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July 5-7, Middle Fork Tule River | Ponderosa, CA

I have openings for 6 members to join me at my cabin at Ponderosa, CA. A four-hour drive from Ventura.
This is the headwaters of the MF Tule River where you can fish for Brookies, Rainbows, and Browns. There are some other notable waters where we may visit to catch Little Kern Goldens and Kern River Rainbows.
No cost for the cabin, we will just share food expenses.
Call me at (805) 264-1950 | Steve Schalla

FILLED! Big Horn River, Fort Smith, Montana | Aug 5-9, 2019
"Catch a 20-inch trout on a size 20 dry fly!"

BIG HORN OUTING IS FULL!
http://www.flyfishingthebighorn.com
If you are interested, contact Frances Smith bob.frances.smith@gmail.com.
To hold your spot requires a $150/person deposit paid to Frances in January 2019.
Email Earl Arnold to check for cancellation - openings.

This Sespe Outing to the Bighorn River is planned in time for the Trico Spinner Fall. It happens early, early, in the morning and is near impossible not to have a personal-best-day. So many fish are feeding you pick one from the pack, cast just upstream and get a take.

There are many great fishing lodges throughout Montana, but the Bighorn River View Lodge and Cabins in Fort Smith, has fine, friendly accommodations, reasonable pricing, and the most incredible view overlooking the fabulous Bighorn River.

HERE ARE THE BASICS:
There is a main lodge with 2 bedrooms with shared bath and 3 separate cabins above the Bighorn River at Fort Smith, Montana. Everything is new and/or completely refurbished.
120 per day includes lodging, breakfast and dinner. Meals are family style in the main lodge dining room. Happy hour is overlooking the river. BYOB as it is located on an Indian Reservation and the closest liquor store is about an hour’s drive.
You can opt in/out of any meal (breakfast is $15 and dinner is $30)

$75 per night + $45 for breakfast and dinner = $120/day for the full package
A packed-lunch can be ordered for an additional $15 to take out if you are wade fishing, bird watching, or site- seeing, or provided at no additional cost by your guide, if you float the river.
Of course, the River View Lodge reserves a Fishing Guide for your river float. Guides pick-up and drop-off at the Lodge. All-day, 2-angler, float = $500/boat.

Contact Frances or Ann or Earl Arnold | president@sespeflyfishers.org

Pack Trip to Kern Flat, Sept 9th to Sept 12th

This is a horse packing trip to Kern Flat on the Upper Kern out of Golden Trout Wilderness Pack Station.
It is a 5 hour ride to Kern Flat , where we will camp and fish for three - four days and pack out.
Cost is approximately $600 for the pack trip and we will have some additional food arrangements.
Contact Steve Schalla (805) 264-1950

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Pack Trip to Kern Lake, Oct 9th to 12th

This is a great trip into the true wilderness of the Kern River.
It is an 8 hour ride to the campsite just above Big Kern Lake and 2 miles south of the Sequoia National Park border.
Three days of fishing for Kern River Rainbows up to 20 inches.
A day trip up Golden Trout Creek to Volcano Creek is also a possibility for Goldens.
Cost is approx $1500 each for the pack services and there will be some additional food expenses.
Contact Steve Schalla (805) 264-1950

MORE 2019 OUTING EVENTS TO COME....

CONCLUDED OUTING EVENTS FOR 2019:

Fish the Surf with Tim Postel, April 13th, 2019

At Rincon Beach Park. 6:30 am to 10:00 am. We had 6 members fish the surf with Tim providing some pointers. Some nice Barred Perch were caught as a preamble to the Riptide Rendezvous which was to occur three weeks later at the same site.

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Riptide Rendezvous, May 4, 2019

Location: Rincon Park Beach
Time: 6:30am to 2:00am

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Riptide Rendezvous…

is a fly-fishing “tournament”, focused on fly-fishing the surf. Organized by the Southwest Council of Fly Fishers international, Riptide Rendezvous is a non-profit fundraising event, with all net proceeds go to the SWC-FFI, to help fund fly-fishing outreach programs. This year the proceeds go to the Conservation Program and Women's Program. Registration through IAngler off the Riptide website. http://www.riptiderendezvous.com/ . It is not online at this time.

Riptide Rendezvous 2019 is in the books! And what a difference 18 months makes. We had 27 anglers (21 fly, 6 conventional), catching 92 Surf Perch and 1 corbina in the two-hour fishing window. There was a second Corbina caught on fly, but it was foul-hooked, so it didn't count. Quite a step up from the results from 2017...

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Sept 22nd
2018

California Fly Fishing Open
Kern River
Calif Open Fly Fishing

The Southern Sierra Fly Fishers are hosting the second Annual California Fly Fishing Tournament as a fund raising benefit for Casting for Recovery and Project Healing Waters.

Participants can be as individuals or teams. Many of the fly fishing clubs throughout Southern California will participate.

Sespe members that would like to go are welcome to use the Schalla cabin at Ponderosa.

Tournament Fee is $50.00 which includes the BBQ at 7:00 pm at Rivernook Campground

Please use this link to register:

California Fly Fishing Open

and contact Steve Schalla if you would like to form a team or use the cabin for accomodation.

Tournament Details

Date:
September22,
2018

Tournament Check-In: 7:00 AM at Kern River Fly Shop

Score Card Return: 2:00 PM at Kern River Fly Shop

Tournament Festivities: 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM at Rivernook Campground

Tournament Rules

All cards must be brought back to the Fly Shop by 2:00 PM sharp.

You may fish the lake, the 20 mile section of the North Fork of Kern River and above the Johnsondale Bridge, so long as your score card is back by 2:00 pm at the Fly Shop. You may use a total of three flies at one time. Indicators/bobbers, split shot, any length leader/tippet and weighted flies are all acceptable. Fish must be caught and not snagged. Flies may not be scented, however regular floatant is allowed. Tenkara rods are OK to use.

Scoring: 100 points per fish caught plus 10 points per inch. Ie, 12” fish is caught. Fish is worth 220 points: 100 pts (per fish) + 120 pts (12” X 10 pt). Please bring your own measuring devise: tape measure, measuring net, etc. and take a photo of your fish.

Eligible Fish: All fish are eligible.

Big Horn River, Montana - AUGUST 2018

Catch a 20-inch trout on a size 20 dry fly. Here’s your chance to join the Sespe 20 / 20 Club on the Bighorn River, Montana, August 2018. We’re planning an outing to the Bighorn River in time for the Trico Spinner Fall. It happens early, early, in the morning and is near impossible not to have a personal-best-day. So many fish are feeding you pick one from the pack, cast just upstream and get an immediate take. Practice your shorter casts, they’re that close!

Frances and Bob Smith and Earl and Ann Arnold spent several days on the Big Horn last month with striking fishing and breathtaking vistas. After such a great experience, they spent a day thinking about a trip for the Club. Planning for a 3-4 day Club Outing, they saw several potential places. There are many great fishing lodges throughout Montana, but the Bighorn River View Lodge and Cabins in Fort Smith, has fine, friendly accommodations, reasonable pricing, and the most incredible view overlooking the fabulous Bighorn River.

The Bighorn River is one of the finest trout stream for dry fly fishing in Montana. Big Sky Country, long summer days, cool, clear starry nights and plenty of big trout. Superb river floats from several locations on the river. Here’s the basics: There is a main lodge with 2 bedrooms and 3 separate cabins above the Bighorn River at Fort Smith, Montana. Two cabins accommodate 4 persons and one cabin accommodates 3 people. Everything is new and/or completely refurbished. $120 per day includes lodging, breakfast and dinner. Meals are family style in the main lodge dining room. Happy hour is overlooking the river. BYOB as it is located on an Indian Reservation and the closest liquor store is about an hour’s drive.

You can opt in/out of any meal (breakfast is $15 and dinner is $30) $75 per night + $45 for breakfast and dinner = $120/day for the full package A packed-lunch can be ordered for an additional $15 to take out if you are wade fishing, bird watching, or site-seeing, or provided at no additional cost by your guide, if you float the river. Of course, the River View Lodge can reserve a Fishing Guide for a river float. Each cabin includes: • Private decks on each cabin over the river. • Equipped with free Wi-Fi, DirecTV satellite television, satellite radio • Comfortable beds with newly upgraded pillows, linens and comforters • Air conditioning and heat • Mini fridge • Fly tying table http://www.flyfishingthebighorn.com Contact Ann.scarborough@gmail.com if interested. Let’s go and don’t forget to bring your tape measure!!!.

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