January

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The Voice of the North Arkansas Fly Fishers
January 12, 2016
North Arkansas Fly Fishers
Jon Casey to Speak in
January
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Sowbug Update
North Arkansas Fly Fishers meetings
are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Meetings are held at the Van
Matre Senior Center located at 1101
Spring St Mountain Home, AR
72653. Membership meeting starts at
7:00 pm. All members and guests are
welcome and encouraged to attend.
NAFF Board of Director’s meetings
are held on the first Tuesday of the
month at 2:00 pm 1st Security Bank
on 9th St. All members are welcome
and encouraged to attend.
It is the new year and things start
speeding up for the planning of
the Sowbug Roundup.
Visit North Arkansas Fly Fishers
Online at
www.northarkansasflyfisher.org
Jon Casey at Kids Fishing Derby
Officers
President — Ken Sickels ……(870) 321-2661
Vice President — Tom Emerick (870) 499-3382
Secretary — Pat Smith ..….. (870) 425-1755
Treasurer — David Hea …….(870) 421-7078
Directors
Conservation — Tommy Hagan ..(870) 430-2091
Property — Mark Burgess……..(870) - 421-7804
Education — Fred Stumpf…...870-421-3746
Membership — Paul Ashton …(870) 425-9230
Past President — Mike Tipton ..(870) 404-8845
Appd. by President — Vern Berry (870) 421-0720
Tale Waters is published 2nd Tuesday of each month. Article deadline is
1st Tuesday of the month.
Staff: Mike Tipton & Rita Billbe
Contact:
sowbug@northarkansasflyfisher.org
Our January speaker will be Jon
Casey, Project Leader (manager) of
the Norfork National Fish Hatchery. Jon will talk about the recently
completed construction project /
drain line project. Jon will also
give an insight in the IPN
(infectious pancreatic necrosis)
virus that has been detected at the
AGFC Spring River Hatchery.
Jon Casey is a graduate of Cave
City High School and Arkansas
Tech in Russellville. He joined the
Fish and Wildlife Service in 1992
at the Mammoth Spring National
Fish Hatchery. He also served at
the Dale Hollow NFH Cont. Pg.2
Dennis and Amy Galyardt are
back in town. They have a truckload of stuff for the auctions and
raffles and have started writing
letters to our list of national sponsors. My wife, Karen, has reorganized her sewing room to give
Dennis, Amy, and their helpers a
place to sort and organize the Sowbug contributions.
This is the time of year that we get
serious with soliciting local businesses for contributions. Dave
Hussey has volunteered to chair
that job. He can use as much help
as he can get. You can contact him
at (262) 930-8375 or davidlhussey@msn.com.
The planning for the Sowbug
Shindig is moving forward. Kevin
Boddy is getting
quotes for the meal, Cont. Pg.2
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Jon Casey — from page 1
in Celina, Tennessee before moving the Norfork National Fish
Hatchery in 1997. He enjoys hunting and fishing, especially with his
three boys.
Sowbug — from page 1
most
likely it will be barbeque this year.
Fred Dupre’ is hard at it with the
fly tying. After a several year hiatus
the featured tyers will return to
Sowbug. They will be stationed on
the tying floor with a camera and
TV screen to better demonstrate
their skills. We also plan to present several high level tying classes
in our new classroom building.
Steve Blumreich has come up with
a great list of topics and presenters
for our seminar program.
Schuyler Brower has the vendors
lined up and sorted out. This is
one of the real pain in the butt
Sowbug jobs!
John Berry has the Sowbug Fly
Tying contest underway. One of
the multi-year winners has been
coopted into being a judge this
year!
We will be looking for volunteers
to help with the show itself and
specially to help produce the great
desserts that we have had at the
Sowbug Shindig.
The Sowbug Team meets every
2nd Tuesday at the Baxter County
Library at 1:00 pm. Come a little
early and join us for lunch.
Mike Tipton—Sowbug Chairman
Fly Tying Class, First Night
January President’s
Message
Do a 2015 review or look into
2016? I decided to do a brief preview of 2016 Club activities that
would directly benefit participating Club members.
They are: Beginning and intermediate tying session(s), Sowbug,
Crooked Creek outing, casting
class, picnics, October guest speaker, Christmas party, weekly tying
sessions at Dally’s, monthly meeting with various programs and
guest speakers. Hope to see members participating in these various
events. If you have any ideas for
events, class etc. that would benefit members, please let me or any
Board member know.
If you want to participate in events
in which the Club is involved, you
have various opportunities in
2016: Trout Tourney in Cotter,
Trout Fest, Trout Days, TU Summer Camp, Hatchery Outdoor
Adventure, Kids Fishing Derby,
Home School Class and Sowbug.
Dave Hussey is assuming duties
for coordinating local solicitation
of gifts, contributions etc. from
various local entities for Sowbug
raffles etc. We have a great core
of devoted members but need
several more members to expand
our efforts. If you’re interested,
please contact Dave (cell
262.930.8375 or davidhussey@msn.com). We look forward
to your support.
Ken Sickels—President
Weather Cancellation
Policy
NAFF Activities or Meeting will be cancelled or
postponed when the
Mountain Home Public
Schools Cancel Classes.
Check KTLO radio website for school closing
info.
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Fly of the Month
Y2K Bug
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each color yarn
January Raffle
5. Tie in (securely) each piece of
yarn at its center as close to the
bead as possible
6. Run the tying thread back down
the hook until even (or just ahead
of) the hook point.
7. Fold back the yarn from ahead
of the bead, giving a double layer
of yarn on each side of
8. Pull the four pieces of yarn very
tightly and trim the off even with
the bend of the hook.
A divided plastic box for members
donating flies is present at each
meeting and will be placed in previously donated fly boxes. Donations of fly fishing and tying equipment and material are always welcome.
Comments:
Special Items
When using Egg Foo Yarn, the
whole piece can be used with a
#12 hook. With a #14 hook, the
1. Courtland Pro Cast 9 ft. 5 wt.
with bag
the hook. While pulling back all
four piece of yarn tie in and tie off
the yarn.
Tying Materials:
1. Hook – TMC 2487 BL, 12 or
14
2. Thread – FL Orange
3. Gold Bead 1/8 (#12 hook) or
7/64 (#14 hook)
4. (un) lead wire .015 (#12 hook)
or .010 (#14 hook)
5. FL Green and FL Orange Egg
Foo Yarn or egg yarn
yarn should be unraveled and use
only 1/2 to 2/3 of the yarn. When
using egg yarn, you will
need to experiment a bit for the
correct thickness.
2. Courtland Fly Reel with backing and 6 wt. WF line
Regular Items
1. Wapsi fly tyer pack
It is very hard to find reference to
the Y2K bug fly on-line because
you usually get articles about
2.
Book: Fishing with McClane
3.
Copy of old photograph of
Roy Rogers boat fishing
the Y2K software bug.
4.
Fly fishing magazines
2. Wrap 3 or 4 turns of lead wire
around the hook. Slide bead over
lead wire
Fish the Y2K deep under an indicator. I have also gotten takes at
the end of the drift as the Y2K
5.
Northern Sport floating fly
line
3. Start tying thread and wrap to
back to bend of hook and forward. Apply a bit of head
hangs in the current. The Y2K bug
works very well in the fall and winter.
6.
Boat fly box with three containers
7.
Tied fly holders
cement or super glue to help secure the thread
The Y2K is an “egg” pattern. However, the “natural” is really a piece
of (Halloween Candy) corn.
Tying Procedure:
1. Place bead on the hook and
secure in the vise
4. Cut a (about) 1.5-inch piece of
Thank you to members Bob
Krause, Chuck Orvis, and Duane
Hada for their recent donations.
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Jimmy T’s Fishing
Report - January
Wow! An unexpected rain has
once again brought our lakes up.
Dang! Didn’t we just go through
this this summer? I know everyone is fed up with the high flows.
Like you, I’m ready to wade fish;
but there is not much we can do
about the lakes being high again.
The high flows do not make it any
easier for a fly shop owner either.
It pretty much destroys the terminal end sales like leader, tippet,
flies and indicators. Wader and
boot sales drop off as well. Ask
any of the fly shops around here.
The Corps is predicting Bull
Shoals to crest out at 686 leaving 9
foot till the top. With all the
flooding still downstream we may
see some of this lower generation
till the middle of January. The
river below the dam was murky on
Jan 1st but not on the 31st. This
was on the State Park side of the
river above the spring; so no run
off on that side tells me the lake is
churned up or turning over a bit
causing this murkiness.
The fishing is good on both rivers
at the moment using various flies
from the Arkansas bead head
hares ear, SJ Worms, midges and
especially pre-rainbow emergers.
i.e. eggs.
On my website FlyFishArkansas.com I’ve started a Pod Cast.
Simply go to the page and click on
the arrow and you can listen.
Don’t forget to drop by the shop
and take advantage of our tapered
leaders for only a $1.00. We have
6X all the way up to 000X.
Corps of Engineers
Report—Flood Update
The “Christmas” flood of 2015
had a tremendous impact to much
of the central United States, sending many streams and rivers to levels not seen in recent years, and
sending snow and ice though the
upper Midwest. Fortunately for
the Twin Lakes area, our weather
was mild enough to prevent snow
and ice, however we did bear the
brunt of 7 to 10 inches of rainfall.
The impact to the White River
system of reservoirs was particularly significant and resulted in tainter (flood) gate releases from Beaver
and Table Rock Dams. At one
point, 300,000 cubic feet of water
(per second) was coming in to Table Rock Lake, but 72,000 cubic
feet was being released. A flood
event of this magnitude illustrates
well the point that dams such as
Table Rock and Bull Shoals were
not designed to “control” floods,
but rather to reduce the risk associated with floods.
Currently, Bull Shoals and Norfork are utilizing flood storage ca-
pacity, 60% and 63% respectively,
with Bull Shoals forecasted to crest
at elevation 685’ mean sea level
(msl) and Norfork at 572’ msl.
With flood conditions throughout
much of the State, releases from
Norfork and Bull Shoals will not
be made until conditions on the
lower White River allow; the regulating stage (gage) at Newport is
currently over 27’. When conditions do allow for releases to be
made, users of the White and Norfork Rivers should anticipate high
flows for an extended period of
time. Returning the lakes to conservation pool elevation is the goal
of the White River Water Control
Plan, but given the volume of water stored in both reservoirs, it will
be some time before Bull Shoals
and Norfork approach a more normal level.
If boating on Bull Shoals and Norfork, please exercise patience and
caution.
With higher levels,
launch ramps are much more difficult to use and parking may be
very limited. With the rapid rise,
the amount of debris flushed into
the lakes from tributary streams is
tremendous.
Go slowly, and
watch for debris floating just under the water's surface. Always use
your vessel’s kill switch and wear a
life jacket. As you approach the
shoreline, be aware of obstructions
that may not be typically submerged. Please take the time to
put safety first.
Jon Hiser
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Sowbug Tyers Update
Sowbug tier invitees continue to
respond to their invitations. If you
want to tie, please send me an
email to flytyerfred@gmail.com. A
follow-up to the original invitees
will go out in January reminding
them to sign up for tying slots. We
are still planning on having several
tying competitions with nice prizes. There will be a Tiers Get Together party at Fred DuPre's home
on the day before Sowbug. Details
will follow.
Fred Dupre’
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Activities of Interest to NAFF members
January
Thursday 14th Beginning Fly Tying Class 6:00-8:00 Van Matre Senior Center
Tuesday 19th NAFF Club Meeting 7:00-9:00 Van Matre Senior Center
Thursday 21st Beginning Fly Tying Class 6:00-8:00 Van Matre Senior Center
Thursday 28th Beginning Fly Tying Class 6:00-8:00 Van Matre Senior Center
February
Monday 1nd Trout Unlimited 6:00-8:00 El Chico
Tuesday 2nd NAFF Board Meeting 2:00-4:00 First Security Bank
Tuesday 9th Sowbug Committee Meeting 1:00-3:00 Baxter County Library
Tuesday 16th NAFF Club Meeting 7:00-9:00 Van Matre Senior Center
Saturday 20th Intermediate Tying Session with Davie Wotten 9:00-3:00 Van Matre Senior Center