Kistler Bass Ranch – only a few hours away – offers three ponds with smallmouth bass and bluegill. Fishing can be done from a float tube, kayak, pontoon boat, or by wading along the banks. These ponds are catch and release only. We use 5–7 wt. rods and standard barbed poppers, Umpqua frogs and other topwater lures. Wooly buggers and other streamers are effective subsurface.
An optional briefing session will be held April 14th, before the DVFF club meeting, to review flies, rigging, techniques and to answer questions. Prior to the briefing, all signed-up and paid participants will receive a trip description via email that will include venue, logistics, maps, directions, recommended gear and flies, and information on optional lodging. Dave Roche, Vlad Zamakhovsky, and Al Peterson will serve as mentors first thing in the morning and during lunch.
Kistler Ranch is located 18 miles east of Oakdale, Calif., on highway 108. For early anglers, the ranch gate opens at 6 a.m. Inexpensive lodging available at Railtown Motel in Jamestown. Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Devices are required by the club on all watercraft.
The ranch access fee will be $35 per participant.