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Late Fall / Holiday 2009 Newsletter

Happy holidays, peace out trout, have a great day, fish the fly, see new water, enjoy the spaces that you fish in, teach the young'ens to appreciate the arteries of the earth so that their grandchildren can as well! On those notes...enjoy!

The Newsletter Bug - Klickitat Steelhead Muddler/Sculpin

Top view and bottom view

1. Tie in extended stinger hook - Stinger is a #4 Owner - Shank is Daiichi 2441 #4
2. Body - Gold Hackle Flash - Wound on half of the shank
3. Over Body - Purple Rabbit Strip - Length to the bend of the stinger hook.
4. Pectoral fins - Natural Guinea Hen
5. Under Collar - One turn of black marabou topped with a few strands of krystal flash
6. Collar - Black deer hair
7. Head - Spun black deer hair

Gift Certificates for the Holiday Season - Over the years, one of our most popular items have been 'Gift Certificates' for special ones, business aquaintences, company perks etc... Dial 509.962.5959 and press option #2 to order your Gift Certificate today. Or e-mail
jack@theeveninghatch.com

Tips of the Month
#1 On the Yakima River the Whitefish are in spawn mode, so when you find a school of YT’s, take 10 steps or so down stream to find the schooling trout!

#2 Four ways to get your swung fly DOWN during the cold months;
-One obvious method is to increase the weight of your sinking tip.
-The Sink Step; Step while the fly is swinging instead of between presentations.
-Tip Sink; Start your swing with your rod tip high and gradually drop the tip through the swing.
-Feed Line; Incorporate a cachet of line to feed in as the fly is swinging.

Free Clinics for 2010
We currently have two free clinics scheduled:

1) Yakima Winter Clinic on the basics of 'Cold Season Tactics' / Customer Appreciation and Barbecue... Feb 13th, 2010
2) Klickitat Spey Clinic, Customer Appreciation and Barbecue hosted at 'The Steelhead Ranch' August 21st, 2010

Sign up by emailing jack@theeveninghatch.com

Other Schools

Ascension Bay Bonefish Club!!!! April 9 - 16 ....... Hosted Trip with Jack/Jennifer Mitchell and Joe Donsky

Long time lodge owner and good friend Dale DePriest has been chasing fish with the fly for many years now. His current operations include
Mission Lodge in Alaska and The Ascension Bay Bonefish Club in the Yucatan. In addition, Dale owned and operated both Alaska West on the Kanektok and Kingfishers on the Nushagak prior to selling them. One thing is for sure, his programs are top notch and all his operations are held in high regard. Joe Donsky, my wife Jennifer and I are excited to host 9 anglers to the ABBC in April.

Itinerary:
Arrive in Cancun on Friday/Transfer to lodge
Fish Sat-Thursday
Depart Friday
The price ranges from $2,600 to $3,200 depending on accomodations. Price includes all transfers from Cancun, Meals, Accommodations, 1:1 Guide/Angler ratio, 6 Days of Fishing.

Fish Stats:
Permit - 8 to 20 lbs
Bones - 2 to 4 lbs
Tarpon - 10-25 lbs
Also great Snook fishing - Jacks - etc...
Grand Slam opportunities or even a Super Slam

Call Jack @ 509.773.3460 or email jack@theeveninghatch.com

The Yakima - 'Our Home River' since 1988
The Yakima during the winter is and always has been a guides favorite. No one on the river and good fishing. Our winter rates are two thumbs up at $295.00 per day per boat - Up to two anglers per boat - 9AM-4:30PM ... Lunch, flies and equipment provided.

The Skwala Hatch starts in March. Get on the calendar for some great Yakima riveer fishing!

Free 4 hour Yakima Winter Clinic on the basics of 'Cold Season Tactics' / Customer Appreciation and Barbecue... Feb 13th, 2010
Sign up by emailing jack@theeveninghatch / guidespeak@live.com

The Upper Columbia - We like to promote 3 major seasons on the Jurassic. The first season on the Upper Columbia is just around the corner.
March 15th to April 15th. We are currently filling the 15th through the 29th of March. These dates will fill fast! World class wild trout fishing in Washington State!

The Klickitat River
The Steelhead Ranch on the breaks of the Klickitat River - What a great season at 'The Ranch' ; Lots of fun times, big smiles, Wild fish, noooiiccee casts, and great food! We are already scheduling strong for the 2010 season. If this program is part of your wish list for 2010, contact us soon.
The direct line to The Steelhead Ranch is 509.773.3460

Free Spey Day/Instruction, Customer Appreciation and Barbecue at 'The Steelhead Ranch' scheduled for August 21st, 2010 - Contact 'The Steelhead Ranch"

2010 'River highlights at a glance'
Link here to view the best of 2010 on the Dryside

Current Photos - The Photo Main Page of our website has been way outdated this year but is now 'almost current'. Of course, what would our newsletter be without Photos of the month!

The Cool Factor

Jason Boitano (Evening Hatch Fly Shop Owner) and Amber are happy new parents to Tyan Scott Boitano born Oct 18th, 2009

New 'Couples Fishing' Programs

Catch Magazine is the online cool factor. Check out The Evening Hatch guide Jennifer Mitchell, in Catch magazine's T-motion video- Spey Style

Drake Magazine - What other slick mag in the Fly fishing world is as 'spot on' as this one?

Check out the new Guidespeak additions...

We give this Redington advertisment the mega 'cool factor'

The 4th Annual Greg Stark Memorial - The Spirit of Greg

Thoughts on Fishing....

Have you ever noticed how time flies (fast) when traveling alongside a river? No wonder my wife gets a bit nervous when I am driving as my focus tends to sway from the pavement to the flows and turns of the river.

It is apparent that building roads alongside a river was not the smartest construction as it impeded the natural progression of the flood plain; however in the same breath, riverside roads are 'kinda' dynamic and romantic.

No matter how familiar you are with the 'river road', and no matter how many times you have traveled its' generally windy path, the journey always seems quicker. How cool is that?



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