Here is a picture from the Sierra Drifters Fish reports on 10/25/14. Still ripping lips at 90 years young! Morton Wakefield, member of Downey Fly Fishers, hit big numbers with his son Don!!! Jerry G. did the netting.

Fishing with Don from two weeks ago....

I am fishing on Fridays now and met Doug U. the master fly fisherman of Long Beach shoreline.  He showed me his floating line with a very long leader set-up and also gave me a Ghost Minnow to copy.  I am in awe of how far he can cast and have attached a picture of him with a loaded rod.    It was so hard to cast the first time out, I only caught one little Halibut but the next Friday I caught 5 halibut and one Yellow Fin Croaker.  I am slowly getting the hang of casting the crazy thing.

Monthly Meeting October 14, 2014

 Join us at 6pm for a fly tying demo, general meeting at 7pm

Alex Ramirez began his fly fishing career on the South Fork of the San Joaquin River at the age of 10 chasing wild trout. This youthful passion soon found him testing his skills for bass at the local lakes and golf course ponds. Alex went off to study biology at Stanislaus State University but you could always find him perfecting his skills on the local waters every weekend. Prior to his residence in San Diego Alex worked for a Northern California fly shop where he shared his passion for the sport by teaching numerous classes on tying, basic fly-fishing and still water tactics. In addition, he guided anglers on the Stanislaus River and was lead instructor for the Boy Scouts of America’s fly-fishing merit badge. With 28 years of experience fishing freshwater Alex shifted gears toward saltwater and became one of So Cal Fly Fishing Outfitters lead instructors for fly-fishing the local surf as well as Mission Bay. He continues to share his passion for the sport as a Rep for some of the major brands in the Industry such as Sage, Redington, RIO, Smith Optics, Outcast Boats, Tibor Reels, Solitude Flies. 

Alex will be showing a short video that takes us through Sage and an informative video about choosing a fly line and understanding line weights. He will follow up by showing us and talking about new products from Sage, Redington, RIO and other companies he reps. 

Upcoming free DFF Introduction to Fly Tying Class

This is a free six week course given following our 2 weeks Introduction to Fly Fishing class. 

Wednesday Evenings

October 15th through November 19th

6pm to 9pm

This week's adventure with Don

I am still fishing Belmont Shores.  I picked up my smallest halibut ever.  Barely longer than the six inch Doug U. ghost minnow.  I must have copied it correctly because the fish are hitting it.  The water is still warm so the fish are active.

awwww.... isn't it cute!

Southwest Council's Fly Fishing Faire last weekend

Last weekend DFF members helped out with the faire. The event was held at Cerro Coso Community College in beautiful Mammoth Lakes California. The college is small but very nice and you can't over look the location!

Where the vendors and indoor classes were located

Entrance and welcome area

There were tarps in the parking lot for a casting area

 

And this is the view from the parking lot... horrible

One of the two vendors areas

 

Close ups of the gorgeous pottery and Nu Cast reels 

 

Having fun in Mammoth

Several members, and spouses, of the DFF traveled to Mammoth last weekend to help with the Southwest Council Fly Fishing Faire. Between helping we managed to have fun! Years ago it was common for groups of us to travel to fish, attend functions, and just have fun with like minded folks but with the changes in the economy this was not happening as often.

Last weekend we were reminded how much fun this is and therefore we need to do it more!

Thursday night there was a vendor and volunteer dinner at Lake Mary Marina. DFF helped with set up and busing.

 

Fishing and kayaking on Lake Mary. As you can see the weather and fishing were cooperative!

 
Saturday night our group got together for a potluck dinner... Great food and conversation. Alan treated us to halibut, Britta made her famous Calico Beans, there was a huge salad, we also had before the meal treats and cake for dessert. We spent plenty of time reminiscing about past outings and members that are no longer with us, having laughs about adventures and misadventures of outings past.

A great time was had by all! We have to do this more often!