LCFF SEA-RUN CUTTHROAT OUTING/PICNIC
Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 2PM
South County Park just east of downtown Toledo, WA
Columbia Fly Fishers are having their outing picnic at Toledo South County Park, Thursday September 26th.
Chef Ernie Starr will be serving brats and beans while other board members plan to bring salads and condiments. Members attending the feast are encouraged to bring something for the table – homemade pickles, favorite smoked salmon dip, the wife’s favorite dessert, . . .
The weather should be good and it is a chance to share fishing stories and get ready for the new club year. Be sure to RSVP if you want a brat saved for you. And bring your own beverage.
Directions: Take Jackson Highway south off of I-5 and follow to Hwy 505 (about 5 miles). Turn left towards Toledo and another left onto Ray Rd right before coming to the Cowlitz River bridge. You will see Wallace Pond that lies within the park.
Or, take the Toledo-Vader turnoff on I-5 and follow the road into town. Cross the Cowlitz River and a quick right on Ray Rd.
Welcome
Lower Columbia Flyfishers
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President,
Ernie Starr
Editor’s Message -
-------Our board got together a week ago to talk about the upcoming year and Ernie and I thought it would be a good idea to pass on a few things we talked about and a few things to put on your calendar.
First of all, we scheduled our annual Sea Run Cutthroat outing for Thursday, Sept. 26th. We plan to hold the luncheon portion of the outing at the Toledo County Park just east of town on the lake. The board will provide lunch starting around 2PM. The hope is that as many of you as possible have a chance to fish before the outing as the river has a good amount of steelhead and cutthroats in it and salmon are also heading into the river. We will be sure to send out a reminder as we approach the 26th since some of you have a memory shorter than your dick which is saying something.
We also talked about possible programs we would like to see this year if we can line up some presenters. Two possibilities that we would like to learn more about are the returns on the Toutle River system and the Cowlitz. It seems like there have been great returns this year compared to the last few years. Most of us enjoyed the smelt/lamprey presentation of a few years ago and would love to have a return talk on that subject.
The first meeting of our year will be Tuesday, October 1st at Fei's Regents Restaurant on Washington Way where the program will be centered around reconnecting with each other and sharing fish stories and other items. November 5th and December 3rd will be the following meeting dates. We will be sending out more information as we approach the October 1st meeting. You are most welcome to send any thoughts or ideas as the board would greatly appreciate them.
Hope to see you at the Cutthroat outing.
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October 1st
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TBD
Regent
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