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28 Wednesday, January 10, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon BOOK: Proceeds benefit America’s rivers and streams Continued from page 3 PHOTO BY GARY MILLER American flyfishing. “But I realized later it was actually the one you liked the best. As in, ‘you’re an American and this is your favorite fly,’” she said. With the idea of her own favorite fly in mind, Steele quickly decided what her addition would be: the Whychus Canyon steelhead fly. Steele first developed this fly especially for the Deschutes Land Trust when they were trying to close their deal on the Whychus Canyon Preserve, dedicated on June 11, 2011. They needed one last push to raise funds. “I came up with a fly that used feather material that would look like the rocks of the canyon plus the Land Trust colors and it took off from there,” explained Steele. She thought it would make a great addition, representing a unique area within Central Oregon to the rest of the fly fishing world. Each contributor was asked for a picture of their favorite fly, along with an explanation of how it became their favorite, why, where they had used it, when they had used it and, of course, the results of their expeditions. In addition, the book includes various guest essays and art- work from two dozen artists. The mission of “America’s Favorite Flies” is close to the heart of each of the 224 con- tributing anglers. Because everyone provided their flies and stories pro bono, all pro- ceeds will benefit the James River Association and the Native Fish Society. The for- mer is a society committed to restoring one of America’s most historic rivers, the James, in Virginia, to full health (it was declared one of the most polluted rivers in America in 1975), while the latter works to cultivate self- sustaining wild, native fish populations in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to Steele and others in the Northwest’s rich fly fisher societies, the book includes such notable contributors as President Jimmy Carter, rock star Huey Lewis, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and author Tom McGuane, alongside legends of the fishing com- munity like Joan Wulff, Lefty Kreh and Craig Matthews of Blue Ribbon Flies. It is dedi- cated to Norman Maclean, the author of “A River Runs Through It,” which spawned a movie of the same title directed by Robert Redford, and brought great attention to the sport of fly fishing. PHOTO PROVIDED President Jimmy Carter’s favorite fly, “Black Ant.” ARRESTS: Attendant was injured in criminal incident Continued from page 1 GRAPHIC PROVIDED Sisters angler Sherry Steele contributed her favorite Whychus Canyon Steelhead fly to the book “America’s Favorite Flies.” Maclean’s children also con- tributed to the book. “Some of the people I first mentioned this project to at conferences waved it off as ‘just another book,’ not real- izing what it was really going to be,” said Steele. “But this is going to really be some- thing, and I think some peo- ple might regret not taking the opportunity.” The book itself is made to be an artifact, meant to bal- ance aesthetics with infor- mation. The creators hope it will function as a conglom- eration of fly fishing wisdom for generations of future fly fishers. “America’s Favorite Flies” weighs in at seven pounds, measuring nine by 12 inches with 656 full-color pages of flies and personal stories relating why each fly, in particular, made the cut for the contributor. It runs $145 and is available now at www. AmericasFavoriteFlies.com. For more information about the James River Association see www.jrava.org. To learn more about the efforts of the Native Fish Society in our area, and to find ways to get involved, visit www. NativeFishSociety.org. was struck and injured by the suspects’ Kia Soul as it left the scene. The fuel attendant and a second Space Age Fuel employee were able to provide a description of the vehicle, the vehicle license plate and a description of the occupants to Deschutes County 911. An attempt to locate (ATL) was broadcast throughout Central Oregon and two dep- uties with DCSO located the black Kia driving eastbound on Highway 20 near Couch Market Road approximately 12 minutes after the call to 911, the sheriff’s office reports. Deputies made a traf- fic stop on Highway 20 near Tumalo and arrested two of the vehicle’s three occupants. Deputies allegedly found controlled prescription medi- cation and a loaded firearm during a search of the vehicle The driver, Victor A. White of Portland, was arrested for second-degree robbery, assault III, reckless driving, reckless endanger- ing, possession of a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm and a parole vio- lation detainer. Passenger Coltin R. Johnson of Portland was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance and a parole violation detainer. A female third passenger was contacted and released from the scene. 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