General Membership Meeting (Tracy Fly Fishers)
Our next meeting of the Tracy Fly Fishers will be on Wednesday, February 15.
Meeting location is the Transit Station at 50 E. Sixth St.
Our guest speaker Bill Carnazzo, will begin his presentation at 7:45, meeting starts at 7:00
Bring a friend or neighbor!
FLY LINES &
FISH TALES
A message from the president.
First things first, I would like to thank every member for allowing me to be the 2012 president. I look forward to another classic Tracy Fly Fisher’s fun packed year.
With that being said, just take a look at the great board of directors. With all the up and coming fish outs, camping, new classes, and the Family BBQ day, I know that TFF will have some type of event that everyone can enjoy this year. These club members have really stepped it up, so please join in and have some fun.
What about the fishing? Well this is the time of year that I like to check out and clean all my gear. Replacing new tippet and checking all my knots and or retying them. I also like to go through all my fly boxes and discard bit and or worn flies.
The Fly Fishing Show is coming to Pleasanton
February - 24, 25, and 26. If you can make the show it is a good bet that you will learn something new as it is packed full of seminars and booths with the leading manufactures showing their latest lines of new gadgets. Make time to check the fly tiers there, you just might see a TFF member or two tying some flies. Go to www.flyfishingshow.com for more info.
Remember, the more you put into a club the more you get out, so come on out and join in on some good old Tracy Fly Fisher fun!
Almost forgot, the crab feed was a great success in many ways. Thanks for all your help and support.
-Ben
February 2012
Bill Carnazzo (Guest Speaker) Bill, who makes his home in Foresthill, California, has been fly fishing for
nearly 50 years, and guides on the Upper Sacramento,
Middle Fork American
drainage (including the Middle Fork, Rubicon, the North Fork of the Middle Fork, Long Canyon Creek, Duncan Creek and all other streams and
tributaries of this drainage), and North Yuba rivers. His guiding career began
approximately 20 years ago when he bought his first home in Dunsmuir. Bill is the columnist for the “At the Vise” column in the California Fly Fisher Magazine, and a master fly tyer who ties at many fly fishing shows; he also is responsible for the Fly-Tying How-To Center at the ISE show at Cal Expo each January. He was awarded the coveted “Ned Long Fly Tyer of the Year”
award by the Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. He has designed many original fly patterns that are known as
“fish catchers,” including Bill’s Stick Caddis and other
October Caddis imitations, as well as some unique stonefly
and mayfly bugs. Bill also works part time at Kiene’s Fly Shop in Sacramento, and teaches fly fishing courses at Sierra Community College. In addition to his regular column, he has authored a number of articles for The Sierra
Fisherman, and for California Fly Fisher magazine on a variety of topics, the latest of which are on the Middle Fork American drainage, the North Fork American
drainage, short line nymphing gear and technique, and his series of five October Caddis patterns. He was a founding member of Granite Bay Fly casters and has been club president twice. When not guiding, Bill teaches fly tying, as well as on-stream clinics on nymphing and pocket water fishing.
Program Description Bill will present a program on the “short line nymphing”
technique, including a
description of the technique, rigging, and short line fishing strategy. He will also talk about the Upper Middle Fork
of the American River, where he regularly guides clients. He will talk about 7 of his
favorite streams in this drainage and present a Powerpoint show covering where to access these streams, how to fish them, and seasonal changes in the
watershed. This is remote
high-altitude canyon fishing,
where all of the fish are wild
and the angler can and should
expect the unexpected, and
each trip is an adventure into
areas of majestic beauty.
BOARD MEMBERS President
Ben Byng (209)832-1866 Vice President/Secretary Stephen Holtzclaw (408) 674-
4065
Treasurer & Membership Michael Carlson (925)634-
6274 Webmaster Bruce Germolus (209)836-
9089
Tracy Fly Fishers website Library & Casting Chuck Robbins (209)835-
7812 Programs Chuck Sterni
Raffle
Bob Kiffin (209)835-6321 Gary Phillips (925)829-7466
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 (209)830-1651 Stan Elijah (209)815-4657
Newsletter Mark McLean
Education Programs:
‘Introduction to ENTOMOLOGY’
BUGS! BUGS! BUGS!
Ever wonder what lurks underneath the surface at your favorite fishing hole? Ever turn over a rock to see what is underneath? Wonder why some fish prefer one fly pattern over another? Believe it or not, what lives in the water will determine what fly in your fly box to use.
TFF is having an ‘Introduction to Entomology’ class on Saturday, March 10. Signups will be at the February meeting. The class is FREE!
More information will be at the meeting, for questions contact Rick Clemens at:
[email protected] See You on the Water!
General Information
Gene Kaczmarek, president of the
NCCFFF Council
is forwarding our request to help at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing. Show- February 24 - 26.
Looks like they need tiers and/our Casting help.
Any volunteers?
If you’re interested, contact Rick Clemens.
richard clemens <[email protected]>
General Meeting Raffles:
Any raffle item donations are greatly appreciated. Anyone that donates an item will receive 5 free raffle tickets.
Credit cards will now be accepted for raffle ticket purchase.
Remember, we are a nonprofit organization so your donations are tax deductable.
$30 Annual Membership Fee There a few members that have not paid their membership dues for 2012. Please see Mike Carlson at this month’s meeting to make your payment.
Thanks.
Missing Float Tube Water Bladder:
One of the auction items at the Crab feed, one of the float tubes, included a “water bladder”. When the float tube was picked up by the winner it was noticed that the bladder was missing. Anyone with information about this missing bladder should notify Bob Kiffin or Gary Phillips.
The Tracy 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 March 7, 2012, at 7:00 pm. The Board meetings are open to all TFF members. 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 Alliance or www.calsport.org/
Club Outings for 2012-
The club outings for this year will be at Shadow Cliffs on 4/28, Kistler Ranch on 5/26, Davis Lake 6/22-6/24, Pit River 9/20-9/24, and Alpine Lake 9/28.
Details and sign-up sheets will be available and at our February 15
thmeeting.
This is a great way for the newer members to learn new waters or techniques and make new friends.
Conservation News
Please visit the following site to get an idea of the growing problem “didymo”, or rock snot is causing in California as well as the rest of the world. This is a major problem in New Zealand and is quickly becoming an issue in the US.
You can see rock snot yourself in the outflow of Spicer Reservoir.
Be very careful about using felt bottomed wading boots!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-mlQ_y6fsE
Casting in the Park -Chuck Robbins
Look for Chuck to start offering casting instruction on the second Wednesday of the month once Daylight Savings returns.
The first session will be on March 14.
Hope to see you there!
Support your local Parks and Recreation District
Parks Make Life Better! Parks and recreation make lives and communities better now and in the future by providing access to the serenity and inspiration of nature; outdoor space to play and exercise; facilities for self-directed and organized recreation; positive alternatives for youth which help lower crime and mischief;
and activities that facilitate social connections, human development, therapy, the arts, and lifelong learning.
Check out our Parks and Community Services Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwFAe7V8pio&feature=channel_page
Pictures from recent outings or events
Nice 28” steelhead caught on the Trinity by Gary Phillips Changing of the guard at last month’s Installation Dinner.
Cliff Sullivan tying and it looks like Bob in the background at the January, ISE in Sacramento.
The secret to a successful Crab Feed is good kitchen
help. Thanks Nancy.
Tracy Fly Fishers P.O. Box 1916 Tracy, CA 95378
www.tracyflyfishers.org
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Sea Level Fly Fishing Ray Hutcherson
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Frank Pisciotta Truckee (530) 587-7333 www.cyberfly.com
Kiene’s Fly Shop Bill Kiene
Sacramento (800) 400-0359 www.kiene.com
Excellent Adventures Al Smatsky
Lodi (209) 368-9261
www.excellentadventures.org
Creative Sports Jamie Berman
Pleasant Hill (925) 938-2255 www.creativeflyshop.com
Sierra Anglers Bob Nakagawa
Modesto (209) 572-2212 www.sierraanglers.com
The Trout Spot Rick Desrosiers
Santa Clara (800) 822-7129 www.thetroutspot.com ICON Products John Ryzanych
Castro Valley (510) 881-8210 www.iconproducts.com www.catchrelease.com
Albright Fishing Products (800) 781-7703
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Eric Cogdill Gualala, CA
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Red Bluff (888) 481-1650 www.eaglecanyontrout.com
Our next meeting will be on February 15, 2012, in the Transit Station Conference Room.