Fly Fishing Insider Newsletter featuring The Fly Fishing Shop

TOMORROW! Sunday, November 16, 2003 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. At: The Fly Fishing Shop and local neighborhood. Free! Annual Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Clinic Lots of help from veteran guides and instructors.

Mark Bachmann 38 years of steelhead fly fishing success.	Brian Silvey In-demand steelhead guide.	Ron Lauzon Teaches college credit classes.
FREE BARBEQUE - NOON to 1:30

Kickitat River Mud Slide
	There is little doubt that salmon and steelhead live perilous lives. They exist in a world where predation and catastrophes are commonplace. In October, 1997 a seismic shock created a huge slide on Mt. Adams that dammed a glacial tributary of the Klickitat River called Big Muddy Creek. Since then the lake that formed behind this dam served as a settling-pond for the glacial silt that was carried by this creek. As a result the Klickitat River has been running somewhat clearer than normal. Over the years the lake behind
dam has been filling with mud. On October 20 this year, Northern Washington experienced abnormally warm weather which increased glacial melt-water. The resulting run-off caved away over 100' of the dam and dumped all the accumulated silt into the Klickitat River. This slurry, which covered much of the river bed in places to a depth of 4', effectively smothered and killed

many the fish down stream. Estimates of the kill ranges from 10% to nearly 100%. According to our conversations with four Yakima Indian biologist that we met on the river, most of these fish were hatchery bread Chinooks and steelhead. Some had been buried nearly four foot deep. Most had died before spawning. Amazingly, the wild run of Chinooks which return to the river slightly later run than the hatchery stock arrived

	about three weeks later than normal and seemed largely unaffected by the slide. We observed hundreds of pairs that were spawning as if nothing was out of the ordinary. One has to wonder the late arrival was circumstantial or if similar events in the past had selected the later
returning fish and made the difference in run timing.

Ultimate Fly Tiers Station by Oasis-Giraffe-Dyna-King What if you had the power to design the ultimate portable fly tying station? What would it look like? We started with a Solid Oak Fly Tying Bench by Oasis. It measures 17" x 20", a size that is easy to carry, yet will hold all of your tools and much of the materials you might want to travel with. For lighting and magnification we chose the Giraffe ISO96 System with 30" bendable arms. The metal deck of this unit fits snuggly into the Oasis bench. As the focal point we chose the new Dyna-King Barracuda Indexer Vise with a "C" Clamp and extension. This places the vise head nearly in the center of the bench Where it is most convenient and accessible to the light and magnifying glass. A Dyna-King Trim Bag will help keep the fly tying mess to a minimum.
		Featuring: * Oasis-8 Giraffe Bench. Value $159.00 * Giraffe ISO96-EXT Lighting with 2X magnifier. Value $189.95 * Dyna-King Barracuda Indexer Vise with "C" Clamp and Extension. Value $379.99 * Dyna-King 3" Deep Trim Bag Value $29.00 Combined value: $757.94 Christmas Special Price: $749.95

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ULTIMATE-FTS	Ultimate Fly Tying Station Featuring - Oasis Giraffe Bench, Giraffe ISO96 Lighting and Magnification, Dyna-King Barracuda Indexer Vise with C-Clamp and Extension and Dyna-King Trim Bag	$749.95

Giraffe Bench 17" x 20" This Solid Oak Fly Tying Bench by Oasis is designed with numerous storage options. Designed especially for the Giraffe ISO96 Series Lighting and Magnification Unit. Features: 46 holes of various sizes for tools and bottles, 26 brass rods store 60 spools of thread, 9 Storage jars with white tops to hold commonly used hooks, beads, or eyes, Large work surface area between arms, Solid felt bottom, Large magnet sheet stores hooks, razor blades, flies, Enclosed on all four sides to keep small items in.
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OASIS-8	Oasis Giraffe Bench	$159.00

Giraffe Lighting is the best we've found for fly tying.

Better vision means better flies tied. Better flies mean a better shot at a trophy fish. Enjoy many hours of tying without eyestrain or frustration. Leading tiers say that this is simply the best lighting and magnifying system available, bar none.
The Giraffe™ is available with a full spectrum Chromalux™ bulb which closely simulates natural daylight allowing you to tie flies under the conditions in which they will be used. The large rimless magnifier with its superior depth of field may reduce eyestrain by as much as 90%. You can set it with confidence... it will not drift or sag.

The large rimless magnifier with its superior depth of field may reduce eyestrain by as much as 90%. You can set it with confidence... it will not drift or sag.
Available with 4X or 10X spot magnifier.

MAGNIFIER OPTIONS.

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ISO96-EXT	Giraffe Lamp and rimless 2X magnifier on STEEL DECK, gray color, Extended 30” arms (does not include bulb)	$189.95
Mag 4	2X magnifier with 4X spot magnifier option for ISO96-EXT	no extra charge as an option
Mag 10	2X magnifier with 10X spot magnifier option for ISO96-EXT	no extra charge as an option
R-20	Chromalux™ full spectrum mini spot light 60 watts bulb, 120 volt	$17.95

If you could build the ultimate fly tying station, what would it look like?

OASIS GIRAFFE BENCH WITH LIGHT & MAGNIFIER.
Includes Oasis Giraffe Bench and Giraffe Lighting and Magnification System ISO96 (gray).
Does not include vise or fly tying tools.

Dyna-King Barracuda Vise Ultimate Fly Tying Station
	The Barracuda vise is a favorite with rotary tyers around the world. Dyna-King has crafted this quality vise with the finest precision construction of stainless steel. Available with pedestal or clamp base. The vise is complete with a light-weight bobbin hanger, a rotary tying video, and has a standard jaw that will accommodate hooks ranging from 24 to 10/0. A full rotary vise at a very competitive price. Buy Now!
For 2004 the famous Barracuda Vise comes with a new indexing indexing feature to aid in the tying of epoxy flies. The unique system enables the vice to rotate freely and/or stay stationary at four points located on the axis of rotation. It will allow epoxy to dry evenly without adjustments to the rotational drag.
Full Rotary Smooth Rotation Tool Steel Jaws Hardened cam Rotational lock Rotational Drag Adjustment Forcing Cone Adjusts Tension	Dyna-King Vise Head With Standard Jaws Installed

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Dyna-King orders received Monday through Friday prior to 2:00pm PST are shipped same day.
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DYNABAR-C	Dyna-King Barracuda C-Clamp Vise with New Indexing Feature, Bobbin hanger, Centering Gauge & Video	$345.00

Kickitat River Mud Slide