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    To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

    THE TROUT LINETualati n Val ley Chapter News

    September/ October 2004 Editor : David Illig

    NEW Chapter Meeti ngs are held at th eLUCKY LABRADOR on the secondWednesday of each mon th at 7:00 pm w it h a socialget-together and th e form al meetin g at 7:30 un lessotherwi se noted in th e newsletter or website. LuckyLabrador, Mult nom ah Vil lage, 7675 SW Capit olHwy.Portland, OR 97219 (503) 244-2537 (see directions)

    Board of Directors Meetings held j ust prior to ourmont hly Chapter m eeting at 5:30pm at th e Lucky Lab.

    Attent ion : Next New slettergoing electr onic! Dow nloadf rom TVTU Website. Get on E-mail l i st for notif icati on.

    WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 NEWLOCA TION AND DA Y. Fishin gPhotography in Alaska, Jeff Gottfried. Itsreally happening. If you've ever dr eamed about fishin g inAlaska, don't m iss Jeff Gott fr ied's present ation on his tr ip

    to the Kisaralek River . As a fly fishing instru ctor,outdoor guide, founder of Educational RecreationAdvent ur es, head of Yamh il l Count y's Forest Edu cati onalProj ect, and as someone who h as taken n in e self-gui dedtr ips in to Al aska's wil dern ess, Jeff off ers a compr ehensivetour of th is SW Alaska tri butary of t he Kuskokwim River .Jeff 's program details a 90 mi le fishin g and rafti ngadventure that included 10 species of fish, all caught onfli es, encount ers wit h 8 bears, caribou, beaut ifu lwil dern ess, im passible water fall s, etc. He call s it th eult im ate wil derness fishing exper ience on a river wh ereno gui des are allowed t o work .

    Wedn esday , October 13 Coastal Str eams,Salmon and Steelh ead. Ad am McNamara livesin Newberg and guides for salmon and steelhead on theNort h Coast. He f ishes th e Tr ask, Necan icum, Nehalem,Nestucca, Wilson and m any other small str eams that don 'tget pou nded qui te so mu ch. Get ready for Fall and Wint erfishin g on some new streams youve been ignor ing.

    President s ColumnKevi n Connol ly This is an auspicious

    mont h for th e Chapter. We are movin g our mont hlymeetin gs to a new location , The Lucky Labrador , and a neday, th e second Wednesday of t he mon th . See di recti onsbelow. This is also th e last pr int ed and mailed i ssue of t henewsletter we are sending out by U.S. mail for the majoritof th e membership . We have talk ed about it for severalyears and n ow i t i s happenin g. It h as several advantagesthat are significant. First, it obviously reduces our cost ofpr int ing, r epr oduction, and postage. Secondly, i t reducesour use of paper pr oducts, every tr ee helps. Third, it allowus to produ ce th e issue with h igher qualit y color pi ctur esand allows you to pr int out your own, much higher qualit

    copy if you choose.

    You wi ll get access to t he newslett er by accessin g th e TVTU web site whi ch wi ll have a newslett er secti on. You caneith er j ust read it on li ne or you can pr int out your copy.

    Remember our websit e is www.tvtroutunl imited.comAnoth er nice featur e is th at all t he old issues will bearchived each month right on the site. Josh is doing a nice

    job with th e website. Send hi m any good stuf f h e mightuse. Conti nue t o send David newsletter material. Seth wilsend out an email announcin g when a n ew i ssue is nowavailable. So please make sure y ou send him y our emailaddress, sbisenberg@y ahoo.com .

    If you do not have comp ut er access, you must contact usby email t o let us know t hat you want to stil l r eceive apaper copy by mail . Ok, so your e awake and caugh t t hat.You can contact Seth I senberg by mail at 5838 SWVermon t, Portl and, OR 97219. Obviously we are hop in gth at we can eventually t otally let go of th e hard copy,mailed version. Unti l t hat unk nown d ate we will conti nueto send out th e black and wh ite, fuzz y pictu res, less thanideally printed, low quality paper version you have beengett in g. We want you to get a newsletter. You could evenask anoth er m ember to pr int off a copy for you using th ecomputer. It will take some effor t f or u s to be doing bothand we would pr efer t o go fu lly electr onic. Unless youcontact Seth by l etter (or email) by Septem ber 30 , you wi

    not receiv e a mailed copy of t he next newslett er.

    Some oth er th ought s.. I was recent ly on a business tr ipto a large city and had some fr ee tim e to walk aroun d andexplor e th e ur ban envir onm ent . The one th in g that stoodout above all is th e amoun t of concrete and asphalt thewhol e area is paved over . If it was gr een, it was a weed orman put it t here. It made me realiz e that th e city most ofus live in (Port land) is uni que and beaut ifu l. Wit h t heColu mbi a, Clackamas and Willam et te ri ver s in ourbackyard we are blessed to have such wonderf ul natur alresour ces offerin g recreati onal oppor tu nit ies and scenic

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    beaut y. I see them alm ost ever y day and t end t o take th emfor granted.

    Having th at ur ban experi ence remi nded me that Tr outUnlim ited h elps pr eserve and pr otect t he ri vers and lakesth at we someti mes take for gr anted. We live in a greatplace, wi th in a few hou rs of here we can be on some of t hebest fi shing waters in th e Uni ted States. We (I) need t oremember to t ake a few extr a minu tes to enjoy wh at is inour backyard and m ake sur e it is pr otected and pr eservedfor u s and fu tur e generations of f isherm an. In theupcoming month s there will be a num ber of opportun it i esto give back to th e environm ent th at h as provided us withso mu ch pleasur e in th e past. Check ou t ou r web sit e fordates, tim es and locati ons as well as later in th is issue.

    Kevin Connol ly

    LUCKY LABRA DOR MULTNOMAH VILLAGE7675 SW Capit ol Hwy. Por t land , (503) 244-2537

    From I-5 going sout h : Take the Multnomah Exit (thesecond exit aft er leaving downt own) Go str aight for abouta half a mi le.Hang a ri ght (onto 31st) at th e fir st li ght. Goone block Take a left at t he stop sign ont o Capit ol Hwy.

    We're the big funk y buildin g on t he imm ediate rightFrom I-5 going nor th: Take the Terwill iger exit (stay to t heri ght so you do not go back onto t he highway) Take a leftat th e li ght (going over I-5). Take a left at th e fi r st ligh tonto Barbu r. Go straight f or about .7 mile. Veer ri ght on toMult nom ah (just past Safeway). Go straigh t f or about a halfa mile. Hang a ri ght (onto 31st) at t he fir st l ightGo one block. Take a left at th e stop sign ont o Capit ol Hwy.We're the big funk y buildin g on t he imm ediate rightFrom 217 take the Allen exit East. Right on SW 92 Ave.Left ont o SW Gard en Home then Left on Mul tn omah f or 1.7mile. Left on SW 36. And right onto Capitol Hwy.

    Fly of t he MonthCraig Matt hew s X-Cadd is

    Alex Bark ume

    This mont hs fly of th e month is Craig Matt hews X Caddis.This dynamite pattern fi l ls my r equir ement for m usthave fl y. Its simpl e to tie and it wor ks! Craig Matt hewsti es for Blu e Ribbon Fly Shop in Montana and h as manykil ler pattern s, alt hough n one better th an his dry caddispattern. It is essent ially an Elk Hair Caddi s withou t t hehackle and a bit of antr on for a tr ailing shuck. Hey, yousay why n o hackl e? The Elk Hair Caddis floats great andcatches fi sh ! Tru e enough , especiall y on broken water

    typ ical of rivers like th e Deschut es. For years, I r esort ed toth e EHC, onl y changin g sizes and color . While thi s wor ksmost of th e tim e on t he less-th an-selective Deschut esredsides, I was becomin g aware th at it d idnt wor k so wellon flatter waters wit h tougher fish. The Madison, th eWillamett e, and East Lake fru strated me. And even th eDeschu tes fish woul d t ur n u p a nose at t im es.

    Fri ends Dick Robaugh and Mik e Garout e provi ded someexpert gui dance on th is mystery. It seems that at ti mes th efish pr efer a low ri din g caddis pattern t o the high floatin gElk Hair. Youll know when you get refu sals or swirls

    wit hout t akes. Ive had some fr ustratin g ti mes where th efish actually appear to enj oy sink in g the EHC by swirli ngon it yet wont t ake it . When t hat happens, you needsomethi ng th at ri des a bit lower; the X Caddis fills th e billHere is th e patt ern:

    Hook: Tiemco 100, 9300 or equivalent dry fly

    hook sizes 12 to 18

    Thread: 6/0 thread, color to match the body.

    Tail: Gold Z-lon.Body: Brown, gray, olive, tan, etc. Scintilla

    dubbing color of natural

    Wing: Natural deer body hair

    Head: Butt ends of the wing clipped short.

    1. Tie in a short shuck of Z-lon.2. Dub a thin body of Scinti l la (or beaver for gray

    pattern). Make sur e to keep body dubbin g th in.The natu ral h as a very small body wh en seen f romth e bottom of th e in sect. Fini sh up wit h enoughroom f or t he wing and h ead.

    3. Stack and comb out the under fur f rom a small

    clump of deer hair. Tie in at the top of the bodyso th at t he hair ends reach to t he end of th e hookIt t akes some practice to get t he amoun t r ight, buit is easy to t ie in t oo much t he fir st few flies youti e. Try to un derstate th e win g a bit.

    4. Cl ip off the ends of the hair over th e hook eye anwhi p fini sh. You will have to take some care toget th read und er th e hair head ar ea. Appl y a droof cement t o f in ish.

    Hints: Thr ow one and a half loops arou nd t he deer hair

    before tigh tening down. Then tight en down bypul lin g straight down, careful ly. It will help keepthe hair from spinni ng around the hook.

    Try to find t he holl ow deer hair . Having a mi nimamount of black on the hair ti ps ident ifi es it as thholl ow type. It is hard to fin d but fl oats bett erth an the altern ati ve.

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    Dick Rohrbaugh and I were fishing a slick just below ari ffl e on the Madison one eveni ng. The fish were ri singfr eely to the hatchin g caddis fli es. We took t ur ns casti ngto the rising trout. It didnt take long to notice that Dickwas hook in g fi sh whil e I was gett ing acti ve refusals. Thenext day, Dick and I tied up several X Caddis whilepostulatin g why it work s when the EHC does not . Thelesson really hit home later when I was fishing theDeschutes and gett ing the same type of refusals. Now Imake sure and car ry a good selection of t he X Caddis.

    Whil e fishing upstr eam does work, tr y fishin g thesedownstr eam sometim e. Cast quart ering downstreamusing a combin ation Reach and Pil e Cast. Thi s isaccomplished by making a cast, stopping the forwardmom ent um a bit early and th en r eachi ng upstream. The

    tim ing on thi s is import ant t o pull it off, but t he result is afairly long drag fr ee float. The fish often come to th is longbefore they come to t he upstr eam cast.

    Give it a try sometim e. I think youl l f ind t he results prettyphenomenal. Tigh t Lines, Alex

    TU Fishing Outi ngs

    Septemb er 16t h - 22n d Fall Riv erOct ober 9t h an d 10t h Cr ook ed Ri v erNov ember ? Chum Salm on Miami/ Kilchi s

    Contact Any And rews for m oreinformation

    Fly Ty er s Corner Dick Rohrb augh

    Over th e years tyers have accum ulated a lot of cr eati veideas. In tyi ng, lik e everyth in g else, experience is alwaysth e best t eacher. Here are a new set of ti ps to tr y th e nexttim e you t ie.

    MaterialsYou have pr obably heard th e old adage, dark day

    dark fly. In part t hat comes fr om th e fact that in poor orfadin g li ght dar k fl ies are easier t o see. That is how itaffects the fisherperson. But i t also affect s th e fi sh. Inpoor light colors begin to fade and, when seen from below(as th e fish sees), fli es are seen p ri mar il y in silhouett e.Color th us becomes less im port ant.Two important hatches here in Montana (where I amwri ti ng th is) are th e flavili nea and th e epeoru s. Both h aveoli ve bodi es and gr ay wings, but th e epeorus is muchli ght er in color and a siz e smaller (16). Often t he hatchesoverl ap and are on t he water w hen th e light i s poor.

    It is not diff icult to pr ove to your self at such a ti mth at size matters, but color d oes not. I fish both hatcheswit h a spark le dun, but u se flies with varyin g color bodies

    Olive, gray, brown, even black will all work equally well.For t he fun of it I have even t ri ed r ed (red is one of t he fircolors to fade in poor li ght). It didnt m att er . But switchsize and you can be out of business in a hu r ry. So themessage is that t he bright er th e light t he more you need th ink about th e color of your materials.

    TechniquesDo you ever fish weighted nym ph s? An d also

    unweight ed ones? When they are sitti ng in your fly box,how do you tell th e di ff erence? On big slu gs it m ay beobvious, but on small patterns it is not obvious at all.

    A simple way to keep them straight i s to tie all t hweight ed ones of a given p attern wi th a different colorth read th an those wit hout w eight. The result is a dif feren

    color h ead on t he two t ypes of fl ies. Since th e color of ahead m akes litt le diff erence to t he fish, the problem i ssolved. At least that is tru e if you r emember which color which!

    Tools and Equi pm entDo you use a Materell i whi p fin isher? For m y

    mon ey it beats any other t ype by a count r y mil e. It alsobeats whi p fi nishin g by hand: it i s faster and m oreaccurate. There are a few fl ies that are easier t o fin ish byhand, but we need not get i nt o that.

    If the Materelli i s your t ool here is a lit tl e tri ck tomake it m ore usefu l. At th e bottom end, just below th elower ball on th e handle, is a short t ab. File a ti ny V i n

    th e tab, work ing fr om both sides so that t he result is asharp n otch in t he end of t he handl e. Then when youvetied off a fly, just push th e V notch against the th read tocut it off . It will go up tigh t to th e head of th e fly and givyou a neat cutof f wit hout having to lay down t he whipfin isher and go at i t wi th scissors.

    Dick

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    Goose Lake, WashingtonKevin Connolly

    I am always looki ng for a quality f ishing experience th at i sclose to hom e Goose Lake in th e Gif for d Pin chot Nati onalForest does th at and mor e. Located appr oxim ately 60 mil esfr om t he Port land Metr o area, thi s lake has some decentBrown , Cut th roat and Eastern Brook Trou t t hat wil l r eadilytake a fl y. Please not e that you w il l n eed a Washi ngt onfi shin g license, about $8.00 for a tw o-day non -resident . Just

    as you ent er Stevenson, on t he left side of th e r oad, th ere isth e Main Str eet convenience stor e where you can get yourli cense, fu el and sup pli es for th e day.How t o get t here:

    q I-84 east to exit 44 (Cascade Locks, Stevenson),cross over th e Colum bia River on The Br idge of th eGods ($1.00 tol l each way).

    q Take highway 14 east t hr ough th e town ofStevenson to th e Win d River Recreati on Ar ea.Tur n left onto Wind River Road tow ard s the townof Carson.

    q Go approxim ately six (6) mi lesq There is a sign in di cati ng Goose Lake and oth er

    lakesq Turn right at Panther Creek Road,q

    Take an imm ediate left (Pant her Creek Road) th isis a paved r oad th at w ill narr ow to one laneq Go approxi mately 11 mi lesq Tur n r igh t on Forest Road 60 it s a well m arked

    dirt r oadq Go seven (7) mi les; th e lake is on t he l eft.

    Park in th e day use area, a For est Pass is necessary. There isa cement boat ram p, whi ch pr ovides access to t he lake.Boats with electr ic mot ors are all owed, as is bait andhard ware fi shin g. Thi s is a perf ect size lake for anglerswit h f loat tu bes. Fishing f rom th e bank is an opt ion, Inoti ced a few ki ds with str ingers full of fish and having agreat t im e.

    My brot her and I covered th e lake at a leisur ely pace inapproxim ately th ree hours using our float t ubes. The bestacti on was at each end of th e lake. The far end has someweed beds and some bugs hatchin g; th e other end (close toth e boat r amp) was producti ve for me using a lightl yweight ed, gr ay Carey Special wit h a very slow, shortretr ieve on a floatin g lin e. The fish were healthy and wouldbe perf ect on a 3 wt . rod . One of th e un ique featu res ofth is lake is the large, silver, gray tr ee tru nks th at ju t f romone end of th e lake. These naked tr un ks create qu it e a

    contr ast t o th e lu sh, green for est t hat acts as a backd ropfor th e eagles and ospr eys th at soar overh ead and l ook f ofood. This is where I had my best lu ck.

    If you want to camp, there is a pr im iti ve campgr ound w it h25 sites, pit t oilets and a camp host at t he lake. Make sureyou h ave enough water and sup pli es, as there are no stor

    close by. For addit ional in form ation, call t he Mount AdamRanger Station at 509-395-3400 or give me a call at 503-246-0665.

    In short, th is is a good f isher y th at i s close to h ome andeasily reached with the family car. If you have not fished ido so. If you havent fi shed it l ately, it s tim e to getreacquainted, youll be glad you did.

    Kevin

    Remember t o Sign u p New Members toTr out Unl im ited. Its a great bargain for what th eyget. Especially at the half-off intr oductory membership at$17.50 Lots of people arent m embers who would enjoy itWe stil l get somethi ng for new member signups. Newmembers can sign up at www.tu.org/ intro and enteringcode 633 for Tualatin Valley chapter. If they prefer a pape

    membership application, contact Erl e to send it to t hem.

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    Lessons fr om A laska, Par t IIRod Lundberg

    Sitt ing on a jagged outcr op of bedr ock jutt ing fr om th eti delands of Ketch ik an, Alaskas Revillagigedo Island , I getth e sense th at somewhere alon g the li ne Ive actu ally don esomethi ng r ight. Salmon r oll out in the cove seeking th escent of t heir natal stream, a min k dashes into th e waterand ru ns back toward i ts lair wi th a crab in i ts jaws, andbald eagles soar un der t he clear blue ski es wh il e wavesgent ly l ap at t he shore. St eep slopes r ise up all arou nd ,covered in evergr een for est. Across th e Tongass Narr ows,Gravina Island l ooms wit h peaks and r idges a few th ousandfeet above the water. A cru ise ship gl ides lazi ly by,pr eparin g to dock along Ketchik ans historic waterfr ont.The mink pauses in it s tr acks and seems to l ook past me,so I tur n, remind ed t hat Im actu ally supposed t o bewatching t he construction project thats occur rin g onlyyards away. This stunn ingly beaut ifu l settin g has actuallybeen m y offi ce for about 4 weeks, fr om ear ly Jul y to earl yAugust.

    As the design engineer f or t hi s outf all constr ucti onpr oject, I gru dgingly accepted t hi s remote assignm ent in

    the salmon capital of th e world to moni tor constructionpr ogress and pr ovide techni cal suppor t t o th e contr actor . Ididn t want t o do it, but I felt I owed it t o the proj ect team.(Lies, all li es.) A ser ies of pr ovident ial perm it ti ng delayspushed the schedule fur ther int o th e season t hanorigin ally expected, which allowed a few of th e earl y ru nfish to start showin g up in th e local creek.

    So I work ed for about 10 h our s a day, th en on m ost days Iwent f ishing. I also had t he opportuni ty to put the rentalcar on th e fer ry to an adjacent i sland , Pri nce of Wales, for afew days to camp and f ish th e more nu merous creeks andri vers there. Generally t he water was very small, made evenmor e so by t he near-drou ght conditi ons South east Alaska

    has been experi encing th is summer. I f ished over ki ng,sockeye, chu m, pin k, and coho at various t im es, wit h th epin ks being most nu merous. I could n ot for th e lif e of meget a chu m or k ing to open its mout h at the ri ght t ime, andI had only slightl y bett er luck w it h t he sockeye. On t heother h and, I was able to drif t f lies int o th e mou th s ofvariou s pi nk s and coho, oft en wit h explosive result s. Eventh e smaller pi nk s were not overl y matched by my 9-weight,and I just about had one sea li ce-infested pin k spool m e onmy 7-weight.

    But I m not writ ing to gloat about m y good fort une inlandi ng t hi s gig. I learned a few new lessons and r einf orcedsome others already logged away. Her e they are (dr um rol l,please):

    1. If y ou tie f l i es, brin g a ty ing k it at all costs on atr avel-related fishin g tri p, even if its only a rudi mentaryone with basic materials. You never know when thatobscure chum salmon pattern you tied 2 years agobecomes the magic fly f or some of t hose close-mout hedfi sh. (That happened, oh, 3 tim es over t he cour se of th istrip as I discovered a particularly successful pattern, thensubsequentl y lost th e only copy to a fishs jaw or th estreambed. Or a t ree.)

    2. Not only is bigger not alw ays better, sometimestiny is best. I caught most of m y fish on egg patt ern s thatwere smaller than . Also a floss fly pattern tied on anegg hook, consisti ng of f luor escent floss tied in for a tail,th en wr apped up th e shank t o the head, ti ed off wi th on eor t wo wr aps of gri zz ly hackle. Thats it . Tiny. Pin k andchart reuse straight u p, and i n various combi nations of thtwo. (Its a win ter steelhead patt er n t hat I happened acroson Westfl y only t wo days befor e I left Portl and.)

    3. Those egg-suck ing l eeches you t ied ov er a yearago that hav e been repeatedly soak ed? Now th eyr e ju swool ly buggers. The br ight egg on m ost of my ESLs hadfaded in to obl ivi on. Not a huge loss, sin ce th ey seemed t oscare fish m ore than anyth ing u nder t hese condi ti ons.

    4. Tons of fish doesnt necessarily mean tons ofeasy catching. At least not for me. Be flexible. I think t haI landed on e fish th at had attacked a str ip-retri eved f ly.One. I had t o resort to t ight -line nymph ing, wet-fly swingand greased-lin e present ations.

    5. Accept the fact that y ou pr obably are notdetecting num erous strik es, as fr ustr atin g as that m ay be

    I watched several pi nk s appr oach m y fly (whi ch I had on ataught l ine), mout h it , and spit it out before I could r eact.Had I not seen it happen, I would h ave been clu eless.

    6. You can avoid a large number of f oul hook -upsby using the rod to feel the bite. Fishing certain poolsth at were loaded wi th fi sh, it was of cour se very easy tosnag fish whi le tight -lin e nymp hin g. I found t hat if I gent llif ted the rod ti p when th e lin e stopped, I could f eel if th efly was in t he fishs mout h or not. If the fish had eaten thfly when I raised th e rod, I could feel (and sometim es see)th e head shakin g as it tr ied to spit out th e hook wh ich hacaught on t he jaw. Then I set t he hook. If I li fted th e r od tand j ust felt d ull tension, the line was pr obably caught on

    a fin, so I allowed some slack and j iggled t he rod ti p t oallow th e fly and leader t o shake fr ee. It wor ked pr ett y weNot p erf ectly, but pr ett y well. Also, th e snap th at I u suallyassociate wi th an aggressive take was really j ust a f ishs taswatt in g the leader. That was a hard lesson t o learn i n anum ber of ways.

    7. A 6-w eight is not enough rod for pi nk s that arewithin sight of t idewater . I was amazed at h ow bad-assth ese dim inu ti ve members of th e salmon family fou ght.

    8. Just because the fuel canister y ou bought foryou r camp stove looks exactly l ik e the last one youpur chased doesnt mean that i t i s. I was lucky to only h av

    to dr ive about 2 hou rs out of my way to find a stor e wit hth e ri ght k ind of canister, and on ly go str aight t o bedwithout dinn er on one of th e four n ights.

    9. For t hose of you com f or t abl e around f i rearm s, apistol-grip shor t barrel shotgun loaded with slugs off erstremendous peace of mind w hen your e camping in th emiddle of now here with bears. Enough said . (Thi s wasloaned to m e by one of t he crew.)

    10. Be prepared f or some barbaric pr actices if y ou gto Alaska. On a number of occasions I wit nessed th e legasnagging t hat occurs at th e mout h of some creeks and

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    In summ ary, I ur ge you to abandon t he pr oposed r ule andinstead retain th e ori ginal rul e and defend it i n court .Thank you f or your consideration of th ese comments.(feel free to edit t o your own th oughts)

    Trout Unl imited has released a repor t , "Where th e WildLands are: Oregon" , on Oregon Roadless areas, with mapsth at show wh ere native trou t and salm on are foun d andth e wild erness/ roadless ar eas th ey are foun d on . Therepor t shows extensive GIS maps, descri bes all t he nati vefish and where they are foun d in relationship t o roadlessareas and descri pt ion s of major roadless areas.

    It also talks pr acti call y about t he need for r oadless area aspr otecti on for native fish and wil dli fe, wit h factualinf orm ation. It is a very well done document and speakseloqu ent ly f or pr otecti ng r oadless areas for native fish andwild lif e. If you would lik e a copy, contact Tom Wolf orEri n Barn holdt at ebarn holdt @tu .org and 503-827-5700 x15. Tom

    Andy with a tr ophy trout.

    Back page, Rachele and East Lake brown.

    New Mont hl y Meetin g Location and Day: LUCKYLABRAD OR MULTNOMAH VILLAGE 7675 SW Capi tolHwy. Por tl and, (503) 244-2537. Meeti ngs on SecondWednesday of each mont h.

    Newslett er going electroni c for t he November/ Decemberissue. Cont act Seth i f you mu st receive a hard copy byregular mail . Contact Seth i f he doesnt have your em ailaddress so you can be noti fi ed on each newsletter release

    Eri c with a fri endl y fish

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    Tualati n Vall ey Tr out Unl im it edSeptember / October 2004

    Oficers

    residentKevin Connolly 860 6355Kevi nconn olly [email protected]

    r easurer: Rod Lundberg91-5308 rp lund berg@hotm ail.com

    oard of Di rectors:

    Hank Hosfield28-6553 hank h@im agina.com

    r ic Thom pson 297-0718

    anglinger [email protected]

    ick Rohrbaughb augh@lclark .edu 636-3877

    A lex Bark um e - 642-7024

    alexbar k um e@com cast.net

    Andy Andrews Raddi [email protected] 646-2

    Er le Norm an 293 60 cadd [email protected]

    Membership Chai

    Jerry Heppeljheppell@tel epor t

    639-9408

    Seth Isenber g 293-32seth.b.isenberg@bigfoot

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