Ring of the Rise June 2016 Official Periodical of the Southern Sierra Fly Fishers Club Gary Silveira, Newsletter Editor President’s Message: by Chiaki Harami (haramic) fishing club presidents in our region, requesting their support. A day later, all 14 outfits were sponsored. When It’s been a very busy April and May for our Club. On April their fly fishing outfit was announced, there were cheers and 23 rd we held our 11 th Annual Rendezvous. This event is our tears of joy. I was glad to help out in a small way. major fund rising event and membership drive of the year. It was held at a new venue this year – Rivernook Campgrounds. We had a very nice small meadows area reserved and everything worked out very nicely. There’s a more detailed report on page 5 which includes pictures and the winners of our C & R Tourney. On May 14 th we held our famous Kids Academy at the Kernville Hatchery. 15 kids graduated after learning casting, knots, fly tying, entomology, conservation and catching. The kids were able to fish the hatchery and caught trout up to 5 pounds. The kids ended up getting wet from all the “splishing” and splashing from the big trout. Many of the kids caught trout on flies they tied earlier in the day, taught by Gary Applebee. All the kids had big smiles at the end of the day. There’s another more detailed report on the Kids Academy on page 6. nd On May 22 , I helped at the Casting for Recovery Retreat at Lake Arrowhead. 14 breast cancer survivors participated I hope other members of our Club can help and participate in a long weekend of spiritual togetherness and emotional in the Casting for Recovery Retreat next year. It is very support. The highlight of the retreat is fly fishing in a nearby rewarding and you’ll learn to appreciate life like never pond with 14 “water helpers”. I was one of those water before from the participants. It’s an amazing experience. helpers. I admire these amazing women because they are fighters. Each and every one of them have been through the To better communicate with our members, the Club will worst possible nightmare and come out with amazing utilize our Website (ssffclub.org), Facebook page (Southern attitudes. They have such an appreciation for life. They are Sierra Fly Fishers) and send out email blasts. Hopefully all very upbeat and always smiling. Many are still in the fight the members received the 2016 calendar of meetings, for their lives, the concern never goes away. outings and events. Please contact me for you have any questions or suggestions. The other bond amongst them is their love of the outdoors. I was assigned to Nancy. She spent time in the Northwest, Thanks, hiking in the mountains, spent time in Telluride, CO skiing and briefly fly fishing. Nancy commented a few times how great it was to be on the water, fly fishing. She had that Chiaki gleam in her eyes. She was wearing sunglasses and I couldn’t really see her eyes, but I know that gleam was there. Towards the end of our session, she took a slight step backwards and tripped. I saw her falling down and I River Report: by Guy Jeans (Flyguy) tried to hold her up. It wasn’t too big of a concern because we in about 4 inches of water. Well, we both fell down together and laughed. A small concerned crowd gathered Upper Kern ( 20 mile section) - Open year round! around us asking if she was OK. Nancy stood up and stated The upper Kern flows have come way down with the recent I pushed her down. At first I was shocked, but then cooling trend in the high sierra mountains. Flows on the everyone laughed at us. We had the best time together. north fork of the Kern have come down 1000 cfs in the last week. The river is clear and fishing well. Check out the flow I had made arrangements for each participant to receive a chart below. The flows will increase when we get warmer fly fishing outfit. I wrote a group email to each of the 26 fly weather. Recent plants of hatchery trout in this section as well. When fishing down there, make sure you have the Ziwi Olive and Carp Craw-Orange. The fishing has really picked up and big fish are coming out to play. The fish below was caught on an Egg Sucking Leech stripping down deep. Other great flies to use are the Tungsten Yellow Sallie and the Tungsten Teddy. Trout fishing is good! The trout in this section seem to be eating the same bugs as the upper 20 mile section when the upper river was clear. Nice BWO hatch around 3pm and fish are coming up and eating them. Small size 20-22 BWO’s are getting fish to the net . There is also a major Cranefly hatch size 12 through 8 hatch all day and into the evening. Lower Kern (Kern Canyon Entrance to Oildale) Bass fishing has picked up with the warmer temperature. Water temperature 65 degrees. South Fork of the Kern – Open Tributaries of the North Fork Kern River – Open Lake Isabella The lake is fishing very well with the recent 9000 pounds of trout planted for the annual fishing derby. Fly Fishing for Crappie in Lake Isabella is great. Carp are turning on! As a reminder, the most current fishing reports are available Upper Kern (4 mile Wild Trout Section) - Open Year at kernriverflyfishing.com round! The 4 mile section is fishing great since the flows have Guy come down. Some great flies to use are Tungsten Psycho May Olive and Hydropsyche Czech Nymph. Upper Kern (Forks of the Kern Wild Trout Section) The forks area is fishing excellent. Make sure you have these in your box when fishing there; H&L Variant and Streambank Hopper. Lower Kern (Lake Isabella Dam to Democrat) Trout fishing is excellent and bass fly fishing has picked up with the warmer temperature at 65 degrees. Small-mouth and Large-mouth bass in this section getting very active. Afternoon Fly Tying class focusing on Crowley flies 1:30 pm Chamber room. Conservation Report: by Tim Michaels Meeting: Ernie Gully presenting Fly Fishing Lake Crowley No report submitted this month. at 7:00 pm at Chamber. September 24/25 Informal Outing Tim Lake Crowley with the Buhler brothers. October 1/2 Outing Outings & Club Calendar: by Chiaki Harami (haramic) Upper Kings River with Freddie Ramirez. June Activity October 14/16 Activity The June Outing will be held on June 11 & 12, fishing the San Diego Bay with Richard Cullip. Meet at Tidelands Park SWCFFF Fly Fishing Faire Bishop. at 6:00 am on Saturday. Sunday time and location to be determined. You will need a personal floatation device (float tube or pontoon) and qualified life preserver. The Crazy Dad November 5 Activity is one of the most effective flies for the targeted Spotted Bay Bass, but you’ll never know what fish you’ll catch in the SWCIFFF Inter-Club Tourney on the Kern River. Bay. This is a fun outing and we usually meet for lunch after the morning session. There is no signup, just show up. Contact Chiaki ([email protected]) if you have any questions. July 9 Activity & Meeting Day Activity: Rod Building class with Chiaki Harami and Pete Emmel. Kernville Chamber of Commerce at 9:00 am Cost: $130. Limited to 8 students. Email Chiaki to reserve a spot: [email protected] Meeting: Kernville Chamber of Commerce at 7:00 pm with 2016 IFFF Southwest Council Al Watson of the US Forrest Service. Fly Tying Competition July Informal Outing The IFFF Southwest Council will conduct their 5th annual Fly Fishing Faire in Bishop CA from October 14 through Fishing the Surf for Corbina with Chiaki Harami Date: To be October 16, 2016 . The results of the inaugural Southwest determined. Location: So Cal. South Bay beach. Council fly tying contest hosted by the Carson Fly Fishing Club will be displayed in the main exhibition building. August 6/7 Outing All members of the IFFF SWC clubs are invited to Weekend at Mammoth fishing the San Joaquin with Chiaki participate. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be Harami. presented to the top three tiers for each of the twenty six categories. An entrant must be a current member of an IFFF SWC club. August 27 Outing There are three divisions: Lower Kern Bass Outing with Guy Jeans. Advanced, Intermediate and Youth (17 years and younger) There are ten fly tying categories in both the advanced and August 28 Activity intermediate divisions. Spey Casting class with Randy Skidgel. Participants may enter a maximum of four categories: 1) Dry Fly 2) Streamer 3) Nymph 4) Midge 5) Attractor Sept 17 Activities & Meeting 6) Hair 7) Terrestrial 8) Bass 9) Saltwater 10) Realistic There are six categories in the youth division. Kern Pride Day trash collection, meet at the Fly Shop 7:30 1) Dry Fly 2) Streamer 3) Nymph 4) Attractor am. 5) Terrestrial 6) Midge Participants may enter a maximum of four categories. Only one fly per category selected. Some categories have required flies and/or additional requirements, all have mandatory hook sizes. Those requirements are noted directly under the fly category on Dry Fly - Klinkhammer Dry Streamer - Spruce each of the division entry forms. Fly Parachute style dry Traditional style At the conclusion of the faire all flies entered will be offered Size #12 Hook - Klinkhammer or may be light or in the fundraising portion of the Faire Banquet on Saturday dark winged evening October 15th.