2015

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Salem NW Steelheaders

GET KIDS HOOKED ON FISHING

AT THE ROARING FREE FISHING DAY EVENT

JUNE 6, 2015

This year’s event will be held at Roaring River Fish Hatchery located near Scio. The event will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. The trout are big this year and each angler will have the opportunity to catch two fish. There will also be opportunities for participants to make fish prints at the US Forest Service tent and the Oregon State Police will be there displaying some of their enforcement equipment and trophy antlers. All participants must register the day of the event before fishing in order to enjoy the following:

Fishing for all kids 12 and under.
Fish Cleaning station with ice for the ride home.
Free parking.
All fishing poles, bait (donated by D & G Tackle), and tackle provided. Use of personal fishing poles and gear will not be allowed.

Sponsored by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/Roaring River and South Santiam Hatcheries/STEP – Northwest Steelheaders Assoc. (Albany and Salem Chapter) – U.S. Forest Service

If you have any questions or wish to make accommodations for disabled participants contact South Santiam Fish Hatchery at (541) 367-3437 or Roaring River Hatchery at (503)394-2496.

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May 2015 Newsletter

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Salem NW Steelheaders

Hi All!

And a very good morning to fall of you. I am looking out my window and seeing blue sky, sunshine and birds all over the yard. The river looks great at this time, the water level is low but the fish are still moving, I just heard of 3 Chinook caught so far this week and some steelhead, so it looks like some of them are getting past the sea lions at Willamette Falls, all reports indicate that about 3000 fish have been stopped by 30 some sea lions, anyone have a good recipe for sea lion?

Let me take some time to thank all the volunteers that showed up at the Park for the clean-up, who knew there wouldn’t be anything to do, the parks people have been hitting it hard and the park looks fabulous. So we had a great lunch and went home.

Another shout out to the volunteers that helped with the fly fishing clinic, what a great clinic there were some very talented people there. A special thanks to member and Pro Guide Dave Carpenter for his assistance and instruction you are greatly appreciated, and we are looking forward to you speaking at our general meeting in June.

As for this month our speaker is Wayne Parker from Good Day Fishing. Wayne will be showing us some new products that are in his store and giving us some good advise on fishing, so come one come all to the greatest show of all. We are hoping to see you all there.

Minto Park clean-up is on the 23rd of this month so please sign up to help.

Free Fishing Days are the weekend of June the6th and 7th we will be helping to clean fish and help the kids catch fish at the Roaring River hatchery, and we need volunteers for that it really is a lot of fun seeing these kids catch fish that are almost as big as they are, some want to take them home for pets.

Youth Outdoor Day is on the 30th of this month, there is still time to volunteer if you want to help, it is fun and they serve us lunch.

Well enough for now I hope to see you all at the meeting Tuesday the 19th at 7:00 pm. And remember we have some great door prizes and refreshments, so bring a friend and enjoy the evening with our guest speaker and all our fishing buddies. So for now keep you r line tight and your powder dry.

Brian Winn

April 2015 Newsletter

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Salem NW Steelheaders

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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.

Oregon Salmon

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Salem NW Steelheaders

Here is a great chart to identify Oregon’s salmon species from the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.

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Steelhead Clinic 3/21/2015

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Salem NW Steelheaders

The Salem Chapter of the NW Steelheaders held a very successful clinic at the North Santiam State Park on March 21, 2015. The clinic was done with the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. 15 people participated and 15 volunteers from the Salem Chapter were in attendance to help demonstrate techniques, assist ODFW staff and cook lunch.

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February 2015 Newsletter

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Salem NW Steelheaders

Hi All!

I hope this finds all of you in good health and taking advantage of this beautiful weather. The north Santiam is down to 4 feet and the fish are moving. I was on my way to Stayton yesterday when I saw one of our local fishermen on the bridge at Mehama with a fish on, and according to his pole it was a good one, unfortunately I couldn’t stop to see what it was.

This Tuesday is our general meeting and we are having a how-to, that would be how to tie on hooks, baits, and anything else you are not sure of, so if you have a question please ask so you can receive the proper instruction. There will be stuff on rods, reels and the different kinds of line and how to work with Mono and Braided lines, sinkers bobbers and the like will be demonstrated by our members to help you to understand better the things you are not quite sure of. So bring your friends and the kids so we have a full house.

For every ones information, there will be an Angler Educator Class on March 7th at the ODFW main office 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE in Salem. You can preregister by calling Darlene Sprecher at 503-947-6025 or by email [email protected] or you can sign up at the meeting, I will have a sign-up sheet for those of you that are interested in helping out, lunch will be served and training will be from 10:00am to 3:00pm. You will receive a ODFW shirt and a special hat for instructors and more. So please help out by becoming an Angler Education Instructor.

Volunteers will be needed for the upcoming winter steelhead clinic on March the 21st at North Santiam State Park, we will need help with some instruction, cooking lunch and helping with the cleanup, please sign up to help we are going to need 7 to 10 volunteers, this is our first clinic with the ODFW and we need a good turnout of volunteers.

Thank you for listening to me and letting me invade your space, now get out and do some fishing I need some stories at the meeting. There will be door prizes and refreshments, and plenty of Alaska and Drift boat tickets so come and enjoy.

Thanks Brian