Message from one woman to all women: "Let your men hunt!"
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Thursday, November 12, 2015
CCA Corvallis Meeting Minutes 11/11/2015
CCA Meeting Minutes 11/11/2015
Guest speaker presentation given by Randy Bales of Lured Beads
Statewide banquet Saturday @ 5pm ($45 per ticket) at 12566 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015
This is the CCA’s year-end celebration and awards banquet of 2015. CCA will be celebrating our accomplishments and recognizing Oregon State Senator, Fred Girod as "Legislator of the Year"; as well as a CCA Oregon "Chapter of the Year" and a very special select few volunteers that go above and beyond for CCA Oregon.
Included in the night festivities are special raffles, silent auctions and a live auction list of 20 plus items that include: gear, guided trips and vacation stays.
Seating is limited to the first 30 tables sold; however individual tickets can be purchased online, in person or over the phone. Contact Chris Cone at 541-213-1464 if you have questions or to purchase your seat or table before it fills up.
Chapter banquet date is set for March 19th @ Eagles Lodge in Albany. This will be a subject of discussion for next month's meeting. There may be a board meeting prior to discuss further details regarding the banquet so we can better prepare for the banquet discussion at the general meeting.
This Saturday at the Tualatin location of Cabelas, the employee discount of 30% off is being extended for CCA members
November 13th-15th at the Springfield location of Cabelas the employee discount of 30% off is being extended for CCA members
ODFW Free fishing weekend is going to be spread across 4 different weekends, presenting additional opportunities for the chapter to network with the department as well as beginning anglers.
The next meeting will be at the Holiday Inn Express in Corvallis on December 9th at 6pm unless otherwise noted. The presentation for the next meeting is TBA.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Mary's River Watershed Council Meets Nov. 4th for introduction of new E.D. and "Wild in the Willamette" event
(via MRWC mailing list)
Marys River Watershed Council welcomes incoming Executive Director Deb Merchant at the Block 15 Taproom, from 3:30 to 5 pm on November 4th.
Afterwards, the Benton County Library hosts Wild in the Willamette.
To join the Mary's River Watershed Council mailing list:
Mrwc-l@maillist.peak.org
http://maillist.peak.org/
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Deer walks into hunting blind
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Published on October 13th, 2015
Getting Skunked (and being Humble about it)
Sometimes the harder we try, the harder we fail. A depressing reality, but the sweet just isn’t as sweet without the sour.
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After being told by a local guide that “everywhere is easy to launch,” we showed up just before dark and Wickiup Lake was drawn down so far that the water was nearly a mile from our camp where I had intended to launch the boat. Apparently it’s illegal to drive below the high water mark. Thankfully another camper was polite enough to inform us after we drove around lost for a couple miles and banged up the boat on bumpy potholes. We figured out the launch near the dam was the only place with boat access.
The wind was too much the next day though, so I scouted out a slough on Crane Prairie that was a little more protected from the wind and I was able to launch a drift boat from our campsite. Most of the lake was experiencing a pretty awful algae bloom, with the exception of the fresh water flowing from the Deschutes, but too windy to access from where we launched. Just after dark, we shined a light in the water and noticed there were hundreds of tiny catfish swimming along the shoreline and decided to try some worms on the bottom. No luck.
Talked to the guy at the tackle shop the next day and he was pretty vague and not very helpful. After talking to a few anglers, I learned that North Twin lake has a good population of brook trout. I didn’t catch any or see any caught though. South Twin was full of recreational boaters, so I purposely avoiding fishing there. I tried fishing a few areas of the Deschutes, and got a couple tugs but didn’t hook anything. I was also told Little Lava Lake has a good population of brook trout as well, and when I got to the boat ramp to check it out and see if it was worth pulling the boat there to launch, I noticed fish rolling and surfacing near the shore. There were schools of some kind of baitfish roaming around picking off aquatic insects from the bottom. It was my first time fly fishing for trout, and I presented a chironomid that got the attention of the baitfish, which got the attention of a nice brook trout that also hit the fly, but did not set the hook. This happened several more times right there at the ramp. I was so preoccupied with fishing the boat ramp area that I decided to wait until the morning to launch the boat and put in some effort to fish that water after exploring the other areas. Then I woke up to cold rain, and decided to throw in the towel and come home.
In the midst of my frustration of being skunked, I was humbled not only by my experiences on the water, but within my camp. I was one of a half dozen or so campers that just came to enjoy the outdoors. While I was excited about exploring the area, I had a quest to catch fish and lost sight of the simplicity of enjoying my surroundings. My frustrations spilled into the camp, and after acknowledging my negativity I figured it’d be best if I just spent as much time away from the group, continuing to fail on the water. Each failure presented me with a learning experience. A different way to change my rigging. A different approach to an area of the lake. A different state of mind to bring back to camp in the company of people who just came to be there. I’ve often mocked the guys who say “I didn’t catch anything, but sometimes it’s just nice to be on the water.” At some point, all of us are due for those times.
This article was published by The Good Men Project on October 18th, 2015http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/getting-skunked-r5b/#sthash.pgWN0toY.dpuf
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Daughter Drops Crab in her Father's Lap (video)
"Hold on Tight!" Daughter Drops Crab in her Father's Lap (video)
Published 10/13/2015
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Alligator Traffic Jam (video)
Alligator Traffic Jam in River Slough
Published 10/13/2015
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