The Trout Line July 19, 2021
THE TROUT LINE
July 19, 2021
Welcome to The Trout Line Newsletter! This is our Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited Chapter newsletter that will be coming out twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month.
September's Chapter Meeting
Great news! Lucky Lab is back open so we will be having our September 8 Chapter meeting in person! We are so excited to see everybody again. Lucky Labrador Public House 7675 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 (503) 244-2537. Food and beverage are available. Social get together starts at 6:30 pm and the formal meeting starts at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted in the newsletter or website.
2021 Fishing Trips
***August 5-8 Gold Lake Outing Trip is coming up, camping at the Gold Lake Campground***
Sponsored by the Clackamas River and Tualatin Valley Chapters of Trout Unlimited
World events are changing on a daily basis and we are making decisions based on health and safety. Our chapters are following guidelines as set forth by the State of Oregon and Trout Unlimited National. Physical distancing, face coverings, hand sanitizing and all required protocols with be followed at all events. Each outing / event, will be evaluated in advance and notifications of potential changes will be posted via CRTU & TVTU websites, social media and our newsletters.
Fly of the Month - Mother's Day Caddis
This is one of the fabled hatches throughout many parts of the West, ranking right up there with the Salmonfly shootout in May-June and the Blue Wing Olive frenzy during the early winter snows. Many articles in the fishing magazines carry photos of fishermen almost indistinguishable in the haze of thousands of adult caddis flitting about. This pattern, treated with a floatant and fished in the film of untreated and fished just under the surface, represents the emerging fly. It is a simple pattern, and very effective.
Materials:
Hook: Tiemco 5262
Thread: Black 8/0
Rib: Single strand of yellow floss
Body: Peacock Herl
Hackle: Brown partridge
Head: Mole fur
1. Tie in the floss strand at the bend of the hook.
2. Tie in a strand of peacock herl at the bend of the hook, tip first. I find that the fly body hold up better if I make a "yarn" out of the herl by winding it around the tread a number of times.
3. Wind the herl yarn in tight turns forward to about 1/3 of the way behind the eye, tie off and clip..
4. Counterwind the floss through the body four or five turns to the front of the body, tie off and clip.
5. Tie in a small partridge feather (barbs about as long as the body) and make one turn, tie off and clip. The bunch the hackle tips with your fingers on top of the fly and secure with two more turns of thread. Or a simple way to accomplish the same result is to clip a fair-sized number of barbs from a larger partridge feather, and pinching them by the butt ends with your fingers, position them on top of the fly the proper length and tie them down with several wraps of thread, clipping off the butts as close to the tie-down spot as possible.
6. Make a dubbing loop and with a very small pinch of mole fur make a very thin dubbing "yarn", then wind the yarn in two or three turns to form a head. Tie off, clip the excess and finish the head, cementing with a small dab of head cement when done.
More Information:
TVTU Website: https://tualatinvalley.tu.org/
TVTU Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tualatinvalleyTU/
C4C Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/christmasforcoho/
