LVH FC>< JANUARY MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE (2009)

LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB

 

MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY  ( 2009 )        HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!

 

(Note: The Breakfast & G.M. Meetings have been off set, by 1 week, to avoid Meeting on New Years Day. We will return to our usual meeting schedule in February)

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6  January    Monday      9 AM      1^st QUARTER ODFW COORDINATION MEETING

 

This will involve the Leadership from the 3 Coastal Fishing Clubs (LVH, CCFF & ANWS) Meeting with various ODFW Representatives to look at what Stewardship Activities, Projects & Plans need Volunteer Resources for the 1^st Quarter of 2009…… 

 

8  January    Thursday    9 AM      BREAKFAST MEETING

 

This Breakfast Meeting Kicks Off our New Year at the Agate Beach Golf Course Restaurant >><< Lot’s of Fun Fish’in Club Stuff will be Happening at this Meeting >>><<<  YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS MEETING >>>>>>>>

 

1^st **** We will be recognizing PHIL REED, who caught the largest Chinook, as our 2008 Salmon Derby Winner ++ KEVIN McCARTHY, who caught the Smallest Chinook, will get to be the “Keeper” of our Salmon Derby Mascot until next year. In addition, all Fishermen who caught a Chinook will be presented with a Salmon Nation Pin for their Ball Caps.

 

2^nd **** We will be Raffling, as a Door Prize, a Day of Steelhead Fishing, on the Siletz River, for 1 Fisherman, compliments of our very own Professional River Guide >< PHIL REED…….. This is a BIGGIE & we certainly want to >> THANK Phil << for his Generosity in providing such a Great Opportunity to 1 of our Lucky LVH FC Members. 

 

22  January   Thursday     9 AM    GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

 

This will be a VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE MEETING >><< One of our own, Sergeant TOM SIMPSON, of the Newport Police Department, will be giving us a Special Power Point Presentation regarding the Topic of DRUGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. We recognize this is a “Bit of a Reach” from our usual Fishing Club Material, but Tom is an Excellent Speaker & the information he has for is very Timely & Important. We may also get to meet Officer T.J. ERIKSEN & the N.P.D.’s New Drug Search Trained Dog >>EYAN<< Watch for more information, as we get closer to Meeting Day.

>>>> This is such an Important Topic, that we will be inviting all of our Longview Neighbors to feel free to join us for this Valuable Information Exchange.

 

LVH FC SUPPORT FOR THE JANUARY SILETZ FISH TRAP OPERATIONS >><< ( Jan. 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 / 30 )

 

Wayne just informed me, that HANK BRYSON has volunteered to cover all of the January Trap Run Days. Now that’s a “Tall Drink of Water”… but it is also a Great Opportunity for some of you who have never been into the Siletz Trap to do a “Tag Along” with Casey & Hank. Here’s the Drill: Meet with Casey & Hank over at the ODFW South Beach Truck Staging Area, at 8 AM >< Dress Warm & Bring Waders or use some provided by ODFW >< Also Bring a Lunch & Plan on getting back to South Beach by 1 or 2 PM. I plan on Hooking Up with the Guys for a Jan. Trap Run & I hope you consider doing the same.   SPECIAL THANKS to you HANK for “Pulling the Load” for January ………THE HOOK

 

  

 

  

SCHOONER CREEK TRAP RUN (12/22/08)

SCHOONER CREEK TRAP RUN                   ( 22 December 2008 ……. 3 Men & 54 Miles Round Trip)

 

Seasons Greetings from Team Chinook >><< We had a beautiful Trap Run AM today.  Just when we hit the gravel road, we found snow all along the road & into the Trap. There was lots of water moving in the Creek & Casey did a Great Job of directing flow into the Trap.

 

We found No Fish, but the Head Gate was full of debris which Bill cleared & Bud did some work on the Front of the Trap.  I managed to just make a Trap Log Entry & Look Very Busy !!!!

 

Actually, we had a really fun, relatively dry, morning, but then it started to do a rain/sleet/snow mix just as we were pulling up the Steep Grade out of the Trap …. No problem >><< We used the Chevy Trail Blazer in 4 High & Marched up the Hill & back to the Road Gate. It was Clear Sailing the rest of the way home……….

 

JCS for Team Chinook  

Oregon ocean conditions best for fish in 50 years - Oregon Environmental News & Articles – OregonLive.com

Oregon ocean conditions best for fish in 50 years - Oregon Environmental News & Articles – OregonLive.com: "Surveys along the coast from Newport north to LaPush, Wash., found more juvenile chinook salmon than they've seen in the 11 years the surveys have been done, researchers said.

That suggests that the Northwest could see a salmon boom once those fish mature and migrate back to their home rivers in the next few years.

That would represent a welcome contrast to the last few years."

FW: 2008 CHRISTMAS GATHERING

To our LVH FC Membership ………..

 

It is with a great deal of pleasure that we are able to pass along, the following Comments received from James Ray.      THE HOOK

 

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From: James Ray [mailto:James.Ray@state.or.us]
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 12:59 PM
To: John Spangler
Subject: RE: 2008 CHRISTMAS GATHERING

 

John,

 

Thanks for update on the holiday gathering; it sounds like it was a great event and I'm sorry I could not attend.  I would like to use the closing out of the year to express my gratitude, once again, for all of the assistance that the LVH members provide to ODFW.  I do not need to explain to you how important your support is to the agency.  However, in addition to the working relationship that your club and ODFW has developed I'd like to express my appreciation for the personal working relationship that the members of your club have with Casey and myself.  I know I also speak for Casey when I say we thoroughly enjoy our camaraderie with all the members of your club and getting out in the field with you guys (and gal) is something we look forward to.

 

So please forward my sincerest best wishes to all the members of the club as we get ready to face another year.

 

Thanks

 

James 

 

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James Ray

Assistant District Fish/STEP Biologist

 

Oregon Dept. Fish and Wildlife

810 SW Alder Street, Suite C,

Newport, OR, 97365.

Phone: (541) 265 8306 ext.253

Fax:  (541) 265 9894

   

 

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2008 CHRISTMAS GATHERING

LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB

 

3ed ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GATHERING & JOE LONGO AWARD EVENT         (18 December 2008)

 

Hello & Happy Holidays to all of our LVH Fishing Club Members >><< I sure hope you were able to attend this recent Holiday Event.

 

We had a Great Turn Out, with lots of Goodies (Compliments of Barb & Mary) & of course Frank did us proud with his World Class Coffee !!!

 

It was Really Fun to Acknowledge a Significant Number of our Members who always seem to stay “Just Under the Radar” & was doubly so, to recognize MIKE SAMPLES with a Special GIT-R-DONE Trophy for the work he recently did, which greatly contributed to our ability to open the Schooner Creek Fish Trap for Winter Operations.

 

CONGRATULATIONS >>again<< To BRIAN HUDSON who was the WINNER of our 2008 Joe Longo Award. We are very pleased that Brian’s wife Pam was able to join us & of course, we had a Great Time Roasting Brian. Brian is now the President of the Mid-Coast Chapter of the North West Steelheaders & we are very proud to claim his Early Roots as a LVH FC Member & for serving as our Clubs Operations Officer. It was great to have Bill Furgason, our 2007 Joe Longo Award Winner, in attendance. Our Good Friend Charles Burke (2006 Joe Award Winner) came down with the Flu & was kind enough not to attend our meeting & share his Bug with us. Thanks Charles & get well soon …….

 

We are very pleased that Casey Deckard was able to represent all of our Friends at ODFW & It was Great to Congratulate Butch Minich on being the 2008 Winner of the CCFF Chuck Scott Award. We concluded our gathering with Frank & Wayne conducting a fun Door Prize Drawing (Tickets Compliments of CCFF) and Prizes Compliments of our Very Good LVH Friends BILL & BETTY HANUS. It is also appropriate, that we recognize JACKY THOMAS & her Good Colleagues in the Social Club for the Lovely Christmas Decorations, which added greatly to our Holiday Spirit.

 

Allow me to use this Hoilday Event, to close out our 4^th year as a Fishing Club, on such a High Note >> with << Our Warmest Regards for the Christmas Season & a Very Happy New Year to each & every one of you…………… THE HOOK

 

 

 

 

2008 SALMON DERBY RESULTS ..........

LVH FC >><< SALMON DERBY >><< RESULTS FOR OUR 2008 CHINOOK SALMON FISHING SEASON ………..

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2008 DERBY WINNER >>>>>>> PHIL REED

 

**** Phil caught his 44 pounder up in Tillamook Bay ……

 

We had a total of 5 Fish caught this season, with Kevin McCarthy catching 2 >&< Dean Fleck + Bud Roark each caught one …….

 

It looks like Kevin caught the smallest fish at 27 pounds, which makes him eligible to “Nurse Maid” the “Stuffed Salmon Trophy” until next year !!!

 

As we do each year >><< We will Honor All of the Successful Salmon Derby Fishermen at our January 8^th Fishing Club Breakfast >>>>> You don’t want to miss this event ……….

 

**** CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO YOU PHIL & ALL OF THE SUCCESSFUL SALMON FISHERMAN………… THE HOOK

 

 

FW: Salt in Our Blood--: Wed December 10th 7:00 pm Newport Library

A HOLIDAY EVENT, which might be of interest to some our LVH FC Members ……..

 

**** Michele, as you may recall, is an Honorary Member & Special Friend of our Fishing Club ………

 

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Dear Friends

 

On Wednesday , December 10^th ( a week from today) I will be doing a reading ,booksigning and sale , of Salt in Our Blood:: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife.

 

It will be at the Newport Public Library at 7:00 p.m.

 

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the books that evening will be donated to the Newport Fishermen’s Wives. 

 

It was December 11, 2001 , that Ben and Rob Thompson, Jared Hamrick and Steve Langlot died at sea.  This is one way to honor them all

 

 Hope to see you there. Would you please forward this email to your friends ?  I apologize for the cross postings, but would like to get this information to as many people as possible. 

 

 

Best Wishes …….

 

Michele Longo Eder

                                         

 

 

 

Here is a copy of an e-mail from James Ray regarding the Schooner Creek Fish Trap and John’s response. Everyone who participates in servicing the trap, clearing the road or the bridge work will find it interesting:

“BRAVO ZULU to CASEY!!! We know how much work was involved, on his part, to do what he did !!!!! We will continue to keep You All informed with CC’s of our Trap Reports & will also attempt to follow your lead on working with the Water Flow………

Great Job by both of you Great Guys & Keep our Christmas Party INVITATION on your list for the 18th !!! Thanks again for your HARD WORK & we “Old Trappers” will try to do our part to keep Schooner Trap Operational ………. JCS for the LVH FC Trapper Gang”

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From: James Ray [mailto:James.Ray@state.or.us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:15 PM
To: jcs592@msn.com; msamples57@gmail.com
Cc: Casey Deckard
Subject:

Gentlemen,

I wanted to let you know that Casey was able to work on the Schooner Creek trap today to address the flow issue. He did a great job at restoring the flow by digging a channel into the existing gravel bed and using some sandbags to direct flow into the trap. This is obviously only a short term remedy and will need to be constantly adjusted as the flows come up and go down; however, until we are able get an excavator in the stream next summer it will be the method we will use for the rest of the season. If you keep us informed of the flow conditions we will be able to periodically make the adjustments by doing further digging and raking of the gravel channel. Alternatively if you feel that you are able and willing to make the adjustments yourselves then that would also help us out a great deal.

Thanks for the updates that made us aware of these problems, we appreciate you being our eyes on the ground.

John, please forward this to the LVH trap crews.

Thanks for everything.

James