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President's Journal December 2005

Neil Boston

Friday, 16 December 2005

Friends,

The end of the year is almost upon us, and I think most indications point to the fact that it's been a pretty good year for the Cornhusker Fly Fishers. I've listed a few high points from the last twelve months below:

  • The Spring Fling with Ed Engle was a success both financially and in attendance. We also sold an amazing number of books.
  • An article on fly fishing by member Stephen Elliot was published in Vision magazine.
  • We saw an increase of member participation in programs and activities.
  • We gained almost 20 new members!
  • We remain financially sound.
  • Two separate articles featuring the Cornhusker Fly Fishers were printed in the Lincoln Journal Star.
  • It was a record year for contributions to the Casting for Recovery project!
  • Nine members of the club made a fly fishing trip to the Arkansas River in Colorado.
  • A new record was set at the One Fly Bluegill Contest, and rule changes for the contest worked out very well.
  • We ratified an updated version of the by-laws.
  • A new design for club tee shirts was chosen.
  • We had lots of fun fishing on Saturday outings.
  • Removed a good number of trees and brush around Qwest Lake to open up access to the water.
  • We started printing our own newsletters to hold down costs.
  • Introduced fly tying and rod building to many new and established members.
  • A Cornhusker Fly Fishers website was established.
  • Taught a number of youth to tie flies and to cast a fly rod on several occasions.
  • We ate lots of carp goodies at Carp Fest.
  • We welcomed Andrea Cade as the new Aquatic Education Specialist, and Tony Korth as Director of the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium.
  • We also said goodbye to two good friends, Darrell Feit and Clarence Newton.

Hopefully you've made some new friends and have learned something new about fly fishing and fly tying, or maybe learned of a new place to go fishing this year.

It was a privilege to serve as president this year, and I feel extremely fortunate to have had such a wonderful board of directors to work with. The accomplishments I've listed would not have been possible without their hard work, dedication and expertise.

No matter what your participation, I thank you for being a member of the Cornhusker Fly Fishers and look forward to an even better year in 2006.

N. B.

Ephesians 3:16-19