EMERALD EMPIRE CHAPTER, ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST STEELHEADERSP. O. BOX 338 EUGENE - OREGON 97440

May 2012

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e Volunteer organizations such as the steelheaders can’t survive without people such as yourselves stepping up and lending a helping hand. Much of that work goes on behind the scenes without much if any recognition. I would like to personally thank those board members who worked so hard for you these past two years and are stepping aside; Dottie Blackmarr (treas.), Mike Blackmarr, Cheri Lutman (sec), Gary Lutman (VP) and

. As always, these offices need to be filled and our membership answered the call once again. We are fortunate to have some very competent individuals step into these vacated board positions. Thanks so much to these folks for stepping up and helping out the

Gary Thomas (membership)

Emerald Empire Chapter. Your new board members are Doogie Douglas (VP), Jackie Fosback (Sec.), Fred Wright (Treas.), Rod Fosback (Events Coor.), Gary Thomas (membership) and Matt Danz (brd. member). Lastly, let me thank those previously on the board who will continue to serve you faithfully. They are board members; Zach Adler, Bill Bayliss, Gary Lutman (stepping down as VP but continuing on brd.), John Nagy, and Edwyn Zaldivar. Please take a moment to thank our board members the next time you see them. They are the “behind the scenes” worker bees that keep the wheels of progress moving forward!

Tight Lines, Bill

Montly Meeting Moves to Shasta Middle Schoolfor Annual fisherman’s Garage Sale

May Meeting moves to Shasta Middle School for Annual fisherman’s Garage Sale

Don’t miss out on the Annual Fisherman’s Garage Sale. The event this year will take place on WED. May 2nd, at Shasta Middle School ( 4656 Barger Drive). The event will start at 5:30 pm and run until 8:30 pm. Due to the number of weekend events occurring thru June, we have moved this year’s event to Wednesday. We have some great new items for this year’s sale plus some fantastic items that were passed over last year. Just to wet your appetite, we have some great boat seats, several “like new” life jackets, an assortment of anchors and landing nets, and an array of terminal tackle.

If you are looking for a new rod or reel, we have many spinning and casting rods and reels to choose from at bargain prices. Show up early. This year’s event is 3 hours long and the quality items will go quickly. If you have items you would like to donate, please call Bill Robbins at 541-689-5075 or send him an email to

Don’t forget our May 2nd meeting will be at Shasta Middle School NOT the Eagles.Bring plenty of cash for those great bargains. Don’t be the one is June saying, “I can’t believe I missed out on that great bargain!”

eecnws@nwsteelheaders-eec.com.

ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHWEST STEELHEADERSEMERALD EMPIRE CHAPTER

PRESIDENTBill Robbins 689-5075

SECRETARYCheri Lutman

TREASURER

Dottie Blackmarr

MEMBERSHIP

GaryThomas

Mr. John Nagy

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DOOR PRIZESTom Swarts

S.T.E.P. PROJECTSDale Johnson

Al Bozzi

AUCTIONS &FUND RAISERS

Gabe O’Campo 684-7747

Gabe O’Campo

PAST PRESIDENTS

Joe Lamont

S.T.E.P. BIOLOGIST

Jeff Ziller 726-3515 ext 26

EVENTS COORDINATOR

OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

VICE PRESIDENTGary Lutman

NEWSLETTER EDITOR(s)

Bill Robbins 689-5075

WEBMASTER: Bill Robbins

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Jonathon BockDEPUTY SHERIFF

Public Services Division125 E 8th

Eugene, OR 97401

Phone: (541) 682-8599jonathan.bock@co.lane.or.us

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Big Brother Big Sister - Saturday, June 9thVolunteers Still Needed for this Great Event

This year’s Big Brother~Big Sister event is just 5 short weeks away. Saturday, June 9th the Emerald Empire Chapter will be hosting 24 boys and girls along with their mentors for a day of great food, hiking and fishing on Carmen Diversion. We are still in need of more boats (and boat operators), volunteers for supervision & as always kitchen staff. We can always use help with fish cleaning, life jacket fitting, leading hiking tours, etc. Rods, reels, tackle and bait for the youth will be provided thanks to the generous donations from Bimart Inc. If you would like to use your own gear please feel free to do so. If you would like to volunteer and have not signed up for any one of the tasks mentioned above, please email Rod Fosback at We would also ask that you take 2-3 minutes and regarding you attendance and possible help at Big Brother ~Big Sister 2012. Simply click on the hyperlink entitled brief survey and answer the

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fill out a brief survey

questions. This will help out with our planning. If you are receiving your newsletter through the postal service rather than email, please fill out the survey by going d i r e c t l y t o o u r w e b s i t e ( ). You can fill out the survey by following the link on the front page of the website. For those driving for the first time, remember you are driving to Carmen Diversion NOT Carmen Reservoir. Carmen Diversion is at mile post #7 (approx. 60 miles from Eugene). That is 5 miles past Carmen Reservoir. Please check back in the June newsletter for an itinerary of the days events including start time, meals, activities, and awards presentation. We hope you will join us for this great event. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 9th (Oregon Free Fishing Weekend).

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Schedule: Breakfast: 9:30-10:30 Briefing and Gift Bag Hand Out: 10:30-10:45 Life Jacket Fitting: 10:45-11:00 Fish: 11:00-12:00 Lunch: 12:00-12:45 Fish: 1:00-2:00 Prize Give Away: 2:00-2:45 Depart: 3:00

Schedule

Breakfast 9:30 - 10:30 amBriefing/Gift Handout 10:30 - 10:45 amLife Jacket Fitting 10:45 - 11:00 amFishing 11:00 am - 12:00 pmLunch 12:00 - 12:45 pmFishing 1:00 - 2:00 pmPrize Give-Away 2:00 - 2:45 pmDepart 3:00 pm

Carmen Diversion (Directions from Springfield)

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Anglers dedicated to enhancing and protecting fisheries and their habitats for today and the future.

Help conserve fish. Educate children and adults. Meet other anglers and find out about some great new places to go fishing. Join a chapter--or join as a member at large. The Northwest Steelheaders rely on dedicated volunteers to do a wide variety of projects. From rehabilitating stream habitat, to conducting angler education fishing clinics, or with our annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Auction, it all works because of people just like you. We'll find a project that suits your skills and interests.

The Association of Northwest Steelheaders is a 501-c3 non-profit (tax deductible) organization. If you'd like to support the organization's on-going stream restoration or angler education projects, your contribution will be gladly accepted.

Know someone that enjoys fishing? Bring them along to the next meeting and let them find out what the Steelheaders are all about.

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Upcoing Emerald Empire Events

Emerald Empire Members Fish Salmon Quest Derby

The 2012 Salmon Quest was held on the Willamette and Columbia rivers on April 21, 2012. The day of guided fishing was followed by a reception at the East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Ave. in Portland. The reception included an awards ceremony for the tournament, catered bbq meal, silent auction, prizes and drinks. There were 42 teams of two anglers and one guide with the top three teams winning Salmon Quest trophies. This year's winners were

Big Fish winner: Bill Monroe Jr., 42.4 inches

1st Place team: Guide Chuck Borgen, Gary Whelan and Jack Dowty (who was last year's big fish winner), 156.63 total inches.

2nd Place team: Guide Bill Monroe Jr., Marshall Strutz and Eric Farm, 103.8 total inches.

3rd Place team: Guide Tim Juarez, Leann Reardon and Mark Rowland, 103.5 total inches.

Four members of the Emerald Empire Chapter fished with local guide Curt Currey. Fishing with Curt were; Matt Danz, Gary Lutman, Bill Robbins and Gary Thomas. Our local team finished 9th out of the 42 teams. Curt worked extremely hard for us. We would like to thank Curt for donating his time this year. We hope Curt had as enjoyable a time as we did!

2012 Salmon Quest Winners

EMERALD EMPIRE CHAPTERASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST STEELHEADERSP.O. BOX 338 EUGENE, OREGON 97440

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Stop by your local Bi-Marthe great tackle and gear for the fshing season

WORK PARTY WHEN: 4/21/12 Meet at Loraine Café at 8 am for breakfast or ?????

WORK starts 9:00 am meet at the A frame next to fish pond!

WORK TO BE DONE Down trees to be cut up for firewood.

Dead trees next to road to be removed.

Right-of-way to be cleared of low branches and downed material.

Branches to be picked up and hauled to burn pile (lots of them).

Pot holes to be filled.

Sand bags to be removed from creek and placed on bank for weir replacement this summer.

2 Head walls to be dug out again and again and again and again and again !!!!!

Water lines to be flushed out again and again and again and again and again

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Circulars to be cleaned out ready for fry to be transferred to them.

NEEDED: 10 TO 12 PEOPLE FOR WORK, 2 TO 3 PEOPLE FOR COOKING/SERVING LUNCH. Lunch provided by ANWS. Burgers and dogs nothing fancy.

BRING: Gloves, rain gear, boots, 2-3 chainsaws, pole saws, waders chest type, strong young backs, weak minds. Should take about 4 hrs or so, there will be utility trailer for hauling wood from work to burn pile.

I know that this will possibly be a great weekend for everyone to go fishing, but this is a highly needed work project. Every weekend would be great to go fishing but sometimes! Don’t want to sound like a nagging wife but THE HATCHERY NEEDS YOU!!!!!

John Nagy Hatchery Maintenance Manager 541-510-6128

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Don’t Miss the 2012 Fish Release

A Year’s worth of hard work will come to a close and a new one begins. Approximately 10,000 smolts will be released from our holding pond at Letz Creek on Saturday, April 28th. If you are looking for a great place to take the family on a beautiful Saturday, take a drive out to Letz Creek and be a part of this year’s fish release. The release valve will be opened up sometime early Saturday morning (approx. 3 am). By late Saturday afternoon most of the pond will be drained and your smolts will be headed down stream and out to the ocean

If you have never been to Letz Creek, here are the simple directions: Follow Beltline East to W. 11th. Turn left on W. 11th. Turn R. on Bertlesen Rd. Follow Bertlesen (about 5 miles) to Territorial Rd. Turn L (south) on Territorial. Stay on Territorial (abt. 5 miles) At this point you should be in Lorane. Turn R. on Siuslaw River Rd. (for abt .5 mile). Turn L. on Letz Creek Rd. (abt 1 mile). Look for sign & follow gravel road to the hatchery.Hope to see you on Saturday!