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1 Tight Lines April San Luis Obispo, CA Greg & Mary Lugo, Editors PRESIDENT S LETTER Lew Leichter April 2017 John Gierach: Grayling have always reminded me of the dinosaur-like early reptile called a dimetrodon that also had a big spine sail on its back and in fact looks like a huge, hideous, flesh-eating grayling with legs. Paleontologists have speculated that the dimetrodon sail was an organ for dissipating heat, but I don t believe it. Clumsy and otherwise useless accessories from antlers on a bull elk to red convertibles on older guys have always come down to sex. NEW MEMBERS: Let s welcome our newest members Mike Mize and Susan Lockner. It was good to meet Susan at the banquet. We look forward to getting to know you better and spending time on the water with you. BANQUET: It s always good to have the banquet in our rear-view mirror. It takes a lot of work and I want to thank our hard working board and the others who volunteered for helping us have another successful event. Special thanks to Sheri and Ron Bryant, and Mike Powers for all the hard work in planning, organizing and administering the banquet, and to Rich Chubon, Bob Bayer, Mike Powers and George Protsman in acquiring all the donations for our silent auction. Also, to those who attended, participated in the silent auction, donated to the silent auction and purchased raffle tickets thanks for your support. For those of you that are not in one of these categories we ll let you catch up next year. IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL COMPILE A LIST OF SILENT AUCTION ITEMS THAT DID NOT SELL AND SEND OUT AN EBLAST FOR A LAST CHANCE TO BUY. PS Our apologies for those of you who won fly boxes in the silent auction and ended up with the wrong box of flies. Let us know and we ll do our best to straighten it out. APRIL PROGRAM: Our guest will be Jim Cox from the Western Rivers Conservancy. To learn more about WRC and the good work they do check out their website (see below for more info). (1

2 SAVE THE DATES April 13 th April th April 25 th May 6 th May th - 5 to 6 pm Board meeting, 6:30 pm General meeting - Annual club outing to the Soaring Eagle Lodge on the San Juan River - 6:30 pm Fly Tying Odd Fellows Hall - 9 am to noon Water Craft demo at Laguna Lake - Baum Lake / Hat Creek Outing led by Bob Bayer Water Craft Demonstration Event Rich Chubon Our Club will be sponsoring a watercraft demonstration day. There are a variety of watercrafts suitable for fly fishing. This event is geared for Club members who want to learn more about the different types of water craft you can deploy on your fishing outings (inflatable and other utility crafts). Members will have an opportunity to ask questions about the various equipment options as well as to try out some of these water craft in the lake. Place - Laguna Lake - SLO Date Saturday - May 6 th Time 9 am to Noon This has been a very popular event in the past. If you are planning on attending please pre-register with an to me at richorjudy@sbcglobal.net You should also bring waders and wading shoes, if you plan to try out the water craft. This is a great opportunity to explore these fishing options. (2

3 Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 6:30pm Margie s Diner, 1575 Calle Joaquin, SLO Sometimes To Save a River You Have To Buy It. The Conservation Work of Western Rivers Conservancy Jim Cox Jim Cox, Director of Donor Relations for Western Rivers Conservancy will make a presentation entitled Sometimes To Save A River You Have To Buy It. WRC has been working to conserve and protect lands on more than 50 rivers in eight western states. The presentation will focus on how WRC purchases riverlands across the West to protect and conserve vital river ecosystems and to provide compatible public access. Included in the program is stunning photography of past and current projects including work on some of the most iconic fly fishing rivers across the West including Idaho s Salmon River, Oregon s John Day, North Umpqua and Sandy Rivers, the Yampa and Rio Grande in Colorado, the Madison River in Montana, California s Smith River, Santa Margarita River and Klamath Rivers, and Washington s Hoh River and Kennedy Creek among many others. (3

4 Attention Fly Tiers Come Join Us!! Tuesday April 25 th Place - Odd Fellows Hall Time - 6:30 PM April Fly To Be Announced March s Fly Tying Session Featured the Bouncing Betty The last fly tying session was held at the Odd Fellows Hall in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday, March 28 th. Jim Snodgrass demonstrated the Bouncing Betty, which he discovered from an article in the California Trout Magazine. Ralph and Lisa Cutter wrote the article on the Bouncing Betty that was created after the couple searched the Madison River for a lost anchor. The anchor was never found, but they did discover a large number of stonefly nymphs hiding under the boulders in a very swift river. They watched the black nymphs, from a one-quarter to two inches in length, jettison from the riverbed and pondered how to make a nymph fly that sinks like their lost anchor thus the creation of the Bouncing Betty began. Materials: Thread - Black UNI 3/0 ( 6/0 or 8/0 will work) Hook - Tiemco 2457, size 8 to 18 Bead - Black Tungsten Lead to.035 Lead Wire Wings - White Goose or Turkey Biots Collar - Brown Hareline Ice Dub Bouncing Betty Article: California Trout; Jan/Feb 2017 issue; pages 12 & 13. (4

5 CLUB CASTING CLINIC 2017 The 2017 casting clinic is now complete. Three Saturdays about a week apart are now in the books, and I m already looking forward to 2018 s clinic. The clinic was limited to 25, and we pretty much filled up the available area of the grass at Laguna Lake. Groups of around 6 or 7 were assigned to an instructor, and an area was set up for practice. The instructors spent a lot of time on correcting our casting styles, giving tips and techniques to correct flaws that allow a better likelihood of catching fish. Also to allow a full day of fishing without doing damage to our bodies! There were a lot of comments received from walkers and drivers/bikers upon viewing our activities. Several people mentioned an interest in resuming the hobby, and asked for information. (At the next meeting, pick up a few SLFF business cards, and pass them out, as this made for an easy way of giving them pertinent information while casting class was about to begin.) A special thank you to our casting instructors: Sally Stoner, Chad McPartland, Todd Tose, Eric Sherar, Bob Hurd, and Bernard Pieters. From the beginning caster to the more advanced, everyone made improvement towards becoming a better caster. And a very special thanks go to Bernard Pieters for organizing the event, and assigning students to instructors, as well as doing the administrative stuff that happens behind the scenes. First one there, and last one to leave, Bernard, thank you! While the 2017 casting clinic is now complete, you should all know that our casting instructors are available for individual instruction. See the newsletter for contact information. Greg Lugo Please link on David Holmes Flickr page above to view great photos of this years Casting Clinic (5

6 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. APRIL - TBD ***HUNTER LIGGETT BASS OUTING - Andy Harrison aharrison99@att.net APRIL SAN JUAN RIVER, NEW MEXICO SOARING EAGLE LODGE Lew Leichter lsleichter@hotmail.com MAY 6 LAGUNA LAKE WATER CRAFT DEMO & FISHING MAY BAUM LAKE HAT CREEK OUTING LED BY BOB BAYER JUNE MANZANITA LAKE Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com JUNE LAKE ALMANOR - George Protsman almanorinv@aol.com JULY TBD AVILA BAY - HALIBUT OUTING Bernard Pieters bpieters84@gmail.com JULY TBD WESTERN SIERRA OUTING (HUME LAKE, UPPER KINGS RIVER) AUG- TBD ANNUAL MEMBERS BBQ SEPT SEA JAY SALT WATER TRIP Andy Malovos akmalovos@yohoo.com OCT 21 RINCON RENDEZVOUS OCT - TBD EASTERN SIERRA OUTING George Protsman OCT - TBD KERN RIVER TRIP - Lew Leichter lsleichter@hotmail.com OCT/NOV ****PYRAMID LAKE FRENCHMAN'S LAKE OUTING NOV - TBD 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 ***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 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 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 (6

7 Club donation to Cal Trout for the Eel River restoration project (7

8 The following new DVD's are available for check out from the club library: Modern Nymphing: A really good video that compares the pros and Cons of European vs. suspension/strike indicator fishing. It then covers Euro nymphing gear & rigging; Casts for Euro nymphing and fishing and detecting strikes using a Euro nymphing outfit. It also includes recipes for 14 "confidence" nymphs. Bugs of the Underworld with Ralph & Lisa Cutter: This video is about the insects themselves with some amazing photography. It does not deal with flies or patterns. Trout Unlimited's On the Rise Season 1 and 2: Each season consists of 3 DVD's and 15 episodes (22 minutes per episode). Episodes cover numerous fly fishing venues around the U.S. (for example McCloud & Little Truckee in CA) (8

9 The following business and individuals have generously donated products or services in support of Santa Lucia Fly Fishers. Their generosity allows SLFF to continue to offer the rich array of benefits to our members. We encourage you to consider patronizing the following donors. GUIDES & LODGES Tom Mauroynier Beryl Rea George Durand (530) Alan Blankenship Chris Wharton Jordan Romney Stillwater Guide Service (775) Pat Jaeger Larry Johnson Mike Kaul Soaring Eagle Lodge Two Rivers Emporium (760) Lance Gray & Company Scott Sugimoto (530) (530) LOCAL SPONSORS Four Seasons Outfitters Brad s Restaurant COMMERCIAL SPONSORS Outcast Sporting Gear Jeff Able JTA Products Sage Redington Rio Products Scientific Anglers Tim Rajeff Sports Tibor Reels Corporation Sims Waterworks Lamson Tenkara Loon Outdoors Adamsbuilt Fly Fishing R L Winston Rod Co. Galvan Fly Reels Korkers Footwear Scott Fly Rods (9

10 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. Support IFFF and your local Fishing Outfitters (10

11 Announcing the SWCIFFF Riptide Rendezvous! Calling all fly anglers! On Saturday, October 21, 2017, the SWCIFFF will hold its first annual Riptide Rendezvous, a flyfishing-only surf fishing contest. The event will be held at Rincon Beach Park in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County There is no cost to enter the event, which will follow a format similar to Al Quattrocchi s previous One Surf Fly events. Anglers are restricted to the use of just one fly during the allotted fishing time, and all fish will be measured, photographed, and released. In addition to awards for first, largest and most fish caught, there will be a great raffle of fly-fishing and outdoor gear, with all proceeds benefiting the Southwest Council, International Federation of Fly Fishers and their related outreach programs. Past surf fly fishing events have been a great place to see old friends, make new friends, and share a tale or two, on top of helping raise money for a worthy cause. Make sure you mark the date on your calendar! More details to come. We ll be launching a website and social media page soon with the details as they are announced. John Loo Rendezvous Director 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 (11

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13 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 (13

14 P.O. Box 166 San Luis Obispo, CA Come wet a line with us! Thank you for supporting those who help support our chapter. (14