SPF NEWSLETTER. San Pedro Flycasters Sierra Vista, AZ. Tightlines, Pat Richards. Tentative Schedule

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1 SPF NEWSLETTER From the President s Vise Hello Everyone, I hope you have had a chance to get out and do some fishing this summer. I have been hearing good reports from all over the state. This is a very short newsletter this month as we will not have a meeting in August and we are having our barbeque in July. We have changed the date to the 17th of July at 3:00 pm at my house. We had to move the date back a week as I will be on the East Cape of the Baja fishing for Roosters with my family. I am going to try and catch one from the beach, and if all else fails, I will hire a boat! The club will provide the main meal and some soft drinks, if you want anything else to drink, please bring it. Things to bring for the barbeque would be salads, side dishes, and desserts. Hope to see all of you there. Dale Lindner and I went Froggin the other day. Dale took me to a new reservoir, and even though we did not find a lot of frogs, it was still a great experience. If you have never tried to catch a bullfrog with a fly, you don t know what you are missing! If you are ever interested, please give Dale a call and see if you can set up a time. It is one of those things that should be on your bucket list. I included a picture of Bruce Berman and another Steelhead that he caught. Since Bruce has a new woman in his life, I just wanted to make sure that we all remembered what he looks like, San Pedro Flycasters Sierra Vista, AZ. as we have not seen him in a few months! Remember to attend the club s barbeque, and I hope you all get a chance to do some fishing in the near future. Tightlines, Pat Richards Bruce with another Steelhead! Tentative Schedule July 17th - Club Barbeque at the Richards House. 3:00 PM Aug - No Meeting Sept. - TBD Oct. - Rick Weisberg, Yellowstone Park Nov. - Jason Kline, Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Dec. - Christmas Dinner The Officers: July, 2010 Pres. Pat Richards Phone: V.P. Dan Tuttle Phone: Sec./Tres. Jim Buttke/Jim Ackerman Board Members: Dan Tuttle, Jim Ackerman Dale Lindner, Paul Hoyt, Gerry King Rick Weisberg, John Marvin, Pat Richards, Jim Buttke, Bruce Berman Committee Leaders Newsletter - Pat Richards , mcpatann@cs.com Membership - Bruce Berman Outings - Dan Tuttle, Raffles - Paul Hoyt Conservation-John Marvin Library - Gerry King Media - Bruce Berman Special points of interest: Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at Thunder Mountain Community Church at 4029 E. Golden Acres Drive.. Meetings begin at 6:30 PM. Board Meetings - 2nd Thurs. of the month at 6:30. Meet at Pat Richards house. Club members are always welcome

2 Page 2 June 3rd Meeting - 6:30 PM Our regular monthly meeting will be held on June 3rd starting at 6:30 PM. This meeting will be a little different from some of our other meetings. We will be showing a couple of videos on fishing. They will be entertaining and informative and should be fun to watch. Our scheduled speaker had a conflict and we were not able to get another speaker on such short notice. Rick Weisberg will be tying a special fly for everyone. Don t forget about our Raffle, so bring lots of money. See you at the meeting. Thank you, Board Members Bob Berry s class Club News At our last Board Meeting we discussed the following items. Treasurers report - $6, in the bank as of May 11th, We had income of $ which included membership dues, raffles, and shirt and cap sales. Our expenses were $ which included money for refreshments and money to Bob Berry for the class he ran for the members on Saturday and Sunday.. Outings report - Dan, had 4 people sign up for a White Mtns. trip in June. See report on page 3. Conservation report - John Marvin said that the Grand Opening for the Officers Pond will be June 1st. Raffles - Nothing to report Library - We have a website and Jerry and Ray are working on getting it up and running. The club will be meeting at our new place, Thunder Mountain Community Church at 4029 E. Golden Acres Drive off Highway 92. Please look at the map on Page 3. Thank you. Banquet committee is being set up to get ready for our banquet on March 5th, Location has been cut down to two possible sites. More to follow.

3 Page 3 CLUB NEWS At our last Board meeting we discussed the following items Treasurers report - bank balance - $ thru January 21, 2010 Conservation - nothing to report Outings - Dan Tuttle is working on the Christmas Tree Lake outing, see outings report on page 3 Banquet - $ was raised at the recent banquet. The board would like to thank everyone involved with the banquet and especially the lucky people that attended the banquet. The money will be used to further the sport of fly fishing. We have some exciting conservation projects coming up that the club will be able to participate in. Tight lines, The Board Members Lee s Ferry photo s by Pat Richards

4 Advertiser s Specials This space will be used for any special functions or specials that will be of benefit to fly fishers. Contact Pat Richards at mcpatann@cs.com to submit information. It will be up to the editorial staff whether to use the information or not. Please support your local Flyshops. They support all the fly fishing clubs and we need to give them our support. This section is a way for our members to find retailers, outfitters and guides that support our club. Our newsletter is published monthly. Our rates will be as follows. If interested in advertising, please contact Pat Richards at Or send a check to the San Pedro Flycasters, PO Box 465, Sierra Vista, AZ FORMAT 3 MONTHS 6 MONTHS 1 YEAR Business card $15.00 $25.00 $45.00

5 OUTINGS REPORT The next outing will be to the White Mountains area around the weekend of June 19th and 20th. We are looking at fishing several of the lakes and streams in the area, including some reservation lakes. We have a number of people interested at this time, if you would like to participate, please let me know as soon as possible and I will get you some details on the trip. At the may board meeting we discussed some long-range outings. We are looking at a trip to the Flaggstaff area next spring. You may remember that we had a very successful trip there a few years ago. Water conditions look good for this year, meaning that we should be able to fish for some carry-over trout and pike next year. There are also some catch-and-release ponds in the Williams area that may be worth a try. Another potential trip for next year is a return to East Cape, Baja. We will be looking into renting a large house on the beach to fish for roosterfish and jacks from the shore. There are also other possibilities, like fishing for marlin and dorado from a charter boat. In the past, we have even arranged for the boat to pick us up at the house. More information to come as we start to sort this trip out. Also, keep in mind the several trips being offered by Eric and Whitey at Dry Creek Outfitters. Whitey has an excellent trip going to Montana and Alberta, Canada in mid-august. If you are interested, please give me a call. As always, if you have any suggestions or ideas for future trips, please contact Dan Tuttle at or daniel.tuttle@cox.net. Meeting Site Thunder Mountain Community Church At 4029 E. Golden Acres Drive Off Highway 92 Fishing Thoughts And this is no small thing, for in all its history, angling has brought delight to many and harm to no one. Roderick Haig-Brown

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7 San Pedro Fly Casters 6th Annual Banquet We would like to thank the following helpers and donors for their support of our Ban All Board Members - especially Bruce Clark Jim & Ellen Ackerman Bruce Berman Montana Fly Company Glacier Glove Company The Countryman Press John Marvin Mustad Company Acclaim Innovations Pat Richards & Sea Breeze Angling Rick Weisberg & Oasis Fly Tying Benches San Pedro Fly Casters Club Cortland Buck s Bags Fly Fish TV Frank Amato Publications Flying Fisherman Shirley Cleary Chota Outdoor Gear Fly Logic William Joseph Wasatch Tools Nancy Buttke Okuma Fishing Tackle Corp No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guide Books Cabela s Eagle Claw Fish Pond Company Angler Sport Group Brian Larsen - Palmer Ranch Wapsi Steffen Brothers Fly Rod Company Solitude Fly Company John Perry s Montana Flyfishing Mike Kaul - 2 Rivers Emporium Bob Berry Fish Carvings Dale Lindner Richard Ward - HPI Petzl Company Charles Thomas Fine Art Dry Creek Outfitters Kathy Yancey Framing Thomas & Thomas Rod Company

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