****** UPCOMING EVENT **** Annual Installation Dinner on January 23rd 2016

February 2015 Club Meeting PLACE: Silliman Community Activity Center

6800 Mowry Avenue, Newark CA 94560 510- 742-4400 DATE: Wednesday, February 25th (Note day and date) TIME: 6:30 pm

PROGRAM : Lake Almanor

Upcoming Events

Wed. Feb. 18 Fly Tying Night 7:00 PM, Fremont Activity Center, 3375 Country Dr., Fremont

Wed. Feb. 25 Club Meeting- 6:30 PM, Silliman Community Activity Center

Wed. Mar. 4 BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM Fremont Activity Center, 3375 Country Dr., Fremont

Sat. Mar. 14 Club Breakfast: At the Denny’s in Hayward on Whipple - 9:00 AM

Wed. Mar. 18 Fly Tying Night 7:00 PM, Fremont Activity Center, 3375 Country Dr., Fremont

Wed. Mar. 25 Club Meeting- 6:30 PM, Silliman Community Activity Center

*** Veterans First Fly Fishing Schedule is on page 4 ***

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Mainstream is the monthly newsletter of the Mission Peak Fly Anglers’,P.O. Box. 7263, Fremont, California. 94537

2015 OFFICERS

President Bruce  Butler   Board  Member  Paul  Tavres 1/2017  Vice  President     Board  Member  Mitch  Matsumoto  Mitch  Matsumoto  Secretary Fred  Gerace   Board  Member Don  Jower 1/2016  Treasurer Stephen  Culp   Board  Member Jerry  Reynolds 1/2016  

Past  President Dean  Lewis  Paul  TavresChairpersons

Annual  Dinner Open ConservaIon Steve  SchrammSteve  Schramm  DistribuIon Ray  Gauthier   Editor Ray  Gauthier  FFF  Rep Gene  Kaczmarek  510-­‐673-­‐7162   Fish-­‐outs OpenFly  CasIng Open Fly  Tying Mitch  MatsumotoMitch  Matsumoto  Fund  Raising Paul  Tavres   Boy  Scouts Jeff  Lorelli  Video/Archivist Ray  Gauthier   Graphic  Design Ed  Huff  Library Dave  Heyes   Hospitality Kay  Heyes  Programs Ron  Smith   Picnic OpenVideo  Library Bill  MaTson   Raffle  Chairman Dave  Heyes  Web  Master Ray  Gauthier   Trout  Bum  Award Craig  GiWngs  Trout  in  the Ed  Huff   Fukumoto  Award Mitch  MatsumotoMitch  Matsumoto  classroom Fly  Fishing  VolunteersKen  Brunskill  

MPFA Web Site http://www.missionpeakflyanglers.org

Opinions expressed in articles appearing in Mainstream are those of the writer / author, and do not necessarily represent the opinions or view of Mission Peak Fly Angler’s or its official representatives. Permission is granted for parts of this newsletter to be reproduced. Credit should be given to the authors and Mission Peak Fly Anglers.

E-mail address list The club is compiling an e-mail address list for the use of club members. If you want your address included or wish to have a copy of the list, send an e-mail to Craig Gittings.

NoticeMembers

The Newsletter will be coming out on the 15th of each month. Send your articles or information to the editor by the 12th of each month.

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President’s Message

Members

First I want to say that Steve Schramm our conservation officer has decided to step down. I want to thank him for his hard work and dedication that he has provided for the club. I will greatly miss his articles and videos. If you have a minute please send him an email thanking him for his service to MPFA.

Thank You Steve.

And the same goes to Dean for being the President for the past (I think) 4 years. He has been the leader since the day I started.

On that note, we have a few positions open. Vice President , Casting, Fish outs, Conservation, Picnic, Annual Dinner. Hopefully Fred and Paul were not too overwhelmed with the dinner and will do it again next year. I hear it was a success and I surely missed a great event. Please thank them for their hard work.

For our annual picnic Don will be the cook. He will continue serving up some great BBQ’s.

When I was looking for a club the first things on my list were fish outs and casting. I would like to see the casting position filled. I certainly can’t teach it. It would benefit our club and its new members.

For fish outs, I was hoping to get together with Paul and Bill and come up with some ideas. If anyone has any ideas on either of these positions or just some places to go please let me know. Our club will have a hard time in my opinion getting people to join without these.

Conservation and Fly fishing just go together we need a new conservation officer.

I had an idea to start a “Question and Answers” section in our newsletter. I haven’t discussed it with Ray yet so details will follow next month. Also a section on the website called “Guides and Accommodations”.

Let’s get some fish outs going and make this a new and exciting year. With a fresh team on the board we can do this. This is your club so PLEASE get involved.

President

Bruce

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Veterans First Fly Fishing Schedule

February:

Menlo Park:! 17th All day at the pool & Welcome Center! 24th 1:00 – 4:00 PM Welcome Center!Livermore:!! 18th 10:00 – 11:30 AM CLC Dining room! 18th 10:00 – 11:30 AM Outside Main Bld. & Rm. 544

San Jose:! 19th 10:00 – 11:30 AM Respite room

March:

Menlo  Park:   3rd  1:00  –  4:00  PM  Welcome  Center       10th  1:00  –  4:00  PM  Welcome  Center       17th  1:00  –  4:00  PM  Welcome  Center       24th  1:00  –  4:00  PM  Welcome  Center       31st  1:00  –  4:00  PM  Welcome  Center

Livermore:       4th  10:00  –  11:30  AM  CLC  Dining  room       4th  10:00  –  11:30  AM  Outside  Main  Bld.  &  Rm.  544         18th  10:00  –  11:30  AM  CLC  Dining  room 18th  10:00  –  11:30  AM  Outside  Main  Bld.  &  Rm.  544

Oakland:     13th  10:00  –  11:30  AM  3rd  floor  Mac  Club

San  Jose:     19th  10:00  –  11:30  AM  Respite  room

BOLD  UNDERLINE  are  special  events  where  we  need  extra  help.

   ****Contact  Ken  Brunskill  for  any  further  informaIon.****

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Annual Trout Bum Award

Starts Jan 1, 2015Awarded by MPFA Board of Directors at December board meeting

Requirements:

Candidate must have fished 10 or more waters during the calendar year (no private pay to play waters). Waters may be tributaries of any river or lakes with the use of a fly only, and report to the club documented with photos during a regular meeting.

Chairperson: Craig  Gittings

                                                                                                                                                                         

Veterans First Fly Fishing ............ Attention Mission Peak Members Veterans First Fly Fishing

Who would like to join us and be part of helping our veterans through this worthwhile program?

What you might ask is involved? It can be as little as a group of us going out to Livermore and and/or Menlo Park once a month to teach fly casting and fly tying to our wounded veterans. It could go as far as accompanying a group of veterans on a fishing trip to be their 'gillie' and personal assistant on that trip.I have made the initial contact at Livermore VA Nursing unit and there seems to be an interest, but I cannot do it alone.

I'd bet we can get funding help from the FFF, NCCFFF, the Elks Lodge, Kiwanis, VFW, and other service organizations, all we need to do is give a little of our own time to those who have given so much for us. If interested please contact me. Thanks.

Ken Brunskill

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BUDDING FLY FISHING WRITERSHere is your chance to gain some experience writing about your fabulous fly fishing trips to places near and far. The club newsletter is seriously lacking in members written and photographic accounts of our fishouts. Of course you may not think a trip to Putah Creek is worthy of such notoriety, but remember, many members have never been there and would welcome a description of how your fishout went. And, as for a trip to Alaska or Baja, a story of your adventure would be most appreciated. Send articles to the editor.

NOTE FROM TREASURER, STEPHEN CULP – Mission Peak Fly Angler’s patches and pins are available from Stephen at a nominal price. New members should have received either a pin or a patch when they joined; if not, call Stephen Culp.

********** Notice *********

The meetings for the Fly Tying, and the Club Meetings are back on our regular schedule!

Fly Tying: February 18th

Club Meeting: February 25th

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Board Meeting

Mission Peak Fly AnglersBoard of Directors Meeting Minutes

Meeting Date: February 4, 2015 Meeting Called to Order: 7:05 pm

Attendees: Bruce Butler, Steve Culp, Fred Gerace, Dean Lewis, Don Jower, Paul Tavres and Mitch Matsumoto

Absent: Jerry Reynolds

Old Business: Approval of Minutes – Meeting of: January 7, 2015 Motion Made By: Dean Lewis Second By: Steve Culp Motion Passed

New Business: Treasurer’s Report: Profit from Dinner: $3,841.00 (and counting) Membership Dues: 34 Members paid dues for 2015

Programs (NOTE: February Meeting has been moved back to Weds. Feb. 25th): February Ed Huff Lake Almanor March Jim Cox Western Rivers (Thru Paul Tavres) April ?? San Louis Reservoir (Bass)Ron has requested anyone that has suggestions for guest speakers get as much information as possible about the speaker, (I.E. how you heard about this person as well as contact information). Ron will miss the next 6 meetings, but will continue with programs.

Annual Dinner – Raffle Items: Paul introduced discussion about coupons, certificates and items for 2016 Dinner Fred introduced discussion concerning increasing raffle budget from $1,000.00 to $1,500.00 Paul made motion to increase annual budget for raffle items to $1,500.00 Mitch second the motion. Motion passed Total of 92 Prizes were offered (Not including Kick Boat) / 4 were returned. Two were “held back”. Float trip and Vest will be offered as prizes at Feb. Meeting

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Motions made: Annual Dues to Remain at $40.00 per year ($35.00 for FFF Members) Motion: Dean Second: Paul Motion Passed **Annual Rent (Sillman Center - $1,440.00 per year) Motion: Dean Second: Steve Motion Passed **Pending investigation into possibility of moving meetings to Swiss Park Fiscal Year – Officially change Fiscal Year to Jan. 1 – Dec. 31 (Current: Apr.1 – Mar. 31) Motion: Paul Second: Steve Motion Passed

Approve Budget for Video Library ($200.00) Motion: Paul Second: Steve: Motion Passed

Elective Offices: We still need someone to step up as Vice President

Discussion Items:Fred introduced discuss on his “To Do” list, which included change of address with the State, By-Laws review, Annual Internal Audit and Calendar for schedule of Board and Membership meetings for 2016.

Committees: Fred introduced discussion on Committees. We currently have 26. This will be reviewed. We will need two members to work with Fred to Review and Amend our By-Laws

Fish outs: Yuba River: Feb.21st

Manzanita: Dean will contact Mark to get more information Float Trip with Greg Hector (Fred Gerace) on the Lower Sac.

Sunday April 12th – $200.00 per personFive spots open

Bruce Butler Introduced the Following for Discussion:Adding a “Question & Answer” section to our newsletterThe creation of a “Directory of Guides” (website)Business Cards for our members

Motion to Adjourn: Motion: Don Second: Steve Motion Passed Meeting Adjourned: 9:12pm

Respectfully Submitted by: Fred A. Gerace

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Fly of the Month

In January 2015, George Bouvoin demonstrated tying a Pyramid Tadpole Fly .

Pyramid Tadpole Fly Video

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Monthly Programs

Dated Speaker Program Title

Feb. 25th Ed Huff Lake Almanor

Mar. 25th Jim Cox Western Rivers conservatory organization

April 22nd Lee Haskin O’Neal Forebay, Striper Fishing

May 27th To Be Announced

June 24th To Be Announced

February Program

Ed Huff will be giving a presentation on Lake Almador instead of the original speaker of Mike Reisner on Mag. Bay. Hats off to Ed for baling us out on the last minute cancellation of the February speaker.

by Ron Smith

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Outstanding Video

Video No. Title Out Since Borrower

152 MPFA Fly Tying with Ed Huff 5/28/14 Rich Choy

THE JOHN FUKUMOTO FLY TYING AWARDThe criteria:

• Only current members of Mission Peak Fly Anglers are eligible.• The fly must be presented and tied at a monthly fly tying session.• Special consideration will be given to original patterns and unique

variations of a standard pattern.• The award cannot be won by an individual in consecutive years.• Selection of each year’s winner will be made by the current Fly

Tying Chairman and two club members of his choosing.

**** Video Library*****MPFA Maintains a 200+ library for the benefit of its members and we need the help of every member to keep it available to the entire membership.We ask that you check out a video (Honor System) and return it within 2-3 months. After the 2nd month, the librarian will send the borrower an e-mail or note reminding them that there is a video(s) checked out in their name.After the 3rd month, the librarian and/or the secretary will send a note asking for the video or $40 to cover the purchase of it’s replacement. Thanks.

Your Video Librarian, Bill Mattson

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MISSION PEAK FLY ANGLERS2015 FISHOUT LIST (Preliminary)

DATE LOCATION TYPE OF FISH FISHMASTER COMMENTSJan

Feb 21 Yuba River Trout Davis Property

Feb - March Bay Area Lakes Trout, Bass ?? Ideas welcomed for weekday or weekend day

March Northern California Steelhead ??

March - April Delta Bass ??

April 12 Lower Sac Trout Float Trip with Greg Hector (Fred Gerace) 5 spot open ($200)

May 9 White Pines Lake Trout, Bass, Panfish Dean Lewis510-792-8291

Potluck BBQ?

May 16-17 Kelsey

June – July Santa Cruz Surf Perch Craig Gittings510-657-3842

Check with Craig for best tides

June 20-21 Manzanita Lake Trout Mark Kaharick925-447-4553

Potluck BBQ

July/Aug

Sept 12-13 Clark’s Fork Trout Campout and Potluck BBQ

Sept Trout

Sept/Oct Feather River Salmon, Steelhead

Sept/Oct Davis Lake Trout Mitch Matsumoto510-481-0825

Sept/Oct Lake Almanor area Trout, Bass Ed Huff510-489-7373

Sept/Oct Alpine Lake Trout Craig Gittings510-657-3842

Oct

Oct American River SalmonNov Trinity River SteelheadDec

The above fishout calendar is tentative and subject to change. Always contact the fishmaster the week of the fishout to be notified of changes due to weather and unforeseen circumstances. Also check the newsletter for detailed information on fishing tackle, flies, directions and accommodations, as recommended by the fishmaster.

Note that only the fishouts shown in BOLD on this calendar are actually confirmed at this time; all others are tentative.

The actual dates of wintertime fishouts are highly dependent upon the weather conditions and will be confirmed by the fishmaster the week of the fishout.

Your ideas for fishout locations are always welcomed by the club. Phone Dean Lewis to volunteer as a fishmaster. The qualifications for a fishmaster are that you have a place in mind, know how to get there, and would welcome some fwishing companions. That is it, so sign up now!

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Conservation Newsby Steve Schramm

 Lately  I’ve  been  thinking  a  lot  about  roads,  and  this  poem  The  Road  Not  Taken  by  Robert  Frost,  with  its  metaphor  of  a  road  and  the  choices  we  make  in  life  has  always  been  one  of  my  favorites.

The  Road  Not  TakenBy  Robert  Frost  

Two  roads  diverged  in  a  yellow  wood,And  sorry  I  could  not  travel  bothAnd  be  one  traveler,  long  I  stoodAnd  looked  down  one  as  far  as  I  couldTo  where  it  bent  in  the  undergrowth;

Then  took  the  other,  as  just  as  fair,And  having  perhaps  the  beTer  claim,Because  it  was  grassy  and  wanted  wear;Though  as  for  that  the  passing  thereHad  worn  them  really  about  the  same,

And  both  that  morning  equally  layIn  leaves  no  step  had  trodden  black.Oh,  I  kept  the  first  for  another  day!Yet  knowing  how  way  leads  on  to  way,I  doubted  if  I  should  ever  come  back.

I  shall  be  telling  this  with  a  sighSomewhere  ages  and  ages  hence:Two  roads  diverged  in  a  wood,  and  I—I  took  the  one  less  traveled  by,And  that  has  made  all  the  difference.

As  many  of  you  may  know  the  roads  in  the  city  where  I  live,  Petaluma,  affecIonately  described  on  bumper  sIckers  as  “The  Pothole  Capitol  of  the  World”  are  preTy  lousy.  The  condiIon  of  the  roads  here  used  to  bug  me,  but  I  soon  noIced  that  they  inherently  slow  down  traffic  through  the  neighborhoods  whereas  the  speed  limit  signs  merely  stand  as  wasted  metal.

Highway  101  on  the  Peninsula  has  always  struck  me  as  a  pit  of  a  road  for  an  area  that  hosts  one  of  the  world’s  greatest  economic  engines.  The  billboards  along  the  corridor  as  one  approaches  San  Francisco  are  among  the  most  clever  that  any  adverIsing  dollar  can  buy  and  host  the  names  of  some  of  the  largest  cap  businesses  on  the  planet,  yet  the  roadbed  itself  is  a  shameful  mess.  This  is  in  sharp  contrast  to  Highway  280  lying  further  south,  which  heralds  itself  “The  World’s  Most  BeauIful  Freeway”.  I  was  willing  to  accept  this  statement  25  years  ago  when  I  was  sIll  riding  my  motorcycle  along  its  minty  smooth  sweeping  curves  on  early  March  mornings  with    green  hills  and  white  snow  dusted  peaks  framing  its  shoulders,  but  I  will  acknowledge  of

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late  that  much  of  that  self-­‐proclaimed  sheen  has  worn  with  age  and  traffic  congesIon.  That  said,280  is  sIll  a  preTy  nice  Bay  Area  freeway.

I’m  always  struck  when  I  drive  to  the  less  travelled  ends  of  our  State  just  how  fine  many  of  the  roads  are.  Sure  there  are  some  sInkers,  but  sIll  I’m  amazed  at  how  much  beTer  many  of  the  highways  are  in  areas  where  the  economic  base  is  so  much  less  than  the  Bay  Area’s.  Highway  299  along  much  of  the  Trinity,  Highways  36  and  89  on  the  way  to  Lassen  and  Highway  120  in  the  foothills  toward  Yosemite  are  a  few  examples  of  some  preTy  sweet  stretches  of  highway  where  except  for  maybe  120,  the  only  traffic  jam  is  caused  by  a  road  crew  maintaining  the  road.

Another  sweet  road  is  Highway  101  along  the  Lost  Coast  from  Garberville  to  Eureka.  This  is  an  incredible  stretch  of  smooth  roadbed  that  slinks  beneath  the  remnant  stands  of  dew  soaked  coastal  redwoods  along  another  thing  that  I’ve  been  thinking  about  lately,  the  Eel  River.

Surprisingly,  I’ve  never  fished  the  Eel  River  except  for  a  few  minutes  last  October.  I’ve  always  chased  steelhead  in  other  California  rivers  such  as  the  Trinity,  Yuba,  Sac,  American,  Feather,  Russian,  Smith,  Mad,  Garcia,  Gualala  and  even  the  Big  Sur  and  Carmel.

But  lately  the  Eel  and  the  thought  of  its  deep  bodied  wild  steelhead  have  been  relentlessly  on  my  mind.  To  that  end  I  have  been  researching  this  fishery  with  the  goal  of  making  a  concerted  effort  to  learn  its  storied  waters  and  to  catch  some  of  its  mythic  steelhead.  Part  of  my  trip  to  the  Eel  last  October  included,  with  GPS  and  a  StreamIme  Eel  River  map  in  tow,  a  firsthand  survey  of  the  access  points.

It  also  included  a  search  of  the  internet  for  any  historical  or  current  steelhead  fishing  related  Idbits  that  I  might  glean.  Some  of  the  best  informaIon  I  have  come  across  includes  a  series  of  posts  on  a  fishing  forum  from  an  individual,  a  logger  by  trade,  whose  family  has  lived  in  the  area  for  several  generaIons  and  who  has  fished  the  Eel  for  many  years.  As  fishing  forums  are  wont  to  do  the  discussion  wandered  to  speculaIon  on  the  cause  of  the  decrease  in  salmon  and  steelhead  runs  over  the  years.  Below  is  an  excerpt  from  a  perInent  post  about  the  Eel:

‘While  logging  in  the  50's  to  the  late  70's  certainly  caused  a  lot  of  damage,  the  major  problem  since  the  80's  has  been  the  building  of  1000's  of  miles  of  roads  on  all  of  the  subdivided  ranches.  If  you  take  a  10,000  acre  ranch,  divide  it  into  40-­‐160  acre  parcels,  build  poorly  thought  out  and  maintained  roads  to  and  on  each  parcel,  add  in  75-­‐100"  of  rain,  you  have  a  very  serious  erosion/mud  problem  that  rivals  and  in  many  cases  exceeds  anything  that  logging  did.Where  I  live,  west  of  Miranda,  there  were  11  ranches  covering  over  100,000  acres,  with  about  50  people  living  on  them.  Now  there  are  2  or  3  small  ranches.  The  rest  have  been  subdivided  and  there  are  now  about  1000  people  living  on  them  with  100's  of  miles  of  roads  built  on  steep  slopes,  with  liTle  or  no  culverts  or  water  bars.  This  has  been  repeated  many  Imes  on  nearly  every  watershed  in  S.  Humboldt  County.’

Whether  the  exact  numbers  are  correct  or  not,  in  my  search  for  Eel  River  access  points  I  did  indeed  see  and  drive  many  side  roads  to  gain  river  access,  or  to  gain  elevaIon  to  get  a  bird’s  eye  view  of  the  character  of  the  river  below.  Several  of  these  roads  were  liTle  more  than  gravel  tracks  that  indiscriminately  traversed  

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 the  steep  hillsides  and  forked  into  many  offshoot  roads  that  were  either  gated  or  too  rough  and  sloppy  with  rain  to  explore  without  4  wheel  drive.  

In  the  film  Rivers  Of  A  Lost  Coast  reIred  fisheries  biologist  Jim  Adams  cited  indiscriminate  road  building  associated  with  logging  as  a  primary  cause  of  the  demise  of  coho  salmon  and  steelhead  runs  in  California.  In  effect,  the  logging  roads  cut  off  the  fingers  of  the  spawning  tributary  hand.

Closer  to  home  the  Russian  River  came  to  mind  when  I  recently  found  myself  off  StarreT  Hill  Road  in  Monte  Rio  for  a  work  project.  This  area  of  Monte  Rio  is  criss-­‐crossed  with  narrow  one  lane  roads  that  cling  to  the  mountain’s  edge  as  they  lead  to  homes  which  include  everything  from  shanty  cabins  to  custom  estates  perched  as  precariously  as  the  roads  leading  to  them.  This  project  started  with  our  recent  rain  last  week  and  as  I  was  early  one  morning  I  took  some  Ime  to  photograph  the  Russian  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Monte  Rio  Bridge  following  the  rain.

Below  are  a  few  of  photos  of  the  Russian  River  taken  February  9,  2015:

Bridge  at  Monte  Rio  on  the  Russian  River.  Flow  ~  12,00cfs  at  Hacienda  and  rising.

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Monte  Rio  bridge  access  lot.  Note  the  silt  and  the  flooding  near  the  abutment.

Silt  entering  the  Russian  River  from  the  bridge  access  road/parking  lot.

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Silt  on  the  Monte  Rio  boat  launch  ramp

It’s  preTy  difficult  to  look  at  the  amount  of  silt  in  these  photos  and  not  think  of  the  damage  being  caused  by  our  daily  road  based  acIviIes  as  we  work  to  earn  a  living  and  create  a  way  of  life.

That  said,  I’m  a  big  fan  of  roads.  They  are  necessary  for  commerce  and  create  jobs,  they  get  me  to  the  far  off  places  I  like  to  travel  to  and  the  more  remote  ones  ouen  lead  to  the  best  fishing  spots.  I  ouen  choose  the  road  less  travelled  just  to  see  where  it  leads  and  ouen  with  the  hope  that  it  will  bring  a  new  discovery  or  adventure.  SomeImes  when  I  am  restless  I  hop  in  the  car  and  hit  the  road  with  no  parIcular  desInaIon  in  mind  other  than  to  ride  with  the  windows  open  so  that  the  clarity  of  mind  that  only  the  open  road  can  bring  will  enter  my  head.  And  many  Imes,  though  it's  been  awhile  now  since  my  last,  I  have  rallied  to  the  cry,  “Road  Trip!”

But  roads  have  costs.  They  destroy  virgin  lands,  they  degrade  the  environment  as  well  as  our  quality  of  life  and  they  come  at  immense  cost  and  require  conInual  maintenance.  Roads  kill  just  under  31,000  people  each  year  in  the  United  States  and  innumerable  animals.  And  roads  have  been  responsible  for  the  death  of  more  than  a  few  good  fishing  spots.

Like  Frost  in  The  Road  Not  Taken  I’m  conflicted  about  the  road.  There  is  a  fork  in  it.  Each  acIon  I  take,  or  don’t,  cascades  into  the  next.  Should  an  area  remain  roadless  wilderness  or  should  it  be  traversed  to  create  economic  opportunity?  How  many  roads  are  enough?  Does  building  a  road  create  an  opportunity  for  recreaIon,  or  ensure  over  use  and  ulImate  doom  of  a  desInaIon?  These  are  difficult  choices  that  we  are  faced  with  on  a  conInual  basis.  Two  roads  are  always  diverging  and  the  one  we  choose  does  make  “all  the  difference.”                                                                  

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Below  are  some  conservaIon  links  that  caught  my  eye  in  the  last  month.  All  links  were  acIve  as  of  February  13th,  2015.California  pledges  changes  in  protecIng  underground  water  -­‐  State  regulators  allowed  oil  drillers  to  inject  waste  into  federally  protected  drinking  water  aquifers  -­‐  oops

Supreme  Court  Upholds  Delta  Smelt  ProtecIons,  Will  Not  Hear  Appeal  –  One  for  the  good  team

US  Fish  and  Wildlife  Service  Issues  Report  Opposing  the  Enlargement  of  Shasta  Dam  –  Really.

Panel:  Canada  dam's  construcIon  on  glacial  soil  lead  to  massive  spill  –  Unfortunately  many  open  pit  mines  in  BC  may  have  tailing  ponds  built  on  similar  sediments

For  California  Salmon,  Drought  And  Warm  Water  Spell  Trouble  –  Much  of  this  year’s  chinook  salmon  year  class  has  been  lost  due  to  warm  water  and  drought  on  Central  Valley  Rivers

Big  Montana  Oil  Spill  Is  Latest  Involving  Pipeline  Company  –  Seems  that  Bridger  Pipeline’s  Yellowstone  River  spill  last  month  is  part  of  a  larger  paTern  of  negligence

Nearly  3M  gallons  of  brine  spill;  ND  oil  boom's  largest  leak  –  The  biggest  spill  to  date  among  scores  of  spills  that  have  occurred  since  the  2006  oil  and  gas  boom  in  North  Dakota

Only  11  trillion  gallons  more  needed  to  break  California  drought  –  99  boTles  of  beer  on  the  wall

A  liTle  California  water  rights  history  –  The  most  important  water  date  in  California

Biggest  California  water  savers,  users  at  a  glance  –  Ever  wonder  which  municipaliIes  are  saving/using  the  most  water  during  this  drought

Californians  use  22  percent  less  water,  but  more  cuts  loom  –  More  water  cuts  predicted  as  fourth  year  of  drought  commences  

Editorial:  State’s  growing,  and  thirsty,  almond  industry  sowing  seeds  of  discontent  –  Almonds  are  now  California’s  most  valuable  crop  (auer  weed),  but  use  a  lot  of  water

EPA  finalizes  science  report  that  backs  hot-­‐buTon  rulemaking  -­‐  Proposal  to  clarify  streams  and  wetlands  geWng  automaIc  Clean  Water  Act  protecIon

Hatchery  vs  Wild  Symposium  –  Patagonia  Fly  Fishing  Ambassador  Dylan  Tomine  with  a  report  from  the  recent  Hatchery  vs  Wild  Symposium  put  on  by  the  American  Fisheries  Society

Where  did  all  the  sardines  go?  –  Pacific  sardines  are  either  missing  or  the  populaIon  is  crashingWhy  Salmon  Might  Disappear  From  the  Menu  –  How  will  salmon  fare  with  rising  water    temps  

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Annual  Installa*on  Dinner

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Dave  and  Kaye  received  the  “Fly  Fisher  Person                      Ray  received  the  “President’s  Award”

 of  the  Year”  Award

Stephen  Culp  received  an  award  for  “10  Years  of                                                                            

Outstanding  Service”               Group  RecogniMon

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