The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

The Stanislaus Fly Fishers meet tonight, Tuesday, June 9, at Mancini Hall in Modesto starting at 6:00 p.m. and is open to anyone with an interest in fly fishing.

Date - Tuesday, June 9

Time - Fly Casting at 6:00PM, program starts at approximately 6:45PM

Location - 718 Tuolumne Blvd. at the Mancini Senior Center in Modesto.

Program - Summer BBQ-Skills Medley-Raffle

BBQ - Admiral Mark P. will be cooking up a variety of sausages with all of the fixin's. Attendees with a last name starting from A to N bring a side dish and rest bring a dessert. Please attend even if you don't have time to bring anything.

Skills Medley - We will be sharing our knowledge about casting, knots, rigging and fly tying.

Casting - Chuck Robbins, a Certified Federation of Fly Fishers Casting Instructor, will be helping us with demonstrations and discussions of the cast. Bring a rod or two and join in the fun. Rods will be available.

Knots - Bob Nakagawa of Sierra Anglers fly shop will be helping us with our knot skills. Who hasn't lost a fish and, when we check things out, found the dreaded pig tail where our connection came undone. Stop that madness!!

Fly Tying - Club members will be tying some of their favorite flies. Bring your tying equipment and learn some new skills.

Raffle - Prizes include: Temple Fork Outfitters 5wt 9' 4 piece rod, a Bud Heitnz tied California Selection fly box, a steak fry and bass/panfish evening at Sundance Lake, and others. Tickets are $5 each and $20 for five tickets.

Next Outing - Beardsley Reservoir.

You can find information on membership and club activities on the SFF website: stanislausflyfishers.org


If you are in the greater Modesto area, drop by.
Buzz

Buzz, couple of quick questions... Will be up on the NF Stan (Dorrington/Arnold) the 1st weekend of June & there is some concern about high flows. Is there any link that shows flows (could not find any)? Do you think Beaver and Griswold Creeks will offer "backup" fishing if the flows are too high?

Thank you

Stlhedr,

Dreamflows has flow data on the N. Stanislaus at Avery, just below Arnold, so that is probably close enough.

It can be a bit of a crap shoot in early June on the N. Stan, but I think your approach is perfect and will work out best. If the Stan is still running a bit high, Beaver Creek should be perfect (Never fished Griswold, so no opinion). If Stan is in condition you are good to go.

Have a great time, and post a report!


Buzz

Thank you for the info Buzz... Short report will follow.

Rich is a true character. Did he start off with his patented, "I have no reason to stretch the truth" disclaimer? His Syl Nemes stories are hilarious.

Hey Gitt,

Yes, he DID start with that disclaimer, and I knew we were in for a wild ride!

Basically, he just had a slide show with a bunch of pics of the Tracy gang fishing various spots around the west, sequenced to the time of year. Rich has no shortage of words, that's for sure! He was cracking me up, because he would switch slides, look for a couple of seconds, and when the entire scene registered in his mind, he would let out this little "Heh", and then launch into the story. Is there anyone he DOESN'T know? You were in a few of those pics too, Craig. Lots of great info was passed along, with tips and tricks, and words of encouragement to our fledgling club.


Buzz

Yep, that is Rich. You might have noticed, he isn't too selective who he fishes with either, just as long as they fish.