2014-2015 Meeting/Event Schedule
Tues 11 Nov: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Gear swap, Yard Sale, Fly Tying
Sat 13 Dec: Fall Clean-up of the Lower Illinois River
Sat 10 Jan: Fly Fishing Clinic Arcadia Conservation Education Area Kid's Pond Educational portion will be at the Education Building Edmond, OK
Tues 13 Jan: Guest Speaker - Big fish Guru Landon Mayer!!
Tues 10 Feb: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Lou Barbaro Bamboo rod Making!
Sat 14 Feb: Fly Fishing Clinic Arcadia Conservation Education Area Kid's Pond Educational portion will be at the Education Building Edmond, OK
Sat 7 Mar: Annual Fund Raising Banquet and Auction
Cattlemen's Steakhouse
Sat 7 Mar: TU Mid-South meeting Branson Mo
Tue 26 Mar: 7:00pm Fly Fishing Film Tour Will Rogers Theatre ( purchase tickets at Backwoods)
All Meetings will be held at
Rose State College - Tom Steed Leanring Center.
6420 S.E. 15th Street.
Midwest City, OK 73110-270
Normal meeting times 7 to 9pm special events start at 6pm
Want to help? Want more information? Contact Greg at gmann6@cox.net or call him at (405) 401-3784
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THE TESTAMENT OF A FISHERMAN
Robert Traver
I fish because I love to; Because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where crowds of people are found, which are invariably ugly; Because of all the television commercials, cocktail parties, and assorted social posturing I thus escape; Because, in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; Because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience; Because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one don’t want to waste the trip; Because mercifully there are no telephones on trout waters; Because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness; Because bourbon out of an old tin cup always tastes better out there; Because maybe one day I will catch a mermaid; And, finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant – and not nearly so much fun
89er Chapter UPDATES/Meeting Announcement
The 89er Chapter held our annual officer/board member elections at our October meeting and we are proud to present your new 89er Chapter Leadership Team
President - Greg Mann
Vice President - Kevin McHaffey
Secretary - Edsel Ford
Tresurer - Ken Mann
Board Members
Lou and Wanda Barbaro
Larry Boevers
John White
Bob Williams
Marty Weaver
Mark Dunning
Chuck Kaminski
Our next meeting will be
Tues 13 Jan: Guest Speaker - The 89er Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents an evening with Colorado guide, fly designer and author Landon Mayer. The event will begin with fly tying at 5:30 PM. The feature presentation catching larger trout will start at 7 PM. Landon has been guiding in Colorado for over 17 years. He has written many fly fishing articles for Fly Fisherman and High Country Angler magazines as well as three books. This meeting is free to the public. Tom Steed Community Learning Center at Rose State College.
Come out and volunteer at one of the fly fishing clinics and make fly fishing in Oklahoma better! contact Marty Weaver at okieflier@att.net or call him at (405) 808-7116
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Greg at Gmann6@cox.net or call him at (405) 401- 3784
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