Rises, Ripples, & Reflections
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9:41 p.m. CDT
The sun was out, the day was comfortably warm and the fly casters were all over the grounds outside of the Aksarben Aquarium. It was a delight to see casters of all skill levels casting with the wind and against the wind at our last meeting. For those not casting, fly tying skills were being demonstrated inside of the building by Chuck Reisen and Jeff flom. There were many who came to cast that could not stay, but 57 of us, later, participated in “Stump the Chumps”.
We had the combined knowledge of nine (9) past presidents to answer questions about fly fishing things. Ken Carlson, Jay Callahan, Jerry Merwald, Elmer Meiler, Agnes Adams, Doug King, Neil Boston, Lee Koch, and Baz Lazure were on stage. To have this much “Fly Fishing Experience” all together was awesome. As questions were asked and answered, we had a consensus of opinion of how to use sinking lines, wading and floating gear, leader lengths, and more. Time ran by quickly into overtime on the clock. We had a good time and got to meet several leaders of the past. We had a great time and learned things.
The “Spring Fling” was a success as C. Boyd Pfeiffer shared his fly tying skills and fishing experiences. A very personable gentleman, Boyd personalized books and had a chance to meet everyone. He enjoyed us as much as we enjoyed having him as our guest. He thanked us for the hospitality and feels that he has 60 new friends, thanks to all of you.
We received many generous donations from merchants and individual donors. These donations are sincerely appreciated. A list of these donors is listed in this Tippet. Thank you.
We could not put together an event like this without the help of our membership teams who did the work of setting up, cooking, getting the sound systems, projectors, tables, hall, setting up the raffle, sold tickets, books, shirts, and more. Special thanks to Lee Koch for chairing this event along with the people that made it happen. Thanks go out to: Agnes Adams, Colleen & Wayne Whitney, Donald Klostermeyer, John Hoke, Sandy Cox, Ken Weisenhunt, Chuck Reisen, Doug King, Tip Spenser, Elmer Meiler, Jeff Flom, Pat Henry and finally Neil and Gail Boston. Thanks to Game & Parks for the use of their tables and equipment.
For the rest of us who helped set up, clean up and other things, thank you.
We now approach the time for our “One Fly.” Agnes explained the rules at our last meeting. We will go over them again before the competition begins. This is another fun filled event where new members can “Discover” the flies and tactics used and find places to fish that long time members “Discovered” when they were new. I encourage all of you to join us. The “Secret” is to “Fish where the Fish are.” This is a low cost adventure that builds higher skill levels.
Finally, our club has a lot of new members this year because a many of us are doing things that are letting people know about us. We are pleased that you are sharing in the pleasures of fly fishing. Tell your friends to come out and visit one of our meetings, we welcome our guests.
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