Hi All !

Well here comes summer, is it hot enough yet? I hope you are staying cool. The Steelhead are starting to move into the river now Bob Lusk caught two in one day and they weren’t recycled, time to go get em.

Thanks to all the volunteers that helped out at Roaring River Hatchery on the 4th. I hope no one passed out from the heat.

There is a learn the river trip set for the 11th of June from Fishermans Bend to Lyons, it will shove off at 10:00 am, get there early so you can get your rig shuttled.

The ODFW has a new pilot program starting in July and August it is called the River Ambassador Project, This program will not take up much of your time it is designed to be on Saturday at one of the parks on the north Santiam so you can instruct novice fisherman about what they will be catching and how to handle the fish for release. There will be a meeting on June the 11th to get this party rolling, if you would like to attend contact Karen Hans at [email protected] or call 541-757-4186 ext 251.

Let me put in a couple of words about the Chapter picnic that will be held in July on the 16th, We the Board need to know how many people are interested in attending this function, it is a potluck event and we will supply the main course, this function will be held at the North Santiam State Park, You can bring your kids and we will supply some games for them, you can bring your fishing gear and go after the steelhead and salmon in the river, it is a nice fishing area, we will have the covered gazebo for protection from the sun, We will also be providing the water and soda for this event, but you must sign up at the next general meeting or email me or phone me by the 30th of June so we have an accurate count. Remember people this event is for you not for the Board members so please sign up and come and mingle with your friends and club members.

For the meeting we have Curt Curry professional guide to come and give you some pointer on how to catch Salmon, so bring a friend and enjoy the class.

We will have refreshments and door prize drawings as usual, so come one come all to the next meeting June 21st at Keizer City Hall 7:00 pm.

Keep you line tight and your powder dry. Brian

Hi All

First off let me apologize for my mess up on the dates in the newsletter last month, that was why our speaker didn’t come, but Jack will be here at this meeting and I hope you will all come to see him and hear what he has to say, We will be raffling off two seats for Jack’s boat, so bring a friend and come enjoy the talk.

As you can tell by the fish counts at the dams we are not getting the fish we were hoping for but there are a few that have managed to avoid the jaws of the sea lions and seals, they seem to be a bigger problem this year and are now causing problems with small watercraft, so if you are fishing in the Willamette below the falls please be careful.

Hopefully all of you remember that this is election month and the office of President is open for nominations as are all the jobs on the board, and we can use a couple more able bodies on the board for special projects and some fresh ideas. Please remember that this great organization we belong to was founded by volunteers and is run by volunteers that love fishing and care about the environment so don’t be afraid to help out when needed, we on the board appreciate all of you.

As I mentioned Jack Glass will be at the meeting Tuesday April 19th 7:00pm at Keizer City Hall. (no mistake this time )

Just as a reminder Saturday is Clean-up day at North Santiam State Park it starts at 9:00am and we will be serving lunch about 12:00 This doesn’t cost you anything but a couple of hours of your time and it is a great help to the park rangers in getting the park ready for the summer campers, I only have 5 people that signed up at the meeting and we can really use more.

As usual there will be our regular door prizes and refreshments, so bring a friend and we will have a great turnout for Jack Glass.

So remember keep your line tight and your powder dry, see you at the meeting. Brian

Hi All!
Well here it is March and it is coming in like a Lion. The water is rising again with all the rain and that means the fish will start moving again, so by the time the water goes down the fishing should be pretty good.

Ya know I can’t ask enough for volunteers, we are putting on a
Steelhead Clinic at the end of this month and I need help, we
are looking for people that can teach Knot tying and rigging as
well as casting and how to read the water and I even need a
cook for the lunch we will be serving, we can use some helpers
and remember anyone that helps gets to be in on the clinic and
learn right along with the students. Please keep this in mind,
your help is very valuable to us. Any one that is a certified An-
gler Instructor I hope you sign up to be at the clinic.

We also have a few other events coming up that we will re-
quire your help, so when you see the sign up sheets at the next
meeting Please sign up.

Our speaker this month is Jack Glass he will be speaking on
spring Chinook so please attend this very informative meeting,
we will be raffling off 2 seats in Jacks boat, this is a trip you
want be on. Please don’t forget that this is the time to elect Officers to
the board so please have someone in mind for President as this
position will be open, there are also a couple of seats on the
board that need to be filled.

As usual we will have our door prize raffles for some great
fishing gear, refreshments will be available and a good time to
be had by all, please bring a friend and join in, you will meet
some great people and learn from the best in the business. Hope
to see all of you at the meeting March 16th at 7:00pm at the
Keizer City Hall… Brian

Hi All!
Well here it is time for all the news that is worth printing. The
fish count at Bennett Dam is really pitiful, there was only one
winter steelhead came across in January and so far this month there have been a few residual fish caught in the river, but nothing significant. Willamette Falls only shows
around 1550 steelhead so far this year, hopefully it will go up
very soon.
We have a lot of activities coming up this spring and summer
so don’t be afraid to volunteer we will be looking for your help.
Our speaker this month is Brandon Glass, and he will be
talking about Steelhead fishing and should have some good info
for all. We will be raffling off two seats on his boat.
We will have our standard raffles and refreshments so every
one bring a friend and a good fishing story. See you at the
meeting, Keep you line tight and/or powder dry. Brian & Bob

Hi All!

Well it is that time again, winter is upon us and the weather is too cold to go fishing ( for me ) I know that some of you have been hard at it and I think that you are to be committed or should I say commended. There are fish in the river but I really haven’t heard of any being caught, maybe I will check around a little more.

I have an announcement for all of you, If you bought tickets from James at the meetings or at the Sportsman’s Warehouse, please bring your tickets with you to the meeting so they can be replaced, I have a list of the numbers that were lost ( which were all that were sold by James ) so bringer Alaska and Boat tickets to the meeting so we can replace them. you all deserve a chance to win even if the carelessness of one person is the cause of the disaster.

We are looking forward to this meeting, our speaker will be Cody Herman and it will be a great time, We will also be raffling off two seats on Cody’s boat so bring some extra cash, our regular door prizes will be there for the picking also and there will be refreshments remember we also have a clothing line and hats for sale, show your pride in your chapter and purchase some.

Our meetings is in the same place the Keizer City Hall on the 19th of January at 7:00pm so don’t forget, and bring friend or all your friends and get in on the activities.

I will announce a changing the Guard at the meting, for I am stepping down as your president because of health issues, but I am sure that Bob Lusk will take good care of you, I will still be around and probably have my hands in the mix from time to time, but I may not attend all the meetings, but I will try. Thanks for the ride it has been very educational and has been a pleasure serving you, keep up the good work and make the association proud of the Salem Steelheaders.

So in closing, keep your line tight and your powder dry. Brian

Hi All!

Rain, Rain go away all the fishermen want to play, probably not
much chance of that if your river is like mine, mine rose 5 feet
in 24 hours, I got to watch trees going down the river looking for
new resting places, hopefully not across the river.

Well here it is time for the annual Christmas Party and potluck,
this one is going to be great, we had a lot of people signup to
attend this Chapter function so there should be a big variety of
good food to eat. The Chapter is purchasing a couple of hams for
the festivities soda’s and water, all the utensils and plates and
cups will be provided, please bring your kids.

We will have the Alaska trip tickets and the Boat tickets on
sale if you have a mind to buy some, there will be a door prize
Christmas give away, no purchase necessary you will be given a
ticket when you arrive.

Sorry people at this time I still don’t know how our mystery
guest is going to be we are working on it.

Well must go for now so keep your line tightened your powder
dry, see you at the party Dec. 15 th Keizer city hall.
Brian