Calendar of Events
2008
January 10
Friends of the Norfork National Fish Hatchery Proposal Deadline
The planned project to add a boardwalk and some habitat rehabilitation to Dry Run Creek is going ahead full steam. Right now we need your help. Not only do we need your monetary donations, we need your expertise. If you have any experience in landscape architecture or construction engineering we need your help with the design and cost estimating for the project. Regretfully, we are working on a very tight timeframe that in order to get matching funds from the USFWS, we must have at least the cost estimating in place by January 10, 2008. So you can see time is of the essence.
If you are interested in helping out with this portion of the project, please contact
.
Once we get to the construction phase we will be coming back asking for some more help. Got hammers?!?
Mountain Home, AR
January 19
Budget Meeting
4:00 p.m., Ramada Inn, Mountain Home, AR
Febdruary 1
Long Casts Article Deadline
February 2
Danish Casting Games at Texas Flyfishers' 16th Annual Fly Tying Festival
The 16th Annual Texas Flyfishers' Fly Tying Festival will be held on 2 February from 08.30 until 04.30 at Bethany Christian Church in Houston. Featured tyer is Ken Iwamasa. Ken is the originator of many fly patterns and has published many articles in Fly Fisherman, Fly Tyer, Tight Loops, Fly Fisherman - Japan Edition, and La Fourmi, published in France. Author of the book Iwamasa Flies, Ken is a life-time member of TU and a professor of art at the University of Colorado.
For more details on the festival, review the following PDF: http://www.texasflyfishers.org/festflyer.pdf.
For the first time at the Fly Tying Festival, Texas Flyfishers we will host a Mini Danish Casting Games. David Lemke, CCI and Fly Casting Chair has put together a program consisting of four casting stations,
each presenting a different casting challenge. Prizes for first and second place will be awarded.
Fly casters of all skill levels are invited to participate in this competition where your ability to cast long distances matters least and your ability to have fun matters most. The entry fee is $5.00. The
games will run from 11.00am until 1.00pm. Winners will be announced at 2.00 pm. You do not have to be present at 2.00 pm to win.
There will be four casting stations - Moon Shoot, Tight Loop, Limbo, and Saltwater Cast. The object at each station is to get your fly into or through a ring in the least number of casts. There are no restrictions on equipment, except that you must use a fly rod and use of a metal hook is prohibited ( a small yarn fly is used instead). Bring your own rod or use one of the ours. To score, add one point (demerit) for each unsuccessful cast. The maximum score from any station is ten. Add the points from each station for your total score. The winner has the lowest score. The distance that your fly lands from the center of the
ring in the Moon Shot will be used, if required, as the 'tie-breaker'.
There will be two levels of participation: "hotshots" and "regular casters". Trophies will be awarded to the first and second place hotshots. Those participating in the "regular casters" category will
vie for their choice of a 5 or 8 weight Echo 2 rod for first place and a new fly line for second place. Judges may, and in some cases will, override your nominated participation level.
The four stations:
- Moon Shoot - The casting ring is 100 feet from the station. Cast to the ring. If unsuccessful, walk to where the fly landed and continue casting from that spot to the target. Repeat until the fly lands in
the ring. The judge will record the distance of your fly to the center of the ring.
- Tight Loop - The casting ring is suspended 5 feet above the ground and 35 feet from the station. Cast a narrow loop so that the fly and line pass through the ring and remains on the opposite side of the
hoop when all the cast line comes to rest on the ground.
- Limbo- The casting ring is 35 feet from the station. A horizontal hazard, suspended three feet off the ground is placed in front of the ring. Use a side arm cast to place the fly under the hazard and in the
ring.
- Saltwater Cast - The casting ring is 40 feet from the station. The caster stands in an elevated casting box as if on the bow of a flats boat, ready to make a quick, accurate cast. The fly is in hand and
approximately 25 feet of leader and fly line are out of the rod tip. Sufficient line is off the reel and held with the non-rod hand. Make the cast with no more than 3 back casts.
There is more detail on the background on Danish Casting games at http://www.texasflyfishers.org/minigames.html
Thanks in advance in helping us publicize this event.
Harry Crofton,
CCI
Texas Flyfishers of Houston - Freshwater Outings Chair;
WindKnots Editor; and
Website Co-Editor
February 23
6th Annual TriLakes Fly Fishing Expo (expanded in 2008)
Featured speaker: Mark Van Patten of Missouri Stream Teams and host of the PBS syndicated television sow "The Tying Bench."
Admission is FREE; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Brighton Assembly of God Church's multipurpose facility on Northbound Highway 13 - 9 miles south of Bolivar, MO and 14 miles north of Springfield, MO;
Demonstrations by thirty-five world-class fly tyers, commercial exhibitors, rod manufacturers with a casting pool, casting coach giving free lessons to those interested in learning the fundamentals, bucket raffles, and live auction (beginning at 5:00 p.m.) featuring fly fishing equipment, guided fishing trips and even some non-fishing items of interest to all.
March 4
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Trip at Montauk
Montauk State Park
This will be our first fishing trip with the soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood. We will meet at the lodge/shop at Montauk State Park at 0700 hours. I need as many of you as can attend to do so, please. I realize it is a Tuesday and not all of you can do that. That's why I need all hands on deck from those who CAN. Thanks. RSVP.
FYI, I am planning to head down on Monday and camp at least Monday and Tuesday nights. I can stay longer. If anyone is interested in joining me, let me know. You will only need a tent, sleeping bag, food, etc. I have a stove and all of my own gear. I'll provide the cooking gear and fuel if you can bring firewood. We can split grocery bill, etc.
Ken Morrow
Regional Coordinator (South)
www.projecthealingwaters.org
417-766-3003
March 8
Fly Fish Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Freshwater Fishery Center near Athens, TX
Casting Coaches being recruited. Volunteer programs. Contact Al Crise if interested.
March 13-15
Sowbug Roundup
Mountain Home, AR
Demonstration by 100+ Expert Tyers, Seminars, Tying, Casting Instruction, Drawings and Auctions
April 5
Arcadina Fly Rodders' Conclave
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Grace Presbyterian Church
500 Roselawn Blvd., Lafayette, LA
April 18-19
Cotter Trout Festival
Opens at 12 noon on Friday and opens at 9:00 am on Saturday.
Under the Rainbow Bridge in Cotter's Big Spring Park on the Banks of the White River
Cotter, Arkansas
May 1
Long Casts Article Deadline
May 2-3
7th Annual Smallmouth Rendezvous and Fly Tying Extravaganza
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily
Featuring David & Emily Whitlock, Fox Statler, and Terry & Roxanne Wilson
Fly Tying Demonstrations and Competitions
Auction/Drawings to benefit Mitch Fram Scholarship
Talequah Community Building
300 West 1st Street
Tahlequah OK
OR call (918) 914-3928
May 4
Second Annual Project Healing Waters 2-Fly Tournament
Rose River Farm, Madison, Virginia
Registration deadline is April 11, 2008.
May 10
Marlene Hada Benefit Tickets Sale Ends
August 1
Long Casts Article Deadline
October 2-4
2008 Conclave
Baxter County Fairgrounds, Ramada Inn and other locations within and surrounding Mountain Home, AR
October 5
2008 General Membership Meeting
8:00-8:30 AM, Election of Officers, Baxter County Fairgrounds, Mountain Home, AR
October 5
Board Meeting
Officers, board members and club presidents (or their proxies with signed form) are requested in attendance.
Baxter County Fairgrounds in Mountain Home, AR
October 16-19
International Women Fly Fishers
Pointe Royal Resort in Branson, MO
October 27-31
PHW Rim Shoal Rendezvous
Project Healing Waters Rim Shoals Rendezvous at Rim Shoals Resort in Cotter, AR. We’re bringing in 8 wounded warriors from around the country for 3-days of guided fishing on the White/Norfork. Further information available from Ken Morrow, Soutern Regional Coordinator, Project Healing Waters (417) 766-3003.
November 1
Long Casts Article Deadline
December 6
Mid-South Fly Fishers Annual Holiday Party and Fund Raiser
Holiday Express, Poplar at I-240, Memphis, Tennessee
Silent Auction and Raffle Begins at 6;00 pm
Dinner Buffet at 7:00 pm
Awards and Live Auction at 8:00 pm
$35.00 per person and $60.00 per couple, Cash Bar (Cocktails)
This is MSFF's main fund raiser for the year to sponsor our activities during the year, plus a great place for you to acquire holiday gifts for that special someone or yourself.
To participate in the Gift Exchange, bring a $10 gift for a lady or gentleman.
To make your reservation, send a check to: MSFF, 4728 Spottswood, Suite 233, Memphis, TN 38117
Please RSVP by telephone to 901-278-9375 to assist in meal planning.
December 6
Northeast Arkansas Flyfishers' Chrsitmas Party
ASU Football Complex, State University AR 72467
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