Kelly Creek Flycasters

  www.kellycreekflycasters.com    P.O. Box 2131 Lewiston, Idaho 83501

President’s Message………………….       

July is finally here, and the weather has been all over the place.  Hot days followed by rain sure make the fishing interesting, if unpredictable.  The long range forecast for the Lochsa fishout looks promising, but we’ll wait to see if the weatherman earns his pay or not.  We’ll be camping at Wendover again this year, with fishing over the weekend, a little highway pickup on Saturday, and a great Saturday evening meal courtesy of the club.

I’d like to extend special thanks to Bruce Young, who came out to join me last Sunday for a supplemental pond cleaning at the burling pond in Lewiston.  We spent about three hours pulling weeds so that Zach’s fly fishing college would have a place to cast the following week.  After climbing out of the pond (and having some fresh homemade muffins courtesy of Diane), we watched some kids take advantage of the weed-free areas and serve up some dinner material for their families.  From what I hear, Zach’s ten kids greatly enjoyed catching fish instead of weeds.

The Board has been discussing the possibility of publishing a Kelly Creek Fly Casters Fly Book, much akin to the ones made by other nearby clubs.  We would be asking each member to submit one or more flies, along with tying instructions and perhaps some filler material for the book.  This project would be intended as a continuing fund-raiser for the club, and we will be discussing it more in future Board and general meetings.

Hope to see you all soon – keep your stick on the ice, and your line on the water.

THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!

Don’t forget that this weekend is our first 2005 fish-out up on the Lochsa.  For details see the description below and plan to be there.  Remember to RSVP with Bob Clark so he can plan for dinner.  See you there.

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SUMMER FISH-OUTS – PLAN TO BE THERE!

Don’t forget we have three fish-outs planned for the summer before our next regular monthly club meeting in September.  The descriptions for those events are below.  Mark your calendars and plan to attend.  Remember to contact one of your board members to RSVP so we can plan appropriately.

July 9 & 10:  Lochsa Fish-Out.  We’ll camp and in Loop B at Wendover campground at MP 158 on U.S. 12.  Fish for the weekend, have a dutch oven feed provided by the club Saturday evening and perform our adapt-a-highway clean-up on Sunday morning.  The clean-up usually takes less than 1 hour so there is plenty of time to fish.  This trip always gets a good turnout and is great fun!  RSVP with Bill Lillibridge, Zach Funkhouser or Bob Clark.

July 22^nd, 23^rd & 24^th: Montana Fish-Out.  This is our first attempt at a club trip to Montana and our first planned 3 day fish-out.  We’ll meet at Bitterroot Flat campground on Friday, July 22^nd for 3 days of fishing.  Travel about 30 minutes east from Missoula on I-90 and take the Rock Creek exit.  Be sure to visit the Rock Creek Mercantile (a great little fly shop right at the exit and the last place to get a Montana license), travel approximately 23km up Rock Creek Road to Bitterroot Flat campground.  If you haven’t seen Rock Creek you’ve got to make this trip.  You’ll see lots of wildlife and fish for brown, rainbow and cutthroat trout.  RSVP with Zach so he can plan the trip.

August 20 & 21:  Kelly Creek Fish-Out.  This is the annual Kelly Creek Fish-Out.  Club members will meet at the Kelly Forks campground for a weekend of fishing and fun up on our home waters.  RSVP with Bill Lillibridge or Bob Clark so they can plan the trip!

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KELLY CREEK FLYCASTERS TREASURER’S REPORT

Account Balances through February 28, 2005

Checking Account Balance:                      $544.22

Savings Account Balance:                         $6,345.16

Total Disbursements for February:          $211.35

Kelly Creek Flycaster’s Board of Directors

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KELLY CREEK FLYCASTERS - 2005 CALENDAR SPECIAL EVENTS

BOYER PARK PICNIC                                                                    6/18/05

LOCHSA FISH-OUT(adopt-a-highway)                                         7/09/05

MONTANA FISH-OUT (Rock Creek, includes a Friday)              7/22-7/24

KELLY CREEK FISH-OUT            (at Kelly Forks C.G)                          8/20/05

WOMEN’S FLY~FISHING CLASS (KCF assist)                          9/10/05

LOCHSA FISH-OUT (adopt-a-highway)                                        9/17/05

STEELHEAD FISH-Out (Salmon R. or Grand Ronde)                 10/15/05