Jul - Aug 2010 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

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PRESIDENTS COLUMN MIKE GENTRY

THE TROUT LINE VOLUME 10,ISSUE 4JULY/AUGUST 2010

Meeting Schedule: Regular chapter meetings are held atthe LUCKYLABRADOR on the second Wednesday ofeach month at 6:30 PM with a social get-together and the

formal meeting at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted in thenewsletter or website. Lucky Labrador, Multnomah Village,7675 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, (503) 244-2537. Foodand beverages available.

July 14 - PICNIC - See the Presidents column above andnotice on page 4. No general meeting this month

August - 9 Gone Fishing. See you September 9 for apresentation by Kavita Heyn from American Rivers. Moreinformation on page 8.

This months column is a bit different from previous ram-blings. It is an unabashed pitch to the chapter members tobecome more involved and get to know the other members.The easiest and most enjoyable start is to participate in thechapters social events.

Each year the chapter hosts a picnic at Cook Park be-hind Tigard High School. This years picnic is July 14at 6 p.m. at Site 3 (down by the water). Well be joinedby some members of the Clackamas chapter as well assome of the Stonefly Maidens. As usual, well be furnishinghamburgers and hotdogs and all the trimmings togetherwith plates and eating utensils, and those who come areasked to bring a salad, side dish or dessert plus their favor-ite beverage. These events have offered an opportunity forus to interact over and above wetting a line together, andhave been enjoyed by all in attendance. If youre planningon coming, give me a call (phone number below) so we canprovision.

One of the aspects of the annual picnic has been the hold-ing of a silent auction to raise funds for the chapters activi-ties. While the auction predominantly features items relat-ing to fishing (no surprise there), often there are other cate-gories as well such as books, DVDs, and some householditems. This year, some of the highlighted items alreadycontributed are a Reddington 5 wt rod, reel and line, a

Sage 5 wt rod, various liquors, hats, shirts and other itemsfrom Dry Fly Distilling, neoprene waders, a Patagonia fish-ing vest, a Patagonia rain jacket and Chota and Patagoniawading boots. Wed welcome donation of any items youmembers might want to contribute and Im soliciting thosecontributions in this article; the proceeds all get plowedback into the chapter activities and projects. To help thecause with a donation, just call me at (503) 636-0061 or e-mail at [email protected] well make ar-rangements to pick anything up, or donations can bedropped off at my house at 85 Tanglewood Drive in LakeOswego.

The other recurringsocial (and educa-tional) activity is themonthly chaptermeeting at the LuckyLabrador Pub in Mult-nomah Village. Meet-ing and speaker sched-ules are published ineach newsletter issue.We strive for entertain-ing programs mixingfishing topics and re-source/project/relatedorganization topics dur-ing the year. Eachmeeting is preceded bya half-hour social timeduring which old-timerscan meet and get to know newcomers and vice versa. Po-etic license abounds, and factual accuracy on those fishtales is not a requirement.

Through these and other activities, the Tualatin Valleychapter members have ample opportunities to share thecommon interest in the fishing art and science and whiledoing that, to see, and become a vital part of, a group of

individuals who are motivated to do what they can to pre-serve, enhance, protect and preserve the natural resourcesof this marvelous state. Ours is the largest Trout Unlimitedchapter in the state, and as the number of actively involvedmembers increases, as is our goal, our ability to put handsand hearts onto additional worthy projects will increase. Itstarts with a spark of interest, kindled by a sense of cama-raderie and fellowship, fanned by enjoyable shared socialevents, and fueled by a desire to give back.

Published bimonthly

Inside this issue

Presidents Column Page 1Work Party July 17 & 18 Page 2Conservation Update Page 3Picnic Plans Page 4Conservation in your Background Page 4Crooked River Notes Page 5Fly of the Month Simple Grasshopper Page 6TVTU Outing Schedule Page 7Board of Directors Listing Page 7Meeting Schedule Page 8
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THE TROUT LINE

Sub-title: Bridge over troubled water, part 2.

We are planning a work party July 17 and 18 in SeasideOregon which has several appeals for persons with a pis-catorial bent. First, we will be helping to remove a seriousobstacle to fish passage and then, we get to go fishing! Ifyou have always wanted to fish for Searun Cutthroat Trout,but didnt know where to go, etc., then this event is for you.If you already fish for Searuns, come and help the rest ofus out. If you can make it for the weekend there will befishing opportunities morning and evening and we will workin the middle of the day. Saturday evening Doug Ray hasvolunteered to host a barbecue. Of course, if you can onlymake it for a day, please do so. Hopefully you can stay andfish too!

Link to area hotels: http://www.seasideor.com/documents/

hotel_motel.html

Join Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited for a work party July 17 and 18

As to the Bridge, we will most likely be helping with install-ing the decking. The footings should already be poured bythe time we get there. This is an exciting project because itwill open up more rearing habitat for Coastal Coho Salmon,as well as restoring the influence of tides to the creek. Itwas recently determined that tidal influence penetratesmuch further up Circle Creek than was previously known.Removing the culverts will not only allow passage up thecreek for Coastal Coho, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead andChinook Salmon, but will allow the juveniles to ride thetides in and out of the creek as these species once wereable to do. Circle Creek is already one of the most produc-tive tributaries of the Necanicum for juvenile Coho produc-tion and removing these culverts will increase that produc-tivity greatly.

The final schedule and meeting places are yet to be deter-mined but the weekend is shaping upas follows:

Friday evening- Fishing

Saturday morning- Fishing until 10 a.m.when we will start work.

Saturday afternoon-Fishing fromaround 4 p.m. when we quit work untildark.

Sunday morning-Fishing until 10 a.mand afternoon fishing from 2 or so.

Look for more info and updates athttp://tvtroutunlimited.blogspot.com/orhttp://oregontroutunlimited.ning.com/.

We would like to have an idea of howmany people will attend, so, pleaserespond by e mail to Michael Ellis( [email protected] ) if you

are interested. Ill be sending info out tothe e mail list as it becomes available.

Bring gloves, a lunch, and appropriateclothing (raingear).

This picture is not the actual bridge that we are working on..
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JULY/AUGUST 2010

TVTU Conservation Update by Michael EllisThe Tualatin Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited is currently involved in three projects, all on the North Coast, involving theNecanicum River and its tributaries and the future looks exciting.

Thompson Creek is a small restoration project that sits next to a housing development. The project site was part of thedevelopment but was rescued by The North Coast Land Conservancy. Thompson Creek is an important spawning tribu-tary for Coastal Coho Salmon. TVTU has provided funding and manpower for invasive species removal. The main prob-lem is Blackberries and our members have spent a fair amount of time digging them out. The work is having an impactbut must be maintained to avoid the damn things coming right back. Hopefully a less labor intensive solution to theblackberries will be found, but until then, it is hand digging.Just recently a family of beavers has moved in to the area andis hard at work restoring the wetland area to its former self. See the article by Celeste Coulter posted on our blog site:http://tvtroutunlimited.blogspot.com/

Neitzel Farms is a property that is being restored from decades of use as a truck farmproducing vegetables. The centerpiece of the project is the reconstruction of an offchannel water feature to provide rearing habitat for Coho Salmon fry. The revegetationeffort is designed to support the rearing area. The ways that the native vegetation doesthis are myriad and go far beyond providing shade and cover. Several of the species

planted along the edge of the off channel area were chosen for the insect communitiesthey support and which, in turn, provide food for the Coho fry. The Sitka Spruce plant-ings will, over time, change the soil chemistry of the area helping to keep native plantshappy and invasive species out. We have been active in providing funding as well ashelping to plant and maintain the site.

The culvert replacement at Circle Creek at Seaside Golf Course is a long anticipated project that is finally coming to frui-tion. (See the call for volunteers elsewhere in this issue). This is an exciting project because it will open up more rearinghabitat for Coastal Coho Salmon, as well as restoring the influence of tides to the creek. It was recently determined thattidal influence penetrates much further up Circle Creek than was previously known. Removing the culverts will not onlyallow passage up the creek for Coastal Coho, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead and Chinook Salmon, but will allow the juve-niles to ride the tides in and out of the creek as these species once were able to do. Circle Creek is already one of themost productive tributaries of the Necanicum for juvenile Coho production and removing these culverts will increase that

productivity greatly.

Due to the recent sale of Weyerhauser forest lands to TheCampbell Group there may be an opportunity to work on theNecanicum as a complete watershed. The Campbell Groupnow owns about 90% of the land in the Necanicum water-shed. The Campbell Group is a more enlightened timbercompany who has partnered with Trout Unlimited already inNorthern California and Trout Unlimited is trying to develop arelationship with them here in Oregon.

According to Alan Moore, of Trout Unlimited, the first joint ef-fort may get off the ground this summer! Congratulations toAlan and a warm thank you to The Campbell Group.


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Put our Picnic on Your Calendar!

This is just a reminder to mark Wednesday, July 14 late afternoon andevening for the annual Chapter Picnic at Cook Park in Tualatin . This

year the Stonefly Maidens and the Trout Unlimited Clackamas Chapterwill join us to make this an even bigger , better, and more fun event.Please join us for a good time in the park.

One of the aspects of the annual picnic has been the holding of a silentauction to raise funds for the chapters activities. While the auction pre-dominantly features items relating to fishing (no surprise there), oftenthere are other categories as well such as books, DVDs, and somehousehold items. This year, some of the highlighted items alreadycontributed are a Reddington 5 wt rod, reel and line, a Sage 5 wt rod,various liquors, hats, shirts and other items from Dry Fly Distilling,neoprene waders, a Patagonia fishing vest, a Patagonia rain jacketand Chota and Patagonia wading boots.

Wed welcome donations of any items you members might want to con-tribute . The proceeds all get plowed back into the chapter activities andprojects. To help the cause with a donation, just call Mike Gentry at (503)636-0061 or e-mail at [email protected] well make ar-rangements to pick anything up. As an alternative, donations can bedropped off at Mikes house at 85 Tanglewood Drive in Lake Oswego..

At our last meeting Jen Seamens, the Watershed Resource Coordinator, from the Southwest Watershed Resource Cen-

ter presented some terrific information about resources that are available to all of us that support Coldwater Conserva-tion starting in our own neighborhoods. Due to summer schedules and busy lives the meeting was sparsely attended.To assure that this valuable information does not miss its intended target we are providing a summary of the presenta-tion here.

The mission of the Southwest Watershed Resource Center is to inspire and support watershed stewardship at theneighborhood level in SW Portland, The Resource Center is located in the Southwest Community Center in GabrielPark, at the corner of SW Vermont Ave and SW 45 Ave.

Jen Seamen presented a program of information about projects in Southwest Portland that are ongoing and havingmeasurable impacts on coldwater fishing. Some small, some huge, these projects include hopes to replace a culvertthat is longer than 100 feet under Macadam Boulevard to encourage salmon and steelhead spawning. There are alsoimprovements that have shown increased in trout populations in Tryon State Park!

While these projects are large scale and high impact, Jen stressed that what we do in our own yards has a significantimpact in watershed restoration. It would be too much to list here but there are a lot of resources available to each of ushomeowners as we consider planting or storm water run-off on our properties. These include free consultations and vol-umes of information about invasive species and drainage options.

We strongly encourage you to contact Jen and the Southwest Watershed Resource Center for more information abouthow you can have a positive impact on the environment and coldwater fisheries. Even if you dont live in SouthwestPortland the staff at the Watershed Resource Center can provide you with reference material and guidance to programsavailable in your area.

To contact the Southwest Watershed Resource Center call 503-823-2862, email at [email protected], or

Coldwater Conservation starts in our own Backyards


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JULY/AUGUST 2010

Our April chapter meeting featured an excellent program onthe Crooked River with Bill Myers bringing his many years

of experience on the river. Erle Norman took copious notesat that presentation. (I was too engrossed in the great pic-tures that Bill shared with us). Here is what I have gleanedfrom Erles notes.

The Crooked River is a nutrient-rich, fish-friendly environ-ment with variability throughout the year.

In Januaryand other winter months, hatches occur from11AM to 3PM. Look for midge pupa, size 20-22. Whitefishspawn in the winter. Use a bright yellow egg pattern, size18, for hungry trout. The eggs may be floating or subsur-face. Likely spawning areas have shallow riffles, cleanrocks, and no weeds.

In February, aBlue Wing Olivehatch (BWO) islikely if the watertemperature isover 45 degrees.Crooked Riverfish are sun-sensitive, lookfor shade areas.Fish are likely tobe holding in

pools, not rifflesin January, Feb-ruary and March.

In March, warmdays may havespinner falls inthe morning.Look for BWOsand Slate Wingmayflies.

Sow bugs and scuds are available to the fish year round.

Currently, sow bugs are more common than scuds. Sowbugs are green/gray in color, size 18-20. Fish may feed onthem in very shallow water, four inches deep.

February and March, Grannom (Mothers Day caddis) larvaare drifting in the current and provide an important foodsource for the trout and whitefish. InApril, the caddis sealinto pupal shucks and the adults hatch in April or May.

April 15, irrigation season begins, and the river flow issteady at about 300 cubic feet per second (CFS), until Oc-tober 15. Flow then is adjusted to 75 CFS until nextApril

Crooked River Notes15. Spring may see very high water events. Bill referredto one year with a 4000 CFS peak flow. Water spilling

over Bowman dam caused a nitrogen bubble die-off of thetrout a few years ago. Fish populations have partially re-covered, and currently are about 1500 trout and 2200white fish per river mile. This is in the part of the CrookedRiver below Bowman dam.

Rattlesnakes are common from Mayto frost in the fall.

In May, look for the Mothers Day Caddis hatch during thefirst week, size 16-18. Mayflies include Pale Morning Duns(PMD), size 16, green; and Pale Evening Duns, yellow size14-16.

April through July, the trout are spawning at the heads ofriffles, in water two feet deep. Please avoid wading on theredds or fishing for spawners.

In June, PMD spinner falls are likely at 7 AM.

In July, look for caddis hatches last two hours and first twohours of daylight. Also, there is a tiny white/cream colormidge, size 22. Yellow Sally stoneflies maybe hatching atthe same time as caddis, size 16.

Augustin the Crooked River canyon will be HOT-110 de-grees. Too hot to fish. Water temp is likely to still be in the40s, with fish holding in riffles.

September may have lots of hoppers, especially below MP15, if there was a wet spring. Crooked River hoppers areyellow with red/orange legs, size 10. Other hatches in-clude BWO, Mahogany Duns (reddish tint with brown),and midges, size 26.

Fishing with black woolly buggers may be good to attracthungry trout depending on their disposition because thereare leeches and small fish in the Crooked.

All of this being said, we are planning the long-awaitedtrip to the Crooked River on the July 24-25 weekend ,

with the option to arrive early on Friday afternoon, July 23.Well meet and camp at Lower Palisades. Bring lots ofcaddis. E-mail Mike Gentry [email protected] you plan on attending and he will keep you updated ontiming and details.

Bill Myers is expected to join us on the water for somegood advice and mild encouragement.


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THE TROUT LINE

11960 SW Pacific Highway, Tigard, Oregon 97223Phone 503-639-6400 Fax 503-684-7025www.kman.com email [email protected]

Everything for the fly fisherTackle, Classes, Guided Trips & Worldwide Travel

Fly of the MonthSimple Grasshopper Mike Gentry

Word has it (if one believes the Oregonian) that this yearwill yield a bumper crop of the voracious crop chewers, es-pecially east of the mountains, and requests are pouring in(one so far) for a recipe for a FOTM feature on this troutmorsel. There are about a million patterns, from the pre-cise (ala Rembrandt) to the abstract (ala Salvidor Dali).This article presents a simple-to-tie foam body style that istried and true in the rivers in Montana where hoppers arethe food of choice in August, and should produce here aswell.

1. Cut a foam body in the silhouette of the hopper. Thebody can be sized to the length of the prevalent hopper; Igenerally have them from one inch to one and one halfinches.

2. Wind the thread back and forth from the hook eye to the

bend several times to coat the hook shank with thread,finishing so that the thread is where the waist of the hop-per foam would be if the front of the head sticks out per-haps 1/8 inch in front of the eye.

3. Place the foam body on top of the hook so that the sil-houette is flat to the water, and bind the foam body onto thehook with 14-15 turns of thread with the width of the threadbinding about 1/8 inch.

4. Cut a small (1/8 inch wide) length of yellow foam and tieone end in on top of the waist area so that the post issticking up from the waist. I usually make the post about

an inch long initially so I can hold the top when parachute-winding the hackle, then cut off the excess post when fin-ished.

5. Make legs by taking three strands of rubberleg materialand tying them into a knot at the knee joint. Then take abrown waterproof pen and put some hashmark mottlingsonto the legs.

6. Tie each leg onto the side of the waist with four or fiveturns of thread, both in front of and in back of the post. Ide-ally the front legs will stick forward and somewhat out or

upward, and the back legs will stick out backward orsomewhat flayed out, and the knee will be a little short ofthe back end of the body. Once they are tied in solidly, cutoff two of the three strands of the lower legs and the frontlegs, leaving only a single strand on each.

Materials

Hook: Teimco 5263BL,or any heavy wire 3X hook

Thread: Tan 8/0

Body: Tan foam

Legs: White or tan rubberlegs

Post: Yellow Foam

Hackle: Ginger or brown
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Board of Directors:

Outings Andy Andrews (971) [email protected]

Raffles: Ron Reinebach (503) [email protected]

Conservation: Michael Ellis (503) [email protected]

Newsletter : Jerry Lorang (971) [email protected]

Jerry Heppell (503) [email protected]

Jeff Gottfried (503) [email protected]

Officers

President: Mike Gentry (503) [email protected]

Vice Pres.: George Wilson (503)[email protected]

Treasurer: Erle Norman (503) [email protected]

Secretary/ Bill Schoen (503) 638-7748Membership: [email protected]

Ex-Officio: Hank Hosfield (503) 228-6553(Past Pres.) [email protected]

ONLINE: http://tvtroutunlimited.blogspot.com/

TUALATIN VALLEY TU OFFI CERS AND BOARD

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Scheduled Fly Fishing Outings for the Year.

July 11 Day trip to Goose Lake, Washington

July 23-25 Crooked River Oregon (See page 5)

August 13 - 15 Miller Lake in Central Oregon

August 29 Laurence Lake on Mount Hood

Sept. 10 Day trip to Round Lake, Clackamas Riverarea

Sept. 23 - 28 Fall River near Sunriver Oregon

Oct (date TBD) Metolius River in conjunction withthe State Project

All locations and dates are subject to change so check thelatest edition of the newsletter, the blog site or call Andy toverify the date and location of the next outing. Andy's cellnumber is (971)-409-6149.

July 11, (Sunday) Day Trip to Goose Lake, Washing-ton.

From Highway 14 take the Wind River Highway, takeRoad 65 to Road 60. About 8 miles of gravel road to thecampground. An alternative way is taking Highway 141from White Salmon to Trout Lake, west on Forest Road

NEWS RELEASE

Lets Go Fishing - 201060. About eight miles of gravel road to campground.

This lake is stocked regularly throughout the season withrainbow/cutthroat. It is a popular spot with very good stillwa-ter fishing conditions.

Bring your float tube or pontoon boat and enjoy a great dayof fishing with us.

July 23-25, (Friday - Sunday) Weekend on the CrookedRiver

See Page 5 for more information for this great trip. TheRoad Kill Caf is expected to make an appearance. Bring aside dish, dessert, or snack to accompany the grilledspread.

August 13 -15, (Friday - Sunday) Weekend on MillerLake in Central Oregon

We have not been to this beautiful lake in South CentralOregon for quite some time. New regulations allow 24 hourfishing which makes pursuing brown trout more interesting.Another appearance of the Road Kill Caf is expected.Same plan as at the Crooked.

August 29, (Sunday) Day trip to Laurence Lake, MtHood.

Laurence Lake is noted for its prolific hatches of Callibaetismayflies. Laurence is potentially the best fly fishing lake inthe Mount Hood region because angling regulations don't

allow the killing of wild fish.
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Conserving, protecting and restoring North Americas coldwater fisheries and their watersheds..

The Trout Line

Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited Chapter

85 Tanglewood Drive

Lake Oswego, OR 97035-1415

Meeting Schedule: Regular chapter meetings are held at the LUCKYLABRADOR on the second Wednesday of eachmonth at 6:30 PM with a social get-together and the formal meeting at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted in the newsletteror website. Lucky Labrador, Multnomah Village, 7675 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, (503) 244-2537. Food and bever-ages available.

July 14 - PICNIC - See the Presidents column and the notice on page 4. No general meeting this month

August - 9 Gone Fishing.

See you September 9 for a presentation by Kavita Heyn from American Rivers who will speak about American Rivers'work to protect Oregon's wild rivers and wild fish. The focus of the presentation will be on the campaign to Save the WildRogue. The Wild and Scenic Rogue River is well-known around the world for rafting, fishing, and hiking opportunities.However, the cold fish-bearing tributaries that feed the river are threatened by logging, off-road vehicles, and mining.American Rivers has been working with local groups, businesses, fishing and rafting companies to protect thesestreams with Wild and Scenic and Wilderness designations. Kavita will discuss the current status of these efforts and thelegislation in Congress, as well as the removal of several dams along the Rogue, and what members of Trout Unlim-ited can do to help protect one of Oregon's premier rivers.

Kavita will also talk about the Molalla River, a winter steelhead stronghold, and efforts to protect this river as Wild andScenic, and other dam removal efforts that American Rivers is working on in the Pacific Northwest. You can find outmore about American Rivers' work at www.americanrivers.org

Hope we see you on the water or at the picnic and the September meeting .

Inside this issue

Presidents Column Page 1Work Party July 17 & 18 Page 2Conservation Update Page 3Picnic Plans Page 4Conservation in your Background Page 4Crooked River Notes Page 5Fly of the Month Simple Grasshopper Page 6TVTU Outing Schedule Page 7

Board of Directors Listing Page 7Meeting Schedule Page 8

TVTU Budget Summary

During the quarter ending 3-31-10, significant expendi-tures included $280 for internet site fees and $500 for anew projector; and receipts included $190 from raffles and$675 in donations. Thanks to our generous donors. Theunexpected projector expense was not in the originalbudget and the board of directors will amend the budget asneeded.
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Jul - Aug 2010 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited