THE TROUT LINE
Tualatin Valley Chapter News
April/May 2006
Chapter Meetings are held at the
LUCKY LABRADOR PUBLIC HOUSE on
the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00
pm with a social get-together and the formal meeting at
7:30 unless otherwise noted in the newsletter or website.
Lucky Labrador, Multnomah Village, 7675 SW Capitol
Hwy. Portland, (503) 244-2537. Food and Beverages
available.
Board of Directors Meetings are held the fourth Wed
of the month at a Board member home.
Wednesday April 12, 7pm
Guido Rahr of the Wild Salmon
Center Analyzes the future of Pacific
Salmon. As president and CEO of the Wild Salmon
Center, an international conservation organization, he is on
the forefront of the battle to protect wild salmon, trout and
char and their habitats along the Pacific Rim. He s also a
much sought-after speaker, with a Masters of
Environmental Studies from Yale University and has
developed conservation programs for Conservation
International, the Rainforest Alliance and Oregon Trout
(where his work won the President s Award from the
American Fisheries Society) and the United Nations
Development Program. With his colleagues at the Wild
Salmon Center he s launched fish refuge programs in the
United States and Russia including the world s first whole
basin salmon refuge. Guido will speak to our club about
the prospects for Pacific salmon recovery over the next 20
years, and the local efforts and current battles.
Wednesday May 10, 7pm Making A
Furled Leader, the Porsche of
fishing leaders. Taught by Jim
Fenner. Jim has long been a maker of hand crafted
bamboo rods as well as graphite. Furled leaders have long
been loved by those in the know but are mysteries to most.
Jim Fenner will show us how to make leaders that will
greatly enhance our fishing and catching experience. In
addition, you ll discover that it s a doable and enjoyable
craft that even YOU and I can do. You ll also discover it s
worth the effort. Jim will provide a detailed written guide
with diagrams along with his talk and demonstration. This
is a great investment. Also in conjunction with this we will
have a fly tyers roundtable and will show Trout Grass, a
fascinating video written and narrated by David James
Duncan about bamboo rod building that begins in China
and ends in the West.
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Editor: David Illig
Hank s Column; Why I Don t Fish
Anymore
Hank Hosfield
I didn t get to fish much in 2005. I think
I may have gotten out about ten days,
give or take a couple. This grim
accounting came to me as a rather
sobering, stunning realization. In the
not too recent past I used to get out about 100 days a year.
And a lot of those days were prime mid-week fishing, while
the rest of the non-retired world was attending to the rat
race. Such is the life of a single, freelance writer. No wife,
no kids, no nine-to-five, no reason to let a perfectly good
hatch go unattended. Ah, those were the days, my friends.
But life is nothing if not change. Well, that and struggle.
And, if you re lucky, love.
Love is pretty much what happened to me. I shacked up
with a wonderful woman who adores all cuddly creatures,
but especially loves dogs. Once Sydney and I bought our
house together one with a fully fenced-in yard--there was
no further impediment to finally getting a puppy. All of my
feet-dragging and counter arguments about expense, mess
and property destruction not to mention time
commitment to rearing one of these ersatz wolves--were
swept away by a high tide of golden retriever euphoria. I
never really had a chance. When that large motor home
driven by our breeder pulled up out front carrying six
champion pedigreed golden retrievers on their way to a big
dog show in California, we found ourselves overcome by a
rush of pure unconditional love that I still find nearly
impossible to explain to anyone who hasn t been mobbed
by three or more fully-grown, beautiful, sweet-natured
golden retrievers on the floor of a Winnebago.
This was not a pressure sales technique, by the way. Our
breeders, Deb & Frank, actually stopped by to interview us
and check out our home, to further assess our suitability as
a home for one of their precious pups that was soon to be
born. We had already filled out an extensive application
and questionnaire about our lifestyle. And even after we
won their approval, it was still up in the air for another
couple months as the litter tragically fell from four to three
survivors, and first dibs went to others seeking show dogs.
All we wanted was a pet. If all three were deemed to be
championship contenders, we probably wouldn t get one.
It was a close call, but in the end Deb & Frank decided to
give us the pink girl (as she was designated before we
named her Brinkley). She was the alpha bitch of the
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current excuse for not fishing. Some things, like family,
are bigger than fishing.

Brinkley will be one year old on the first day of spring.

She s nearly full-grown, but still very much a puppy in
energy, enthusiasm and short attention span. She s
reasonably well trained. We ve put in a lot of hours
working with her. Eventually Sydney is going to have her
compete in agility and rally trials. She s very smart and can
learn almost anything we ve tried to teach her fairly
quickly. The only sticking point is she s also the most
willful little beast and she wants to run the program. She s
not quite ready to be my fishing companion yet.

But I would like nothing better than to take her with me.
Jeff Perin, owner of The Fly Fisher s Place in Sisters, has two
golden retrievers. We talked about our dogs at the State
Council Project on the Metolius last summer, and he told
me how his dogs have shown him a whole new world out
there on water, how much they have added to his
experience.

litter both the biggest and the most outgoing. Her brother
was considered the pick of the litter although
that s still a point of contention. Almost everyone who has
seen Brinkley has commented (raved, even) about how
beautiful she is. All I can say is she had great parents who
were both champions. She, however, will never compete.
She came to us on a pet contract that required her to be
spayed, which disqualifies her from dog show competition.
We had mixed feelings about this, but the only beings that
want a bitch in heat are every male dog in the universe, and
some breeders although most of them dread those three-
week cycles of messy quarantine. Besides, I didn t really
want to become a dog show person. I already had a hobby.
Or I used to. Remember fly fishing?
They are sporting dogs, bred to love the water and chase
down birds. Brinkley is already fixated on anything that
flies. She wants squirrels, too, but not as much as she
wants that full pheasant skin on the top shelf of my closet.
Naturally, I keep her well away from all of my fly tying
materials not that I have time for fly tying, or much
reason to do it. She also wants salmon another thing she
will never get her dog lips around as long as I can help it.
One day last fall I snuck out for a couple hours to fly fish
for kings on the Washougal. The fish gods smiled on me
and I got a 17-pound hen and was on my way home in less
than 90 minutes. I cleaned that fish out on my gravel
driveway and washed every visible trace of blood away. No
matter, that area became a focal point for Brinkley for the
next two weeks.

The fact that I ve already gone on for several paragraphs

about how I ended up with Brinkley and said nothing about
fishing is a good illustration of how much dog ownership
has changed my world.

Brinkley was eight and a half weeks old when we got her.
The next two months were sleepless, constant attention-
giving, head-on-a-swivel, standing in the rain in the middle
of the night, carpet-cleaning, vet-paying endurance tests
that made any notion of going fishing seem like the most
foolishly impossible and irresponsible act. I absolutely
couldn t go away and leave my puppy behind for more than
a couple hours. And she was way too small and untrained
to take along. I was basically grounded.

I felt the loss, too. In the spare moments not spent racing
after Brinkley I felt the disquiet in my soul. Fishing has
always been my salvation. I recall the late Devin Duncan s
wise admonition to me during my college years when I was
forsaking fishing in favor of hitting bars and chasing skirts
that my soul would rot. Eventually, I took that to heart. By
the way, if you don t know who Devin Duncan is, you and surely that birthday cake is for me?
should know he published one of the finest, most astute
analyses of the expensive folly of hatchery salmon ever
written. I d like to think that Devin would approve of my

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Serendipity
One of the reasons I m reluctant to take her out with me is Originator: Unknown
my fear that she ll eat something she shouldn t, like a dead
salmon. Hell, she s eaten everything else, including plastic Hook: Tiemco 2457 or equivalent curved
hangers and poisonous mushrooms. The other reason is scud hook sizes 14 to 18.
she s so playful, she ll probably try to chase my fly line out Thread: 8/0 thread, color to match the
into the water. I m also a little concerned about how she ll body.
handle cold river currents. I know she can swim, but I Ribbing: Copper wire try different colors
don t know how well and I don t want to have to swim (black, copper, silver, gold, etc)
after her. We all know how that s going to end. I ll end up Body: Frostbite, nymph rib, or Antron yarn
under a log jam. She ll wonder what happened to me. color to match natural
Head/Wing: Deer hair butts, trimmed to form head, and
What about lake fishing? If I had a boat, maybe. But I don t tag end to form wing
have a boat, nor do my friends that do want to contend
with my dog all afternoon. The dog will have to stay in 1. Tie in a 3 piece of wire at a point one third to half-
camp. And that will probably suit her fine, eventually. She way around the curve of the hook point.
likes nothing better than to meet everyone, elicit hugs and 2. Tie in a 3 piece of frostbite at same location.
attention plus any tasty treats that she can charm out of 3. Wrap frostbite toward eye of hook. Secure at point
anyone. I don t trust her to spend all day in camp. She d about 1/8 behind hook eye.
probably eat a sleeping bag. There s also the fear that 4. Over-wrap of counter wrap the body with the
someone might try to steal her. copper wire ribbing in evenly spaced wraps. Secure
at the same point as the body material.
Goldens love everyone. They re not guard dogs. They ll 5. Clip 8-10 hairs off a deer hair hide and tie in butts
welcome any burglar and show them where the good first at the head.
jewelry is hidden. Their mission in life is basically to be 6. Trim the hair around the eye of the hook carefully,
with you. Funny how their mission becomes your mission. to shape a small neat head. Then clip the butts
I can t imagine my life without Brinkley. angled toward the back of the hook to form a short
wing.
Just the same, I wouldn t mind getting away to fish more 7. Tie off in front of the clipped head.
often this year. Then again, I made the most of the few 8. Whip-finish and put a drop of cement on the thread
times I did fish last year, netting salmon and steelhead each to finish.
time I tried, including a springer I caught while shad fishing
on the Columbia. I was a fish-catching fool last year. I Hints:
couldn t have been luckier or enjoyed my limited time on · Make sure and throw a soft-loop around the hair
the water more. Maybe I should be content with things as first and pull straight down whilst holding the hair
they are. One thing s for sure, the time I spend off the clump firmly. Don t let the deer hair spin around
water has been enhanced immeasurably by the addition of the hook shank. The hair will flair naturally.
Brinkley. I hear that dogs add years to your life. That Don t cinch too tightly as it will keep hair from
seems only fair, as many believe that days spent fishing are spinning and allow it to maintain its shape.
days that are added to the end of your life.
Hank

Fly of the Month: Serendipity

Alex Barkume
The Serendipity is the fly this month. Winter s grip is
about over and lower elevation lakes are starting to warm
up. Trout will be looking to bulk back up on the renewed
hatches of Chironomid pupae. If you haven t heard, up to
70% of a lake dwelling trout s diet consists of Chironomid.
One of the better emerging midge patterns is the
Serendipity.

Chironomids come in a large variety of colors, including

tan, olive green, bright green, brown and black as the most
common. This pattern is also tied in red to represent the
blood-midge, another common color.

No matter what else is happening in the bug world,

chironomid are available

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Chickahominy Reservoir often runs hot-and-cold in early
spring and I decided to swap my wooly-bugger for a size
#14 serendipity blood midge imitation after a fruitless hour
of casting and retrieving with the wooly bugger. Using an
intermediate line, I laid out a long cast and counted to 10
before starting a retrieve. It wasn t long before I felt the
strong pull of one of Chickahominy s heavy rainbows. I
had non-stop action for the next couple of hours before the
wind came up and blew me off the lake. I was completely
satisfied by then however. This fly has proven to be quite
effective on this lake.
By the way, when the wind calms down and the fish start
midging on the surface, try putting a very small dab of Gink
fly floatant on just the deer hair and fish with a floating fly-
line. The Serendipity will float partially submerged the
perfect emerger pattern. Fish slurp them up. Be careful
however, the fish will pop you off if you aren t ready .
Tight Lines, Alex
Remember to bring some of your flies to
add to our meeting raffle of fly box and
flies.
TU Fishing Outings
Check the Web site for any last minute changes.
APRIL 28, 29,30 South Twin Lake,
Central OR
May 20 Deschutes River,
Day Trip, Location TBA
June 2,3,4 State Project, Metolius River
Base Camp
June 23, 24, 25 Timothy Lake
July 21,22, 23 Gold Lake
August 25, 26, 27 Lost Lake, Laurence
Lake, Mt. Hood
September 20-27 Fall River,
Central OR.
October 6,7,8 State Project, Metolius
River Base Camp
October 27, 28 29 Crooked River
Remember to Sign up New Members to
Trout Unlimited. It s a great bargain for what they
get. Especially at the half-off introductory membership at
$17.50 Lots of people aren t members who would enjoy it.
We still get something for new member signups. New
members can sign up at www.tu.org/intro and entering
code 633 for Tualatin Valley chapter. If they prefer a paper
membership application, contact Erle to send it to them.
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Gales Creek Spawning Redd Survey
Will be an Ongoing Project.
Volunteers Needed Now Hank Hosfield
The Tualatin River Watershed Council has asked TVTU and
other organizations and volunteers to help conduct a
spawning redd survey being conducted through this April
and May on Gales Creek. Located in the community of Gales
Creek west of Forest Grove, Gales Creek is a major tributary
of the Tualatin River, and one of the better spawning
habitats still accessible in the sub-basin. Historically it held
cutthroat trout and steelhead. Coho were later introduced,
but their stocking has discontinued. Some probably
remain. Our survey work will help to reveal the numbers
and species of fish still present.
An introductory seminar about the survey conducted by
ODFW STEP biologist, Jeff Fulop and Ric Balfour from TRWC
was held at Gales Creek School on March 18th. They talked
about the watershed and explained the survey procedures
to about a dozen volunteers, including some who have
never done a redd survey before. Those who haven t ideally
should pair up with someone who has redd survey
experience.
The Gales Creek redd survey will be conducted over a six
week period, starting as soon as the river levels and water
clarity allow. The creek is currently too high and discolored
for effective observation. It may take a week or more of dry
conditions for it to get into viewing shape. Once the creek
is right, we will begin a weekly survey over two reaches of
Gales Creek, one approximately 8000 feet long and the
other about 13000 feet. Survey teams will pick up survey
equipment packs at the Gales Creek Community Store and
sign in. One team or pair will be assigned to survey each
reach. (So we need a total of four volunteers each week.)
There are designated put in points at the downstream end
of both reaches. You and your partner will put in together
and walk upstream, looking for redds and any fish, and will
record all of the data on a waterproof report form. You will
also measure water temperature and record other stream
and weather conditions, as well as other field observations
of wildlife. While we are looking for redds and/or spawning
fish, we shouldn t expect to see a lot, or feel like we haven t
done our job if we find nothing. Zeroes are also useful
data, and every bit as valuable to help establish a baseline
understanding of the watershed.
The best conditions for spotting redds and fish are
probably in the morning when the sun is at your back.
You ll want to wear chest waders and polarized glasses. It
will take you approximately one to two hours to walk the
creek, depending on which reach you survey. Most of the
water you ll be wading through is knee-to-thigh deep.
There are slippery areas that you ll want to have good felt
soled shoes to wade. A wading staff is also recommended.
There may be some places that are waist deep or a little
higher. Be very careful. If you don t feel safe, get out and
walk around on shore. Also be ware that we are walking
through creek that goes through mostly private property.
The landowners are going to be aware of our presence, but
we are also going to wear identifying

hats provided by the ODFW that will be in our equipment
packs.
Take a camera with you and shoot photos of anything that
seems noteworthy. Pictures can be worth a thousand
words, especially if you find a redd. Bear in mind that what
you observe one day may be gone the next week, so get it
all down while you re there.
How will you spot a redd? Most steelhead redd will appear
as brighter areas of stream bottom rock, 6-8 feet long and
3-4 feet wide, with a hump on the downstream edge. They
will occur mostly in fist-sized rock, and will most likely be
found in areas above rapids. You re not going to find them
in deep or slow water, or in areas with sediment. The
brightness of the redd is caused by the fish scouring the
rocks clean while digging the redd with their tail. A newly
dug redd stands out pretty well. One that is over a week
old is less obvious. The easiest redds to spot are the ones
with spawning fish on them. We ll be very lucky to see any
of these.
You ll know when you reach the end of your reach when
you hit the next bridge. Three bridges serve as put in and
take out points. When your survey is completed for the
day, take your pack back to the Gale Creek Community
Store and sign out.
Other things you may want to take along are food, drinks,
spare change of dry clothes and proper dress for normal
northwest springtime weather conditions. Gales Creek is
located on Hwy 8, about two miles east of where Hwy 8
meets Hwy 6 (Wilson River Hwy).
Ric Balfour will have a web page up with more
Gales Creek survey information, and you ll be able
to find that through the Tualatin River Watershed
Council. For more information and participate,
contact Ric at ric.balfour@verizon.net, or April
Olbrich at trwc@easystreet.com. Or if you want to
add another step, you can contact me, Hank
Hosfield at hankh@imagina.com.
This is going to be a very enjoyable project. If you ve never
done this before, you re going to learn a lot. Gales Creek is
a lovely stretch of water. It would be considered a river
anywhere outside of the West. This survey offers a good
opportunity to learn more about a local stream that you
may want to come back and fish one day. Hank
Grant will fund Crane Prairie
Reservoir Trout Study
BEND - When the 2006 fishing season opens at Crane
Prairie Reservoir on April 21, in central Oregon's Cascade
Mountains, marks the beginning of a two-year survey to
determine the survival rates and fishery benefits of the two
different stocks of rainbow trout inhabiting the lake.
Historically a premier rainbow trout fishery, Crane Prairie
Reservoir has declined during the last decade, primarily
due to unauthorized introductions of exotic fish species.
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The study, funded with a $45,845 grant from the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fish Restoration and
Enhancement Program, will help researchers understand
the development of locally adapted hatchery stock from
Crane Prairie redband trout as a means of preserving the
genetic integrity of native fish.
"We're working to determine if trout from locally-derived
broodstock of Crane Prairie origin could ultimately replace
the artificially cultured hatchery stocks we have been using
for decades," said assistant district fish biologist Ted Wise.
Overall, this project is consistent with the Native Fish
Conservation Policy to manage non-native fish and
hatchery-based fisheries to optimize user benefits while
balancing the conservation of naturally produced native
fishes.
Hatchery rainbow trout have been stocked in Crane Prairie
Reservoir since 1955. Past stocking has utilized 150,000 to
200,000 fingerlings with an average length from three to
four inches. Biologists have transitioned to larger fish to
avoid competition and predation from exotic species to
improve fingerling survival and the fishery.
"Angler reported very good fishing in Crane Prairie
Reservoir during the 2005 season," Wise said. "ODFW
strongly encourages anglers to take advantage of the
fishery in the upcoming fishing season."
In 1996, ODFW began a program to develop a new stock of
hatchery fish derived from native redband trout from the
Deschutes River. Eggs are incubated at Klamath Fish
Hatchery and then raised to large fingerlings at the Fall
River Hatchery near Sunriver and at the Wizard Falls
Hatchery in Camp Sherman. Because these hatchery fish
have a genetic background from native fish, they have less
of an impact when mixed with native redband trout in the
reservoir. Trout from this program have been stocked in
the reservoir, and several other area lakes, since 1999.
In order to collect necessary information, a seasonal
technician will be hired to interview anglers at the reservoir
during the 2006 and 2007 fishing seasons to determine
how many rainbow trout they have caught and if they are
the cultured, locally-derived or naturally produced native
fish. Fish from each hatchery stock have been uniquely
marked with fin clips for identification.
"We will be looking at the number of rainbow trout caught
by anglers, their size and whether they are the old hatchery
stock or the newer stock" said Wise. "While the trout are the
focal point of the creel survey, information gathered will
include the entire fishery of Crane Prairie Reservoir."
In addition to the R&E Program grant, ODFW, Central
Oregon Flyfishers, Sunriver Anglers and Crane Prairie
Resort owner and operator, Pat Schatz, also are
contributing to the project.
For more information on the Crane Prairie Reservoir
Broodstock Evaluation Program or about fishing the area,
contact Steve Marx, District Fish Biologist for ODFW or Ted
Wise at 541-388-6363

Oregon and Washington to expand
Sea Lion control efforts in the
Columbia River
The Oregon and Washington fish and wildlife departments
are stepping up sea lion deterrence efforts in the Columbia
River this year, and are seeking federal authority that
would allow removal of selected problem animals in future
years if expanded hazing is unsuccessful.
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed to seek
federal authority to expand future sea lion management
options during a public meeting today in Newport, and the
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed to the
same course after a discussion in its February public
meeting.
Up to 1,000 sea lions flocked to the Columbia River last
year, devouring spring chinook salmon and making their
way up the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam, despite attempts
to drive them off with fireworks and acoustic devices. This
year, sea lions also have been observed killing adult female
sturgeon, and have entered Columbia River tributaries,
such as the Lewis River, where they are feeding on
steelhead.
With this year's upriver spring chinook salmon run
predicted at only 88,000 fish, biologists estimate sea lions
could kill as much as 10 percent of the run. As spring
chinook salmon begin to make their way up the Columbia
River, biologists are growing more concerned about the sea
lions' impact on the river's fish populations, several of
which are listed for protection under the federal
Endangered Species Act.
"The states will be using every hazing method available to
us under federal law, including acoustic and percussive
devices, flares, and rubber bullets," said Steve Williams,
acting administrator of the Fish Division for the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Williams said the hazing campaign will broaden last year's
efforts to keep sea lions from preying on salmon and other
fish species near Bonneville Dam. Like last year, state fish
and wildlife agencies will conduct the hazing in
cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operators of
the dam.
The new hazing activities are scheduled to begin April 1
from Bonneville Dam downstream approximately 12 miles
to Marker 85. The directors of the two state agencies
informed NMFS of the expanded hazing plans in a March
15 letter.
Meanwhile, Washington and Oregon fish and wildlife
agencies will seek federal authority and funding to remove
a select number of problem sea lions from the river if
hazing is determined to be unsuccessful.
Removing sea lions - which could include both lethal and
non-lethal methods - must be approved by the NMFS, the
federal agency that manages sea lions under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act. If the states' request is approved,
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removal of problem sea lions is not expected to begin
until after this year's hazing activities have been completed
and assessed.
During its regular monthly commission meeting today in
Newport, Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Commission directed
agency staff to begin the process of applying for authority
under Section 120 of the act, which would allow lethal
removal of specific nuisance animals. Oregon
Commissioners cautioned members of the public in
attendance that the move toward Section 120 authority will
not provide immediate relief.
Jeff Koenings, director of the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, said he is encouraged that state and
federal agencies are in agreement on the need to address
the problem of sea lion predation through cooperative
management strategies.
"Sea lion predation in the Columbia River is clearly a
persistent problem that appears to be getting worse, and we
need to explore every option available to resolve it,"
Koenings said. "We're concerned about balance-in the
Columbia River, an overly robust population of California
sea lions is preying on weak populations of wild salmon
and steelhead. We need to pursue an active management
approach that restores balance to the river system."
The hazing actions set to begin next month will expand on
last year's efforts, which focused on the area of river
immediately below the Bonneville Dam fish ladders. In that
first experiment, NMFS, the Corps, and the Oregon and
Washington departments of fish and wildlife conducted a
two-day hazing and assessment effort using both
percussive and acoustic devices. Results showed sea lions
were driven off temporarily, but returned within a day.
Since that time the Corps has installed grates in front of the
fish ladders and has placed acoustic devices in the ladders
designed to deter sea lions from entering. However, at least
one sea lion made its way through the grates and entered
the fish ladders this spring.
As sea lions have rebounded in recent years, their impact
on salmon and sturgeon populations also has increased. An
adult sea lion typically eats five to seven salmon a day. Last
year 500-1,000 sea lions were estimated to be hunting in
the Columbia River, and at least as many are expected to
enter the river this year seeking food.
Some 100 sea lions at Bonneville Dam last year were
estimated to have eaten approximately 3-4 percent of the
106,000 spring chinook salmon run passing the dam,
according to Corps biologists. State biologists said
additional salmon were consumed downstream in the river.
While hazing will be aimed at stopping sea lions from
killing salmon, other fish in the river, including sturgeon,
are expected to benefit, an outcome that pleases fish
biologists concerned about the increasing number of
reports of sea lions seen eating sturgeon.
"The Columbia River supports the largest healthy white
sturgeon population in the world," said Williams, "and sea
lions have the potential to severely deplete mature female
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sturgeon, which are their preferred prey. Those sturgeon
represent the future of the species."
President: Open Position
( A very good opportunity)
Treasurer: Erle Norman 293-6006
caddis2000@hotmail.com
Membership Chair
Call the Governor. Thank him. Board of Directors:
In a shocking move, the Bush Administration announced
plans to log in the largest unprotected National Forest
roadless area in Oregon, in the Siskiyous. This flies in the Hank Hosfield
face of fact that roadless wild lands are supposed to be 228-6553 hankh@imagina.com
shielded from logging while state Governors and the Bush
Administration negotiate state-specific policies to protect Eric Thompson 297-0718
these last remaining wild places. anglingeric@msn.com
Dick Rohrbaugh
Governor Kulongoski has publicly asked the Forest Service
not to log these national forestlands. Please take a rbaugh@lclark.edu 636-3877
moment and give him a call at 1-503-378-4582 to thank David Illig 296 9050
him and urge him to keep up the fight. Dillig1@aol.com
Here's a sample message you can leave: "I want to thank Editor
Governor Kulongoski for opposing the Bush Alex Barkume - 642-7024
administration s plans to log Oregon s roadless national alexbarkume@comcast.net
forests, and I urge him to do all he can to stop the 'Mike's
Gulch' and 'Blackberry' logging sales." Andy Andrews
Raddicio@aol.com 969 2246
Remind him, however, that you will be considering Jerry Heppell
river, wild fish issues and watershed health in the next gheppell5@verizon.net 639-9408
election. You will evaluate candidates as to their wild fish
positions. You DO expect the Oregon DEQ to protect our
watersheds, not protect polluting business that could clean Communications Director
up its act. And then invite him to go fishing with you. Seth Isenberg 293-3290
sbisenberg@comcast.net

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To Conserve, Protect, And Restore North America s Cold Water Fisheries And Their Watersheds
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Tualatin Valley Trout Unlimited

April/May 2006