Meetings

Date:		TheWednesday after the second Thursday of every month ( dates below)
Time:		7:00 p.m.
Location:		Ventura Senior Center, intersection of Santa Clara and Oak ( map )

Most fly fishers have heard that fishing with streamers can catch not only a lot of fish, but also the really big ones in whatever stream or river or lake you are on. Well, for our first presentation of the New Year, we will learn that this is not only true but also how to best use streamers wherever we want. We will be shown and taught in-depth and systematic approaches for this very effective means of fly fishing in a wide variety of situations. We will learn how to read the water, how to select the best colors and types of flies, the best line retrieves and wading versus driftboat tactics. After you have seen this program, streamer fishing will no longer be hard to understand, or complicated, or only for occasions when you can't figure out anything else to throw at fish.

Our guide for these valuable lessons is Kelly Galloup, who has been perfecting streamer fishing in all types of water for more than 30 years and who is considered one of the, if not the , foremost authority on streamer fishing in the country. Kelly has written two books Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout and Cripples and Spinners , and has numerous DVD's on tying and fishing. He has more than 50 recognized fly patterns that are sold worldwide and is also a rod designer for St. Croix and a line designer for Scientific Anglers.

Kelly started his fly fishing career at the age of 13, tying flies for the local tackle shop, The Tackle Box in Traverse City , Michigan . He started guiding at the age of 16 when he became a registered outfitter and took people fishing on the rivers around Traverse City such as the Manistee and the Boardman. He owned the Troutsman Fly Shop in Northern Michigan for 20 years before selling it in 2000 and moving to Montana where he and his wife Penny bought the Slide Inn Lodge on the banks of the Madison River .

Kelly has been published in nearly every major fly fishing periodical in the country and is one of the Editors-at-Large for Fly Fisherman magazine as well as a host of Fly Fish TV on the Versus Television Network. In 2007 the national Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) awarded Kelly their Charles E. Brooks Memorial Life Award, granting him lifetime membership in the FFF because of his many valuable contributions to the sport..

Because of his presenting so much great information in such a professional, thorough and entertaining style, Kelly is one of the most sought after presenters in the country and spends much of the winter months speaking at sportsmen's shows and appearing at fly fishing clubs. You can see more details about his operation by going to his website: www.slideinn.com

 

 

Program Schedule

Date:	Speaker:	Title:
Jan. 18	Kelly Galloup	“Streamer Tactics for Trophy Trout”
Feb. 15	Brian Slusser	“Reno-Tahoe Fly Fishing”
March	Annual Auction	" Bring Your Checkbook!"
April 18	Ernie Gulley	“Lake Crowley”
May 16	Larry Kurosaki	“Stripers and Largemouths in LA County”
June 20	Chris Santella	“50 Places to Fly Fish Before You Die”
July 18	Brian O'Keefe	“Behind the Scenes & The Best of CATCH Magazine”
August	TBA	TBA
September	Annual Picnic	"Food, Friends, and Fun "
October 17	Rob Anderson	“Pyramid Lake”
November 14	Tony Reinhardt	“Fly Fishing Western Montana”
December	X-mas Party	“Good Tidings to All”