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1 Tight Lines Feb San Luis Obispo, CA Greg & Mary Lugo, Editors PRESIDENT S LETTER Lew Leichter February 2017 John Gierach: I ve fished a fair number of roadside creeks around the west over the years and I ve admired many more from a car window on my way to fish somewhere else. I ve come close to wrecking my pickup a few times because I was watching the creek instead of where I was going. Imagine a narrow, winding road a trout rising in a little pool, and a UPS truck in the oncoming lane. Luckily my friends and I have developed an ass-backwards system whereby the driver watches the stream and the passenger watches the road. Conversations degenerate into shorthand. One guy says Rise. The other guy says Heads Up. NEW MEMBERS: Let s welcome our newest members Ernie Dossa and Don Nott. We look forward to getting to know you better and spending time on the water with you. SURVEY UPDATE: Our greeters at the January meeting were a big plus. Good feedback from our guests who became new members at the meeting. Mark Shelton has contacted those of you asking to be mentored. Mentors have been assigned to those that responded to Marks questionnaire. If we missed you for some reason it s never too late to contact Mark and we ll sign you up. We are trying to add some outings particularly to the west side of the Sierras. Rich Chubon contacted those of you who offered to host the outings and frankly your response to Rich is disappointing. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO COUNT ON THE SAME FEW MEMBERS TO HOST OUR OUTINGS SO PLEASE GET BACK TO RICH AND OFFER TO HELP. Andy Malavos is arranging for us to have surf perch outings every month rotating between 3 locations: Morro Bay and north, Avila down to Guadalupe and Jalama south to Carpentaria. These outings will be on short notice and announced via e blast. We missed in January due to lousy conditions on our beaches. I ve contacted those of you who indicated you would do a program at one of our meetings. We will have two member programs later this year. Our nominating committee (Bernard, Rich and me) met and we will be contacting some of you who indicated you would be willing to serve on our board. Thanks to all who indicated you would consider helping. We ll continue to keep you updated. (1

2 2017 DUES RENEWAL: $35 - Pay by February 28 th and come to a meeting to get your complimentary custom SLFF buff. BANQUET AND BANQUET SPEAKER: Our 2017 banquet will be on Saturday March 25 th so mark your calendar. Duncan and Angela Stewart from Stewart s Lodge on Nimpo Lake B.C. will be our banquet guest speakers (see below for more info). FEBUARY MEETING and PROGRAM: Gary Bulla will be our guest and do our program. (see below for more info). SAVE THE DATES Feb 4 th Feb 9 th - Club Garage Sale (see below) - BOARD MEETING 5-6 PM at Margie s - 6:30 General meeting with Gary Bulla (see below) Feb 24 th - 26 th Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show (see below for more info) Feb 28 th - TUESDAY Fly Tying 6:30 ODD FELLOWS HALL (see below) March 11 th, 18 th and April 1 st Casting Clinics (see below) March 25 th - Annual Banquet noon to 3:30pm Madonna Inn SLO Support IFFF and your local Fishing Outfitters (2

3 BANQUET UPDATE We are really looking forward to Angela and Duncan Stewart from Stewart s Lodge joining us and being our guest speakers. Their program will cover the history of West Chilcotin B.C. including their families history with their lodge, fly fishing and other numerous opportunities that are available for outdoors enthusiasts in the area. Our silent auction will feature numerous guide trips including a 3 night 2 day stay with guided fishing at the Soaring Eagle Lodge on the San Juan River, a chance to bid on an Outcast Pontoon Boat and a lot of great gear. Don t forget our Special-Order table if you re in the market for some specific gear, clothing, etc. Your member contributions are always popular and WE HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER DONATING THIS YEAR. (see below for info on contributing). If for some reason you can t attend please support your club by purchasing and mailing in the $25 in raffle tickets you received with your invitation. You need not be at the banquet to win and the banquet raffle will include among other things a couple of pack rod outfits, Sage rod cases, fly lines, stripping baskets, dry bags, etc. Don t Forget to Send in Your Annual Banquet Reservation RSVP Saturday, March 25th at the Madonna Inn Lunch will be served a choice of three different entrees for $32 per person. There will be a no-host bar, raffle and silent auction. Reservations must be made in advance. No lunch tickets will be sold at the door. If you didn t receive your invitation and raffle tickets in the mail, notify: Santa Lucia Fly Fishers PO Box 166 San Luis Obispo, CA As you know from past banquets, the prizes are awesome. You won t be disappointed! (3

4 SANTA LUCIA FLY FISHERS MEMBERS DONATIONS REQUEST Thank you for considering making a donation to our fund raising banquet on March 25th. Your donations make a significant contribution to our fund-raising efforts. They allow us to have entertaining speakers and programs at our meetings and to support local conservation projects. Please complete the bid sheet below and return it by March 11, 2017 to either: Mike Powers (mdpowers@charter.net) 1658 Royal Way SLO or Wayne Peterson (wayne-peterson@sbcglobal.net) 695 Evans Rd. SLO Leave the Item # blank, we will assign one. Give us a description of the item you are donating (include a picture if appropriate); your name; an approximate retail value (if known); and your suggestion for a minimum bid. We will set the bid increment. It would be easier for us if your donated items could be dropped off at one of their homes, see address above, prior to the banquet. If you are unable to drop them off, you can bring them to the banquet as long as we have the bid sheet in advance. Questions call Mike at or Wayne at SANTA LUCIA FLY FISHERS SILENT AUCTION Item # Description: Donated by: Retail Value: Minimum Bid: (4

5 Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6:30pm Margie s Diner, 1575 Calle Joaquin, SLO Gary Bulla Fly Fishing Baja and the Amazon Gary Bulla s presentation will take anglers through the fishing season in Baja Mexico. The diversity of fish in Baja waters means anglers can revisit Baja at other times of the year and have very different quarry. Panga fishing from large outboard skiffs close to deepwater can produce rod bending fish that test your knot tying. And they could be any one of at least ten varieties! It can also mean sight casting to rooster fish or dorado on the surface, a sport sure to provide a large dose of adrenalin. Nights are spent in a comfortable hotel eating sushi and fresh fish off the BBQ, tying flies, sampling tequila, learning knots and comparing stories of big fish caught and wildlife like whales, dolphins, and turtles seen. But fishing in Baja with Gary can also mean paddling kayaks or wading in a river estuary among the mangroves casting lighter tackle for broomtail grouper, corvina, mangrove snapper, jack crevalle, spotted bay bass and African pompano. Nights are spent on a remote island with fine food and drink supplied at the base camp by experienced staff. No extra charge for swimming, snorkeling or relaxing on the sand and watching the stars. Gary will share his discoveries with the club, including tackle and techniques for the dazzling variety of fish south of the border. As you will see, Baja should definitely be on every fly fisher s bucket list. Before he discovered Baja Gary Bulla grew up on the beaches and waters of the Southern California coast. He found salt-water fly fishing combined his long-time love for the ocean and his passion for fly fishing with the convenience of having big fish right at his back door. He quickly realized that there was not a great deal of information out there about catching salt-water species on the fly and began to use his knowledge of tides and tidal life to not only chase down surf perch, but also corbina, halibut, and sea bass. It seemed that there was a fishery right along the shores of Southern California that would provide a great recreation, with some awesome challenges for the flyfishers of the area who were having to commit to a long weekend in the Eastern Sierras or elsewhere to cast a line. (5

6 California corbina were the most interesting challenge. They were visible in the surf line-and a difficult challenge to the flyfisher. Perfect! Over the next few years, he spent his early mornings and evenings patrolling the beaches, trying to develop presentations and flies that could bring to hand the corbina on a more consistent basis. He began guiding others and holding seminars on surf fishing. He also began cruising the kelp beds in his kayak, and developing flies that would attract the many varieties of fish found on the So. Calif. Coast. Then in 1989, and for 18 years afterwards, he began accompanying his wife Theresa, a teacher, on trips with her middle school children to camp at Baja s Magdalena Island to experience the gray whales and their young. He brought a fly rod and he was astounded at the incredible variety of fish that were available in the waters of Baja. Thus began more years of experimentation that have led to his being one of the most active fly fishing guides for Baja waters and one of the more knowledgeable salt-water fly-fishers. His trips are single occupancy and totally catered for groups of 7 to 11 anglers between April and September during the flyfishing season for Baja. He has a highly trained family of captains he has fished with since All of the boats have been adapted for flyfishing. He has landed over 160 species of fish in the salt on the fly, including a California Yellowtail of 34.7 pounds on 16 pound test that broke a 43 year old world record. He spends several months a year hosting fly fishing trips blue water panga trips at Punta Arena/Cerralvo Island (in the Sea of Cortez). He also guides kayak fly fishing expeditions each year to Magdalena Island and Bay. He has hosted several trips to Belize. He has photographed and fished the Bahamas, Florida, the Outer Banks in North Carolina, freshwater rivers all over the USA and British Columbia. In 2016 he hosted his first mothership trip deep into northern Brazil for Peacock Bass. And speaking of bucket lists, Gary will take us to his newest affordable destination in the heart of the Amazon of northern Brazil, where he and his crew caught many varieties of fish, including peacock bass on the fly and other strange creatures of the largest water system in the world. This mothership trip is an amazing adventure not to be missed! There are over two thousand species of fish there! He will share some off the incredible beauty, people and fish with us also. Back at home he ties flies, presents programs, writes articles, teaches casting and surf fishing clinics. His photos have appeared in Southwest Flyfishing, The Drake, Fly Rod and Reel, Patagonia catalog and more. His latest article is Surf Fishing Santa Barbara in Southwest Flyfisher Magazine Jan/Feb Please join us! (6

7 Santa Lucia Fly Fisher BUFFS 2016 has been another fun year for our club. We have over 30 new members; in addition we had another successful year of fund raising. To show our appreciation for your support we want you to have your choice of a custom Santa Lucia Fly Fishers buff (see photo for color selection). Send in your 2017 dues renewal of $35 between now and February 28, 2017 then come to a meeting and pick yours up. Additional buffs are available for sale for $10 each at our meetings. Perfect as a small holiday gift for others. Outfit your family & friends. Club outing to the Pleasanton Flyfishing show Plan to join us. New to our sport or wanting to add to your fly fishing inventory of stuff this is the place to do it. There is no better way to select a fly rod then to have the opportunity to cast several versions of the rod you are considering (not all rods cast the same). We ll try to co-ordinate travel & rooming and have a get together Saturday evening. FOR NEW MEMBERS, we will have experienced members available to show you around and advise you. From their website: Flyfishing Show Pleasanton is a leading exposition related to fly-fishing industry. The show is the best time and venue to meet with the industry the people, products, innovations, emerging trends and the leading brand presentations. You can save thousands of dollars by benefiting from show discounts from all of the fly fishing manufacturers and get new ideas and creative ways of growing your business by being at the center of the fly fishing industry. This 3 days event is being organized by The Fly Fishing Show. The venue of this event is Alameda County Fairgrounds, which is based in Pleasanton, California, United States of America. The event will be held from 24 February 2017, Friday to 26 February 2017, Sunday. Flyfishing Show Pleasanton 2017 will showcase a wide range of products and services related to fishing sector from the leading exhibitors such as latest fly-fishing rods, reels, boats, clothing, fly-tying tools and materials, and accessories. (7

8 Attention Fly Tiers Our New Room is Wonderful The Fly Tyers met in the bigger, brighter, and better room on Tuesday, January 24 th for the first time. We have lots of room for more fly tiers We have six vises to loan to novice-fly tiers We have tables and chairs for all And we are happy fly tiers!!! Come Join Us Date: Tuesday February 28 th Place: Odd Fellows Hall Time: 6:30 PM Jim Snodgrass will demonstrate the Muddler Minnow (8

9 CLUB CASTING CLINIC 2017 Eric Sherar and Bernard Pieters THE GOAL IS TO MAKE YOU A MORE COMPLETE FLY CASTER WHEN: Saturdays March 11 th - March 18 th - April 1 st WHERE: Laguna Lake SLO (adjacent to the first restrooms) SIGN-IN and GEAR-UP TIME: 8:15 to 8:50 am GROUP FORMATION TIME: 8:50 to 9:00 am CASTING TIME: 9:00 to 11:00 am INSTRUCTORS: Bob Hurd, Bernard Pieters, Eric Sherar, Todd Tose, Sally Stoner and Chad McPartland WHAT TO BRING: 5-7 wt rod / reel / float line / 7-9 ft leader + Yarn NO sink lines or shooting heads! Protective eye wear and sunscreen Note: For those who have no rod/reel let me know in advance. For all of us who have rod/reel, it will be helpful if you can gear up at home or just after arriving at the park so we lose no time. Please help those new to the sport set up their rods. The casting sessions are for club members only at NO charge. The Casting Clinics are given exclusively by our IFFF Certified Casting Instructors. We offer the sessions to each experience level group, from beginner to the advanced plus caster. For over fifteen years we have been reaching out to members of all casting levels. Many of you answered the call and greatly benefited from this program, became a more complete caster and a more productive fly fisher. For others there is still more work to do. Don t miss this opportunity to progress with your learning journey and extend what you started to reach your goal. This year we have an unusually high number of new members. Like we have in the past, we are reaching out to you with the casting program. Maybe you know from past experience, casting is the most important part of fly fishing and the first thing you have to work on in your fly fishing journey. No matter if you are new to the sport or a more experienced fly fisher, we encourage you to take advantage of our casting sessions to begin or to further improve your casting skills. Note: Due to the high interest and a lot of new members DON T TAKE THE RISK OF BEING PUT ON A WAITING LIST You can sign up now for one two or three sessions to secure your casting spot. To sign up or if you have any questions contact: Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com (9

10 SLFF Annual Garage Sale and Swap Meet WHEN: Saturday February 4 th TIME: Beginning at 8:30 am and ending around noon WHERE: Mark Shelton s house Ashmore - SLO (in the Arbors development off Tank Farm Road) The club will provide coffee and donuts. Offered for sale or trade will be a selection of gently used and still serviceable fly fishing gear and related items, all at far lower prices than you might pay at retail. Often, even those members selling gear find items for sale by other members, which they can't live without! Buyers should bring small bills or checkbooks - credit cards will not be accepted. Sellers should identify their gear clearly with a tag or label showing the name of the seller and the asking price. If you have more than a few things you will need to bring your own table or something to display them on. Bring change and/or be prepared to accept checks. Sellers should remain present as long as they have items for sale. Call Mark Shelton, , if you have any questions. Rod Repair / Rod Building Workshops Rich Chubon Do you have a fly rod that needs to have a guide or tip top replaced? Are you interested in building your own fly rod? If we have enough interested members, our Club will be offer a series of rod repair and rod building workshops. These workshops will give you the skills you need to make simple repairs and/or to build you own fly rod. If you would like the Club to offer these workshops send an to richorjudy@sbcglobal.net. Let me know what interests you the most, rod repairs, rod building, or both. (10

11 Greetings SLFF Perch Fishers PerchLine Andy Malavos Just to let you know amidst our furious, tumultuous weather this month, we are keeping an eye out for good weather and good surf conditions for club outings. During winter, Barred Surf Perch (BSP) can be very active and provide great fishing. However these fishing windows can only last a few days before weather closes the door. Mid-week or weekend, they are illusive. Early morning low tides can be good. Keep a tide book in your car. We will put out E-Blasts to advise. Keep your gear ready in your vehicle or garage bagged for a hot bite! This time of year BSPs like to hang around structure like rock formations to avoid rough water. Equipment wise: 8-9 wt. rods, checkerboard flys, or red/orange flys size4-6, type 6 sinking lines, stripping baskets, Personal Flotation Devices and chest waders. Lots of territory to watch for groups of conventional spin fishermen casting away on local beaches, or fly fishers undoing knots in their lines and let us know. PerchLines, Andy akmalovos@yahoo.com Rich Chubon SANTA LUCIA FLY FISHERS 2017 OUTINGS and EVENTS Our preliminary outing schedule is shown below. Some dates have not been finalized. Final dates will be published in the Newsletter and on our Web Site. Members can contact the outing Host to get more information. Information can also be found on our Web Site under the Trip Book tab. We are always looking for new venues and Hosts. Give me a call if you have interest in Hosting an outing or have ideas on a new outings venue. JANUARY - TBD FEBRUARY MARCH - 11 *MONTHLY SURF PERCH OUTINGS BEGIN PLEASANTON FLY FISHING SHOW **1 ST CASTING CLINIC - Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com MARCH 18 **2 nd CASTING CLINIC - Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com MARCH - 25 ANNUAL BANQUET (11

12 MARCH - TBD APRIL - 1 APRIL - TBD APRIL TBD APRIL APRIL- TBD JUNE ***HUNTER LIGGETT BASS OUTING - Andy Harrison aharrison99@att.net **3rd CASTING CLINIC - Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com ***HUNTER LIGGETT BASS OUTING - Andy Harrison aharrison99@att.net SANTA MARGARETA/LOPEZ WATER CRAFT DEMO & FISHING SAN JUAN RIVER, NEW MEXICO SOARING EAGLE LODGE Lew Leichter lsleichter@hotmail.com ONE FLY SURF EVENT MANZANITA LAKE Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com JUNE LAKE ALMANOR - George Protsman almanorinv@aol.com JULY TBD JULY TBD AUGUST- TBD SEPTEMBER OCTOBER - TBD OCTOBER - TBD OCTOBER/NOVEMBER NOVEMBER TBD AVILA BAY - HALIBUT OUTING Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com WESTERN SIERRA OUTING (HUME LAKE, UPPER KINGS RIVER) ANNUAL MEMBERS BBQ SEA JAY SALT WATER TRIP Andy Malovos akmalovos@yohoo.com FFF FLY FISHING FAIR BISHOP, CA & UPPER OWENS OUTING Rich Chubon richorjudy@sbcglobal.net KERN RIVER TRIP - Lew Leichter lsleichter@hotmail.com ****PYRAMID LAKE FRENCHMAN'S LAKE OUTING O'NEILL FOREBAY STRIPERS - Mark Shelton mshelton@calpoly.edu COMMENTS *Dates And Locations Of Monthly Surf Perch Outings During 2017 Will Be Determined By Tide And Weather Conditions. Notifications Will Be Sent Out By E Blast **Casting Clinics Dates Are Planned For March And April This Year, Weather Conditions May Result In Date Changes, Clincis Will Be Held At Laguna Lake In Slo ***Hunter Liggett Outings Dates Will Be Announced By E-Blast Dependent On Water Conditions & Areas Open To Fishing ****Pyramid Lake Frenchmen Lake Dates Will Be Dependent On Fishing Reports (12

13 OTHER OUTINGS POSSIBILITIES INCLUDE: UPPER KLAMATH RIVER STEELHEAD TRIP IN LATE FALL OR EARLY WINTER STEWART'S LODGE BRITISH COLUMBIA - George Protsman BOCCA & STAMPEDE RESERVOIRS EARLY FALL EAST SIERRA OUTING E. WALKER, HOT CREEK, OWENS - LATE MAY OR OCTOBER KELSY BASS RANCH MAY DEPENDING ON MEMBER INTEREST OTHER WORHSHOPS INCLUDE: "Fly Fishing 101" Hands On Work Shop For New Fly Fishers Will Be Offered And Dates Scheduled A Fly Rod Building And Repair Work Shop Will Be Offered And A Date Scheduled (13

14 PRIVATE CASTING LESSONS AVAILABLE While our six IFFF certified casting instructors generously put on a series of free casting clinics for our club members each spring we wanted you to know they are available for private casting lessons throughout the year. If interested please contact them directly for additional information. Bernard Pieters Arroyo Grande bpieters84@gmail.com Eric Sherar Atascadero esherar1@gmail.com Bob Hurd Arroyo Grande rbrthurd@gmail.com Todd Tose Grover Beach trtflyfisher@charter.net Chad McPartland Paso Robles chadmcpartland@gmail.com Sally Stoner Halcyon fishsal44@gmail.com Do you want the SLFF Club logo embroidered on any garment? Contact R & T Embroidery current cost $7.75 each. SLFF MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION An individual regular membership is $35.00 per year For 12 months (January through December). Enrollment after July 1 st is $20.00 for the remainder of the year. To join, please download the Membership Form from our Website: Send completed form with a check for dues to: Santa Lucia Fly Fishers c/o Secretary (14

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16 OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Directors Bernard Pieters Rich Chubon Jim Snodgrass Lew Leichter Art Chapman Sheri Bryant Judy Chubon Ron Bryant Mark Shelton Tom Nickelson Committees Conservation Tom Nickelson Website Art Chapman Ron Bryant Robert Benassi Doug Daniels (TIC) Newsletter Greg and Mary Lugo Education David Holmes Programs Rich Chubon Casting Bernard Pieters Mark Shelton Eric Sherar Membership Mark Shelton Fly Tying Jim Snodgrass SECFFF Coordinator Lew Leichter Rod Building Mike Powers Rich Chubon Fresh Water Outings Art Chapman Rich Chubon Library Steve Soenke Salt Water Outings Andy Malovos Banquet & BBQ Sheri and Ron Bryant Lew Leichter Nominating Rich Chubon Fundraising Bob Bayer Lew Leichter Lew Leichter Bernard Pieters Rich Chubon George Protsman (16

17 P.O. Box 166 San Luis Obispo, CA Come wet a line with us! Thank you for supporting those who help support our chapter. (17