General Membership Meeting (Tracy Fly Fishers)
Our next meeting of the Tracy Fly Fishers will be on Saturday, June 16.
Meeting location is at Dr. Powers Park. The outing will be from 10:00 – 2:00.
We’ll have something for everyone. Bring the family, friends and neighbors!
(This event at Dr Powers Park takes the place of our June monthly meeting.)
FLY LINES &
FISH TALES
The Prez Says:
I can say one fact about living and playing in the Central Valley is you have to except that there is going to be wind!
Without fail we had wind at the Bass ponds, but that did not stop us from fishing the famed Kistler Ranch. The morning started out slow but as the day warmed up I saw many bent rods. Look for some pictures throughout the newsletter.
Some nice fish were landed.
This past month many TFF members put themselves through another Bass N Fly tournament. Without fail the wind came up but some of us still landed a few bass. No top finishing teams but we had a force of boats/teams
representing TFF.
I look forward to the Family Day BBQ
on June 16th. Come on out to Dr. Powers Park, cast a fly rod, see some tying demos and have a Pat Freggie hot dog.
Bring your kids as we are planning a kid’s raffle. This event is always a fun time.
Davis Lake is the June highlight so if want to find out more info please call me at 209-612- 5188. The pre- meeting is on Monday June 18th at the Starbucks in Safeway at 7:00pm. Some folks will be coming up on Thursday June 21st and/or Friday June 22nd so if you want to attend and/or share a ride, come to the pre- meeting and see if you can hook up with someone who has room. Plus, it helps out on the wallet as you can split
expenses. Friday night will be a potluck hosted by Mike Carlson and I. So please sign up and get ready for some lake fishing.
No general meeting for June at the transit station, so look forward to July as we are going to have some special fly tier's demos and some "how to"
tables. More info to come later.
Remember nothing is better than having your rod bent on a fish, so get out on the water.
- Ben Byng
June, 2012
BOARD MEMBERS President
Ben Byng (209)832-1866 Vice President/Secretary Stephen Holtzclaw (408) 674-
4065 Treasurer
Michael Carlson (925)634-6274 Membership
J.C. Poulton (925)225-9201 Webmaster
Bruce Germolus (209)836-9089 Tracy Fly Fishers website
Library & Casting Chuck Robbins (209)835-7812
Programs
Steve Potter (209)835-3783 Raffle
Bob Kiffin (209)835-6321 Gary Phillips (925)829-7466
Outings
George Strickland (925)858- 7017
Chuck Sterni (209)652-2880 Meetings &Refreshments Pat Ferguson (209)835-2981
Trout in The Classroom and Conservation
Rod Buchanan (209)815-0062 Education
Rick Clemens (209)346-2765 Stan Elijah (209)815-4657
Newsletter
Mark McLean (209)836-3311
Next General membership Meeting:
The June TFF outing at Dr Powers Park on June 16
th,10:00 until 2:00.
We’ll have “how to” sessions for all levels, a raffle for the
children, casting instruction, fly
tying, and general sessions on equipment.
Food and refreshments will be provided.
Be sure to join us.
Bring a friend!
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 Aug 1, 2012, at 7:00 pm. No board mtg for July! 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/
This Month’s Outing Details:
*Davis Lake June 21
rd-24
thTracy Fly fishers will be headed to famous Lake Davis. For those of you new to this outing, this will be a combined camping and fishing trip. We will try to camp in Grass Hopper Flats or Lighting Tree.
Pre-fish meeting will be held at Starbucks on 11
thstreet in Tracy June 18
th, 7:00pm. This is the Starbucks inside Safeway.
Please plan on being at the pre-fish meeting as Friday night of the outing is our Chili feed night hosted by Ben and Mike. Please sign up at the meeting for other food you would like to bring to Friday’s feed.
General info:
Fishing is best from a float tube with intermediate fly line. Personal floatation devices are strongly recommended Jay Fair wiggle tails and still water patterns work best. The west shore has the best possibilities, but access might be limited. Strongly recommend a truck. Good fishing can be done on the east shore with parking lot access.
Any questions please call Ben at 209-612-5188 or email [email protected]
Map:
Education Programs:
The next Tracy Parks and Rec Introduction to Fly Fishing class will be held on October 6
th. Stay tuned!
Conservation:
Karuk Groundwater Study Says Overpumping Reducing Flows For Salmon In Scott River
June 6, 2012Leave a Comment
A Karuk Tribe study of Scott Valley water says increased groundwater pumping is resulting in lower flows in the Scott River (which provides spawning habitat for Chinook salmon, endangered coho salmon, and steelhead), and will likely have implications regarding water management in the embattled, largely agricultural Scott Valley.
From the Siskiyou Daily News:
“The results show that as groundwater pumping has increased in Scott Valley over the years, stream flows have decreased,” a press release announcing the report’s completion stated.
“We believe that this will have a critical effect on all natural resources,” Karuk Chairman Buster Attebery said in the release.
The report is based on a study of data presently available in the public record, “including over 1,000 well logs, soil and geologic data, groundwater elevations, well tests, high-resolution land surface elevation data, crop and riparian
vegetation mapping, climatological data and stream gage records,” the release stated.
As demands for environmental uses of water have increased, or to supplement reduced surface water deliveries during drought years, agricultural users have increasingly turned to pumping groundwater.
Several recent studies have shown that most of that pumping is not sustainable; water tables are falling fast in areas of the California’s Central Valley.
Now, according to the Karuk study, overpumping groundwater means lower flows in the Scott River and tributaries for salmon and steelhead.
The Karuk study was conducted in parallel with a Siskiyou County study in part because the Karuk tribe fears the county study would be based more on politics than science — a sign of the factionalization occurring in Siskiyou County.
General Information:
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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
General Meeting Raffles:
Any raffle item donations are greatly appreciated. Anyone that donates an item will receive 5 free raffle tickets.
Note: Many of you have had DVDs checked out from the library for many months. Please look around to see if you have any you might have forgotten about .
Credit cards will now be accepted for raffle ticket purchase.
Remember, we are a nonprofit organization so your donations are tax deductable.
Club Outings for 2012-
Remaining club outings for this year will be Davis Lake 6/22-6/24 (Davis Lake “pre-meeting” will be held on June 18
that the Safeway Starbucks, the Starbucks inside Safeway.), Pit River 9/20-9/24, and Alpine Lake 9/28.
Details and sign-up sheets will be available at our monthly meetings.
This is a great way for the newer members to learn new waters or techniques and make new friends.
Casting in the Park -Chuck Robbins
“C asting in the Park” has begun! Join Chuck and other TFF members for casting instruction on the second Wednesday of the month at Dr. Powers Park. Chuck is usually there by 6:00 pm.
A great way to meet other members.
The next sessions will be on June 13 and July 11th.
Hope to see you there!
Recent Outings and events:
Kistler Ranch, TFF outing:
Kistler Ranch. From left to right, Steve, Mat, Rudy, Jim, John, Ben and Mike.
Mike Carlson, patiently waiting for a hit.
Stan Elijah joins in with this one.
Jim May (new member) doing ok.
We had 7 members on Sawmill Lake:
Nancy Clark with a very beautiful rainbow.
Another nice one Bob.
Jeff and Mark on the East Walker:
Jeff on the East Walker.
That’s Gary under that hat.
Mark bringing one in.
Tracy Fly Fishers P.O. Box 1916 Tracy, CA 95378
www.tracyflyfishers.org
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Our next meeting will be on June 16, 2012, at DR. Powers Park. 10:00am to 2:00pm
