What's up? Installation Dinner/Crab Feed tickets are now on sale at the Club Meetings. The event will be held at the same venue... The Tracy Community Center on Saturday January 12, 2019 at 4 pm. Cost per ticket remains the same at $45~ December ~December 6: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.December 20: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This
month's guest speaker is YOU! ~ November ~November 1: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.November 15: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is our very own club member, Craig Gittings. Craig will be presenting his take on fly fishing for Redfish in the sourthern US.~ November ~November 1: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.November 15: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is our very own club member, Craig Gittings. Craig will be presenting his take on fly fishing for Redfish in the sourthern US.~ October ~October 4: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.October 18: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is Captain Mike Costello and his presentation will be on what else... The Delta!~ September ~September 6: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.September 20: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is David Yee presenting "Birds of The Delta".September 27: Casting Instructions - Dr. Powers Park
6 pm. All including the general public are welcome. Join our FFF
certified casting instructor Chuck Robbins for hands on lesson and
guidance. This will probably be your last chance this season to learn
or improve before the change back to Pacific Standard Time.~ August ~August 9: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.August 16: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is Sam Sedillo of Trout Unlimited.~ July ~No Board or Club meeting this month ~ June ~~ MAY ~May 3: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.May 5: Club Outing - Kistler Ranch - Sun up to Sun Down. Contact Jeff Fadden for information.May 17: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is Dennis Lee presenting "Summer Steelhead, Northern California and Southern Oregon Fly Fishing".~ APRIL ~April 5: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.April 7: Fly Fishing Specialities (Citrus Heights) Spring BBQ and Expo 10 am - 3 pmApril 19: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's speaker is John Sherman presenting "Elevate Your Delta Fly Game".April 21: Kiene's American Fly Fishing Co. (Sacramento) Annual Expo 10 am - 4 pm.April 26: Casting Instructions - Dr. Powers Park 6 pm. All including the general public are welcome. Join our FFF certified casting instructor Chuck Robbins for hands on lesson and guidance.April 27: The Fly Shop (Redding) is celebrating its 40th year in business and will be hosting their annual Trout Season Opening Day Party 10:30 am - 4:30 pm.April 28: Club Outing and General Trout Season Opening Day. Club outing is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at White Pines Lake in the community of White Pines (not Arnold!). The fishmeister for this outing is Jeff Fadden (j_fadden@pacbell.net).~ MARCH ~March 1: Board Meeting - 7 pm at Perko's Cafe. The meeting is held in the "back room" of the cafe and ALL members are welcome.March 15: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's guest speaker is Al Smatsky presenting "Shad on the Fly".~ FEBRUARY ~February 22: Club Meeting - 7 pm at the TRACY TRANSIT STATION. This month's speaker is Jeff Currier presenting "Four Seasons of the Yellowstone Trout Bum".February 23 - 25: The Fly Fishing Show - Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.~ JANUARY ~January 13: Installation Dinner (Crab Feed) at the Tracy Community Center - 4 pmCongratulations to Jeff Fadden and his award of being named the 2017 Fly Fisher of the Year! There is no Club Meeting this month. See you next month on the FOURTH THURSDAY at the Tracy Transit StationNovember's Guest Speaker is Craig Gittings  Craig will provide his take on Redfish Redfish along the gulf coast provide unique if not intriguing opportunities.
For larger redfish, you want to head for Louisiana. If you want to sight fish
in clear water, target the flats adjacent to the inter-coastal waterway in
South Texas. There are a few elements involved. A guide can only do so much in
providing the opportunity by getting you close enough to cast. Once the fish is
spotted and called out by the guide, you as the angler must be able to
translate position and distance and only then actually spot, follow and target
the feeding fish. Your cast not only has to be on target, the retrieve must be
immediate to touch down and impart life in order to trigger a response. If you
enjoy targeting tailing bonefish, finning and tailing redfish is just the
ticket in Louisiana or Texas. One guide advised carp fishing for a season and
come back ready to fish for redfish. If you cannot do that, try targeting a
moving Frisbee, he added. It is believed he forgot to say add wind in the
practice regimen. These destinations get you out where there is really no
competition for these fish and they readily will attack a fly when properly
presented. Captain Mike Costello  August 12, 1990,
changed my life. Dressed in neoprene waders and a fishing vest loaded with
flies, I accompanied two anglers on the frigid waters of the Frying Pan River
in Colorado and provided them the opportunity to catch trout on a fly rod, and
I got paid! So began this magnificent odyssey of fulfilling my dream as a fly
fishing guide. Over twenty six years later the passion still flows through my
veins with a vigor that is relentless and innovative. My heart thumps when a
client hooks into a fish, and “set,
set, set, set” will always be part of my vocabulary. Fly fishing is my life and guiding is my career. Each day I look forward to going to work, seeing old friends, and creating new memories. I look forward to seeing you out on the water! Fish Hard, Captain Mike Costello Captain Mike's program will be on the Delta September's Guest Speaker is David Yee  Ornithology? One has difficulty in just pronouncing the word much less understanding its meaning. And you thought entomology was hard to pronounce. It is a game of silent observation very similar to fly fishing. David’s program will be on “Birds of the Delta”. The San Joaquin Delta is home to a diverse number of birds, many of w h i c h r a t h e r u n i q u e a n d specialized. David , who has studied these birds all of his life, will touch on some of these bird and discuss what makes them special. David started watching birds at the age of 10. He pursued bird studies at UC Santa Cruz and teaches classes and leads bird walks and tours to this day. David comes from an entrepreneurial family and has a wide business background. But, his passion is birds, bird study and environmental education. August's Guest Speaker is Sam Sedillo  Sam will update us on Trout Unlimited projects as well as works on public lands. Ben Byng will share his thoughts on what we can do for conservation. Tracy Fly Fishers - May Club Meeting Dennis Lee  Summer Steelhead Northern California and Southern Oregon Fly Fishing This program highlights fly fishing for summer steelhead on Northern California’s Klamath and Trinity rivers, and Southern Oregon’s Rogue and Umpqua rivers. Much of the information in the program comes from Dennis’ book, The Half-Pounder, A Steelhead Trout Life History and Fly Fishing. The book is a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered copies, 240 pages, full color hardback book, describing the origin of steelhead and half-pounder names; steelhead evolution, distribution, and life history; important half-pounder rivers; fly fishing equipment and presentations; and historical and current flies used to catch half-pounders.
Dennis began his 36-year career with the California Department of Fish and Game at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery helping spawn and rear Chinook salmon and steelhead, he retired from the Department in 2006 as a Supervising Fishery Biologist. He also acted as the Department’s liaison to the Klamath and Trinity Restoration Advisory Committee and the Director’s Sport Fishery Board.
Dennis is a Past-President of the California-Nevada Chapter and of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Dennis continues to work with the Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Retired Annuitant and is a member of Hatchery Coordination Teams for the Feather River, Nimbus, and Mokelumne River fish hatcheries. He and his wife Wendy live in Folsom and continue to fish for steelhead in northern California and southern Oregon, and tie flies. Tracy Fly Fishers - April Club MeetingJohn Sherman  John Sherman’s program will be “Elevate Your Delta Fly Game” John is no stranger to these parts, residing in Discovery Bay. Together with Mike Costello, they put out the first and only fly fishing book dedicated to the California Delta, “Fly Fishing the Delta”. Fly fishing has been a life long passion for John as he learned to tie flies at Buzz’s in Visalia at the age of 8 and where he grew up. Another passion of John Sherman is photography. His photos in his presentation should provide some pop and dazzle, if not good examples and style of photography for the alert observer. John is the Simms Fishing Products and Hatch Outdoors Sales rep for California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. You can check out our guest speaker via the web at the following links: California Fly Fisher article, as well as Simms’ Venturing Angler’s article. Tracy Fly Fishers - March Club Meeting  Encouraged by a lifelong friend and fishing buddy over 45 years ago, Al purchased his first fly rod for a trip to the Yuba River for shad. From that point on, he was hooked for life. Back then, there wasn’t an abundance of help for the beginner, so during the winter Al would dream up new shad patterns for the next year's run. Some worked and some didn’t. Since that time, Al has been fishing from Alaska to South America in pursuit of most fresh and saltwater species. In 1977, Al joined the Delta Fly Fishers and quickly made friends with anglers that shared the same interest. As an active board member and past-president, the club grew to over 100 members, which it still maintains. As the Program Chairman for over twenty years, he had the opportunity to meet many wonderful and talented fly fishermen which help him expand his knowledge of our sport. In 2003 he was awarded the honor of “Life Member” for his faithful membership and service to the Delta Fly Fishers. Al has always been an avid traveler and planned trips to Alaska for himself and his friends starting back in the early “80’s”. In 1989, Al made his first bonefishing trip to Christmas Island and since then he has been hooked on saltwater fly fishing. His belief is that a fishing trip should be more than just “fishing”, it should be an experience. With an inspiring partner, Jerry Neuburger, they started, Al & Jerry’s Excellent Adventures, which they operated until to 2000. After that time, Al became the sole owner of, Excellent Adventures, specializing in hosted and un-hosted fly fishing trips to affordable destinations from Alaska to South America. Over the years, hundreds of anglers have used Excellent Adventures for their travel plans. Al currently guides solely for American Shad in Central California and considers himself just another fly fisherman with lots of experience that he would like to share with other anglers. In the picture above, Al is the guy on the left and that ain't no Shad! Come join us this month for Al's program "Shad on the Fly" Tracy Fly Fishers - February Club Meeting(the 22nd) for the monthly club meeting. This month's guest speaker will be Jeff Currier who is in town for the Fly Fishing Show (Friday the 23th - Sunday the 25th) at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.  Jeff will be presenting one of his popular programs... Four Seasons of the Yellowstone Trout Bum Yellowstone National Park and its surrounding waters offer some of the best trout fly fishing in the world. For this reason Jeff Currier has made Yellowstone his backyard for nearly thirty years. Jeff knows where to be in Yellowstone at the right time. He knows the hatches and the best fly patterns. Join Jeff as he leads you through the calendar year of a trout bums life on these fabled waters with breathtaking photos of beautiful fish, great scenery and wildlife that most of us can only dream of. |
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