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(1 SLFF NEWSLETTER March 2012 President’s Letter John Gierach: It’s a little known fact that the barometer was actually invented by a fisherman. Its original purpose was not to measure atmospheric pressure, but to provide scientific sounding excuses for not catching fish. NEW MEMBERS: Let’s welcome our newest member Walt Lewis. Walt brought his Hardy bamboo rod to the February meeting asking all us experts whether he should fish with it or not and got as many different opinions as there were members in attendance. We look forward to getting to know you and spending some time on the water with you in the near future. Speaking of new members: If you know of someone interested in the club or fly fishing this is a great time to join with our casting clinics, the banquet and some cool winter outings coming up. NO MARCH MEETING: With the banquet this month there will not be a general meeting. AS OF TODAY 22 OF YOU HAVE NOT SENT IN YOUR $35 DUES RENEWAL CHECK. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON OR YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL BE SUSPENDED. ANNUAL BANQUET FUND RAISER AND LIST OF MEMBER DONATIONS: Looks like we will have a great turn out for the banquet. We need to give Madonna Inn a final head count for meals on March 5 th ; if you are undecided take a look at the list below of the wonderful member contributions we have received to date and I know there are more on the way. If you have not signed up yet you will need to contact Sheri immediately. We will be unable to feed you if you just show up. Our guest speaker will be Ken Hanley. It’s always good to have Ken back and his programs are informative as well as entertaining (see below for more info on Ken & his program). SILENT AUCTION ITEMS: See below for a list of the Guide Trips, Gift Certificate Items & Gear. This should give you time to plan what items you want to bid on and rob however many banks you need to make sure you are the winning bidder. CLUB SHIRTS: We are taking orders again for our club shirts. We are only able to place one order which we will do after the banquet. The shirt is a Redington Gasparilla and can be viewed on the Redington website. Colors are Rock, Bone, Sage, Horizon, Blue & Rust. The shirt retails for $45 and we will sell them for $45 including embroidering the club logo and your name on the shirt. Get your orders including color and size and money to Sheri and Ron Bryant. SLFF BUSINESS CARDS: We have ordered cards that you can add your personal contact info to. We March, 2012 Club Newsletter Andy Harrison, Editor ([email protected]) by Lew Leichter http://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/

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Page 1: Korkers 150 105 10 OS4200 HyJack Water Shoe w/Kling-On & Studded Soles Sage 730 540 25 Your Choice of any 4 Piece "One" Fly Rod Sage 625 450 25 Your Choice of any 4 Piece TXL-F Fly

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President’s Letter

John Gierach: It’s a little known fact that the barometer was actually invented by a fisherman.

Its original purpose was not to measure atmospheric pressure, but to provide scientific sounding excuses for not catching fish.

NEW MEMBERS: Let’s welcome our newest member Walt Lewis. Walt brought his Hardy bamboo rod to the February meeting asking all us experts whether he should fish with it or not and got as many different opinions as there were members in attendance. We look forward to getting to know you and spending some time on the water with you in the near future. Speaking of new members: If you know of someone interested in the club or fly fishing this is a great time to join with our casting clinics, the banquet and some cool winter outings coming up. NO MARCH MEETING: With the banquet this month there will not be a general meeting. AS OF TODAY 22 OF YOU HAVE NOT SENT IN YOUR $35 DUES RENEWAL CHECK. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON OR YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL BE SUSPENDED. ANNUAL BANQUET FUND RAISER AND LIST OF MEMBER DONATIONS: Looks like we will have a great turn out for the banquet. We need to give Madonna Inn a final head count for meals on March 5th; if you are undecided take a look at the list below of the wonderful member contributions we have received to date and I know there are more on the way. If you have not signed up yet you will need to contact Sheri immediately. We will be unable to feed you if you just show up. Our guest speaker will be Ken Hanley. It’s always good to have Ken back and his programs are informative as well as entertaining (see below for more info on Ken & his program). SILENT AUCTION ITEMS: See below for a list of the Guide Trips, Gift Certificate Items & Gear. This should give you time to plan what items you want to bid on and rob however many banks you need to make sure you are the winning bidder. CLUB SHIRTS: We are taking orders again for our club shirts. We are only able to place one order which we will do after the banquet. The shirt is a Redington Gasparilla and can be viewed on the Redington website. Colors are Rock, Bone, Sage, Horizon, Blue & Rust. The shirt retails for $45 and we will sell them for $45 including embroidering the club logo and your name on the shirt. Get your orders including color and size and money to Sheri and Ron Bryant. SLFF BUSINESS CARDS: We have ordered cards that you can add your personal contact info to. We

March, 2012 Club Newsletter Andy Harrison, Editor ([email protected])

by Lew

Leichter

http://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com/

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hope you will carry a few in your wallet and hand them out to potential new club members that you encounter. We’ll have them at the banquet. Thanks to Jim Crescenzi for his efforts. SIERRA FISHERMAN MAGAZINE: This is a really neat magazine focused just on the Sierras. At the Pleasanton show they were offering a special club subscription. Each quarter we will receive 25 issues, normally $5 per issue they will be available for only $2 at our meetings on a “first come first served” basis.

SAVE THE DATES: Mar 1st: Fly tying 6:30PM SLO Odd Fellows Hall Rich Chubon tying the Pyramid Beetle. Mar 3rd, 17th, 31st Casting clinics 9AM Laguna Lake led by Bernard Pieters & Eric Sherar and with our other certified casting instructors Bob Hurd, Todd Tose & Chad McPartland adding their expertise. Mar 10th: Annual fund raising banquet Noon Madonna Inn.. Mar 24th: Knot tying class 9:30 AM 63 Benton Way SLO Dave Holmes will lead this popular class. Apr 5th: Fly tying 6:30PM SLO Odd Fellows Hall Ray Belknap tying the Callibaetis nymph. Apr 6th-8th: Pyramid Lake Outing. Contact Rich Chubon or Art Chapman for details. Date TBD: We’ll try to schedule another surf perch outing in March and will advise.

Reminder: check the website calendar for all scheduled upcoming events for 2012.

Guest Speaker: Ken Hanley If you live in California – and I

know you do – there’s no reason to put your gear away for the off season. The Great Golden State doesn’t have an off season! Freshwater, warmwater, saltwater, coldwater, all combine to give a great opportunity to explore year-round with a fly rod. Ken will present his ideas on staying in the game all year long and tipping the scales in your favor.

Ken Hanley has been conducting fishing and adventure specialty programs since 1970. His award-winning instructional programs are well respected throughout the adventure industry. Ken’s instructional DVD’s cover a variety of gamefish; from saltwater salmon to largemouth bass. He’s the author of seven books. His latest book, Tying Furled Flies, was awarded the 2008 “Book of the

Year Award” for the Outdoor Writer’s Association of California. Ken also writes and photographs for national and regional publications in the outdoor industry. Ken was chosen as the 2005 inductee into the NCC/FFF Fly Fishing Hall of Fame. For more than thirty years The Hall of Fame award has been presented to the individual who has made outstanding contributions to the sport of fly fishing. The criteria for this distinction include the improvement of the art, science, literature, techniques, enjoyment and conservation of fly fishing and the resource. He holds numerous Pro Staff positions, and is sponsored by the following companies: SAGE, SIMMS, Patagonia, Daiichi, Renzetti, and Umpqua.

Saturday, March 10th

, Noon, Madonna Inn SLO

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2012 Silent Auction

MEMBER DONATED ITEMS…Check These Out!

Donated by Retail Min Inc Description Madeline & George Protsman 800 400 25 Four day stay at their home on Lake Almanor

Jim Crescenzi 55 5 Handcrafted Hardwood Cutting Board

Jim Crescenzi 55 5 Handcrafted Hardwood Cutting Board

Jim Crescenzi 55 5 Handcrafted Hardwood Cutting Board

Lew Leichter 125 15 Full day for 2 on a local lake. Lunch included.

Sylvia Leichter 150 75 5 Handmade quilt

Judy & Rich Chubon 80 40 5 “Trout” fabric art work

Jim Snodgrass 75 15 5 Loon vest, fly boxes, and water bag

Mark Shelton 40 20 5 Two bottles of Cal Poly wine

Sheri & Ron Bryant 50 25 5 $50 gift certificate at Brad’s Restaurant

Eric Sherar 100 50 5 Two hour private casting instruction

Bob Hurd 100 50 5 Two hour private casting instruction

Tom Nickelson 250 150 15 Brown Trout wood carving

Bernard Pieters 100 50 5 Two hour private casting instruction

Bernard Pieters 150 75 15 Half day for one of halibut fishing

Madonna Inn 75 50 5 $75 gift certificate Alex Madonna Gold Rush Steak House

Larry Sederberg 100 50 5 Handmade wooden fly box with 48 midge flies size 20

Ron Bryant Cert Hypnotherapist 80 40 4 One to two hour hypnotherapy session

Sheri & Ron Bryant 60 30 3 Wine basket

Sheri & Ron Bryant 65 30 3 Gift bucket full of Cattaneo Bros products

Judy & Rich Chubon 75 40 4 Fly fisher’s delight gift basket

Gaye Holman 80 25 5 French oak wine barrel candle holder

Gaye Holman 200 50 10 ½ case of assorted wines from Vino Robles Winery

Mark Pinto (additional trip) 300 225 20 Half day for 2 striper fishing in the Delta

Mark Pinto (additional trip) 375 300 25 Full day float for 2 on the Mokelumne

Mark Pinto (additional trip) 325 275 20 Full day for 2 walk and wade on Putah Creek

Ann Waskey 30 10 2 Hand dyed silk scarf

Karen & Tim Marshall 45 20 5 2008 AuBonClimate “Isabelle” Pinot Noir

Karen & Tim Marshall 45 20 5 2006 Qupe Syrah Bien Nacido Hillside Estate

Karen & Tim Marshall 40 15 3 2005 Qupe Syrah Edna Valley Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard

Karen & Tim Marshall 15 5 2 2009 Makor Grenache SLO County Alamo Creek Vineyard

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2012 Silent Auction Items

GUIDE TRIPS RETAIL MINIMUM INCREMENT DESCRIPTION

Guy Jeans 300 200 20 Half day for 1 on the Kern (Full Day + $100 to Guy)

Beryl Rea 375 275 25 Full day for 2 in the Bishop area

Beryl Rea 275 200 20 Half day for 2 in the Bishop area

George Durand 425 325 25 Full day for on Trinity, Fall, Lower Sac etc.

Tom Maumoynier 275 200 20 Half day for 2 on lakes or steams in Almanor basin

Mark Pinto 425 350 25 Full day for 2 striper fishing in the Delta

Mark Pinto 425 350 25 Full day for 2 striper fishing in the Delta

Mark Pinto 375 300 25 Full day for 2 on one of his favorite rivers

Andrew Harris 600 450 25 Full day for 3 at Eagle Canyon Trophy Lakes

Craig Nielsen 395 275 25 Full day for 2 with Craig or his guides on any water they fish

David Lass 400 275 25 Full day for 2 on the Little Truckee

GIFT CERTS Simms 580 435 25 G4 Pro Stocking Foot Waders

Korkers 220 160 15 FB3120 Chrome Wading Boot w/Kling-On & Studded Soles

Korkers 220 160 15 FB3120 Chrome Wading Boot w/Kling-On & Studded Soles

Korkers 150 105 10 OS4200 HyJack Water Shoe w/Kling-On & Studded Soles

Korkers 150 105 10 OS4200 HyJack Water Shoe w/Kling-On & Studded Soles

Sage 730 540 25 Your Choice of any 4 Piece "One" Fly Rod

Sage 625 450 25 Your Choice of any 4 Piece TXL-F Fly Rod

Redington 380 300 20 Men’s or Women’s Sonic Pro Zip Front Wader

Redington 380 300 20 Men’s or Women’s Sonic Pro Zip Front Wader

Redington 150 120 15 Women’s Willow River Wader

Redington 150 120 15 Women’s Willow River Wader

GEAR Tenkara 148 100 10 Tenkara Iwana 12' Rod

Rajeff 330 230 20 Echo Switch Rod 6Wt 10'10"

Rajeff 330 230 20 Echo Shadow Rod 4Wt 10'

Rajeff 190 145 15 Echo Ion Rod 8Wt 9'

Rajeff 80 60 5 5 each Airflo Fly Lines Waterworks Lamson 349 230 20 Guru 3.5 Reel & Spare Spool for 8 wt rod

Doctor Slick 30 23 2 Lanyards

William Joseph 200 130 10 Exodus Back Pack/Vest

William Joseph 130 90 10 Surge Fanny Pack

Sage 100 65 5 DXL Back Pack

Sage 84 65 5 Double Rod Case will hold 4 piece rods to 10'

Sage 80 60 5 DXL Back Pack Reel Brief

Redington 250 150 10 CT596-6 5Wt 6Pc 9' w/Surge 5/6 Reel

Redington 90 65 5 Kit Bag

Rio 75 60 5 2 each Outbound Short Fly Line 8 & 10 wt

Rio 40 30 2 2 each Mainstream Bass/Panfish Fly Line 6 Wt

Rio 55 45 2 2 each Avid Intermediate Fly Lines 5 & 6 Wt

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"The goal is to make you a more complete fly caster. ''

Eric Sherar & Bernard Pieters

First session: "CASTING SPRING TUNE UP"

When: Saturday March 3, 9AM to 11AM (Please be on time!)

Where: Laguna Lake Park, SLO (For road directions call Bernard 489-3085)

What to bring: 5-7 wt rod, 7-9 ft leader, protective eyewear. This class will give the tune-up you need to bring your casting performance back (or better) to the level it was prior to the inactive winter months. At the same time we focus on how to rid yourself of "bad casting habits". Bad casting habits prevent us from casting to our full potential. The facts are, they are prevalent in the majority of casters at all levels, starting from the beginner to the long-time self-taught fly fisher. The good thing is "it can be cured" and this class will help you!

Second session: "IMPROVE YOUR DISTANCE CASTING'' When: Saturday March 17, 9AM to 11AM. Would you like to learn to cast farther than 40’ into a gale force wind? This session will cover the single and double haul, and help you with different techniques on how to improve your casting distance. We also work (with some of you) to create a smoother transition from trout casting style to the (different) ocean environment casting style and techniques. This session is also designed to help prevent common shoulder injuries that come from improper distance casting techniques.

Third session: “PRECISION & ACCURACY CASTS'' When: Saturday March 31, 9AM to 11AM. Rather than work on perfecting our own abilities, we tend

to look for the magic fly pattern, invisible tippet material, or perfect fly rod design to catch fish. Unfortunately, that approach doesn't work! The best fly pattern in the world won't catch a fish if the fish doesn't see it! Casting accuracy is one of the most important basic components of all

presentations and casts! This casting session will help you with the different techniques to improve your success rate to land the fly where you want it (and where the fish are). This is the ultimate goal of every fly caster!

Fourth session: ''THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PRESENTATION CASTS'' When: Saturday April 14, 9AM to 11AM. More info upcoming in the April Newsletter.

The casting classes are held at Laguna Lake Park, SLO

All casting sessions are supervised and given by our Certified Casting Instructors. The classes are for club members only, at no charge!

Note: You don’t need to sign up for the class, but it would be helpful if you can give me a call or e-mail if you are interested in attending. 805-489-3085 or [email protected]

I hope to see you in the class!

This

Saturday!

Don’t miss

it!

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On March 24 (a Saturday), at 9:30 AM at his home (63

Benton Way, SLO), David Holmes will be leading a class where we’ll discuss and demonstrate a few of the old and new knots which are most practical and useful for fly fishing. In addition, we’ll talk about line, leader and tippet selections. As a part of the class, we’ll think about knot choices, the factors that go into knot selection and proper tying techniques, along with choices of fluorocarbon v. mono. Perhaps most importantly, we’ll give you the techniques for you to select and test the knots you use, including a discussion of why the number of knots actually needed is surprisingly small. Our goal is to put you in a position where you can, on your own, evaluate and decide on proper knots (and related gear) to use in the future. We’ll also discuss internet and other resources re knot tying and related topics, and will have some handouts. Class size is limited to 10 students, so you should contact David ([email protected] - 805.550.9323) to reserve a place and for further information. Please bring a spool of 2x (or 4x, if you have good eyes!), and a pair of nippers or small scissors.

Pleasanton fly fishing Show by Alex Beattie About 10 SLFF members attended the Fly Fishing show in Pleasanton on Feb 24-26. It was the largest group of members to ever have attended the show and I think that everyone had a good time, learned some things and found several good buys. Unfortunately, several of us suffered from cranial overload and may not remember all we have learned. There were not as many vendors present this year as was in past years. Let’s hope that they can continue offering the show in future years. One piece of information that I would like to pass along that may be of interest to some of you is about the “SPEY-O-RAMA” sponsored by the Golden Gate Casting Club. This event will occur at the casting ponds in Golden Gate Park on April 20-22 and there will be clinics, exhibits, equipment auctions and spey casting competitions and it is all free. One of our members, Ed Filice, is participating in the casting contest so let’s some of us come out and cheer him on!

NEW OUTING! DRIFT THE LOWER SAC! by Alex Beattie

This trip will be a two day guided trip starting in at Redding during the first part of June. 20” trout are common. Stay in a cabin with a fishable pond. Cheap for what you get! About $500/person includes guide, food, travel and lodging. Limited to first three applicants. Contact Alex at 772-5694 or [email protected].

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SLFF Fly Tying gets downright tiny with midges by Jim Crescenzi Paul Crafts demonstrated how to tie tiny midges at our February fly tying session, held at the San Luis Obispo Odd Fellows Hall. Midges are one of the most common food items for trout, and for many of us (particularly the novice tyers), this was a very helpful introduction. Paul chose the “WD40” and the Black Beauty/Zebra Midge as patterns for the session.

According to David Hughes in Handbook of Hatches (Stackpoole Books, 2005): “Because of their usual small size, the importance of midges is easy to overlook. But they should never be ignored; midges live in virtually every aquatic habitat, from sewage lagoons to the purest chalk stream currents. Where trout swim, midges are always around.” The imitations we tied are of the larvae, which are wormlike tubes. They can be fished as an individual fly (often under an indicator), or as a trailer (“dropper”) to a larger fly. These patterns (the WD40 or the Zebra Midge) can be tied on hooks from size 16 (small) through 24 (extremely tiny). We started out with relatively large sizes of 16 and 18. Although it took some us a little while to become comfortable with the small hooks, Paul had the group successfully tying midges is less than an hour. We ended up with over two dozen fine specimens to be sold at the March Santa Lucia Fly Fisherman meeting. We use the proceeds from these sales to fund purchase of additional material for use at future sessions.

Also present at the session were Steve Soenke, Art Chapman, Larry Sederburg, Terry Croxton, Pat Hogan, David Holmes, and Jim Crescenzi. This group is composed of approximately 1/3 expert, 1/3 experienced, and 1/3 new fly tyers. The sessions are organized in such a way that a total newcomer to fly tying can participate and learn with mentoring from more experienced members. All Santa Lucia Fly Fisher club members are welcome to participate in (or observe) these fly tying sessions. They are held on the first Thursday of the month at the San Luis Obispo Odd Fellows Hall, starting at 6:30 PM. The relatively informal (some might call it “laid back”!) structure of the sessions has proven to be very popular. A more structured introductory fly tying class would be possible given sufficient interest by our members. Let us know if you would be interested.

Paul Crafts demonstrating midge tying to Peter Van Hest. Perhaps Paul should teach some of us how he

keeps things so neatly organized!

Jim Snodgrass, Bernard Pieters, and Ray Belknap – obviously taking their work seriously!

Fly Tying

WD-40 Zebra Midge

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The Elusive Perch by Andy Malavos

On the evening of Friday February 24 Jim Crescenzi, Norm Mayer, and myself arrived at the Slough area near the end of

Ash St. in Carpinteria. The ocean was calm and we cast our red/orange flies in anticipation of the reported good bite in progress. We were fishing the 4:43 PM low tide. I caught 3

small 6-8 inch fish and we all caught lots of small pieces of kelp. The fish were few and scattered. After about an hour of

fishing we decided to adjourn to a nice Italian restaurant in the 700 block of Linden St. Jim had brought his wife Elaine, and

Norm brought his wife Arlene. We had a great dinner. On Saturday morning we changed our fishing location to the

beach just South of Linden St. This location is inside the Carpinteria State Beach Park, and was where we had very

good luck in January. We were joined by Bernard Pieters. The ocean weather had changed. Instead of nice 2-3 foot waves,

we now had 4-6 footers that came from the west and north west making choppy water conditions. The low tide had started in the dark at 5:45AM. We were fishing by about 6:30 AM. We cast straight out but had only occasional hits. There was a strong north

to south current flowing in a trough directly in front of us. Bernard was off to a good start--a nasty breaker knocked his hat off! He was working the trough successfully and had hooked 7 fish--mostly

in the 1/2 pound range. Norm hooked and fought a nice perch that put up a good fight, and after a fiesty battle Jim landed his first ever Barred Surf Perch. Because of the rough conditions, Jim and Norm decided to call it a day at mid-morning.

Bernard had worked his way several hundred yards South. I caught 2 fish and stopped to change

flies. All of a sudden my first ever back muscle spasm arrived and I had to stop fishing. I drove home and called Bernard about his luck Saturday evening.. He had worked the trough very well

catching about 30 fish before the 11:15 AM high tide. His technique was an important one. He cast down current over the trough in a quarterly direction and mended his line in an up-current northerly direction. Halfway into the drift he would hook a fish. In the Santa Barbara/ Carpinteria beach area, a

successful perch fisher finds fish schooled in holes directly offshore or learns to fish the troughs to pick up fish. Perch schools are constantly changing location--that is the fun part. Where did they go?

A good time was had by all! My back is OK.

One change at the park of importance: The two restrooms that were directly behind our fishing location have been torn down. The new ones are under construction. The closest park restroom is 100 yards east of the old ones.

Past Outing Reports

Jim Crescenzi’s first Barred Surf Perch

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Pyramid Lake Outing - April 6-9

Outing Leader--Rich Chubon Our travel plans for the annual Pyramid Lake trip is to leave SLO early AM on Friday, April 6th. We will fish the lake that evening as well as on Saturday and Sunday, then return to SLO on Monday, April 9th. We plan on staying in the trailers at Crosby’s Lodge at the lake. We still have room for one or two more persons interested in those accommodations, or you can also stay in Reno and drive to the Lake each day (about a 45 minute drive). The following information comes from our Trip Book and should be helpful if you are planning on participating in this outing. This is a great opportunity to catch some good sized Lahontan Cutthroat trout. Go to the website pyramidlakeflyfishing.com for the latest on fishing conditions. Contact me for more information on this outing at 805/782-9193 or at [email protected].

Fish Species - Lahontan Cutthroat trout. Trophy size fish in the 10 to 15 pound range can be taken on a fly. When - October through June. Prime time for big fish, late February to early March ( fishing the nets/pen area). Best time for large numbers of fish April through May when water temperatures reach 60 degrees. Where – Paiute Reservation, 35 miles Northeast of Reno, NV. Gear – 6 to 9 wt. rods, floating and sinking tip lines, sinking shooting heads and 9 ft leaders tapered to 1X or 2X. Useful fly patterns – Copper Johns, Chironomid patterns, Wholly Buggers, Pyramid Beetles Necessary Accessories – Waders/boots, warm clothes, polarized sunglasses, 6-8 foot ladder, net. Fishing technique(s) – Using ladder as platform - #1 Early morning, cast intermediate sink running line with sinking shooting head and 2 flies ( Beetle on top Bugger on bottom ) strip retrieve flies to you. Lift rod and pause before beginning another cast. Fish follow and often take fly at your feet. #2 Mid-day or when wind kicks up, cast floating line with indicator, fishing Chironimids and Copper Johns just off the bottom. Fish net/pen area (when open see regs), Pelican Point, Separator, Windless Bay, Wino (good indicator area). License – Daily and annual tribal permits available on line at https:// pipt.nagfa.net/online or at Crosby Lodge in Sutcliffe. Local Information – Orvis of Reno (775/850-2272), Crosby Lodge (775/476-0400) http://crosbylodgepyramidlake.com/ (they also offer lodging)

UPCOMING OUTINGS: Fresh Water

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Fly tying demo at the February meeting

If you are in Redding… (from Alex Beattie)

Turtle Bay Museum Exhibition, Redding, CA. Jan 28 to Apr 15 Turtle Bay Museum and The Fly Shop are hosting an exhibition with the help of the Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers. The exhibition will run from January 28 to April 15, 2012. It will feature fly fishing and tying equipment as far back as the 1800s. There will be early models of float tubes, fly rods, fly reels, fly lines, waders and tying vises, along with plenty of pictures in addition to the latest equipment available. Some of the items will be coming from the Federation of Fly Fishers national museum in Livingston, Montana. For more details and pictures see www.turtlebay.org. The three month-long Turtle Bay Museum fly-fishing exhibition is called “Fly Fishing, The Art of Deception.” In addition, every Saturday and Sunday from January 28 to April 15, tyers from STFF will be doing fly-tying demonstrations from noon to 3 P.m

SLFF MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

An individual regular membership is $35.00 per year for 12 months (January through December).

Enrollment after 1 July is $20.00 for the remainder of the year. To join, please download the Membership Form from our Website:

http://santaluciaflyfishers.com/PDF/SLFF/App.pdf Send completed form with a check for dues to:

Santa Lucia Fly Fishers c/o Secretary P.O. Box 166

San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Mark McKenzie from Bishop demonstrated tying techniques to members at our February Meeting. You learn a lot when you watch a pro! Thank you Mark! (photos courtesy of David Holmes)

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2012 Officers, Directors, & Committees Officers Directors President Lew Leichter Bernard Pieters, Craig Kincaid, Vice President Art Chapman Jim Creszenzi, Ted Pope, Secretary Sheri Bryant Ron Bryant, Mark Shelton, Treasurer Nick Boche Andy Harrison

Committees Conservation Ron Bryant, Doug Daniels Education David Holmes

Membership Mark Shelton Rod Building Mike Powers, Rich Chubon Newsletter Andy Harrison, Ted Pope Casting Bernard Pieters, Eric Sherar Website Craig Kincaid Fly Tying Jim Crescenzi, Rich Chubon Programs Rich Chubon, Mark Shelton Banquet & BBQ Sheri & Ron Bryant Outings, Salt Water Andy Malavos, Mike Hildenbrand Raffle David Holmes, Lew Leichter Outings, Fresh Water Alex Beattie, Rich Chubon Library Rich Pavlich SWCFFF Coordinator Lew Leichter

P.O. Box 166 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406.