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February is here, and thank
goodness were getting a bit of rain.
Whether it’s a day or two here and
there, every fisherman’s gotta be
smiling just a little.
I’ve heard that the rain has
been getting the steelhead activity up
on the Trinity this last week or so I’ll
be heading up that way myself some-
time towards the end of the month.
After seeing photos of some of the
hogs coming out of the river last
week (ask Scott Naylor) some of you
may get the itch to chase the elusive
metal heads yourself. Being a tailwa-
ter fishery the Trinity has a more sta-
ble flowing, making it a fabulous
fishery. Folks may want to keep that
in mind this year, if we don’t get
more rain. You may need to look to
tailwaters to ensure you can find
places to fish come summer, and
fall.
Speaking of low water condi-
tions, it’s going to be tricky deciding
“Resident’s Message” Tracy Decoy da Silva
2013 Board
Members
Tracy da Silva 229-9568
President
Rod Sanchez 809-7499
Vice President
Richard Wilson 758-5313
Treasure
Scott Naylor 214-3870
Secretary
Roger Caton 633-4659
Board Member
Mike Gilroy-(425)418-8164
Board Member
Chuck Humphreys
951-3454
Board Member & Poet
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Rick McCombs 385-4778
Newsletter Editor
Jay Jefferson– 809-0290
Mascot
FFLYLY TTIMESIMES
SALINAS VALLEY FLY FISHERS February 2014
President’s message 1
Fly of the Month 2
Monthly Program 3
Sponsors 3
Outing Schedule 3
Articles 4
Maps 5
Events 6
Inside this issue:
on venues for our outings this year, with
regular favorites like the Merced River
and Rooster Comb Ranch very likely to
be too dry for our regular outings. None
-the less we’ve got some great ideas
bouncing around at the board meetings,
and with your help and ideas, we are
sure to have a fun year.
This month’s outing will be
Stripers at the Forebay. A signup sheet
will be going around at our next meet-
ing, Be sure and talk to the fishmaster
our some of the guys who are going if
you need advice on gear,or techniques,
etc. The plan is to meet up as usual and
camp over on the Medieros side.
Talk about perfect timing for our
outing, the speaker this month, Lee Has-
kin, has decades of experience fishing
the forebay, and San Luis Reservoir.
You wont want to miss his program-
Come in early to watch Lee tie some
flies you might find useful. Demonstra-
tions start at 6pm. Tracy
February features Tracy and Lee Tracy DeSilva will be leading his first meeting as the 2014 club president and
Lee Haskin will be in attendance as our guest speaker. Lee will be talking about Striper fishing and wetting our appetites to spend some quality time at San Luis and the O’Neill Forebay. In addition to his presentation Lee will be doing a fly tying demonstration between 6:00 and 7:00, when the regular meeting starts. If you’d like to get more information about Lee, you can Google Lee Haskin or go to gurglersonline.com. In addition, to Tracy and Lee’s shenanigans, you can expect a few good fish reports, a great raffle and lots of discussion of where to go fishing this year. Remember to come at 6:00 for dinner and / or to see Lee
tie some of the flies that he’s designed
Page 2 Fly Times
What’s going on in the world of fly fishing and tying?
Fly of the Month Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams
Hook: TMC 100 #12-18
Thread: Uni-thread Gray 6/0
Hackle:Ginger
Wing / post: Calf tail or Poli yarn
Body: Gray Superfine dubbing
Tail: Hackle fibers or moose hair
Chuckie Poetry Corner
A Rain Poem
The clouds is a coming and the rain is a fall’n and the fish is finning in the near by streams
I been a hoping and I been a praying but the only rain falling is in my dreams……
So I’ll do a rain dance and play my kazoo I’ll keep it up till the rain comes through
What can you do?
Parachute Adams
The Parachute Adams is a legendary fish catcher that no serious fly angler should be without.
There are a great many attributes to the Parachute Adams but most of its popular status is due to its unique
ability to imitate the numerous members of the mayfly and caddis families. If no hatches are present on the
water the Parachute Adams can be equally successful as a searching pattern.
The Parachute Adams can be productive wherever you decide to drift it. Slow or slack water pres-
entation is one of the Adams’specialties. The unique parachute post design allows the fly to ride lower in
the surface film creating a realistic silhouette to on-looking trout. In these slow water conditions trout have
an extended time to examine flies drifted overhead so using flies that more closely resemble the natural
insects, like the Parachute Adams, gives you the best chance to consistently catch fish. For the faster runs
or riffles the horizontal hackle will allow the fly to not only ride lower but have better floatability keeping
it high and dry longer than most other standard dries
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Salinas Valley Flyfishers**2014 Outing Schedule and Programs
Special thanks to Geoff Malloway for his ongoing support of the Salinas Valley Fly Fishers and for his many efforts on behalf of stream habitat and the preservation of the fish that we all seek to catch.
Next time you’re out his way, stop by and say hi . And If you need to do some shopping for Christmas, this great place to start ..And don’t forget to pick up a bag of “Carmel Valley Crack”
Geoff Malloway
Central Coast Fly Fishing
7172 Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA (626-6586)
February 12th General meeting Landing Zone
@ the sirport
Featuring
Lee Harkin
Tracy DeSilva 229-9568
February 15-16 Outing San Luis
Forebay
Striper outing
February 19th. Fly Tying Airport Board
room
Featuring
Parachute Adams
Bill Pshide/Rick
McCombs
424-3063
385-4778
February 21-
23rd.
FLY FISHING
SHOW
Pleasanton Fair
Grounds
Friday 10:00-5:30
Sat.&Sun.9:00-
5:30
Carpool? Call
Jay
809-0290
February 26th. Board meeting Airport Board
Room
Tracy DeSilva 229-9568
February /
March
Outing Pyramid Lake To be announced
For all the latest info. in what’s happening in the wide world of fishing and for club activities, Go to:
salinasvalleyflyfishers.org
Upcoming Events
Who’s Been Messing With the Website’s Well, that would be Dave Gambetta. I guess he got tired of laying around the house in his pajamas all day..
Whatever the reason, since Tracy has taken the reins as club President, Dave jumped in to work on the web-
site. So check it out, give him some feedback and for sure send him any fishing pictures that you happen to
conjure up. With the new administration in place and Dave at the helm of the website, you can also expect
some new ideas, I’m hoping that we get enough photos coming in that we can have a photo of the year contest.
What we really need is a professional photographer who could be the judge, you know, some one who is
qualified to judge photos based on composition and subject matter and stuff like that. If you think of some-
body ,let me know, because, for the life of me, I can’t think of anybody who could do that. It’s just too bad
that we don’t have a real professional horse riding, 4 wheel driving, opinion spout’n photographer in our club.
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Drought Year Fishing
So what are the prospects for fishing during the drought. That’s the most common question that Geoff at
Central Coast Fly Fishing has been getting lately. He tell me that the surf is of coarse a good option. And it’s
been pretty good lately, both for perch and striper specifically Geoff mentioned Carmel Beach and Monterey
State Beach, but all along the coast in all the usual places should be worth a try. While your thinking about
the ocean keep the kelp beds in mind and has anybody thought about Shelter Cove?
Moving in land, you might be thinking about the tail water fisheries. How much and how long they’ll be
releasing water is the big question Shasta and the Trinity along with Lewiston lake should play for a while.
Folsom is damn near dry so prospects for the America are pretty bleak. Now the after bay below Beardsley
might be a player as well as the lower Merced and Mokelumne below Comanche . Speaking of the Merced,
The prospects of returning for our annual trip there look way bad, but that said, a trip up there this winter
or in the early spring might be just the thing that your cabin fever is craving. Remember the Merced is open
year round.
Moving higher up the mountains, the Truckee area is looked pretty pitiful when we went by last week,
The North Fork of the Yuba look like the Carmel in July. The Truckee is in better shape and may fish. Right
now Pyramid Lake stands about 5 feet below last year’s level and should fish just fine through the season.
The further north you go the better your chances. Geoff mentioned South Eastern Oregon and reservoirs
like the Owyhee There is also a whole list of small lake is North Eastern California that very likely will get
enough water to be productive. I have a list the J. Fairs gave me in a conversation I had with him a couple
years ago. In addition talk to Dave Gambetta. He did a great program for us last year and I bet some of those
lakes will fish just fine.
I’m not counting on the Eastern Side of the Sierras for much this year, although a trip over Carson Pass
might be in order early in the year to check out Red Lake and Indian Creek Reservoir. Also Heenan could
still fish when it opens this fall with a little well placed rain. Closer to home the local lakes and Hunter-Ligget are poor prospects, though Coleman may hold up with
a little more rain. I don’t know about Cachuma, but it’s probably worth going on there web site. Low and
ugly might be just the ticket for some early spring bass fishing in you pontoon. Lastly the Forebay and San
Luis should also provide continued opportunities. One ting for sure. The fish should be concentrated in the
“big” lake and even as low as it is...It’s still a big lake. These are just a few of the thoughts I’ve had for the up coming season and there’s bound to be more dis-
cussion of places to fish when we meet next week. Keep your ears open and share your ideas for fishing in the
drought.
ed.
Fisherman’s note book Due to the drought the Department of Fish and Wildlife (now-CDFW) has closed many California
coastal streams. Hardest hit are the streams of the Central Coast including all Santa Cruz County streams nor-
mally open in this time of year. Also on the list are: the Big Sur, Carmel River, and the Salinas River. This list
is the tip of the iceberg. Many if not most of the tributary streams are also on the list. There are several good
articles and detail on the internet. Just Google Coastal River Closures and you can get the particulars.
. Don’t be shy. The board is looking for members who are willing and able to do programs for a pro-
gram. Currently the club budgets for 3-4 paid speakers (don’t get excited, we’re not going to pay you!) each
year. But we’ve found that some of our best programs are done by our own members. It can be as simple as
sharing tips from a good fishing book that or a bunch of pictures and a description a your favorite fishing des-
tination. Short or long, we’d be interested. If you’ve got an idea, E-mail: ed. @ [email protected]
San Luis Reservoir and O’Neill Forebay
Salinas Valley Fly Fishers
Feb 12th. General meeting
Dinner @ 6:00 Meeting @ 7:00
P.O Box 1793
Salinas, CA 93912
Editor: Rick McCombs
Email: [email protected]
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San Luis Forebay
Outing
Saturday / Sunday
Feb 22nd-23rd.
Board of Directors Meeting@ the
Airport Board Room Feb 26th. 6:00pm
Fly Tying
Wedn. Feb 19th.
A/P board room 6:00 p.m.