Volunteer Activity Log

Volunteer Activity Log

It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it!

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, June 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
May & June 2008	John Ward (latino Youth Leadership Team & Rogue Flyfishers) & Bill Rittenhouse	A call for donations of flyfishing equipment was issued to the club's members. Good response was given by our members & assembly-rigging & needed repairs of the gear were accomplished. A total of eight fly rods were donated to the members of the Latino Youth Laedership team.	Equipment donors: • Reels: Jack Patterson & Otis Swisher (several) • Fly Lines: Otis Swisher (several);Dean Rickerd;Bob Claypool; Bill Rittenhouse. • Backing:Otis Swisher & Bill Rittenhouse • Fly rods:Otis Swisher & Bill Rittenhouse • Rod repairs & Refurbishment: Bob Claypool& Steve Godshall • Equipment Assembly-Rigging: Bill Rittenhouse • Panfish Flys for Lake Fishing Outing: Otis Swisher
May 27 & June 5 2008	John Ward	Members of the Latino Youth Leadership Team were given instructions in fly casting.	Instructors: John MacDiarmid;Dennis Remick;John Ward
June 7, 2008	John Ward	Members of the Latino Youth Leadership Team were treated to a fishing outing at Agate Lake for the ODFW free fishing day.	John Ward;Dagoberto Morales (parent of youth); Kathy Keesee (parent of youth). [Teh Latino Youth Leadership Team was transported to Agate Lake by John Ward & were coached in fishing. The latino parents provided assistance.]

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, May 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
May 2, 2008	David Haight ODFW (541-826-8774)	RFF volunteers worked in cooperation with ODFW and the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers to place five new “FLY ANGLING ONLY” signs around the Holy Water. The signs were provided by Spearco Graphics and Chick Parsons and ODFW supplied the posts and hardware. The volunteers spent the morning digging holes in the rocky ground and installing the signs	Edward Amerson (USACOE); Dick Chambers; David Haight (ODFW); Steve Haskell; Tom Unverzagt
May 9, 2008	Sam Whitridge, Youth Natural Science Instructor, OSU Extension (541-776-7371, ex. 209)	As RFF volunteers have done over the past years, we again supported the Bear Creek Watershed Education Partners Symposium at the SOU Student Union. Our volunteers demonstrated fly tying and instructed the kids in the art of tying a simple fly, such as a Woolly Bugger.	Rich Fiebelkorn; Jim Harleman; Bill Rittenhouse; Joel Tobias

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, April 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
April 26, 2008	Sam Whitridge, Youth Natural Science Instructor, OSU Extension (541-776-7371, ex. 209)	RFF volunteers supported the Kids & Bugs: Chicos Latinos – 2008 program at Bear Creek Park in Medford. We manned two stations where the kids received hands-on experience in fly casting and fly tying.	Richard Best; Bill Childress; Rich Fiebelkorn; John Hamilton; Keith Liddy (other); Nick Morales (other); Dennis Remick; Bill Rittenhouse [Our thanks to D.J. Macdonald of Southern Oregon Fly for his donation of tying thread for the club’s instructional fly tying kits.]

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, March 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates in March, 2008	Chuck Fustish (ODFW @ 541-826-8774)	ODFW fish trapping & count survey on Hamilton Creek in Ashland -------------------- ODFW fish trapping & count survey on Military Slough in the Denman Wildlife Area -------------------- ODFW Fish trapping & count survey on Lazy Creek & Gore Creek in Medford	Larry Bressler & Hank Singlemaster (other) -------------------- Mike Chambers & Paul Lightner (other) -------------------- Bill Ackermann & Keith Miller (other)

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, March 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates in March, 2008	Chuck Fustish (ODFW @ 541-826-8774)	ODFW fish trapping & count survey on Hamilton Creek in Ashland -------------------- ODFW fish trapping & count survey on Military Slough in the Denman Wildlife Area -------------------- ODFW Fish trapping & count survey on Lazy Creek & Gore Creek in Medford	Larry Bressler & Hank Singlemaster (other) -------------------- Mike Chambers & Paul Lightner (other) -------------------- Bill Ackermann & Keith Miller (other)

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, February 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates in February, 2008	Chuck Fustish (ODFW @ 541-826-8774)	ODFW fish trapping & count survey on Hamilton Creek in Ashland -------------------- ODFW fish trapping & count survey on Military Slough in the Denman Wildlife Area -------------------- ODFW Fish trapping & count survey on Lazy Creek & Gore Creek in Medford	Larry Bressler -------------------- Mike Chambers & Paul Lightner (other) -------------------- Bill Ackermann & Keith Miller (other)

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, January 2008*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Jan 2008	Chuck Fustish (ODFW @ 541-826-8774)	Regarding monitoring fish traps, Chuck Fustish reports that recent cold weather has slowed juvenile fish migration in the small streams. Researchers from mountain states have proven that rainbow trout become inactive in cold weather (a long-held theory, but now proven). Also, in-stream food supplies are believed to be at their lowest this time of year. According to Chuck, fish traps are scheduled to be placed in streams on February 5th. Those who volunteered to monitor the fish traps will be contacted soon and given their monitoring schedule.	--------------------
Jan 26 & Feb 9, 2008	Lee Wedberg 541-826-3718	Roadside litter cleanup – RFF Adopt-A-Hwy project – was accomplished along Takelma Drive from Hwy 62 to the end of the pavement. It turned out to be a two-phase event. The original Jan 26th event was cancelled due to the weather (too much snow covering trash) but four people who didn’t get the cancellation notification showed up and it was decided to do a one-hour cleanup with Jack & Jan Rowe taking first prize with 25 lb of trash. For the Feb 9th event, nine volunteers took part in the cleanup work. Our sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to everyone who participated in this unpleasant but worthwhile event.	Jan 26 Event: Mick Cuffe; Steve Ostrander; Jack & Jan Rowe; Lee Wedberg. Feb 9 Event: Phil Baker; Mick Cuffe; John Issak; Doug McGeary; Bruce McGregor; Ken Snelling; Lee Wedberg; Gene & Marilyn Wright.

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, December 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
12-1-07	Chris Van Schaack 541-951-9609 Middle Rogue Watershed Council	Tree planting along a stream at Vannoy Farms & Southern Oregon Compost. A project sponsored by the Middle Rogue Watershed Council.	Jan Rowe
Dec 2007	Phil Hager (541-664-2591) & Chuck Fustish (ODFW @ 541-826-8774)	Phil Hager volunteered his labor to construct five fish traps using funds donated by RFF for their construction. Now we need volunteers to get fish counts from the traps after they are placed in streams. If you can help, even a hour or two a week, contact Chuck Fustish who will try to set you up with a monitoring station near where you live, if possible.	Phil Hager

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, October 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
10-1-07 through 11-2-07	Sam Whitridge 541-773-1039 Oregon Trout	Volunteers provided information-instructions to students from local elementary schools, middle schools, and one high school in support of Oregon Trout’s Salmon Watch program. Topics included water quality, the riparian zone, macroinvertebrates, and the life cycle of salmon. Water Quality: Clark Custodio. Macroinvertebrates: Ian Reid. Salmon Life Cycle: Jay Doino; Chuck Fustish; Ian Reid & Peter Tronquet.	Clark Custodio [10-1; 10-9; 10-15; 10-22 & 11-2]. Jay Doino [10-5]. Chuck Fustish [10-9 & 10-22]. Ian Reid [10-16 & 10-17]. Peter Tronquet [10-23 & 10-24]
10-20-07	Richard Best 541-488-5269	Tree Planting along riparian zone of Lazy Creek in Bear Creek Park for enhancement of the habitat. This work was done after the removal of the fish barrier dam that blocked upstream passage to spawning gravels.	Bill Ackermann; Richard Best; John Ward

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, September 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
9-22-07	David Haight 541-826-8774	RFF members provided intermediate-level fly fishing instructions to participants in ODFW’s Passports to the Outdoors program: Fly Fishing for Steelhead on the Rogue. This event was held at Valley of the Rogue State Park.	Rich Fiebelkorn; David Haight; John MacDiarmid; Lee Wedberg

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, July 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Years 2006 & 2007 to date	Chuck Fustish ODFW STEP Biologist 826-8774	Mark-recapture study of migratory salmonids in Military Slough, Denman Wildlife area. A total of 277 juvenile coho salmon were marked for the study	Mike Chambers Phil Hager

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, June 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
June 26, 2007	Bill Rittenhouse 541-858-5981	RFF members demonstrated fly tying at the Asante employees’ Lively Living Expo held at RVMC. Copies of RFF newsletters and membership applications were made available.	John Graves & Bill Rittenhouse

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, May 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates, first-half of may, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop traps on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. A marking- recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length is being conducted. Two hoop traps are being used to capture upstream & downstream migrants.	Phil Hager & Mike Chambers
Various dates in May, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Fish are taking refuge in Lazy Creek in Bear Creek Park, Medford. ODFW has an upstream migration hoop trap at the upstream barrier that prevents passage. Volunteers are taking fish counts & then returning the fish to Bear Creek (upstream bridge work requires returning the fish to Bear Creek).	St. Mary’s H.S. Biology Instructor Jerry Burke, assisted by Bob Bessie
May 10, 2007	Bill Rittenhouse 541-858-5981	RFF members demonstrated-instructed fly tying to local area students at the 12th Annual Bear Creek Watershed Education Symposium for grade 4-6 students & some first-grade through high school students (about 285 students total).	Rich Fiebelkorn; Dennis Remick; Bill Rittenhouse
May 19, 2007	Lee Wedberg 541-826-3718	Corps of Engineers had a cleanup project in the Elk Creek area off Old Elk Creek Rd. RFF members placed signs that designated the area as a Wildlife Management area. The signs were needed to discourage motorized vehicle traffic.	Bill Ackerman; Tom Bettencourt; Lee Wedberg
May 23, 2007	Steve Haskell 541-482-9413	RFF members supported the Rogue Valley Disposal’s employee health-recreation fair by demonstrating fly casting to the company’s employees and by providing information on RFF.	Steve Haskell; Harry Piper; Bill Rittenhouse
May 29, 2007	Phil Hager 541-664-2591 & Dan Van Dyke ODFW 541-826-8774	Crappie, 4-5 inch size & over 8-inch size, from Emigrant Lake were needed by ODFW for specimen examinations. RFF members tried to catch some, but found them extremely elusive even after a total of 21 hours of fishing time. The area fished was the West arm of the lake.	Jeffrey Bernard; Phil Hager; Dennis Remick

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, April 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates in April, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop traps on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. A marking-recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length is being conducted. Two hoop traps are being used for upstream & downstream migrants. [Volunteer hours & fish counts are not available at this time.]	RFF Participants: Phil Hager & Mike Chambers
Various dates in April, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Fish are taking refuge in Lazy Creek in Bear Creek Park, Medford. ODFW has an upstream migration hoop trap at the upstream barrier that prevents passage. Volunteers are taking fish counts & moving the fish to above the barrier to see if they will spawn in the lower 1 mile of open-stream habitat (the stream is “piped” above this section of habitat).	St. Mary’s H.S. Biology Instructor Jerry Burke, assisted by Bob Bessie
April 17, 2007	Phil Hager 541-664-2591 & Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Fish of select size-species from Applegate Lake were needed by ODFW for specimen exam’s for disease. RFF members helped capture fish using artificial flies...a tough job, but someone had to do it. The worst part was the weather, which was cold & windy!	RFF Participants: Bob Beanblossom; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager; Bruce McGregor; Dennis Remick; Otis Swisher; Lee Wedberg
April 28, 2007	John Ward 541-42-2859 & Megan Kleibacker 541-776-7371, ext. 209, OSU Extension, Youth Natural Science Instructor	RFF members instructed youth in the art of fly tying & fly casting at the Kids & Bugs program at Bear Creek Park, Medford. Two stations were set up for these instructions, which were given to eight groups of 8-10 kids. RFF has supported this event each year since its inception. Other southern Oregon organizations were also involved in this large project.	RFF Participants: Rich Fiebelkorn; Chick Parsons; Harry & Andy Piper; Bill Rittenhouse; Cathy Tronquet; Steve & Jacob Wall; John Ward

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, March 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates in March, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop traps on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. A marking-recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length is being conducted. Two hoop traps are being used for upstream & downstream migrants. [Volunteer hours & fish counts are not available at this time.]	Phil Hager & Mike Chambers
March, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	A passage study is being conducted on a tributary stream that runs through Tou Velle State Park.	Phil Hager
March 24, 2007	Lee Wedberg 541-826-3718	Roadside litter cleanup – RFF Adopt-A-Hwy Project – was accomplished along Takelma Drive from Hwy 62 to the end of the pavement. Roadside Cleanup Chairman Lee Wedberg reports that the weather was cool, sunny and dry and that volunteers met at the Bridge Hole at 9:30 a.m. & that the last team had finished by 10:45 a.m. Due to a schedule mix up, two volunteers (Gene & Marilyn Wright) were there for cleanup work on March 31. They filled three bags with litter, concentrating on the boat ramps.	Phil Baker; Tom Bettencourt; Larry Bressler; Gene Cates; Alison & David Gostlin; John Isaak; Bruce McGregor; Jan & Jack Rowe; Gene & Marilyn Wright
March 20, 2007	Laura @ Erickson Air Crane 541-664-9563	RFF volunteers demonstrated fly casting & instructed interested persons in the art of fly casting at the Erickson Air Crane employees Health & Recreation Fair.	Jim Harleman & Steve Haskell

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, February 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
February 23, 24 & 25, 2007	Tom Collett 541-855-8943	A fly tying demonstration and instruction table was manned by RFF members at the Sportsman’s and Outdoor Show held at the Jackson County Expo.	Tom Bettencourt; Dick Chambers; Tom Collett; Morris & Nancy Fruitman; John Graves; Johnny Hale; Jim Harleman; Dale Heath; Joe Holzen; Otis Swisher; Steve & Jacob Wall; Peter Wu
Various dates in February, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop traps on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. A marking-recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length is being conducted. (Volunteer hours and fish counts not available at this time.)	Phil Hager & Mike Chambers
February, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	A passage study is being conducted on a tributary stream that runs through Tou Velle State Park.	Phil Hager

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, January 2007*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
January 20, 2007	Jay Doino, ODFW 541-826-8774	Placement of salmon carcasses in Bitterlick & Elk Creeks for nutrient enhancement. This was a joint project between ODFW & the Upper Rogue Basin Watershed Council	Phil Hager, Steve & Jacob Wall (Elk Creek) & Peter Wu (Bitterlick Creek)
Various dates in January, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop traps on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. A marking-recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length is being conducted. Results for January show that 6 steelhead and 56 coho were captured in the traps. ------------------------------------------- Hoop traps are also in place on Lazy Creek, Medford; on Mingus Creek, Central Point; on Sand Creek and Pickett Creek, Grants Pass.	Phil Hager & Mike Chambers
Various dates in January, 2007	Chuck Fustish ODFW 541-826-8774	Fish counts are being conducted on Mingus Creek, Central Point. (Crater High School students are also doing fish counts on Mingus Creek.)	Phil Hager & Mike Chambers

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, December 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates in Dec ‘06	Chuck Fustish ODFW STEP Biologist 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop trap on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) to capture migrating fish as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. A marking-recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length is being conducted. --------------------------------------------------------- Note: Hoop traps are also in place on Lazy Creek in Medford; on Sand Creek in Grants Pass and on Pickett Creek in Grants Pass.	Mike Chambers; Phil Hager; Paul Lightner

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, November 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Oct-Nov, ‘06	Susan Cross susan@ortrout.org	RFF members supported student field trips put on by Oregon Trout by manning stations that offered students hands-on experience in such areas as water quality, macroinvertebrate identification, riparian zone vegetation, and the life cycle of salmon.	Clark Custodio; Ian Reed; Peter Tronquet
Nov 4, ‘06	Rose Marie Davis 541-535-1064	RFF members helped plant trees at the Bear Creek Watershed Council’s Ashland Creek riparian-zone improvement project.	Richard Best; Bill Brock; Dennis & Chris Remick; John Ward; Gene Wright
Periodically in Nov, ‘06	Chuck Fustish 541-826-8774	Monitoring of hoop trap on Military Slough to capture migrating fish as part of ODFW’s urban streams monitoring project. Indications are that flows are too low to capture any fish.	Phil Hager
Nov 4, 2006	John Ward 482-2859	Riparian zone tree & shrub planting at the Delsman Diversion fish passage project on Ashland Creek. RFF provided $3000 to support this important steelhead and coho barrier removal.	Bill Brock; Dennis Remick; Chris Remick; Ian Thirkell; John Ward

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, October 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Oct 7, 2006	Bill Rittenhouse (858-5981) & John Ward (482-2859)	Demonstrated & taught fly tying & fly casting to children & adults at the Third Annual Salmon Festival held at North Mountain Park in Ashland. Club newsletters & membership applications were also distributed.	Rich Fiebelkorn; John Graves; Curtis Mix; Bill Rittenhouse
Oct 27, 2006	Chuck Fustish, ODFW 826-8774	Placement of fish trap on Picket Creek for fish-survey. ODFW project.	Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, September 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Sept 23, 2006	John Ward (482-2859)	Supported the Bear Creek Greenway Adventure Day at Blue Heron Park in Phoenix by assisting visitors in creating clay salmon & painting them with glaze. A simulated salmon redds display was shown and RFF-created redds brochures were distributed. Also, the Angler Notification poster for the presence of redds was shown.	Bill Childress; John Ward

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, June 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
9 June 06	Jim Saunders 530-475-3396	Science & Math Fun Day held at College of the Siskiyous attended by 300 local school children from the Yreka, California, area. Fly tying was demonstrated.	RJim Saunders (RFF) & Fred Leonard (other)
20 June 06 & 22 June 06	Jim Saunders 530-475-3396	Science & Math Fun Day held at Evergreen School, Yreka. Fly tying was demonstrated.	Jim Saunders

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, May 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
May 11	Bill Rittenhouse 858-5981	RFF members demonstrated and taught fly tying at the Eleventh Annual Bear Creek Watershed Education Symposium. Over 250 youths from local area schools attended this event.	Rich Fiebelkorn; Steve Haskell; Dan Kellogg; Hank Rogers
May 24 & May 26	Marty Phillips 878-4886	RFF members provided fly tying instructions to students who showed interest in learning about fly tying. There were two short sessions in which students participated in a fly-tying class, which was part of a Sports/Art Day event at South Medford High School.	Tom Collett; Johnny Hale; Jim Harleman

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, April 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
April 29	John Ward 482-2859	Latino Kids & Bugs event at Bear Creek Park, Medford. Event features: live-salmon tank; salmon story telling; water quality testing; fish dissection; stream sampling & macroinvertebrate identification; fly tying & fly casting. Most of the RFF volunteers provided instructions in fly tying & fly casting.	Trish Ennis; Teresa Kasza; Martha Koch; Marty Phillips; Bill Rittenhouse; Hank Rogers; George Tipton; John Ward
April 6	Tom Collett 855-8943	Presentation on healthy riparian zones & clean water given to 6th grade students at Jefferson School, Medford.	Tom Collett

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, February 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Misc dates in Feb ‘06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Larson Creek, Medford. Fish collected in trap were juvenile coho salmon & rainbow trout.	RFF members: Mike Chambers; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager. Others: Bob Bessey; Jerry Burke; Tom Peterson.
First two weeks in Feb ‘06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area). Juvenile coho salmon were collected in the trap.	RFF members: Mike Chambers; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager. Others: Bob Bessey; Jerry Burke; Tom Peterson.
Feb 21, ‘06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: survey of adult trout in feeder streams to Applegate Reservoir to determine if disease organisms are present.	RFF members: Mike Chambers; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager. Others: Bob Bessey; Ed Chapman; Brent Crowe.
Sept ‘05 through Feb ‘06	Gary Miller 858-7250	RFF members and others provided instructions to students at the fly-fishing class at Cascade Christian High School.	RFF members: Tony Brauner; Bob Claypool; Marcia Connolly; Steve Godshall; David Haight; Mike Ireland; Mark McGinnis; Jack Rowe; Cathy Tronquet. Others: Steve Bonner; Mike O’Brien; Marlon Rampy.
Feb 24 through Feb 26, ‘06	Tom Collett 855-8943	RFF members demonstrated and instructed kids & adults in fly tying at the Fish N Fun exhibit at the Jackson County Exposition’s Sportsmen’s & Outdoor Recreation Show. Some volunteers were there for more than one day and some for more than one shift.	Dick Chambers; Tom Collett; Marsha Connolly; John Graves; Johnny Hale; Jim Harleman; Ron Metzger; Dennis Remick;Bill Rittenhouse; Joe & Nancy Strahl; Otis Swisher; Forest Taylor; Jacob & Steve Wall; Lee Wedberg.
Feb 11, ‘06	Chris Van Schaack 951-9609	Tree planting by RFF members in support of Seven Basins Watershed Council’s project on Jumpoff Joe Creek.	Jerry & Eddy Haynes; Steve & Jacob Wall.

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, January 2006*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Jan '06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Larson Creek, Medford. Juvenile rainbow trout, steelhead & miscellaneous warmwater species have been found in the fish trap.	Phil Hager
Various dates in Jan '06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area). Three hundred juvenile coho salmon were trapped.	RFF members: Mike Chambers; Phil Hager; Chuck Fustish. Others: Bob Besser; Jerry Burke; Tom Peterson.
01-04-06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Mingus Creek, Central Point. Four rainbow trout were netted.	Bob Brant; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager
01-05-06	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Larson Creek, Medford. A 19-inch and a 21-inch steelhead were found in the fish traps.	Bob Brant; Mike Chambers; Chuck Fustish
01-07-06	Jay Doino 826-8774	ODFW project: placement of salmon carcasses in Bitterlick Creek for nutrient enhancement.	Jay Doino & Steve Ostrander (and volunteers from other organizations)

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, December 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
12-03-05	Mike Hale 776-0748	Roadside litter removal (Adopt-A-Hwy Project) that RFF has taken on to cleanup the roadsides from the Hwy 62 turnoff all the way up to the Takelma boat ramp at Lost Creek Lake.	Dennis Bolsinga; Tom Collett; John Corson, M.D.; Clark Custodio; Randy Fleshman; Phil Hager; Lynn Hale; Mike Hale; Bruce McGregor; Jack Rowe; Lee Wedberg
12-09-05	Chuck Fustish 826-8774	ODFW-Sponsored urban small stream fish survey on Larson Creek, Medford see Mail Tribune article “Quiet Waters” in the Dec. 11 edition. Chuck Fustish would like to hear from you if you have an urban stream on your property & would be willing to have ODFW check it for fish survey possibilities.	Phil Hager; Chuck Fustish

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, November 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
11-16-05	Ian Reid 261-2722	Fish were stocked in Babyfoot Lake, to provide predator fish to help eradicate illegally introduced bass. Rogue Flyfishers plus 10 other volunteers transported via backpacks 933 juvenile steelhead and stocked them in the lake.	RFF: Mike Chambers; Don Paul; Ian Reid; and Brad Taft. Other volunteers from SOU, Middle Rogue Steelheaders, & Curry Anadromous Fishermen were involved in this effort.
11-22-05	John MacDiarmid 840-0183	Planting of vegetation in the riparian zone of Jackson Creek, Central Point, in support of a project sponsored by the Bear Creek Watershed Council, the Central Point & Medford Parks Departments & by the South Medford High School.	John MacDiarmid & Malcolm MacNair

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, October 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
10-01-05	Bill Rittenhouse (858-5981)	Volunteers supported the 2005 Salmon Festival sponsored by Ashland Parks & Recreation at North Mountain Park, Ashland. Club members demonstrated fly tying and fly casting and provided fly casting instructions to youths and adults. RFF information was handed out to interested attendees.	Gene Cates; Rich Fiebelkorn; Bill Rittenhouse
10-08-05	Don Joslyn (826-9044) & Mike Ireland (664-8622)	Flyfishing for steelhead was taught by volunteer instructors from RFF during the ODFW sponsored Becoming and Outdoors Woman (BOW) program which was held at Valley of the Rogue State Park. Instructions covered all of the basic aspects needed for beginners to get started in this facet of the sport. There were approximately 30 women participating in the BOW program. It was reported that at least two participants hooked fish, but didn’t land them.	Rich Fiebelkorn; Jim Harleman; Don Joslyn; Les Melton; Ron Metzger; Lee Wedberg
Various dates during the month of October, 2005. Also, during the first week in November, 2005.	Susan Cross, Oregon Trout 773-1039	Club volunteers provided help instructing school kids in the field activities of Oregon Trout’s Salmon Watch program. Topics covered include such things as riparian zones, water quality, macroinvertebrates and the life cycle of salmon and other anadromous fish. Several of the volunteers served on multiple days during the program.	Clark Custodio; Jay Doino; Chuck Fustish; Steve Haskell; Ian Reid; Cathy Tronquet; Peter Tronquet

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, September 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
9-14-05	Tom Collett (855-8943)	Volunteers supported the Erickson Air-Crane Health Fair by demonstrating fly tying and fly casting and by having RFF information available to interested Erickson Air-Crane employees.	Tom Collett; Rich Fiebelkorn; Jim Harleman

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, June 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
June 13, 2005	Tom Collett (855-8943)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers demonstrated and taught fly tying to 6th grade school children from Hanby Middle School, Gold Hill, at the Kids and Bugs program held at Palmerton Park, Rogue River.	Tom Collett; Paul Cook; Johnny Hale Jim Harleman Joe Holzen; Dan Kellogg; John Mack

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, May 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates during month of May 2005	Gary Miller, Cascade Christian School (858-7250)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers, members of the Southern Oregon Fly Fishers and other fly fishers in our community are involved in teaching all phases of flyfishing to high school students at Cascade Christian School.	Steve Bonner; Dave Grosjaques; Cathy Tronquet also: Steve Godshall & his rodbuilding crew Bob Claypool; Marcia Connolly; Manuela Grillo; Mark McGinnis; Jack Rowe
May12, 2005	Lindsey T. Lyons (482-8592) of the Bear Creek Watershed Education Partners & RFF member Jim Harleman (664-7124)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers demonstrated and taught fly tying to school children at the Tenth Annual Bear Creek Watershed Education Partners Symposium held at the SOU Student Union building.	Lynn Hale; Jim Harleman; Bill Rittenhouse

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, April 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates during month of April 2005	Gary Miller, Cascade Christian School (858-7250)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers, members of the Southern Oregon Fly Fishers and other fly fishers in our community are involved in teaching all phases of flyfishing to high school students at Cascade Christian School.	Volunteers from the FlyFishing Community: Steve Haskell; Jerry James; Jim Killam; Cathy Tronquet; Evan Unti
April 16,2005	Lindsey T. Lyons & John Ward Bear Creek Watershed Education Partners & Bear Creek Watershed Council (482-8592)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers were instructors for fly tying classes and fly-casting classes at the Latino Kids & Bugs program at Bear Creek Park in Medford. Over 90 kids participated in the classes.	RFF Volunteers: John MacDiarmid; Dennis Remick; Bill Rittenhouse

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action March 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates during month of March	Gary Miller, Cascade Christian School (858-7250)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers, members of the Southern Oregon Fly Fishers and other fly fishers in our community are involved in teaching all phases of flyfishing to high school students at Cascade Christian School.	Steve Bonner; Mike Evenson; Dave Hile; Dennis Nagel; Dave Roberts; Mark Teeters

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action February 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Various dates during month of February	Gary Moore, Cascade Christian School (858-1090)	Members of the Rogue Flyfishers are involved in teaching all phases of fly fishing to high school students at Cascade Christian School.	Cathy Tronquet; Mark Freeman of the Medford Mail Tribune; Steve Haskell; Jerry James.

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, January 2005*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Jan 22, 2005	Tom Collett (855-8943) & Jay Doino (826-8774)	RFF members and friends-family members exhibited their tossing skills and stench tolerance during placement of salmon carcasses in a section of Sugar Pine Creek, a tributary of Elk Creek. Over 400 carcasses were placed.	Mike Chambers; Tom Collett; Jay Doino; Jim Harleman; Steve Haskell; John Isaak; Ron Metzger; Christian Remick; Dennis Remick; Ian Thurkell; Cameron Tolentino; Lee Wedberg

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, December 2004*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Dec 4, 2004	Mike Hale (776-0748)	Roadside Litter Cleanup - RFF Adopt-A-Hwy Project. We removed roadside litter from the Hwy 62 turnoff all the way up to the Takelma boat ramp at Lost Creek Lake	Dennis Bolsinga; Kurt Engstrom; Randy Fleshman; Gary Graham; Lynn Hale; Mike Hale; Jim Harleman; Dan McCollum; Hank Rogers; Peter Ware; Lee Wedberg

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, November 2004*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
Nov 11, 12, 13,and 18, 2004.	Tom Collett 855-8943 & E. Frank Schnitzer 541-619-4651	Tree planting at the gravel pits site off Highbanks Road near Lower Table Rock. RFF is one of the major stake- holders in this project sponsored by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (E. Frank Schnitzer is a state geologist and is the project coordinator).	Nov 11: Gene Miller; Jack Patterson, Bill Rittenhouse Nov 12: David Haight; Gene Miller, Bill Rittenhouse Nov 13: Dennis Remick, Bill Rittenhouse Nov 18: David Haight, Bill Rittenhouse

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, October 2004*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
10-2-04	Bill Rittenhouse 858-5981 Linda Chesney 488-6608	We supported Salmon Festival 2004 held at North Mountain Park Nature Center in Ashland by teaching and demonstrating flycasting and fly tying.	Gene Cates Rich Fieblekorn Steve Haskell Dennis Remick Bill Rittenhouse
Misc. Dates in Oct.2004	Susan Cross 773-1039	Oregon Trout's Salmon Watch program for schools in the southwest Oregon area was supported by club members who worked at various stations, such as water quality sampling, macroinvertebrate sampling-identification, riparian zone identification-characteristics, anadromous fish and their life cycle.	Tom Collett Clark Custodio Steve Haskell Cathy Tronquet PeterTronquet Harry Wheeler
Oct. 30, 2004	David Haight 855-9043	Club members gave instructions on fly-fishing for steelhead to attendees at the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program held at Valley of the Rogue State Park.	Rich Fiebelkorn Steve Godshall David Haight Ron Metzger Lee Wedberg

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, August 2004*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
8-26-04	John MacDiarmid 840-0183	A presentation on steelhead fishing the Rogue River was given by club member John MacDiarmid at Valley of the Rogue State Park. This program was sponsored by the Oregon Parks & Recreation Department.	John MacDiarmid

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, february 2004*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
2-20-04	Gary Graham 512-1841	Tree Planting on Reese Creek	Gary Graham Hank Rogers
2-20-04	Gary Graham 512-1841	Tree Planting on Little Applegate River at the Buncom Ranch	Larry Bressler Gary Graham Ron Naumann Dennis Remick

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, September 2003*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
9-21-03	Lindsey Treon 482-8592	Supported the netting & identification of macroinvertebrates at the Kids & Bugs, 2003 event held at Buckhorn Springs Resort.	Bill Rittenhouse
9-20-03 9-21-03	Lindsey Treon 482-8592	Supported the netting & identification of macroinvertebrates at the Kids & Bugs, 2003 event held at Cantrall Buckley Park.	Ian Reid

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, July, Augest 2003*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
8-09-03	Bill Rittenhouse 858-5981	Cast for Kids annual event at Hyatt Lake. Hands-on fly tying instructions provided for attendees.	Joe Holzen Bill Rittenhouse
7-12-03	Mike Hale 776-0748	Roadside Litter Cleanup -RFF Adopt-A-Hwy Project.Our Club does the roadside litter cleanup from the Hwy 62 turnoff, past the HolyWater and up to the end of the blacktop, then around to the Takelma Boat Ramp.	Dick Chambers Jerry Hale Lynn Hale Mike Hale Jim Harleman Don Joslyn Peter Ware

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, June 2003*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
5-17-03	Gary Graham 512-1841	Trash removal along Bear Creek in support of Bear Creek Watershed Council's annual Bear Creek cleanup at Hawthorne Park in Medford.	Gary Graham Bill Ackermann Dick Chambers Clayton Gillette Malcolm MacNair Hank Morgan Bill Rittenhouse Jack & Jan Rowe
6-5-03	Mike Ireland 664-8622	Fly fishing outing at Cascades Lakes Ranch for students at Central Point Alternative School.	Mike Ireland Don Joslyn Ron Metzger Hank Rogers

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, February 2003*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
2-7-03 2-12-03 2-15-03 2-23-03	Steve Ostrander 772-0749 & Chuck Fustish @ ODFW 826-8774	Flat Creek Fish Surveys	Joe Holzen Lee Wedberg Jack Patterson George Tipton Steve Ostrander Ric Thowless Randy Fleshman Michael O'Brien
3-1-03	Chuck Fustish @ ODFW 826-8774	Tree planting in support of the Illinois Basin Information Group's annual tree planting event in Cave Junction; 300 volunteers from various organizations were in attendance.	Clayton Gillette Gary Graham
2-28, 3-1 & 3-2-03	David Haight @ ODFW 826-8774	Representing the Rogue Flyfishers or FFF: working at the fly-fishing booth or by teaching casting, or by demonstrating fly tying at the Sportsman's Show, Jackson County Expo.	Dick Bonamarte Dan & Kim Boyd Tony Brauner Tom Collett Fred & Dianne Fiebelkorn Steve Godshall David & Tanya Haight Jim Harleman Steve Haskell Don & Joy Josly Martha Koch John MacDiarmid Mark McGinnis Hank Rogers Debbi Sharp Bob Shuck Fred Thieme Cathy Tronquet Peter Ware

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, Janruary 2003*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
1-04-03	Ron Ring 858-8809 Chuck Fustish @ ODFW 826-8774	Salmon carcass placements in Elk Creek. Approximately 300 carcasses were placed in creek.	Dan Boyd Don Dempsey Mick Flores Chuck Fustish Clayton Gillette Russ Hall Lou Mayersky Mike Messenger Ron Ring Bill Rittenhouse
1-06-03	Ron Ring 858-8809 Chuck Fustish @ ODFW 826-8774	Transporting of frozen salmon carcasses from fish hatchery to storage barn (Dry Creek Road) in preparation for carcass placements in Big Butte Creek, 1-11-03.	Don Dempsey Chuck Fustish Ron Ring
1-10-03 & 12-18-03	Steve Ostrander 772-0749	Fish count surveys on Flat Creek.	Michael O'Brien Steve Ostrander Lynn Hale Mike Hale Randy Fleshman Ric Thowles
1-11-03	Ron Ring 858-8809 Chuck Fustish @ ODFW 826-8774	Salmon carcasses were moved from the storage barn to Big Butte Creek. Approximately 300 carcasses were placed,spread over three locations.	Bob Carson-Holt Rosemarie Davis Don Ellis Mick Flores Chuck Fustish Gary Graham Mike Hale Richard Harrington John MacDiarmid Malcom MacNair Mike Messenger Ian Reed Bill Rittenhouse Judy & Tim Taylor Brady Totten
2-01-03	Mike Hale 776-0748	Roadside Litter Cleanup - RFF Adopt-AHwy Project. We removed roadside litter from the Hwy 62 turnoff all the way up to the Takelma boat ramp.	Kurt Engstrom Randy Fleshman Mike Hale Jim Harleman Lee Wedberg Ron Winters Also three others (names unknown)

*The Rogue Flyfishers in Action, December 2002*
Date	Key Contact	Activity Description	Participants
12-13-02	Gary Graham 512-1841	Preparations in support of Rogue River Stakeholders tree planting in the Highbanks area, Rogue River riparian zone (gravel pits restoration project).	Gary Graham
12-14-02 & 12-15-02	Gary Graham 512-1841	Tree planting in riparian zone (Highbanks area) in support of Rogue River Stakeholders project.	Gary Graham John MacDiarmid Duncan MacDiarmid Malcolm MacNair Jack Patterson Bill Rittenhouse Hank Rogers Lee Wedberg David Haight
12-18-02 & 12-22-02 & 12-28-02	Chuck Fustish @ ODFW 826-8774	Day 1. Flat Creek training for fish identification & survey techniques-methods. Over 30 coho were counted. Day 2. Flat Creek spawning survey. Fifty-three coho were counted. Day 2. Flat Creek spawning survey. Water was too muddy to get a fish count.	Chuck Fustish Lynn Hale Michael O'Brien Steve Ostrander George Tipton Joe Holzen Lee Wedberg
12-30-02	Bill Rittenhouse 858-5981	Transporting salmon carcasses from hatchery to storage barn in preparation for carcass placements in Elk Creek on Saturday, January 4th. Frozen carcasses were loaded into Lou Mayersky's pickup truck then taken to barn where they were unloaded.	Chuck Fustish Russ Hall Lou Mayersky Ron Ring