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Nat Greene Flyfishers March 2006

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NAT GREENE CALENDAR

MEETINGS & EVENTS

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

March 31-April 2, 2006 - Fun Fishing Trip to the Davidson River. Call Lorraine Rothrock at 288-9976 for details and headcount, since she is known to prepare a mean and satisfying dinner for you at camp on Saturday night.

Tuesday March 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.

Tuesday April 11, 2006 - Monthly Meeting. Carl Warmouth from Calloway Gardens will speak about the wonderful fishing opportunities available at this unique resort. All are welcome. Lewis Recreation Center, 7:00 p.m.

May 25-29, 2006 - Fun Fishing Trip to the Nantahalla River. Lorraine Rothrock, 288-9976 for details.

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JIM CASADA RETURNS FOR MARCH MONTHLY MEETING

One of Nat Greene's favorite local speakers, Jim Casada, will return for the March 14, 2006 monthly meeting with a brand new presentation. Jim originally planned to speak to Nat Greene at the February meeting, but scheduling difficulties prevented his return. 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!

On Saturday, March 4, the Nat Greene Fly-Fishers will welcome Dave Hughes as guest speaker and seminar leader at the 2006 Banquet and Fundraiser. That is the exact part of it; however, the reality of it is so much more. The list of activities begins at 9:00 in the morning and culminates at 10:30 that evening, and except for a short 3 to 4 hour time period strategically placed just after mid-day for a battery recharge, there will be something happening all day and most of the night.

Suffice it to say there will be a lot going on at the Cardinal Golf and Country Club on Saturday and I trust that you’ll not find a better fly-fishing deal anywhere else in town. The 2006 Banquet Chairman, Greg Peters has secured nationally known author and fly tying expert Dave Hughes as the guest facilitator and speaker. Dave retired from public speaking, but Greg was able to convince him that Southern hospitality, especially when delivered by a bunch of flyfishers is a thing of beauty. Maybe not exactly in those words, but you get the picture.

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.

The activity schedule is:

MORNING: Elements of Flyfishing Trout Seminar – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Cost is $25, which includes lunch
• Casts and tactics used to present dry flies, nymphs, wet flies, and streamers
• Reading water and finding trout in creeks, streams, and rivers
• Selecting dry flies, nymphs, wet flies, and streamers

EVENING: Dave Hughes’ presentation: Pleasures of Small Streams - 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Cost is $30, which includes admission and a dinner buffet
• Bid on live and silent auction items (guided trips, rods, reels, artwork, etc.)
• Drop tickets into the $1 bucket raffles (flies, gear, and non-fishing items)
• Swap stories with your old fishing buddy or find a new fishing buddy
• Cash bar

The Nat Green Fly Fishers invites you to join them Saturday, March 4, in support of our continuing efforts to keep water conservation a priority. We also ask that you support and patronize those merchants and small business owners who have so graciously and generously supported those efforts.

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.

See you Saturday,
Cindy Spicer

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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