Hi All!

Well here it is June already and the weather is HOT but the fishing is hotter. I mean to say that there have been more Chinook caught in the North Santiam than Steelhead, I even caught one myself (nice fish). Hopefully the steelhead will start coming up the river soon, don’t stop trying.

Our next meeting (June 16th) will feature Dave Carpenter, fly fisherman extraordinaire, Dave is a pro guide for Orvis and is the owner of Outdoor Excursions and is also the owner of Riverview Flies, I am sure that you will get a lot of good pointers from this guest.

This will be the last general meeting until September, but I will try to keep you informed on what is happening in the river.

Our Chapter picnic will be held on the 25^th of July and there will be a sign up sheet at the meeting, we have to have a head count so we can get the proper amount of food to feed everyone, and don’t forget to bring a potluck dish. Please remember that this picnic is for you the members of the chapter and your families, we need all the support we can get to make this a success. We will have a fishing game for the kids so please don’t leave them at home.

Our meeting is held at the Keizer City Hall 930 Chemawa Rd. We start at 7:00 there will be refreshments and door prizes, please feel free to bring a friend.

The last learn the river trip from Mehama to Stayton was OK except that there is rocks and low water at the bottom of the slide. Remember that the Stayton boat ramp will be closed from June 12^th until it opens again in August (I think that’s right) anyway be careful out there.

Well hope to see you at the meeting. Keep your line tight and your powder dry. Brian

Hi All!
First off let me thank all the participants and volunteers that took part in the winter steelhead clinic, According to the emails that I have received it was a success. Thank you for the great response.

As you all know we will be doing the clean-up at North Santiam State Park on the 25th of this month, We will be serving lunch (Hamburgers and Hotdogs) along with the potluck dishes that you will bring, the fun starts at 9:00am and with all the people who have signed up it shouldn’t take long, and there should be plenty of time to go fishing, so don’t forget your gear.

The next clinic is on the 2nd of May and it will be an outdoor skills fly fishing class, the class has been limited to 15 so if you want to attend you need to go to www.odfwcalendar.com click on the date of the clinic and sign up, the cost is $52.00, we will be serving lunch. For those of you that are ODFW instructors we can use your help and we will also need help with lunch and clean up, so please sign up at the meeting. 

 I just heard that the first Chinook of the season has crossed Bennett dam in Stayton and is now somewhere in the North Santiam River, so good luck and keep fishing. 

 Our meeting is on Tuesday the 21st at Keizer City Hall at 7:00pm. Our guest speaker is Jeremy Jahns, The Kokanee Kid. Jeremy will have his tackle on sale at the meeting and will have great tips on how to catch Kokanee. 

 We will also have our refreshments and our door prize drawings so come early and get your tickets and enjoy the evening. We will also have Alaska Trip and Boat tickets on sale for the last time at this meeting, so if you haven’t bought tickets now is the time to do it, and if you have bought tickets now is the time to pick up some more and increase your chances of winning. 

 Well got to run now I hear that Chinook in the river calling my name, see you at the meeting, and keep your line tight and your powder dry.

Hi All!

Well for those of you that made it to the fishing event I say Bravo and Thank You, We had just enough sign up to hold the event and the weather held until the event was over. I will announce the winners at
the General Meeting. Thank You to all the hearty fishermen who showed up and participated.

Coming up is the General Meeting with guest speaker Cody Herman. This is going to be a great presentation on Steelhead and a chance to win a seat in Cody’s boat. We will be raffling off 2 seats so come early and get your tickets we anticipate a large turnout when Cody is the speaker.

There will be refreshments and drinks, and our regular door prize drawings so come one come all to the General Meeting and bring your friends we can always use new members.