FREE !!! Winter Round Table
January 28, 2001, Sunday - 1 to 5 p.m.
Tying & Fishing Caddis Larva
Caddis are like moths in that they live a major part of their lives as larvae much like aquatic caterpillars. They roam the bottom or build nets or houses and feed on the bottom of rivers and lakes.  Their life styles are divers.  Nearly every body of water that supports trout will be inhabited by caddis flies.  During the winter caddis larva behavioral drift is important to fly fishers of many streams. Want to know more?  Come to this Round Table.
Bring your tying gear.  Bring a buddy. 

Yellow Fin Tuna
Scientifically called Thunnus albacares they roam the worlds tropical and temperate Oceans in schools from dozens to hundreds.  They are constantly on the move, each a relentless eating machine, gobbling any squid or bait fish that gets 

in their way. These foot ball shaped predators are hard to the touch and beautiful to look at with deep blue backs and pearlescent sides of many subtle tones of blues and golds.  Yellowfin Tuna come in a wide range of sizes, many too large for the fly rodder.  Fish in the 15 to 40 pound size are matched with 9-13 weight gear.   These are babies.  But don't let that fool you.  By the time you get a 25 pound 

Yellowfin to the boat, you will have had enough.  They have incredible stamina and usually sound when hooked and can go hundreds of feet deep.  Trey Combs in his epic book "Bluewater Fly Fishing" recounts a four hour battle with a fly hooked Yellowfin estimated at 140 pounds.  It was chummed up  off of Hawaii.  The fish pealed 1000 feet of backing on the first run that took in nearly straight down.  After the third hour the angler was suffering from 

dehydration and muscle spasm in his hands arms, back and legs.  Finally the fish was all but whipped but broke the tippet 20 feet from the boat.  He said it took him months to recover. We connected with several Yellowfin Tuna at east Cape in the Sea of Cortez.  They took 3 1/2 inch long Sardina patterns stripped fast with fast sinking lines.  How large a Yellowfin can be taken with a fly rod, maybe a hundred pounds. Our largest hooked was 40, the largest landed 25.  The all tackle world record is 388 pounds.

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Blondes Ice Fishing   
   A blonde decided she needed something new and different for a winter hobby. She went to the bookstore and bought every book she could find on ice fishing.  For weeks she read and studied every book, hoping to become an expert in the field.  Finally she decided she knew enough and out she went for her first ice fishing trip.  
She carefully gathered up and packed all the tools and equipment needed for the excursion.  Each piece of equipment had it's own special place in her kit.  When she got to the ice, she found a quiet little area, placed her padded stool, and carefully laid out her tools. Just as she was about to make her first cut into the ice a booming voice from the sky bellowed  "There are no fish under the ice!"  
   Startled, the blonde grabbed up all her belongings, moved further along the ice, poured some hot chocolate from her thermos, and started to cut a new hole. Again the voice from above bellowed "There are no fish under the ice!"  
  Amazed, the blonde wasn't quite sure what to do, this certainly wasn't covered in any of her books.  She packed up her gear and moved to the far side of the ice. Once there she stopped for a few moments to regain her calm. Then she was extremely careful to set everything up perfectly. Tools in the right place, chair positioned just so, everything. Just as she was about to cut this new hole, the voice came again, "There are no fish under the ice!" 
   Petrified, the blonde looked skyward and asked "Is that you lord?"  And the voice boomed back "No, this is the manager of the skating rink!" 

*  Sandy River Fishery Information Bank

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Sandy River Book
Biology Etc. 
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