoons, like new, Originally sold for $1000 priced at $300. Sage Z-Axis 906-4 brand new, unused, with warranty card original price $695 priced at $375. Orvis TLS Power Matrix 905-2 brand new, unused, with warranty card original price $395 priced at $175. Art Van Rensselaer 307-265-9287 (H) 307-262-7655 (C) • Patagonia SST jacket, XL, Brand new. $175 (list $315). Scott Novotny 266-3072 •
PRFS goes green! Recycle worn waders into new fishing products 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.
SORRY ... but no treasurer’s report for the club appears in this issue of the Backcast. Check back next month for September and October’s financial reports.
Our members are very special to us and we want to remember them in times of adversity. If you know of a member or their spouse who is ill or is recently deceased, please contact Donna Diesburg at (307) 2344278 or e-mail her at faith10@bresnan.net.
Lightly used Hodgdon fishing boots, felt soles. Size 11. $35. Eric Bowers 377-3030 • Fleece fingerless fishing gloves. Coleman two-burner stove, like new. Don Jelinek 267-7477 •
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