Jun - Jul 2007 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

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THE TROUT LINETualati n Valley Chapter News

June/ Ju ly 2007 Editor : Dav id Il l ig

Chapter Meeti ngs are held at t he LUCKYLABRADOR on the second Wednesday ofeach mont h at 6:30 PM wit h a social get-t ogether andthe formal meeting at 7:00 PM unless otherwise notedin t he newslett er or w ebsite. Lucky Labr ador, MultnomahVillage, 7675 SW Capit ol Hw y . Port land , (503) 244-2537.Food and Bev erages avail able.

Board of Di rector s Meeti ngs held on the fourt hWednesday of the month at a Directors home at 7pm.

Wedn esday , Jun e 13 Michael T.Wil l iams present s an in tr oducti on toHosmer Lake. Originall y called Mud Lake, crystalclear Hosm er Lake has become somewhat f amous f or i tsscenic beauty, acrobatic l andlocked At lanti c salm on andlegendary lunker brook tr out that can oft en be seenignoring every presentation along its narrow lily-pad-choked channel. It s a gem. Michael T. Will iams hasspent several d ecades observin g and enjoying it s bount yand chroni cling it s changes. One of Oregons fir st fl yfishing only waters, Hosmer remains a very populardestination off ering m emorable and challenging fi shingamid some of t he most beautif ul scenery t o be found in

the Cascades. Michael is an outstanding angler, fl y tyer,outdoor adventur er and photographer, wit h a uni queperspecti ve of Hosmer. He will share his di scoveri es withus.

Wedn esday Jul y 11 6-9 PMAn nu al Sum m er Picn ic at Cook ParkAs has become customary, instead of our regular monthlymeeti ng at t he Lucky Lab, we will meet at Picni c Shelter #3at Cook Park along the slow waters of t he Tualatin Riverin Ti gard f or a potluck barbecue. The chapter wil l provideburgers, dogs, buns and f ixi ngs, plus non-alcohol icbeverages; you bri ng sides, salads and / or dessert s to f eedsix. You are f ree to br ing your own adult beverages.Famil ies are welcome. We wont be doing any signif icantclub business, nor wi ll there be a guest speaker program,but we will have some kind of activit y to go along with thefesti vit ies. Be there.. bri ng f ri ends and f amil y.

Presidents ColumnHank Hosf ield

. Way back in Febru ary when EdEngle spoke at our chapter hedescribed the evoluti on of a fl yfi sher. He said the fi rst thingpeople new to f ly f ishing want todo is learn how to cast and simply catch a fish; next theywant to catch lot s of f ish; then big fi sh; finally, th ey seekto catch the most challenging fish t hat tests t he fullmeasure of t heir skil l. And f or many, the next great thri lis teaching others how to f ish.

I m ent ioned recent ly how our chapter has acqui red a bit

of a reputati on as a fly f ishing club. Certainly part of thais a result of the many well-known f ly f ishing experts t haregularly speak at our club m eetin gs, but m ostly it isderived fr om t he angling reputati ons of m any of our l ongti me members. Even Ive probably contri buted to thi scollective fame, but the trut h is, I l earned a lot f romvarious members of our Tualatin Valley Chapter over theyears. In f act, I recall f rom t he very fi rst meeti ng whenguys lik e Alex Barkum e welcomed me, t hat I was amongfolks who loved fishingand especially fly fishingeverbit as much as I did. And I f ound them to be verygenerous wi th t heir hard-won knowledge. I wasimmediately invited along for the fun, just like Ive seenour group welcome many other new members to our clubover the years.

I know the reason many new members come to our club to learn more about fishing and to meet new people to gofi shing with. I also know that many people who are brannew to f ly f ishing can f eel reluctant to ask for help. Thethink theyll slow down the serious old pros, or seeminept. I bring thi s up, because I beli eve many of our lontim e members feel t heir prim ary purpose for continuedinvolvement in the chapter is sharing their knowledge anenthusiasm of the sport wi th new members. We have asubstanti al group of f ine anglers who also seem t o be atthat l ast stage in t heir evoluti on where their greatest t hriis teaching someone else how to catch f ish. Ourmembership should not be shy about availing themselves

of th is valuable resource.

One of t he best ways to hook up wit h other anglers in ouchapter is at the fi shing outings. Aside fr om the finecamaraderie and all the fishing talk in camp, these offergreat opport unit y to spend tim e on th e water wit h guyswho can show you how it s done. The popular TimothyLake out ing coming i n June is your next chance, and i s agood choice for anyone seeking an introduction to floattubing.


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To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North Americas Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds

Beyond the outings, Ive benefited greatly from the manyoccasions th at other members invit ed m e to go fi shingwit h them. My im pression is that chapter m embers usedto fish together more in non-chapter events than they donow. Maybe all of us j ust used to f ish a lot moreI knowthats true for m e. At any rate, Im proposing that we allmake an effort to invite another member (preferably,someone who is somewhat new to our club) to go fishingthi s summ er. Im also toying with th e idea of establishingsome kind of club mentorship program, wherein certainveteran anglers in our chapter would make themselvesavail able to t ake new people fi shing on a mon th ly basis.Maybe well be able to put together a list of folks who arewill ing to t ake other chapter members along with t hem fora day of f ishing.

But even if this doesnt happen, I want to reiterate mymain poi nt that our chapter i s fu ll of experienced anglerswho are very generous wi th their ti me and advice to teachnew people how and even where t o fi sh. Most are justwait ing t o be asked. Perhaps it would be bett er if we all

just reached out a lit tl e more. In th at spiri t, Im makingthis invitation for all of us.Tight Lines, Hank.

Fly of th e Month:. Mich ael Gent ryThe Schwartzenegger Chironomid

A num ber of years ago, as I was starti ng to f ish t he lakes,I read an art icle about a supersized breed of chironomi dthat could be found in the lakes east of the Cascades.According to the article, for reasons not clear to theauthor, this strain of midge was hardly a midget, at leastin t he pupae stage. The body was dist in ctive, mu ch more spiky than the standard mi dge patterns I had seen. AsI was just getti ng ready t o head t o Grindstone Lakes for

the fi rst t im e, and since I am a sucker for a new patt ern, Iti ed fi ve or six and threw them in the fly box. Am I (andcountl ess f ishi ng buddies since) glad I did ! Since thenthey have been a staple in m y box; I t ie them i n siz es 10and 12 on a 2x long hook.

Hook : TMC 5263BLTail: White Antr onBody: Deep red or scarlet hackl e,

trimmedRib: Fine copper wir eTho rax: Peacock herlGill s: White Antr on

1. Preparing the hackle. This is the most laboriouspart of thi s patt ern. Take a number of longsaddl e hackles, and holdi ng each one by the ti pwit h one hand, gentl y straighten the hacklespines by using two fingers of the other handgripping t he hackle feather light ly and m ovingthem toward t he hackle base. The idea is t o get

the spines to sti ck out perpendicular t o the hackleshaft . Once t hat is done, tr im each side of t he hacklso that t he spines are about 1/ 16 inch. An easier wafor some is to trim them to about 1/ 4 inch and thento tr im t he body down to about a 1/ 8 inch width oncon the hook. Once they are tr im med, soak them in

glass of water to get th em nice and supp le.2. Mount the hook in the vise and tie in an antron

tail at the bend of the hook. Trim the tail t o inch (I usually l eave it a bit longer when tyi ng antri m at the end).

3. Tie in the copper ribbing where the tail is tied tothe hook.

4. Tie in the hackle by the tail, at t he point where thantron tail is t ied to the hook, and tightly(meaning not spaced out ) wrap the hackle toabout 1/ 4 inch fr om t he hook eye and tie off.

5. Counter-wrap the copper ribbing forward to thesame tie off point and ti e off . Some of the hacklspines will be trapped by t he wire but that is ok;

enough will stick out .6. Tie in a peacock herl at the t ie off point of t hebody.

7. About 1/8 inch from the eye, just forward of theherl, tie in the gills so that they are sticking outon eit her side perpendicul ar to the hook. Use thstandard fi gure 8 wr ap with two or thr ee tur nsof t hread. I f ind i t easiest to t ake about a 1 or 2inch pi ece, tie it in, and tr im the excess aft er thefly is fi nished.

8. For the thorax, wrap the herl fore and aft of thegills, also figure 8-ing it once over the top andbottom of t he spot wh ere the gills are ti ed t o thehook. The herl can eit her be wrapped as is, or Ifi nd it holds up bett er after a few fi sh if I m ake a

yarn of t he herl by tying in the herl t o the hookletting the thread bobbin hang below the hookwit h about 1 or 2 inches of t hread, and wi ndinthe herl st rand around t he thread t oward t hebobbin, then holding t he herl/ thread yarn withtwo f ingers while I wrap the thorax. Eit her way,build the thorax and tie off right behind the eye.

9. Finish the head with a thread wrap as usual andput a lit tl e head cement on the head.

10. Trim t he gills so that they stick out about 1/ 16inch w ider t han the body on each side.


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When I got to Grindstone that year, I showed the f li es toBil l Beardsley who had been run ning t he lake for a numberof years. He confessed t hat hed never seen th at patt ernand hadnt ever heard of any chironomids on steroids inany of hi s lakes, but si nce dinner wasnt f or several hour s,I should go out and give em hell. Will iams Lake is ri ghtnext to the farm house, and i s about a mil e incircum ference by my esti mate. I work ed my way on shorearound t he lake, casting out about 30 f eet, and came todin ner 23 fish l ater! Bill was amazed, and I was in h eaven.I was hooked on lake fi shing and on this f ly.

Like any chironomi d patt ern, I f ind a slow retri eve of 4inches or so to be the most produ ctive. The fly is not veryheavy; I f ish i t eit her as a tr aili ng fl y on a beadhead(Prince Nymph or Pheasant Tail) or on m y nym phin g rig ofa dry fly l ine that has not had the first f if teen feet t reatedwit h li ne cleaner or fl oatant f or decades so that is anim provised slow sink ti p . It has consistently beenproductive the length of the east side.

For t hose who get d iscouraged wi th the hackle prepari ngprocess, which resembl es a trip to t he dent ist , areasonable substit ute is dyed ph easant t ail f ibers but

they are not nearly as spik y in appearance. Eit her way, Mik ey tried it and so should you. Michael

Lost Lake is fu ll of f ish (andfishermen)

Half a dozen (f ive fr om TVTU and one fr om CRTU) bravedthreatening April skies to get an early st art on f ishingseason at our first outing of the year at Lost Lake on topof Spruce Run. Our reward? Mostl y pleasant fi shingconditions wit h surprisingly lit tl e rain or wind; the quietsolit ude of a line on water; and enough eager hatcheryfi sh to keep us fr om f alling asleep in our f loat tubes. We

all caught our share of 9-12 inch rainbows. In f act, oncethe bite turned on in the early afternoon, it was alm ost afi sh every cast f or about an hour. The hoped-for surplushatchery steelhead were nowhere to be seen, but a coupleof us hooked and lost fish that were pushing 15 inches.Interestingly enough, the lake was scheduled for stockingwit h 2000 more fish t he week aft er we were there. On ourway home, several of us took a short detour to f ollow t heNehalem River down to the Salmonberry. About t he ti mewe turned for home the thun derheads f inally l et loose.

South Tw in Lakes Repor tAndy A ndrewsThe South Twin Lakes trip had enough diversity duringthe weekend to k eep most of us on our t oes. I dr ove overon Friday evenin g and Will amette Pass was wearin g it swint er coat, with active snow f lurri es and fr eezingtemperatur es. Well , at l east my car was showing anoutside temperatu re of 31 degrees but th e roadsremained free of i ce or even packed snow. By the ti me Ihad reached t he town of Crescent , the snow along th eroad was gone but t he cold air remained. I pu lled into t hecampground in ti me to put up m y tent before it wascompletely dark, a new experience f or m e.

I awoke Saturday morning to clear blue skies but t hemorning air temperature was low enough to discourageme from launching my float tube. Befor e drivi ng to theFall River wit h Jeff fr om t he Clackamas Chapter, I start edworking on a fl y f eel at the picnic table when m ovementbeyond my tent caught my eye. My f irst short glance sawa dog from someones camp just nosing around and m yeyes went back to t he reel. Just as quick as my glance, mold br ain registered t hat what I h ad seen was not a campdog. I see dozens of coyotes a year on m y way to andfr om work and walkin g the streets around theneighborhood, and t his was not a coyote. The coat on thanimal was not mangy, but gorgeous and did not appeartoo have seen a wint er. I woul d describe his tail as abott le brush, maybe 6 - 8 inches in di ameter and hi scolor was black on his back and gray on his sides. Thi sdog was muscular and about th e size of a GermanSheppard. I eye marked him on a tree he passed and Iguess the top of th is back to be 30 inches off th e grounand he was about 100 - feet fr om m e when I fi rst saw himI t ried to get a picture of him as he glided through theLodge pole Pine but he stayed to heavy cover.

I was not t he only wit ness to t his event and t he witnessresponse was, what the hell was th at? Later agovernment official said that at most it was (maybe) ahybrid wolf that had been raised in captivity, escaped orwas released in to t he wilderness. They had no otherreports of sighti ngs of t his animal. The other most logicanswer was a Ki dog. Th is is where a dom estic dog hasmated with coyote. Im sti ll not sure what I saw, but thesighting made the trip wort hwhil e to m e.

Those who f ished South Twin caught some fish i n t he 1620 range but had to work hard f or them. They had manmany short strik es with no results for t he net. Jeff and

did f ish t he Fall River and saw very f ew f ish and l anded fish.

Satur day night was social ti me with eight - attendin g th eBBQ of steak, por k and chi cken, potato salad and ot herdelight s. It was a clear, starry night around the campf ir ewith numerous discussions on how to resolve some worlissues.

Sunday m orni ng was clear and warm er t han Saturday hadbeen. A group of us fi shed the Deschutes arm of Wicki uReservoir and r esul ts were vari ed. Between Jeff and I, we


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managed t o boat one old, Germ an Brown of 21 incheswhich had a slight disabili ty. He was old because he was21 and he was disabled because of one - cloudy eye. Hewas released back to hi s home, uninj ured, af ter pict ureswere taken. Af ter Jeff headed for h ome, I return ed to theFall River wit h t he same results as Id h ad the day before.I spent as mu ch tim e sitt ing on a hil l watching the rivergo by as I spent f ishing. I watched two Osprey do someaerobatics overheard as one of them held a fish that theother wanted.

I stayed Sunday night wit h one other member to avoid thetr aff ic going home that evening. We enj oyed anothergreat campfi re, dinner and a star fi lled night.

How do I r ate the weekend? Id give it an 8 or 9 out of 10.Lets see; good food, good companionship, a camp fi reunder t he stars and everyone had a safe, troubl e free tr ip.What woul d have made it a perf ect 10? Well , cheaper gaspri ces would have raised the bar a bit, and a great photoof the four legged creatu re I saw could have brought theweekend t rip to near perfect.Well, thats my take on the South Twin t rip! Andy

Global Warmi ng and t he Nort hw estRivers By: Robert Bernard

Recent ly, I represent ed ou r chapter and TU at aninf ormational m eeti ng hosted by the National Wildl if eFederation , Save our Wild Salmon, T rout Unlim it ed andNor th West Steelheaders. Thi s meeti ng served as a f orumfor us to learn m ore about f utur e impacts of globalwarmi ng on our local envir onment . Moreover, what areoptions to minimize global warming?

A reason I am involved in organizations such as TroutUnlim ited is my concern f or and willi ngness to help i n

conservati on m atters. Keeping that broad based goal inmi nd, I publi sh this art icle as a means to provide someinf ormation and i ndividual actions we may use to helpkeep our environm ent. It is f ar fr om being inclusive. Iexpect you are aware of t he thr ee global warmi ng report sprepare by 250 scienti sts represent ing count ri es fr omthroughout the world.

Global warmi ng, no matt er its cause, th reatens to changeentir e ecosystems thr oughout t he state. A rise intemperatur e of 5 degrees by 2100 will lead t o hot ter anddryers summers, droughts will get worse and when it rains

wil l come in m ore severe. Scienti sts p roject that a 3-degree rise in average August temperatures, which is

plausibl e by 2040, could mean that u p t o 20 % of thestreams in the Columbia-Snake River Basin and coastalwatersheds of Oregon may become too warm for salm on,steelhead and t rout species. Washington and Oregon m aybecome too warm f or t hese fish. If streams i n t he regioncontinue to be degraded by other factors, the impact willlikely be even greater.

Reduced flows make fish migration harder while lessoxygen in the water result s in sl ower growth rates alongwith greater susceptibility to poisons, parasites anddisease.

What can we do?1. Study-up on the issue. By far , i t i s the b igges

issue affecting our lives2. Advocate f or emissions con tr ol s t o get

emissions under control3. Pr epar e f or popul at ion gr owt h4. Impr ove t he ener gy ef f i ci ency of our homes5. Use cleaner , mor e ef f i ci en t modes of

transportation6. H el p r est or e d egr ad es st ream s7. El iminate unnecessary dams, e.g., the four

lower snake river dams8. Contact ing Congressional represen tat ives to

encourage the governm ent t o enact poli ciesthat r educe global warming poll ution

9 . (b ring back concerns abou t populat ion growtand encourage more sex and m ore birt hcontrol. Editors suggestion)

What are other ways to look at what we will see inPort land and Oregon? Go 500 mi les south and look at thpopulation and it s imp act. Dri ve f urth er east and south,see those eco cycles. Those will be ours. Our rivers andocean are to become rapidl y changing wit h m ore carbon

monoxide resulti ng in a narrow spectrum of sea living f isand plants. Many plants and wildlife will experiencelocaliz ed extinct ion.

By, 2050, the Rocky Moun tain Range wil l l ose 50%of it scoldwater f isheries. Snow p ack wil l be 30% less and melt20-30 days earl ier. Our local popu lat ion increases by 50%The Great Lakes wil l become a warm wat er f ishery.Robert

Chapter Needs Conservation

Projects Leader By Robert BernardOur chapter highl y values conservati on eff ort s. We knowindivi dually, and as a Trout Unlimi ted chapter, we muststrive to improve our streams and lakes. Improvementmeans helping to make them clean, pollution free,accessible and beaut if ul.

Our eff orts correspond wit h TUs missionstatement conserve, prot ect and r estor e Nort hAmeri cas coldwater f isheries and t heir watersheds.


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Examples of chapter efforts scheduled throughout 2007are tree plantings, fish ladder reinstallation, landscaping,plus natural preserve restoration.

Your Board of Dir ector asks a chapter member stepforward to become a conservation projects coordinator.Your contact is Robert Bernard @ 503.239.8507 or at ourmont hly meetin g.

Tr ees plan ted, f ish sav ed! HankOn Apri l 28, an eager crew of t hree f rom TVTU, plus TomHorn ing f rom the Estacada Ranger Stat ion j oined for ces toplant tr ees and t ackle some other str eam enhancementwork in the Upper Clackamas watershed.

Heres Tom Hornings report of what we accomplished:

Wow Hank, for only t hree people you guys sure got a lotdone in only partof a day. Here's the tall y:

Planted 150 Dougl as f ir and 90 western r ed cedar at twosit es: the Road 4620, Sandst one Creek crossing and alsoat t he large dispersed recreati on sit e adjacent to H wy. 224at t he top of Foreman Hil l.

Picked up the abandoned (and soaking wet) loveseat andtable along the 4620 Road.

Performed the experimental hand digging-up of amoderate size Japanese Knotweed (very invasive,obnoxious, noxi ous weed) site near t he top of ForemanHill and adjacent to Hwy. 224. (To be monitored andfollowed up in coming years.)

Removed the four amateur constructed mini-dams onthe1988 f ish-reari ng side channel t hat were blocking and

dewatering the side channel and saving f rom cert ain deathabout 300 juvenile coho salmon that were trapped inshrinki ng pools of water. Great job!

The most fun task was removing those rock and graveldams and opening up the stream fl ow t o rescue the

juvenil e coho. Who knows why fol ks would want to damup a side channel l ike that, but t his is not u ncommon.Tom said theyve found some very ambitious and illegaldam projects done by mi schievous recreation ists. Tryi ngto undo t he damage of m ans handiwork is a 24/ 7 job. Itwas great to see the side channel quickl y f ill up wi th ahealt hy fl ow of water. Those fish woul d have been highand dry very shortly. Hank

(So why di dnt mor e members show up? They too woul dhave had a very enj oyable tim e. What to do? How do weget more participation? Editors note)

Low w ater f ishin g Er le Norm an

Due to a small snow pack, thi s summ ers f ishing season isli kely t o see very l ow water levels in many str eams i neastern Oregon. Catch and r elease fi shing f or redbandtrout wit h warm water temperatures could result in highmort ality. According to t he Oregon Dept.of f ish and

wildl if e anglers should n ot f ish when in-streamtemperatur es are over 74 degrees, and t hat f ish m ortalit yincreases drastically at temps above 74 degrees. Most ofthe years of t his decade have seen l ow str eam f lows i nmany areas of Oregon. Redband t rout are legendary f ortheir abilit y to survive flood, drought, and high watertemps. However, I can tell you t hey are not bull etproof . Afew years ago, aft er noticing a nearly tot al lack of fi sh inthe most accessible part of a redband str eam, I asked theODFW biologist in Hines, Oregon for ideas. His t heory wathat t he fish had died off after the stress of being caughtand released. He said that th ere was no spri ng runof f thayear and the fi sh had been too easily caught in t he lowand warmer water. Some states, such as Montana, requiranglers to stop fishin g at noon during hot summ ers.Personall y, I woul d li ke to see compl ete closures of th estreams in t he warm mont hs. I beli eve that 99% of anglerwould approve, if t old the reasons. Unti l ODFW requiresdefined closure of str eams, please use your str eamthermometer to check water temperature and protect fis

Below is t he ful l t ext of a news release f rom Jul y, 2004:With summer heating up, the Oregon Department of Fishand Wildl if e (ODFW) asks anglers to vol unt arily stop

fi shing when in-str eam temperatur es reach a criti cal lim iFish m ortalit y levels i ncrease drasticall y when watertemperatures are higher than 74 degrees. As a result,Oregon Trout , Nati ve Fish Society, Trout Unlimi ted andODFW suggest voluntarily limiting angling during thesetimes to protect trout populations and future fishingopport uni ti es. Those who choose to angle are advised t of ish in t he morning, when water temperatures are cooler,or to f ish at a dif ferent l ocation i f water conditions areunfavorable at their usual site.Anglers also can help by using barbless hooks, keepingfi sh in t he water as mu ch as possible and li mit ing theamount of handling ti me. Anglers should wet their handsbefore removing hooks, and avoid touching the fishs

gill s. Page 31 of the 2004 Oregon Sport Fishi ngRegulati ons has more inform ati on on handling fi sh forrelease.Str eam f lows t hroughou t Oregon are well below averagethi s year. Reduced sum mer st ream f lows and increasedwater t emperatu res have decreased available f ish habitatdisease resistance, spawning success and available foodand oxygen, accordi ng t o biol ogists f rom ODFW. Incr easecompetition and predation also have resulted.In this stressed environment, fish gather in groups wherewater condit ions are most favorable, making t hem morevulnerable to anglers and predators. These threats can


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accommodations if camping doesnt appeal to you (dontmi ss the phot o gallery whoa!).

For more inf ormation, call Andy

Laur ence Lak e Sunday , August 5 t h (DayTrip)

Laurence Lake is one of t he lit tl e gems that exist on thenorth (east) flank of Mt. Hood, not f ar from Lost Lake.Heres the hook; currentl y the road to Laurence is washedout and access may not be available at t he tim e of th etr ip. We may have to r elocate to another lake somewherenearby. By July I should know what were wil l do for anout ing if t he road has not been repaired. If you areint erested in a day tri p on Au gust 5th , please call andmake sure of the location of t he trip.

We wil l m eet at The River City Fly Shop l ocated at 11429SW Schol ls Ferry Road (near Big Reds Restaur ant) f or carpooli ng. We cannot u se th is lot f or leaving vehicl es, so wewil l relocate to a business park nearby. Andy

The Wil lamette Riv er : Fish in Per il ?Emily Bartha and Chet ZimmerMention the Willamette River to most Oregonians and youwil l p robably hear a jok e about 3-eyed smallmou th bassand glow-in-th e-dark st urgeon. Apparent ly, it s no secretthat the Willam ett e is indeed a very dirt y river. It hasmade news across the nation and was named the thi rdmost endangered river i n Am erica last year due to

industr ial and municip al pollut ion. While storm waterdischarges and other types of non-point source pollutionfoul our inf amous river, and we deal wit h t he clean up ofpollut ion f rom long ago in Portl and Harbor Superfundsite, industry continues to contribute a large share of thedangerous t oxic chemicals lik e mercury, arsenic and leadin areas call ed Toxi c Mixi ng Zones.

You may be surpri sed t o f ind out where and how thesetoxi ns are released int o the river. Actuall y, the wherepart is hard to answer as much of t his pollut ion is pi pedinto the river in Toxic Mi xing Zones by industr y andmuni cipaliti es. These mixing zones remain m ysteriouslyun-marked, so people may be water-skii ng, fi shing orswimm ing i n t he middl e of t hese areas wit hout eveningknowing it . A loophole in state law allows thi s to occur bypermi tt ing industr ies and municipalit ies to dischargetoxic chemicals that far exceed the water qualitystandards considered saf e to hum an and aquatic li f e. Yetremarkably, despite the dangers, there is not a waterquality m onitor ing program in p lace to measure toxicpollution in Oregon waterways, save for voluntary testingdone by polluters.

How does th is aff ect our f ish? Many people are awarethat these contaminants can bio-accumulate and maketheir way up the food chain to f ish and birds in i ncreasing

concent rati ons. I mainl y f ish for tr out, steelhead, andsalm on, so Ive never wor ried much because I t hought thef f ects were lim it ed t o bass and sturgeon who li ve (andfeed) in the river most of their li ves. Unfort unately, therare signs that these toxins may affect anadromous fishpopu lat ions, too. As an examp le, copper has beendetected in the ri ver near t he Morri son Str eet Bridge atsuch high concentrations that it may hamper their sensopercepti on, impeding their abili ty t o fi nd spawninggrounds and avoid predators. Toxic Mixi ng Zones on theWill amett e and ot her ri vers only add t o t he high amountof toxic chemicals that anadromous fish are exposed tothroughout t heir dif ferent l if e stages.

The public has a right to k now what is in our rivers andwhat effects those toxins might have on us, and fish andwild lif e. Trout Unlim ited obviously does a lot of workacross the country t o make our waters safe for f ish. Iwanted to wr it e this art icle so that we are aware ofanother campaign in Oregon that is underway with simila

goals. The Port land Sierra Club is m aking a concert edeff ort t o reach out to t he angling commu nit y to help stoptoxi c pollut ion on the Wil lamett e River. They have begundistri butin g inf ormation to anglers at Sportsmens showholding casting clinics, and coordinating restorationprojects to inf orm anglers about t heir stake in th eproblem and to encourage them to become part of thesolution.

A m ajor part of the init iative is having anglers andcit izens sign post cards addressed t o Governor Kul ongosdemanding that state regulators strengthen protectionsfor our rivers and streams, and increase their monitoringof water quality. Furt hermore, inf ormation about Toxic

Mixi ng Zones needs to be available on-sit e and onli ne sothat the public can make inf ormed choices about the riskthey take. The eventual goal of t he campaign is t o getindustr y t o move toward m ore eff icient waste disposaltechnologies and t he eventual phase-out of Toxic Mi xingZones on Oregon waters.

You may contact Emi ly Bartha [email protected] or Chet Zimmer [email protected] to l earn m ore about t hecampaign or visit : www.livingdownstream.org.
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TVT U Members Can Help MenFigh ti ng CancerFishing can heal the mind. Talking and sharing can easethe pain...Thank you for including me in ReelRecovery. It was one of the most r eward ing and emotionalexperiences of my life.

The Big K Guest Ranch will again be the location f or t heOregon Reel Recovery Retr eat in 2007. Dates are August22-24, 2007. I encourage everyone to learn more aboutReel Recovery by goi ng t o www.reelrecovery.org, talking tome at an upcoming meeting or phoning me at phonenum ber or E-mail addr ess shown below

We are accept ing appl ications for cancer survivorparti cipants and vol unt eer Fishing Buddi es, as well asdonation s of money and supp li es. Such appl ications areavailable at www.reelrecovery.org or I am happy t o getthose to you. Robert L. Bernar d 503.239.8507bear bern ard@y ahoo.com

Steens Wil derness Proj ect w it h BLMAugust 24-27. We are work ing on sett ing up aSteens Wilderness project with BLM. We have tentativedates f or arri val on Friday 24 August and Departure onMonday 27 August with work in between. Wed more thanlik ely pul l f ence wit hin t he wilderness area and f ix t rails.Angling would be a part of thi s. Those few of you wit hPronghorn tags might have more important t hings to do!

If int erested, let m e know via email or f eel fr ee to give mea shout i n t he TU off ice. Wed need at l east 6 vo lunt eers.

Mike Beagle Pacif ic NW Field Coordinato rTrout Unli mi ted Medford , O 541-772-7720F 541-772-7725 www.sportsmenforcoppersalmon.org

"We - you and I, and our governm ent - mustavoid...plundering, f or our own ease and convenience, theprecious resources of t omor row. We cannot mor tgage thematerial assets of our grandchi ldr en..." Dwight D.Eisenhower 1961 President ial Farewell Add ress

Check ou t BREAKING NEWS atWWW.TVTROUTUNLIMITED.com

Newsletter Mater ials: Please subm itto Dav id Il l i g at di l li [email protected], 503296 9050.Ar ti cles, pi ctur es, poems, book

reviews, equipment comments,f ishing r epor ts, conserv ati on issuesfishing issues, etc.
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When: Wed, July 11th, 6pm 9pm

Where: Cook ParkHead South on Hall Blvd out of

Tigard. Turn Rt onto SW

Durham Rd then left, South, on

92nd

Ave (next to Tigard HS)

follow 92nd to end of park.

Picnic Shelter #3 on the banks of

the Tualatin River

Why: why not?

Picnic is potluck please bring a side-dish or dessert and/or beverages

Chapter will provide the dogs andburgers and fixins

Please contact Robert Bernard and givehim your name, potluck item and contactinfo if you would. He can help with whatmight be needed.

[email protected]

One or more of the

Activities:

fly fishing film fest

Member slide show

Casting on Tualatin

Plus! Great food and

great company

first timer? - come onout and meet some

likable folks!

Families and friends

welcome!

Its free, its

fun, see you

there!
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Tualat in Vall ey Trout Unl im itedJune/ Jul y 2007 Hosmer Lake Present ati on..Jul y Picn ic Outi ng In f o

Off icers and BoardPresident: Hank Hosfield228-6553 hank h@im agin a.com

Vi ce Presid ent Robert L. Bern ard [email protected]

Tr easurer Erl e Norm an 293-6006caddis2000@hot mail .com

Membership ChairBoard of Dir ector s:Er ic Th omp son 297-0718

angli ngeri c@m sn.comDick Rohrbaugh

rb augh@lcl ark .edu 636-3877David Ill ig New slett er edit or296 9050 dil li [email protected] lex Bar k um e - 642-7024

alexbar k um [email protected] Andrews Out ings

An dy.An drews@nu starenergy.com 969 2246

Jerr y Heppellgheppell 5@v eriz on.net 639-9408

Comm un icati ons Paige Wall ace503-803-9466 fly f ishgirl@hotmail .com
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Documents

Jun - Jul 2007 Trout Line Newsletter, Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited