SPF NEWSLETTER. San Pedro Flycasters Sierra Vista, AZ. Pat Richards. Bob Berry, Apache Trout Carving. Tentative Schedule

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1 SPF NEWSLETTER From the President s Vise Hello Everyone, Thank you to Bob Berry and his wife Kim for driving over from El Cajon, CA last month for our meeting. I think everyone really enjoyed listening to Bob talk about his carving and painting techniques. And, I know we all really enjoyed seeing his world championship carvings! Bob ran a fish painting class over the weekend and we had 7 members attend the class. I think we all learned a lot and the fish actually looked like fish when we were done! You can see them on page 2. Thanks again for a wonderful time learning about carving and painting. I would like to thank Ellen and Jim Ackerman for doing all the work on finding places for our banquet next March. I asked for volunteers and they stepped up and did a great job of finding some locations that would fit our club. It really makes being President of the club easier when members step up and take on a more active role. I talked to Jason Kline, Fisheries Program Specialist for Region V the other day and invited him to speak to the club in November. He told me they are waiting to finalize the plans to get the Frye Creek Drainage over by Safford ready for the reintroduction of the Gila Trout. He thought they might be ready by October and asked if we as a club might be interested in helping with the project. We talked about it at the board meeting and decided it would be a great project for the club San Pedro Flycasters Sierra Vista, AZ. to be involved in. Jason will keep us informed and let us know when we can help with the project. I hope everyone will have a chance soon to get out and wet a line, and please come to our meeting on June 3rd. See you there. Tightlines, Pat Richards Bob Berry, Apache Trout Carving Tentative Schedule June 3rd - Videos on fishing July 10th - Club Barbeque at the Richards House Aug - No Meeting Sept. - TBD Oct. - Rick Weisberg, Yellowstone Park Nov. - Jason Kline, Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Dec. - Christmas Dinner The Officers: June, 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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