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A day with A.K. Best

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The Northern Lights Fly Tyers

Trout Unlimited Edmonton Chapter

Presents

A DAY WITH A.K. BEST

Noted Fly Tyer and Author A.K. Best offers a full day seminar on his experiences in Fly Fishing and Fly Tying.
November 20th, 2010

Grant MacEwan University
Edmonton Alberta
Admission: 30$

For tickets contact Mervyn Hasler at Juroch@telus.net

104 AVE & 106 St.
106 St. Building Room 2-212

8:30 am Book signing
9:00 am Program start

Coffee & small baked goods being served

UPDATE:
As of November 4th, there are only 3 spots open for the November 21st tye-along with AK Best at Queen Mary Park. Tickets are $150.00 for the full day, instructions and materials (except thread) supplied by A.K.
With the small class size of only 10 participants, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! See above for ticket details!

The Edmonton National Conservation Dinner and Auction in Support of Trout Unlimited Canada Turns 25!

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If you believe in protecting and preserving our coldwater resources for today and for the future, please join us as the Edmonton National Conservation Banquet and Auction celebrates its 25th anniversary in support of Trout Unlimited Canada.

Over the years the Edmonton Conservation Dinner and Auction has raised over $1.1 million in support of coldwater conservation and has become known as an entertaining and fun-filled evening. This year’s dinner and auction promises a wide range of exciting merchandise providing attendees immense enjoyment while contributing to Canada’s leading cold water conservation organization.

This year’s auction will be held on Thursday May 6, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe Hotel, 10111 Bellamy Hill. Doors open at 5:00pm for no-host cocktails, Live Auction viewing, Silent Auction viewing & bidding, raffle ticket sales and talking with friends and associates. Dinner will be served at 7:00pm and the live auction starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $150.00 per person.

Come join us, help celebrate our 25th anniversary while supporting our efforts to conserve, protect and restore Canada’s coldwater resources

For additional information regarding the auction or how you might be able to assist please contact me;

Phil Rowley
Marketing and Communications
Trout Unlimited Canada
prowley@tucanada.org

2010 Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Seminars Announced

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The Northern Lights Fly Tyers Trout Unlimited Edmonton is pleased to announce our spring / summer Seminars!

Saturday April 10th, 2010 is our Fly Tying for Beginners Seminar, which covers basic fly tying, equipment, techniques, starter patterns and an overview of materials.  Cost is 25$.  See the attached PDF for more details.

May 29,30 2010 We’re pleased to present An Introduction to Fly Fishing. This two day course costs 50$ and includes a lunch.  Topics covered include: What Where When and Why we fish with flies, basic equipment and assembly, casting, fly choice, playing fish, and on-water time.  Please be aware that you must have a valid Alberta fishing licence to take part in on-water activity.  See attached PDF for more details.

Lakes – The Naked Truth

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LAKES – The NAKED TRUTH

Saturday March 27, 2010 from 12pm to 6pm
Mayfield Inn and Conference Centre

Talks and Displays from Government and Citizen Groups featuring talks / topics on:

  • Respect Our Lakes – The Rules and Regs
  • Overview of State of Alberta Lakes
  • Keynote: Michael Sullivan, Sustainable Resource
  • Development – Prov. Fisheries Science Specialist
  • Lac La Nonne, Nakamun Lake, Lake Isle, Lac Ste. Anne, Pigeon Lake, Wizard Lake, Wabamun Lake, Jackfish Lake, Sylvan Lake, Gull Lake, & Pine Lake

Hosted as part of the 2010 Edmonton Outdoor show, March 25-28 at the Mayfield Trade Centre

Registration is appreciated (so organizers have some idea of numbers for light food) by March 19, 2010. At  www.surveymonkey.com/s/QD8VB6Z

Oldman River TU Notice

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Trout Unlimited Canada
Oldman River Chapter
ATCO Gas Building
410 Stafford Drive North, Lethbridge
map: http://members.shaw.ca/ocl4/ATCO.jpg

General meeting agenda for Tuesday, February 16

7:30 to 9:30 PM
General meeting

7:30 PM
Welcome Richard Burke and Henry Komadowski, co-chairs

7:40 to 8:00 PM
Mike Lamb will give an update on and re-channelling the Crowsnest River between Coleman and Blairmore to its original courses. Brian Meagher, TU provincial biologist will also attend to answer questions

8:00 PM Guest speaker
Matthew Coombs, fisheries biologist with SRD, will make a presentation on the 2009 creel survey on the Crowsnest River.

9:00 PM
Raffle draw !!!!

Great raffle prizes:

  • Pontoon boat
  • Orvis T3, 8-weight
  • TBA 6-weight rod

Donors include Daytona Homes and RBC Royal Bank.

Demos: Diving Halo Caddis

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This 2004 demo is of a great little caddis pattern that I often fish suspended under an indicator on potholes.

It comes with a history, with the form and function of the caddis patterns developed by the legendary Gary Lafontaine. Hope it does as much for your flybox as it has mine…

Please feel free to comment on the pattern below…

Demos: The Doubleback Chironomid

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Demonstration of the tying of the Doubleback Chironomid. Pattern by Greg Scratchley.

This video was taken from a live presentation to the Northern Lights Fly Tyers and Fishers in 2007. Several edits were required to fit into the time frame required by YouTube – however, no steps were altered.

To tie in the gill at the head – strip a few barbules off the base of the Emu feather, and tie in on the top of the head, after completing the wing case.

This is a pretty good indication of the types of demonstrations we offer at NLFTF-TU Edmonton. If you’re in the area – please drop in for a meeting!