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PRESIDENT’S LETTER – May 2015 Lew Leichter

John Gierach: “I thought about keeping a journal, but when it came right down to it I didn't. For one thing I don't want to be bothered scribbling when I could be fishing. For another I knew I'd be happier relying on my recollections because the memory of a fisherman is more like fiction than journalism, that is, it doesn't ignore the facts but it's not entirely bound by them either.” This will be a short one as we're off to the Juan and the Lugo's are going on vacation. BANQUET FEEDBACK: Our annual fundraiser was a big success. Things we learned included having lunch served with menu choices, instead of the buffet, and having a great speaker really helped attendance. Having said that it's not too early to start lining up a speaker for 2016. If you have a recommendation please let us know. APRIL MEETING: Chris Lim, the new Executive Director, and some of the staff from Central Coast Salmon Enhancement will visit and share with us what's happening with them. For those of us that remember them from the salmon pen rearing days in Avila you won't recognize the new CCSE. Their Mission Statement "Through education & engagement we insure that our natural resources continue to support the ecological, recreational, and economic needs of our community." says it all. Take a moment and visit their website at www.centralcoastsalmon.com. Doug Daniels and I are proud to serve on the CCSE Board of Directors. My name is Harmon Rider and I would like to thank all of the guys who set up and conducted the annual fly casting clinics. I would especially like to thank Eric Sherar and Bernard Pieters for taking the time and having the patience to instruct someone has who has never had a lesson and has developed bad habits over the years. By taking the lessons, (I went to all three classes) I realized if I continue to cast as instructed I will be able to fly fish without injuring my shoulder. With practice I will be able to enjoy and cast where I want the fly to go. Thanks again to the Santa Lucia Fly Fishers. I look forward to the clinics next year. Fresh One Harmon

http://www.santaluciaflyfishers.com San Luis Obispo, CA Greg & Mary Lugo, Editors

Tight Lines May - 2015

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SAVE THE DATES May 7th: Fly tying 6:30 at Odd Fellows Hall (see below) May 14th: Board meeting 5 to 6. General meeting 6:30 to 8:30 featuring Central Coast Salmon Enhancement. May 15th & 16th: Club outing to Democrat Flats on the Kern (see below). May 23rd & 24th: Join our friends from the Kaweah club at their annual weekend at Kelsey Bass ranch (see below). JUNE 16TH-JUNE21ST: ANNUAL MANZANITA LAKE OUTING (CONTACT BERNARD PIETERS). IF PLANNING TO CAMP MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY. JUNE 21ST- JUNE 27TH ANNUAL ALAMANOR LAKE OUTING. NOTE THESE DATES ARE A RANGE AND NOT ALL OF US WILL BE THERE THE FULL TIME. May 2nd – One Surf Fly Beach Classic – Rich Chubon. The annual One Surf Fly event will be held at Mission Beach in Mission Bay, San Diego. This is a fun event in which participants are allowed just one fly to fish the surf from the beach. Last year more than 70 fly fishers participated in the event. Prizes are given to the fly fishers and fly tiers whose flies catch the first fish, largest fish and most fish. The event is followed by lunch and a fantastic raffle with lots a great gear given away.

Please use the following link for more information and directions http://onesurffly.com/2014/12/08/please-note-2015-one-surf-fly-beach-location-has-changed/.

Registration and entry for the event is free. Let me know if you plan on going and we will see if we can put together a car pool to get down to San Diego.

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Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:30pm Margie’s Diner, 1575 Calle Joaquin, SLO

Christopher Lim and Stephnie Wald

Central Coast Salmon Enhancement “Individually, we are one drop.

Together, we are an ocean.” Ryunosuke Satoro With over 15 years of experience in the environmental field, Chris incorporates his experiences in the nonprofit, private, and public sectors to spark positive environmental change in his community. His most recent program built San Francisco Bay's first community-based native Olympia oyster reef while educating underserved high school students about the wonders of oysters and the Bay. His degree in marine biology and oceanography from UC Berkeley combined with his Masters of Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco has led him to an exciting moment: the opportunity to lead Central Coast Salmon Enhancement into its new future.

Steph has been Central Coast Salmon Enhancement's Watershed Projects Manager since 2003. Her passion is helping CCSE think like a watershed by accomplishing the completion of watershed management plans for Nipomo Creek, Arroyo Grande Creek, Pismo Creek, Santa Rosa Creek, Big Sur River and the San Antonio and Naciemento Rivers with partner agencies on the Central Coast. When not working at CCSE, Steph is busy with the Carrizo Plain Conservancy and living at Tierra Nueva Cohousing in Oceano. She enjoys hiking, reading, and eating at her favorite restaurant, the Common House at Tierra Nueva.

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Club Outing to Kern River Outing to the Democrat Day Use area on the lower Kern River

May 15th & 16th

Join us for some great bass and other still water fishing (trout have been caught in here also). Directions: 12 miles from the entrance to the canyon turn left at the Democrat sign and drive down the hill; there is parking and a launch ramp. Plans are to fish Friday PM - overnight in Bakersfield and then fish Saturday AM and head home Saturday PM. I like to stay in the LaQuinta North in Bakersfield. http://www.laquintabakersfieldnorth.com/ You can also find camping and other motels around Lake Isabella. You can also stay up there and fish the Kern on Sunday. This is a fairly large impoundment. As there is not much bank access it is best fished from a pontoon or kick boat. Conventional bass gear & flies will work well. (Guy Jeans uses a Ziwi here, which is his go to fly.) Questions or if you're going and want to car pool contact me and I'll coordinate. Lew

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Club Outing to Kelsey Lake May 22nd and 23rd - Kaweah Flyfishers Memorial Weekend

We're invited. Several of us have gone here with the Kaweah club in previous years. This is a great bass fishery and a nice way to get away from the Memorial Day weekend crowds. See details below. If you're interested I need your check made out to Kaweah Fly Fishers ($100/day includes fishing, camping & they feed us). They need money and a headcount by May 10th. For more info go to www.kelseybassranch.net

Last year’s flyer…. Dates are incorrect!

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Club Outing to Manzanita Lake by Bernard Pieters

JUNE 16th - 20th This outing has become a tradition in our club, and some of the info is well know to many of us. This majestic place with its alpine natural beauty, and quality fishing is bringing us fishermen and women back year after year. In spite of the overall good fishing, the lake can also be challenging. Most of us will agree, "There is a definite learning curve to fishing this lake successfully". Keep in mind, the trout in this lake are "catch and release", wild and highly educated (at times). Many of us have encountered situations when we individually tried to figure out what was going on with this trout, was it the weather or simple trial and error? When you do figure it out, it can PAY OFF BIG TIME! In general the fishing is slow between 4 and 7:30, this will give you ample time to have dinner, and be ready for the evening fishing. If the fishing gods were not on your side during the day, you have still a good shot at great fishing in the evening. The lake comes back to life when the sun is off the water, around 7:30pm. The dry fly activity starts at that time and stays until dark, during this low light period (8:45 to 9:30) the fish are much less picky and easier to fool. What was (for some) impossible to achieve during the day is now working out great. This can result in multiple hook ups (landing is something else). At the same time (8 to 9:30) stripping a dark m. size Seal or W-Bugger on a float line at 2 - 4 ft. depth can be very productive, browns love this, and react to it with explosive strikes. This is a great way to end content with your fishing day. There is a daily fishing briefing (report) planned around 5 pm in site #C-1. A get together can be arranged for one of the early evenings. Lake Almanor is reasonably close by; it would be a great idea to combine Manzanita with the Almanor outing on June 21th – 27th. DETAILS WHERE: Manzanita Lake - Lassen Nat’l Park (North entrance. Take highway 44 east out of Redding) WHEN: From Tuesday June 16th to Saturday June 20th ACCOMMODATIONS: Camping near the lake (no hook ups). Motels are in Shingletown, about 14 miles toward Redding (on highway 44). FEES: Entrance fee $10 / camping fee $18 / California fishing license required TACKLE: Rod 4 - 6 wt., with floating line / clear intermediate 8 - 15 ft. tips / small indicators LEADERS: 11 -17 ft. (long leaders are best for almost all fishing) 6 to 9ft for late evening (W Bugger) TIPPETS: 4 - 7 X Fluorocarbon (during the day), 3 X for late evening (and shorter leader) DRY- FLIES: Parachute Adams / Female Adams / Callibaetis; Cripple and Duns /all in sizes 14/16/18, Emerging Midge size 18/20, Black Ants size 12/14/16 (14) 16 - 18. Black Ants size (12) 14 -16 NYMPHS: Pheasant tail (no bead) /Gold ribbed Haire's ear (Flashback) / Callibaetis / Birds Nest /all in size 14 -18 / Damsel (olive) size 12-14 / Zebra or Tiger Midge size 18-20 Damsels (olive) size 12 - 14 / Zebra or Tiger Midge size 18 - 20 BUGGERS - LEECHES: Small Woolly Bugger (olive) / size 8 - 10, for during the day Mid size Woolly Bugger (dark) / Seal Bugger (dark) / Zonker (dark), all in size 6 - 8, for late evening PONTOON BOAT: Is the best way to fish (however there are many good spots to fish from shore). RESERVATIONS: Reserve your site now (they sell out fast). You can made your reservation on line at www.Recreation.gov phone 877 444 6777 Loop A & C are for reservations only, loop D & E are first come, first serve. Most members are camping together in loop C. Christine and I are in C 1 CONTACT: Bernard Pieters for any help planning your trip mailto:bpieters@aol.com 489-3085 before June 3rd. See You at Manzanita

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2015 Outings & Event Schedule – Rich Chubon

Listed below is our Club’s 2015 calendar for Outings and Events. We have some new events and outing opportunities scheduled for next year in addition to our favorites. Where we could, dates have also been provided. Some dates are yet to be determined. Remember also that dates can change depending on water, weather, and fishing conditions. All date changes will be announced in our newsletter and/or by an e-blast when necessary. SANTA LUCIA FLY FISHER 2015 OUTINGS & EVENTS MAY 2 ONE SURF FLY EVENT - TORREY PINES, SAN DIEGO MAY 15 -16 DEMOCRAT FLATS SMALL MOUTH OUTING MAY 22 -23 KELSEY LAKE with KEWEAH FLYFISHERS JUNE 16 - 20 MANZANITA LAKE – Bernard Pieters JUNE 21 - 27 LAKE ALMANOR – Bernard Pieters JULY CEDAR GROVE UPPER KINGS RIVER JULY HALIBUT OUTING - AVILA BAY – Bernard Pieters AUGUST ANNUAL BBQ & HALIBUT OUTING – Bernard Pieters SEPTEMBER 22 SEA JAY SALT WATER TRIP – Andy Malovos October 16-18 FFF FLY FISHING FAIRE – BISHOP, CA - Rich Chubon OCTOBER SWC INTERCLUB TOURNAMENT – KERN RIVER NOVEMBER 7-8 ONEIL FOREBAY STRIPERS – Mark Shelton NOVEMBER 13 – 15 SCOTT RIVER LODGE STEELHEAD – Steve Soenke OTHER POSSIBILITIES & COMMENTS *HUNTER LIGGETT OUTINGS DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY E-BLAST DEPENDENT ON WATER CONDITIONS & AREAS OPEN TO FISHING EAST SIERRA OUTING – E. WALKER, HOT CREEK, OWENS - LATE MAY OR SEPTEMBER HUME LAKE AND SEQUOIA CREEK - MAY OR JUNE KELSY BASS RANCH – MAY DEMOCRATIC FLAT OUTING CAN ALSO BE MOVED AS WELL

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

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Come wet a line with us! Thank you for supporting those who help support our chapter.

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OFFICERS President Lew Leichter Vice President Art Chapman Secretary Sheri Bryant Treasurer Judy Chubon Directors Bernard Pieters Ron Bryant Rich Chubon Mark Shelton Jim Crescenzi Tom Nickelson Committees Conservation Tom Nickelson Website Art Chapman Ron Bryant Ted Pope Doug Daniels (TIC) Newsletter Greg and Mary Lugo Education David Holmes Programs Rich Chubon Casting Bernard Pieters Mark Shelton Eric Sherar Membership Mark Shelton Fly Tying Jim Snodgrass SECFFF Coordinator Lew Leichter Rod Building Mike Powers Rich Chubon Fresh Water Outings Art Chapman Rich Chubon Salt Water Outings Andy Malovos Library Steve Soenke Lew Leichter Fundraising Bob Bayer Banquet & BBQ Sheri and Ron Bryant Lew Leichter Rich Chubon George Protsman

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