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• INTEREST ONLY - O'Neill Forebay for Stripers and Bass

  • Start
    March 07, 2025
  • End
    May 31, 2025

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  INTEREST ONLY - O'Neill Forebay for Stripers and Bass

   
  

  
  

  This event is for "registration of interest only" and does not require any financial obligations until such time as the trip details are settled, and there are no cancellation penalties until that time. Here are select fishout (event) highlights from Jim Knecht who will be the fishmeister for this event.

  San Luis Reservoir/O’Neil Forebay is a GREAT place to fish that is a 1 ½ hours away from Livermore.  However, the Forebay MUST be fished with respect to wind conditions that can change rapidly. 

  The tentative dates are OCT 4 and 5, 2025.

  • We will plan to share a group campsite at the O’Neill forebay campground for up to 30 anglers.
  • Planned group dinner on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning
  • Target species: Striped Bass, Black Bass, Largemouth Bass. 
  • Strategy: Ability to fish from float tube, pontoon, or boat. Personal Floatation Device (PFD) required
  • Casting: Moderate, Ability to double haul is encouraged.
  • Gear requirements: 6wt to 9wt, typically with floating or sinking heads

  After the interest only registration is closed, a more detailed event with known costs will be placed on the website for registration.  

  
  

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• Alameda Creek Cleanup 2025 with CalTrout

  • When
    May 10, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Niles Staging Area, Fremont Ca.

  EVENT: Alameda Creek Cleanup 2025

  
  

  This event requires participants to register directly with the organizer.

  See the Link below:

  Join the Alameda County Clean Water Program & California Trout for a day of stewardship along Alameda Creek.

  With the Clean Water Program, East Bay Parks District and other partners we’re going to clean up trash, enjoy interactive activities, and discuss habitat restoration and barrier removal efforts benefitting fish and people along the creek!

  This event is open to all ages. All children need to be under supervision of a guardian at all times.

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• 5th Annual Hat Creek Salmonfly Trip with Baum & Manzanita Lakes

  • Start
    May 15, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    May 18, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Hat Creek, Baum & Manzanita Lakes
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  Event Skill Levels:

  • Stream: beginner to advanced (some highly technical water)
  • Lakes: beginner with float tubes to prams,  some accessible shore fishing for lakes
  • Wading: intermediate in riffles with light slippery medium rocks
  • Hiking: beginner and flat with maximum 2 mile optional hikes
  • Catch success rate: good for beginners at Baum Lake, advanced at Hat Creek

  This is a 3 night-4 day trip to explore  the 3.5 miles of fishable wild trout water at Hat Creek.  Arrive on the first day with late evening fishing, then three full days of fishing to follow. It is scheduled for the traditional large Salmonfly and Golden Stonefly hatches that occur during this period, as well as several other hatches. We will be fishing five different areas on Hat Creek from knee deep riffles at the Powerhouse and mid-stream to the gin clear, quiet flats, and to the downstream area of thigh deep water. This is a wading trip, although it is recommended to stay out of the water unless absolutely necessary as the fish are very skittish due to the fishing pressure. It is barbless hook, catch and release water only.  Fishing styles can include Euro nymphing, streamers, and indicators in the riffles, with dry fly presentations on the flat water.

   

  The trip will encompass the Powerhouse 2 riffles in the early day followed by late morning dry fly activity (Stoneflies, PMD's, Little Yellow Sallies) below the riffles in the flat water to rising fish.  Mid-day will shift to the mid-stream shallow riffles for high sticking/euro nymphing, or indicator fishing.  Late in the day we will continue moving downstream to the meadow area for the Salmonfly hatch.

  This is a combination wading and optional watercraft (days 3 & 4) trip and will require moving around frequently with some hikes of a maximum of about 2 miles in some areas. Individuals can choose to fish specific areas rather than transit between them during the day.

  The 3rd and 4th days will be on Baum and/or Manzanita lakes depending upon whether "ice out" has occurred at Lassen National Park.  It is recommended to utilize a watercraft on both lakes, although fishing can be and is often successful from the shore locations as we did last year.

  
  

  We will be leaving early AM from the Tri-Valley,  with stops in Redding at The Fly Shop for last minute supplies/flies as well as for gas and a lunch to eat in the car.  That will get us to check-in some five hours after leaving the Tri-Valley and put us on the water the first evening ready for the late afternoon/early evening caddis hatch at Carbon bridge.

  

  Cost:  

  Participant hotel and camping accommodations and food are extra; approximately $100 - $350 depending upon your choice of accommodations and food. And don’t forget your contribution to The Fly Shop’s continuing success…Camping is also available (see below).

  
  

  Cost: The cost is $25.75 and you may pay by credit card, directly online with your registration, or by check or cash sent to the Club Treasurer within two weeks of registration. 

  If you do pay cash you will be put into "Pending Registration" until your payment is received within the two weeks. Late payments will require you to register once again if there is space still available.

  Family Policy:  Spouses and family members under the age of 26 years old are included in each member's annual membership, and can attend events at no cost, unless TVFF has supplemental costs (such as guide or facility fees) for the event.  In such cases, each attendee must pay the appropriate event cost listed above.

  Guest Policy:  Guest cost is $25.75 for non-family members and non-spouse family members above age 26.  Guests must first register as Club members ($45 annual charge) before registering for this event.  TVFF annual dues qualify you for a full 12 month membership and access to all Club events and full participation.

  
  

  

  Fishmeister: Rob Farris, RFFarris@comcast.net, (925)286-5502

  

  Accommodations and Food: Lodging is available nearby in Burney, CA which is inexpensive and about $125 per night.  I recommend the Green Gables if you won’t be camping. It is rudimentary but quite clean and comfortable.

  Camping is available in the area at several locations, including Burney Falls State Park (about 10 miles away) which is fully developed, Hat Creek Hereford RV Resort (between Baum/Hat Creek and Manzanita Lakes about 9 miles away, and my personal recommendation) and there is also camping at Baum Lake’s PG&E dirt campground (rustic) 4 miles south of where we will be accessing Hat Creek in the mornings.  Rob will be camping at Hat Creek Hereford Ranch RV Resort, serving as the primary Club gathering location during our time.  This campground offers grass campsites for both tent and trailers with on-site showers, horseshoes, basketball, volleyball, and a chargeable trout pond on premise, and suits itself very nicely for families (which are always welcome on Club trips).

  Each individual is responsible for their own food and accommodations.  Burney only has a few good restaurants and most close before 9 pm, so if we are out late it will be a challenge that leads us to either the local steakhouse (more expensive), a good local Mexican restaurant, the local Indian Casino (not much) or the bowling alley (pick your poison). There are also gas grills available at the Green Gables hotel which I have used before when I brought along food to cook.

  Breakfast is available in town at a reasonable café that is good. Be sure to bring a lunch for each day as we will not be returning to town after leaving in the morning. There is a Safeway in town that does prepare their normal Signature sandwiches and salads unless you wish to bring your own lunches for the trip.

  

  Gear and Tackle Recommendations:

  Rod & line weights/types: 4, or 5 weight rods, reels and floating lines for Hat Creek.  5 and 6 weight rods for the lakes with both floating and sinking lines.

  Leaders and tippet: Hat Creek:  Fishing style dependent but normally I fish a 9’ 4X leader and adjust with added tippet of up to 4-6’ of 5 or 6X for the dry flies. Depending upon the weather we also hit a Trico hatch in early morning in which case you will need 7X for the #22-26 flies. Euro nymphing rigs (i.e. mono rigs) will also be useful in the riffles.  The Lakes: usually a 8-10' 3X leader (for indictor styles) with 4X tippet should suffice, and a 4-6' 2 or 3X leader if you wil be pulling streamers.

  Other gear: Note that no float tubes are allowed on Hat Creek in the wild trout section.

  Flies: Flies to match and we will send out a more current list as we get closer to the dates and better understand how the weather and water are impacting the hatches. Typically you will need Salmonflies and Golden Stonefly dries and nymphs in sizes 8-12, various nymphs (complete list to follow), and an assortment of dry flies in sizes 14-18’s (list to follow as well). The fish are very picky and this is noted as a technical spring creek type fishing environment with dry flies, so fly matching with either dries or emergers is important, as are long leaders (up to 12 or 14’) with excellent presentation skills in the flat water.  Euro nymphng is alos very successful in the Powerhouse riffles.  The lakes allow for some dry fly fishing in the early morning on the shorelines, but mostly either indicators or streamers during the day with leeches, midges, and callibaetis patterns.

  

  TVFF Cancellation Policy:

  To sign-up for a TVFF Event  that is currently open for registration and chargeable (as set by the Fishmeister), you must both register and pay online, or via check or cash, within two weeks of registering (sent to the TVFF Treasurer) whatever fee is described for that particular Event (trip) at the time of registration. There may be multiple payments required before the trip is actually taken (usually in the case of expensive trips), but it is necessary that you do make payment in the above timely fashion for the initial amount to secure your position on the trip.  However, please note that you are still responsible for the entire amount of the trip if you should need to cancel. 

  Once you are registered, there are no refunds for chargeable Events and trips.  In the situation that a member is, for any reason unable to attend, they may resell their registration slot to another TVFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists).  New participants must come first from the waitlist in the order they signed up.  The member cancelling is fully and solely responsible for contacting potential members to replace them and notifying the appropriate Fishmeister.

  If an event/trip is fully registered and closed to registration, you may still sign up on the Wait List to be notified if there are any cancellations.  In such a case of registering provisionally on the Wait List, you do not have to pay until such time that you clear the Wait List and are confirmed for participation.

  Tri-Valley Fly Fishers

  COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Protocol

  TVFF Outings Policy as of September 20, 2020

  As a club, the Tri-Valley Fly Fishers have developed and agreed to a set of required guidelines, protocols and rules in order to help direct our members on ways to stay safe on one-day outings, multi-day outings, or individual “Tag-Alongs”.

  These protocols were developed by the TVFF Board of Directors as well as input from other local clubs which included a member virologist, various safety committees, and member experts. We feel that these protocols and guidelines are consistent with public health information and experts. These protocols are assured, observed, and enforced by outing leaders as well as members themselves. Extra masks, spray disinfectant and sanitizer are available from the outing leaders.

  Please note that the Tri-Valley Fly Fishers accepts no liability for inadequate protection or the transmission of Covid-19 among members or guests. Therefore, each member should review the following protocols that the Club subscribes to and make an individual decision of whether to participate in an activity or not, based upon their individual circumstances and personal safety.

  TVFF Outings protocols are as follows:

  • If you are sick with cold/flu symptoms then we ask you to please stay home
  • We believe in social distancing and require that all members keep a full fly rod distance of at least 6’ distance between parties
  • Everyone will be responsible for making, bringing, and consuming their own separate food and drinks
  • All attendees should wash and sanitize their hands frequently

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• McCloud Ah-Di-Na Session 3 Restoration -Postponed

  • Start
    May 15, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    May 17, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Livermore

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  Renovation of historic Ah-Di-Na campground on the McCloud river.  Postponed until further notice.

  This is one of the most important rivers for fly fishing in the state and country.

  On behalf of the Northern California Council, Fly Fishers International (NCCFFI), and the McCloud River, you are invited to participate in the Ah Di Na Restoration Project 2025 –The Kirston Koths Memorial Ah Di Na Restoration Project (Phases I & 2). 

  NCCFFI is partnering with the US Forest Service and numerous stakeholders, including Tri-Valley Fly Fishers, to give this campground on the storied McCloud River a fresh start. Ah Di Na is located on the Lower McCloud, home of the Wintu people for centuries. It is now managed by the US Forest Service.

  Due to the Forest Service budget and staffing shortages, campground maintenance has suffered over the years, and it is in disrepair, with rotted picnic tables, damaged fire rings, and a lot of overgrowth at the campsites themselves. And unfortunately, this is the “premier” campground for access to the McCloud and the Nature Conservancy property (think October Caddis super hatches and big McCloud Rainbow trout).  Please join us to give this important fly-fishing resource a much-needed restoration while we camp in the area.

  All the stakeholders have something to bring to the table; expertise, financial resources (TVFF has contributed $500 for this project), materials, and/or volunteers. We’re counting on the fly fishing clubs whose members use this campground and love this river to get engaged in the project.

  There are two ways to participate: 

  1. Become an Organizational or Individual Sponsor by donating money for materials--lumber, hardware, paint, and other supplies. FFI has a goal of raising $8000, and there are different levels of contributions: $250+ Brown Trout, $500+ Rainbow Trout, $1000+ Golden Trout. Sponsors will be recognized with an onsite plaque. Tri-Valley Fly Fishers has donated $500, but individuals have also donated to help this project.  Even small donations help! Donate to the Ah Di Na Restoration Project

  2. Be a supporter by participating with 5-10 TVFF Club volunteers per session to help set up/repair picnic tables, replace fire rings, remove overgrowth from campsites, put fresh paint on the bathrooms and perform maintenance on existing trails to the river. And there will be fishing time on the river as well.

  Talents and Tools! From hand tools to chain saws, generators and ingenuity too! Everyone has something to contribute. We look forward to using everyone’s talents. FFI will supply the dinners. Bring your instruments and sheet music. Polish your story telling for the evenings.

  Two work sessions are planned in May. All volunteers working on the project will be covered by US Forest Service insurance.

  Work Session dates (Session 1 cancelled due to road repairs):

  Session 2: May 1-3 (Thurs – Sat) FFI session 2 registration

  Session 3: May 15-17 (Thurs – Sat) FFI session 3 registration

  More details will follow as Fly Fishers International solidifies all the plans with the Forest Service. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments, please contact Scott Harrison, the NCCFFI Project Lead, at mccloudcamp@gmail.com or 510-704-0402.

  For TVFF members please first register on the Nor Cal FFI site above by selected date to confirm your attendance.  Then, you should also register on our TVFF website here for “Registered Ah-Di-Na Attendees” so that our club members have visibility to who is attending for camping and carpool sharing.  Note that registering on the TVFF website will NOT confirm or register you for the FFI work party.

  

  
  

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• Intro to Rod Building

  • When
    June 03, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Eagle Ridge Vineyard, 10017 Tesla Rd, Livermore
  • Spaces left
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  • Registered
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  Education Class: 

  Intro to Rod Building 
  

  

  Our own resident rod building expert, Mike Foster, will introduce you to manufacturers for rod blanks and supplies as well as walk you through the steps for building your own rod.  The cost for your custom rod will depend on the materials you purchase.  Below you will find a link to one of the suppliers that Mike uses.  If you already have a rod kit, bring it to the meeting.  Not sure about whether you want to build your own rod, come check it out and ask questions.  The cost for this introductory class is $25 per person.  Additional classes will be arranged with Mike if you choose to build a rod. You are responsible for all class materials for the building of the rod.

  Note:  This class is held at Eagle Ridge Vineyard, 10017 Tesla Rd, Livermore
  

  Rod blank manufacturer:  Get Bit Outdoors
  

  Contact Mike Foster at e8mylur@gmail.com for more information.
  

  

  Registration and Costs:

  Cash price: The cost is $25 for TVFF members.

  
  

  You may pay by check or cash directly to the Club Treasurer within two weeks of registration. If you do pay cash you will be put into "Pending Registration" until your payment is received within the two weeks. Late payments will require you to register once again if there is space still available.
  

  Credit Card price: The cost is $25.75 for TVFF members (includes 3% credit card surcharge.)
  

  

  Contacts:

  Instructor: Mike Foster, e8mylur@gmail.com

  

  
  

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• Education Class: Chasing the Heritage Trout Challenge

  • When
    June 11, 2025
  •  
    6:45 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Livermore Rod & Gun Club
  • Spaces left
    20

  Education Class: 

  Chasing native California trout in the Heritage Trout Challenge

     Qualifying Trout

  This session is to prepare Club members for scheduling and completing the California Heritage Trout Challenge.

  To qualify for the Challenge, six different native trout must be caught within their historic range. The historic range, for the purpose of the Challenge, includes the trout’s native distribution in California, prior to human influence (pre-19th century), and all waters that feed into this watershed.

  For example, catching a Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Heenan Lake (Alpine County) qualifies for the Challenge. Although historically fishless, the lake outlet flows into the East Fork Carson River, where Lahontan Cutthroat Trout were once the only trout to inhabit this system. It is within their historic and native range.

  Conversely, native species have been stocked in waters outside their native range to provide additional sport fishing opportunities. California Golden Trout can now be caught in many high-elevation streams and lakes across the Sierra Nevada; however, only those from the South Fork Kern River or Golden Trout Creek drainages qualify as a heritage species for the Challenge.

  These three subspecies of Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) and eight forms of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are your targets to complete the Challenge:

  • Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)
    • Coastal Cutthroat Trout
    • Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
    • Paiute Cutthroat Trout (restricted due to endangered status)
  • Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
    • Coastal Rainbow Trout
    • Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout
    • McCloud River Redband Trout
    • Goose Lake Redband Trout
    • Warner Lakes Redband Trout
    • Coastal Rainbow Trout
    • Kern River Rainbow Trout
    • California Golden Trout
    • Little Kern Golden Trout

  Class Curriculum:

  Rob  Farris will be your instructor who has over 10 years of experience fishing for California native tour and has earned two certificates for capturing all ten eligible fish.  Over 250 hours of his preparation and research into watersheds assisted six of our qualifiers to initially succeed.  He also has qualified for the Wyoming Cutthroat Slam and Tier 1 of the Western States native trout challenge. 

  Session will focus on explaining the Heritage Trout Challenge in California and its objectives and benefits for the fly fishing community. Special discussions include:

  • What it takes to qualify, and State of California awards
  • How to target the first six fish of the ten for qualification
  • How to determine with CDFW that the watershed you are fishing is qualified
  • Using the web to determine where to fish in the qualifying waters.
  • How to minimize the effort and travel to accomplish the challenge on the initial six native fish.  Building a "targeted" approach toward accomplishment.
  • A suggested itinerary to complete the first six qualifying fish in a year (although the program has no embedded time frames for qualification)
  • Identifying each of your qualifying fish to ensure compliance and what is required for submission of your fish for the Challenge.
  • Suggested tackle, flies, and approaches to be successful.
  • Trip alternatives.

  

  Registration and Costs:

  Class Tuition: The cost is $51.50 for TVFF members. Non-member guests must first register as a TVFF member.  

  

  Contacts:

  Fishmeister/Instructor: Rob Farris, (925)286-5502, RFFarris@comcast.net

  

  
  

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• Dust Bowl Get Together

  • When
    June 12, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Dust Bowl Brewery Tap Room, Livermore CA
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  Join us for our inaugural club social get together! On June 12, the TriValley Fishers will gather at the Dust Bowl Brewery for a no-host event. This brewery provides a delightful selection of food and beverages, along with an excellent outdoor space. It will be a wonderful opportunity for members to reconnect and discover new opportunities within the club.

  Their outdoor Beer Garden offers a variety of seating options from communal tables to rockers around the fire pits! A great surprise will be Dust Bowl’s onsite food truck conveniently located in the Beer Garden. Their menu offers a nice selection of sharables, salads, burgers, sandwiches, flatbreads and desserts. For those not in a beer mood, they do have hard seltzers available. See their beer and food menu here.

  Due to the space allocation at the brewery, we are limiting this to 24 people.  Here are the details:

  When     June 12, 2025     6 – 9PM

  Where    Dust Bowl Brewery Tap Room

                 3034 W. Jack London Blvd, Livermore CA

                  (Across from the SF Outlets)

  This is a no host event, so please bring your own cash/credit card to cover your purchases.

  
  

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• 7th Annual TVFF Truckee Watershed Camping Trip

  • Start
    June 19, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    June 22, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Stampede Reservoir, Logger Campground
  • Spaces left
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  7th Annual TVFF Truckee Watershed Camping Trip

  Event Skill Levels:
  

  • Stream:  beginner to advanced (some optional euro pocket water)
  • Lake:  beginner with float tubes to prams, little accessible shore fishing at Milton (optional)
  • Wading: intermediate level in riffles with slippery medium rocks, advanced in pocket water
  • Hiking: beginner and flat with maximum 2 mile optional hikes
  • Catch success rate: intermediate to advanced skills required

  This is the annual TVFF Club 2 night-3 day camping trip headquartered at Logger Campground, Stampede Reservoir with three days of fishing the Big Truckee, and Little Truckee and Prosser Creek for rainbow, brown trout, Lahontan Cutthroat, and Kokanee Salmon. It coincides with the peak of multiple aquatic hatches in the area (see the hatch chart; Truckee hatch chart ), and will include river wading opportunities. Fishing techniques to be used include traditional indicator nymphing, Euro nymphing, streamers, and dry fly techniques.  Day 1 is a travel day with late evening fishing. 

  Registration is expected to be large so the camping group may be split up to fish the various locations during each day as to not crowd each other. We will be fishing the Big Truckee at Glenshire, Boca, Prosser Creek and downstream in the Farad area with access via a 2 mile riverside trail. We will also be splitting into smaller groups to fish the Little Truckee on the main river in three separate locations, as well as the Boca inlet and Cave Rock. I will be asking a few folks to be assistant Fishmeisters on the trip for each group, and we will be providing maps as well.  And then we'll play musical chairs and shift the groups to new locations each day with full reports that evening over beer and scotch around the campfire. 

  Hatches during this period are profuse and varied.  We will see Golden Stones, PMD's, Pinkies, some Caddis, and usually a good large Green Drake hatch.  You may want to stop in Mountain Hardware in Truckee (an excellent selection of local guide tied flies) to check on their excellent reports and  superb fly selection, as well as anything else you may need for the week.  In addition there is a new fly shop in downtown Truckee that is well stocked.

  Cost: 

  
  

  Participant hotel and camping accommodations and food are extra; approximately $100 - $350 depending upon your choice of accommodations and food.  Camping is also available (see below).

  Cost: The cost is $25.75 and you may pay by credit card, directly online with your registration, or by check or cash sent to the Club Treasurer within two weeks of registration.   If you do pay cash you will be put into "Pending Registration" until your payment is received within the two weeks. Late payments will require you to register once again if there is space still available.

  Family Policy:  Spouses and family members under the age of 26 years old are included in each member's annual membership, and can attend events at no cost, unless TVFF has supplemental costs (such as guide or facility fees) for the event.  In such cases, each attendee must pay the appropriate event cost listed above.

  Guest Policy:  Guest cost is $25.75 for non-family members and non-spouse family members above age 26.  Guests must first register as Club members ($45 annual charge) before registering for this event.  TVFF annual dues qualify you for a full 12 month membership and access to all Club events and full participation.

  
  

  Fishmeister:  Rob Farris, RFFarris@comcast.net. (925)286-5502.

  Accommodations and Food:  

  Campsite Reservations: You should make your campsite reservations now, as Logger CG books up quickly every year.  I will be camping for the three nights in campsite #114,.  It is a smaller site so not as much room as in previous years due to the early bookings in the CG which is filling up quickly.

  For those not on the list above or bringing an RV/Motorhome, you may want to secure a campsite at Logger Campground ASAP.  My site is located in the loop close to the kiosk check-in station and restrooms. Campsites are priced based on the number of campers and/or trailer access.

  This campground on Stampede Reservoir (just above the Little Truckee) is quite popular and fills up quickly, so you should make your reservations as soon as possible to secure a site. The reservation site is listed below, as are the maps availability links.

  http://www.californiasbestcamping.com/truckee/logger.html

  https://cdn.recreation.gov/webphotos/facilitymaps/71643_LOGC.pdf

  https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232858/availability
  

  Each individual is responsible for their own food, however we are planning for a group potluck the first evening and will be share current conditions, gear, flies, etc.  Requested menu offerings will be distributed later.

  Gear and Tackle Recommendations:

  Rod & line weights/types: 4, 5 or 6 weight rods, reels and floating lines

  Leaders and tippet: Fishing style dependent, but normally I fish a 9’ 4X leader and adjust with added tippet of up to 4-6’ of 5 or 6X for the dry flies.  The Truckee is home to large browns so if you plan on throwing some streamer meat you'll want a 5 or 6 weight rod as the current flow can require a stouter rod.  Lake fishing will be dependent upon your style as well, but a 5 or 6 weight rod will normally suffice.

  Other gear: Standard waders, boots, and wading staffs and normal fishing wear.

  Flies: Flies to match hatches above and we will send out a more current list as we get closer to the dates and better understand how the weather and water are impacting the hatches.

  

  TVFF Cancellation Policy:

  To sign-up for a TVFF Event  that is currently open for registration and chargeable (as set by the Fishmeister), you must both register and pay online, or via check or cash, within two weeks of registering (sent to the TVFF Treasurer) whatever fee is described for that particular Event (trip) at the time of registration. There may be multiple payments required before the trip is actually taken (usually in the case of expensive trips), but it is necessary that you do make payment in the above timely fashion for the initial amount to secure your position on the trip.  However, please note that you are still responsible for the entire amount of the trip if you should need to cancel. 

  Once you are registered, there are no refunds for chargeable Events and trips.  In the situation that a member is, for any reason unable to attend, they may resell their registration slot to another TVFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists).  New participants must come first from the waitlist in the order they signed up.  The member cancelling is fully and solely responsible for contacting potential members to replace them and notifying the appropriate Fishmeister.

  If an event/trip is fully registered and closed to registration, you may still sign up on the Wait List to be notified if there are any cancellations.  In such a case of registering provisionally on the Wait List, you do not have to pay until such time that you clear the Wait List and are confirmed for participation.

  Tri Valley Fly Fishers

  
  

  TVFF Outings protocols are as follows:

  • If you are sick with cold/flu symptoms then we ask you to please stay home
  • We believe in social distancing and require that all members keep a full fly rod distance of at least 6’ distance between parties
  • All attendees should wash and sanitize their hands frequently

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• Fly Fishing Entomology Classes - Beginner & Intermediate Level

  • Start
    July 09, 2025
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  • End
    July 23, 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Livermore Rod & Gun Club
  • Spaces left
    13
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Entomology Class - New Dates: July 9, 16, 23

  Prerequisite: none, although must be ready to play with bugs!
  

  This class is designed for the beginner to intermediate levels of entomology with the objective of educating attendees to be more effective fly fishers. It will be comprised of three Wednesday night classroom sessions of 2.5 hours each, finalized with a full day (Saturday) session on the Yuba River for a practical discovery session including four hours of fishing.

  Tuition costs cover the costs of sample vials, sample nets, and use of identification trays, tweezers, and magnifying glasses for on stream insect identification.

  

  Registration and Costs:

  Registration for the first class will cover your enrollment for all four sessions.

  Cost: $50 per person (cash or credit card). You must be a TVFF member before you can sign up for this class.
  

  

  Class Curriculum:

  Session 1: Classroom – Time 7-9:30pm

  • Introduction to Entomology and class goals
  • Entomology reference sources and guides
  • Water quality, habitat and biological classification
  • Metamorphosis process, generations, and Taxonomy.

  Session 2: Classroom  - Time 7-9:30 -pm

  • Session 1 quick review
  • Taxonomy
  • Mayflies (Emphemeroptera), and Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
  • Clingers, swimmers, burrowers, and crawlers
  • Behavioral drift
  • Understanding and imitating sub surface bug movement

  Session 3: Classroom – Time 7-9:30pm

  • Session 2 quick review  • Midges (Diptera), and Caddis (Tricoptera)
  • Other orders and terrestrials
  • Understanding hatch charts (Truckee, Hat Creek, McCloud rivers, etc.)
  • On the stream collection techniques
  • Collection tools
  • Collection tray examinations (stoneflies, mayflies, midges, caddis, others)
  • Arranging your fly box
  • Final review and quiz

  Session 4: On Stream practical session at Hammon Grove, Yuba River, Marysville – Time 8:30--5:30pm TBD 
  

  This is the practical session on how to effectively source bug life in a stream; identify different bugs, maturity and hatch considerations: and to capture bugs for TVFF sample educational vials. This is a full day (Saturday) session on the Yuba River for a practical discovery session followed by four hours of independent fishing.

  

  Contacts:

  Instructor: Mitchie McCammon, Director of Education, sewreel@pacbell.net, 925-819-2039
  

  

  TVFF Cancellation Policy

  To sign-up for a TVFF Event  that is currently open for registration and chargeable (as set by the Fishmeister), you must both register and pay online, or via check or cash, within two weeks of registering (sent to the TVFF Treasurer) whatever fee is described for that particular Event (trip) at the time of registration. There may be multiple payments required before the trip is actually taken (usually in the case of expensive trips), but it is necessary that you do make payment in the above timely fashion for the initial amount to secure your position on the trip.  However, please note that you are still responsible for the entire amount of the trip if you should need to cancel. 

  Once you are registered, there are no refunds for chargeable Events and trips.  In the situation that a member is, for any reason unable to attend, they may resell their registration slot to another TVFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists).  New participants must come first from the waitlist in the order they signed up.  The member cancelling is fully and solely responsible for contacting potential members to replace them and notifying the appropriate Fishmeister.

  If an event/trip is fully registered and closed to registration, you may still sign up on the Wait List to be notified if there are any cancellations.  In such a case of registering provisionally on the Wait List, you do not have to pay until such time that you clear the Wait List and are confirmed for participation.

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• Yellowstone 2025 Volunteer Fly Fishing Program -Waitlist Only

  • Start
    August 18, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • End
    August 21, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Yellowstone National Park
  • Spaces left
    0
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  Yellowstone National Park Volunteer Fly Fishing Program - 2025 

  This opportunity is for high level intermediate and advanced fly fishers only with considerable hiking and the required skills to assist the grad students and biologists with native fish restoration and sustainability in Yellowstone National Park waters. This conservation work program will provide opportunities for up to six (6) individuals to participate. from August 18 -21, 2025.

  This program is currently full with all participant's from 2024 invited back by the Park.  It is expected that we may have cancellations prior to this trip so replacements will be selected from the waiting list.

  This trip is to once again return to Grebe and Wolf lakes in the Yellowstone backcountry where we will be camping for four days.  It is not for the faint of heart, and will involve significant hiking of up to 30 miles total over the four days.     We are not sure of exactly where we will be fishing each day in support of the program so strong familiarity with all types and styles of fly fishing are a necessity (creeks, large rivers, lakes, dry, dry dropper, euro, indicator, and streamer, etc.).  Also please be aware that you will be fishing in areas heavily populated with wildlife including bison, bears, wolves, moose, mountain lions, and others so familiarity with safety requirements and bear spray is a must.

  
  

  Note that this is not a sponsored TVFF trip; it is notification for those interested in volunteering their service and working for YNP during the event.

  The Yellowstone Volunteer Fly Fishing Program has confirmed their open dates for this year and has requested TVFF’s assistance again in 2025 on a new task.  There were over 400 volunteers who registered for the program with only 64 session slots available in 2024 (4 individuals per slot). Thus, we were fortunate to be invited back and were closely evaluated on our fishing success in 2024 as a qualifying factor to assist the program with their goals.

  Participants on these programs  will need to be fully self-sufficient with your own food and higher-level fishing skills as this is not a guided event.  This is a conservation work event for the benefit of the park’s native trout program, and not a casual fishing outing.  You should make your decision appropriate to the actual work required, which is substantial, but rewarding.

  You must register HERE before January 31, 2025 in order to secure a potential spot on our waitlist. TVFF submitted our formal application on January 4, 2025 and will amend that if we have any cancellations from those already registered. 

  What do you need to do?  

  1. Confirmed dates for our conservation event:  
  2. Number of attendees:  maximum of seven (8) 
  3. Participant Selection: participants will be selected by Rob Farris, in concert with the Yellowstone Volunteer Fly Fishing Program manager, based upon their abilities to meet the following requirements and guidelines:.
  4. Taking your own camping gear will likely require that you drive to the park (we will carpool if possible). 
  5. Your request to participate must be accompanied by a $41.20 nonrefundable deposit which we will collect on our website with the full details.  The amounts collected will secure your registration and will be donated to the Native Trout program with Yellowstone Forever at the conclusion of our trip. 
  6. Additional fishing opportunities:  You can either front-end the trip or stay after and fish any of the other park waters, or perhaps chase the Wyoming Cutthroat Slam as you wish.  Both pre and post fishing will be unplanned and up to each participant, although I will communicate what my personal plans are, and you are welcome to join me if it fits your agenda. 
  7. Please note that there are other 2 day non camping conservation slots similar to what TVFF participated in last year.  I will not be organizing those events, but I can send you the information, dates (July 8 – September 12), and application form if you are interested (same application date of 1/6/24).  You will need to plan your trip and submit those applications on your own (although I will try to get them prioritized by the Program).  Call me if you are interested in these. 
  8. Please note the following recommended considerations from the Yellowstone Volunteer Fly Fishing Program for those planning on participating:
  9. "Your Health and Conditioning:  You must be able to hike at least 3 miles with moderate elevation gains, at a moderate pace.  If you volunteer and cannot do this, you'll force the rest of our group to proceed more slowly, causing us to take more time to reach our fishing destinations and therefore leaving us with less time to fish and to collect our data. 
  10. Your Fly-Fishing Ability: YFFVP volunteers will, ideally, be proficient fly fishers with all-around skills.  This program is not intended for fly-fishing beginners.  And it is not a "guided" fly fishing trip.  Are you competent fishing dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, and streamers both in still-water environments as well as rivers and creeks?  We need to catch as many as possible, to provide Yellowstone's biologists with as much data as possible.  So, if you're a fly fisher who only fishes dry flies, you won't be able to contribute if the fish are only eating nymphs.  And vice versa.  This is true for all the fly-fishing disciplines.   
  11. The YFFVP is Not a Normal Fly-Fishing Trip: We often fish designated sections of rivers and creeks which are shorter in length than we'd normally fish with a group of anglers outside the program.  We will fish very close to each other (spatial etiquette is not important among members of our YFFVP group).  We will be limited to where we can fish, so you can't decide to leave our beat or move to another location without the group.   
  12. You're Donating to Yellowstone's Native Fish: The YFFVP's budget is small.  We cannot provide or pay for housing for our volunteers.  You must pay for your own lodging to participate in the program.  YFFVP volunteers are also expected to pay for their Yellowstone National Park entrance fees, fishing license, food, drinks, and any other expenses incurred while participating in the program. 
  13. You need to Be Flexible: The YFFVP is constrained by many factors:  weather, water conditions, dealing with wild animals, safety concerns, and other things.  While we do our best to provide you with as much information as possible at the earliest dates possible, things that are beyond our control will force us to change plans.   
  14. You need to Be Committed to the Program:  None of us know with certainty what will be occurring in our lives during the summer of 2024.  Plans change.  Life happens.  But please do not apply for next year's program unless you are sure, with the information you have at this time, that you'll be able to participate.  Some volunteers with the best of intentions will most likely have to cancel next year.  That's ok.  But no one should apply unless they are planning to participate. “ 

  

  Registration and Costs:

  Registration is currently open for qualified fly fishers for 2024.  Your registration here secures your working position for the program once your non refundable deposit is submitted ($41.20)  which will be donated to the Native Trout program with Yellowstone Forever at the conclusion of the program.

  

  Contacts:

  For more information please contact Rob Farris, (925)286-5502; RFFarris@comcast.net

  

  TVFF Cancellation Policy

  To sign-up for a TVFF Event  that is currently open for registration and chargeable (as set by the Fishmeister), you must both register and pay online, or via check or cash, within two weeks of registering (sent to the TVFF Treasurer) whatever fee is described for that particular Event (trip) at the time of registration. There may be multiple payments required before the trip is actually taken (usually in the case of expensive trips), but it is necessary that you do make payment in the above timely fashion for the initial amount to secure your position on the trip.  However, please note that you are still responsible for the entire amount of the trip if you should need to cancel. 

  Once you are registered, there are no refunds for chargeable Events and trips.  In the situation that a member is, for any reason unable to attend, they may resell their registration slot to another TVFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists).  New participants must come first from the waitlist in the order they signed up.  The member cancelling is fully and solely responsible for contacting potential members to replace them and notifying the appropriate Fishmeister.

  If an event/trip is fully registered and closed to registration, you may still sign up on the Wait List to be notified if there are any cancellations.  In such a case of registering provisionally on the Wait List, you do not have to pay until such time that you clear the Wait List and are confirmed for participation.

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