JANUARY 2021 VOL. 55 – NO.1 http://www.flycasters.org

FLYLINES

FLYCASTERS, INC. SAN JOSE – SINCE 1965

President’s Message In the conservation realm, some dramatic news was announced a few weeks ago: the state of By Frank Eldredge Washington Fish and Game has decided that steelhead runs in their state have declined so alarmingly that they are taking drastic steps to As the Board and I contemplate what activities we might protect these fish. One of the measures prohibits be able to undertake in 2021, this famous expression from a boat or raft on selected rivers, comes to mind: “We make our plans, and God laughs.” including the ones on the Olympic Peninsula that Well, 2020 was no laughing matter, and all of us are several of us fish with guides every winter. It will be hoping for a return in 2021 to some (and ideally all) of the a tough blow to the local guides, stores, restaurants, activities and interactions we enjoy and that enrich our hotels, and other businesses in Forks, WA, that cater lives. to steelhead fishermen. We will continue to watch how this situation develops, but as conservationists From a Flycasters club point of view, that means of we know that when steelhead runs drop to a very course resuming classes, seminars, fishouts, and social low level something has to be done to ensure that gatherings as soon as it is safe to do so. Accordingly, the runs do not die out entirely. Lee Dorius and Jeff Lorelli, who are in charge of our fishout program, will hold a Zoom meeting on January Well, it’s time to open a bottle of champagne and 14th to (tentatively) plan our slate of club fishouts in the toast some friends on Zoom. Let’s ring in the new second half of 2021. Anyone who is interested in being year with hope, and by this time next year let’s cross a fishmaster for an existing fishout, or proposing a new our fingers that we will be celebrating the new year one, should plan on attending. All the details about the with loved ones. meeting were sent out via email by Lee on December 22nd, and reminders will be coming as we get closer to Happy New Year! the meeting. I should add that other members will undoubtedly be organizing trips among other interested members in the first half of the year, but these will of course continue to be done as private trips rather than In this issue… club-sponsored fishouts. As for which fishouts we will be able to run from July to December, let’s book plans and President’s Message, page 1 adjust as needed! Calendar & Club “Code of Ethics”, page 2 We would certainly like to begin offering classes January program, page 3 sometime this Spring, and will monitor the pandemic Fishout Planning meeting, page 4 situation and discuss plans with our instructors when it Day Tripper, page 5 looks like we can safely hold classes at the casting FlyTying Classes, page 6 ponds. Rapping Around the Shank, pages 7 - 9 Until we can meet in person again at the Moreland Tier’s Corner, pages 10 – 11 Apartments, we will continue with monthly Zoom Cast Hope, pages 12 - 13 meetings with a great set of guest speakers lined up by Flycasters Photos pages, 14 - 15 Ken Imatani. First up is the globetrotting and famous Cabela’s and Flycasters, page 16 adventure fly Jeff Currier, who will be giving an th Conservation partners, page 17 entertaining presentation on January 13 about some of Online Forum, page 18 his most recent exotic destinations and Membership renewal, page 20 species. Club Officers and Chairs, page 21 Advertisers, pages 2, 18, 19, 21 Page 2 FLYLINES JANUARY 2021

FLYCASTERS FLYCASTERS Calendar Code of Ethics

As a member of Flycasters, I will do all in my power to conduct myself in a manner January 2021 befitting the traditions of our sport of flyfishing. th 13 – Club Zoom meeting – 6:30pm 1. I will follow the fish and game laws wherever I fish. 2. I will support conservation Jeff Currier - World’s Best practices in order to preserve our Fishing Destinations natural resources for this and future generations. 3. I will encourage the practice of “” in all but “put An email will be distributed to all Club Members and take” waters. outlining the simple steps needed to participate and 4. I will encourage other fishers, the needed login information. whether they fish with flies or other means to abide by the same standards as expressed in this Code We will resume regular monthly Club Meetings at the of Ethics, and I pledge to report any Moreland Apartment's Activities Center when violations I observe to the government agencies advise us that social distancing appropriate authorities 5. I will always remember that my and stay at home recommendations are no longer conduct afield is a reflection on our necessary in our area for the general public as well Club, its’ members, and our sport, as people in high-risk categories due to age and I will endeavor to conduct myself accordingly. considerations. FLYLINES is published monthly and distributed free to members of San Jose FLYCASTERS.

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January PROGRAM Jeff Currier The world’s best trout fishing destinations

Jeff Currier was born in Massachusetts in 1965 and grew up fly fishing throughout New England. After graduating from high school, he attended college in Ashland, Wisconsin. After four years of hardcore fly fishing for walleye, Northern pike and muskellunge, in 1987 he graduated with a Naturalist Degree. After graduation he headed for Wyoming for a summer of trout bumming. This led to a fly shop management job in Jackson, Wyoming that for the next 23 years would guide him fly fishing around the world.

Today Jeff resides in Victor, Idaho with his wife Yvonne where he bases his globe-trotting career in fly fishing. Jeff is an active member of many fly fishing

advisory boards as well as a fly fishing program speaker and well known fish artist. He has taught the skills of fly fishing, guided fly fishers throughout Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park and escorted fly fishers throughout six continents for many of the greatest on Earth.

Jeff’s articles, photographs and artwork have graced the pages of magazines, catalogs, brochures and books. Jeff is the acclaimed author of Currier’s Quick and Easy Guide to Saltwater Fly Fishing and Currier’s Quick and Easy Guide to Warmwater Fly Fishing guide books. Although Jeff spends much of his time fly fishing for trout, he is a walking encyclopedia of fly fishing for species worldwide. He is constantly traveling and developing techniques for catching the most exotic fish imaginable in places where even the most avid adventurer refuses to go. Jeff has fished in sixty countries and caught over 397 species of fish on the fly!

Jeff has won several Best of the West Long Distance Competitions, the Jackson Hole One Fly Contest and competed throughout the world in fly fishing. Jeff’s most recognized accomplishment was leading Team USA to its first ever top-ten finish in the World Flyfishing Championships in Jaca, Spain. During the competition Jeff managed to fool fish on every venue and placed third in the individual standings, becoming the first American ever to take home a medal in the thirty year history of the Championships. During the Fly Fishing Show season Jeff can be found with crowds of people watching, listening and actively participating in his presentations. Jeff’s programsThe next entertain, scheduled inform meeting and instruct is through his stories and beautiful photography. Some of his shows take Wednesday,you to distant watersJanuary and 13 a thworld @ 6: of30pm fly fishing that many don’t know exists and will leave you in awe that suchThis creatures will be can a bevirtua enticedl meeting to eat aheld fly! via Zoom

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2021 Fishout Planning Meeting Want to help decide where Flycasters holds its fishouts in the second half of 2021?

Have a favorite fishing location you want to fish with club members?

Willing to host a fishout next year?

There will be a 2021 Fishout Planning Meeting

6:00pm on Thursday, January 14th 2021

Zoom Meeting details will be emailed to the membership Our board has given us the go ahead to start planning club sponsored fishouts for second half of 2021, Jul - Dec. This should allow time for wide vaccine distribution and restrictions to loosen up, and allow fishmasters to start working on reservations earlier in the year.

Although we still need to remain flexible should circumstances change or delay which may need to convert some back to private trips.

And of course members can still organize private tr ips during the first half of the year.

All fishmasters and members with ideas and/or interested in helping with fishouts for 2H21 are welcome to attend. A Zoom meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, Jan 14, 2021 at 6pm, so mark your calendars and start thinking about fishouts for 2H21.

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Day Tripper

By Richard Mesa

Some time back I initiated a request for Day Trip destinations as a way to deal with the COVID 19. These trips could provide a one to two person opportunity to get that needed fly fishing fix and experience for our newer members.

This is a list of opportunities suggested by Lee Dorius:

Lower Yuba River at Hammond Grove Park -- Feb-March Lower Mokelumne River at Mokelumne Day Use Park -- Feb-March Kelsey Bass Ranch Apr-May Middle and South Fork Tuolumne River near Groveland -- May, June, July Tuolumne River at Lummden -- Sep, Oct North Fork Stanislaus River & Beaver Creek near Arnold -- June, July, Aug, Sep Middle Fork Stanislaus River & Clarks Fork near Dardanelle -- June, July, Aug, Sep Stanislaus River at Camp 9 -- Sep, Oct Merced River near El Portal -- June, July, Aug, Sep Beaches just North and South of Rio Del Mar -- June, July, Aug

Jeff Lorelli added more suggestions:

Lower Stanislaus in La Grange at 2 mi Bar or S Lake Tulloch exit – Jan-Mar South Fork Stanislaus around Strawberry -- May, June & Sep Rancho Seco near Galt (float tubers lake) -- Feb to Apr

GET OFF THE COUCH AND GO FISHING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !!

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BEGINNING (ONLINE) CLASSES 2020

Detailed instruction and material provided for tying 10 patterns – 40+ flies! Reserve your spot now! If you are brand new to fly tying, this is the class to take! It’s also great practice on some classic patterns. (Wooly Bugger, Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear, )

Classes will be given online via Zoom at 7PM with a URL emailed prior. You will receive tying materials via (snail) mail prior to the first lesson. Complete set of written instructions distributed via email.

Cost: $20 (Members only please. You will receive more than $20 worth of materials!). To sign up, email Bill Zuravleff, [email protected], your mailing address and phone number; mail him a check for $20 made out to “Flycasters, Inc.” to 89 Mercy St. Mountain View, CA 94041. Sign up now! Before or on Dec 14, please.

Tools you will need: {vise, bobbin, thread (black, 6/0 and 8/0), bobbin threader, scissors, hackle pliers, bodkin}.

The Dec 14, 7PM meeting (optional) will cover the tools of fly tying and is open to everyone, signed up or not, member or not. (I will mail the whole club the Zoom URL in the hour prior. It is probably helpful to have the Zoom app installed on your device.) Members who sign up will be mailed materials. The tying begins Dec 28 and continues on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Schedule: Beginning Fly Tying December 2020, Zoom meetings at 7PM

Dec 14 -- Vises and tools, course overview and questions

Dec 28 -- Lesson 1, Zebra Midge/(Ice cream cone) chironomid Dec 30 -- Wooly Worm/Wooly Bugger

2021 Jan 4 -- Gray Nymph Jan 6 -- Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear Jan 11 -- Foam Beetle; Foam Flying Ant Jan 13 -- TBD Jan 18 -- Cheater , Catskill Dry, Dry Fly Hackle Jan 20 -- Sparkle Organza Spinner, Mayfly life cycle Jan 25 -- Deer Hair Caddis, Caddis life cycle Jan 27 – TBD/Makeup Lesson

Not a member of the San Jose Flycasters? Join up ($50) online www.flycasters.org,

For additional information, or to sign up contact: Bill Zuravleff, [email protected]

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RAPPING AROUND THE SHANK #7

By Bill Nelson (Reprised from December 2017)

There’s more to life than pheasant tail. The has proven effective for many years and is one of the flies that should be in everyone’s arsenal (right next to the Aztec). Its abdomen of a wrapped ribbon of feather barbs is a thing of beauty, with natural mottling and the barbule-caused roughness that simulates the hairs, gills, and other stuff sticking out of real nymphs. The common Ringneck Pheasant that gobbles American farmers’ crops makes for a pretty, rusty brown fly. But there are a number of other pheasant species, plus cross-breeds, with figured tails in every shade of gold and brown, and even silver. But there’s more to artificial life than pheasant tail. Common wild turkey tail produces a dark brown fly with black blotches. Turkey wing, gray with white. And there are several species of turkey, for fine variations. Guinea wings, at least, have barbs long enough. Their mottling is well known, and the feather makes another gray-white fly. Owl is intriguing. No other bird’s feather has such texture. I’m not sure about geese and other waterfowl. Many barbs are no doubt long enough, but I’m unfamiliar with the stiffness or other characteristics; and I think the color variety may be two- white or dark gray. While I’m on the subject of “more to life”, I must raise the issue of dyeing. It can be incredibly easy -a little Rit, some water, and a dash of vinegar- and one can tailor feathers to any desire. Just think of an olive tinge on the rusty brown of regular pheasant tail.

In fewer words, most of the larger birds are sources for making feather barb bodies and getting different effects. And this style of body can be used on many flies, not just PTs; soft hackles are blank slates for all sorts of bodies.

Barbs for bodies are most often wrapped flat, but they can also be twisted into a rope, with or without support such as a length or loop of thread, adding strength and bulk.

And now, just when I’ve got you all gazing longingly at bird butts, here’s a zinger- mammal hair with sufficient flexibility (that leaves out deer) can be used in exactly the same way. Really. I recently tied up a couple of PTs using horse tail. That hair is rather wiry and needs to be tied down tightly, but the fly looks good. I had tail from only one horse, so there’s no mottling on this fly. The upshot is, there are many fibers -avian, mammalian, and synthetian- that can be used in the same manner as pheasant tail. You’ll have the right to look smug when you submit your Fish Card with the notation, Fly Pattern: Ferret Tail Nymph.

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LTMaL (Little Things Mean a Lot)

The saying goes, “The overbody is only as good as the underbody”, and it’s a pretty good saying. If you make lumps and bumps and gaps when tying on the first materials such as tails, body material, and hackles, those imperfections will show through after you wrap your body. Like panty lines. So take care from the beginning, with the thought in mind. It’s one of the reasons why many items are tied on behind the headspace or the thorax and bound back along the shank even though such length seems unnecessary and they could just as well be started at the rear of the shank. But the technique applies a constant, full-length-of-bulk foundation and creates no unsightly rumples. Too, one can fill in or bevel with thread before wrapping the body. Of course, it’s not a strict and universal rule; few things are, in tying. If your body material is bulky chenille, you could bury a treasure chest underneath and no one would be the wiser. However, on a slim, #16 mosquito, even the princess’ pet frog would feel the tiniest pea, to mix my fairy tales and analogies.

MONTHLY AZTEC PLUG

Back before they began treating O’Neill Forebay with chemicals to control the weeds, I took my kayak out on a summer day, launching at Medeiros. I had to slog hundreds of yards over the shallow flats, the weeds holding my boat back and clutching at my paddle much of the way, before I could begin fishing in open water. After several hours, I’d caught none or one. To add salt to my wound, a pair of kayakers way back near shore had been whooping and hollering much of the morning, crowing to each other every time one dragged a striper out of the weeds. I couldn’t understand it-- how could they fish in that tangle, and how could they be catching so well while I flailed to no effect? On my way to the car for a late lunch I circled around near them to seek their secret. They both welcomed me in (I’d feared getting too close and also didn’t want to horn in on their spot). Number one, they’d found a couple-acre hole where the weeds didn’t quite reach the surface. Number two, they were casting lightweight minnow lures and reeling them in quickly, skipping them along the top and staying above most of the weeds. As I watched, I saw a number of chases and hits, and a few hook-ups. They invited me to join in, and even offered a couple of their gummy minnows. I declined the hardware, moved over to a nearby edge, tied on a yellow, unweighted Aztec, and did my best to imitate their retrieve. It wasn’t long before I had a couple of hits and one fish to hand. And with few snags, though it was a challenge to stay up off the greenery. After a bit I continued on to lunch (I can hold off that other needed pit-stop only so long), but tried again afterward. It was slow by then, for me the for the other kayakers, and I only caught one more before heading out to try my luck in deeper water. But I didn’t forget the experience. Since then, I’ve seen stripers chasing minnows across the surface a few times. It’s nifty to watch a tiny flash of silver “fly” through the air for a foot, followed by a much larger splashing; sometimes repeated a few times in sequence squirt/splash, squirt/splash, squirt/splash. It’s good fishing then, if you can get close enough to cast into the rings without spooking the stripers.

Yes, I have a point to this story: After a few false starts, I came up with my Floating-Crest Aztec. It’s tied in the normal manner, but the Crest is made of strips of 2mm foam cut 2-3mm wide and anchored with two or three wraps of Body Yarn, instead of the usual single wrap, to prevent the sideways distortion caused by crowding. The Crest is trimmed at a slope, per usual, but height should be experimented with in a container of water- too much foam, and the fly will tend to ride too high and float on its side; too little, and it slowly sinks.

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This fly can be fished as first intended: on a floating line and running at the surface, or it can be tied to a sinking line, from where it will lift off the bottom as high as the leader and its buoyancy allow, and will dive and rise to the tempo of the retrieve. I’ve designed a couple of other topwater Aztecs, but this one came first and is the most polished.

I tied up specially for the photograph the fly you see, in nice, striper colors. A few days later I fished O’Neill Forebay with hopes of it appearing in a success pic. Right off the bat I had two hits and two swirls while stripping it fast on my floating line, but then something took it from me and left me with a dangling tippet. So I had to use another one for the glory shot--

(INSERT PIC- STRIPER)

Give it a try. Even you dry fly specialists can get behind this sort of streamer fishing.

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The Tier’s Corner No. 85 Variations on a Couple of Old Workhorses

By Jim Cramer (First appeared in December 2011)

For many tiers, me included, much of the tended to the former. Just for kicks on piece of red wool. But as successful as fun of fly tying is experimentation – my trip to the Madison River earlier this these flies are I cannot help but wonder modifying patterns and trying out new year I put on a size 10, ginger and black if some improvements could be made. ideas. As good a place to start as any is Woolly Worm and on the third cast of the Personally I believe that most Wooly with a time proven pattern. Perhaps we first morning I hooked the largest brown Buggers sold in the fly shops are over can make minor change, still maintain the of the trip. (He took off about 200 feet of dressed to the extreme and would be integrity of the pattern and come up with line in the fast water, which I was able to better flies with half the marabou used something better. One example comes to recover after following him down river – in the tail. mind of the change several west coast only to lose him at the end of the fight – tiers made to the east coast Crease Fly. such is fishing.) The original fly by Capt. Joe Blandos had a flat face with the hook eye at the very front of the fly. This caused it to track straight. The west coast tiers, Ron Dong, and Brent Dawson among others, modified the fly so that the upper part of the foam face extended a ways forward of the hook eye causing the fly to be unstable and erratic and on the retrieve. The new design modification has proven extremely successful.

Recently I have been experimenting with two well-established workhorses – the Woolly Worm and the , which are staples in most anglers, fly boxes. The Woolly Worm came first and was the predecessor of the Woolly

Bugger. Which tier of the past deserves the credit for the transformation is open to question and really not of my concern. For most of the rest of this column I will refer to them as WW and WB. Both are excellent patterns in their own right although the WB has eclipsed the WW in The top fly is a standard Wooly Bugger with full size hackle. popularity. Personally I feel that the WW The middle fly is the same fly tied with a midge saddle hackle more closely depicts many of the insects and the bottom fly is a Slim Bugger tied with a midge saddle upon which trout feed. Nevertheless the hackle. two patterns imitate a plethora of food sources, including stoneflies, caddis, There are many interpretations of how baitfish, crawfish (crayfish), damsel Jay Fair and Denny Rickards, both the WB should be tied and the anglers of big trout fame, share this nymphs, dragonfly nymphs and leeches. appearance of the completed fly; much It is no surprise that many fly fishermen, if viewpoint. Not only should you reduce more so than the WW. (I have covered the volume of the marabou, but also in limited to only one fly, would choose the the different tying methods of these flies Woolly Bugger hands down – no many cases your success would in previous columns and will not go into increase if you reduce its length. Think hesitation. That is a lot to be said of any to that this time.) Both flies however tend fly or lure. of short strikes. Continuing the thinking to be bulky flies, with thick bodies, tied along this line, let’s explore how else to on long-shank hooks. Chenille is the trim down the WW and WB. After all Before the introduction of the Bugger, most common body material used. The these patterns represent a chunky one of my “go to” flies was a size 8 or 10 typical Bugger’s tail is marabou tied to piece of meat and maybe a delicate black and ginger Woolly Worm tied on a 2 the length of the body. The Woolly Worm morsel would perform better. or 3XL hook. A black and grizzly was a is tied with or without a tail. If a tail is second choice, but my faith always used it most often is just a very short

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First, these flies are typically tied on 3Xl Next we’ll look at how to reduce the bulk of hooks size 6 -10, but if you take a moment to the chenille body. You could substitute UPCOMING really think about it, most trout food is less ultra-chenille for the regular stuff but to my than ½ inch long. Wouldn’t it make sense to mind there are better materials available. PROGRAM down size these already these great patterns On smaller size WBs one of the quickest SPEAKERS to more closely match that food? I regularly methods of producing a fuzzy body is to tie both the WW and WB in sizes 12 to 16 on use the butts of the marabou tail to form the both regular and a long shank hooks with body. After you have tied in the tail give the February great success. A size 14 WB on a regular remaining material a good twist around your hook can be a killer. tying thread and wrap it forward. Scott Howell

North Umpqua Steelhead

March

Landon Mayer

Short Casting Success in Colorado

The top fly in the left column is a slim body Woolly worm with a full April hackle. Below it is the same fly with a stripped hackle yielding half the hackle barbs. Top fly on the right is a standard Woolly Worm followed by the same fly with a stripped hackle, and the bottom fly with a clipped Aaron O’Leary hackle.

OP Steelhead Another thing that I have observed is how Peacock herl is another favorite body much the hackle dominates the color and material for these flies. Almost any type of size of the fly underwater. This is especially dubbed body is acceptable. I use floss or true of hen hackle with its dense barbs. very fine wool to make thin bodies for my When we look at one of these flies when it is Slim Buggers. Even though they are tied May dry, before we fish it, the light shines through much the same as the originals they the hackle and we tend to look through it. produce a much different appearance. Under water things change. I have taken a John Perry number of approaches to reduce the hackle Then of course there are all sorts of things dominance on these patterns and created a that tiers can add to the standard patterns Alaska Adventure more delicate morsel than the chunky piece such as beads, eggs on the front, and of meat these patterns represent. The rubber legs that convert the original idea Alagnak River easiest approach is to simply eliminate the into something new. Do they work because hackle and dub a very fuzzy body that is the basic fly was such a great pattern or brushed out. (I call this my “Hairless because a new trigger point was added? Bugger”.) Other ways to reduce the hackle dominance include taking fewer wraps of hackle (the appearance of which I don’t like), The best thing about wrapping your own is June stripping one side of the hackle feather to that you are free to experiment, make reduce the barb count, or reducing the barb changes and always hope for success. The length by clipping or using a much smaller only thing I would caution you about would Jeff Putnam feather. All of these work and produce a not to go overboard and tie dozens of the different effect. experimental fly before letting the fish issue a judgment. for Steelhead and Trout

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FLYCASTERS PHOTOS

Bob and Chris on the Klamath

I was lucky enough to win the trip with Brandon Worthington from worthintonflyfishing.com at the conservation banquet. So Chris and I headed north to the Klamath River to fish for those elusive silver bullets. We did quite well on the half- pounders the Klamath is known for. I highly recommend Brandon as a guide and am currently booking some upcoming trips with him. Bob Laskodi

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The Klamath was fishing very well this season --

Lauren Z. submitted this photo of a FLYBRARY – Really ingenious idea – As fly fishers enter the area maybe they could use a fly or two – and as they exit they could perhaps return the favor and leave a fly or two for the next angler. The world needs more of this sort of thing … doncha think? Page 16 FLYLINES JANUARY 2021

“I did it with pleasure – I did it with pride”

If you want to add the Flycaster’s logo patch and perhaps your name to a new fly fishing shirt or vest or jacket you can have Cabela’s do it for a nominal charge when you buy clothing from Cabela’s.

Distortion of the name is due to the photographer – not the stitching

Flycasters’ agreement with Cabela’s calls for a charge of $ 10.00 per item for the Flycasters logo patch - ($ 5.00 each for 6 or more items).

Members’ names will also be sewn on, if requested, for an additional $5.00

The appropriate phone number to place an order is 800-243-6626 (this is the Corporate Outfitter Phone Line) and the Flycasters, Inc. Customer No. is 22860741, which must be mentioned for this special order.

Show your pride in being a member of Flycasters, Inc. which has been recognized as an active and prestigious fly fishing club since 1965. The photo above is from the right breast pocket of a Columbia Sportswear fly fishing shirt. 100% cotton. Page 17 FLYLINES JANUARY 2021

Flycasters supports many worthy groups

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Headed to northern California for a trip … Going to Oregon … if you find yourself ANYWHERE near The Fly Shop in Redding be sure to schedule a stop to find out the latest fishing reports, what flies are proving to be most successful, and to stock up on flies, tippet, leaders, sunscreen, maps, and just spend some time talking fly fishing with the staff.

The Fly Shop is one the most loyal advertisers we have and it would be great if you could show your appreciation by stopping in and thanking them and maybe spend a little money. Right off Interstate 5 at the Churn Creek Rd exit in Redding

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RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP All paid 2020 memberships are extended until

December 31, 2021

However your membership needs to be current for

the year 2020

If you are not currently included in the Online Roster you likely still need to renew

Rather than go through the expense of mailing each member a renewal form via US Postal Service the club will be accepting renewals via PayPal on its website Go to www.flycasters.org – Go to “About Us” and click on Membership Use the Flycasters Membership Renewal Form And then pay via PayPal You do not need a PayPal account - simply pay with your own credit card on a one time basis with PayPal To mail in your renewal with a check – You will need to print out a renewal form at www.flycasters.org - Go to “File Sharing” and click on Forms Print out the Membership Application and Renewal Form Mail the completed form and your check to: Flycasters Inc, PO Box 821 Campbell, CA 95009 Make checks payable to Flycasters Inc Page 21 FLYLINES JANUARY 2021

ROBERT VON RAESFELD 2021 Officers and Chairs ATTORNEY AT LAW

BOWER VON RAESFELD PRESIDENT FRANK ELDREDGE [email protected] Not a Partnership VICE-PRESIDENT KEN IMATANI [email protected]

Commerce Plaza Building SECRETARY JIM ISAACSON [email protected] 900 Lafayette St. Suite 706 TREASURER MATTHEW BIEN [email protected] Santa Clara CA 95050 DIRECTOR DIANA ROSS [email protected]

Tel: (408) 246-3000 - Fax: (408) 985-9042 DIRECTOR MASON SEIM [email protected] DIRECTOR ROY LITHERLAND [email protected] DIRECTOR RICHARD MESA [email protected]

DIRECTOR RAY CHIN [email protected] ADVERTISING WADE GOERTZ [email protected]

ARCHIVES LARRY SASSCER [email protected] AWARDS KEN IMATANI [email protected]

CASTING LUKE SING [email protected] POACHING BUDDY LIST OPEN It’s got to stop! CONSERVATION FRANK ELDREDGE [email protected] To turn in a poacher, call toll free CO-CHAIR RAY CHIN [email protected] 1 (800) 955-5400 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday ED. FOUNDATION MIKE CULCASI [email protected] California Dept. of Fish & Game CO-CHAIR KEN IMATANI [email protected] FACILITY MGR. WADE GOERTZ [email protected] FISHING AWARDS BOB LASKODI [email protected] FISHMASTER LEE DORIUS [email protected] CO-CHAIR JEFF LORELLI [email protected] Robert E. Davis LYLINES DITOR ADE OERTZ DataEnvironments F E W G [email protected] FLY TYING WILL COOK [email protected] DBCxT Principal CO-CHAIR BILL ZURAVLEFF [email protected] Data Environments HEALTH - WELFARE FRANK ELDREDGE [email protected] 1101 S. Winchester Blvd., Suite L242 HISTORIAN LARRY SASSCER [email protected] San Jose, CA 95128-3901 MASTER CALENDAR ALBERT YI [email protected]

Strategy Office: 408-244-0844 MEMBERSHIP OPEN Assessment Fax: 408-244-0944 MERCHANDISING BOB BERGTHOLD Project Management Cell: 408-218-4292 NCCIFFF OPEN Owner Representation Email: [email protected] ICNIC RENE ENNITT Commissioning Web Site: www.dataenvironments.com P I B [email protected] POND OPERATIONS GUY FURLO [email protected] AND UTILITIES PROGRAMS KEN IMATANI [email protected] RAFFLE TIM ANDERSON [email protected] CO-CHAIR PETE CHAPLIN [email protected]

SEMINARS MASON SEIM [email protected] TOURN. CASTING LUKE SING [email protected] VETERANS OUTREACH JOHN PARKS [email protected] VIDEO LIBRARY SHIZ NAKAWATASE [email protected] JUDY NAKAWATASE WEB SITE DAVID AHRENS [email protected] CO-CHAIR GIL TAKEMORI [email protected] WINTER BANQUET FRANK ELDREDGE [email protected] CO-CHAIR OPEN

Flycasters Inc. and Flycasters Educational Foundation Flycasters Inc., P.O. Box 821, Campbell, CA 95009 Meetings: Flycasters’ general meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at the Moreland Apartments

Community Room at the corner of Payne Avenue and Saratoga Avenue in San Jose. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing. The business portion of the meeting begins at 7:20 p.m. The main program and slide show, as well as a raffle follow the intermission.

There is ample parking on Payne Avenue and in the shopping center parking lot across Payne Avenue. Guests of club members and all interested visitors are encouraged to attend.

Membership: To become a member of Flycasters requires completion of a registration form plus an annual fee of $50 for a regular membership, $60 for a family or $20 for juniors.

FLYCASTERS, INC.

P.O. Box 821 Campbell, CA 95009

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