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![Monterey Peninsula Flycasters’ June 2010 NEWSLETTER

Leonard Laub with a nice ‘cutt’ at the recent trip to Pyramid Lake
President’s Message:
Our May meeting was lightly attended again. Bill was sick so we had no raffle. Konie was up in Oregon. Our presentation by Bill Kelley from the Fish and Game department was outstanding. He filled us in on all the things wardens do other than giving out citations. They lead an interesting life. I recommend you come to our meetings at the Waste Water Board Room and catch up on the fantastic information that comes forth from your fellow Fly Casters. See you June 1 at 7:00 P.M...
Tight Lines, John Weber
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Vice-President’s Message:
The June program will consist of fishing reports from those members who are present and have been fishing. We should expect at least a Green River report from Tom Pelikan if he is not dispensing drugs that night. Rumor has it that he caught a very large rainbow in the snow there.
Your VP just returned from the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia, fishing with an old friend from graduate school. I caught 96 fish in six days, mostly trout. Small brookies from creeks a quarter the size of the Little Sur at the Scout Camp; fall fish from everywhere; one smallmouth, four rock bass [red eye], two decent brown trout plus a dozen plus rainbows from nine to twenty inches [almost all over 13 inches] from Dunlap Creek at Escatawba Farms; and a thirty fish day on the WalkDownHill River: thirteen rainbows, all over 13 inches, three brook trout, 12,13 and 14 inches, and a bunch of 9 inch fall fish, rock bass and the smallmouth. Also got one bluegill and three rock bass on the South River, trying to stir up some smallmouth. My buddy, who teaches at VMI, did better than I did on the creeks and the South River, I did better on the WalkDownHill and Sherman Creek. We tried Otter Creek twice, but it was the color of a coffee milkshake both days, as was the North River the one day we looked at it before heading for a creek. Prizes of the trip were a twenty inch rainbow plus the fifteen and sixteen inch browns from Dunlap Creek, and a really fat eighteen inch rainbow from WalkDownHill River, after a bunch of fifteeners.
On the day of the June Meeting, I will be fishing on Cape Cod for stripers and blue fish. Report to follow.
Ed Kelleher
VP and SLDO
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Treasurer’s Note:
By Bill Lauster
As a club, we have limited funds, but we do support (donate to) some very worthwhile organizations. Here is a list of those organizations we are currently supporting:
Carmel River Steelhead Association
Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
California Trout
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Editor’s Notes:
The newsletter is published monthly and distributed free to anyone who subscribes to it. If you wish to subscribe, contact the editor. Contributions (articles, letters, pictures, event notices, comics, recipes, etc. ), anything & everything is encouraged and most welcome. Have you been fishing lately? Do you have some pictures you want to share with the club?
Submit contributions to the new newsletter editor @…
Michael Matica
565 Sugarloaf Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
bugchucker58@gmail.com
Please try to submit your information by the 20th of the month preceding the publication month. I’ll try to get everything into the newsletter, even if I get it after the 20th, but the sooner I get it the more likely it is to make it into the next edition.
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Newsletter comments:
Unfortunately, many are not able to open the files I attach in the e-mail distributions. Sorry about that. I will try to copy the newsletters directly into the e-mail, but some of the formatting will be lost. It will be best to view the newsletter here on the web site if & when you can. Also, I already have a working version of the next newsletter uploaded...so you can see in advance what is coming..and I update it real time as I get new information...
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The web site:
If you have any ideas for other things you would like to see on the club web site, please let me know. I’ll admit that I am by no means a web developer guru. I am using a simple program with my Mac that builds all the code for me, and the program is limited in what is it capable of doing.
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Library:
How many people know we have a pretty good Library? That’s right. Apparently this was a good discussion at the Feb Board meeting. Go here to see a listing of what the club has... We’ll be improving the information there soon with reviews from other club members! Check back often, and check something out and write your own review and share your thoughts with other club members.
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Upcoming 2010 Calendar of Events:
June 1 Monthly General Meeting
July 6 Monthly General Meeting
August 3 Monthly General Meeting
September 7 Monthly General Meeting
October 5 Monthly General Meeting
October 25, 26 & 27 Lower Sac Fishout
November 9 Monthly General Meeting
November 6 Dan Blanton’s Striperfest at the Sugar Barge Marina & Resort on the Delta
December 7 Monthly General Meeting
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What is that ‘sheep skin’ you see on the raffle table at the club meetings?
Answer: It’s a fleece. The fleece is sort of a tradition with our club. Throughout the year, members donate flies to it which are raffled off at the annual dinner in January.
The fly collection is growing, but we still need loads more. I encourage you all to donate some each month, even if it’s only 1 or 2. Just think what a nice collection we would have by the time the annual raffle rolls around!
Do you tie your own flies, consider bringing some to the meeting and donating them. It’s fun to watch the collection of flies increase over the coarse of the year leading up to the annual dinner. Have some extras? Feel really generous? How about doing 2 nice things? Visit Geoff Malloway at Central Coast FlyFishing, buy a fly (or 2, 3, 5… ) and donate them to the fleece.
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The MPFC Club Monthly Meeting:
When:
The Monterey Peninsula Flycasters Club (MPFC) meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7PM.
Where:
The meetings are held at the Waste Water Management Facility located at:
3945 Rio Road
Carmel, CA 93923
Directions:
Coming down Highway 1, turn left onto Rio Road, proceed past the shopping centers and the post office. The building is about one half block past the Post Office and Rancho Road. The driveway is on the left and the parking lot is in the rear. See the map here.
What goes on at the meeting?
We have presenters when the club budget allows.
We also have a monthly raffle where you could win flies, fly lines, articles of clothing, leaders, tippet materials, etc, and sometimes even a brand new fly rod (one can never have enough fly rods!, I know I can’t). The money collected from the raffle is used to cover club expenses such as program speakers, and future raffle prizes...so buy lots of raffle tickets and support the club and help Ed bring in more speakers!.
Board of Directors Meeting:
The Board of Directors meeting starts at 6:30, 30 minutes prior to the general meeting, every month, at the same location.
All members are invited and welcome.
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Fishing Reports:
Nothing new to report this month...
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Upcoming Fishouts:
Pyramid Lake
by Doug Leech
Dates: April 15, 16 & 17 2010
Okay folks, I assume you are beginning to tie flies for our up coming trip to Pryamid. Just to remind you, the dates are April 15,16,17. It should be an awesome year with all of the snow we have had and cold weather. I hope you can all make it.
Let me know what you are thinking, okay.
Doug
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October Lower Sacramento & Trinity River
by Alan Bienenfeld
Dates: Leave this area Sunday, October 24th
Fish: 25th, 26th & 27th
Get in contact with Alan Bienenfeld 624-1422 or e-mail abfjs@redshift.com
There are 10 of 20 fly fisher people at this time!
I have already reserved the best guides!
Alan
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The San Clemente Dam is coming down!
I found a great article at MercuryNews.com This will be the largest dan removal in California. I can’t post the rest of the artcile here as it copywrighted...but if you go to the link (here) it will take you to the page...
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Please support our local fly shop!
See/visit Geoff Malloway @

Central Coast Fly Fishing
7172 Carmel Valley Road
Carmel, CA 93923
(831) 626-6586
info@centralcoastflyfishing.com
Stop by and see and talk to Geoff. He’s got a great shop and is always willing to help with whatever your needs might be.
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For Sale / Trade / Donate:
Have something to sell, trade/swap? Bring it to the meeting! & let the editor know… He’ll get a notice into the newsletter to inform others…
NEW! FOR SALE
Welded Aluminum fishing boat (18.5 ft. by 6 ft.)
Fifty horse motor with 7.5 horse kicker.
Salmon gear and newer trailer included.
Try $3,000.00 or call John Weber at 375-7226 and make an offer.
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TO REPORT ILLEGAL FISHING, CALL CAL TIP at 1-800-952-5400
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Send questions, comments, information requests, corrections, concerns, everything & anything to the new rookie newsletter editor:
Michael Matica bugchucker58@gmail.com](June2010Newsletter_files/shapeimage_3.png)
