The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

All great advice...one thing to add. Make sure you look into the "bug" situation when deciding on your location or time of year. The mosquitoes and black flies can be pretty nasty certain times of year. They can make the non-fisherman pretty misearable. I've seen them ruin a trip for certain folks. I prefer the early spring or fall because they still get a frost every now and then and it keeps the bugs at bay. You might not have great weather, but I would rather wear a rain jacket on occasion than tons of bug repellant.

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