Amador Flyfishers

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. https://www.amadorflyfishers.org/AFF_Forms/2026_AFF%20Membership%20Application-Release%20of%20Liability_3_FILL-IN%20-%20FINAL.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 at least a week prior to the outing.
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.
We will be fishing for Rainbow and Lahontan Cutthroat Trout to 28" or more. An occasional Brown can also be caught. There are eagles and osprey, occasional bear, coyote, pelicans, etc. to entertain you while you fish.
A float tube, Kayak or small boat will allow you to cover much of the lake. The use of a 4 or 5wt rod and reel with a 24' sink tip or intermediate line. You can also indicator fish with a floating line.
#14, #16 and #18 nymphs can produce lots of fish on a day trip. Pheasant tails, hare's ears, flashbacks and sheep creek specials are your best choices. Also midges and small woolly buggers can be productive.
Directions From Jackson are as follows; Drive east on Hwy. 88 past Sorensen's Resort for approx. 3 miles. Turn right on Hwy. 89 towards Markleeville. Drive approx. 3 miles and turn left onto Airport Dr. Veer left when you get to the airport and continue about a mile or two. The campsite sustained fire damage and was closed during the 2023 season. If open we will meet at the boat ramp parking lot. If not, we will meet at the north east side of the lake.

If you need additional information contact Joe Jimenez (email) Mija905@comcast.net (cell) 925-783-9820
Don't miss this excellent opportunity to catch a big one!

Amador Flyfishers will teach “Spring 2026 - Learn to Fly Fish Class". This will be the tenth year we have taught this class with the participants giving it five star reviews!

The cost is $100 and the class is limited to 25 people. It not only includes a full weekend of instruction on April 18 & 19 (Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 4 pm), we also will be going on local fishing outings April 25th and 26th to practice what you learned on both stillwater and moving water. Also includes a membership in AFF until the end of the year, plus muffins and coffee for breakfast and snacks.

This is a very popular class and usually fills quickly. Apply early and often!

Meetup RSVPing is requested, but you must also register for the class. You can access a registration form at https://www.amadorflyfishers.org/. You will be moved to the Going list when we receive your competed sign-up form and class fee.

As a Paid or Meetup member, you can participate in several ways:

• You can attend the class! If you consider yourself a beginner to intermediate, this course will accelerate your learning and participation in the sport.
• Maybe you have a friend you think would like to learn to fly fish. Print the flyer and registration form and bug them to sign up!
• If there is a place you frequent that allows you to post announcements (store, work, church, barber, post office, etc), please print the flyer and post. Help us increase exposure and fill the class!
• We give away prizes at the class to make it more interesting and supply the participants some initial equipment. Things given away in the past are float tubes, fins, fly lines, leaders, tippet, nippers, forceps, vests, flies, etc. Please look through your inventory and see what you want to give to a beginner fly fisher to get them started in the sport. Call the phone number on the flyer, and I'll arrange to get the stuff.

I look forward to working with you all to make this another successful class. Thank you in advance for your participation!

Gary Swager
Lead Instructor

Tenkara or fixed line fishing is an ageless technique. Modern Tenkara developed in Japan a few centuries ago with bamboo multi piece rods and horse hair lines. Since then telescoping graphite rods and tapered braided line, level line and floating pvc lines have become standard.

So now is your chance to give it a go. If you have a tenkara rod and have not used it yet or have taken it out a few times come to this outing. We will go over the basics of setup, casting, and landing a fish (hopefully).

We will meet at the first West Fork Carson River bridge on Highway 88 in Hope Valley at 8am. From there we will head into the meadow, set up our rods have some demonstrations and practice some casting then fish the meadow for a bit. After that we will split up and hit some nearby creeks or other sections of the West Fork Carson above that bridge or below the highway 89 bridge where the riparian is heavy and the fishing is fun.

The number of spots will be limited to 10 so we can help everyone and when we split up and hit the smaller spots not get over crowed on those creeks.

Gear: Any Tenkara rod, line, tippet in the 5/6/7x range, tenkara flies if you have them and the classic Sierra dries and nymphs. I will bring some 3.5 level line so if you don't have a line for your rod we can get you going. Waders, net, staff, lunch, fluids. There is a restroom on hwy 88 near the 89 junction. The cafe, Hope Valley Bar and Grill, just past the old Sorenson's makes a good meal as well.

There are loads of Tenkara youtube videos and here are a few to look up if you have a chance: TenkaraUSA, Tenkara Rod Company, Discover Tenkara, to name a few. This guy, Tankara Addict, fishes small creeks and is not teaching but showing how Tenkara catches fish of all sizes, watch his techniques once you have viewed some other beginner videos.

For in-depth with history and Tenkara in great detail visit DiscoverTenkara.com and tenkara-fisher.com poke around loads of information there and fly tying videos as well.

Birthday present idea a Tenkara rod kit!
For about $200 you can get someone a nice setup from any of the US based rod companies. A US based company will be easier to deal with if you need replacement parts. There are small rods in the 8 to 10 foot range great for our smaller creeks in heavy riparian, and rods that 'zoom' to two to three lengths making them versatile for all water sizes and rods for targeting large fish. I have a 10' and a zoom 10', 11.5, 12.5'.

Any question please ask.