CHICO AREA FLYFISHERS Short Casts February 2013 Our next meeting will be Feb 13th with free refreshments Fly tying by Larry from The Chico Fly shop @ 6:30 meeting 7:30 Speaker Craig Nielsen Craig Nielsen is the owner and operator of Shasta Trout. A Northern California native, he has been chasing trout with a fly rod for over 50 years and guiding professionally since 1992. Having fished all across the west, B.C. and Alaska he especially appreciates the angling diversity Mt. Shasta offers. From presenting tiny dries to selective Fall River Rainbows, swinging streamers with switch & spey rods for the Klamath s fabled steelhead, dry Secretary s Secrets By Pat Sleeper CAF BOD meeting Wed, Jan 2nd, 2013 Present Terry, Larry, Dave, Eric, Dana, Pat & Don Pat - Secretary minutes M/S/P Larry/Terry Don Treasure report Lake Almanor donation $200.00 M/S/P Don/Eric Anchovy Feed had a good participation. Fish outs: Jan 12th Baum - Don Lake Siskiyou fish out April Don Preserve March Eric Eric reported on Steelhead in the Class room. Starting in Feb. 2013. *We can always use raffle prize donations. We expect another sell out at our annual dinner. We have a lot of Great trips and prizes. As well as a GREAT Crab/ shrimp dinner. Thanks, Pat Sleeper fly fishing on the McCloud, or nymphing the Upper and Lower Sac for trophy bows, Craig enjoys it all. Everyone appreciates his patience, angling versatility and local knowledge. A certified casting instructor, he has taught at Mel Krieger s school and was one of the first authors on switchrods. Craig has been a featured guide for Flywater Travel, The Ashland Flyshop, Leland, Ted Fay, Fish First, The Clearwater House and The Flyshop. He holds a Teaching Credential and a Master s degree from Chico State where he worked as an Instructor, Administrator and Counselor prior to following his passion to guide full time. Sand Hole on Pyramid Lake Redge Hawkley with a lahontan cutthroat trout caught at Sand Hole on Pyramid Lake from the shore. He caught the fish on a tadpole fly and didn t even have waders on.
Craig Nielsen is the owner and operator of Shasta Trout. A Northern California native, he has been chasing trout with a fly rod for over 50 years and guiding professionally since 1992. Having fished all across the west, B.C. and Alaska he especially appreciates the angling diversity Mt. Shasta offers. From presenting tiny dries to selective Fall River Rainbows, swinging streamers with switch & spey rods for the Klamath s fabled steelhead, dry fly fishing on the McCloud, or nymphing the Upper and Lower Sac for trophy bows, Craig enjoys it all. Everyone appreciates his patience, angling versatility and local knowledge. A certified casting instructor, he has taught at Mel Krieger s school and was one of the first authors on switchrods. Craig has been a featured guide for Flywater Travel, The Ashland Flyshop, Leland, Ted Fay, Fish First, The Clearwater House and The Flyshop. He holds a Teaching Credential and a Master s degree from Chico State where he worked as an Instructor, Administrator and Counselor prior to following his passion to guide full time. DINNER RESERVATION FORM NAME: Number Cost Total Family Membership & One Dinner $75.00 $ ADDRESS: Each Additional Dinner $40.00 $ CITY: Raffle ticket packets $500. $200. $ Raffle ticket packets $100. $50. $ ZIP: PHONE: Table reservations for 8 people $450. $ E-MAIL: TOTAL. $ Visa # ADDITIONAL NAMES: M/C# Signature: Exp. Date & back # Purchase your reservations BEFORE Jan 15th MAIL RESERVATION FORMS AND PAYMENT TO: TO BE ENTERED INTO THE EARLY BIRD RAFFLE CAF 1010 Lori Dr, CA 95973 Questions: 530-345-1197 2
CAF Speaker List 2013 This month January 9th on Wed will be members sharing pictures, stories of your travel destinations this last year. Please contact Lincoln Gray to add your name to the list. We want to see your pictures and hear your stories. Please see the list of speakers lined up for our year of general meetings. Happy New year! We hope to see you at our next meeting. Date Speaker Program February 13th Charlie Schillnsky Tying SMALL Flies March 13th- NO MEETING April 10th- Lance Gray (PENDING) May 8th- Trent Pridemore Bass Fishing June 12th- Tim Fox Fly Tying Demonstration July 10th- NO MEETING August 14th- NO MEETING September 11th- Hogan Brown Nor Cal Warm Water October 9th- November 13th- Lincoln Gray Drifting The Lower Sac V-II December PIZZA FEED Chico Area Flyfisher s Fishout Schedule 2012-2013 This is where you can locate future outings that the Chico Area Flyfishers provide to its Membership. These Club Fishouts are designed to give fly fishers the best opportunity to catch fish and enjoy the outdoors. Our Club has many accomplished anglers who are willing to share their skills with others and you are only limited by your willingness to become involved. From selecting promising locations and time, to helping those members new to the sport, we try to make these trips fun, exciting and successful. We are also looking for additional fishout leaders. If you have one of those favorite spots that you don t mind sharing with others and would like to lead your fellow CAF members for a day of fishing fun, and fellowship please contact Lincoln Gray or Don Sleeper. 345-1197 This schedule may change depending on the fish bite or weather conditions. Date Location Fishout Leader April Pyramid Lake Don Sleeper at Pelican beach May 11 Little Grass Valley Reservoir Don Sleeper Walk-in with float tubes 2.3 miles May Crater Lake Don Sleeper Depending on when we can get into the late. June Lake Almanor Hex Hatch July Yuba River Float with Pontoons August Deer Creek Lincoln Gray Sept Davis Lake Open Oct. 2,3,4,5 Pyramid Lake Don Sleeper at Warrior Point Other ideas: Floating Indicator Clinic, Float Tube Clinic, Fly Casting Clinic, Yuba River, Fort Bragg area Surf Fly fishing--- 3
Baum Lake Fishout Report January 19th, 2013 By Don Sleeper We couldn t have picked a better weekend for the fishout at Baum Lake and for lots of snow.. But we all caught fish, some a lot and some not. The weather was a balmy 26 degrees when we started and a chilly 25 when we got off the water at 4 p.m. Saturday. No wind and we even took our coats off in the afternoon; it was warm with a high of 55. The snow and ice in the parking lot made walking and car traffic a real zoo Saturday morning. But it was fun. You can imagine it didn t take long before we were all catching fish in our pontoon boats or float tubes. Eleven members and guests showed up from the fly club, Terry Mich, John Logan, Larry Willis, Joe Kelly, Elten Hinkle, Bill Robinson, Curtis Robinson, Brian, Kenny, Chad and Don Sleeper. We used olive wiggle tails and small birds nest or midges on an intermediate sink tip. But the top producer was Terry Mich s dry fly with a size 16 nymph. Let s see more of you at the next fishout. Until then keep a tight line! Group Shot Nice 16 inch Brown Lunch in the parking lot. What did Baum Lake look like the weekend it was postoned? Fishing was Cold at Baum Lake! We went up and froze. We did however catch about 15 browns between the two of us. Fishing got better about the time we left. We made it back to watch the niners- packers. My feet warmed up about the time we got back to Redding... John 4
Fly of the Month for February 2013 Caddis Wet Fly By: Ray Narbaitz Thanks to the tutelage of long time fishing friends like Jim Gaumer and Dick Murrill, I like to fish Soft Hackle Flies. I find them to be effective on just about any kind of water from big rivers like the Lower Sac to small streams like Deer Creek. I have also used them with success on lakes like McCumber and Crater Lake. I have long felt that not enough people use them. This month s fly of the month is called the Caddis Wet Fly, and it is basically a Soft Hackle. This version verges on the point of being gaudy, but I like the effect because a lot of the Caddis that will be just below the surface will have quite a bit of air either under their exoskeleton or trapped around their body. While this version is tied with Caddis Green Ice Dub, feel free to tie it in colors that you think more readily match the color of the bugs on the water. This is an extremely easy fly to tie, and only takes a few steps. Hook: Curved Caddis Hook sizes 12 to 16; this one is tied on a 14 TMC 2488. Thread: Olive 8/0 or color to match fly Bead: Emerald, Green, Amber or color of your choice Glass Bead, size appropriate for the hook. Body: Caddis Green Ice Dub, or color of your choice. Hackle: Dark Dun or Olive dyed Hen Hackle. 1. Debarb hook, slide on the glass bead, and place it in the vise. Most glass beads are not counter sunk, so on small hooks, it may slide over the eye. If that happens, put a small bit of a super glue like Zap-a- Gap over the thread, and let the bead sit there for a short time to lock it in. 2. Start your thread, and wrap it down the hook to just a little ways past the bend and cut off the excess. 3. Dub the Ice Dub onto your thread. Ice Dub is very spikey, and can be hard to dub if you use too much. Use very sparse amounts, and dub it tightly onto the thread. 4. Wrap the dubbing up the shank of the hook, trying to taper it as you go up. Stop at the Glass Bead. 5. Tie in your hackle, and take two or three turns around the hook, right at the bead. Tie off the hackle, and trim away the excess. 6. Take a few wraps of thread so they force the hackle to lay back a bit over the fly. 7. Whip finish, put a small drop of head cement on the thread, and the fly is done. I have a new book that gives the definition for a large number of situations in the world of fishing. From time to time, I ll include some of those definitions along with the Fly of the Month. This month s definition is for Fly Tying. The art of attaching feathers, fur, wool, and silk to a tiny hook to create artificial lures that imitate insects, a skill easily mastered by anyone who can peel a grape blindfolded with a pair of tweezers and a butter knife while wearing oven mitts. It s not that tough honest. 5
Chico Fly Shop Fish First Chico, CA Chico, CA (530) 345-9983 (530) 343-8300 Sierra Stream & Mountain Chico, CA (530-345-4261 LOCAL GUIDES BOARD MEMBERS President: Dave McKinney...570-1342 Vice President Lincoln Gray...345-4261 Secretary: Pat Sleeper... 345-1197 Treasurer: Don Sleeper... 345-1197 Board Members: Eric See...899-1918 Larry Willis...895-0156 Scott Joyce...899-8500 Dana Miller... 570-1184 Lance Gray...517-2204 Past President: Lincoln Gray...345-4261 Committee Chairpersons: Fish Master...Don Sleeper... 345-1197 Conservation... David McKinney Librarian...343-7147 Fly Tying... Terry Mich Ron Leger Custom Fish Carvings 530-343-5191 rlegerfishcarvings@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Scott Sleeper... 899-9856 Proofreader Ray Narbaitz... 894-5220 tytline@sbcglobal.net CAF WEBPAGE http://chicoareaflyfishers.org Webmaster: Lincoln Gray... 345-4261 FISHING REPORTS www.fishfirst.com Change of address? Not receiving newsletter? Contact Don Sleeper... 345-1197 6