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Nat Greene Flyfishers February 2006

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NAT GREENE CALENDAR

MEETINGS & EVENTS

Tuesday February 14, 2006 - Monthly Meeting. Nationally renowned outdoors author and North Carolina native Jim Casada will present a brand new talk. Don't miss this special program. All are welcome. Lewis Recreation Center, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday March 4, 2006 - Annual Flyfishing Seminar and Spring Banquet, featuring Special Guest Speaker and Author Dave Hughes. 9:00 a.m. (Seminar) and 6:30 p.m (Banquet), Cardinal Golf and Country Club, 5700 Cardinal Way, Greensboro NC

Tuesday March 14, 2006 - Monthly Meeting. TBA. All are welcome. Lewis Recreation Center, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday April 11, 2006 - Monthly Meeting. TBA. All are welcome. Lewis Recreation Center, 7:00 p.m.

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JIM CASADA RETURNS FOR FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING

One of Nat Greene's favorite "local" speakers, Jim Casada, returns for the February 14, 2006 monthly meeting with a brand new presentation. Please try to join us for this special event, as we know you'll enjoy it. All are welcome -- you need not be a member to attend! Lewis Recreation Center, 7:00 p.m.

Jim Casada is a son of North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains who enjoyed a marvelously misspent childhood thanks to growing up in a fly fishing family. He has enjoyed the pleasures of having a fly rod in hand for 50 of his 56 years. Along the way he earned his B. A. in history at King College (Bristol, TN) in 1960, an M. A. in British history at Virginia Tech (1968), and a PhD in British imperial history at Vanderbilt University (1972). He was Professor of History at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S. C. for 25 years before taking early retirement to become a full-time writer. As a scholar he produced several books and upwards of 100 scholarly articles on African exploration.

He has been writing on the outdoors for almost two decades. Currently Casada serves on the staffs of a number of regional or national magazines. These include Sporting Classics (Senior Editor), Turkey & Turkey Hunting (Editor-at-Large), Deer & Deer Hunting (Contributing Editor), Southern Outdoors (Regional Editor), TroutSouth (Senior Contributor), Southern Sporting Journal (Fly Fishing Columnist), Tennessee Valley Outdoors (Fly Fishing Columnist), and Turkey Call (Book Review columnist). He has written upwards of 2,000 feature articles for magazines. Casada also covers the outdoors for two newspapers, The News & Record (Greensboro, N, C.) and The Herald (Rock Hill, S. C.).

He is the author or editor of some 15 books, including the award-Winning Modern Fly Fishing. Currently Casada has three books in press and is completing work on a volume near and dear to his heart which will cover fly fishing in the Great Smokies. He has won upwards of 80 regional and national awards for his writing and photography. Among these is a Lifetime Membership in the Federation of Fly Fishers as a recipient of the organization's Arnold Gingrich Memorial Award for contributions to the literature of fly fishing in a series of biographical profiles he wrote for The Fly Fisher. He annually teaches fly fishing classes in the University of Tennessee's non-credit program, The Smoky Mountain Field School, with Classic Sports International in Montana, and in "The Great Montana Fly Fishing Getaway."

Long active in writer's organizations, Casada is a post president and board chair of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and he currently serves as Second Vice President of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

More About Jim Casada...

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Dave Hughes to Speak at 2006 Annual Spring Banquet!

Great News! Nationally known author and fly tying expert Dave Hughes will speak at the Nat Greene Flyfishers Annual Spring Banquet and Seminar on March 4, 2006. Dave has officially retired from public speaking, but we've twisted his arm just a bit. He'll present a morning seminar on flies and tactics, followed by a casting demo after lunch. The evening banquet presentation will feature a presentation appropriate for for a broad audience.

Dave is one of the most respected and widely published writers in fly fishing. He is the author of 20 books, including Wet Flies, which has become an acclaimed reference on the subject, the popular Fly Fishing Basics, as well as four books in Stackpole's Dave Hughes Library: Handbook of Hatches, Reading the Water for Trout, and Tackle and Techniques for Trout. He contributes to the all the major fly-fishing magazines and is a regular columnist for Fly Rod & Reel. He was the founding president of Oregon Trout and received the Lew Jewett Memorial Life Membership from the Federation of Fly Fishers. He lives with his wife in Portland, Oregon.

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FIVE TIPS FOR STAYING WARM ON THE RIVER

Well, winter has finally arrived. The fishing can still be good, but you can get into real trouble if you are not dressed properly. Here are a few hints to help you stay warm and dry:

1. Dress in layers. this way you can take layers off as the day gets Warmer.

2. Wear fleece or wool; that way if you get wet, you will retain your warmth.

3. Always carry matches or a device to start a fire. I typically carry a railroad flare; it can start a fire even when wet. If you fall in the winter, you have roughly half as long as the water temperature before hypothermia sets in. So if you or your fishing partner falls in, get out on the bank, start a fire to stay warm and dry your clothes.

4. Keep your head and hands warm. Most of the body's heat is lost through the head, so wear a hat or cap. Use fleece or wool gloves with only the fingers that you use, cut out. Most people leave the stream because their hands are cold; a little preventative measure will enable you to fish that much longer.

5. Keep your feet warm, wear heavy wool or fleece socks under neoprene boots, but be sure that they wick moisture away from your feet. If not, the moisture will make your feet cold. Also, be sure to wear loose fitting boots; boots that are too tight will cut off the circulation to your feet.

Some fine weather fly fishers won't even attempt to fish in the winter due to the temperatures. If you dress correctly, then you can stay warm, maybe even get hot, and be able to fish a much less crowded river.

Good fishing!

By Kevin Howell, Davidson River Outfitters – www.davidsonflyfishing.com

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NAT GREENE FLYFISHERS CLUB OFFICERS

President

Cindy Spicer

855-1325

703-5632

cell 406-6171

cspicer@BBandT.com

Vice-President

Cornell Bowden