Riffles September 2012 (2)

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AUCKLAND FRESHWATER ANGLERS CLUB INC

PO Box 63016, Manukau City 2241

http://www.aucklandfreshwateranglers.org.nz/ September 2012


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cover:Chris Young on Whanganui, by Manuel Greenland

This month:First Cast

ytying challengeytying trophy

Tongariro trip

First cast

Wow another year as president, thank you verymuch for the honour. Also a big thank you to thecommittee for their time and efforts into making2011/2012 a success.

We will have quite a lot of focus on growth thiscoming year. Last years focus was setting upelectronic procedures. This has made our lives much

easier for this year and also for the future.Thank you to our new committee for offering their

time for this exciting new year ahead.Our regional competition is taking some structurebut we are still looking for volunteers. We are goingdown to the Ohinemuri River on Sunday, September23rd to do some clearing for access points. So,if you have some spare time please come joinus. Contact Chris Young for more information.

This past months Ohinemuri River trip was

cancelled due to the lack of support, this is thesecond year this has been poorly supported, we willbe taking the Ohinemuri off our next years trip list.Our next trip is to theTongariro River 28-30September, please register your interest on the

website or [email protected]

Your 2011/12 shing license is expiring soon.

I purchased my licence online and they supplyan attractive, durable plastic card.The Plastic licen

se normally gets mailed within ve working days ofbeing ordered. Its the most simple and convenientway to purchase your 2012/13 shing license. Thereare some new rules regarding Eastern region, pleaseensure you read the rules that comes with your newlicense. To help you get a good head start to theseason, the rst person to approach me at club nightand ask about my three best ies will win them!

At ourAGM we got our full complement ofcommittee members. The committee is always open

to new ideas and suggestions so please feel free totalk to me if you are interested in joining our greatteam or if you are interested in helping with someprojects.

Septembers club night is going to be interesting, weare going to have Martin Staka from Incept MarineLimited, he will be talking to us about inatableboats. Garth Plank will also be joining us to talkabout all his widgets, silk lines, light weight rods andother interesting things I look forward to see youthere.See you on the Captains Corner.

Tight LinesBrian (The Ohau stalker) Young
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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The club meets on the second Monday ofevery month (except January) at 7.30pm at

Panmure Yacht & Boating Club, Kings Road,

Panmure.

Turangi Club Lodge: 3 Te Hei Place, Turangi.

Bookings & enquiries: Brian Young

Puniu Club Hut: Newman Road, off Bayley

Road, south of Te Awamutu

Bookings & enquiries: Brian Young

General inquiries to: The Secretary, Auckland

Freshwater Anglers Club, PO Box 63016,

Manukau City 2241. Ph 278 1528

Classified Ads

Members who wish to buy or sell any shing-related equipment can place an ad in Rifes.

There will be no charge for members provided itis limited to 25 words or less. All ads should beplaced in electronic form and forwarded by emailto the Editor on or before the 25th of the month.

ARTICLES FOR THE NEWSLETTER

The Editor would love to have members input intothe magazine.

Have you been shing lately in an interesting spot,had a funny experience, learnt a new technique or

just have a good story to share?

Please email any contributions [email protected] or post them to the club mail

box, P.O.Box 63 016, Manukau City 2241.

All opinions expressed by contributors tothis newsletter are solely the opinion of thecontributor concerned and do not necessarilyrepresent the views of AFAC or its other members

Hon Solicitor: Alan Jenkinson 1990-Past Patron:Michael Beddek 1973-96

Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO 1996-2008 Past Presidents:Hon Life Members: Robert Hunter 1972-74

Brian Roland 1974-75David Lyon 1990 Brian Frankpitt 1975-78Dan Hartley 1997 Colin Kennedy 1978-81Derek Carter 2002 Ron Walters 1981-82Derek Eustace 2002 Colin Kennedy 1982-85Frank Ciochetto 2002 Alan Peak 1985-89Neil Hirtzel 2002 Scott Murray 1989-92Noel Osborne 2002 David McLellan 1992-93Chris Christianson 2003 Doug Rankin 1993-94George Lammie 2003 Brian Hetherington 1994-97Brian Hetherington 2004 Mike Batty 1997-2000Arthur Golding 2006 Virginia Duncum 2000-2002

Ian Gibbs 2002-2005

Hugh Hutchinson 2005-2008Doug Snell 2008-2011Brian Young 2011-

Name Email Phone

Brian YoungPresident [email protected] 021 225885909 829 0880

Paul SharpSecretary

[email protected] 029 2360360

Mike BarkeTreasurer


Ian ReidClub Captain

[email protected] 093023081

Ian RodgerEnvironmental

[email protected] 0272379441

Sam Bourne

Library


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RobynArrowsmithTrip organiser

Robyn.arrowsmith@afac

.org.nz

021 899 279

ManuelGreenlandBooking ofcer

Manuel.Greenland@afa

c.org.nz

022 1848350


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A F A C 2012 FLY TYING TROPHY

COMPETITION FLIES & RULES

Flies: AMMONITE NYMPH # 8-14(curved caddis)ROYAL WULFF # 8-14DAMSEL RABBIT # 8-12

CORIXA # 12 or14

Flies are from NEW ZEALANDS BEST

TROUT FLIES

Rules: 1: There is one category only

2: You must enter 1 y only of eachpattern, tied by yourself

3: Entries will be numbered & judgedanonymously by a panel of 2 judges

4: Entries will be displayed, & returnedto the entrants, on December prize-giving night

Notes:1: Artistic presentation will not be a

factor, y tying skill & accuracy onlywill be judged

2: The materials specications for theies, with colour illustrations, will beavailable from me at the Sept & Octclub nights and on the Club web-site.

Entries:

Entries are to be handed to me on the Novemberclub night or may be posted, or delivered, to me to20 Fraser Rd Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2025 the nextday.

Derek Eustace

A F A C ~ 2012 Fly Tying Challenge

July 2012 pattern: Red Setter (streamer)

JUDGING RESULTS

points total points to

dateExperienced1st Brian Jones 4 12

2nd Doug Snell 3 9

Brian Young -- 3

Paul Sharp -- 3Novice1st John White 4 12

Attie Lues -- 6

Judges general comments: Congratulations to the

place-winners. All the ies entered would be quiteshable. The Red Setter (& its related Fuzzy Wuzzy)is a tricky y to achieve the nished equal-size bodysegments and the correctly sized, laid-back, hacklesand this was evident in the ies submitted.

Derek Eustace


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AFAC 2012 FLY TYING TROPHY

Flies from NEW ZEALANDS BEST TROUT

FLIES, materials available at ROD & REEL

Ammonite Nymph

Hook: # 8 14 curved Caddis hook

Under-body: Tungsten beads, & lead wire on top

of hook shank

Abdomen: Olive Nymph Skin or equivalent

Thorax: Hares ear fur (dubbed over thetungsten beads)

Legs: Brown Partridge fibres

Wing-case: Black Nymph Skin or equivalent

Royal Wulff

Hook: # 8 14

Tail: Elk, Moose, or Deer hair

Body: 2 equal sections of bronze Peacock herlseparated by an equal section of red floss

ribbed with gold wire

Wing Calf tail or synthetic equivalent

Hackle Natural red cock hackle

Damsel Rabbit

Hook: # 8 12

Tail: Golden Pheasant tippets

Body: Olive floss ribbed with red copper wire

Wing: Olive Rabbit strip tied-in Matuku style

with the ribbing wire

Eyes: Melted black mono-filament, or clear,

painted black

Head: Olive micro chenille or equivalent

Corixa

Hook: # 12 or 14

Body: Primrose or light olive ultra chenille or

equivalent ribbed with un-stranded grey

embroidery thread or similar

Legs: Fine round rubber

Wing-case: Olive Wapsi Thin Skin or equivalent


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Rules:

1: There is one category only

2: You must enter one fly only of each pattern,

tied by yourself

3: Entries will be numbered & judged

anonymously by a panel of two judges

Notes:

1: Entries will be displayed, & returned to theentrants, on Dec prize-giving night

2: Artistic presentation will not be a factor, fly

tying skill & accuracy only will be judged

3: This pattern sheet will be available at the Sept

& Oct club nights & on the Club web-site

Entries Entries to be handed to me on the Nov

club night or posted, or delivered, to 20 Fraser RdPapatoetoe, Auckland 2025, the next day.


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Tongariro River Club Trip

The next club trip is to be held on the weekend ofthe 28th September. The Tongariro is a very swiftowing river and has a good mixture of rocks, graveland sand. The Tongariro holds Brown and Rainbowsaveraging around 2Kgs and bigger!!! You will alsohave a wide range of other rivers around to sh as

well.

This is an excellent club trip to go on!

Travel

Because of the distance we can try car pooling withother members, you will get the details of all thepeople attending once you sign up to the trip on the

Website.

When & Where

We are planning to use the Turangi houseaccommodation. If we have more than 8 people we

will be using the Motel. So please get your bookingsin ASAP.

What to Bring:

Well other than the obvious shing gear you willneed to bring along your own bedding or a sleepingbag. As with every trip I would also like to encourage

any y tiers to bring along your vice for someevening entertainment and pattern swapping.

Meals:

We will be providing a continental breakfast on theSaturday morning and a cooked breakfast on theSunday morning as well as supper on the Saturdaynight. Each angler will need to bring their own foodfor lunches and snacks during the days. And ofcourse, dont forget to bring your favourite drink forthe evening.

Cost and Bookings:

To book, just go to the website and ll out yourdetails.

Cost is $70.00 and payment info can be found here,

or on the website.

Thanks and I hope you enjoy the trip.

Regards

Brian [email protected]
http://www.aucklandfreshwateranglers.org.nz/Club_Bank_Details.phpmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.aucklandfreshwateranglers.org.nz/Club_Bank_Details.php

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