RECIPE:
Hook: Mustad C49S sizes 12-16
Thread: 8/0 Uni color to match natural
Tail: Zelon shuck
Abdomen: Lucent Chenille color to match natural
Thorax: Australian Opossum loop dubbed color to match natural
Wingcase: Small piece of gray razor foam tied in and pulled over

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Help stop Exxon Mobile and XTC Energy coalition from moving into the Delaware River Basin, more specifically the Oquaga Creek. Exxon Mobile is proposing a withdrawal that would take 250,000 gallons from the region everyday. The withdrawal at this native trout stream goes to vote in two days, May 11, 2011 without environmental studies concerning the habitat and the effects a withdawal would have.

Ted Williams (http://www.flyrodreel.com/blogs/tedwilliams/2011/may/beginning-destruction) broke the story yesterday and has proposed ways we can all help save this part of the Mid-Atlantic:

1) Send a letter to the DRBC today and tell them to either table the vote and set up a public hearing with a 60-day minimum comment period, or to vote against the approval. Also tell the DRBC to schedule public hearings near the Oquaga Creek so affected citizens can participate in the process. Click here.

2) Send a letter to Governor Cuomo to tell him to take this off the docket in concurrence with New York’s past request of the DRBC to hold off until the completion of a New York State regulatory process. Click here.

3) Come to the public hearing in Trenton at 1:30 PM on May 11th at 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, NJ. If we show up in numbers it will send a clear message. Click here for directions: West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company. We know this is a long trip but this is very, very important.

4) Schedule a time to speak at the May 11th meeting by contacting Paula Schmitt by phone at 609 883-9500 ex. 224 or emailing her at paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us and tell her you want to speak on the Exxon Mobil XTO proposed Docket.

5) Please send this alert to everyone you know.

JEFF CURRIER

There is nothing more exciting than to mix fly fishing with exotic travel. Today it is so easy! You can spin the globe and pick a place. Then with the internet at your fingertips, you can study every inch of the water with Google Earth, locate a place to sleep, and perhaps a little info from a blog from a crazy angler like yourself that beat you to it!

Here is the question we are asking our readers for the next issue of This is Fly –
Take Action – In 130 words or less tell us what is the most important issue affecting fly fishing and or the environment in your home waters, land or air. Include the contact information of the person in charge so we can all voice our opinion and turn things around!

Please email us at shout@thisisfly.com with your answer. You may be published in the issue and if you are not you will be on our facebook wall after the issue releases June 1st.