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February 2015
Oklahoma Chapter 420 of Trout Unlimited &
Tulsa Fly Fishers an Affiliated Club of the International Federation of Fly Fishers
 
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Event Calendar

February 12th - General Meeting -  by Dave & Emily Whitlock 

February 21st - Outing at the Lower Illinois River (lower parking lot) 

 

If you have a friend who is not a member who might be interested in this information please feel free to forward this issue to your friend.   Forward this message to a friend.

 
 
 

A Message from Your President

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Hello IFFF ,
 
Spring has sprung! Oh wait... only for a few days every other week or so. We have been lucky to receive these rare days of above average temperatures that have allowed us to make it out of our Winter domains and shed our cabin fever even if only for a few days at a time. Surprisingly though, the river hasn't been very crowded on the warm days when they weren't running water. We have had several good fishing reports at the meeting and on the Facebook page from our diehards who have fished the good weather and embraced the frigid temperatures.
 
As many of you know, we have a very special speaker at this month’s meeting. We have been honored to have many knowledgeable guest in the past who have each brought their insight and expertise to help educate our members. But when you have a fly fisherman like Dave Whitlock who will share his knowledge of our sport in an intimate setting, you listen, you learn and you hang on every word he says. Because the knowledge he shares with you will hopefully stick in that unused spot in the back of your brain that suddenly comes out when you've made that curve cast in front of that hard to reach rock. Or you remember to change back to a fly that was hatching last month to see if the fish still remember that they were feeding on that nymph not long ago.

To me, Dave Whitlock is the Michael Jordan of fly fishing. He is a personal hero of mine and has continued to improve our sport over the years by constantly challenging us to rethink everything we know about fly fishing. I hope that you take this opportunity to come listen to one of the most influential anglers that our sport has ever seen.

I want to give a special thanks to a few of our board members this month who have taken the lead to help setup this event. George Margalski and Pat Daly have both gone above and beyond the call of duty to help get this event under way. They had very short notice to find a venue that would hold the capacity in which we needed to accomodate the turn out that this event will see. And like the rest of the board members, all of their time is on a voluntary basis. We could not function as a chapter without the well-oiled gears that make up our board members and our membership. Thank you for making my job easier than it should be...
                         
John Sellars, President of Oklahoma Trout Unlimited & Tulsa Fly Fishers

 


Dues Are Due

Tulsa Fly Fisher dues are established on an annual basis.  Your $15 (or $25 sustaining member) helps pay for our speakers throughout the year.  Cash or check at the general meetings is the easiest way to pay.  Or send you check to: TFF, PO Box 54108, Tulsa OK 74155.
 


 

 

Fly Fishing 101

Is there someone in your family or circle of friends that wants to learn to fly fish, but that someone is a person that you'd rather have someone else do the teaching?
 
Here's your chance. Oklahoma Trout Unlimited and the Tulsa Fly Fishers is holding a FLY FISH OKLAHOMA FLY FISHING CLINIC on Saturday, February 28th. People can sign-up for the clinic at; https://jenkscommunityed.com/index.asp ... look under Sports for FLY FISHING CLINIC. 
 
The program is held on the Jenks High School campus and cost is $15.00 for the day long clinic. The morning session 10:30 am to 12 noon focuses on the terminology of fly fishing, the equipment, where and what to use to catch fish on a fly rod across Oklahoma, fish identification and more. The after lunch session, 1 pm to 3:30 pm is "hands on" with a fly casting clinic, on the water, indoors at the Jenks High School Aquatics Center,

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as well as a knot tying workshop, and fly tying demonstration.

Participants should expect to come away from the clinic with all the basics needed to begin fly fishing anywhere.
 
This program can also be a good place for beginners wishing to sharpen their area knowledge of places to fish and gain some help with their casting skills 

 

 


 

Annual Raffle Prize


Did you know that at every OKTU/TFF meeting we offer a great raffle prize? We do and you can read about this month’s raffle prize elsewhere in this month’s newsletter.
 
But, what you really need to know this month is that once again this year we will collect all the sold raffle tickets after each meeting and place them all in a single jar and keep them until next November's meeting. Then, just like we did this year one lucky raffle ticket will be drawn.
 
Last year we failed to mention that all along we planned to award a wonderful travel fly tying kit ... valued at over $350. Shame on us for not making that known to everyone earlier in the year!
 
NOT THIS YEAR ... PAY ATTENTION NOW BECAUSE THIS YEARS END-OF-YEAR SPECIAL RAFFLE PRIZE IS A BRAND NEW ORVIS HELIOS2 5 WGT FLY ROD ... NOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT TIL NOVEMBER TO WIN IT YOU CAN SHELL OUT ABOUT $800 FOR IT AND BUY IT RIGHT NOW.
 
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Check it out for yourself ... http://www.orvis.com/p/helios-2-5-weight-9-fly-rod-mid-flex/7a8c   Suggest you never miss a meeting and you never miss a chance to buy a few raffle tickets. $5 for 5 tickets and $10 will buy you 12 .
 

Outing

The February outing will be Saturday February 21st on the Lower Illinois River near Gore, OK.  We plan to meet at the lower parking lot below the Tenkiller dam.  This event is being held in conjunction with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing OK.  

Chris is looking for volunteers to fish with his participants.  If you've been there once, you probably know more than some of these veterans, so don't be shy about volunteering.  Check the PHWFF article for a link to the pictures of a similar event at Roaring River last month.  Let him know if you can help.
 

 

 

General Meeting

Dave and Emily Whitlock present:

Fly Fishing the Ozarks

Note that this special meeting will be at a DIFFERENT LOCATION noted below and will start at 7pm vs. our usual 6:30 start time.

Thursday, February 12th  at Montereau,  6800 South Granite Avenue between S. Yale Avenue and S. Sheridan Avenue in Tulsa.

Come join us and bring a friend...
 
Tulsa Trout Unlimited Chapter 420 and Tulsa Fly Fishers proudly presents Fly Fishing the Ozarks with world renowned experts Dave & Emily Whitlock.

Dave Emily


Doors open at 7pm and admission is free. No advance purchase is required.

There will be an exciting benefit raffle.

A selection of Dave’s award winning outdoor artwork will also be available for purchase.

Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you there.
 


 


 

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Did You Know?

By: Scott Hood
 

Greetings all Mid-South TU Members,

The Mid-South Regional Meeting is only a little more than one month away – set for March 7 in Branson, MO.  At the January 29th meeting the OKTU Board of Directors agreed to repay the registration fee for any chapter member that attends the regional meeting.  Members will be responsible for transportation and lodging (if staying overnight).

TU regional meetings are fun, inspiring events where you will meet like-minded TU members from across the region, as well as national staff, and spend time sharing ideas and information on how to grow and strengthen your chapter or council’s impact on conservation and education in your home waters. 

Please help make this year’s meeting a great success by doing the following:

  1. Learning more about the meeting by clicking here
  2. Registering to attend the meeting by clicking here
  3. Taking a brief survey on the topics and discussions you think are important to be covered at the meeting by clicking here (please take the survey even if you do not plan to attend)
  4. Sharing this information and opportunity with other members in your chapter or council and encouraging them to attend the Mid-South Regional Meeting

 
Thanks for all you do for TU!

If you have any questions, or need further information about this meeting or other resources, please contact Scott Hood.
 

 

NOTICE ALL ... “DID YOU KNOW?” is a feature of our monthly Streamlines newsletter. Do you have something you think ever member needs to know? Just write a couple paragraphs and send them to us. (Editors Note, we reserve the right to determine whether your item is truly something everyone needs to know. Facts only please.)

 


PHWFF OK

PHWFF will have a monthly Garage Sale of fly tying material on the first Saturday of each month at the BA Office and Storage 1.  The address is 3651 South Elm Place, Broken Arrow, OK 74011.  Sale runs from 9:00 until noon.  

In case you weren't one of the 65 plus (we lost count several times) that showed up at the Roaring River outing here's a link to pictures by Bill Dungan.

 https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7WBwmz

We're joining the outing on the 21st.  See you there.




 

TIC

Turn 'Em Loose

Release dates for the fingerlings have been set for the various schools.  If you have free time on one of these dates, let Scott Hood know that you can help.  He's looking for casters, tyers and some one to turn over rocks from the river.
  • Union High School - March 4
  • Beggs Middle School - March 5
  • Catoosa High School - March 10
  • East Central HS - March 12
  • Broken Arrow HS - April 1
  • Jenks HS - April 21
Each day may be slightly different, but usually the students leave the school about 9:00 am and travel to the Watts Area to release their fish.  Then it's back on the bus to the lower parking lot for casting, tying, stream life observation, and pit stop facilities.

Water is typically shut off for these events so bring your tackle and fish after the students head back to school.

 

WOMEN’S INITIATIVE

Hi Ladies, 

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting on February 12th. I’ll be there early and would enjoy meeting those of you who are interested in getting more engaged in fly fishing. Bring your ideas and let’s talk about where we can take this initiative in 2015.
 
I’d really like to encourage those of you who have an interest, to sign up and join us at the February 28th fly fishing clinic. It will be a great opportunity to learn some of the basics, and there are a number of women already signed up to participate. Hope to see you there. 
 
And finally, check out the new tab for the Women’s Initiative on our website. This is the source for all things coming, where we’ll be posting items from the national TU Women’s Initiative, as well as upcoming local activities.
 
 
Looking forward to meeting you!
Terrie Blackburn

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Mark Your Calendar
for these coming events

  • Mar 16 - "OKTU Spring Cast Off" on Saturday from 9 until 3; details in next months letter
  • Mar 26-28 - Sowbug Roundup in Mountain Home AR

 

"Streamline" is published on a monthly basis about a week before the next general meeting.

If you have content ideas, comments, complaints or suggestions please contact the Editor: Mike Shuman at Tel: (918) 443-9184 or Email: okflyfisher@aol.com 

 




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