Penticton Flyfishers Journal
October 2016
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President Bob Holley 250-770-8180 bobjudy3@yahoo.ca
2016, Volume 2 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:
In Search of……………11
Getting Involved .............. 3
Casting Tips...…….…..13
Social Media Info ............ 5
Tying Bench .................. 14
Time to Fish - Photos ...... 6
New Books.................... 15
Photos ............................. 7
Club Books ................... 16
More Photos..................... 8
Club DVD’s .................. 17
Leader Tying....………… 9
Classifieds ..................... 18 Events Calendar ............ 18
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The Surprising Benefit Of Getting Involved – By Douglas Paton These may seem like two fairly unrelated events and A little over a year ago I did something I don't
not really worthy of talking about, but, as I mentioned,
normally do: I went out to meet with a group of
one of the guys at the tying night just happened to be
strangers I don't know. I tend to steer clear of
a fly tying instructor and something of an expert at
situations like this because I typically
certain styles of fishing and, not only that, but the fly
don't enjoy them, especially there's something going
fishing club has 50-some odd members with probably
on that I don't know much about. I usually don't find
1,000 years experience between them all and they
things like that very enjoyable, no matter how much I
were all perfectly willing to share whatever
might interested in the subject. In this instance, a fly
information they might have about just about any
tying group had just started up in my town and, since
aspect of fly fishing in this area, not to mention all the
I'm pretty keen to learn as much about fly fishing as
educational events the club puts on, like casting
possible, I thought, "What the hell? Worst case
clinics and fly tying nights. In fact, it wasn't long at all
scenario, I have a beer and go home." As it happened,
before I was regularly chatting with some of these
I found myself sitting next to a guy who teaches
guys about various lakes in the area, how to get there,
classes on fly tying, among others, while being
what was successful, things about different techniques
walked through the tying of my first fly. It wound up
that are out there--casting styles or fishing with
being a great night.
chironomids, for example. I wasn't pestering them with questions by any means, simply asking them as
Not long after that, I was talked into checking out a couple of meetings of the local fly fishing club by
they related to whatever we happened to be talking about at that time.
some of the guys at the tying nights and I was attending regular club meetings.
I had figured that I might pick up a thing or two attending the tying nights, but I hadn't anticipated the amount of knowledge that would be floating around at these things. As a guy who didn't have a lot of knowledge about the local fishery, or even fly fishing period for that matter, I suddenly found myself learning all the time and I couldn't have been happier. That I didn't have to be on the water to learn how to fish was a very novel concept to me, I mean outside of just spending all my time holed up in my office
The local fly tying group
reading online forums and watching You Tube videos.
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Meeting new people opened a wonderful new world
for is editing the newsletter, a position that was
of learning that I hadn't realized existed.
happily handed over to me by the
However, if you're not in an area where there are tying
last guy who did it. Even this little bit of involvement
nights of fishing clubs, all is not lost. You can also get
means I get to read and work with articles by guys
involved in online discussions and learn just as much.
who know a hell of a lot more than I do about fishing,
The internet is full of online forums that are related to
I get to see the patterns they might not share with
fishing and, of course, there's also Facebook. Love it
anyone but club members and I get to hear
or hate it, Facebook is full of people who love to share
about things like what lake is fishing well right now
information about fishing and there are fishing groups
and which ones aren't. Plus, club members have
for every area you can think of. Heck, there are at
started giving presentations have been immediately
least a half-dozen here in the Okanagan and even with
helpful when it comes to figuring out a hatch or what
the overlap in membership, that's a lot of people who
flies to try when fishing is tough. The really neat thing
love fishing.
is that it's not always advice about fishing itself, but funny little tips about the gear you're using or advice
In both instances, in person or online, it helps if you're
on how not to break a fishing rod--all very helpful
an active member of the community, not just someone
tips, that might have taken years to figure out,
who sponges up information and then leaves. When
assuming I could figure it out on my own.
you're online, take a bit of time to answer any questions that you can. You don't have to give away
Perhaps the best time to get involved is when you're
all the good stuff that you worked hard to learn, but
new to an area. Meetings and clubs can be a crash
the occasional tidbit of information will go a long way
course in everything you need to know about fishing
to getting your questions answered. Being an active
and then some. Don't limit yourself to just getting
member of groups in your community not only means
involved when you're new, however. You'll often be
you're going to get to know the guys who help out
surprised at how much you didn't know about
better, but you're also going to learn a tonne of
something--like maybe where the fish are hiding in
information about your local fishery and I mean
that lake you hate to fish because you never catch any
a TONNE.
fish there.
The amount of work done by the Penticton Flyfishers
I've got a long way to go in my journey as an angler,
is amazing. They run a local hatchery, they monitor
but not spending all my time on the water and actually
certain lakes in the winter to make sure things like
meeting and talking to other anglers has certainly
aerators are still working, they're very active with
helped cut the learning curve down quite a bit.
government groups, like the folks who stock the lakes, and are even involved in discussions regarding regulation changes. I haven't had much time to get involved in stuff like that, yet, but what I do have time
This article first appeared online at www.thewatercalls.ca
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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 member’s 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 members only group can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pentictonflyfishers/
Our public group can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/pentictonflyfishers/
Our public Facebook page.
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Time to Fish in 2016
2016 provided some excellent fishing opportunities. Some new lakes were explored and old haunts revisited. The fish were willing to take anything from chironomids under a indicator to Tom Thumbs on the surface and just about everything in between. Photos by: Douglas Paton
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Photo Gallery (con’t)
Vice President Nick Pace’s very successful 2016 trip to the Bulkley River. When the water cooperated, the fishing was hot. Photos: Nick Pace (and friends)
Send us your pictures of fishing trips, fish, nature or something cool you
saw
while
out
backcountry. pentictonflyfishers@gmail.com
in
the
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Leader Tying Seminar with Dennis Grant
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Leader Designations – by Dennis Grant
X Number 0x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x
(11 – X) Diameter 0.011 0.01 0.009 0.008 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003
(Hook / 3 or 4) Hook Size 1/0 – 4 4-8 6 - 10 10 - 14 12 - 16 14 - 22 16 - 24 18 - 28 18 - 28
Rule of Thumb: Percentage terms 50% butt, 25% step down, 25% tippet OR 60% 20% 20% My Preferred Leader Formula – 132 inch leader (11’) Butt: 48 inches – 25 lb Mid: 24 inches – 20 lb; 18 inches – 15 lb; 12 inches – 10lb 6 inches – 8 or 6 lb 24 inches – 6 or 4 lb Simple Leader – 100 inch. Butt 50% (25lb); taper 25% 4 pieces (20, 15, 10), 25% tippet (8 or 6 lb) OPTION: cut the 8 or 6 back to 8 inches and add 24 inch tippet (6 or 4lb)
Photos: Ken Woodward
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In Search of Magic In Search of the Magical Deer-Hair Frog By: John J. Freeman The largemouth exploded into an aerial, acrobatic encore. A shower of tiny water droplets wrapped a bouquet of frenzied fish during a mid-air, millisecond, still-life. But, there was no photographer to record the moment and my double-tapered, floating fly line had. gone limp. My last, white, Deer Hair Frog was still visibly entrenched in "Houdini's" lower lip. The sinking evening earthstar must have cast a, momentary, farewell reflection off the shiny steel barb. I must admit, though, I thought the frog winked at me. The all white deer-hair frog was my favourite! I cannot tell you why. My only hope was that this renegade submarine with invisible wings would "throw the frog" and I could retrieve it. This is a routine that has occurred, repeatedly, since I was a kid. It requires a keen eye and a bit of patience. But, these are natural hunting skills the human predator has been honing for thousands of years. It's amazing how we, unconsciously, detect the slightest peripheral movements hundreds of times a day. A little bit of something floating, amiss, on the surface that disturbs the natural order. I have noticed this response/ability (whatever you want to call it) in the other creatures. I am certain it has played an important role in serving us onto the platter of modern existence. Or, perhaps, more accurately, it prevented us from being served "onto the platter� of some ancient carnivore! It's not a good omen, however, when a fish has jumped several times after breaking the line. It, usually, means the fish is unable to shake the hook and it's "farewell" to your fly. That's exactly what it meant on this occasion. A startled glance into the tackle box confirmed that I never mastered the art of tying this particular bass bug. My cousin and I were drafted at an early "Junior High" age, by our own fathers, to attend an evening fly-tying class. I suspect, now, that our parents were somewhat reticent about returning to the classroom after a twenty-five year sabbatical. This is how the search for the Deer Hair Frog began and the real reason we were recruited for service. While our Dads pretended to be interested in us learning how to tie small trout flies, their real mission was to ambush the instructor after class and see if he could tie their "prize". The encounter with this seventy-year-old master would become a familiar one. His construction was a recognizable replica but it lacked the perfection of the original old-time frogs. He was certain it would be difficult locating someone willing to manufacture our froggy friends.
Page 11 of 18 "They were too time consuming to be profitable." His "practice makes perfect" advice was to learn how to tie it. We never did. The corporate supplier of the hairy creature was, supposedly, bought out by another lure manufacturer which then discontinued their production. Several long distance phone calls to a Louisiana headquarters resulted in "information age" dead ends. Sometimes, I imagine that some sweet little ole grandmother, the last survivor of a Louisiana bass bug assembly line, has been shuffled off to an anonymous Bayou nursing home along with the secret technique of combining bucktail legs with a traditional deerhair body on a #2/0 hook. She had the dexterity and precision of a brain surgeon augmented by her own artistic touch. She placed just the right amount of clumped deer hair, measured by a glance of the eye and then the feel between her thumb and index finger, at a forty-five degree angle across the shank. She would wrap each section with an especially coarse nylon thread and just the right amount of tension. At the same time, she could debate the merits of "keeping a husband" with her equally rhythmic bench mate, whose name was probably, "Thelma". Her frogs were sculptured masterpieces. Just for the fun of it, she would dot the head of her creations with an imitation "eye" that looked as if it had been hand painted. Her fragile dignity would rarely garner the respect of any nursing home staff. The ignorant would mock her ramblings during their coffee breaks. I would never be able to track her down in time to honor her on behalf of the fly-fishermen and women who could attest to the pleasure of fishing the perfect bass bug. I acknowledge that I have been a little too fussy about matching the quality of the original frogs and others have been quick to point this out. However, these critics were completely unaware of the frogs' wondrous magical quality. I was unaware of it, myself, until fishing with my two young sons on Bronson Lake. The lake is, really, more like a pond in size and provides a serene still-water interlude to the flowing headwaters of a northern Michigan river. Even if I could have afforded a more elaborate fishing system in those days, this would have been a definite canoe excursion. The access is a very steep fifty-yard drop from the road with an eroding sandy base--way too difficult to negotiate with a Subaru mini-wagon. My eldest son, Jarrod, had just enough size and muscle that summer to handle one end of the canoe while I hoisted the other end of the 70 pound, 17 foot, blue sky, "Sawyer" from the roof. Eight year old
Penticton Flyfishers Matthew, four years younger than Jarrod, was in charge of lighter fare--paddles and net. We loaded everything else into the canoe and eased her down the sandy slope. Of course, we would forget that all the gear would avalanche to the downhill side of the canoe. A rearrangement would protect the uncased fishing rods. Clad in life jackets, the boys teetered into their on-board positions while temporarily restraining their adventurous enthusiasm. It was a well-practiced routine even at their young ages. I, momentarily, for a lifetime of memories, paused and admired the wonderment of unconscious, unrestrained brotherhood--wishing their love and companionship for each other would continue unfettered through their teens and beyond. I steadied the canoe between my legs while they smiled their way into seated chatter. Jarrod reveled in the responsibility of lead paddle while Matthew nestled onto spare cushions at mid-ship. I always brought my fly rod with me. But, on trips like this, I usually spent all my time helping the boys bait hooks, untangle knots, free lures from stumps and weeds, land fish, apply insect repellent, mend cuts, chase turtles, keep jackets from getting wet etc., etc., and, all the while, trying to keep the canoe in a composure and location worthy of fishermen. The boys are now grown... how I would love to do it all over again! Occasionally, I could manage a cast of my own during a lull in the activities. However, it wasn't until daylights' dimmer switch had been turned down westward and the drone of the insect telecommunication system escalated that I might get an opportunity to land a fish. As the evening chill fell upon us, the boys would zip their jackets up snug, set aside their poles, and bury balled-up hands into soft cotton-lined pockets. I usually could orchestrate about a half an hour of fishing from the onset of the "divine stillness.� It was the Magic Hour with the Magic Children and the Magical Deer Hair Frog. A whipping, tapered leader directed the bizarre hairy sculpture forward towards the juicy looking entryway into the center of a small lily pad bed. The "frog" floated gently downward, cushioned by its own resistance, like a miniature parachute. It blended silently onto a perfectly still, blue-green, mirrored tabletop. The surface exploded! I gave the monster the "steel" with a skyward thrust of the cork handle--ripping the floating flyline from the clinging sheets of water. It didn't attack like the bass I had been expecting. It seemed bigger, faster, and stronger. I thought, at that instant, in must be a Northern! Northern Pike rarely take a floating bass fly.
Page 12 of 18 Just as abruptly as the initial strike, he was off! The openmouthed, wide-eyed youngsters giggled as I cursed the assumed knot. "Damn" "Did you see that?!" By the time I tied on a froggy clone, I was feeling confident that the leader had been shred by a Northern. Our canoe had regained enough composure to collectively focus our eyes on the level plane of surface water. But, darkness had become too much of an opponent in recapturing our pilfered imitation of natures leaping amphibian. Another in the dwindling supply of classic, Pennsylvania, coal-mining town, drugstore back shelf "frogs" carried off to an unknown, underwater demise. I'm sure that after I've lost the last one, the technology of lures will include beeping micro-chips for retrieval. While I was mentally copyrighting and cataloging this and all the equally ridiculous spin-off inventions, my body had resumed the nearly automatic mechanics of, alternately, paddling and casting homeward. The boys were growing anxious for the sound of the sandpaper beach against the canoe hull that would signal the make-do landing area. Twenty minutes and a hundred yards later, we nearly fulfilled the strange magnetic pull between canoe and a sleeping Subaru. A peculiar swishing sound, barely detectable overhead, interrupted the tranquillity of my last cast. I had latched onto an obstinate, hitchhiking weed in the darkness. Repeated, strong-arm, false casting could not shake it. I stripped in enough line to raise the frog into my hands. Jarrod, thoughtfully, launched an illuminating beam of flashlight onto the dangling objects. And then, we witnessed it! I couldn't believe my own eyes! I explained to the boys that they had just witnessed something that couldn't happen in a million more years! The hook from my current frog soundly pierced the body of the one lost earlier! I had asked out loud what the chances were that the fish which burglarized the first lure would carry it in the direction we were going, and then release it into the one-inch space of water where it would be met perfectly by a blind cast into the night, that the hook would set itself, and that several backcasts could not shake it into oblivion?! We contemplated in a moment of communal silence, afloat in near total darkness and light years from practical realities. I swear, a miniature twinkling star winked from the eye of the frog. The boys and I glanced at one another in disbelief. Another generation was, forever, convinced that the Deer Hair Frog and the Universe were MAGIC!
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FLY CASTING TIPS: Equipment check Most of us are packing away our fly rod, reel and line after our last fishing trip and are planning to open it sometime after March 1st. Here’s a few things you should do before putting it away. Wipe the rod clean with a damp cloth then polish it up with hard wax, also around the guides and tip top. Pull a piece of nylon or silk cloth through each guide, if there is a break or nick in the guide you will find it quickly. During the winter is a good time to get broken or cracked guides replaced as they will ruin a good fly line in a day. Pull the line off the reel, no need to remove the backing, just store the reel and backing near the line. The line should get a good cleaning in warm water with soap then dried with a soft cloth. Look for any breaks, cuts or nicks, then clean with line cleaner from the fly shop or Armor All, wet the line then clean DRY with a very soft dry cloth. Cut off the leader knot where it attaches to the line as this is a spot where the line will crack and needs to be retied in the spring anyway. Hang the line on a peg, or at least 2 nails (never 1 nail or the line will crease) in 6 foot loops. The leader can be reused a couple of seasons if there are no wind knots or abrasions. But, the tippet should be replaced at the beginning of every season no matter how good it looks. The reel spool should come out of the reel and you can check for dirt inside the gears. Wipe the reel clean with a soft cloth and a little oil, then grease or oil the gears as per the manufacturer’s instruction. If there is hard grease inside the reel, remove and replace. Remember to back off the drag when in storage. A person who regularly performs reel repair should perform a reel tune-up. Have your local shop take a look if the reel is bent, binding or wearing. The first trip can be a disaster if you don’t take a few minutes and check the equipment before storing it away. Casting becomes more efficient when you take care of your equipment. Fly fishing is catching on, learn to let go…. Tight Lines Dennis Okanagan Fly Casting School
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Tying Bench: Fall Patterns Jennings Ultimate Boatman
Push foam body onto hook (flat side up) and pull legs into slots, making sure the legs point forward at a 5-10 degree angle. Coat back (flat side) with Aquaseal and allow Aquaseal to dry, overnight, on a spare vice or styrofoam block. After Aquaseal is dry, push the legs forward until they cross (about 3/8" past body) and cut the legs where they cross, with scissors. Each leg should be about 5/8" long.
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Hook: TMC 9300 Size 10 Thread: 6/0 Olive Legs: Green Superfloss or Flexifloss Body: 1/2" Slim Tan Foam Coloring: Pantone Tria Pens (Olive, Bright Green, Red, and Black) Back sealant: Aquaseal Under sealant: Flexament Cutting Tool: Razor Blade
Color flat side of foam body with olive pantone pen using the large end of pen. Make a slice in the foam, lengthways about 1/16" deep with razor blade.
Hold the hook with forceps or vise and begin to color. Color the head with bright green pen (Medium end). Create a wineglass shape on the belly with some chevron marking on each side using the black pen (Medium end). Put two eyes on the fly, to each side of the eyelet of the hook, with the red pen (Medium end). After pen ink has dried (about 5 mins), cover the colored body with Flexament, being sure not to touch the legs (legs will curl if you touch them with Flexament). Allow the Flexament to dry and the fly is ready for those special boatmen mating flights of the fall.
Make some leg slots 1/16" deep halfway down the body at a 5 to 10 degree angle forward (towards the thick part of the foam).
How To Fish It A good boatman pattern can be a lifesaver on a fall day. When you start hearing the distinct Wrap thread onto hook creating a good foundation and plop, plop, plop of boatmen hitting the water, end thread near the center of the hook where the legs tie on your best imitation and hold on tight. will be put on.
Cut some 2-3" long section of superfloss for the legs. Tie the legs onto the hook where the leg slots match the foam and whip finish off the thread. Apply a small amount of Aquaseal to the thread and around the legs with a needle or bodkin.
These are best fished with a sinking line, with a retrieve that imitates their short, jerky swimming motion and they move through the water—think short, abrupt 2-3 inch retrieve with pauses in between.
Source: Sport Fishing on the Fly
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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.
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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
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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
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