Fly Fishing Insider Newsletter featuring ODFW out reach

ODFW Out Reach, Sunday, January 13, 2002 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
FREE! Fly Fisher's Round Table Featuring Winter Steelhead Tube Flies.
Also: join guests Bob Hooton and Jim Muck from ODFW
for the latest scoop on our local fisheries.
Refreshments will be served.
There will also be a Tier's Round Table on how to tie winter steelhead tube flies by:
Mark Bachmann & Tanya Rooney
More information on tube flies.

Mangrove swamps and marshes are rich in aquatic life.

Mangroves and Mangrove Flies
Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) are broad-leaf, evergreen trees that thrive in the transition zone between the land and sea. They can be of diminutive stature in sparsely scattered populations or thickets of trees ranging to eighty feet in height. Mangroves are especially fond of brackish black water areas around fresh water seeps or around river mouths.

Mangrove swamps and marshes are rich in aquatic life. Mangroves are one of the few green plants that can survive with their roots in salt water and their leafs in the air. Their trunks, limbs and foliage resemble that of a rhododendron. However, Rhododendrons always grow in well-drained soil in temperate to alpine rain forests. Mangroves are always found with their roots in tropical salt water. It is the unique properties of the mangrove root system, which has allowed this botanical family to exploit an environment,

Barracuda, Snappers, Snook and Baby Tarpon love to ambush from mangrove edges.

which is hostile to other plants. Although the roots are buried in soil like most other plants, they may be exposed to both water and air. They support the trunk of the tree on a central crown and hold it above the high tide mark.

This may happen in water that is as much as four feet deep. Mangroves colonize by dropping propagules, which are fully germinated plants that have a spear shaped single root. The propagules grow from the limbs of parent plants. When they reach the right stage of maturity, they separate and plunge into the water. If the water is shallow enough the root will bury into the soil of the bottom. The new plant will grow and interlace its roots with surrounding plants.
Loose under water barriers are made formed from the interlaced roots. These barriers are very much like hedge-rows on land and have lots of burrows and tunnels for critters to live and hide in. This habitat is very much preferred by several species of bait fish , crabs, lobsters and shrimp. Mangrove edges and salt water lagoons are also exploited by snappers, snook, barracuda, baby tarpon, jack craval and permit.

	The soft currents within a hedge of roots allow sediments to collect. In this way mangroves are continually building dry land. They are the collectors and protectors of the soils that have built the salt-water swamps and mud bottom lagoons that are the principal main land shoreline of many tropical countries. Mangroves are also very instrumental in modifying the
forces, which have formed the majority of the Keyes in many shallow water areas. Fly Fishing Mangrove edges can be very productive for a variety of exciting game fish. Barracuda, Snappers, Snook and Baby Tarpon love to ambush from mangrove edges.

To fish Mangrove Edges successfully you need to keep the boat far enough from the edge so as not to spook your quarry. Then since most of the action happens right at the edge, long casts are the rule. Often a fly that lands in a hole back from the edge is even more effective. Maximum casting accuracy is required to get the best results. Flies that have weed guards are an asset. So are flies that make instant disturbance on the retrieve such as sliders, divers and poppers.

Q-Nimbus breathable, water proof wading jacket by Redington. Hard working fly fising guide model costs extra.

Two New Wading Jackets From:

Bob Keller of Stream Line Products fame has teamed up with Redington to produce two of the most exciting jackets for 2002.

The Q-Nimbus is a heavyweight bomb-proof jacket for the serious angler or professional fishing guide = $225
The affordable, lightweight Stratus has every bell & whistle = $129

Stratus water-proof wading jacket by Redington. Red head not included.

Young talented fly fishing guide just blew the engine in his Jeep. Will work for mechanic bill.

Walking Guided Trips are back!
We can now provide a very knowledgeable steelhead/salmon fly fishing guide that does walking trips on week ends. His name is Jad Donaldson. Jad has guided extensively in New York for steelhead and salmon. Last season was his first on the Sandy. He quickly found that techniques he learned on Great Lakes fish were equally productive on our home river. This first season resulted in many Steelhead, Chinooks and Coho on the beach.

Because of the overwhelming demand and an extensive waiting list left over from our January 8-Hour School, we are offering a February School:
8-Hour On the Water Steelhead Fly fishing School
Take a drift boat ride down the Sandy River with:
Mark Bachmann, Brian Silvey and Ron Lauzon

This is a school that will cover a lot of water and fishing knowledge in one day.
Learn how to locate steelhead water and how to approach it.
Watch an expert guide as he fishes and discloses the secrets and proven methods that put fish on the beach. Get a lot of hands on help so that you too can be productive.
Save yourself five years of experimenting on your own.
Bring your own waders & rain gear. Rods, reels, flies & tackle are supplied.
A quick lunch will be served on the river.
Date: Friday, February 08, 2002 - 9 students only!
First come, first served.

Bunny Diver	Mirror Lure, Yellow/Red	Salt Bait, Purple
Bunny Slider	Mirror Lure, White/Red	Snooker, Blue
Finger Mullet	Salt Bait, Chartreuse	Snooker, Olive

Item	Description	Price
ST-CLASS-2	8-hour steelhead class with Mark Bachmann, Brian Silvey and Ron Lauzon.	$150	-->SALE ENDED