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February 2021 |
General MeetingVirtual Meeting
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President’s Letter
There is a new Membership Plan being put into the works. New members are being sought and invited to join and become involved with CJTU as Volunteers, Committee members and Board members. And, we are going to reach out to folks who have been members for awhile, connecting with them and asking for their feedback and participation. We want to know what interests you and what you would like to see happen. Think about how you would like to become involved, how you can support the Chapter and consider how you might use your talents to help enliven CJTU. These evolving membership plans are being led by our Immediate Past President, Bart Lombardo. CJTU has continued to have interesting and informative Speakers through the efforts of Nick Romanenko and John Wester. They have consistently made sure that our members have stayed informed and up to date on the latest techniques, flies, equipment and destinations, with very knowledgeable and engaging Speakers. This month we will hear from Captain Stephen “Pogo Pike” Pogodziensk,I, about what may be a new species for many of us, “Pike and Musky on the Fly”. In March, they have arranged a presentation by Kiki Galvin, a well-known angler and guide. Our Zoom meetings and presentations have continued to run smoothly because of the efforts of tech savvy Dr. Rob Paull, who also serves as CJTU’s Treasurer. CJTU will be collaborating with the Ernest Schweibert Chapter of TU on a couple of activities later this year. In September our members will jointly be a part of the Trenton River Days event, which will combine history, culture and recreation. This event will be held at the Riverwalk Park, near the Trenton Thunder Stadium. It is a great day of outreach to young people and families, teaching them about fishing basics and the importance of a connection with the outdoors. As the time draws closer we wil put out more information for members. We are also hoping to partner with ESCTU atl the Trenton Youth Fishing Derby on October 17th. More information about this event will also be coming. There is an opportunity for CJTU members to participate in a TU project to measure stream temperatures on the Musconetcong, to help develop wild trout conservation plans. Volunteers will measure temperatures at specific sites when you are going fishing or when you set out to do this information gathering specifically. On a non-rainy day in July or August CJTU members can help by hitting a few sites and providing the date, time, temperature of the water and GPS coordinates to Keith Fritschie, our NJ TU Staff person. The thermometers will be provided for Volunteers by Keith. Preliminary plans are being drawn up. If you are interested in helping with this opportunity to provide this critical temperature measurements, that will help to prioritize where to protect, reconnect and restore habitat, to improve our fisheries, please reach out to Marsha Benovengo, at casabeno@msn.com. In an effort to foster and support TU women in NJ, the NJ State Council will be holding Women’s Gatherings. These gatherings will include women from all ten Chapters, Conservationists, Environmentalists, Guides and Anglers. The preliminary plans include a setup of at least two sessions, the first will be a Get Acquainted, Who are We, What Do We Do and a second longer session will include Speakers and Demonstrations, conversations on What we Want to Happen in the Industry and fishing! There will be lots of opportunity for input from attendees. As soon as we finalize the plans we will be reaching out to all women in the region. Don’t forget that we continue to need a permanent President, a Conservation Chair and help and ideas for all members. I am pleased to inform you that we have two new members of the Board of Directors, Michael Marucci and Gordon Vickers! We welcome them and thank them for stepping up to support CJTU. For your information, the Free Fishing days in New Jersey are June 5th and October 23rd. Thank you for your continued support! Stay safe and well!
Marsha Benovengo, |
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With the recent very chilly days the trout are lying deep. But they still have to eat and without prominent hatches they can’t be too choosy. So you need to show them a small simple fly that can represent many food forms, something that doesn’t have features that offend so that they have to take the fly in their mouths for a taste test before letting it drift by. You might recall Ozzie’s video of a rainbow continually sampling small objects in the drift. Enter this month’s pattern, the 3$ Bridge Serendipity, known affectionately as the 3$ DIP. Depending on the body color, the DIP can look like a midge, a baetis nymph, a caddis larva or lots of other aquatic minutia. All of these are staples in a trout’s cold water diet. As you can see from the photo, the pattern consists of only a hook, thread body, wire rib, a short deer hair wing and Krystal Flash horns. So it’s a simple pattern that experienced tiers should be able to tie from the photo. Only nonobvious step in the way I tie it is that the hair is tied in with the tip ends pointing forward. Sometimes you’ll see this pattern with a bead head. But I prefer it without a bead tied on a heavy wire hook to give it some weight. You can, however, add a small gold or silver bead head if you want. I like this pattern mostly in two sizes, 16 and 18. I’ll sometime tie a 20. Body colors I prefer are black, brown, and olive. If you like chartreuse, by all means give it a try. Gold or silver ribbing wire seem to work equally well. For the flared deer hair head I use both regular and bleached deer. I haven’t notice any difference in effectiveness.. Just don’t make the wing too bulky. With these color and size options, there are lots of candidates to tie up for your box. Fortunately it’s very quick pattern to tie so filling a large section of your box won’t take too much time. Like many of the patterns I’ve featured lately, this pattern traces its origins to guides and shops in the Yellowstone area. Ross Merigold, who guided for Blue Ribbon Flies, started the path to this version of the Serendipity pattern with a floss body ribbed with wire. Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon flies, corded up Zelon for the body, no wire rib. Nick Nicklas, another Blue Ribbon Flies guide, went to a simple thread body and wire rib. The name comes from the 3$ Bridge area of the Madison River where it first earned fame. And finally, Kelly Galloup of the Slide Inn added the flashy horns. Kelly claims the horns make the pattern more effective on sunny days but don’t seem to make a difference on cloudy days.. I haven’t done enough comparison testing to form an opinion on this. So take your choice on whether you want to add them. If tied in you can always cut them off.on the stream. As for fishing this pattern, you want it drifting near the bottom. A double nymph rig with an indicator or a Euro rig work fine. Just put the DIP on the tail so it can dance around as your anchor fly drifts downstream. Click here for the recipe! |
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Now that we have moved into the New Year we can look forward to what Spring will bring! Although we are operating in an unusual time the CJTU Board is continuing to operate with the Chapter’s best interests at the center of their planning. The pandemic has made us more resourceful and determined.
