Penticton Flyfishers Journal
May 2016
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 2 of 19
President Bob Holley 250-770-8180 bobjudy3@yahoo.ca
2016, Volume 1 May 2016
Penticton Flyfishers Box 354, 113-437 Martin St., Penticton, B.C., V2A 5L1 Editor Douglas Paton dgpaton80@gmail.com Email: pentictonflyfishers@gmail.com
The Penticton Flyfishers are members of: BC Federation of Fly Fishers (BCFFF)
Vice-President Nick Pace 250-317-0299 nicklebuttz@gmail.com
Website www.pentictonflyfishers.ca
Treasurer Ken Baker 250-493-2926 kbbaker@telus.net Secretary Tom Dellamater 250-493-8183 tomdellamater@shaw.ca
BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) Federation of Fly Fishers (International FFF) Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance (OSCA)
Membership Director Tom Knight 250-492-3049 twknight@telus.net
In this issue: President’s Report ........... 3
Tying Bench .................. 13
Club Meeting Info ........... 4
New Books.................... 16
Social Media Info ............ 5
Club Books ................... 17
Fish-Out Schedule ........... 6
Club DVD’s .................. 18
Fish-Out Schedule ........... 7
Classifieds ..................... 19
Hatch and Release ........... 10
Events Calendar ............ 19
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 3 of 19
President’s Report Message from the President
W
ell how time flies. Seems like yesterday we were cleaning and storing our fishing gear for the winter. At time of writing, some members have already got there fishing fix. Let’s hope its the start of very good season.
There have been a few changes within the club, the most notable is our club going on Facebook. Thanks go out to Chad Chislett and Ken Woodword for an outstanding effort to make it happen. A majority of the members have signed up and the feedback has been very positive. We continue to work on our many commitments. The main focus now is the Fish Hatchery, with some 60,000 eggs collected. A dedicated crew cleans and records the progress of the fry, with the hope of releasing them in the next few weeks. Other commitments continue to be the fish ladders in the fall and cleaning of the spawning beds. In preparation in raising our fry, we assisted the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. in the collection of the eggs and aiding in the sexing of the fish. A new project that the club undertook was the Small Lakes initative, headed by Eric Hegerat with the Ministry of Forest,Lands and Natural Resources. The object is to have a member volunteer as a Gilly, who reports on the lake, or lakes, that they will fish this season. Larry Martin will act as the liason and forward the results to Mr. Hegerat. This project will only work with the co-operation of as many members as possible. The club recently drafted a resolution to Region 8 of the BCWF in support of a no kill fishery for wild steelhead on the Skeena system. This issue will be raised at the BCWF AGM in Nanimo this spring. Several members will also be attending the BCFFF AGM at Corbertt Lake this spring. A total of 19 members will be going. Many of the members have never been to one, so it should provide a good platform to see how these gatherings work and, hopefully, we come away with some positive memories. It doesn't hurt that we will get some outstanding fishing in as well. It was raised by some members that we should have more speakers every month. We have just started and, by the reaction of the members to the first one, it was a positive move. I still encourage all members to try and come up with candidates for next year. Your input makes this club succeed. We also have changed the way do our fly tying nights. With George and Ken’s assistance we are dividing our sessions into two. One for those who are new to tying and one for the more advanced, who wish to improve their skills further. We are seeing a steady growth in these nights and encourage everyone, young or old, to come out and learn or just socialize. And, maybe, learn the secret on how to catch that fish of a lifetime. Our fish outs continue to be very popular outings with club members. Everyone is encouraged to try and attend if it fits into there schedule, besides Tom does an amazing dinner. We added another lake this year, Tunkwa-Leighton, for August. Well, that's about all for now, as this is probably my last report. I ask and encourage all members to volunteer as best they can, without you there is no club, so please if you can take the time and help as best as you can. It only costs a couple of hours a day. Yours Truly, Bob Holley President Penticton Flyfishing Club
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 4 of 19
Canada
Club Meetings: Why Should I Attend Larry Martin
O
ur club meets on a regular basis the First Thursday of the month, except for July and August. These meetings are necessary to carry out the business of the club and are mandated by our constitution. Committee reports: allow for discussion of the progress of several projects that the club is directly involved in at the local level, such as the Hatchery and Penticton Creek Restoration. Matters of Provincial significance are usually dealt with through the BCFFF BC Federation of Fly Fishers or the BCWF BC Wildlife Federaton. As a member of our club you are an associate member of these two provincial organizations. This can become very interesting or uncomfortable as in some matters of resource management these two organizations are not in agreement. We often have requests from these Provincial Organizations for support of various initiatives or for "expert advise: on fishing concurns. We have to know what our club members views are on these issues so that our appointed delegates can communicate the feelings of the club. On top of the business of the club we try to squeeze in speakers of interest.
Fly Tying: Fly Tying is the second Thursday of the month. The fly's to be tied are discussed at the monthly meeting and usually a recipe is sent via email and on face-book with a reminder for the meeting. You do not have to tie flies at this meeting. This is the best place to meet with members in a non Photo caption formal atmosphere. We discuss not just the tying of fly's but how and where to fish them. There are usually Directors and Executive present so you can ask question for seek clarification on the workings Christmas of the club. Let everyone know what you reallytied by decorations think the club should be doing. our fly tiers
Executive/Directors meetings: The Executive and Directors meet once per month, usually the third Wednesday of the month or more often if required. We generally follow the same format as the regular meeting. Often we report on requests that arise from the various committees, correspondence or direction from the club. If you wish to attend or want to present something for discussion just let the President know... I'm sure you will be invited.
Our President, Bob Holley, learning all about what he’s doing wrong.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 5 of 19
We’ve Gone Social As Bob Holley mentioned in his President’s Report, the Penticton Flyfisher are now on Facebook. For anyone not familiar with Facebook, it’s basically the next generation of the message board (think FlyBc, Fishing With Rod, etc.) with a lot of similarities to a locker room, as well (making fun of your buddies, calling bull on stories, telling bull stories). Faebook offers us a great way to share pictures, share fishing reports or ask questions about anything you might not be familiar with. We currently have two different pages. One is members only and one for the general public. We did this because having a public page allows people who might be interested in the Club to find out more about us, like what we do, when our meetings are and things like that. This information can be found on our wepage, but the more places it is available for people to see it, the more likely we are to get new members. The members only page is, well, for members only. This way we can share information about what the executive is up to or maybe a little bit of information of what lakes are fishing well, without broadcasting that information to the entire world (only PFF members in good standing are able to see the page, so there’s no need to worry about hotspotting your favourite lake, unless you don’t want other members up there).
Our members only page, with a report on Sawmill Lake by Ken Woodward.
Facebook isn’t for everybody (I can barely stand using it myself), but having these pages helps us reach out to those who might not otherwise find us, plus it gives us a way to converse and keep in touch in between meetings and fish-outs. If anyone wants to join, but isn’t sure how (or why they might want to), please ask. We’re happy to help get you set up.
Our public Facebook page.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 6 of 19
Time to Fish in 2016
Darke Lake May 14, 2016
Link Lake June 11 & 12
Kettle River Float TBA (Early July)
2016 Fish-Outs Penticton Fly Fishers Salmon Lake September 16 - 18
Idleback Lake June 21 & 22
Tunkwa Lake August 13 & 14
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 7 of 19
Photo Gallery
The PFF Directors for 2016
Burnell Lake in January. The aerators have been working all winter, which should produce a small winter kill. The snow has been hanging on and is still 10 inches deep and on the surrounding hillsides. This equates to a prediction of full pool on the lake this summer. The Penticton Flyfishers are working with Ministry’s Range Officer in an attempt to get the fencing repaired, or replaced, before the summer to keep the cattle out of the campsite and in the cattle drops.
Send us your pictures of fishing trips, fish, nature or something cool you saw while out in the backcountry.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 8 of 19
Club Dinner 2016
The Gordan Marchant Memorial Award Presented to Ken Baker accepting on Ken's behalf PFF President Bob Holley (Top Right) The Harry Feheling Volunteer Service Award Presented to Roy Erickson, accepting on his behalf Tom Knight (Middle Left) Most Active New Member - Don Whitaker, Presented by PFF President Bob Holley (Middle Right) Most Improved Fly Tyer - Don Whitaker, Presented by PFF President Bob Holley (Bottom Left)
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 9 of 19
Presidents Award - Summerland Sportsmans Association - accepting on there behalf Kevin Smith (Top Left) The Big Blooper Award goes to Bob Holley, for forgetting to bring the club banner to the dinner. (Top Right) Tom Knight’s heartfelt send off to longtime member Jim Duncan, who’s moving to Ontario in August. Guest speaker Paul Askey’s talk about the state of the fisheries in our region in 2016.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 10 of 19
Hatch and Release By: Jonathan Pew
T
hey say adaptation to days but there’s always a change is a catch. In this case it was characteristic of an effective a local family who organization. We sure pass owned a cabin, which that test! The last year has they may be willing to been unprecedented in our rent, but who controlled history. We have new transport to the place and facilities or facility were very careful about upgrades, new mandates, who gets to fish their new funding models, new river. It took only a faces in new jobs, new faces small additional libation in old jobs, and old faces in before this fellow agreed Home for the day. We saw a new jobs. I‘d like to take that we were suitable grizzly from our observation this opportunity to welcome candidates, even give us tower on the roof the day before. those newcomers that I a reference and go with haven’t yet met. If your experience with us is as us if we chose to make the journey. A plan was rewarding and challenging as mine has turned out you quickly put together. will not be sorry that you’ve chosen to work for the The river, according to our new found friend, was a FFSBC. fly fisherman’s dream! It flowed to the ocean via a But my mind has wandered and I’ve drifted off course large (perhaps 50 mile long) estuary dotted with already! Marla has clearly stated that the mission is to islands and surrounded on three sides by dormant write an article about something that would interest all volcanoes. The cabin had been built on one of the of you. Choose a topic that portrays your Board as many islands in the estuary but other than transport by something more than a collection of stuffy shirted jet boat which was nonexistent in this isolation, it was bureaucratic policy freaks who meet periodically to impossible to access by any means other than an discuss budgets and strategic initiatives? Something airplane. The river itself was characterized by a black exciting! volcanic sand which the surrounding volcanoes had I’ll give you exciting! I guess it was two years ago produced over millenniums and was aptly called the that an American fly fisherman wandered into our Black River by the locals. It would take two years for fishing camp on the Kispiox River in late September. me to finally make the journey to the Black River, but Undoubtedly he was attracted to us by tales of the last summer it became a reality. excellent homemade wine and high quality You get what you pay for. It was first necessary to companionship, which are common to that place. In travel to Seattle from where the journey began. After due course the conversation got around to fishing, as it picking up my old fishing partner, we travelled to the always does. This fellow had taught school in Alaska SeaTac airport and met up with four others, three of for many years. He was also an experienced bush pilot whom I hadn’t met but who turned out to be good who owned an aircraft and had flown the Alaskan sports and fine fishing cohorts. We travelled first to “outback” working with special needs kids. He had Anchorage via Alaskan Air and then took a 1.5 hour even written a book and been awarded a certificate of flight onward by local air carrier to a cluster of homes merit by the President (later confirmed via the and fish canneries named King Salmon which could internet) which made his stories even more credible. only loosely be called a town. From King Salmon it During the course of his travels he had come across a was a short drive by car to a small dirt strip at a place river in northwestern Alaska where the salmon fishing called Naknek which is a very small community was exceptional – even world class. We were fronting on Bristol Bay north of the Aleutian Islands. fascinated by his tales of 40 pound fish and 30 fish Although we had originally planned to leave
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 11 of 19
darkest hour, we broke the code when my partner immediately, we had a one day wait at Naknek due to heavy fog at the destination, but we eventually made it hollered excitedly from down river that he was playing something big! The verb “playing” was to an abandoned WW II airbase where we offloaded fuel and “lightened up” before flying our final leg into loosely chosen but he was not hooked on bottom that was for sure! It was uncontrollable and it was huge the camp on the Black River. and it was our first salmon in the 30 lb. range. This I’ve seen a few runways in my time but this fish was bright silver, still adorned with sea lice, and destination took the cake. Our young pilot and I had hotter than hell! The key, it turned out, was to predict bonded of course (he even let me fly a leg or two) but their path as they navigated a very large river channel I have to say that I saw nothing but muskeg when he with many travel options and there were most pointed out the landing strip below. My newfound certainly preferred routes. As I hurried downstream to friend confided that his worst fear (once he’d found help with the release, I thought about how exciting the runway) was slippery wet vegetation and a cross wind which could blow us sideways and into the bush. and rewarding fishing can be when it works out. No more thoughts about time better spent on the golf No problem from my perspective since I could see no course, but I will admit herein that it was not without recognizable runway to drift off! Using my calmest, coolest instructor’s demeanor I strongly urged him not a small amount of secret satisfaction that I watched as my friend’s fish tired of the game and broke off with to run out of airspeed without some pretty good ideas ease after what seemed to be an hour. My satisfaction and that he had the skills to make this happen! I’m lasted only minutes as I got here to tell the tale so it my turn to involuntarily goes without saying that hook and release a combination of balloon everything but my fly line tundra tires and pilot to another leviathan. skills made the controlled The next three days were a crash a success and blur. We’d hit the mother before long we had lode and we were not about offloaded our gear and to squander our hard made ourselves at home earned opportunity within in the mice infested cabin. the physical limits of our It was more like old bodies. The fishing was wilderness camping as good as you could want under a roof but that’s it to be and the truth was another story. Playing a fish while I assist with the that our old arms and Pictures tell a thousand release energy gave out far sooner words. The fishing was than the supply of salmon. The fishing intensity ebbed world class - it isn’t even arguable - and the river was a fly fisherman’s dream. It is large and wide, easily as and flowed as new fish entered the river and pods moved on upstream, but generally the angling stayed wide as the Fraser R. below Hope, but very shallow hot and steady for the remainder of our trip. On one and we seldom needed to wade deeper than our knees memorable day we agreed that fresh salmon for and never deeper than our waists. The greatest supper would be a nice change, but we weren’t willing challenge for an old man was transiting the loose, to kill and waste a fish that we could not eat. It was black sand which sucked at your wading boots and decided that we would harvest only one fish amongst made walking progress slow and tiring. us and nothing over 20 lb. There were five anglers that After camp cleanup, we got around to fishing. Our day and our catch was higher than we cared to count, targets were chinook salmon which entered the river in small pods and at irregular intervals, but we seemed but no one brought home supper. On my last morning to be casting to empty water! It was a huge frustration I played (but did not land) three fish in probably two hours. None were under 30 lb. and one was most to have travelled so far without seeing some success likely over 40 lb. although that’s unconfirmed here and we began to harbour thoughts of a poor run or say told to you by a fisherman. arriving too early! The second morning began as the So that’s it – that’s my exciting story. You can believe previous day had ended with thoughts around money my tale or not since it’s largely unsupported with hard poorly spent and time wasted but finally, at our
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 12 of 19
data and I have very few pictures which prove my story. In all truth this was mostly because we were hesitant to even risk harming our precious prey but additionally because 35 lbs. is a lot of weight for an old man to lift for the camera. There was also another giant lying close which needed to be sought out and time was at a premium! After five days we limped home smelly and dirty with enough stories to last as long as I’ll need them. This may have been the trip of a lifetime but we’re already talking of Costa Rica and tarpon. Retirement is wonderful and I’ll take more pictures next time – that’s a fisherman’s promise. This article first appeared in the Freshwater Fisheries Society Internal Newsletter.
Black R. looking north towards the mountains
A Black River chinook. Pictures don't do justice since we seldon took them out of the water. Flies were just colourful marabou with some flash. Our landing strip! We carried electric fencing to keep the bears away.
Tired old man at the end of a long day having fun.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 13 of 19
Tying Bench: Chironomids Ken Baker There are others that come into play, but these are the basics. Threads: I use UTC 70, 140, Benecchi’s 10/0, or a good 8/0 to minimize bulk. When winding thread on spin it counter-clockwise regularly during application to keep the thread wraps flat. Gills: I like White UNI-Stretch when tying gills. There are other materials that work as well. If you want to go real old school, try 1 or 2 turns of White Ostrich herl. Depending on water clarity I may omit them or use a white bead. I usually run a length of Fluorocarbon, equal to the depth of Some tiers put a small dab of white water I’m in, to a very small swivel. paint or nail polish on top of the dark bead. I tie a 4 to 6 feet of tippet to this Ribbing Material: Over the years and attach the fly using a non-slip I have waffled back and forth loop knot. I want my leader to be between wire and Flashabou. Both about 20-25% longer than the have their place. At present I prefer depth of water I’m fishing. If you are using a strike indicator, set it so wire for most patterns as I feel it your fly is approximately 18 inches give better definition. However, off the bottom. Personally, I like to some patterns do look better when you use Flashabou. For some cast my line quarter to the breeze, patterns I have used a combination if there is one, and then let it drift of both. until it stops and then begin a very Beads: I prefer Tungsten, but they slow retrieve. are pricey and not for everyone. The brass beads work just as well Throat pumps are invaluable in but take longer to sink as they are finding out the colour and size of not as heavy. A selection of 5/64”, pupae that trout are feeding on. 3/32” and 7/64” in Black, Black Nickle, Gold, Brown, Red, Copper First some general information: and White all have their uses. Use Hooks: I tie almost all of my 5/64” on size 16, 3/32” on 12 and Chironomids either on 2xl curved nymph, or scud hooks in sizes from 14, and the 7/64” on size 10. Not a hard and fast rule, but a good 10 to 16 with 14 and 16 being the guide. There are times that glass predominant sizes The 10 to 12 beads can be effective. The only sizes come into play later in the drawback to glass is their tendency year when the “Bombers” are to break if you hit your boat. There coming off. I prefer 2 X strong are some patterns that omit beads over any others. Examples would entirely and use thread to build the be: Tiemco 2302, 2457, 2488, thorax. There are a number of Diachi 1760, 1130, and 1150. Ice Off is coming. Chironomid addicts are starting to get busy tying up some standards, and favourites, in the anticipation of open water. I thought it was time, once again, to put forth some of my favourite patterns. Although I seldom use them, these can be fished under a float, pardon me, a strike indicator, but if you ever get used to “Fishing Naked” as Phil Rowley says you will find that it is a far more satisfying way to go.
British “Buzzer” patterns that are tied in this fashion. It is important, when tying Chironomids, to keep your thread wraps to a minimum in order to maintain a thin profile. For markers I use a perpendicular line up from the barb as a stopping point to keep my sizes consistent. If I am putting on a Red butt, I use the distance between the hook point and the barb as a guide for the size of the butt. For scud hooks you can either use a line at a 45 degree from the point. Try not to go too far past the halfway point of the gape of the hook. If adding a Red butt, stop short to give yourself an enough room for the butt. When using flashabou for the body, I use secure it by doubling it around the tying thread then binding it and the rib material down the hook at the same time to the butt. Build a slight taper to the abdomen before wrapping the body. Wrap the flashabou foreward to the bead to tie off. I like to leave a very small gap between where I tie off the body material and the bead so I have a little room to tie off the rib without building up the thorax area. Try to get a minimum of 5 to 6 wraps for the ribs. I never worry about having the correct amount. If you’re anal you can do the correct amount (8, I think), but when I find fish that can count I might become a little more concerned. You could also go retro and tie some of these patterns without a
Penticton Flyfishers bead. Use thread or Pheasant tail for the abdomen, a small Peacock herl thorax and use White Ostrich herl for gills. For really fussy fish, you might want to have a few patterns with wing pads. You can use stretch flex, goose biots or an appropriately sized and coloured Mylar tinsel. They can be tricky to get right and for that reason I seldom bother. Finally, I coat all of my Chironomid patterns with a clear coating. I use Krazy Glue, clear nail polish (Sally Hansen’s is a favourite) and occasionally a UV cure resin. You’ll need a special flashlight for the UV product, though. This makes the fly a lot more durable, and gives the impression of depth and trapped gases. Here are some of my favourites that are also good searching patterns. I have omitted hook and bead sizes so use an appropriate sized bead for the hook. Black Sally: Hook: Tie this up on all styles and sizes. An excellent searching pattern when starting out. Bead: Black with gills, White, Silver, or Silver lined glass. Thread: Black. Rib: Red or Silver. It can be either wire, plain or Holographic Flashabou. A double rib of Red and Silver is another combination. Body: Black thread or Black Flashabou. Grey Boy: Hook: 2xl, Black bead with gills. Thread: UTC 70 or 140 Grey Brown Rib: Black or Red X-small or small wire
Page 14 of 19 Body is the grey thread. After winding rib on you can apply a few wraps of Rust Brown or Burnt orange (best) behind bead. When I use a white bead I tie a small collar of Black thread.
Note. Tie Green body and rib to point of hook. Then tie on Red butt from point to barb. I wrap it down and come back using whip finisher. Rib can be tied under the Red butt or start from junction of Green and Red thread.
Chromie: This pattern has a lot of variations, so you are only limited by your imagination. The constant is the body of Flashabou in Silver, Blue Steel or Gun Metal. Hook: I tie it on both the Scud and 2XL nymph hooks from 10 to16. Bead: Predominately Black and Brown Magic, but sometimes in Gold, and occasionally Copper. Thread: Black or Red. Rib: Black, Red, Brown or Green wire. It can also be tied with a double rib with Red and any of the other colours. Butt: A Red butt of either thread or Holographic flashabou from the barb to the hook point is also a good variation. Wing pads/collar: I either match the wire rib or use Burnt Orange as a highlight.
You can also tie this pattern with a Brown thread or brown Flashabou body, Red butt and a Gold wire rib.
A very plain one is just a Gold bead, Red thread, with a rib of Red wire, Red, Wine, or Cranberry Holographic Flashabou, over a Silver Flashabou body with a small Red thread collar. The Richard: Named after the fisherman that showed it to me. Hook: Both scud and curved nymph style. Bead: Black with gills. Variants White or Silver bead no gills. Thread: Brown Olive for main body, Red for butt. Small black collar behind bead. Rib: Original was Gold, but Silver or Black are also good.
No name, but Sometimes Productive. Hook: Both scud and curved nymph. Bead: Black with gills, or White. Rib: Red, Black, or Silver. Body: UTC Rust Brown or Burnt Orange usually depends on water colour. Collar: Either body colour or small Red. Blood worms: A must for early season and early morning forays. A bead of Copper or Gold, a Red, Copper or Silver rib over Wine or Red thread on either a curved nymph or scud hook covered with a clear coating in some different sizes and most bases are covered. For something a little more sophisticated use Red, Wine, or Cranberry Flashabou for the body instead of thread. Or, try this: Hook: 2XL curved nymph or scud. Bead: Copper, with or without gills. Thread: UTC Wine. Rib: Amber Copper wire. Underbody: Red or Wine Holographic Flashabou, with a single thread wrap of UTC Rust Brown or Wine thread over. Finish off with at least 2 applications of your favourite coating. Another thing you can do to make your bloodworms give the illusion
Penticton Flyfishers of depth is to tie on an underbody of Silver flashabou. I tie the rib and flashabou down then leave the Red or Wine thread there. I tie on some thread to tie off the flashabou after I wind it foreward. Secure this thread then cut it off. Wind the overwrap thread in a single layer to the bead, if you make it to thick it will spoil the effect. Half hitch, then wind your rib foreward. You can then tie a small collar with either the body thread or tie it off and tie a small collar of Black or Burnt Orange. In closing, there are many more patterns and materials which you can experiment with. There is a new material that is available called Buzzer Wrap. So far I have only been able to acquire it from the UK. It resembles Frost-brite but it is not braided so you do not have to unravel it and there are no lumps to contend with when you wind it on the hook. The translucent properties of this material will make for some interesting options for Chironomid patterns. There is also another line of hooks that are available called Alec Jackson covert style. These are a silver hook available in both scud and 2XL curved nymph configurations. These hooks make for some interesting looks as they give depth and translucence to materials that darker styles of hooks are unable to do. Remember, practice makes perfect. Well, sometimes anyway.
.
Page 15 of 19
I call this Original Chromie. Red Thread, Cranberry Holographic Flashabou. A variation of an unnamed fly from White Lake in the early 90’s.
Grey Boy. I’ve seen several variations of this fly. This one comes from Bob Jones from the disbanded Lonely Loons Club.
The Richard. Named after the guy that first showed it to me.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 16 of 19
New Books for The Library Our club received the following thirteen books donated by Steve Williams of Keremeos: A Primer of Fly-Fishing Roderick Haig-Brown. One of his many books, written in 1964. The Fishes of Alberta Joseph S. Nelson & Martin J. Paetz. Lists all 51 native fish species in Alberta. The Way of the Trout M. R. Montgomery Many River to Cross M. R. Montgomery The Year of The Angler Steve Raymond. Stories of fishing the Pacific Northwest. The Habit of Rivers Ted Leeson. Fly fishing the Northwest. Upland Stream – Notes On The Fishing Passion W.D. Wetherell. The author contemplates the question “Why fish?” An interesting quote from the book is “…one fishes not to catch but to be caught.” Prospecting For Trout Tom Rosenbauer. From Orvis, a guide to catching fish anywhere. The Sports Afield Treasury of Fly Fishing Edited by Paugh. A collection of fishing stories by writers from A.J. McClane to Zane Grey. One River More W.D. Wetherell. A years fishing in Vermont and Montana by the author. One Man’s Wilderness Sam Keith from the journals of Richard Proenneke. I pulled this book out the box, and found it hard to put it down. Dick Proenneke decided at age 51 to move to a remote area of Alaska to live, building his own cabin and living on his own for the next 30 years. Proenneke kept daily journals during his time in his private paradise known as Twin Lakes. The book details his first year there, building his cabin from the logs he had harvested the year before, and living in it through his first winter there. Proenneke took lots of photos and video while there, and a number of these photos are included in the book. He describes the beautiful wilderness and wildlife he encountered there, as well as his efforts to live off the land as much as he could. Anyone who has spent time away from civilization, even just fishing at a remote lake for a day, will enjoy this book. Trout Streams of Alberta Jim McLennan. This looks like a great guide to stream fishing in Alberta. The first section is information on stream fishing and stream trout in general. Then a section on specific river systems in Alberta, and how and where to fish them. Info on some specific patterns to use is included. Fly Fishing The Mountain Lakes Gary LaFontaine. A primer for still water fishing in the high country. LaFontaine include his take on equipment to use, tactics, 20 essential patterns, and how to use pack animals! Written with a sprinkling of humour.
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 17 of 19
CLUB BOOKS 1. The Gilly Club Copy 2. The Gilly Donated by Herb Murray 3. The Compleat Angler - Isaak Walton Donated by Herb Murray 4. Fishless Days, Angling Nights 5. Fly Fish the Trout Lakes - Jack Shaw 6. Tying Flies For Trophy Trout (Missing since 1998?)(see 29) 7. Lee Wulf on Flies 8. Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies 9. Trout An Angler’s Guide - Timothy Frey 10. Western Streamside Guide 11. Northern Bush Craft - Mors L. Kochanski 12. Index of Orvis Fly Patterns Donated by Chris Cousins 13. Tying Flies for B.C. Game fish - Jim Fisher 14. Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing - Joseph Bates Jr. Donated by Dick Williams 15. Fly Fishing Simple to Sophisticated - Al Kyte 16. Western Trout Fly Tying Manual Vol II - Jack Dennis 17. Tying Flies with Jack Dennis and Friends 18. Tying Nymphs - Randall Kaufman 19. The Art of Tying The Dry Fly - Skip Morris 20. Tying Glass Bead Flies (Two Copies) Joe J. Warren 21. Fly Fishing with Children Philip Brunquell 22. Practical Fishing Knots - Mark Sosin & Lefty Kreh 23. Flies of the Northwest 24. Fly Fishing British Columbia 25. Fly Fishing Small Lakes for Trout - Gordon Honey & Kenneth Strand 26. A Primer of Fly Fishing - Roderick Haig-Brown 27. Greased Line Fishing for Salmon & Steelhead - Jock Scott 28. UBC Bibliography of Angling & Sport Fishing 29. Tying Flies for Trophy Trout - Jack Shaw Donated by Herb Murray 30. Flies from Sportsman’s Cigarettes Donated by Gordon Marchant 31. Fly Patterns for Stillwaters by Philip Rowley 32. Fraser River Sockeye 1994 33. The Angler’s Companion by Brian Murphy 34. Fly Fishing By J.R. Hartley 35. Flies & Fly Fishing Kalamalka Fly Fishers. 36. A Primer of Fly Fishing by Roderick Haig-Brown 37. The Fishes of Alberta by Joseph S. Nelson & Martin J. Paetz 38. The Way of The Trout by M.R. Montgomery 39. Many Rivers to Cross by M.R. Montgomery 40. The Year of the Angler by Steve Raymond 41. The Habit of Rivers by Ted Leeson
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 18 of 19
42. Upland Stream – Note on the Fishing Passion by W.D. Wetherell 43. Prospecting for Trout by Tom Rosenbauer 44. The Sports Afield Treasury of Fly Fishing Edited by Tom Paugh 45. One River More by W.D. Wetherell 46. One Man’s Wilderness by Sam Keith from the Journal of Richard Proenneke 47. Trout Streams of Alberta by Jim McLennan 48. Fly Fishing The Mountain Lakes by Gary LaFontaine
CLUB DVD’s 1. Fishing the Dry Fly Gary Borger 2. The Essence of Fly Casting Gary Borger 3. Anatomy of a Trout Stream/Advanced Fly Casting Doug Swisher 4. The Essence of Fly Casting II Mel Kreiger 5. Fly Fishing For Trout Gary Borger 6. Nymphing and Fly Fishing For Trout Gary Borger 7. Western Fly Tying Jack Dennis 8. Penticton Creek Restoration P.F.F. 9. Penticton Creek: Flood Debt and Years 10. P.F.F. – 1980 – 2005 11. P.F.F. – 2003 Auction 12. .Instructions Trout Fishing Jim Teeny 13. Using GPS With Maps 14. The Theft of B.C.’s Rivers Vol. 1 Donated by Jon Pew 15. 130 Great Fly Patterns Mac Warner 16. Wild Salmon in Trouble 17. Cold Water Boot Camp 18. International Spey Casting Jim Vincent Leif Stavmo Simon Gawesworth 19. PFF 2010 Kodanee Mark/Recap Study 20. PFF Casting 101 Session 2 – 2012 21. Stillwater Tales – 2012 22. Tom Johannensen Fly Tying – 2013 23. PFF Casting 2013 24. Conquering Chironomids Phil Rowley and Brian Chan
Penticton Flyfishers
Page 19 of 19
Classified Ads
Calendar of Events 2016
Please email us with your items to sell. Provide a phone number, email address and let us know when it’s sold. There is no cost to post items in the classifieds. Hint: Items with photos sell much faster.
May 5 – Monthly Meeting – Ken Woodward will be doing a talk on trout food (entymology). May 14 – Darke Lake Fish-out June 2 – Monthly Meeting – Final meeting before summer. Nick Pace will be talking about new gear. June 11 & 12 – Link Lake Fish-out June 21 & 22 – Idleback Lake Fish-out July TBA – Kettle River Drift August 13 & 14 – Tunkwa Lake Fishout September 16 – 18 – Salmon Lake Fishout
• Do you know about an upcoming event? Please let us know. Send the details to pentictonflyfishers@gmail.com.