ON THE WATER FOR OCTOBER (2008)

ON THE WATER FOR OCTOBER         (2008)

 

Well Pard >><< Have I have got some Tails to Tell …. Wait till you hear about “Incident 1056” >> “The End of Felt” >> Adventures on “The F/V Christy Belle” & a New Book by our Honorary Member & Special Friend, Michele Longo Eder >>><<< First off, let’s take a quick look a some of our SEPTEMBER Activities.

 

We started off the month with a Very Well Attended Breakfast Meeting >><< I am pleased to tell you, that Bob & Marilyn Breakfield are back from Alaska & they regaled us with some great fishing stories (A couple of them were TRUE !!). Unfortunately, we were not able to follow the Breakfast with our planned Special Posse Gathering due to the Dry “High Fire Danger” Conditions prevalent at the Shooting Quarry. “Sheriff Dudley” will reschedule this event after we get some rain to reduce the Fire Danger. Special Thanks, Bill Lackner, for keeping us informed of the new 2009 ODFW Regulations regarding allowing all fishermen to keep 2 Cut’s a Day. I am sad to reflect, that we lost our good friend Dick (Papa Pickle) Garvey & we may want to keep Lou Reed, Linda’s husband, on our Angel List. On the upside, Jack & Ginny Scherer paid us a short visit & several of our Club Members joined them for an evening Buffet Dinner at the Chinook Winds Casino. I hope you have seen the great photos, provided by First Lady (Barb) Dudley, of the recent ODFW Stream Enhancement Operations up on Big Elk Creek. Wayde, Barb & Larry Dale represented our Club as Road Guards for the Heavy Lift Helicopters, which were placing whole Dug Fir Trees into the stream to provide improved Salmon Habitat. It should be noted, that the funds to do this expensive operation were provide by the U-DA-MAN Group. Speaking of U-DA-MAN Activities, we are again working with this Fine Group to support this years Seventh Annual Salmon Tournament, which will be held, on 12 October, 2008, right here in our own Yaquina Bay. Speaking of SALMON >>> Have you seen the PIC of the Salmon that Phil Reed recently caught up on Tillamook Bay …. That Hog weighted in at 44 lbs !!!! At the moment, Phil is the lead contender in our 2008 Salmon Derby, which will end at midnight on 30 November, 2008. I also want to recognize the Good “Litter Patrol” Work Mike Rosica continues to do for us up on Big Creek. Let me close the Month, with a word about the Outstanding Presentation provide to our Club by JOHN SANCHEZ. John gave us a most interesting & informative look at the Life Cycle of Salmon. I am also very pleased to WELCOME our 2 Newest Club Members >><< JOHN SANCHEZ & JACK PRINCE !!!   These 2 fellows, I am sure will be great additions to our 60+ ranks ………

 

OCTOBER holds the prospect of being a very Busy, Interesting & Action Packed Month. We will be involved with several support functions leading up to the actual U-DA-MAN Tournament scheduled for 12 October, 2008. Watch for BLASTS that will provide you with more information on how to help us with these support efforts. I would like to focus on 2 additional October High Light Events >><< ROAD TRIP & PICNIC up to MARY’S PEAK LOOK OUT >>>>> This is a “Don’t Miss” Adventure, which will begin with the Wagon Master, Wayde Dudley, Circling Up the Wagons at the LVH Club House, about 9 AM on 16 October. >>>>> Then there will be the Presentation regarding the Current Status & Future Plans for the NEW INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL PROJECT for Yaquina Bay. This briefing will be provided by DON MANN, the Manager of the Port of Newport, at 9 AM on 30 October at the LVH Club House. We will be opening this presentation to all of our LVH Friends & Neighbors, so you may want to come early to get a good seat for this most informative Power Point Presentation.

 

Now let me explain, Incident 1056 >>> As you may remember, I spent the last week wearing my Rubber Pants Fishing up on the Metolius River. Suffice to say, the Fishing left a great deal to be desired & it was “D… Cold” !!!   Be that as it may, let’s go back to “Incident 1056” >><< About mid week, this started out as a “Simple 30 Acre Controlled Burn” …….. Then the wind came up & the next thing you know the fire raced to 256 Acres !!!!  I hate it when that happens. At any rate, this ultimately required over 500 Firefighters, several Helos + Fixed Wing Aircraft & Several Dozers. It was now a very Smokey Camp Sherman with over half of the Lower River Closed to Fishing. We “Pulled Freight” a day early & got home safely Sunday Afternoon. GO DUCKS !!!  Reeling right along>>>>> I just read that by 2011, if all goes as planned, we are encouraged to do away with our Felt Soled Wading Boots, because it is shown that they are a perfect transportation vector for the Invasive Species known as Didymo or “Rock Snot” …. This should be some Good News for your Fly Shop Butch !!! >>>>> I sincerely hope you had a chance to read Wayde Dudley’s write up regarding his recent Experience & Adventure, as a working Deck Hand, aboard Hank Bryson Boat the F/V CHRISTY BELLE ….. It sounds like Hank is quite a Good “Hash Slinger” & he really cuts a fine picture in his “Red Rubber Pants” !!!!!!!  >>>>> Now for some Intellectual Stuff …. One of our Honorary Club Members & a Very Special Friend, Michele Logo Eder, recently published a wonderful & poignant book entitled, SALT IN OUR BLOOD: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife. It took great courage for Michele to write this book & I highly recommend it to all of you. You can find the book at several book stores in town or just go down to Englund Marine & buy a copy……..

 

In closing, let me leave you with this thought, which was sent to me by my Dear Friend, Bud Roark >><< Some Wisdom provided by Students in the 1^st Grade >><< “An idle mind is the best way to relax” ….. Since I am 68 today, I think I’ll do just that !!!!!!!!!

 

Well, that’s the Top of the News as it looks from here …. Hope to see You On the Water ……….  THE HOOK