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Fly Tying Session: Saturday, Feb 25th Hosted by Frank Koterba. RSVP required.
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OK, the holidays are long gone except for the bills, the big snow is over, and the Super Bowl is history, SONOWWHATDOWEDO?
Plenty! 2012 has just gotten started! It’s time to start planning. What skills do you want to add or improve? Do small streams finally get your attention? Will you actually start pitching a fly off the beach? Maybe its time to start casting flies you tied yourself. And maybe you just want to hang out with a bunch of people who enjoy each other and the place where we live!!
Go to the calendar on the website (4thcornerfly.com) to see what is planned at this time. Note that there are some events (mostly Impromptu and Day trips) that have no dates. These are in the schedule to indicate potential places and times for 1 day trips. They are dependent on weather and water conditions and the fish. As the time in question approaches we can schedule them or not. There are also some outings that have a date but no or multiple specific destinations. As a case in point, the outing scheduled for April 19- 22nd could be to the Yakima River, to an Eastern Washington Lake or a low lake in British Columbia. At that time of year the conditions will dictate where we go.
I will be updating the calendar on an unscheduled and continuous basis. (The date of the last revision is at the top left of the schedule in the header.) So I would recommend that you check it often. This is true especially if you are planning on making the trip.
Fly Tying Sessions:
The inaugural session at Dan Coombs residence brought together 14 members of our tribe. Their skills could be measured on several levels. We had a few just starting, some a bit better, and so on until we hit the peak. All had one attribute in common: Enjoy the company and get a bit better at the task.
The next session will be at Lin Nelson/s on Saturday the 11th (12:00-4:30). He is serving a light lunch and Ed Ruckey will be doing the second session of Fly Tying 101 featuring the woolly bugger and hare's ear nymph. If you want to attend this please let Lin or Ed know ASAP. This should be a lot of fun.
The next 2 sessions will be on:
Saturday February, 25th at Frank Koterba's house from 12:30-4:30 As usual he will be whipping up some food to go with the feathers.
Wednesday, February, 29th at Tammy Findlay's house from 5pm to 9pm. Delicious food will be served. She has room for 10 to 12 tiers and we will be concentrating on saltwater flies for the tropics. As usual let her know if you will be coming. Email tammy(at)bbaybrewery.com
Outings:
The first outing will be a tune up event at Pass Lake on March 31st. This has been well received and as usual I will be putting together a pot of something for lunch. So an RSVP would be much appreciated. Directions and information is up on the website under Pass Lake.
We are reintroducing the pancake breakfast at Silver Lake on opening day April 28th. We have rented the large gazebo at the county park. This is open to families and guests and you don't have to fish to get in on the fun. There will be a nominal charge to cover the cost of the breakfast. So to plan I will need to know if you are coming and how many of you there will be. I will also be putting together teams to handle the cooking and the cleanup.
The breakfast was the result of a member (Errol McWhirk) asking for it. This is something any of you can do. Check out the calendar, if there is something you would like added or changed let me know. We can see if it is feasible and put it in. That is also why we are going to Chopaka Lake earlier to get in on the hatches and the crowds.
Training:
I have been in contact with Scott Christiansen and he is willing to teach his casting classes again. There will be at least one class for novices and another for intermediate casters. If you are interested, let me know which one you want. Each class will be limited to 10. If there are more than 10, we will hold a raffle to fill the course. Preference will be given to members, and those who have not taken the course. These will be early in the year. I will get some dates and we can get it in the schedule. There will be a $15 charge.
We will again be offering a small stream course. This will be later in the summer when the runoff dies down (we hope!). This will be filled using the same process as above.
One of the outings we are going to put together is a float down the Skagit River. To do this safely we are putting together a course to go over boat handling, equipment and safety procedures. Watch the calendar for these. This is something we all should know and practice. Its too late to think about after you have been thrown in the water or your boat fails.
We have a pretty full year ahead. So I hope to see you out there!
Frank Koterba
External Vice President/Outings Chairman
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Upcoming Outings:
Fly Tying Session: Saturday, Feb 25th. Hosted by Frank Koterba
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Fly Tying Session: Wednesday, Feb 29th at 5pm. Hosted by Tammy Findlay
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Fly Tying Session: Wednesday, March 7th, 11:30am to 4pm. Fly Tying gathering at Klause Lohse's house.
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Fly Tying Session: Wednesday, March 17th. Hosted by Mark Brovak.
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Silver Lake Opening Day Breakfast: Saturday April 28th. open to members, families and guests
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About 4CFF Outings
Anyone is welcome to join us on an outing. Please email Frank ahead of time if you plan on coming at fwkphotography(at)comcast.net
Club Sponsored Outings:
Mastering Western Rivers & Lakes: a 2-day workshop with Rick Hafele & Skip Morris. a 2-day workshop with Rick Hafele & Skip Morris, February 25 & 26, 2012.
Skip Morris and I have scheduled a 2-day workshop for fly fishers
called Mastering Western Rivers & Lakes in the Seattle area and
want to offer fly fishing clubs a special price.
The workshop will be held February 25 & 26, 2012, at the Hilton
Garden Inn, in Issaquah, WA. Full price for the workshop is $145
for both days, or $80 dollars for one day.
We want to offer members of the Fourth Corner fly club special
prices of $125 for two days, or $70 for one day. If you register, refer to the newsletter first.
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