Current Activities (Tracy Fly Fishers)
Our next meeting of the Tracy Fly Fishers will be on Wednesday, September 21.
Bring a friend or neighbor!
Meeting location is the Transit Station at 50 E. Sixth St
FLY LINES &
FISH TALES
This month's meeting will feature guest speaker Mark Wong and Surf Perch
Fishing. Mark took up the saltwater angling sport not long after graduating from one of Ken Hanley's Surf Zone clinics in the early 1990's. Mark brings a wealth of experience and
knowledge to the fly fishing community. In his years of plying the surf along the Bay Area's sandy coastline, he has caught and released a variety of saltwater game fish species using a wide assortment of fly fishing gear and techniques.
Mark will cover the following subject areas:
Personal observations made on the sport of fly fishing in the Bay Area surf
Important characteristics of the marine
environment, including
shore terrain, hydrology, tides & weather patterns
Information about the various game fish species commonly encountered in the local surf
Recommendations on what equipment &
apparel to use for fly fishing the beaches
Understanding the latest beach & surf conditions before heading out to the coast
Strategies, tactics &
concepts for fly fishing the surf from the beaches
On-line references to help guide the surf angler
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BOARD MEMBERS President
Stan Elijah (209)815-4657 Vice President/Secretary Ben Byng (209)832-1866 Treasurer & Membership Bonnie Small (209)239-5415
Webmaster
Michael Carlson (925)634- 6274
Tracy Fly Fishers website Library & Casting Chuck Robbins (209)835-
7812 Programs Chuck Sterni
Raffle Bob Kiffin
Outings George Strickland
(925)858-7017 Meetings &Refreshments Pat Ferguson (209)835-2981
Trout in The Classroom and Conservation Rod Buchanan (209)815-0062
Education Rick Clemens
Newsletter Stephen Holtzclaw
(408)674-4065
The Prez Sez
September is here and the weather has started to change, days are getting shorter and the kids are back in school. And the Tracy Fly Fishers have been busier than ever!!
First of all, I want to thank Rick Clemens for all the work he did in setting us up at the Tracy Bean Festival and for the members how helped out at the booth; Steve Potter, Steve Perriera, Mark McLean, Bob Kiffen, Nancy Champagne, Rod Buchanan, Jeff Fadden, Pat Ferguson, Bruce Germolus and Stan Elijah. It is because of your enthusiasm and dedication that we were able to add ten new memberships to the club!! I myself am a product of the Bean Festival so it is exciting to see that it is still productive. So when you come out to the meeting this
Wednesday be on the lookout for the following New Members and their families.
*Eric and Noah Denoyer, *Daniel Lord, Steffen Masters, *Bien Doan, Jeff Nunes, David Okamoto, Don and Bertha Hobler, Carl Sanchez, Mark Minten, Bob Gallegos
To those who have just joined let me Welcome you into the club and invite you to become involved in all of its activities. The TFF is a great group of people who share their talents and interests with everyone from 8 to 80,
whether it’s on the water or off.
I look forward to getting to know you and seeing the talents that you bring to the club!
Many thanks also to Mike Tidwell for organizing the Clean Up Day at Whiskey Slough this morning. This was a fun activity and there was, unfortunately, no shortage of trash to be found as we filled the dumpster in a couple of hours. Thanks to Corey Cate, Bruce Germolus, Steve Holtzclaw, Chuck Robbins, Mike Tidwell and Stan Elijah for your help.
There are already thoughts and ideas about how the next Clean up can be improved upon. Look for pictures on the Facebook page and the newsletter.
It was an enjoyable time and
afterward we enjoyed some great food and conversation at the bar and grill at Whiskey Slough Marina.
The Pit River Fish out started this weekend and I hope that all who are there or going have a great time and bring back another chapter of great stories to add to the archives. Don't forget the pictures!! Thanks to Dan Freeman for getting the cabins and helping to arrange the trip.
So as you can see, the club has been busy this month! The holidays are coming and that means the Installation Dinner and Crab feed is not far away. January 7th is the date and we will definitely be looking for assistance in getting everything ready for a great night of fellowship and fundraising. Contact me at
[email protected] if you would like to help out.
Enjoy the Fall fishing,
Stan
Tracy Bean Festival
Rick Clemens did a bang up job organizing the Tracy Flyfishers booth at the 25th Tracy Dried Bean Festival. Over the two days of the festival, dozens of people were exposed to the Tracy Flyfishers and learned about our club. The club gained 10 new members and their families and hopefully more new folks will come check out our meetings in the coming months. Rick and crew sold whirly gigs, neck coolers and raffle tickets for a fly rod.
Great job Rick!
The Bean Fest Gang
Mallory Clemens working the Bean Fest
Mark McLean mans the vise
Club Outings-George Strickland
Alpine Lake-Ben Byng will be the fishmeister for a weekend trip to Alpine Lake Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
This is the last outing of the year.
Conservation News
Tracy Flyfishers participated in the National Coastal Cleanup Saturday, September 17 by
organizing a cleanup around Whiskey Slough Marina. Mike Tidwell did the footwork to organize the cleanup and it was a very successful event. Bruce Germolus, Corey Cate, Chuck Robbins, Stan Elijah, Stephen Holtzclaw and Mike Tidwell met at the Marina at 9:00 am and armed with garbage bags and a rolling trashcan we made quite a dent in the trash around Whiskey Slough as you can see from the before and after photos of the trash dumpster. No real treasures were found but Stan did retrieve a spare tire that looked almost new. After the cleanup we retreated to the Whiskey Slough Marina Bar and Grill where cold beers and lunches were consumed with gusto!
Great job on organizing the cleanup, Mike!
Casting in the Park -Chuck Robbins
Certified casting instructor Chuck Robbins offers casting instruction on the second Wednesday of each month starting at 6pm.
Join Chuck and hone those casting skills!
Education-Rick Clemens
Rick will be offering an Introduction to Fly Fishing class for new members and old. Look for more information at the next meeting.
Conservation News
CSPA, Coalition Oppose Efforts to Weaken Timber Harvest Rules
Posted on September 14, 2011 by Bill Jennings
CSPA and a coalition of environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, Battle Creek Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Central Coast Forest Watch, Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch, Klamath Forest Alliance, Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation, Environment Now, Pelican Network, Foothills Conservancy,
Cascade Action Now, Forests Forever and Lassen Forest Preservation Group have requested that the State Water Resources Control Board pull a controversial proposal to weaken requirements in the timber
harvesting waiver from the Board’s September 19,20 meeting agenda. Runoff from timber harvesting activities has great potential to harm fisheries and water quality.
The proposed modifications would eliminate requirements for timber companies to submit reports of waste
discharge and associated enrollment fees for some 667 timber harvest plans that represent serious threats
The opinions expressed in the articles appearing within the Tracy Fly Fishers’ monthly publication, “Fish Lines And Fish Tails” are those of the writer/author, and do not necessarily represent the opinions or view of the Tracy Fly Fishers and/or its official representatives. Permission is granted for parts of this newsletter to be reproduced. We only ask that credit be given to the author and the Tracy Fly Fishers as the source.
to water quality. The proposed modifications have not received a public hearing before the Central Valley Regional Board and have not benefited from a public comment period before the State Board. The letter requests that the State Board postpone consideration until a future Board meeting and reopen the public comment period so the proposed order may receive the careful, informed consideration that is needed to protect the public trust resources. Coalition Letter
CSPA, Winnemem Wintu sue Westlands over contract renewals
Submitted by Dan Bacher on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 4:38pm by Dan Bacher
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Save the American River Association and Winnemem Wintu Tribe have filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District and its two water distribution districts over the renewal of six interim water service contracts.
The action, filed 25 August 2011, concerns six Central Valley Project (CVP) contracts providing up to over one million acre feet of water annually from the Delta. The groups and Tribe say water exports out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta are a principle reason for the decline of Central Valley salmon and Delta fish populations.
Westlands, et al, claims the contracts are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A call to a spokesperson for Westlands regarding their rationale for claiming a CEQA exemption had not been returned at press time.
The coalition disagrees strongly with the CEQA exemption for the contracts. The lawsuit asks for: injunctive relief, restraining the defendant from carrying out the project; a writ of
mandate, setting aside contract approval; and declaratory relief, declaring the contracts to be unlawful, according to Bill Jennings, Executive Director/Chairman of CSPA.
TheTracy Fly Fishers’ Board of Directors meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Safeway grocery store’s Community Room at 1801 W. 11th Street. The next board meeting will be held on April 6, 2011. The Board meetings are open to all TFF members. Board Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Stop by and see what goes on “behind the scenes” of your club!
Wish to make a difference locally? The Delta is our backyard. Check out the CSPA website and sign up for their action alerts at:
CSPA, California Sportfishing Protection Allianceorwww.calsport.org/
Tracy Fly Fishers P.O. Box 1916 Tracy, CA 95378
www.tracyflyfishers.org
Next meeting is September 21, 2011 7 pm at the Transit Station in the
conference room
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