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Fly Fishing Proficiency
Dry Fly School
The 2025 edition of the Dry Fly School kicks off on Saturday Jan. 18 in Danville at 1:30 p.m. We’ll review 2024’s successes (bring photos and a sample fly), review the ’25 schedule, recap the US ‘Founding Dry Fly Patterns’, toast your triumphs and enjoy a little camaraderie. Of course, I’ll present a few challenges, and we’ll consider the list of outings I have planned.
If you’re just joining the group and have a few questions, don’t hesitate to contact Alan Chrisitan at (925) 451-9314 or alanchristian87@gmail.com. You can sign up via the website. The fee is $30 which covers the gathering, school materials, and more insider information than you can remember. This series is targeted for advanced/experienced anglers, however if you’re self sufficient on the water and are eager to learn you will gain a great deal by joining.
Our outing plan is:
- Jan. 18 - Kickoff, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m., 635 Old Orchard Drive, Danville
- Jan. 31-Feb. 2 – Hat/Baum Lake (Alan Christian, Tom Seidman), Midges & BWOs
- March – Kistler Bass, Poppers
- April – Lake San Antonio, Carp, Midges/Cottonwood Seeds
- May 6-8 – Luk Lake, Bass, Poppers
- May – Sugar Creek Ranch, Callibaetis (Brent Shaffer)
- June 17-20 – Almanor Hex & Small Creeks (Alan Christian + Another Instructor TBD), Hex plus attractors
- July 11-12 – Fall River (Alan Christian + Another Instructor TBD), PMDs
- July 18-20 – Manzanita Lake, Ivan Lee, Callibaetis
- July – Yellowstone (Gordon Rattray), Grey Drakes
- Sept. 16-21 – Eastern Sierra (Hot Creek Challenge, Alpine Creeks, Virginia Lake, (Leo Munneke, Lance Connelly, Tom Seidman, Alan Christian), PMDs, Tricos, Caddis
- Oct. 10-14 (plus 2 days) – Fall/Baum/Hat Roundup (Alan Christian, Tom Seidman, Lance Connelly), PMDs, BWOs
Stillwater Academy
Comprehensive 21 zoom-based series recorded by Phil Rowley plus session recaps by Alan Christian and Wayne Hofer. Several Stillwater outings offered (some with guide led seminars) targeting productive California lakes. Watercraft expo offered in even years. Local warm water lake outing series with Fish Talks posted under Outings led by John Murphy.
Nymphing
A series of outings focused on short line nymphing techniques. The cornerstone event is the Upper Sac Seminar in Dunsmuir in June. This ‘coached’ outing includes bugs, fly selection, rigging, wading techniques and fishing in the Upper Sacramento River and often the Upper McCloud. Camaraderie and socializing are encouraged, and group lodging is usually located at the River House in Dunsmuir.
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