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ON THE INSIDE

President’s message . . . . . . 2

Brag Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

WFC member profile . . . . . . 4

Editor’s message . . . . . . . . . 5

Cutthroat need your help . . . 6

Bolton Creek project . . . . . . . 7

Special tying clinic . . . . . . . . 7

Lyin’ & Tyin’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Club Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Board minutes . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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att Stanton, conservationchairman and treasurer ofWFC, gave a very interesting

presentation in January on the plight ofour native cutthroat in light of the over-whelming numbers of lake trout inYellowstone Lake.

Matt volunteered to accompany ateam who spent the day netting laketrout for the sole purpose of thinningtheir population. He learned that thepresence of lake trout is slowly but surelyeradicating the number of cutthroats inthe lake. In light of the conservationconcerns of this issue, Matt will be send-ing a letter on behalf of the Wyoming FlyCasters to the National Park Service thatwill address this problem and express oursupport of their efforts to reverse the lossof our only native trout in those waters.

Dave Sweet of Trout Unlimited maybe elaborating on that information in apresentation by him in the near future.

The Cabin Fever Clinic is comingup Saturday, Mar. 5. This free clinic is awonderful opportunity to learn how to fly

fish or to brush up onyour fly fishing tech-nique if you've alreadyhad a chance to flyfishin the past.

Next month'spresentation will given by Keith Schoupand Al Condor of Wyoming Game andFish regarding the Bolton Creek conser-vation project. In March we will havethe pleasure of hosting John Stephensonof Wyoming Taxidermy explaining howhe mounts trophy trout for his clients. Itis also election night for Wyoming FlyCaster officers and board members andmy last official meeting as president.

April brings our annual spring ban-quet at the Ramada Inn. It will be heldon Saturday, April 2 and will be a treat toenjoy as it is every year. Please mark yourcalendars to plan to attend this event.

As the weather clears and offers afew warmer days this month, I hope youhave a chance to enjoy the opportunityto toss in a line or two. HappyValentine's Day and as always, happyangling!

Melody

Wyoming Fly Casters Monthly Newsletter

The Backcast is the monthlynewsletter of the Wyoming Fly Casters,an affiliate club of the WyomingCouncil of Trout Unlimited, theNature Conservancy and theFederation of Fly Fishers. Editorial con-tent does not necessarily reflect theviews of the officers, board or membersof the Wyoming Fly Casters.

Annual dues are $20 for an indi-vidual, $30 for a family, or $250 for alifetime individual membership or$450 for a lifetime family membership.

Visit the club website atwww.wyflycasters.org.

The deadline for submission ofinformation for each issue is the lastweek of the month. Make contribu-tions to the next issue by e-mailingmaterial to the Backcast editor [email protected], or call (307)436-8774.

OFFICERSMelody Weinhandl, PresidentWill Waterbury, President-electAndrew Sauter, Vice President

Casey Leary, SecretaryMatt Stanton, Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORSTerms expire in 2011

Bob FischerScott NovotnyAlex RoseBill Wichers

Terms expire in 2012Spencer AmendNeil Ruebush

Brent “Smokey” Weinhandl, DDSVacant

Terms expire in 2013Greg GrovesJoe Meyer

Herb WatermanVacant

The Backcast is available either inelectronic format or through USPSsnail mail. To receive each newsletterthrough a monthly e-mail, you must beable to open .pdf (Adobe Acrobat, asoftware program available free ofcharge) documents. Usually, each issueis roughly 1 MB in size, some are larger.Your e-mail provider may have limitson the size of attachments. In order tobe added to the e-mail list, send arequest to [email protected]. Inaddition to receiving each issue of thenewsletter earlier than your hard copypeers, e-mail subscribers are able toprint each copy in vibrant color -- anadded plus if the issue is rich in colorphotographs. By subscribing electron-ically, you also save the club roughly$17.40 a year in printing and postageexpenses.

Cover shot: A Yellowstone cutthroat from South Paintrock Creek last August.

Drag-free DriftsDrag-free Drifts

by Melody Weinhandl, President, WFC

[email protected]

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Cabin Fever Clinic is Mar. 5by Alex Rose

This year, the club's Cabin FeverClinic will take place Mar. 5, 1:00 to 4:00p.m, at the Casper Recreation Center,located on 1801 E. Fourth Street.

The clinic is free and open to thepublic, and a great opportunity to intro-duce folks to fly fishing. The club providesthe rods and all materials. Experiencedcasters and tiers provide one-on-oneinstruction on fly tying and casting.

Last year, turn out for the clinic wasoutstanding: Approximately 70 partici-pants took part in the clinic. We hadabout 10 Fly Casters teaching casting andtying, but we could have used a few moreinstructors. If you are a good caster ortier, and like to teach, please considervolunteering for this event. We can

always use an extra hand.This year's format will be similar to

last year: Casting instructors and studentswill form a line, taking up most of thegym. The tiers will sit at a row up tables.The only significant difference is thatthis year, we will be providing an infor-mation booth, promoting the club, andactively recruiting new members.

The club's resident fly fishing pro-fessor, Bill Mixer, said he would partici-pate, and would bring along his "castinganalyzer," a high-tech gadget that ana-lyzes every aspect of your cast: Your for-ward cast, back cast, force used, etc.

If you want to participate as a vol-unteer, please let me know! I can bereached by cell phone, 828/467-3789 ore-mail, [email protected]


Brag Board


After working in the shop 30hours a week for seven years, it wastime to move on, and she took a jobmatting and framing pictures beforetaking another job making tents andteepees for two years for Slash BackCanvas in Bar Nun. About three yearsago, she went back to the Ugly Buy FlyShop to work a day or so a week. BobFischer hired her and she enjoys thework and spending time with herknowledgeable co-workers.

During 1995 or 1996, Marty start-ed volunteering with Habitat forHumanity. She worked all the tradesrequired to build homes. EventuallyHabitat asked her to get a contractor’slicense, and she studied, took the writ-ten test, and got the license.

Marty is active in St. Patrick’sCatholic Church and she’s a volunteerwith the Self Help Center. The centeris committed to assisting and enhanc-ing lives through victim support andrecovery programs throughoutNatrona County. She also serves as avolunteer member of the CommunityEmergency Response Team (CERT).

WFC MEMbEr PrOFIlE

by Greg B. [email protected]

ecently, I spent an hour withMarty Robinson and discov-ered there’s a lot more going

on in her life than meets the eye. Marty didn’t start out as a fly fish-

er nor is it her primary pursuit today.Though you will find her working atthe Ugly Bug Fly Shop on mostWednesdays, most of her time is spentas a volunteer with various organiza-tions in Casper, Wyoming.

She grew up in South Dakota ona farm that had no running water, norwas there an indoor toilet. Her dadwas a grain farmer who worked twelvehour days on hard labor jobs and then,with whatever energy he had left, hetook care of the farm work. Her dadstarted her fishing with worms forblack bullheads on Willow Creek.Back then the pack of kids was juststarting to emerge, so it was easier forher dad to occasionally take her fish-ing on Sunday afternoons.

Marty’s mom was a housewifewho had ten children in fifteen years.The oldest of her siblings is 59 and theyoungest is 44. Marty is the fourtholdest child in the family and all ofthem get together for a reunion everytwo years.

When Marty was 14 her familyleft the farm and moved toWatertown, South Dakota, a town ofabout 15,000. She missed life on thefarm and really disliked living in sucha populated place. She was accus-tomed to attending rural schools thathad 100 to 150 kids enrolled. In town,there were 300 kids in her ninth gradeclass. She completed high school butas a hands-on learner, she remembersit was a pain.

Throughout her developmentalyears, she assumed she would be afarmer’s wife, but it didn’t work outthat way. After high school, sheworked in South Dakota as a dish-washer and a maid at a motel. Thetelephone company hired her as alineman, which Marty prefers to call a

“pole climber” position. Later she workedas a flagger for a construction company,and she trained to be a welder.

During April of 1980, Marty movedto Casper and worked for three years as awelder for NL Acme Tools near theNatrona County Airport. She reports herwelding was not top notch and laughing-ly recalled getting very familiar with theoperation of a grinder while grinding outbad welds.

In 1984, Rod Robinder hired her towork at the newly opened Ugly Bug FlyShop that was located over the FirstStreet Bakery. Retail work was differentfor her, and through the years shelearned a lot about fly fishing equip-ment, fly tying materials, and the peoplewho buy those products. During hertime at the fly shop, Bill MacTavish wasalive and often visited the shop. On aday she clearly recalls, Bill showed herhow to tie a comparadun which is a palemorning dun imitation that requireswings made from deer hair. MacTavishcarefully showed her, step by step, howto tie the comparadun and when he wasfinished he left the shop with deer hairtrimmings all over his clothes, but hedidn’t seem to mind.

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more mail as theirboxes are full. Otherscomplain they failed toreceive the latest issue.

I have not culledthe digital subsciptionlist, so everyone should continue receiv-ing each issue. However, if for some rea-son the Backcast is lost in hyperspace,drop me a line and I’ll be glad to tryagain.

Of course, each issue of the Backcastis available without a subscription toanyone. Scott Novotny does a fine jobof timely updating the club website witheach newsletter. Just open the WFChome page (www.wyflycasters.org) andclick on newsletter. If you are a Macuser, you will see the cover of thenewsletter. But if you are a Windowsdevotee, like myself, a rectangular out-line will greet the user. Just click insidethe rectangle and you’ll be ushered intothe latest issue of the newsletter.

•Contributors should check out the

club calendar and make a mental notethat the deadline for the March newslet-ter is Feb. 20.

Speaking of calendars and prepara-tion, WFC members should note thatelection of officers is approaching, andat the same time, the annual fund-rais-ing banquet is slated.

If you would like to assume a leader-ship in the club, step forward. You couldget your feet wet as a trustee, then whenyou are more comfortable, run for an offi-cer position at the March meeting.

To prepare for the annual banquet,saddle up to your vise and tie yourfavorite pattern, whether it be dry, wet,emerger, nymph or streamer. Patternsare needed from the membership for theclub fly plate, to be auctioned off duringthe April 2 banquet at the RiversideRamada Inn. Let’s get more club mem-bers represented on the plate so it willcommand a higher price. Also, membersare asked to contribute a dozen patternsfor the bucket auction. They are need-ed by the first week of March.

ScoopP.S. Herb -- I would like the maps of theWind Rivers, Bighorns and you areoffering to a good home.

t was reassuring to learn that thereare some souls who despite wet,cold and genuinely foul weather,

can be counted on to continue a WFCtradition.

I’m speaking, of course, of theannual Polar Bear Outing at Grey Reef,Cardwell or Alcova and Pathfinder,with a gathering at noon for burgers andbeer at the Sunset Grill on New YearsDay. The weather for the outing is usu-ally crisp but dry.

Not so this year. It was downrightmiserable, with temperatures in the sin-gle digits and a dusting of snow whippedby the stiff wind.

I was among the whimps whochickened out on Jan. 1.

But two diehards continued theirconsecutive streak of Polar Bear outingsby venturing to their favorite fishingspot on the first day of the new year.

“Missed you at the outing. Youweren't the only one who didn't makeit!” Clarke Turner reported in an emailon Jan 2. “Bill Mixer and I fished belowGrey Reef dam for a half hour. Hecaught one and I caught six. All oneggs. I wore a lucky fox head hat. Wedidn't see a soul on the river, not evenany footprints. Thought the Fly Casterswere all at the Sunset Grill. So we head-ed over there to have the annual greenchili and bloody Mary fare. Not a soulthere, either. So put this one in theWFC history books: The 2011 polarbear ounting was attended by two diehard fly casters and a total of seven fishwere caught.

“See you at the next one.”Alas, no photos were taken to visu-

ally document the 2011 Polar Bearouting.

•Every month after delivering, elec-

tronically, the latest issue of theBackcast, I regularly get one or two mes-sages saying some email addresses nolonger exist, and others can accept no

Tailing LoopsTailing Loops

by Randy Stalker,Backcast editor

[email protected]

It was impossible to get a conversationgoing. Everybody was talking too much.

--Yogi Berra

Author Greg Groves intends toalternate WFC monthly profilesbetween veteran members and new-comers. -- Ed.

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CERT is made up of citizens whoare trained to take care of them-selves and their families first, andthen help others during the firstfew days following a disaster.During the last year, Marty got apassport. Though she doesn’t liketo travel, she has been consideringgoing to Haiti to help with disasterrelief efforts there.

When she finds time, Martyfly fishes about ten times a yearwith her nine foot, six weight SageDiscovery rod. The reel she uses isa Ross Rhythm that’s loaded withRio fly line. Her most memorablefly fishing trip was a two day guid-ed float on the Big Horn, 16 ago.The trip was a wedding gift fromfriends who thought she and herhusband Gene would appreciate aclassic Montana fly fishing experi-ence.

Marty’s dream trip wouldn’t bean international journey becauseshe prefers to stay “stateside”. Shesaid another visit to Lake Powell,Utah is a trip she would like tomake, recalling that the guys did allthe cooking. Though she’s never flyfished Lake Powell, on her last visitshe saw stripers chasing baitfish atthe surface and she’s given somethought to breaking out the fly rodand stripping streamers on a futurevisit.

Marty has no favorite restau-rants in Casper or elsewhere. Shesays she will cook only if she has to,and favors fast food over fine din-ing.

I encourage all WFC membersto get to know Marty and take amoment to thank her for all shedoes to make Casper, Wyoming abetter place to live. On anyWednesday you may also want tocatch up with her at the Ugly Bugso she can show you, step by step,how Bill MacTavish tied a com-paradun.


I need your help! As most of you know, the

Yellowstone National Park FisheriesConservation Plan EA has been releasedfor comments from the public. I alongwith Jack Williams, senior scientist forTU, and Bruce Farling, executive direc-tor of MT TU, have been working onincreasing TU's influence over how thefisheries in the park are managed.Collectively, we believe a higher priorityshould be placed on the decline of theYellowstone cutthroat trout inYellowstone Lake due to lake trout preda-tion and a more scientific approachtaken to recover those cutthroats. TheEA addresses this situation and thedecline of other natives in other parts ofthe Park for the next 20 years. We sup-port the preferred alternative in the EAwith some reservations.

On the Jan. 18 we sent out anAction Alert to all TU members in thewestern part of the U.S., asking for any-one who has concerns about fisheriesconservation in YNP to voice their opin-ions by way of formal comments on theEA. For those of you who have alreadysubmitted your comments, thank you!For those who have not, I strongly urgeyou to consider doing so. I don't have totell any of you about the importance ofthis fishery. Our voice must be heard verystrongly.

Copied to the right is that ActionAlert. It describes the situation brieflyand then gives a few talking points.Please take the time to submit your com-ments ASAP. Those of you who arechapter presidents, I urge you to forwardthis announcement on to your membersand consider writing comments in thename of your chapter. Please don't justcopy and paste the talking points; com-ments have far more impact if they are inyour own words. And please feel free tovoice any other concerns or support thatyou have on the EA that we have notaddressed.

Thank you for your considerationand for your efforts to Protect,Reconnect, Restore, and SustainWyoming coldwater fisheries.Yellowstone National Park is over 90%within Wyoming.

Dave Sweet, Yellowstone Lake Project Manager,

WY Council of TU

ACTION ALERTDear TU Member,

Please take action today to help conserve the native trout of YellowstoneNational Park. Yellowstone National Park, the nation's first national park andhome to some of the world's most acclaimed wild trout fisheries, has developed adraft plan and environmental analysis addressing future protection and restorationof the park's native trout. The purpose of this plan, the Native Fish ConservationPlan and Environmental Assessment, is to outline important conservation actionsfor the next 20 years to benefit these native fish.

WHY WE CAREAll three native salmonids in Yellowstone National Park occur in, at best,

small portions of their historical habitat. It appears that the original stream-dwelling grayling may no longer occur within the Park. Westslope cutthroat troutoccupy but a fraction of a percent of their historical habitat. The Park Service pro-poses re-introduction projects to benefit both of these fish. Most critically,Yellowstone cutthroat trout, estimated to have numbered some 3.5 million inYellowstone Lake and its tributaries, have been reduced to a remnant population.This famous fishery has been decimated, primarily by an expanding population ofnon-native lake trout, which were illegally introduced and discovered in the Lakein 1994. The Yellowstone cutthroat is a keystone forage species in the Yellowstoneecosystem, with more than 40 other species dependent upon it as a food source,including eagles, grizzly bears, ospreys and river otters.

Trout Unlimited members from around the country should tell the ParkService that native fish conservation should be the number one fishery priority inthe Park, and that reducing the harm non-native and highly predacious lake troutare having on Yellowstone Lake's cutthroat trout should be its top conservationconcern. Members can submit online comments or can write to the Park Service.

WHAT YOU CAN DOSubmit your comments online, or submit written comments to:

Yellowstone National Park attn:Native Fish Conservation PlanYellowstone National ParkP.O. Box 168Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

Tell the Park Service that:1) You support its stated objective to make suppression of lake trout in

Yellowstone Lake the highest priority action for native fish conservation in thePark;

2) You support the Park's stated, measurable targets for restoration of theYellowstone cutthroat population in the lake, as well as the objectives for streammiles to eventually be occupied by westslope cutthroats and grayling;

Also, ask the Park to: Increase the time and resources it dedicates to lake trout removal to ensure the

population of this non-native predator is reduced to numbers that result in a sig-nificant rebound of Yellowstone cutthroat trout numbers.

Employ rigorous monitoring to ensure the Park meets its stated objectives, andto implement important research projects that help the Park better understandwhere lake trout spawn and how they move about the lake. This important infor-mation will help ensure the Park achieves its objectives.

Implement the recommendations from a science panel the park convened in2008 to help guide its efforts on the lake.

Submit your comments today. Help Yellowstone National Park's world famousnative trout.

Trout Unlimited needs your help


Bolton Creek

project is slated

program topicA summary of the Bolton Creek

riparian restoration project is to be out-lined during the Feb. 9 meeting of theWFC by Keith Schoup, Casper regionterrestrial habitat biologist.

The objectives were to restore cot-tonwood, willow and riparian vegetationcommunities, restore connectivitybetween Bolton Creek and its floodplain,attenuate sediment and flood energy fol-lowing extreme precipitation events,reduce bank erosion and vertical channeladjustment, reduce fine sediment inputsinto the North Platte River, and raise thewater table allowing for expansion ofriparian vegetation.

By late December, approximately82,000 pounds of aspen trees have beendeposited into existing beaver dam com-plexes. This was accomplished by the useof helicopters. Field observations on Nov.5, showed beaver have used the deposit-ed aspen trees to create three dams; onereconstruction and two newly createddams. Other dam building activity isoccurring along Bolton Creek, and thesethree dams were created using the aspentrees.

The Lyin' and Tyin' clinics willagain be held at the Wyoming Oil andGas Conservation Commission build-ing on Three Crowns golf course.

For new members not familiarwith these clinics, they provide anexcellent opportunity for tiers of allskill levels to socialize while tyingflies.

The sessions are also a great oppor-tunity for beginning fly tiers to learnfrom the experienced tiers, and to getone-on-one tips and instructionregarding the art of tying. New mem-bers or beginning tiers simply show upwith a vice and materials, and the proswill show, step-by-step, how to tie bugs.

Lyin’ and Tyin’clinics slated

The next one is

Feb. 12 at 9 a.m.

Special fly-tying clinic Feb. 26by Andrew Sauter

The Wyoming Fly Casters hasarranged with Blake Jackson, the bestguide on the Platte River (he told us tosay that) to present a fly-tying clinic onSaturday, Feb. 26.

The event is to run from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. at the oil and gas conservationbuilding on the Three Crowns golfcourse.

Blake will show all those in atten-dance how to tie his favorite flies (he told

us to say that too) for use on the Platte.He will not hold back! These are thebest!

Blake will show his best patterns andhelp you tie your own, so bring your tyingstuff. Nothing special needed! If an oddmaterial is needed he will supply it (Ithink he told us to say that)!

Best of all, this is a free clinic!So mark your calendar and show up.For the answers to any questions call

me at 265-3932.

Some flies were tied during the January edition of Lyin’ and Tyin’ at the Wyoming Oil andGas Conservation building. The monthly tying sessions continue through the remainderof the winter on the Saturday following the regular Wednesday club meeting.

Bolton Creek, before (above) and after


FEBRUARY Club CalendarMONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Regular

meeting, 7 p.m.

WFC Board

Meeting, 7 p.m.

TUESDAYSUNDAY

Deadline for

Backcast info

Full moon

Groundhog Day

Lyin’ and

Tyin’, 9 a.m.

Ty Hallock, a WFC member, is offering prints of brown and cutthroat trout paintingsfor sale (one is on display at the Ugly Bug). They are for sale for 80.00.There areonly a few of the brown trout prints (featured in the teaser box on page 1) remain-ing. For information, contact him at: [email protected] or call (307) 265-0053.

Treasurer’s reportending Dec. 31, 2010

Income:Deposit, return change fromChristmas party .......................... $100.00Deposit, Christmas partyticket sales .................................. $630.00Total ..................................... $730.00

Expenses:Cash (change for Christmas party .......$100.00Online paymentFedEx Office(Oct/Nov Backcast) ................... $171.24Void(Herbadashery, wrong amount) .......... $0Herbadashery(Christmas party catering)...... $1,559.25Total .................................. $1,830.49

Valentine’s Day

President’s Day Fly tying clinic

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Our members are very special to us and we want to remem-ber them in times of adversity. If you know of a member or theirspouse who is ill or is recently deceased, please contact DonnaDiesburg at (307) 234-4278 or e-mail her at [email protected].

CLASSIFIEDS

GOOD STUFF

FOR SALE

(CHEAP!)

Patagonia SST jacket, XL, Brand new.

$175 (list $315).Scott Novotny266-3072

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Dan Bailey SL felt sole wadingboots , men’s size 5, speed laces,EVA insoles, padded ankle, lightweight. $65 new, sale $35.Kaenon UPD sunglasses

$169 new, slightly used price $95. Marty Robinson 235-1730

Classifieds are a free service to WFCmembers. To advertise your item for sale,drop a line to the marketing departmentat [email protected].

Protect our environment

Inspect - Clean - Dry

Take the Clean Angling Pledge

www.cleanangling.org

WYOMING FLY CASTERS BOARD MINUTESJanuary 19, 2011

Excused absence – Bill WichersUnexcused – Andrew Sauter, Neil Ruebush, Scott NovotnyCalled to Order: 7:02 p.m.November meeting minutes approved.Treasurer’s report – Matt Stanton presented the treasurer’s report for review. He did

state the money in the CD was placed in a money market account in case some moneywas needed for Government Bridge Project. Matt reported he paid the WGFD $3700for the Bolton Creek Project and an invoice for $1300 will be forthcoming. He will sub-mit to the foundation for possible reimbursement. Luke Lynch of the conservation fundreported the Government Bridge Access land has turned over to the conservation fund,no longer with the landowner. The conservation fund is now seeking some form of reim-bursement. A motion that the WFC will not commit our money until we have assur-ance the BLM or other entity is going to purchase the property was carried. Matt pre-sented information on the Yellowstone environment in which Trout Unlimited isclaiming the National Park Service is not doing enough to protect YellowstoneCutthroat trout from lake trout predation. Discussion was held and the club will writea letter in support of the suppression of lake trout in Yellowstone Lake.

The FFF and Nature Conservancy sent in renewal memberships to the WFC as anaffiliate. The board approved to renew each membership at minimum levels, with thecondition Smokey Weinhandl will present information on benefits of being an affiliatemember to the club. Matt reported the club received insurance renewal information.Matt will look into other estimates and report back to the board. Matt also reported clubdues are due.

Herb Waterman presented information regarding the WFC Spea’s Memorial. Hereported we currently have nine names on the memorial. Herb reported Betty Carrier,Moon Mullin, Bill Ryan and John Traut are additional names to be added. He present-ed various options the club can use. The board approved a memorial consisting of acapped white plastic post, with brass name plates added as needed.

Will Waterbury volunteered to fill the position of President-elect and the boardapproved his nomination, effective immediately.

The Cabin Fever Clinic is scheduled at the Casper Recreation Center on March 5,2011. Alex said we have 10-11 members who have volunteered for this event. A pressrelease will be sent to appropriate news outlets. The board approved to spend $500 forthis event, including $165 rent, $200 deposit (to be returned if facility is not damaged),$100 for a raffle and $80 for posters. Discussion was held regarding a new membershippamphlet. The Board approved to make a new membership pamphlet with informationabout what projects the WFC has supported/completed including monetary amounts.Smokey Weinhandl will review the pamphlet, add any additional information, get esti-mates of cost and report to the board at a later date.

Bob Fischer and Greg Groves volunteered to chair the spring banquet committeeand have volunteers to assist. The banquet will be held April 2, 2011, 6:30 p.m. Theroom has been reserved. Discussion was held regarding the possible renting of billboardsat the cost of $530 a month, buy one get one free, for possible use to advertise the ban-quet. Bob reported that last year we were close to capacity at the banquet. Smokey willget additional information and report back to the board. The board thanked GregGroves for planning the Christmas party. Smokey Weinhandl discussed the possibilityof a sister partnership with fishing clubs in other countries. He will look into the mat-ter further and report back to the board and the motion was tabled. The meeting wasadjourned at 8:08 p.m.

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