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CRAB !     CRAB !!    CRAB !!!

2011 Installation (Crab Feed) Dinner tickets are ON SALE now.  Purchase your tickets NOW before they are ALL GONE!  Contact Bonnie Small directly by using the email link on the Board Members page.  It's sure to be another sell-out so act fast before they are all gone!  Ticket price is $30 per person (
Tri Tip steak will be available for non-crab eaters).  The event will be held on Saturday Jan. 8th at the Tracy Community Center.
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Catch a few of the newest additions to the Weekly Fly... from our very own Ben Byng and Steve Potter.

CONGRATS & KUDOS
to our very own past-President Rod Buchanan and current club sponsor Joe Cerniglia (Sawmill Lake Fly Fishing) for winning THIRD PLACE at the 2010 Bass 'n Fly Challenge !!  Great job guys !!!

~ DECEMBER ~

December 15
: TFF Club Meeting at the Tracy Transit Station - 7 pm.  Once again, the December meeting will feature the Member's Slide Show.  Bring in your favorite pictures in digital format (CD, DVD, flash drive) to share your favorite fish story with the rest of us.  This meeting is also the Annual Meeting of the Membership in which we will cast our votes for the incoming Club Officers for 2011.  The nominees for 2011 are: Stan Elijah - President; Ben Byng - Vice President & Secretary; Bonnie Small - Treasurer.

December 1: TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm (the Safeway at 11th Street and Corral Hallow).

~ NOVEMBER ~

November 17: TFF Club Meeting at the Tracy Transit Station - 7 pm. Our Guest Speaker will be John Sherman presenting his program "Fly Fishing the California Delta".  Pre-meeting Speaker dinner will be at the Thai Cafe at 5:15 pm (1/2 block north of the Transit Station).

November 6
: Dan Blanton Striperfest at the Sugar Barge on Bethel Island.  Festivities begin at 4 pm.  Click this link above to sign-up for the dinner.

November 3: TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm (the Safeway at 11th Street and Corral Hallow).


~ OCTOBER ~

October 20: TFF Club Meeting at the Tracy Transit Station - 7 pm.  This month's guest speaker is Rick E Martin presenting "Images of Fly Fishing and How to Make Your Outdoor Photographs Better".

October 16: Fly Fishing Specialties annual BBQ.  See the TFF Events Calendar for more info.

October 6: TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm (the Safeway at 11th Street and Corral Hallow).

October 1 - 3: NCCFFF Festival of Fly Fishing in conjunction with the Sportsman's Expo in Placerville.  See the TFF Events Calendar for more info.



~ SEPTEMBER ~

September 23 - 26: TFF Pit River Outing - see Outings page for more information.

September 20: Pit River Outing pre-trip meeting - 7 p.m. @ the Banta Inn.

September 15
: TFF Club Meeting at the Tracy Transit Station - 7 pm.  This month's guest speaker is Jay Murakoshi presenting saltwater fly fishing opportunities in La Paz... that would be Baja... you know... down Mexico way.

September 1
: TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm (the Safeway at 11th Street and Corral Hallow).

~ AUGUST ~

August 18: TFF Club Meeting at the Tracy Transit Station - 7 pm.  This month's Guest Speaker is Rick Radoff, three time past-president of the Granite Bay Flycasters.  Rick's presentation will be on his 2008 adventure to New Zealand for their world renowned Rainbow and Brown trout.

August 4
: TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm (the Safeway at 11th Street and Corral Hallow).

~ JULY ~

July 21:  Club Meeting at new venue... the Tracy Transit Station - 7 pm.  This month's guest speaker is Bob Alexander of Rainbow Bend Fly Fishing.  Bob's presentation will be on Oregon's Deschutes River and its summer and fall steelhead and rainbow trout fishing opportunities.

July 7:
  TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm (the Safeway at 11th Street and Corral Hallow).

~ JUNE ~

June 16:  Club Meeting and Annual Open House at Veteran's Park in Tracy - 6:30 pm - see the TFF Event calendar for a map to the new park (note: we will NOT be holding this meeting at Dr.Powers Park as we have done in previous years).

June 11 - 13:  Davis Lake outing.  Visit the Outings page for more information.  Pre-trip meeting on Monday June 7th at 7 pm at Starbucks (1857 W. 11th Street)... the one near Baja Fresh in the Safeway Shopping Center.

June 12:  Sawmill Lake outing has been CANCELED due to snow and lack of interest.

June 2:
  TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room - 7 pm.
~ MAY ~

May 29: TFF Family Outing at Kistler Bass Ranch (members and their families only please).

May 21:
Third Annual Bass 'n Fly Challenge on our very own home waters... The California Delta.  Check the TFF Event Calendar for more information.

May 19: Club Meeting featuring Mikey Wier.  Mikey will be speaking on Stillwater Tactics... and who knows... we may even get a new story or two from his recent trip to Egypt.  You can also follow Mikey's adventures on the Fish Eye Videos and Burl Productions websites.

May 5:
Cinco de Mayo... come join us for bottomless glasses of Margaritas!  Okay... just kiddin'... but it is the TFF Board of Directors meeting.  Safeway Community Room at 7 pm.

~ APRIL ~

April 23: The Fly Shop's Trout Opening Day Party at... where else?... The Fly Shop in Redding.

April 21:
  Club meeting featuring Justin Miller of The Fly Shop in Redding.  Justinʼs program will take a close look at swinging flies for Steelhead in Northern California.

April 17:  Kiene's Annual Fly Fishing Expo at Bill's Shop in Sacramento.  Click here for more information.

April 16/17: East Idaho Fly Tying Expo at the Shilo Inn in Idaho Falls, Idaho.  Click here for more information.

April 7:
  Board Meeting at Safeway Community Room.

~ MARCH ~

March 17:  Yep... we know... it's St. Patty's Day... but unless you are "Irish to the bone" it's no reason to not come to the meeting on Wednesday to hear Derek Rust talk about Bass & Crappie fishing opportunities in the Tahoe area.  Upon request, his presentation may also include Carp fishing information.

Derek is a guide for Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters in South Lake Tahoe, CA and enjoys to fish for just about anything that swims!

March 6/7:  Haven't got your fill of the annual sports shows?... or perhaps you missed them all?  In either case, going on now is the Spring Fishing Classic at the Manteca Bass Pro Shop (Feb. 26 - March 14).  The weekend of March 6 & 7 is the "All About Fly Fishing" weekend which will feature a Bass Fishing presentation by our very own Ben Byng and Steve Potter.  See the TFF Events Calendar for more information.

March 3:   This month's Board Meeting (Wednesday March 3rd at 7 pm) will be held at the new Tracy Transit Station located at 50 E 6th Street (corner of 6th St. and Central Ave.)

~ FEBRUARY ~

February's Club Meeting will feature Jim Andras, of Oregon's Andras Outfitters, as our guest speaker.  Jim will be giving presentations on both Kamchatka, Russia and our very own Klamath River.

The next Board Meeting is February 3rd and it will be the 2010 Planning session. All club members are welcome to attend. Check the TFF Events calendar for meeting details.

~ JANUARY ~

Remember! There is no club meeting in January. See you next month.

The Crab feed is January 9th

Our annual crab feed is the second Saturday in January. We've great got a line up of auction items and raffle prizes and its a great time to catch up with your fellow members.  We'll see you there.

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