January 2009
Mike McGuire, Fishmaster
| Surf Fishouts | |
| Date |
March 28, April 25, May 23, June 6, July 5, August
1, August 22, September 19, |
| Location | local beaches, San Mateo and Santa Cruz County Coasts |
| Details | The dates are mostly Saturdays when a very low tide occurs about sunrise. These will not necessarily all happen. It will depend on interest level and someone stepping forward to be fishmaster for the ones that Mike McGuire can't make. Here is a link that discusses tackle and equipment that we used for Santa Cruz 2008 |
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| Fishmaster |
| Kistler Ranch | |
| Date | April 5, 2008 |
| Location | Kistler Ranch, east of Oakdale and Knight's Ferry on Hwy 120. |
| Details |
This is a great time, a very social occasion, spiced up with good
fishing. The rains this year mean plenty of water and the prospects for
healthy, aggressive fish. You may sign-up at any of the general
meetings or
workshop nights. Fuller Lake and Kistler Ranch Fishout 2005 Three different experiences from the 2002 Kistler fishout A brief success report from the 2001 Kistler fishout The report from the weekend fishout at Kistler in 2001 |
| Fee | $20.00 per person. |
| Fishmaster |
| Wilms Ranch | |
| Date | April 11, 2008 |
| Location | Wilms Ranch, Pope Valley (east of St Helena 2 ½ to 3 hour drive from the Peninsula) |
| Details | Fishout is full. Contact
fishmaster to get on wait list One Trout and two Bass ponds, on a ranch, about 100 miles north of Redwood City, in the Pope Valley, east of St. Helena. This is private water and the cost is usually $75 per rod. The owner, Paul Wilm, set the club price at $50 if enough people sign up. Three or four tubers at one time is the maximum on the trout pond, and about the same number on each bass pond. There are some good, wadeable areas on the lower bass pond. Notes: (1) Cell phone service is very weak. (2) There is no drinking water at the ponds. (3) A rustic biffy is located down the road from the trout pond, across from the big hay barn. (4) The nearest town, Anguine, is Seventh Day Adventist, so closed on Saturday. Stop in St. Helena on the way for needed supplies. Wilms 2008 |
| Fee | Fee of $30.00 per person, $10.00 more for barbeque in evening. |
| Fishmaster | 650-857-0648 |
| Pyramid Lake | |
| Date | April 16-19, 2009 Changed now April 30--May 1-3 |
| Location | Pyramid Lake Nevada |
| Details |
There was a "fishing derby" schedule for the original weekend. This was
likely to be a "zoo scene" so date was changed.
Pyramid March 2006 Pyramid May 2006 |
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| Fishmaster |
| Kaiser Pass | |
| Date | Early June (depends on snow conditions) |
| Location | Kaiser Pass (east of Fresno near Huntington Lake) |
| Details |
Kaiser
Pass 2002 Kaiser Pass 2003 |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster |
| American River | |
| Date | Jun13, 2009 |
| Location | Horseshoe Bar on the MiddleFfork of the American River |
| Details | Five Miles of private trout water below Oxbow Dam. Campground with facilities. Mentor fishout for beginners. |
| Fee | Free--owner would like to introduce us to area. |
| Fishmaster |
| Spicer Reservoir Boat-In | |
| Date | June 18-21, 2009 |
| Location | Spicer Meadow reservoir. 2hr paddle to campsite |
| Details |
Wilderness camping in comfort Group will go in by canoe or other boat to camp and fish in wilderness area. Group requirements:4-6 people max. (2 canoes) Click here to download pdf of proposal |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster | Gary Trott |
| Lake Almanor | |
| Date | June 25-28, 2009 |
| Location | Lake Almanor, east of Red Bluff. |
| Details |
This is the time of the famous Hexagenia hatch--Mayflies the size and
color of small canaries come off. Big fish get foolish. Almanor 2003 Fishout Almanor 2007 Fishout Almanor 2007-2 Fishout |
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| Fishmaster |
| Trinity Fly Only | |
| Date | July 11-12, 2009--tentative depends on Trinity Flow schedule available around May 1. |
| Location | Trinity River near Lewiston |
| Details |
In past years we have had hordes of teenage punk rocker steelhead who
wouldn't take no for an answer on getting a lip piercing. Trinity Fly Only 2006 |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster |
| Sister Lakes Backpack | |
| Date | August 2 - 8, 2009 |
| Location | We will start from the Leavitt Meadows trailhead on the east side of Sonora Pass.. |
| Details |
We will go lake to lake in the region around the nothern
boundary
of Yosemite National Park. Lakes we can reach are Fremont,
Upper
and Lower Long Lakes, Emigrant, Twin Lakes, Black Bear,
Bigelow,
Snow, Dorothy, Harriet and the other Sister Lakes. Exact itinerary will
be up to the consensus of the group Backpack 2008 Backpack 2007 |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster |
| Truckee River | |
| Date | October 17-18, changed from September 18--20, 2009 |
| Location | Truckee and Little Truckee Rivers near Truckee, CA |
| Details |
This will be a "mentor" fishout, especially recommended for those new
to fly fishing. Truckee 2008 |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster |
| Yosemite Backpack | |
| Date | t.b.d. October |
| Location | Undisclosed lake in Yosemite National Park |
| Details |
Yosemite
2004 Yosemite 2007 |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster |
| Klamath Steelhead | |
| Date | October 29--Nov 1, 2009 |
| Location | Marble Mountain Ranch, Klamath River |
| Details |
We will stay at Marble
Mountain Ranch which
has house keeping cabins,
and full house. There's a convenient restaurant for breakfast, bag
lunches, and dinner. Guide service is available. See the web page for a
picture of Richard Holubek with a 29" Steelhead from 2005 trip. (Link
below.)
The Saturday night group barbeque is always lots of fun Klamath 2004 Klamath 2005 Klamath 2006 |
| Fee | |
| Fishmaster |
| Trinity Steelhead | |
| Date | November 19--22, 2009 |
| Location | Trinity River west of Weaverville |
| Details | We will stay at Trinity Canyon Lodge. They have housekeeping cabins and on Saturday night we will have the famous barbeque. Guide service is available through the Trinity Fly Shop, in Lewiston and the the Fly Shop in Redding. Mike Pinelli has the names of private guides that in the past have been highly recommended. |
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| Fishmaster |