This Monday, September 7th, Labor Day at 9:00 - Hatchery Volunteer Work Day!
On Swanton Road, take the Big Creek bridge turnoff
We are installing water pipes, which is relatively non strenuous work involving laying PVC pipe water line, gluing the pipes together.
Barry Burt and Troy Mayers worked out there on Friday and got an amazing view of the forest fire damage.
Simply show up in work clothes and boots, ready to work!
* Fly Fishing Tournament to benefit Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Foundation - September 12th:
The Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Foundation is a nonprofit group that has two hatcheries, which raise brown trout for the Eastern Sierra fisheries. They have two tournaments each year to raise funds for their hatcheries. On September 12th they are having the Skip Baker East Walker Open. It's a fly fishing tournament on the East Walker River and Bridgeport Lake. Please visit their website at www.bridgeportfishenhancement.com or email Paul Madsen at bfef@volcano.net, or call him at (916) 496-0782.
* Lance Gray and Company Schools for 2009-2010
Lance Gray and Company offers the "Ultimate" experience in fly fishing schools that empower students to improve skills, gain confidence, and just have fun. They are fresh, inspiring, and are based on a combination of time honored traditions and cutting edge techniques.
The seasoned instructors provide students with hands on instruction at the coolest classroom possible, on the water.
The fly fishing school is broken down into multiple workshops that focus on fundamentals that will produce solid results. The focus of the school is to make the student a fly fisher, steward of the water, to teach etiquette, and to address safety concerns.
Steelhead School
Lance Gray and Company's Steelhead School, is conducted on the Feather River. The Feather River is one of the North Valley's best steelhead fisheries. During the peak of the season, landing 8-10 steelies is not uncommon.
The school includes one instructor for every three students. We use drift boats to travel the river to each "classroom." We will work on steelhead skills using both standard and switch rods. The students will learn the crucial techniques of casting, mending and double hauling. The students will also learn advanced techniques such as "high sticking", swinging, and using dead drift indicators.
The Steelhead School will give students the confidence, the skills, and the knowledge to choose the proper techniques, to get the fly in front of the fish.
The two day school gives the students one on one instruction with the instructors and time to practice on the water with their new found techniques.
This course is designed for novice and intermediate skill anglers wishing to learn steelhead techniques and behaviors.
Steelhead Schools
October 17 and 18
October 24 and 25 - (Booked)
October 31 and November 1
Tuition is $325.00 per student for the two day course. For more information or to book on of the remaining schools simply - Call 530-517-2204
Or Email lancegrayandcompany@yahoo.com
Check out our website (www.lancegrayandcompany.com/schools.html) and space availability on the Lance Gray and Company calendar.