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Club Description
Amador Flyfishers (AFF) is a family-oriented organization established in 1991 to provide an opportunity for persons interested in fly fishing to share information, learn from others, experience fly fishing in various locations, and protect fisheries for future generations.
AFF meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM. The meetings provide an opportunity to socialize with other fly fishers, learn new skills, share local fishing reports, and hear a presentation given by a prominent industry fly fisher.
When:
- 6:30 Skills clinic
- 7:00 Business Meeting
- 7:30 Guest speaker
Where:
- In person at the American Legion Post No. 108, 11350 American Legion Drive, Jackson, CA 95642
- Or online via Zoom. To obtain the Zoom link simply RSVP to the meeting and the link will be sent a day or so before the meeting.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Burnside LakeBurnside Lake, California, CA
This outing is available to AFF Paid Club Members and their guest(s).
AFF Paid Members inviting guest(s) are responsible for the needs of their guest(s) and getting the signed Liability Waiver to the AFF Host prior to fishing. Click the link for the waiver. http://amadorflyfishers.org/AFF_Forms/2023_AFF%20Release%20of%20Liability-FILL-IN.pdf
Members and guest(s) of all levels of experience are strongly encouraged to attend.
Contact the AFF Host if you or your guest(s) would like to request instruction or loaner equipment.
Be courteous and change your RSVP to “Not Attending” if you are unable to attend the outing so that we are not waiting for you. You can also contact and inform the AFF Host or another attending member. For safety reasons let the AFF Host or another attending member know if you leave an outing early. Otherwise, we will be searching for you at the end of the outing.
Burnside Lake is a small lake situated at an elevation of 8100'. It's located about 6 miles from Pickett's Junction. Picket's Junction is the intersection of Hwy 88 and Hwy89. At the 4-way stop take Burnside Rd. and follow it until you reach Burnside Lake. The road can be rough but I have easily made it there in my CRV. I will physically check and report the on road condition prior to the outing.
The lake is best fished from a personal watercraft such as a float tube, kayak, or canoe.
A 4wt. fly rod is perfect for this lake but any size rod will work. If you will be dry fly or indicator fishing a floating line works well. If you will be stripping an intermediate or 10' sink tip would be good. But you could also use a floating line with a versa tip or split shots.
Flies to bring should include Brown, Black and Olive Woolly Buggers and Olive and Black Leeches. There are scuds in the lake so bring Scud Pattern and fish them around the weeds. Of course bring the old reliable's such as Pheasant Tails, Hares Ears, Copper Johns, Damsel Fly Nymphs, ect.
Dry flies should include Parachute Adams, Mayflies, Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulator, Grass Hopper, Ant, ect.
Take into consideration that there is no drinking water or toilet facilities at the lake when you pack for the outing. Pack plenty of water and a good lunch.
I look forward to seeing and and fishing with you at Burnside Lake.
Don't hesitate to contact me via Meetup with any questions or concerns. - Postponed! Heritage Trout Horse Packtrain: no takers, next year??????Needs location
Needed a couple signups to lock in the dates, as none occurred we will try again next year with more lead time.
Jim
Explore the remote Kern wilderness via horse packtrain to
fish for three heritage trout; Kern River Rainbow, Volcano Creek California Goldens, and Little Kern River Goldens! You could backpack into this area, but riding is much better, you don't have to carry anything, and you can bring just about everything, within limits.View this YouTube video for a great overview of the trip: Golden Trout Pack Trains - Kern River Fly Fishing
The trip starts at the Golden Trout Packtrain stables on the western side of the Sierras not far from Porterville, it's about a 6-hour drive from Sutter Creek. We arrive in the afternoon of Sunday August 24, we are feed and overnight in tent cabins at the pack station for an extra fee that I need to get an amount for. We begin the ride early the next morning.
## general trip itinerary
Day 1: Ride to Grey Meadow (2 hr) and fish for Little Kern Golden trout
Day 2: Ride to Big Kern Lake (6 hr)
Day 3: Camp at Big Kern Lake and fish for Kern River Rainbow trout
Day 4: Day ride to Volcano Creek (2 hr ride) and fish for California Golden Trout
Day 5: Camp at Big Kern Lake
Day 6: Ride 7 hours to return to Pack stationWe could make this a 5 day trip which would cost a bit less, it's something we need to discuss. But to get started we need 3 more people to sign up. I will be going and the group size is limited to 6 but 4 would be enough to lock in the dates. Which we need to do as soon as possible!
Price 5 day trip $2350 or 6 days $2790
Plus wrangler tips, gas and meals to and from the pack station as well.
A deposit is needed for each rider, contact me and I'll send you the deposit information.For a complete list of items to bring and trip details go to: Heritage Trout Challenge Roving Trips — Golden Trout Pack Station You will need to bring your own tent on this one. I have two backpack tents and can find a third if needed. ***Padded biking shorts/underwear are helpful as they are padded in all the right places! You can get them on Amazon.
FISHHOST: Jim Lintz (direct contact info provided after sign-up)
POLICY: IF YOU PLAN TO GO, RSVP THROUGH MEETUP! since space is limited, we would like Club Members to get first dibs on going and if available later to add a guest. All levels of experience are encouraged to attend. No horse riding experience needed.
AFF Paid Members inviting guest(s) are responsible for the needs of their guest(s) and getting the signed Liability Waiver to the Fishhost prior fishing: 2023_AFF Release of Liability-FILL-IN.pdfEquipment: 50 pound personal and gear limit (including booze).
See check list on link above.
3 to 5wt traditional or euro setup for streams, Tekara would be great on the creeks up there. Floating lines and an intermediate might be good on the lakes.High Sierra flies are in order:
Damsel, nymph and dry
Ants
Crane flies, dry
hoppers
Streamers:
Woolly Bugger #8-10
Marabou Muddler #8-10
Matuku #8-10 |
Nymphs:
Hare's Ear Nymph #16-18
Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18
Bird Nest #16-18
A.P. Nymph #16-18
Golden Stone Nymph #8-10 |
Drys:
Olive Caddis #14-20
Yellow Humpy #14-16
Royal Wulff #14-16
Chernobyl Ant #14-16More info:
Great site loads of information on all the lakes in that area plus list of flies: [Agnew Lake BackCountry-Eastern Sierra (flyfishingthesierra.com)](https://www.flyfishingthesierra.com/agnew.htm)
this is a hatch chart for the area: [Hatches-Eastern Sierra (flyfishingthesierra.com)](https://www.flyfishingthesierra.com/hatchEast.htm) - 2025 Yuba FestNeeds location
The Northern California Council Fly Fishers International has extended an invitation to attend the 2025 Yuba Fest to all fly fishing clubs along with the general public.
Below is an email that I received from Bob Fujimura requesting fly donations for their fund raiser. I have donated in the past and will again donate this year. If you're a fly tyer please consider donating as well to this worth wild cause.Hi Joe
We greatly appreciated your past donations of personally tied flies and hope the Council can receive a similar donation to this year's event on Sept 6th. Your donation made a significant contribution to the fundraising and hope you or someone from Amador Flyfishers can contribute.We also know that many of your members will not be able to participate due to travel or personal scheduling challenges. However, another way that your club can support the event is to donate member-tied flies for the event’s silent auction.
Our auction is a fun and easy way to advertise your club’s participation and publicly recognize your members’ work or donation. We will display the donor’s contribution though custom labelling and signage identifying the donor’s name and club affiliation. For those attending this event, our auctions were a major attraction and part of the event entertainment. Finally, our fly boxes are a significant source of fundraising for this event and its proceeds help support NCCFFI’s efforts toward club outreach, education, and conservation projects. Instruction Sheet for Donors to the 2025 Yuba Fest Silent Auction for Fly Sets
Thank you for volunteering to donate flies for the upcoming Yuba Festival’s silent auction.Yuba Fest is a gathering of Northern California fly fishers and organizations to meet and
celebration this sport, fly tying, our youth and the water resources that our sport depends on.
The event is also the major fundraiser for NCCFFI whose donations/sales help sponsor its fly
fishing outreach and education efforts. The donated fly sets/boxes were a significant source of
income for the previous Yuba Fest auctions. With your generosity, we hope your donations will
be just as successful in 2025, provide desirable prizes to the event’s guests, and help spread the
word of your donation or tying skills.
What to contribute
We asked advanced tyers who volunteered with the Sacramento ISE Show to donate fly patterns
popular with fly fishers who fish
the Lower Yuba River
such as:
Yuba Pinkie
TJ Hooker Tan and coffee
Frenchie
Blowtorch
March Brown soft hackle
Parachute March Brown
BWO and PMD 's
Pheasant tail nymph
Cripple PMD, BWO and March Browns
Skwala Dry
Skwala Nymph
However,
flies popular for generic river or stream fishing for beginning or intermediate fishers
are always well received
. Non-tyers are welcome to donate commercially tied flies. If you do
tie, we also accept any fly collections or patterns that you passionately enjoy tying or sharing.
Donation Size & Label Information
We would like each donor to provide
12 or more flies
. Boxed set will be ideal but loose flies are
welcomed since we have some fly boxes to display donated flies. You can also combine flies
provided as a club donation for marketing or advertising purposes.
Auction customers like reading
background information
on these offered flies such as the name
of the donor or tyer, the organization they are associated with, names of the flies, target water
or use (“great for fishing the Lower Yuba River”), and any other information that you wish to
share with the bidder (“these are my favorite nymphing patterns”). I will make efforts to
provide this information along with your flies by printing customized box inserts as I did for all
donated boxes for the 2023 and 2024. No need for labelling your donated flies or boxes. Just
provide the requested information on a sheet of paper.How to Send Your Donation
Please mail or ship your donation to me at the following address:
Robert Fujimura
P.O. Box 1562
Lodi CA, 95241
Please include your name, email address, and mailing address
. I will confirm receiving your
donations by email and send you a letter of appreciation after the event. I will also display your name as the tyer or donor at the event. Let me know if you would like your donation to be anonymous. Your donation should arrive to me by no later than
September 1
. It will be very
helpful if you can send me your donation sooner for marketing and recognition purposes.
Finally, thank you again for offering your donation of flies. Please feel free to contact me for any
questions concerning your donation. I am looking forward to seeing your donation and offering
your flies at this fun event.
Sincerely,
Bob Fujimura
Fly Box Donation Coordinator
Email:
deltaflyfishers@gmail.com
Cell & Text: (209) 329-1692Gather the donated flies and send them to me no later than September 1. Early donations will be greatly appreciated for easier assembling, packaging, labelling, and sending thank you notes to the individual tiers or donors. Some early donations will be used to advertise this event to our community.
Lastly, I sincerely hope you will support this worthy and fun event by donating your flies. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Bob Fujimura
NCCFFI Board Member
Email: deltaflyfishers@gmail.com
