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A CHARTER CLUB OF FLY FISHERS INTERNATIONAL
MEMBER OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL OF FLY FISHERS
INTERNATIONAL
2018General Meeting
Tuesday March 12, 2019
6:00 p.m.
New Location!
Grace Lutheran Church 617 W. Orangeburg
Modesto, CA
Well,itlookslikeifyouliveinSonoraMarchcameinlikealion,letshopefor8ishingsakesitgoesoutlikealamb.Iguessifyouarelookingfor8ishablewaternowyouarelookingtoourfoothillreservoirs. Thedeltaisstillhighandoffcolor,ourriversarehighandmuddyandifyoulooktotheopenriversintheSierratheremightbetoomuchsnowtoaccessthewater.Toughforsomeoneneedinga8ishing8ixbutagreatsituationforthesummerandfall8ishing.Thissurebeatssufferingthroughadroughtwinterprayingforrain. IjustreturnedfromaweekinOregontryingto8ishtheRogu,ebutlikehomeitishighandoffcolor.Wedid8indsome8ishablewaterand8ishedsomewaterthatwasn’treally8ishablebutwhenyoutravelto8ishyouarealittlemoredeterminedtogeta8lyintothe
waterthanusual.No,nosteelhead.Acoupleoftapsbutnoserioustakers. ItdidremindmethatasIcontinuetomature,readthatasgettingolder,awadingstaffandalotmorecautionismoreimportantthanever.Nothingliketakingonemorestepoutintotheriverandwonderingifyouwillbeabletogetbackwithoutgoingforaswim.Ifyouarewadingthistimeofyearpleasethinktwiceanduseextremecaution. ThisTuesdayisourMarchmeetingandwewillmeetattheBuckhornGrillatVintageFairMall.Thisisanohostdinnermeetingandweareencouragingalltoattendandtobringyoursigni8icantother.Wewillmeetthereat6:00pmandshare8ishingstories,secretspotlocationsandplansfor8ishingwhenthewatersimprove.ifyouhaven’ttriedthisrestaurantyetthisisagoodexcusetogiveittry.Comeondownandjoinusthere.
Headwaters
NEWSLETTER OF THE STANISLAUS FLY FISHERS
March 2019
President’sMessage
Stanislaus Fly Fishers Membership Information
Membership dues are $40 per year for members.
Members must also join Fly Fishers International. Dues for
the IFF vary, but do not exceed $35 for a single, one-
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MarchProgram:FamilyNight@TheBuckhornGrill
Thismonth’smeetingwillbeafamilymeetingatTheBuckhornGrill,locatedinfrontareaoftheVintageFaireMallcomplex.Asusualthemeetingtimeis6:00.Comewithfamilyforamealand/orbeveragesandaneveningofgoodconversation.We’retryingtohaveafamilynightmeetingonceaquarterandhopetoseeagoodturnout.
We’renearingthedateforannualFlyFishingFilmTourfundraiserforRivesofRecovery.Thisistheeleventhyearofthe3FTshowinginModestoand(Ibelieve)ourtenthyearofhelpingcoordinatetheevent.PastPresidentDeraldLahticancorrectmeifI’mwrong.Morethan$750,000hasbeenraisedoverthepasttenyearstosponsorthetheoutdoorrecreationalrehabilitativetherapyprogramforcombatdisabledveterans. Wearesolicitingprizesfortheraf8le,soifyouorsomeoneyouknowwantstodonate,pleasecontactMichaelHewittorJimBowen.donationsofalltypesarewelcomed:giftcards/certi8icatesfromstoresorrestaurants,giftbaskets,8ishingoroutdoorgear,handcrafts,eventtickets,artwork…justaboutanythingyoucouldthinkof.
FlyFishingFilmFestival-April18,2019-$10AdmissionVeterans,FirstRespondersandStudentsadmittedfree
Raffle News
StanislausFlyFishers2019BoardofDirectors
President–JimBowenVice-President–PatRoeTreasurer–DennisStambaughSecretary–MichaelHewittMembership–Dennis StambaughConservation–OpenRaf8les–JimGoodwinWebmaster–MikeHewittAt-Large–BudHeintz
BoardMeetingsareheldonthefourthTuesdayofthemonthat5:00p.m.atMe&Ed’sPizzaonPelandaleAve.inModesto.Allmembersarewelcometoattend.
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SMALL RAFFLE When held, the small item raffle is $5 per ticket or 3/$10 and only for members in attendance the night of the meeting. The items will be on display and the raffle tickets sold prior to the meeting. The raffle will be held at the end of the meeting time.
LARGE RAFFLE (52 Playing Cards + 2 Jokers) There is no current large raffle.
MembershipInforma0on MembershipDues($40)for2019weredueJanuary1st.Foryourconvenience,wecannowacceptacreditcardforyourdues,buttherewillbeanaddiDonalfeeof$1.00tocoverthecostofthetransacDon. Allmembershipsare“FamilyMembership”status.Spouses,significantothersandchildrenarenowallincludedineverymembership. Reminder:ThesearetheclubduesandDONOTincludeFFIdues.FFIduesarepaiddirectlytotheFFIandmustbemaintainedregularlysincetheSFFisanFFICharterClub.IfyouarenotanFFILifeMember,ordonotpayforthreeyearsataDme,youmustrenewyourmembershipyearly!Also,remembertolisttheStanislausFlyFishersasyourAffiliatedClub.ThisisimportantduetoourCharterClubstatus.TheonlineapplicaDonforFFImembershipislinkedbelow.
Upcoming Outings and Events
GENERAL MEETING - Tuesday, March 12 6:00 p.m. @ Buckhorn Grill BOARD MEETING - Tuesday, March 26 5:00 p.m. @ Me & Ed’s Pizza PYRAMID LAKE OUTING - Thursday/Friday, April 4-5 FLY FISHING FILM TOUR - Thursday, April 18 5:15 @ State Theater
Tundra Comics
DonPedroDamRe-LicensingMeetings TheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission(FERC)hasissuedtheDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement(DraftEIS)forthere-licensingoftheDonPedroandLaGrangeDam.Thedocumentlaysouttheconditions(8low,non-8lowmeasures,andimprovementstorecreation)thattheProjectswillbere-licensedunder.ThereareacoupleofopportunitiestocommentontheDraftEIS.The8irstisinpersononMarch26thattheDoubleTreeHotelinModestofrom1-4pmand7-9pm.ThesecondistocommentonlinebyApril12thattheFERCwebsite.YoumustreferenceProjectNo.2299-08andProjectNo.14581-002.TheDraftEIScanbefoundattheFERCwebsiteshownabove.Thedocumentis794pageslongsoitwillbequiteajobtowadethroughitto8indasectionyoumightwanttocommenton.Therearesectionsthatshowwhat8lowsareproposedforthedifferenttypesofwateryear(wet,dry,normal,critical)andwhatnon-8lowmeasureswillbetakentoimprovehabitatandforpredatorsuppression.Ageneralcommentonre-licensingandconditionscanbemadewithoutreferencinganyspeci8icsection.
FisheriesFundGrantee:SaveMontana’sSmithMarch6,2019 By:[email protected]
Montana’sSmithRiverisoneofthemosticonicandbreathtakingwaterwaysinthenation.59inaccessiblerivermilesfromtheCampBakerput-inattheSheep’sCreekcon8luencetoEdenBridge,the5-day8loatisconsideredabucket-listitembymany.ButfortensofthousandsofMontanans,theSmith,inallitsruggedandpristinewildness,affordsaqualityoflifeandlivelihoodthatthey’veknownforgenerations–aqualityoflifeandlivelihoodthatiscurrentlyunderthreatofbeingerasedbytheproposeddevelopmentofacoppermineinSheepCreek,theSmith’sheadwaters. AFFTAhaslong-stoodwithMontanaresidentsandmanyconservationgroupsopposedtominingforcopperinSheepCreek–andweareproudtocontinueoursupportbyawardingaFisheriesFundgranttooneofthefront-lineorganizations,MontanaTroutUnlimited,fortheirSaveMontana’sSmithRiverawarenessandeducationefforts.
Keyprojectobjectivesinclude:
• Educatingthepublic(inMontanaandnationally)aboutthethreatsposedtothestoriedSmithRiverbyacoppermineproposedinitsheadwaters,includingriskstowaterquality,stream8lowsand8isheries.
• IncreasingnationalawarenesswithanglersandotherSmithRiverrecreationistsaboutthreatstotheriver.
Conservation Notes
• Workingcloselywithguides,out8itters,andrepresentativesfromtheoutdoorindustrytoengagetheminthe8ightandkeepthemupdatedontheneedsandprogress.
“MontananswanttoprotecttheSmithRiver’swealthofsustainablevirtues—recreation,angling,scenicbeauty,culturaltreasures,andoutdooreconomy,”saysDavidBrooks,ExecutiveDirectorofMontanaTroutUnlimited,“ratherthanallowaforeignminingcompanytoriskthosevaluesandourgrandchildren’slegacyforshort-termpro8it.”
“SupportingthetirelessworkthatMontanaTUisputtingintoprotectingtheSmithgoesrighttotheheartoftheFisheriesFundmission,”addsTomMelvin,ChairoftheFisheriesFundcommittee,“andrighttotheheartofevery8lyanglerwhounderstandstheimportanceofstandingupfortheirownhomewater.We’reproudtohelpthatworkcontinue.”
Learnmoreaboutthecampaignandhowyoucangetinvolvedbyvisitingsmithriverwatch.orgtoday.
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• “USRegulatorsClearPathForGeneticallyModi8iedSalmon”BozemanDailyChronicle
• “Major8ishrecoveryprojectinNEWashingtonandIdahogivesboosttocutthroatandbulltrout”TheSpokesman-Review
• “SummaryofPaci8icsalmonoutlookunitsfor2019”FisheriesandOceansCanada
• “Fishermen’sgroupcallsCorps’analysisofpotentialtailingsdamfailureatPebble‘woefullyinadequate’”AnchorageDailyNews
• “HowtoMatchtheHatchbyObservingFlightPatterns”Orvis
• “AMoralSteelheadStory”Vimeo
• “Steelhead-Thebeginning”Vimeo
• “ARiverofMemories”Vimeo
• “HowtoHoldYourLineHandDuringaCase”Orvis
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