Fishing Impossibly High Water
BOB MAYFIELD, PRESIDENT
W
hat an incredible year of rain we've had. While I appreciate the full reservoirs and streams, I have
never had tougher fishing in California than this year. On two Club trips to the Lower Owens, I
caught no fish. I was flooded out on the Lower Sacramento, Trinity and Klamath, and my three-
week steelhead trip turned into a one-week trip (just for the record, I will fish in lakes, but I'm not a huge fan).
In the first week of June, Diane and I had a wedding to attend in Reno. We had planned to spend four days, and
I had planned to fish three of those days. I would have liked to fish four, but I did have a wedding to attend.
As we got closer to the trip, the
fishing reports continued to show
tough fishing, high off-color water
and rain. I had a choice: fish in
bad water/weather or sit around
the house with the in-laws. So,
though it was running at four
times the normal rate, off to the
Little Truckee I went.
Fishing in high water can
present both challenges and
opportunities. High water can be
dangerous: I had to be mindful
of fast currents, hidden objects,
and potential debris in the water.
I decided to focus on edges and
soft water, and look for areas
where the current is slower,
such as along the banks, behind
rocks and in eddies. These areas
provide fish with an opportunity
to conserve energy while they are
still feeding.
I used heavier flies and weight, so
flies would sink quickly in the fast
water. I also cast upstream and
allowed the fly to drift naturally
towards the fish-holding areas.
The results were incredible: the
first day out I had eight fish, all
over 16”. The second day I fished
with my son and daughter-in-law,
Cammie, who caught her first
trout Euro nymphing. It was lots
of fun. That night it rained hard,
and the following day I couldn’t
buy a bite.
Target Talk
August 2023 www.longbeachcastingclub.org
Newsletter of the Long Beach Casting Club, Established 1925
Leader’s Line…
Inside
v
Fly of the Month: PMD X-Emerger
v
Club Tr
ips for 2023, 2024
v
Three Month Calendar
HighlightsHighlights
Page 3: Jim Litchfield: Pyramid Lake Lahontan Cuttthroats
Page 8: "Teach the Teacher" Classes Coming
Page 12: Riptide Rendezvous
"Leader's Line"...Cont'd on p. 9
First Trout on a Euro Nymph!
O
PRESIDENT
Bob Mayfield
(714) 392-2211
ST
VICE PRESIDENT
Tony Daus
(949) 244-1981
ND
VICE PRESIDENT
Steve Timm
(562) 243-0826
CO-CAPTAINS
Mark Flo: (562) 420-8121
Tom Olson: (310) 809-0409
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Shawn Fife
(310) 940-7883
TREASURER
Ed Alvarado
(213) 440-4655
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Blair Williams
(310) 386-8813
FACILITIES & POND
Steve Jackson
(310)-729-2308
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Colin Kumabe
(562) 221-9418
JUNIOR DIRECTOR
Steve Jones
(562) 682-7920
•
TARGET TALK EDITOR
Rob Peterson
(310) 963-2515
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Club Trips for ,
STEVE TIMM, 2
ND
VICE PRESIDENT
trip date trip & leader
Aug 2 Local Tenkara Event w/ Art Strauss, 9:oo am
Aug 17-21 Big McGee Lake—Cancelled
Sept 2 Yards and Inches w/Mick Woodbury Pre-Trip
Aug 26, 9:00 am
Sept 21-24 Twenty Lakes Basin w/Jim Garvey Pre-Trip Sept
13, 7:00 pm
Oct 4-8 Crowley Lake w/Steve Timm Pre-Trip Sept 30,
9:00 am
Nov 4-7 NorCal Steelhead Trip w/Marc Bonvouloir
Pre-Trip Oct 28, 9:00 am
Jan 5-7 2024 Lower Owens #1 w/J. Lincoln & D. Rivett Pre-
Trip TBD
Feb 2-4 2024 Lower Owens #2 w/J. Lincoln & D. Rivett Pre-
Trip TBD
Mar 2-4 2024 Lower Owens #3 w/J. Lincoln & D. Rivett Pre-
Trip TBD
T
rip locations, dates and pre-trips change, so monitor Target
Talk or the Club's Web Calendar for the latest information.
Deposits for trips which are "double occupancy", and require
deposits in advance, are non-refundable. Should you cancel,
your deposit will only be refunded if a Club member replaces you.
If you'd like to be a Streamkeeper and need help organizing a
Club trip, email me and let me know. Feel free to contact Steve
Timm if you have suggestions for a trip or any questions at:
srtimm@hotmail.com.
JOANN BOSOWSKI
Long Beach Casting Club
is on Social Media!
Just Click on the Icons:
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 3
August Speaker: Jim
Litchfield on Pyramid
Lahontan Cutthroats
TONY DAUS, 1
ST
VICE PRESIDENT
P
yramid Lake is an ancient remnant of a giant
lake (Lake Lahontan) of the Great Basin, in the
American West. At its peak, Lake Lahontan covered
approximately 8,500 square miles. The current
primary source of fresh water to Pyramid Lake is the
Truckee River, which originates in the Sierra Nevada
mountains in the very popular Lake Tahoe. Only a few
remnant lakes remain, with Pyramid Lake being one
of the largest, and currently hosting the most healthy
aquatic biology and species diversity.
Pyramid Lake’s aquatic biodiversity (invertebrate
and vertebrate) created an ideal platform for the
evolution of one of the largest trout species in
the world. The Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT,
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) grew to immense
size and population. This aquatic food chain
terminated at humans, after settlement by Native
Americans and then western expansion through
the 19
th
century.
Through the late 19
th
and into the early 20
th
century
European settlers, miners and ranchers began to
utilize the LCT as an important food source locally.
With the completion of the transcontinental railroad,
a commercial fishery harvest was established for
distribution into the Great Lakes region.
Not until the creation of a large irrigation enterprise
in the Truckee River watershed did the LCT fishery
start to see irreparable impacts. Diversion of the
Truckee River from its watershed eventually lowered
Pyramid Lake by approximately 70 feet from annual
maximum. This impact to water levels at Pyramid
Lake blocked access to historic spawning habitat
and changed the water chemistry. These and several
other factors led to the collapse of the fishery and
extirpation of the LCT from its historic range.
In 2006 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) found an isolated population of LCT in a
ranch pond of eastern Nevada. The USFWS was able
to collect, transport and breed this very similar strain
of LCT in a fish-hatchery complex on the Truckee River,
near its confluence with Pyramid Lake. This strain,
which became known as the Pilot Peak strain, has
become a popular target for anglers, and specifically
fly anglers, from around the world. The Pilot Peak LCT
is extensively managed and has yet to demonstrate the
ability to naturally spawn and procreate.
Lack of natural procreation has not kept this fishery
from producing, simply stated, some of the largest
genetically-pure trout available to the angler in the
world today. It is not uncommon for anglers to catch
trout over 20 pounds. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
defines the fishing season, which runs from October
1 through the end of June each year. Bank and boat
access is good for the fly angler, and the lake is only
45-50 minutes from Reno, Nevada.
This presentation will elaborate on the historic
evolution of Pyramid Lake, the human impacts on the
Pilot Peak strain of LCT and the fly-angling approach
we can use for the chance to catch one of the largest
trout in the world.
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Recordings of LBCC
Monthly Speakers
ROB PETERSON, TARGET TALK EDITOR
H
ere are the Club's recorded speaker
presentations for 2022 and 2023. Just
click on one of the links, and copy and paste the
password at the prompt. See February 2022
Target Talk , p. 17, for 2021 presentations.
J : Steph Albano, Finatical
Flyfishing, "Global Guide Service for Women".
Steph Albano Presentation Jan. 27, 2022
Passcode: d9sE1*pn
F: Glenn Ueda, So Cal Fishing Guide
"Planet Carp".
Glenn Ueda Presentation February 24, 2022
Passcode: 2C!.hWQ1
M: Ernie Gulley, Ernie Gulley Flyfishing.
"Stillwater Tactics".
Ernie Gulley Presentation March 31, 2022
Passcode: Ri65p6%N
O: Lance Egan, "Newfangled
Nymphing".
Lance Egan Presentation October 27, 2022
Passcode: i?hk7fd^
N: Charlie Craven, Fly Tying Demo.
Charlie Craven Presentation Nov. 17, 2022
Passcode: C%uGCj33
F : Steve Schalla, "Origins of
Golden Trout".
Steve Schalla Presentation February 23, 2023
Passcode: V?6FufM7
J: Dave Smith, "DIY Fly Fishing New
Zealand".
Dave Smith Presentation June 29, 2023
Passcode: B9*x0P?T
Jim Litchfield is the owner of the Reno Fly Shop
in Reno, Nevada. The Reno Fly Shop is an Orvis-
Endorsed Outfitter/Fly Shop and is the only
independent fly shop in Nevada. Jim has lived in
northern Nevada for over 30 years and has been fly
fishing the Sierra Nevada his entire life. He enjoys
all things fly fishing and fly tying, especially salt
water flats fishing, swinging for steelhead and tying
flies for his next travel adventure. Prior to owning/
operating the Reno Fly Shop, Jim was a surface-water
hydrologist for approximately 15 years.
The Reno Fly Shop is a full service outfitter and retail
store. We offer a diverse group of professional fly
fishing guides, who serve clients on walk/wade and
float trips on the Truckee River and tributaries, and
walk/wade trips to Pyramid Lake. In our store, the
Reno Fly Shop offers its customers the most popular
and proven fly tackle in the industry, along with the
most abundant custom Pyramid Lake fly selection
available anywhere.
Online sales are available at: www.renoflyshop.com.
Join us Thursday, August 31, at 7:00 pm, at the
Clubhouse or by Zoom.
J Z M
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88360653921?pwd=
SG1qSXkwT2d3NE1WbXdTKzNzb0hvdz09
Meeting ID: 883 6065 3921
Passcode: 745096
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 5
Fly Tying Forum:
August
MATT MURDOUGH, NEWBIE
T
he Forum has a busy August planned before we
take September off for some fishing time. Along
with five Wednesday evening sessions, we have a
special treat: LBCC will host Ms. Cheryl Moore on
Saturday, August 19 for an afternoon focused on the
famous Game Changer streamer. So come out and
stock up on some killer patterns for fall fishing!
Wayne Sakaguchi will
start the month off
with techniques for
extended-body dries.
The Bullet Head Yellow
Sally, a large, high-floating dry, can be easily adapted
to cover a range of stoneflies, hoppers and cicadas,
and it really rings the dinner bell for fall trout.
Art Strauss will lead
a session on mallard-
wing Tenkara flies
as a followup to his
on-the-water Tenkara
class at Laguna Lakes Park in Fullerton. Forum
founder Howard Uller returns to demonstrate the
F-Fly Caddis, a CDC-style dry fly. Howard and Art
will present their journey to complete California’s
Heritage Trout Challenge at the July LBCC Monthly
Meeting and discuss
the flies they found the
most productive, such
as these two patterns.
We are pleased to host noted Southern California
tier Cheryl Moore for a Saturday session of the
Forum. Cheryl will demonstrate Blane Chocklett’s
innovative Game Changer-style streamers. These
multi-articulated flies are extremely effective on a
variety of fish species, but unfortunately they also
require some special “knowhow” in order to tie
them correctly. Please join us, as Cheryl shares her
expertise on this unique and effective pattern with
the Club.
Buszek Award winner
John Van Derhoof is back
to show us techniques
for tying with foam,
including a Moodah
Poodah and a Furled
Moodah Hopper. The combination of a Klinkhamer-
style body, foam and
rubber legs creates
an attractive (and
unsinkable) alternative
to the hopper patterns
trout usually see.
Colin Kumabe wraps things up for us with a Foam
Stone Salmon Fly, also known as a Henry’s Fork
Foam Stone. Colin uses this fly on the Deschutes
River in the Warm Springs area of central Oregon
and says “The trout will swim from far and deep to
grab this juicy steak dinner.”
Anyone who would like to join our regular sessions
at 7:00 pm every Wednesday, please email Shirley
Sakaguchi ([email protected]) to get added to
the Forum email list. We will send out pattern sheets
for all the flies covered in the coming month.
Anyone interested in leading a session should reach
out to Matt Murdough (mmroaringbrook@gmail.
com
) to get onto the schedule. If you have a specific
pattern or genre of fly you’d like to learn how to tie,
please let us know; it's likely we have someone in
the Club who can demonstrate it for us. I am looking
forward to seeing some new faces at the Forum!
[See pgs. 13-16 for recipes for the above flies—Ed.]
date genre: pattern instructor
8/2/23 Ext'd Body: Bullet-Head Yellow Sally W. Sakaguchi
8/9/23 Tenkara Patterns Art Strauss
8/16/23 CDC Dry Flies: F-Fly Caddis Howard Uller
8/19/23 Articulated Streamers: Game Changer Cheryl Moore
8/23/23 Foam Terrestrials: Moodah Poodah J. Van Derhoof
8/30/23 Stonefly Dries: Foam Stone Salmon Fly Colin Kumabe
Blue
Damsel
Moodah Poodah
Furled Moodah Hopper
yellow sally
mallard tenkara
F-Fly caddis
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LBCC Pond Cleaning
Teamwork, On Short
Notice!
TOM OLSON, CO-CAPTAIN
KEITH O’DONNELL, MEMBER
O
ur Casting Pond wasn’t looking as beautiful as
it should for the summer casting season. Keith
O’Donnell and I had Shirley send out an eBlast with
48 hours notice for a Wednesday morning cleaning.
The Pond is busy Saturdays, especially with those
Spey casters, so we decided on a midweek cleaning.
Mark Flo had Tuesday night casting so he opened
the drain the night before. On Wednesday morning,
we had an amazing turnout of about 20 members.
They showed up and were ready to work as a team!
The cleaning went fast and was very thorough.
We made a list of the members who helped. We
hope we got everyone and we hope we got the
spelling of their names right. The Club wants to
give a big "Thank you" to the team to let them know
it’s appreciated: Tim Lambert, Jim Garvey, Mossy
Kennedy, Dave Ross, Kevin Turvey, Steve Higashi,
Steve Lankenau, Colin Kumabe, Art Daily, Preston,
Doug, John Stein, Norm Riggs, Ken Henderson, Jeff
Gross, Steve Hollowell, Peter Hardash, Kaz Hata
and Keith O’Donnell.
With the upcoming Thursday night meeting, Steve
Higashi and Jeff Gross went the additional mile,
Steve cleaning the interior of the Clubhouse and
Jeff making the bathrooms shine! Steve Lankenau
and a few others cleaned the porch, the sidewalks
and driveway.
We had a big turnout for the meeting and there
have been several casting classes that followed.
The Club is looking its best for the summer season;
come on down and enjoy it!
CI Certification Class
Starting in August
JODY MARTIN, CASTING DIRECTOR
SOUTHWEST COUNCIL, FFI
I
’m pleased to tell you that we are going to be starting
a new
FFI Casting Instructor certification study
class beginning the second week of August,2023. The
CI certification process can be a long and challenging
road, but it is also a very fun and rewarding journey,
and we sincerely hope that you will consider joining
us. The world needs more good fly casting teachers!
Please consider joining our class and spreading the
word to anyone else who might be interested in
pursuing their CI certification.
As we did for the past year, the class will be led by
me (Jody Martin) with help from Dennis Otsuka (CI)
and Eric Callow (CI) when available. There are several
extremely talented and experienced MCIs (Master
Casting Instructors) in southern California as well,
and I will also ask them to stop by and work with us
whenever they can.
Our first meeting will be onSaturday, August 12, at
9:00 am, at the
Pasadena Casting Club’s clubhousein
Lower Arroyo Seco Park, at 415 S. Arroyo Blvd,
Pasadena. Subsequent classes will meet there or on
the nearby grass fields by the Rose Bowl Aquatics
Center, depending on the class subject. Class days
and times have not been decided yet, but most likely
the classes will be held on Friday mornings because of
the availability of the instructors.
These classes are intended to convey the principles
of casting mechanics and teaching methods in a fun
and relaxed environment.Practicing regularly on your
own or with others is expected and indeed will be
criticalfor your improvement and eventual success in
taking the CI Exam. Please let me know at:casting@
swcffi.org at your earliest convenience if you plan
on joining the class and meeting with us on August
12.Thanks and best wishes.
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 7
Free Beginning Casting
Classes This August
JOHN VAN DERHOOF, PAST PRESIDENT
T
he Long Beach Casting Club will be offering a
second beginning casting clinic this August. This
is a condensed (no orientation but no shortening of
casting) version of the April clinic.The class is taught
by John Van Derhoof, who is a Master Certified
Casting Instructor. The class will get our students
started in discovering the joy of fly casting and fly
fishing. It will be held on four consecutive Tuesday
evenings. The clinic is free and open to all.
S
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 from 7:00–9:00 pm. You
will learn the proper method of performing the Pick
Up and Lay Down Cast.
S
Tuesday,September 5, 2023 from 7:00–9:00 pm.
Review the Pick-Up and Lay Down Cast and learn
the False Cast.
S
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 7:00–9:00 pm.
Review the Pick-Up and Lay Down and False Cast.
Then we will learn how to mend line to make us better
fly fishers and fish catchers. The mends will be the
Pile Cast, Reach Mend and the Reach Mend but with
slipping line. We may also try the Roll Cast.
S
Tuesday,September 19, 2023 from 7:00–9:00 pm.
Briefly review the Pick-Up and Lay Down, False Cast,
Line Mending. Then we will spend more time with
the Roll Cast. You will then learn to extend line while
false casting and, finally, we will work on a couple of
other fishing mends.
Questions? Please contact John Van Derhoof at
lbccbeginningcasting@gmail.com. Cost: FREE! No
signup is needed—just show up!
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(307) 228-4119
info@TreasureIslandHomestead.com
% Discount from
Aventik
PAUL BURGNER, MEMBER
C
hao Hang of Aventik is offering LBCC members
a 15% discount on the below products. Go
to the club page and click on "Sponsors", then
"Aventik". The Aventik (Amazon) page will come
up. Type the ASIN # in the search area (example:
ASIN B079NBK9L4). The product will come up.
Or: just click on the item description below.
Use code LK3C2EBG for the discount. The list
and code change monthly, so keep watching here.
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Please inquire about any of the trips listed above to:
SPFA Hosted-Trip Calendar 2023–2024
S
ierra
P
acific
F
ishing
A
dventures
for
2023
–
2024
DATE DURATION DESTINATION TARGET SPECIES / SPOTS
HATCH REMAINING
1/7–13 6 nights 5 days fishing Argentina Dorado Full
1/14–21 7 nights 6 days fishing Argentina Rainbow, Brown, Brook Full
6/14–23 6 days fishing with Japan Rainbows, Char, and 2 Spots
Days of cultural experience Cherry Salmon
9/3–9 7 nights 6 days fishing Bighorn River Rainbow, Browns 10 Spots
9/9–15 7 nights 6 days fishing Bighorn River Rainbows, Browns 10 Spots
2024
1/13–20 7 nights 6 days fishing Chile, Rainbows, Browns 10 Spots
Cinco Rios
6/4–11 7 nights 6 days fishing Christmas Island Bonefish, GTs 10 Spots
SPFA On The River Clinic Schedule 2023–2024
Casting Instruction, Call for lesson.
Lower Owens, Call for dates
Please contact, Joe Libeu 310-749-6771or Kathy Kim 714-475-4529 for more information on Trips and Classes.
"Teach the Teacher"
Classes
Tuesdays: August 23 and 30, and
September 6
COLIN KUMABE, PAST PRESIDENT
T
he Long Beach Casting Club is offering “Teach
the Teacher” classes. The purpose is to train
members to teach fly casting. Participants will be able
to identify reasons for casting flaws and learn how to
recommend ways to fix problem casts.
Teach the Teacher participants from previous sessions
are encouraged to come out to practice teaching and
assist new teachers.
In addition to catching more fish and helping others,
another side benefit of the Teach the Teachers
program is for participants to coach themselves
toward better casting.
The Teach the Teacher Class is scheduled on Tuesdays:
August 23 and 30, and September 6. Participants
completing the Teach the Teacher Classes are
encouraged to continue to practice what they have
learned and apply this training to the Beginning Casting
Classes. The Beginning Casting Classes will also be on
Tuesdays: August 29 and September 5, 12 and 19.
Anyone who is interested in participating, please
make sure to notify one of the following:
Joe Libeu: fishlg[email protected].com
Mark Flo: markcflo@yahoo.com
Colin Kumabe: [email protected]
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 9
On our way home from Reno, we had planned to
fish the East Walker and stay the night in Bishop.
As you can guess, the reports for the East Walker
were worse than the ones for the Reno area. I
reluctantly decided to give the East Walker a try.
When I got there, I was not sure how to fish
it. The water was incredibly high and off-color.
But the positive was that I had the whole of the
Miracle Mile to myself. I put my waders on with
the same thought I had on the Little Truckee:
“these fish have to be eating something.”
Three hours of fishing brought five fish to hand.
It was an incredible day; I had the East Walker
all to myself.
My conclusion and
encouragement to
you all: stay persistent
and experiment! High
water conditions can
make fishing more
challenging, but don't
be quick to give up.
Be patient and try
different techniques,
flies, and locations.
The fish are still there, and can still be caught
in high water.
Leader's Line...Continued from page 1
Local Tenkara Fishing!
ART STRAUSS, MEMBER
T
his is for those newbies who want an orientation
to Tenkara philosophy, equipment, set-up, casting,
safely bringing in fish and post-fishing equipment care.
It's an opportunity to fish Laguna Lakes Park, a bluegill
and bass site. Date: Wednesday August 2, 2023 9:00
am. Location: Laguna Lakes Park in Fullerton
D:
v Time: 9:00 am (to avoid morning traffic)
v Location: meet at Laguna Lake Park in
Fullerton, across from the Equestrian Center
(3120 Lakeview Drive, Fullerton, CA 92835,
+1 714-738-6575)at 9:00 am. Contact Art
Strauss for questions on meeting location.
There will be no pre-trip meeting.
v Limited to no more than eight participants
(including Art). Please contact Art Strauss to
reserve a spot.
v Bring hat/face covering, sunglasses and water.
v Wearing a long-sleeved lightweight shirt is
recommended.
v Sunscreen recommended.
v Only need tennis shoes as no wading allowed.
v Fishing License needed.
v Bring your Tenkara rod/line/flies if you have it.
v For those who do not have a Tenkara rod, Art
has three loaner rods. Please contact Art
Strauss to reserve a loaner rod.
v Parking is free but limited.
v The restrooms are usually unlocked.
v Line 3.5-4.0 recommended (in case of wind).
v Line length same as rod plus 3-4 foot tippet.
NC:
v There is casting room—look for walkers behind
you—better to cast parallel to the shore where
the fish are visible and "pulse" your fly.
v Fish around the aerators as they make a current
flow which is better for fly action.
v Recommend small worm patterns/scuds/soft
hackles (size 14-18).
v Any small-beaded nymph/worm flies will work
well here.
v Mysis shrimp are a good substitute for the grass
shrimp which are usually present.
v I broke a rod tip on a bass that went into the
weeds, despite a 6x tippet. Difficult dilemma
using a Tenkara rod from shore on a lake.
Please notify me (a[email protected], 949-
202-8643) if you plan to come. Thanks! Hope to
see you there!
Little Truckee
'Bow
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LBCC WILL BE FISHING THE RIVERS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA! JOIN US…
4140 Churn Creek Rd, Redding, CA 96002
Closes at 6:00 PM
(530) 222-3555
info@theflyshop.com
Details are as follows:
November 4–7, 2023. Arrive on Saturday and depart on Tuesday.
3 Nights lodging and one day drift fi shing on the Trinity River and one day drift fi shing
on the lower Sac. Lunch is included on drift days.
Meals, fi shing license, Steelhead Card and alcoholic beverages.
will be provided by Marc Bonvouloir. See above for Red Lion contact info and address.
For the trinity 6–8 wt. rods and for the lower Sac 5–6 wt. rods. Fishing license and a
Steelhead card ($7.50) are required. Be prepared for all types of weather at this time
of year. The Fly Shop will provide rods/reels if needed and all fl ies.
Questions or to get on the interest list Contact Marc Bonvouloir at 213-369-9525
1830 Hilltop Dr,
Redding, CA 96002
Phone: (530) 221-8700
First deposit of $497.25 due no later than September 1, 2022 and should be sent
directly to The Fly Shop under LBCC NorCal Trip designation on your check. Second
deposit of $225.51 will be paid upon departure from Red Lion Hotel when you check
out on Tuesday, November 8.
Schedule: Sunday 11-5-23 we will meet guides at The Fly Shop 8am (10 minutes from
the hotel) and depart to float the Lower Sacramento. On Monday 11-6-23 we will meet
the guides in Weaverville for a full day float/wade on the Trinity River. Weaverville is 1
hour west of Redding. River designations may change due to late fishing conditions.
Join the club as we venture up north to Redding, California to fish the Trinity and
the lower Sac for Steelhead and trout. We will be fishing out of ‘The Fly Shop’ in
Redding, CA. for two days of fabulous Northern California Fly Fishing.
Total cost of the trip is $722.76 per person, double occupancy plus a small fee ranging
from $15–$25 each for boat trailer repositioning. Trip cost detail is: $497.25 per day for
the guide, boat and lunch and $143.62 per night for the room, for two anglers. Please
note: this amount is less than $13 more than last year. A great deal!!!
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 11
LBCC Backpack Trips
Trip #1, McGee Pass to McGee Lake,
is Cancelled
JIM GARVEY, MEMBER
T : McGee Pass Trail to Big McGee Lake
This trip has been cancelled!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the McGee Lake
trip leaders now have other obligations and are unable
to run the trip. However, Long Beach Casting Club
is putting on another trip, this time to Twenty Lakes
Basin, on September 20–24. Please see the adjacent
article for details on the Twenty Lakes Basin Trip.
Thanks!
T : Twenty Lakes Basin Loop,
September 20-24. Three nights out.
This is a moderate four-day/three-night ten-mile loop
through 20 Lakes Basin in the Hoover Wilderness
near to Saddlebag Lake and a little bit north of Tioga
Pass. This trip is perfect for those who are new to
backpacking and/or backcountry fly fishing. This
scenic area at 10,000 feet is just below the majestic
Sierra Crest.
Topography includes lakes, meadows, interconnecting
streams and an interface of different geologic
processes. Elevation gain and loss is relatively
minimal. The participants should be prepared for
quickly changing weather: sunny and warm to wind,
rain and snow.
On Wednesday, Sept. 20 drive to the USFS Saddlebag
Lake Campground. It’s about a seven-hour drive to
Saddlebag Lake, and all the participants are requested
to arrive by 6:00 pm for the group potluck dinner, and
to ensure that they will be somewhat acclimatized
to the elevation and have their kit organized for the
next day. We will hike in on Thursday, September 21
and hike out and drive home on Sunday, September
24, for a total of three nights out.
The pre-meeting and discussion of lightweight
backpacking equipment and techniques will be 7:00
pm, Wednesday, Sept.13, at the Clubhouse. To sign up
or for more information contact Jim Garvey, 310-985-
9761, jim_gar[email protected] or Colin Kumabe,
562-221-9418, [email protected]m.
In appreciation for
the many years of
support,
B
ob Marriott’s is pleased to give 2% of all
Long Beach Casting Club member purchases
back to the Club. This store credit can be used
by the club for raffle prizes or toward other
product purchases that will help enhance and
benefit club activities. When purchasing from
Bob Marriott’s, please be sure to mention that
you are a LBCC member to help ensure that a
percentage of your sale goes back to the Club.
twenty lakes basin
12 TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023
"One Surf Fly" Re-Born!
Meet "Riptide Rendezvous 2023"
SOUTHWEST COUNCIL, FLY FISHERS
INTERNATIONAL
[Editor's Note: I've participated in the "One Surf Fly"
Tournament in the past, and I'm pleased that it's returned
with a revised, expanded format. Look at the posted
results and you'll find our own Kevin Green and Mark
Flo, who made the "Top Ten". Congratulations to both of
them.—Rob]
T
he year 2023 marked a major departure from
our previous events. In the interests of getting
more participation, we used technology to expand
the timeframe and geographical area of the contest.
"Anytime, anywhere from Santa Barbara to the
Mexican border" was our mantra. This forced us to
eliminate the "One Surf Fly" concept from prior years,
but gave contestants more freedom to choose the
best and/or most convenient times and places to fish.
It also made administration of the regular tackle side
of things much easier, since we found in 2019 that the
"One Surf Fly" style of lure exchange did not work well
for regular tackle fishermen.
In the end, we attracted 29 participants, which is 3
more than in 2019. While we were hoping for a larger
crowd this year, we're confident that 2024 will be an
even larger event. The 3-year, pandemic-induced
hiatus between 2019 and 2023 was a major disruption,
and actually having two Riptide Rendezvous' in two
consecutive years can only help!
From the fishing perspective, we could not have asked
for anything more. Surf perch fishing was spectacular
for contestants in the northern areas (Oxnard,
Ventura, northern Los Angeles), but still decent for
people all the way down to San Diego. In the end,
500 Surf Perch were logged, almost all Barred Surf
Perch. Sizes ranged upward to 14" on fly, and 15" on
regular tackle.
Riptide Rendezvous 2023 - Highest Daily
Scores - ALL Fly Tackle Contestants
P A
320 Lino Jubilado
311 John Parmenter
227 Scott Yamamoto
170 Laura Moronnolte
112 Kevin Green
107 Michael Schweit
82 Derek Smith
62 Ryan McDonald
53 Mark Flo
24 John Hansen
7 H Carl Crawford
7 Rob Talmadge
CalTrout Podcast #
"A Year of Fishing in California"
ROB PETERSON, TARGET TALK EDITOR
F
or those not familiar with it, "Fish, Water,
People" is a new podcast, hosted by CalTrout
President Curtis Knight. The latest episode
features George Revel, with whom I've fished: an
excellent angler and a strong voice for California
river conservation. Here's the description:
"In the latest episode, Curtis talks about all the
great fishing to be had every month in California
with George Revel, owner of Lost Coast Outfitters
and long-time CalTrout Board of Directors member.
George is a three-time National Fly Fishing Champion,
rod designer, FFF [sic] Master Certified Fly Casting
Instructor, and Past President of the Golden Gate
Angling and Casting Company [sic]."
Bullet-Head Yellow Sally Extended Body Dry Fly
PRESENTED BY WAYNE SAKAGUCHI, 2 AUGUST 2023
Hook: TMC 2499 size 14
Thread: Yellow 6/0
Body: Polypropylene Floating Yarn
Thorax: Yellow or brown dubbing
Hackle: Saddle Hackle Furnace/Dark Reddish
Brown
Underwing: Crystal Flash (optional)
Overwing: Natural Elk or Deer hair (folded back
to form bullet head)
Indicator: Any bright color material to see at a
distance
Optional: Hackle, rubber legs, colored egg sac
using red permanent marker
Wayne Sakaguchi starts off August with techniques for
extended-body dry flies. The Bullet Head Yellow Sally, a
large, high-floating dry, can be easily adapted to cover a
range of stoneflies, hoppers and cicadas, and really rings
the dinner bell for fall trout.
T F R:
Youtube: FlyFishFood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IAzFC7RXT8
Tenkara Flies
PRESENTED BY ART STRAUSS, 9 AUGUST 2023
Tenkara: Grey Mallard Wing and Wool
Hook: Dry fly hook size 12-14
Thread: Uni 8/0 or similar; black
Wing: Grey mallard flank (provided)
Hackle: Hungarian partridge (provided)
Thorax/Collar: Peacock herl (provided)
Vicuña Dubbing (provided)
Body: Shetland wool yarn (provided)
Art Strauss will lead a session featuring a mallard wing
Tenkara fly as a follow-up to his on-the-water Tenkara
class at Laguna Lakes Park in Fullerton.
T F R:
Youtube: Davie McPhail https://youtu.be/L-oWwsEs_0Q
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F-Fly Caddis CDC Dry Fly
PRESENTED BY HOWARD ULLER, 16 AUGUST 2023
Hook: Mustad R30 size 12-18; Tiemco Dry Fly
size 14-18
Thread: Grey, beige, or tan
Body: Thread, slightly cigar-shaped taper
Wing: CDC feather(s) to match natural, 2 on
size 16-18; 3-4 on size 14 (provided)
Forum founder Howard Uller returns to demonstrate
the F-Fly Caddis, a CDC-style dry fly. This pattern,
developed by Marjan Fratnik, is a simple but deadly
imitation of a caddis fly floating in the surface film. If
time allows, Howard will also show a version with red
thread and red CDC, which works well on aggressive
Little Kern River and California golden trout. Howard
and Art Strauss presented their journey to complete
California’s Heritage Trout Challenge at the July 2023
LBCC monthly meeting. They discussed some of the
flies they found most productive, including this pattern.
T F R:
Youtube: Barry Ord Clark https://youtu.be/zusbn891Gdk
Youtube: Fly Anorak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TyAJlEYOKs
Youtube: Tightlinevideo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DleTAdeucho
14 TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023
JOANN BOSOWSKI
Black Moodah Poodah and Moodah Hopper
PRESENTED BY JOHN VAN DERHOOF, 23 AUGUST 2023
Black Moodah Poodah
Hook: Tiemco 100 or Tiemco #2312, sizes 16 to 6
Thread: Veevus 12/0 ( or 10/0 for larger);
fluorescent orange
Tip: UV Hot Orange Ice Dubbing
Body: UV Black Ice Dubbing
Ribbing: Fluorescent orange Krystal Flash
Underwing: Fluorescent orange Krystal Flash
Overwing: 2mm black foam sheet
Thorax: UV black Ice Dubbing
Legs: Barred rubber legs; orange
Hotspot: Fluorescent orange and/or green and/or
pink Trigger Point fibers
Furled Moodah Hopper
Hook: Firehole #419 or Tiemco 2487; sizes16 to 6
Thread: Veevus 12/0 (or 10/0 for larger); golden
yellow
Body: Tan Zelon, Antron or Polypropylene yarn
Underwing: Krystal Flash; fluorescent yellow and
green mixed
Overwing: 2mm tan foam sheet (don’t use cross-
linked foam—too easily torn)
Thorax: Hare’s Ear Ice Dubbing
Legs: Barred rubber legs; orange
Hotspot: Fluorescent orange and/or green and/or
pink Trigger Point fibers
John Van Derhoof will demonstrate techniques for tying
with foam using two great flies for summer and fall
fishing: a Moodah Poodah and a Furled Moodah Hopper.
The combination of a Klinkhamer-style body, foam
and rubber legs creates an attractive (and unsinkable)
alternative to the terrestrial patterns trout usually see.
T F R:
Youtube: Fly Fish Food https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRrDzNSqGY
Youtube: Fly Fish Food https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuZJ3VQy7mE:
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16 TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023
Foam Stone Salmon Fly (a.k.a. Henry’s Fork
Foam Stone)
PRESENTED BY COLIN KUMABE, 30 AUGUST 2023
Hook: Firehole 718 or Tiemco 5212 size 6 or 8
Thread: Dark Brown 6/0
Head: 2 mm dark brown foam (or razor foam
thickness)
Body: 2 mm tan foam and rust orange foam
w/ very little sparkle (see photo for color)
Wing: EP fibers golden olive (saw some local fly
casters use pink for visibiity)
Egg Sac: Black pearl flash
Legs: Sili legs—brown or mottled brown
There are many variations of Stone fly patterns on the
Internet. This fly is the one that I used with moderate
success on the Deschutes River, in the Warm Springs
area of central Oregon. The male salmon fly is about 1 ½
inches long and female is about 1 ¼ inches long. Check
your destination for the fly length since salmon flies can
be much larger at other locations. Take several variations
of the fly to see which works best. This foam variant allows
for dropper flies to be used even in fast moving waters.
Grease this big foam fly with green label Mucilin. Fish
can see the fly’s profile from the bottom and will strike
very hard and fast, so the colors don’t seem to matter as
much as profile and where the fly is drifting. Think of this
insect as a trout’s largest gulp of food, much better than eating tiny may flies, caddis and midges. Trout will
swim from very far and deep to grab this juicy steak dinner! Presenting this fly with a hard landing is effective
as well. After seeing these poor fliers navigate around the trees and grass, you will realize that a hard-slapped
cast is actually beneficial. Most important is the location of the cast: present the fly along the banks and rocky
ledges. The aquatic stages of the salmon flies crawl or “migrate” to the banks to emerge, and trout will look
toward the banks for the adults. You will see the adults on grass at the edge of the river and trees overhanging
the river, usually not more than a few yards from the river's edge. Fish these foam flies as close as you dare,
within 12 inches from the grass. Bad casts into the grassy shoreline can be easily recovered. Fishing further
away from the banks is recommended only when under large trees with the overhanging branches. Trout have
learned that salmon flies fall off trees, in addition to being poor pilots. Watch the fishing reports for the salmon
fly and stone fly hatch. The last couple of years, the Deschutes Angler fly shop website provided a great weekly
report that gives updates on the salmon fly hatch.
T F R:
Vimeo: Henrys Fork Anglers https://vimeo.com/62230181
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 17
Long Beach Casting
Club New Members
SHAWN FIFE,
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
T
he Board of Directors approved these new
members at the last Board meeting:
v Kevin Fern of Redondo Beach
v Sami Dahdal of Reseda
v Anthony Grijalva of Orange
v George Martinez of Whittier
v John Juarez of Downey
v Jim O’Connell of Costa Mesa
v Rick Mori of Santa Monica
v Charlie Doucette of Long Beach
Please greet and welcome all our new
members at the Club’s next monthly meeting.
Here’s wishing them a lifetime of healthy
hatches and tight lines.
Members: if you see visitors at Club meetings,
let's make them feel welcome and inform
them of the activities we have to offer!
Fly Tying Tip:
Counter-Wrapping
DAVE BOYER, MEMBER
Q
uite often tiers will counter-wrap wire to help
reinforce delicate body materials on the shank of
the hook. But if you do that, trying to tie off the wire
at the eye generally is not easy, and it tends to “slip”,
causing the wire to loosen.
One of the easiest ways to counter-wrap is not the
wire but the body material. If you want to counter-
wrap, think ahead. To counter-wrap your body
material, make sure you tie it in on the near side of
the hook (Photo-1), so as you counter-wrap the first
wrap does not interfere with the tail material. Same
thought about the wire: it will be wrapped normally,
so tie it onto the far side of the hook shank (Photo-1).
Now you counter-wrap your body (it will generally be
soft material) and you will find that it is easier to tie
off and less likely to slip (Photo-2). Then wrap your
wire in the normal direction, and it will also tie off less
likely to slip (Photo-3).
So, before you ever place your thread on the hook,
think about the fly you want to tie. You can set up
a procedure that takes into account the way the
materials act.
photo-1
photo-2
photo-3
18 TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023
pmd x-emerger
pale morning
dun
Fly of the Month: PMD X-Emerger
JOHN VAN DERHOOF, PAST PREZ
I
often go through spurts of tying. Sometimes I'll go weeks without touching hook, thread or material and
then...zap! On goes the light and I tie feverishly for weeks, multiple hours each day. Lately I have been tying
like a madman—oh, that’s right, I am one… I'll confess to all of you that as a naïve and foolish youngster I tied
commercially. This has colored my tying enthusiasm ever since and my
ON/OFF tendencies are the result. An aside:
it's virtually impossible for me to tie more than three flies in a row exactly the same. After tying flies in quantities
numbering a dozen gross of
each size (let alone pattern), I know that repetitive tying sucks!
This mindset gives me ample opportunities to experiment and tie variations of everything; one of the resulting
flies is the PMD X-Emerger. This pattern is a mash-up of a few of my favorite patterns: Rene Harrop’s Hair-Winged
Dun and Blue Ribbon Flies' X-Caddis and
X2-Caddis. Using a fairly simple tie and easy to manage materials,
the PMD X-Emerger is an excellent imitation of a late stage mayfly emerger. Not right out of the shuck but not
fully formed enough to fly away. Just what a trout wants for a snack—helpless and easy.
The nice thing about this pattern is its flexibility. A simple change of the hook size and the color of the materials
will change it easily from the Pale Morning Dun (Ephemerella) that is described here into a Blue-Winged Olive
(BWO-Baetis), Mahogany Dun (Paraleptophlebia), Tiny Western Olive (Pseudocloen), Trico (Tricorythodes) or
Green Drake (more Ephemerella…). This grouping of mayflies comprises those most commonly imitated by
tiers and used by fly fishers. For larger insects like green drakes, adding a hackle would be beneficial.
One thing I think all of you should understand: the difference between a caddis pattern and an emerging mayfly
pattern is negligible. A sparsely-tied Elk Hair Caddis with hackle only at the thorax and a short wing can be a
great mayfly pattern. The colors are different and the length of the wing is shorter on an emerging mayfly, but
they are so similar you could easily use one for the other. If the PMD X-Emerger is saying to you
“I'm a caddis
fly”,
well, you’re not far off. It could be…
Materials for tying the PMD X-Emerger
Hook: Tiemco 100 or equivalent in sizes 16 to
22. For bigger fish I use the Tiemco
9300.
Thread: Veevus 12/0 Cream (Light Cahill,
Primrose, Pale Yellow—you
pick!).
Tail: Barred lemon wood duck fibers.
Body: Yellow olive dubbing. I use Stalcup’s
Micro Fine but there are many others.
Ribbing: Extra small olive Ultra Wire.
Wing: Underwing—Pale Spinner EP Triggerpoint
fibers.
Overwing— Comaparadun quality deer hair.
Hackle: Only if needed for larger sizes (#14 plus)
Head: Body dubbing over the butts of the wing.
TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023 19
bwo x-emerger
blue-winged olive
x2 caddis emerger
Instructions for tying the PMD X-Emerger
1. The materials and colors will be for a Pale Morning
Dun (PMD). Attach the thread to the hook behind
the headspace and wind it smoothly down to the
bend. Tie in three barbules of barred wood duck
flank feathers. The length should be about the
length of the body or a bit shorter.
2 Tie in a length of olive wire ribbing. Apply dubbing
to your thread and wind forward, making a
smoothly tapered body. The body length should
be
2
⁄
33 to
33
⁄4 of the shank and no more! Wind the
ribbing with evenly-spaced wraps and tie off.
3 Tie in the underwing. The length should be to the
end of the body or a bit shorter. Err to the side of
shorter… Now apply a very thin and small amount
of dubbing over the butts of the underwing. If
you're tying a larger pattern and need a hackle,
tie it in now and wind away.
4 Select a clump of Comparadun-quality deer hair.
Stack the wing, measure its length, which should
be the same as the underwing, and cut off all of
the excess butts. There should only be about one
millimeter of butts left to tie down.
5 Apply dubbing to your thread of the same color as
the body, and wind it over the wing butts, up to
the eye of the hook. Now wind a very small head,
whip finish, apply a coat of head cement and you
have yourself one quickly-tied great fly to test on
your next trip!
Tying and Material Notes:
This winging technique (cutting off all but one
millimeter of material) can be daunting and takes
a borderline leap of faith but results in solidly-
anchored wings and minimal bulk at the tie-
down point. Tying in the wing in the conventional
fashion means you have to lift the butts to get
your scissors underneath to cut them away. This
loosens the wing! Make sure your thread is flat
and without twists before your attempt. Our
Wednesday night Fly Tying Forum just spent
about four consecutive weeks learning and using
this technique for tying in deer hair for a Western
Coachman, and denser, less compressible hair like
bear, squirrel and calftail for steelhead flies.
Comparadun hair, which is early winter whitetail
deer, is noted for its short yet relatively “thickish”
truncated tips. This allows the hair to flare easily
when tied in for short wings or on small flies like
this pattern, Sparkle Duns and Comparaduns
(obviously!). Another option is elk hair. Getting
a patch of elk hair that is just right can be a
challenge but it flares as well as deer hair and is
a bit more durable. The colors are similar.
Your best bet in finding good quality Comparadun
deer hair is to check out those packaged by Nature
Spirit or buy it from Blue Ribbon Flies. Both are
excellent, though Blue Ribbon will run out of stock
quickly once you've read in their newsletter that
they have it. For Comparadun-style elk hair, the
only place I am aware of is Blue Ribbon Flies.
20 TARGET TALK AUGUST 2023
quill bodied split-back pmd
Calendar of Events
August
1 Tuesday 9:00 am Boy Scouts
7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
2 Wednesday 9:00 am Boy Scouts
Local Tenkara Event w/ Art Strauss
7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
Pre-Trip: BIg McGee Lake w/Jim Garvey—Cancelled
3 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
5 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
6 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
10:00 am Women's Casting
7 Monday 6:30 pm Board of Directors Meeting
8 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
9 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
10 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
12 Saturday 8:00 am Girl Scouts Beginning Fly Fishing Class
13 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
15 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
16 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
17 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
17-21 Week Big McGee Lake with Jim Garvey —Cancelled
19 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
11:00 am Special Guest Tier Cheryl Moore: Game Changer
20 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
22 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
23 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
"Teach the Teacher" Session
24 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
25-28 Weekend Women's Program Summer Outing with Kathy Kim
26 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
9:00 am Pre-Trip: Yards & Inches/Pozole Bowl with Mick Woodbury
27 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
29 Tuesday 7:00 pm Beginning Fly Casting II
Tuesday Night Club Cast
30 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
"Teach the Teacher" Session
31 Thursday 7:00 pm Monthly Meeting: Jim Litchfield "Trout, Bonefish and Trevally"
September
2 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
Yards & Inches (Pozole Bowl) w/ Mick Woodbury
3 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
10:00 am Women's Casting
4 Monday 6:30 pm Board of Directors Meeting
5 Tuesday 7:00 pm Beginning Casting Class II
Tuesday Night Club Cast
6 Wednesday 7:00 pm "Teach-the-Teacher" Session
7 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
9 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
10 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
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Calendar of Events Continued…
12 Tuesday 7:00 pm Beginning Casting Class II
Tuesday Night Club Cast
13 Wednesday 7:00 pm "Teach-the-Teacher" Session
Pre-Trip: Twenty Lakes Basin w/ Jim Garvey
14 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
16 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
17 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
19 Tuesday 7:00 pm Beginning Casting Class II
Tuesday Night Club Cast
21 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
21-24 Weekend Twenty Lakes Basin w/ Jim Garvey
23 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
24 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
26 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
28 Thursday 7:00 pm Monthly Meeting: Conway Bowman, Fishing for Mako Sharks
30 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
9:00 am Pre-Trip: Crowley Lake w/ Steve Timm
October
1 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
10:00 am Women's Casting
2 Monday 6:30 pm Board of Directors Meeting
3 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
4-8 Week Crowley Lake w/ Steve Timm
4 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
5 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
7 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
8 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
10 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
11 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
12 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
14 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
15 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
17 Tuesday 8:00 am Tuesday Night Club Cast
18 Wednesday 12:00 pm Nooner Lunch
7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
19 Thursday 7:00 pm Project Healing Waters Evening Meeting
21 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
22 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
24 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
Beginning Fly Tying
25 Wednesday 7:00 pm Fly Tying Forum
26 Thursday 7:00 pm Monthly Meeting: Tom Jenni, Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Clark's Fork
28 Saturday 8:00 am Club Spey Cast
9:00 am Special Guest Tier: John Van Derhoof: Classic Steelhead Flies
Pre-Trip: Northern California Steelhead w/ Marc Bonvouloir
29 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Club Cast
31 Tuesday 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Club Cast
Beginning Fly Tying
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