2013-2014 Meeting/Event Schedule
Tues 10 Sep: Kayak Fly Fishing Demo/class by OKC Kayaks @ Lake Hefner 5:30pm
Sat 19 Oct: Dave Whitlock event (Co-Sponsored by Backwoods and Prairie FF) @ Backwoods
Tues 12 Nov: Annual Business Meeting/Elections – Updates from OWDC
Sat 14 Dec: Lower Illinois River Clean up and 89er Outing
Tues 14 Jan: Davy Wotton Returns to OKC!
Sat 1 Mar: TU National Mid-south Region Meeting at Beavers Bend.
Sat 8 Mar: Annual Fund Raising Banquet – Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Want to help? Want more information? Contact Chuck at chasbass62@yahoo.com or call him at (405)973-4571 or email Greg at gmann6@cox.net
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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
EVENT UPDATE
Tuesday, 14 Jan 2014
Rose State College - Tom Steed Center
The 89er Chapter Presents
the return of author, guide, fly tyer/designer
Davy Wotton
Details coming soon.....
ELECTION RESULTS
Elections were held at our November Meeting. Based on the voting here's the crew that's driving the ship!
89er Officers
Chuck Kaminski - President
Marty Weaver - Vice President
Treasurer - Ken Mann
Secretary - Greg Mann
89er Board of Directors
Bob Williams
Larry Boevers
Lou Babrbaro
Wanda Barbaro
Edsel Ford
John White
Kevin McHaffey
DON'T FORGET!!!
ANNUAL FALL CLEAN-UP OF THE
LOWER ILLINOIS RIVER
On Saturday 14 Dec we will once again partner up with the TU gang from the Oklahoma Chapter in Tulsa and clean up the Lower Illinois River. Our spring clean-up was a complete success and we need to repeat our performance this Dec. The Clean-up will start at 9:00am and if the past holds true we should be done around noon. Lunch will served at the Watts property immediately following the clean-up and after that it will be time to fish.
Our plan this year is to try and combine the clean-up with a chapter outing. Blue Doors at Tenkiller has offered to host us for the weekend by blocking out their cabins for TU members.
NOTE: You do not have to stay the weekend to be part of the clean-up crew. Can’t stay the weekend…no problem! The Saturday clean-up is the part of the weekend that’s important. I ask that as many of our members who can please show up on Saturday and give a couple hours to the river. This event is one of the most important things we do as a chapter to help maintain one of the best fisheries in the state.
The plan as of right now:
Travel to the river Friday, fish that afternoon.
Sit around the campfire that evening
Clean-up the river Saturday morning
Fish that afternoon
Throw something on the Grill around the campfire that night Travel home on Sunday
Cabins at Blue Doors will be on a first come first serve basis. If we happen to fill up Blue Doors additional cabins/hotels are available nearby.
IF YOU PLAN ON STAYING AT BLUE DOORS PLEASE CALL AND MAKE RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
http://bluedoorsattenkiller.com
Phone Numbers:
(918) 489-2174 or (405) 229-1127
Questions: call me at 405-973-4571 or email me at chasbass62@yahoo.com
