THE
REEL THING January
1990
This
is the first copy of the Reel Thing to go out since 'last year' and for those
members who have yet to get their dues in, it may be one of the last that they
will receive. That was a
rather strong statement to open up our bulletin with, but I am afraid that
co-operation must be a two way street for me to retain my enthusiasm for
putting together our newsletter. Thirty-five
dollars a year is a mighty small price to pay for the many advantages in
belonging to the Scarborough Fly and Bait Casting Association: camaraderie,
expertise, instruction, fishing buddies and trips, laughs with Leon, automatic
membership in the American Casting Association, fishing tips and general
information, discounts on tackle and so on.
However, 'nuff said on that subject.
We
are getting some wonderful results from our new fly casters on the targets. Fred Bigioni is throwing a beautiful tight loop with a great
deal of finesse and Peter Durnford and Jim Lee are both rapidly closing in on
him. Leon occasionally
leaves the fly tying table to toss a round, or two, of his own and swears he
will take revenge on Lee Wulff and the other members of the Catskill Fly
Fishing Centre next summer. He
will do it, too, if he keeps improving at his present rate.
Our plug throwing contingent is keeping pace with the fly rodders and
John Alexander, Rod Sills, Fred Bigioni, Jim Smith, Sheila D. and all the
others are certainly giving good accounts of themselves.
It should be a great spring and summer on both the tournament target
trail and the streams and lakes.
It
is nice to have Nels Patterson coming out regularly once again and taking a
firm interest in our activities. His
own casting prowess has improved imeasureably as well.
Paulo and Reinaldo also assure me that they will be back in the fold,
beginning next week. They both
have been up to their eyeballs with one thing and another.
We should be seeing more of Rick Madden and Rod Noble as well now that
their oddball shifts at work have stabilized.
We need these guys back. They
both proved to be key members in our club for a variety of reasons.
To all the others who I might have been remiss in mentioning above, I
am sorry. If you haven't been out
for awhile, we miss you. Try and
make it for the odd Monday evening, even if you are unable to attend on a
regular basis.
SPECIAL
NOTICE - The Board of Education has asked us to cancel our meeting on the
night of February 26, as the school requires the gyms for their own
activities. Please make a note of
this on your calendars. We will,
as usual be closed out during the Easter break, April 16.
We
haven't heard from our Maritime section for awhile now: not since we received
a couple of lovely Atlantic Salmon, fresh from New Brunswick.
I can't say a big enough thank you to our Silver Medalist from last
year's Canadian championships, Bill Hooper.
Beautiful, Bill!
We
just received the January issue of the Creel, the A.C.A. bulletin and they are
reminding us about the North American National Tournament being held this year
is Oakland, California
in
August during the week of August 5 through 11.
It would be wonderful if we could get together a contingent to attend
this tournament. It can be an
experience that you will remember for the rest of your life.
Paulo,
Leon, Sheila, along with a few friends and I gave the Land O'Lakes area a
going over a few weeks ago..............or rather it gave us a going over. A tough, tough skidoo trip in bitter cold up into the
mountains of Eastern Ontario to look for Speckled Trout tested our mettle more
than a little bit. It was so
tough that we didn't go back until the next weekend to give it a second go
around and this time we tamed it and caught several Trout in the four to five
pound range. Great, eh!
FISHING
TRIP:
It
won't be long before the planning begins for our customary ice-out spring
fishing trip and if you don't want to miss out on this one, be sure to let us
know as soon as possible. The
next bulletin will contain all the details.
Our
fly tying sessions are going great guns with new people becoming involved all
the time and some fine work being produced by everybody.
Regarding the club dues: I
saw a four evening course in fly tying being advertised in North Toronto the
other day for a 'mere' $65.00. Our
club not only has excellent instruction, but all equipment is also supplied to
our beginners. Another one of the
many perks in belonging to our association is the wonderful angling library
that the club owns. The books are
available for the asking. Simply
call John Alexander for a listing of what's available. John's number is
267.8834.
For
a lovely evening out featuring a fish dinner (the best in the city by my
reckoning) try our sponsor's place, The Fish House Restaurant.
The number is 497.5051.
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