Annual Cleanup to be Dedicated to Burleson
 The Annual Roan Mountain Stream Cleanup, scheduled for August 15,  will be dedicated to Todd Burleson.   Chapter members began holding the  cleanup at Todd’s suggestion. A resident of Roan Mountain  and a fishing guide on area streams, Burleson became concerned about the damage caused to the  streams by littering and dumping.
 Todd voiced these concerns to chapter members and suggested the Chapter host a stream cleanup.  The cleanup became an annual event for chapter members with a cookout and an afternoon’s fishing after the cleanup.  Last year, the Roan  Mountain State Park began supporting the cleanup  by accepting the trash, eliminating the need to haul the trash out of the park.
 Todd was an active TU supporter and popular fishing guide.  His programs about fishing area streams, presented at chapter meetings, attracted large crowds. When Todd died unexpectedly last December, chapter members lost a good friend and trout and coldwater conservation in Northeast Tennessee lost a strong supporter.
  The dedication will take place at the  Burbank Free Will Baptist Church pavilion after the stream cleanup.  Chapter members and other participants will meet at the church pavilion Saturday, August 15, at 9:00 a.m..
 After the cleanup, a bring-your-own picnic lunch will be held at the  pavilion at 12:00 Noon. (Soft drinks and watermelon will be provided.) The dedication ceremony will take place at the church pavilion  after lunch.
 All Chapter members are encouraged to attend this dedication honoring Todd.

Fly of the Month

Japanese Beetle
 Beetles are important part of the summer diet of trout, and a good Japanese Beetle is one of the most important patterns a fly fisher can have in his or her fly box.
 Many beetle patterns call for a body of deer or elk hair.  The hair beetles work quite well and will catch trout but aren’t very durable.  After one or two  fish, the deer/elk hair is usually so chewed up that the fly must be discarded.   More durable beetles combine a peacock herl underbody with a foam body. Some fly tiers favor deer or elk hair  but the foam will withstand more chewings by toothy  browns and rainbows.
 This pattern combines foam, peacock herl, Swiss straw and ribbon to create a durable, fish catching beetle

 Steeves’ Japanese Beetle

Hook:     Dry Fly Size 12
Thread: 6/0 Olive
Body: Black, closed cell   Larva-Lace foam, cut   into 1/8 inch stripes
Underbody: 3 strands Peacock herl
Wingcase: Copper-colored Swiss   Straw
Wings: Kreinik 1/8 inch flat   ribbon, mallard #850.

Tying Directions:
 Wrap the first half of the hook with thread.  Tie in Swiss Straw and overwrap with thread to bend of the hook.
 Wrap thread forward 2/3s of hook shank and  tie in foam.  Continue to tie in foam to the bend of the hook.
 Tie in Peacock herl, wrap thread forward to 1/16 inch of hook eye.  Wrap Peacock forward and tie off and cut.
 Wrap thread back through the Peacock herl and then forward again to reinforce the herl.  Fold foam body forward and tie off 1/16 inch from the hook eye.
 Tie in the wing material.  Trim wing to length of body and even with the front of the foam body.  Separate wings into two even portions.
 Pull Swiss Straw forward between wings and tie off.  Trim Swiss Straw even with head.  Whip finish.
 This beetle is not as complicated to tie as the instructions may sound.  Ken Chase will tie the beetle during the fly tying demonstration at the July meeting from 6:15 until 7:00 p.m..

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