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We have the winners of the 2005 Lee Wulff, Newfoundland & Labrador Fly Tying
Competition. We would like to thank all those who sent in entries. We had a tremendous response and the
judging was extremely difficult due to all the quality entries.
The theme for this year's competition was the Humber River. The "Mighty Humber" is the second largest
salmon river on the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Upper Humber is renowned for its Big
Falls where the great leapers can be viewed at their best at the Sir Richard Squires Park. The Lower Humber
is famous for its abundance of big salmon, where tradition dictates that it is not called a salmon unless it
is over twenty pounds.
The competition had two categories of salmon flies; one for the standard hair wing wet fly and another
for a classic feathered pattern. As such, participants were requested to submit a Humber River Classic fly
and/or a Humber River Hair Wing fly in the competition.
Unfortunately, there was no contest for the Classic category. However, three winners were named in the
Hair Wing category. They are:
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SPONSERS:
Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland
Joan and Lee Wulff
The Leaper
O. Mustard & Son (USA) Inc.
Atlantic Salmon Federation
MagEyes
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First Prize:
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Jeffrey A. Piercey, Port Rexton, NL with a fly named the Evening Sky. Prizes awarded were
a rod with a bag from SAEN, the book The Leaper from the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), and a 10
pack of size 3 hooks from O. Mustard & Son (USA) Inc. A total value of $360.
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Second Prize:
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Arnold McLeod, Riverview, NB with a fly named "Sir Richard". Prizes awarded were the book
Lee Wulff Bio from Joan Wulff, Low Vision Magnifier from Mageyes, and a 10 pack of size 5 hooks from
O. Mustard & Son (USA) Inc. A total value of $250.
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Third Prize:
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Paul Anstey, Grand Falls Windsor, NL with a fly named Humber Orange Special. Prizes
awarded were the book The Leaper from ASF, Hat Eyes clip-on from Mageyes, and a 10 pack of size 9
hooks from O. Mustard & Son (USA) Inc. A total value of $140.
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In addition, all participants received a free SAEN one year membership.
SAEN would like to thank all the sponsers who donated prizes for the competition for without their contribution the
competition would not have been so successful.
SAEN regrets to announce that due to a lack of interest in 2006, the Lee Wulff Fly Tying contest will not be going ahead this year. We appoligize for this and hope that this contest will be continued next year.
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SAEN Rewards Anglers for Sending in their Salmon catch Logbooks
On November 17th, 2005, Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland Inc. (SAEN) Past President Don Norman joined members of DFO to draw the names of three lucky
anglers. The draw was sponsored by SAEN and DFO to encourage anglers to return their salmon fishing logs to DFO.
Salmon anglers in Newfoundland and Labrador are required to maintain a log of their annual fishing activity. At the
end of the season this log must be submitted to DFO who in turn use this data in their salmon management and scientific
research efforts. All anglers who returned their logs by the draw date, whether by mail or electronically, were entered
into the draw.
First prize of a rod, one year membership to SAEN, salmon and trout flies and bugs and a SAEN shirt was won by Mr. Lester Noseworthy of Botwood, NL. Mr. Noseworthy (left in picture) was presented the rod by Mr. Kevin Hurley, Fisheries Officer (right in picture).
The second prize of a SAEN shirt, salmon / trout flies and bugs, fly box and one year membership to SAEN went to Mr. Gordon Hiscock of
Grand Falls/Windsor NL.
The third prize of a salmon / trout flies and bugs, one year membership, and pocket knife was won by Mr. Larry Peddle
of Cottlesville, NL.
SAEN and DFO wish to congratulate the winners and extend their thanks to all anglers who returned their angling logs.
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Local River Stewardship Group Wins Conservation Award
The Harry's River Salmon Working Group (HRSWG) has been awarded the 2005 Guenter Behr Salmonid Conservation award by the Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland (SAEN) for its work in preserving and rebuilding the salmon of Harry's River in Bay St. George. The salmon returns increased from less than 50% of spawning requirements to 91% in three years. HRSWG has proven that local groups can make a difference on their home rivers and have become an inspiration for other groups in all parts of the province.
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