March 2019 Newsletter

www.deepcreekflyfishers.org P.O. Box 8203, Redlands, CA 92375

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Page 2: Presidents Message, & Board of Directors Page 8: Trout in the Classroom Page 3: Meetings, Speakers, Club Store & Opportunity Page 9: Annual Lower Owen trip Drawing Page 10: 2019 San Juan trip Page 4: Education & Outings, Membership registration Page 11: South West Council FFI, Page 5 & 6: CADFW– Statewide Regulation Page 12: Bob Marriot’s Fly shop discounts Page 7: Fly of the Month and Fred Hall Show

Frank Duarte He will be showing which fly rods or spey rods to use along with rod rigging and line choices. Also he will be presenting information about the American River with descriptions about both shore and boat accesses.

Meet the Speaker for Dinner All members are invited to meet and have dinner with this month’s speaker. Meet us at Art’s Bar and Grill, dinner will be at 4:00 pm. The food is great and the prices are very reasona- ble - each member pays for their own meal and any drinks. Art’s Bar & Grill 3357 University Avenue, Riverside 92501 951-683-9520 Frank will be speaking on shad fishing in the Sacramento River. President’s Message From Clark Stevens

I just received a communication from the Southwest Council Fly Fishers International regarding some special meetings that are coming up, which will ask for public comment on CDFW Inland Trout Regulation Changes. The closest public meeting to give input regarding these changes will be held at the Bass Pro Shop, 7777 Victoria Gardens Lane, Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Noon - 2 p.m.

rigging your fly rod for small streams in relation to Herit- We need a couple members to attend to give input and age Trout that he will be speaking about. bring findings back to DCFF.

See our web site for more detailed information. These The following month’s meeting on May 29, 2019 will fea- new changes will probably effect our sport for ture Devin Olsen on the topic of “Modern Nymphing: Eu- years to come. ropean Inspired Techniques.” Our June 26th meeting

will be our annual White Elephant Drawing in which we Don’t miss this month’s speaker Frank Duarte on are asking members to bring fly fishing related items for 3/27/19, who will start with a session at 6:00 that night’s drawings. More information will be forthcom- p.m. His topic for the evening presentation will be “Shad ing regarding the BBQ supper and needs for that even- Fishing in the Sacramento Valley.” In the next couple ing. Bob Williams, our opportunity drawing chair, could months we have some great speakers before our annual use some help on that day and prior for preparations. White Elephant Sale on 6/26/19.

There will be sign-up sheets at the next meeting in the Next month, we will have the privilege of Frank Burr back of the room for those wanting to fly fish Lake Perris speaking to us about the CDFW Passport & Heritage from a and the dates/times will be listed. Trout Programs. He will have a session at 6 p.m. on

2019 Board of Directors

President: Clark Stevens [email protected]

1st Vice Sandy Schneider Outings: Mike Telles President: [email protected] [email protected]

2nd Vice vacant Opportunity: Bob Williams President: [email protected] Drawing [email protected]

Secretary: Jill Wagner Web Master: Greg LaPolla [email protected] [email protected]

Treasurer: George Plescher Club Store: Sean Robbins [email protected] [email protected]

Newsletter: Roberta Ross First Past Jerry Searcy [email protected] President: [email protected]

Trout in the Doug Spieske Second Past Bill Reeves Classroom: [email protected] President: [email protected]

Conservation: Jerry Searcy [email protected]

Membership: Mike Stuhl [email protected] SWCIFFF Greg LaPolla Education: vacant Representative: [email protected] [email protected]

2 Wear the Logo

2019 Meetings & Speakers Meetings are held 7:00pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except May 29 (5th Wednesday), and December 4 (Holiday Banquet), in the Izaak Walton Clubhouse, 2601 Dexter Drive, inside Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA

March 27– Club meeting– Frank Duarte April 17– Board meeting April 24– Club meeting– Frank Burr Deep Creek Fly Fishers Club Store May 29– Club meeting—Devin Olsen June 26– Club meeting– White elephant dinner All items available at the monthly meetings. Prices for 2018

Coffee mugs: Large $15.00 Small $13.00

Tee Shirts: Long Sleeve $15.00 Short Sleeve $10.00 If any members would like to have embroidered our club logo on your fishing shirt or other piece Hats: 1 size fits all $17.00 of clothing, bring it to the club meeting and I will take them in with mine. The people we use Logo Decals: Small $4.00 "Engrave Embroidery N Things" do a very good job and I have always been happy with their Logo Patches $10.00 work. The price is $15 EACH. Logo Fly Box* $15.00

Bill Reeves *Orders for custom image boxes will be taken. See Sean Robbins for details.

3 2019 Education & Outings Calendar 2019 Education and Outings DCFF Calendar is on the Internet March 16–Intro to Fly Fishing The Calendar lists all the activities that are going on in the club, such as training events, outings, meetings, con- March 23–Beginning Fly servation events, and many more. March 30–Advanced To view the calendar: April 6–Lower Owens 1. Go to: www.deepcreekflyfisher.org April 13–Entomology Class, Intro 2. Click on the Calendar Tab at the top of the page April 27 (Date changed to May 18)–Small stream class 3. Then select: This Week, This Month, This Year April 28 (Date changed to May 19) -On the stream To subscribe to the calendar: class-Mill Creek ranger station Select ICAL, then Download the Public Events Calendar. May 2 to 9-Mammoth opener It will appear in your computers default Calendar Pro- gram. As long as you have access to the internet, it will May 23 to 27-San Juan River update automatically or you can “ refresh” to update the current calendar page.

Unless otherwise noted, the events above will be held at Izaak Walton Clubhouse at 2601 Dexter Drive - inside the City of Riverside’s Fairmount Park. If you need additional information contact the class instructor or event coordinator. The cost for DCFF members is $10 per class and training outing. Coffee and soft drinks will be available for full day classes and there will be a 1-hour lunch break if necessary.

DCFF 2019 Membership Drive

2019 club dues were due by 2-28-19. $30 individ- ual, $40 family. Dues pay for club supplies, news- letter, etc. and about 80% of the quest speaker costs. Dues are a key element of the club financial health. Please submit your dues as soon as possi- ble.

Please bring dues to the meeting or mail to Deep Creek Fly Fishers P.O. Box 8203, Redlands CA 92375.

On-line on the club web site www.deepcreekflyfishers.org under the heading PARKING PERMITS REQUIRED FOR “About Us”, you will find the applications and Re- OUR MEETING NIGHTS lease Waiver of Liability form. Be sure to ask for a 2018 Parking Per- Be sure to down load, sign, and turn in the a NEW mit when attending the monthly meetings. 2019 Release Waiver of Liability form and with a Per City ordinance, all vehicles parked in new emergency contact information. After clarifica- parking lots at Fairmount Park from dusk tion with our lawyers, our club will need only one of until dawn, without a permit will be ticket- the these as long as you remain in good standing ed. There is limited parking available in with the club. If a NON-MEMBER attends a club front of our clubhouse. Overflow parking is outing, the coordinator of that outing will be re- sponsible for collecting a non-member outing waiv- available directly across the street at Fair- er. mont Park Golf Course.

4 Department of Fish and Wildlife

An article written by Chris Woods from TU concern- CDFW personnel will be available at information sta- ing attending planning meetings with different agen- tions to answer questions and listen to stakeholder cies (https://www.tu.org/blog-posts/planning-whats- interests, needs and ideas. All stakeholder input will the-big-deal), is a good article to read. He talked be taken into consideration as a regulation simplifica- about the US Forest Service and BLM owning 20 tion package is developed for formal public review percent of the nation’s land. Every 10-15 years through the California Fish and Game Commission. these agencies have to come up with a plan to man- age these lands. They ask for public comment. Meetings will be held on the following dates:

On March 8, 2019 the California Department of Fish Wednesday, March 20, 2019 6-8 p.m. Talman and Wildlife sent out a call for Public comment on Pavilion, Tricounty Fairgrounds, 1234 Fair the State’s new trout fishing regulations. The St., Bishop CADFW has worked for two years to help simplify the regulations. Below is the announcement. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 6-8 p.m. Red- ding Library Community Room, 1100 Public Comment Sought on Parkview Ave., Redding

Statewide Regulation Wednesday, April 3, 2019 6-8 p.m. Betty Ro- driguez Regional Library, 3040 N. Cedar Ave., Changes of Trout Season Fresno

Posted by CADFW on 08 Mar 2019 03:09 PM PST Saturday, April 6, 2019 Noon-2 p.m. Bass

Pro Shops, 7777 Victoria Gardens Lane, The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host a series of statewide meetings to Rancho Cucamonga inform the public and seek input on the proposed new statewide changes for trout fishing regulations. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 6-8 p.m. Colonial Heights Library Community Room, 4799 “The California Fish and Game Commission di- Stockton Blvd., Sacramento rected our department to make the regulations and seasons more simple and easy to understand, while Tuesday, April 23, 2019. 6-8 p.m. Truckee- continuing to protect and manage the state’s trout Tahoe Airport Community Room, 10356 resources,” said Roger Bloom, CDFW Inland Fisher- Truckee Airport Road, Truckee ies Program Manager. “We look forward to explain- More information is available ing how these new changes came about, and how at www.wildlife.ca.gov/fishing/inland/trout-plan. they could be implemented.” Meetings are in-person only and no conference The meetings will focus on the following key areas: line or webcast will be available.

Objectives of the new regulation framework Media Contacts: and species management goals Roger Bloom, CDFW Inland Program, Parameters of the regulation standardization (916) 445-3777 and consolidation process Harry Morse, CDFW Communications, (916) 322 -8911 Review of specific proposed changes to regu- Kirsten Macintyre, CDFW Communications, lations (916) 322-8988

5 California Department of Fish and Wildlife HOT OFF THE PRESS

Department of Fish and Wildlife Meeting- Bishop Another thing that stood out: on the gear restrictions, 3/20/19 there were either no restrictions or limits to artificial lures with barbless hooks—no mention of flies not By Deb Murphy even in Wild Trout areas. That didn’t make the fly fish- Roger Bloom, the state Department of Fish and Wild- ermen happy. “The zero limit, barbless flies only cate- life’s environmental program manager, explained the gory just vanished,” said Pat Jaeger of Eastern Sierra fishing season’s start dates were set for holiday week- Guide Service. ends so folks would remember them. A gruff voice from Jaeger’s had two major concerns. First, the obvious the large crowd at Wednesday’s workshop at the Tri- stealth of the Eastern Sierra’s Fishmas and the safety County Fairgrounds rose up, explaining the East Side of anglers on newly-open year-round waters with a already had a holiday and we called it “Fishmas.” warden system already spread thin. “You’re inviting The proposed CDF&W’s simplified regulations would people to come up and fish on ice,” he said. “That’s merge Fishmas with Memorial Day weekend, also just nuts.” known as Mule Days. The Saturday before Memorial Kevin Peterson, guide and ranch manager at Hot Day would mark the start of bait fishing which would Creek, echoed Jaeger’s concerns. “There aren’t many run through September 30. Specific waters would then good things (in the proposed regulations),” he said, “at begin what amounts to October 1 least not good for fishermen.” through the Saturday before the following Memorial Day. So, in effect, the Eastern Sierra would have year- Peterson looks on Hot Creek as a sacred waterway round fishing on some waters, but only offer the style of and fly fishing as a different kind of sport. If the regs fishing that brings the hordes of fishing tourists for four are approved by the Fish and Game Commission, the months of the year. creek will still be catch and release but artificial lures We’ll post this article and a water-by-water run-down of with barbless hooks will be approved gear. “This’ll seasons and restrictions on our webpage as well as a change the dynamics,” he said. link for folks to register. With years of drought, the Wild Trout was de- The packed crowd at the Talman Pavilion wasn’t hap- pleted. CDF&W started a three-year stocking program py. four years ago, with diploids, trout that can spawn. “Just last year,” Peterson said, “Hot Creek was back to Bloom said the changes were devised to clean up a historic numbers. What they’re proposing, with artificial system that was a mess. Some special waters hadn’t lures, will kill a lot of fish. You can’t take even a barb- been looked at in 50 years. “We opened the book less hook out of a fish’s mouth without tearing it up. (looked at the regs) and asked why we were doing And, the department won’t re-stock.” that,” he said. Following a series of six town hall-type meetings, On the face of it, his presentation made sense. Thirty- CDF&W could make modifications to the regulations. three seasons were stripped down to six. Great, until Then the document goes to the Fish and Game Com- you looked at the spread sheet. mission. According to Peterson, the Commission gen- erally goes with department recommendations.

Both Jaeger and Peterson stressed the importance of registering local comments with the California Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife.

6 PSYCHO PRINCE NYMPH ORIGINAL by Mike Mercer FLY OF THE MONTH Translated by CARL WUEBBEN

The Psycho Prince Nymph is a great trout and steel- head fly pattern. The Psycho Prince was invented by the fly tying mastermind Mike Mercer and continues to push the envelope for innovative Prince Nymph varia- tions. The Psycho Prince can be tied in several colors with the most popular being the orange and purple flies.

PATTERN

HOOK – #12-16 Tiemco #3769 THREAD – 8/0 camel Uni-thread BEAD – Gold brass or to preference TAIL – Dark brown turkey biot CARAPACE – Mottled golden brown turkey tail BODY – Orange ice dub (or purple ice dub) WING BUDS – Electric banana Angel Hair of the orange ice dubbing. Clip off the tag end. Then WINGS – Tan turkey biots (for purple fly use white spiral wrap the ribbing forward and tie off also at the biots) front of the orange dubbing. Clip off the tag end or helicopter off (pulling while twisting). COLLAR (REAR) – Same as body Tie in the electric banana Angel Hair bursting wing COLLAR (FORWARD) – UV brown ice dub buds on top, and then clip off the tag ends. Cover HOW TO TIE the tie down area with more orange ice dub for the Debarb hook, put bead onto hook (small hole first) rear collar by making another dubbing noodle as for and mount in vice. Start your thread in behind the the body, but just a small collar (2 or 3 wraps will beadhead, wrap a thread base rearward and end do). Trim the wing bud about a little more than half before the bend of the hook. Tie in two brown biot the orange body length. tails, one on each side and coming straight off of Secure the tan biot wings, one on each side of the the hook shank (can moisten them with a little wa- body. Make them equal to the length of the wing ter on a paper towel to make them less brittle). buds then clip off the tag ends. You can tie in both at the same time or one at a Make a dubbing noodle again but use the UV brown time. ice dub this time. Wrap a collar from the orange ice Tie in your wire ribbing with the longer piece hang- dub to the bead head. Whip finish and clip thread. ing out the back. Then tie in your turkey tail body carapace, just a small amount to cover only the top TIE UP A DOZEN OR TWO – AND GO FISHING of the fly. Bring your thread back to the rear. But remember to practice C.P.R. Make a dubbing noodle with the orange ice dub by twisting it onto the thread with your index finger CATCH – PICTURE – RELEASE= KEEP THEM WET and your thumb, but just a little, you can always Any questions or comments call or e-mail add more if needed. Wrap your noodle forward to about a little bit past the midway point between the CARL WUEBBEN (909) 953-7182 bend of the hook and the rear of the bead. Pull the [email protected] turkey tail carapace forward and tie it down in front

7 Trout in the Classroom Introduction to Fly fishing

March is the busiest month of the year for the vol- unteers and students of our Trout in the Classroom program and this year was no exception. We re- ceived trout eggs from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in January, delivered them to some 25 schools and hundreds of students who studied and raised them over 8 weeks and re- leased them in local waters during the month of March. The trout release is the culmination of the TIC program where teachers and students release their trout in streams, ponds or lakes in these natu- ral environments. For many of our students, this is the first such ex- perience that they ever had. We have received several thank you notes to our TIC volunteers from students of fellow DCF member Keith Armbrust- er. Keith is a serious flyfisherman who has been sharing his love and knowledge of nature with his students through TIC for many years. On this par- Thank you Greg for a very informative and ticular release day, Keith was surprised when he interesting Introduction to Fly fishing Clinic. was presented with a birthday cake by appreciative students and their parents.

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Deep Creek Fly Fishers at the Lower Owens Annual Trip April 5 to 7, 2019

Sign up at the March 25th meeting

Contact Greg La Polla [email protected]

Join the annual club outing to the Lower Owens River April 5th to April 7th. Once again we will have a hands on fly fishing class presented by Pat Jaeger on Saturday April 6th. Everyone taking the class will need to be a current club member and will need to provide their own gear, the cost of the course is $30. This class co- vers the basics of dry fly and nymph fishing in very simple, easy to understand terms. Pat is a gifted instructor, he will help you hone your fishing skills. Sunday will give everyone a chance to try out their skills in the local waters. In addition to the Lower Owens, many other fishing opportunities are available in the area. The Upper Owens, Hot Creek and the East Walker are open to year round fishing as well.

9 Deep Creek Fly Fishers at the San Juan River Memorial Day Weekend May 23 to 27, 2019 Fisheads of the San Juan

For those of you that signed up Balance due by the March 25th meeting Checks payable to Deep Creek Fly Fishers

Contact Mark Hopkins [email protected] 909 633-6778

3 Days Guided Drift Boat Fishing 4 Nights Lodging 4 Gourmet Dinners 4 Breakfasts 3 Box Lunches Flies and Terminal Tackle included Arrive at Fisheads for dinner Thursday May 23 Guided Fishing May 24,25, 26 Depart Monday, May 27 Cost $1180 per person

Lance Patterson with a BIG ONE

10 2019 Trout Unlimited Western Regional Rendezvous March 14-17, 2019 Shelton,

Join TU volunteer leaders from across the West for an enlightening and inspirational experience in the evergreen state March 14-17, 2019 in the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula along the South Puget Sound in Shelton, Washington. October 5-6, 2019 at the centrally located Glendale Civic Auditorium, across from Glendale Community The TU Western Rendezvous is an occasion to College. There will be vendors, classes, demonstra- be inspired – by tried and true lessons from vol- tions and everything you need to up your game; unteer leaders, inspiring conversations with whether an experienced fly angler or someone who newfound friends and a thoughtful agenda in a has never picked up a fly rod. We will have it all. beautiful place. The event will weave the unique features of Washington state by incorporating regional culture, tribal relationships and the con- servation histories of , steelhead and trout into every facet of your learning experi- ence. We hope to provide an experience that inspires you and offers new perspective on the conservation issues we face while fostering fresh energy to collectively impact our cold wa- ter fisheries.

Visit their website: www.tu.org for more information

11 Bob Marriott’s Fly fishing store 2700 Orangethorpe Fullerton, CA (714) 525-1827 San Diego Del Mar Fairgrounds

2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar, CA 92014

Thursday, March 28th 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday, March 29th 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday, March 30th 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday, March 31st 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Bob Marriott’s Fly Fishing Store has everything you need for fly-fishing. They also have very good YouTube video’s concerning their prod- ucts. Check them out. Bob Marriott’s gives our club 2% rewards for your purchases. These are used to purchase products for our Opportunity Drawings and Holi- day Banquet. But ALSO they give club members a 5% rewards towards our own future purchases.

Check out the Emblem you can order from https://fishingsymbols.com

Fly Fishing Film Tour 2019 Santa Ana, CA The Yost Theater 307 N Spurgeon St Apr 04, 2019 at 7:30 PM (PDT) You can buy you tickets at Bob Marriott's

12 P.O. Box 8203 Redlands, CA 92375