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Red's Big Fish
of the Month Club
Red's Fly
Shop is proud to bring you the Big Fish of the Month
Club. The top entry at the end of each month will
be awarded a Red's Fly Shop hat. The Big Fish of the
Month Club is done on the honor system. No photo is
required to validate your catch, nor is it necessary
that an exact measurement be taken at the time the
fish is brought to hand. Simply marking the length of
the fish on your rod, and measuring it later is
acceptable. Red's Fly Shop does not encourage,
support, nor condone the mishandling of any fish. To
submit an entry for the Big Fish of the Month Club,
fill out a simple form (Acrobat PDF or Word
DOC) and stop by. All
information must be completed to
validate an entry.
December 2005 Winner
Alex Ball
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 12/6/05
Fish Length: 23"
Fly: sz. 8 J & J Special
Location: Upper River (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:30 pm
November 2005 Winner
Dick Sachsmann
Yakima, WA
Date caught: 11/13/05
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 20 BWO
Location: MP 19 (see
map).
Time of Day: 1:30 pm
October 2005 Winner
Galen Holden
Mercer Island, WA
Date caught: 10/19/05
Fish Length: 21"
Fly: sz. 12 Lightening Bug
Location: Lmuma Creek (see
map).
Time of Day: 2:30 pm
September 2005 Winner
Doug Willett
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 9/2/05
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 8 Peach Nightmare
Location: Big Horn (see
map).
Time of Day: 11:30 am
August 2005 Winner
Jeremy Blanchard
Tri Cities, WA
Date caught: 8/31/05
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 16 Elkhair Caddis
Location: Alfalfa Pasture (see
map).
Time of Day: 1:00 pm
July 2005 Winner
Reemy O'Keefe
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 7/17/05
Fish Length: 18"
Fly: sz. 8 Bugmeister
Location: MP 19 (see
map).
Time of Day: 10:30 am
June 2005 Winner
Jeff Homchick
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 6/30/05
Fish Length: 19"
Fly: sz. 6 J&J Special
Location: Wymer (see
map).
Time of Day: 5:30 pm
May 2005 Winner
Katherine Bishop
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 5/16/05
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 16 Peacock Elkhair Caddis
Location: Alfalfa Pasture (see
map).
Time of Day: 10:30 am
April 2005 Winner
Brent Hardy
Bellevue, WA
Date caught: 4/30/05
Fish Length: 22"
Fly: sz. 16 CDC Caddis Emerger
Location: The Rockslides (MP 20) (see
map).
Time of Day: 1:00 pm
March 2005 Winner
Rick Gilbert
Tri Cities, WA
Date caught: 3/11/05
Fish Length: 20.5"
Fly: sz. 20 Baetis Emerger
Location: Wilson Creek (see
map).
Time of Day: 12:30 pm
February 2005 Winner
Joe Ravenal
Gig Harbor, WA
Date caught: 2/13/05
Fish Length: 25"
Fly: sz. 8 Gold Stone Nymph
Location: The Slab (see
map).
Time of Day: 11:30 am
January 2005 Winner
Dan Atkinson
Dupont, WA
Date caught: 1/12/05
Fish Length: 28"(likely a Steelhead, as there are about 200/yr that make it over Roza Dam)
Fly: sz. 12 Red Copper John w/ 3 wt. rod
Location: Miracle Mile (see
map).
Time of Day: 10:30 am
December 2004 Winner
Barry Baker
Everett, WA
Date caught: 12/30/04
Fish Length: 20.5"
Fly: sz. 6 JB Yellow & Black
Location: The Slides (see
map).
Time of Day: 11:00 am
November 2004 Winner
Linda Gardiner
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 11/21/04
Fish Length: 23"
Fly: sz. 6 Black Rubber Bugger
Location: Rock Garden (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:00 pm
October 2004 Winner
Mark Fredrich
Bellevue, WA
Date caught: 10/29/04
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 18 BWO Sparkle Dun
Location: Rock Garden (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:30 pm
September 2004 Winner
Steven Schilke
Bellevue, WA
Date caught: 9/25/04
Fish Length: 22"
Fly: sz. 14 green soft hackle
Location: Island below Umtanum (see
map).
Time of Day: 7:00 pm
August 2004 Winner
Brian Collings
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 8/27/04
Fish Length: 19"
Fly: sz. 8 Tan Nightmare
Location: Rock Garden (see
map).
Time of Day: 4:30 pm
July 2004 Winner
Heidi Kuhn
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 7/25/04
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 6 Tan/ Peach Nightmare
Location: River left below Red's (see
map).
Time of Day: 7:30 am
June 2004 Winner
Mark and Sean Buick
Issaquah, WA
Date caught: 6/21/04
Fish Length: 19", 20" (19" pictured);
Fly: sz. 8 Plan B, sz. 8 Electric Blue Stimulator
Location: Miracle Mile (see
map).
Time of Day: 9:30 pm
May 2004 Winner
Gordy Lindse
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 5/19/04
Fish Length: 21"
Fly: sz. 16 Gordy's Sparkle Caddis
Location: Rock Garden (see
map).
Time of Day: 5:30 pm
April 2004 Winner
David Whitcher
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 4/04/04
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 12 Dave's Skwala
Location: River Left Below Slab (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:30 pm
March 2004 Winner
Sam Campbell
Des Moines, WA
Date caught: 3/27/04
Fish Length: 21"
Fly: sz. 10 Nightmare Skwala
Location: Rock Garden (see
map).
Time of Day: 2:00 pm
February 2004 Winner
Randy Teague
Sunnyside, WA
Date caught: 2/12/04
Fish Length: 21"
Fly: sz. 14 Prince Nymph
Location: River Right above Red's (see
map).
Time of Day: 1:30 pm
January 2004 Winner
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Date caught: --
Fish Length: --;
Fly: --
Location: -- (see
map).
Time of Day: --
December 2003 Winner
Joel Manning
Spokane, WA
Date caught: 12/30/03
Fish Length: 24"
Fly: sz. 6 Rolex Streamer
Location: Pac Man strikes again! (see
map).
Time of Day: 11:30 am
November 2003 Winner
Mark Blatter
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 11/29/03
Fish Length: 23"
Fly: sz. 8 Purple and Red Wooly Bugger
Location: Slick below Pac Man (see
map).
Time of Day: 4:00 pm - It had been a tough, cold day up to this point - this was truly the fish that made the day!
October 2003 Winner
Chris Vallspinoza
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 10/18/03
Fish Length: 29" (very likely a Steelhead - there are about 300/year that make it over Roza Dam)
Fly: sz. 16 Silver Lightning Bug on 4X tippet with a wind knot in it!
Location: River Right below Big Horn (see
map).
Time of Day: 11:30 am - Chris was fishing with guide Mark Shimazu that day. When they landed the fish they called us on the cell phone to see if we were in the vicinity with a camera. Unfortunately, we were not nearby, so they released the fish right away.
September 2003 Winner
Bob McGowan
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 9/03/03
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 8 Dave's Hopper
Location: Alfalfa pasture above Lmuma (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:30 pm
August 2003 Winner
Alan Hess
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 8/28/03
Fish Length: 18"
Fly: sz. 8 Tan Para Hopper
Location: River right below Lmuma (see
map).
Time of Day: 4:30 pm
July 2003 Winner
John Moroney
Chicago, IL
Date caught: 7/18/03
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 12 Yellow Marathon Bug
Location: Pac Man (see
map).
Time of Day: 12:00 pm
June 2003 Winner
Randy Wear
Everett, WA
Date caught: 6/11/03
Fish Length: 22"
Fly: sz. 16 Peacock Elkhair Caddis
Location: B/T Lmuma & Slab (see
map).
Time of Day: 6:30 pm
May 2003 Winner
Thomas Buehrens
Seattle, WA
Date caught: 5/31/03
Fish Length: 21.5"
Fly: sz. 18 PMD Cripple
Location: Roza launch (see
map).
Time of Day: 6:30 pm
April 2003 Winner
Matt Sullivan
Sumner, WA
Date caught: 4/11/03
Fish Length: 18"
Fly: sz. 10 Bugmeister
Location: The Slab (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:00 pm
March 2003 Winner
Greg Moore
Richland, WA
Date caught: 3/30/03
Fish Length: 18"
Fly: sz. 16 tan elk hair caddis
Location: Mile Post #9 (see
map).
Time of Day: 2:20 pm
February 2003 Winner
Rod Griffin
Richland, WA
Date caught: 2/27/03
Fish Length: 17"
Fly: sz. 12 Ugyn Bug
Location: Lower Red's (see
map).
Time of Day: 3:00 pm
January 2003 Winner
Mike Baker
Auburn, WA
Date caught: 1/20/03
Fish Length: 20"
Fly: sz. 4 Gold Fruit Fly (Streamer)
Location: Rock Garden (see
map).
Time of Day: 2:00 pm
October 2002 Winner
Mike Zahajko
Maple Valley, WA
Date caught: 10/15/02
Fish Length: 24"
Fly: sz. 6 Brown/ Black Chernobyl - Mike's own recipe
Location: River Right Bank between Pac Man Cliff (formerly Smiley Face) and Red's upper boat launch (see
map).
Time of Day: 12:30 pm
Practicing Safe Catch and Release
1. Play the fish as speedily as possible. The
shorter the fish is on the line, the better the chance
of survival, especially with warmer water
temperatures. If the fish is in strong current, walk
it down to softer water to land the fish, and use a
net with a soft bag. These two factors will allow you
to bring the fish to hand more quickly.
2. Keep the fish in the water and upright, even in
the net. With barbless hooks you can often unhook
fish without touching them by using a Ketchum Release
tool or just pinching the bend of the hook with your
hemostats and twisting it upwards.
3. If you must touch the fish, make sure you wet your
hands first and utilize the Catch and Release glove if
you have one.
4. If the fish is fatigued, support the fish in the
water facing upstream until it regains its' eqilibrium
before letting it go. DO NOT attempt to release a
fish in extremely heavy current.
5. For photos, choose an area where if the fish flops
out of your hands, it lands in the water, not in the
bottom of the boat, or on rocks. Wait until the
person taking the picture is ready, and then raise the
fish, shoot the photo, and put it back in the water
immediately.
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