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PRESIDENTS PEN:
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Greetings!
See you Monday, January 7th, at the Millennium - and don't forget to bring flies for Fly of the Month!
Jennifer
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Next MEETING: Reading Waters
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Kelly Pinnell on January 7, 7pm at Millennium Hotel
Kelly Pinnell will discuss reading fishing waters. Reading the water is the single most important thing you can do to improve your fly-fishing skills. His presentation will include information from his book, The ABC's of Reading Alaska's Small Rivers and Streams, which provides a detailed breakdown of the different types of water normally encountered on Alaska's rivers and streams including the following:
1. A description of each type of water
2. Their benefits to the fish
3. How to fish the different types of water
Kelly's book, The ABC's of Reading Alaska's Small Rivers and Streams will be available for purchase at the meeting.
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AFF Wants You!! from Denise Tigart
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AFF 2013 Annual Auction Volunteer Team
Well, folks, again it's that time of the year when we start getting ready for the AFF Annual Auction. I know mid-April sounds like a long way off, but it takes a lot of work and a stretch of time to get everything ready for a great auction.
To date, we have a small group to serve as the core team, but we'll need much more help, especially during the final run-up.
First, we'll need assistance from anyone who has items to contribute or consign - or who can solicit donations from businesses, organizations, or individuals who might be willing to help us out. Not only can contributors claim a tax deduction, but they will be listed on a "Contributors" page of our website (revised annually). Businesses will have space for address, phone, website and maybe a small logo.
Second, we'll need about 30 people in direct support of the auction itself. I'm hoping most/all of the folks who volunteered last year will be available again, and we'll welcome anyone else who wants to lend a hand.
Third, we'll need a dozen or so people every evening of the week of the auction. We have to categorize, sort, and tag all the donations; enter everything into the database; coordinate its move to the Millennium Hotel, etc.
And, as usual, we'll need as many people as we can get to distribute flyers and otherwise help to advertise the event.
The next meeting is on January 8, 2013, 6:00pm.... meeting place to be announced... Please RSVP to me at alaskagirl49@gmail.com or call 907-854-1503.
Many thanks.
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2013 Fly Tying Contest from Frank Stevens
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Entry Deadline February 4, 2013It is time for the annual Alaska Fly Fishers Fly Tying Contest. Frank Stevens is coordinator of the contest. See him at the January 7th or February 4th meetings, or catch him at the January 19th clinic. Flies can be given to Frank or Jolynne.
Click here to download a copy of the rules and guidelines to your computer.
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Project Healing Waters from Jan Schnorr
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Volunteers Needed
 Project Healing Waters is looking forward to another fabulous year in 2013. During October, over 250 injured soldiers returning from Afghanistan were assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit at JBER. In an effort to help them transition to civilian life, we are meeting with them and providing fly fishing activities to "hook" them into our favorite sport of fly fishing. Our activities are expanding this year and we need your help. Our activities include teaching fly casting, tying, float tubing, rod building, lake fishing, stream fishing, and salmon fishing as well as leading fishing trips. Volunteers are needed for these activities as well as to help raise funds because all activities are provided free of cost to soldiers and veterans. Make one of your New Years Resolutions VOLUNTEERING in our community!!! Come share your passion for fly fishing and fly tying with "Those Who Serve". You can contact Mike Malone or Jan Schnorr at PHWAlaska@gmail.com for information about VOLUNTEER opportunities.
Additional information and contacts can be viewed at: AFF Website Page on Project Healing Waters  Project Healing Waters Alaska for updates and PHW news.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! |
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Alaska Fly Fishers Announces Our Winter
House Cleaning Give Away
Recently we cleaned out our storage lockers and have several items that we no longer need so consider this our after Christmas give away. If you are interested in any of the following items, please contact Art Peck or speak with him at the next meeting. Click on each description to see a photo of the item.
A 5-foot high display rack for hanging clothing including hats
A 6-foot tall bookshelf
A 4-drawer filing cabinet
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It has come to pass that there is a new law in the land that bans the use of felt bottom boots in Alaska waters and I know some anglers that are very upset about this new law. Mostly, they say, they are concerned about personal wading safety. So what is this all about anyhow?
I describe this action as preventive maintenance, as for your home or vehicle, or preventative health care, such as an annual medical physical or a twice-yearly visit to the dentist. I believe that is exactly what it is all about. But what is the point of these kinds of activities? The point is; it is easier, more efficient, and cost effective to prevent a disease or the failure of some part than it is to stop, contain, or cure a problem after it has begun. It is no different from the challenges of stopping, containing, or curing damages that may result from introduction of a non-native plant (such as knotweed), fish (such as carp or northern pike), bird (such as starlings), mammal (such as rabbits in Australia), or other organisms (such as zebra mussels or a flu virus).
Read the rest of Fish Talk at this link. Bill Hauser is the author of Letters From Alaska, The Inside to the Outside and the NEW book Fishes of the Last Frontier, Life Histories, Biology, Ecology and Management of Alaska Fishes.
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Member Announcements
Women's Flyfishing® is offering a 9-hour "Tying Salmon Flies" class on January 21-22-23 from 6-9 each evening. We'll be tying flies from Pudge's new book Pacific Salmon Flies: New Ties & Old Standbys, Frank Amato, 2012, for silvers, pinks, chums, sockeye and kings. Cost of the class is $125 and all the materials and equipment are included. THIS IS NOT A CLASS FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS. SOME TYING EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Please phone Pudge at 274-7113 or e-mail her at pudge@womensflyfishing.net to register. Both women and men are welcome in the class. The Women's Flyfishing® 2013 class and trip schedule is now available on www.womensflyfishing.net and the annual trip brochure is in the mail. If you have not yet received one, please contact Pudge at 274-7113 or pudge@womensflyfishing.net to receive a copy. |
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President's Pen
Annual Auction News
Tying Contest
Project Healing Waters
AFF Give Away
Fish Talk
Member's Corner
New Location for Tying Clinic
2013 Membership Renewal
PHW Calendar
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Fly Tying Clinics at New Location -
Fish Hatchery
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 New Location:
William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery
Located at the intersection of Reeve Blvd and Post Road
Tying flies for the next season is a winter tradition for fly fishers. Every third Saturday from October to April (and sometimes May), the club hosts fly tying clinics. The clinics run from 10am to 4pm. Expert tyers are on hand with lessons and demonstrations. Bring your own tools and materials or use ours. THE NEXT CLINIC IS JANUARY 19th.
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| 2013 Alaska Fly Fishers Membership |
Have you renewed your membership yet? Click here for the 2013 membership application. Mail it in, or bring the completed form to our next meeting or fly tying clinic. Be sure to get your membership card - it will save you money on fly tying materials. Details are on the back of the card.
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Project Healing Waters
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Fly Tying Dates at the Soldier Family Assistance Center on JBER
from 4 - 6 PM:
January 3
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
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| Fly Lines Archive | |
Looking for a back issues of Fly Lines? Electronic copies are available at the link below.
Did you know the Loussac Library has many of the older Fly Lines?
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