Our Deer Creek fishing destination is located south of Mt. Lassen in northeastern California, approximately a four hour drive from San Francisco. You will be fishing on Deer Creek, a small to medium size Sierra stream that provides an excellent venue to hone your new fly fishing and wading skills.
We will organize 4 groups of 10 registered, Learn To Fly Fish Level 1 student anglers (Saturday June 21, Sunday June 22, Saturday June 28, Sunday June 29) to enjoy a day long fly fishing outing with LTFF club mentors. The groups will camp at campgrounds to be confimed about a 30 minute drive from our fishout venue.
This is a great outing to gain more experience and confidence in your fly fishing game. A 5wt rod will be adequate. You will also want waders or wet wading equipment, depending on the weather. Of course, you always need to bring along your 2024 California fishing license. We will go into greater detail during the zoom call before the fish out.
Your registration fee of $130 covers campground fees, and a DIY lunch for the day. You will be responsible for breakfast, dinner, snacks and your transportation.
We will have four groups of 10 anglers each. The first group will fish arrive on Friday evening and fish on Saturday. The second group of 10 will arrive on Saturday evening and fish on Sunday. We will have about 5 GGACC club mentors, offering ~2:1 student to mentor ratio.
Camping Equipment: You will need your own tent (with tent stakes, footprint/plastic tarp, and rainfly) Also be sure to bring: sleeping bag; sleeping pad (or air mattress, or cot); headlight or flashlight; cooking stove; water container; cooking pots / cooking utensils; camp dishes / eating utensils; wash basin; biodegradable soap; butane lighter or matches; paper or cloth towels; garbage bags; and a cooler with ice for perishables. All dry goods should be stored in the supplied camp boxes to keep away from rodents and jays. Optional equipment might include: lantern; camp chair; firewood; hand axe; coffee pot; small folding table; table cloth for picnic table; etc.
Meals: We would like to organize a group meal Saturday evening. More information on this during the pre-fish out meeting.
We will be providing groceries for making your own sandwiches for sack lunches on each fishing day only.
NOTE: Other than the sack lunch on your Group's fishing days, you are on your own to bring (and prepare) your own food, or buy dinners or other meals out.
Fishing Gear: We recommend bringing a 5wt fly rod with floating line (6wt rod max!). For dry flies, bring 9’ tapered leaders to 4X or 5X, with mono (nylon) tippet spools in 4X-6X. Also be sure that you bring both a liquid (or gel) dry fly floatant and a dry shake floatant (dessicant-type) for treating your dry flies. For indicator nymphing, bring indicators, split shot, one spool of say 0X to 3X mono tippet material (to use 5-7' of this for indicator/ depth adjustment), and spools of both 4X & 5X fluoro tippet for connections to nymphs.
Flies: We will provide a set of flies. It is recommended that you bring a small fly box to organize and have these flies handy and ready to use with barbs crushed. Bringing additional flies is also a good idea. We will discuss what flies to bring in the meeting.
Other Stuff: In addition to forceps, nippers, vest or pack for fly boxes and other gear, sunhat, sunscreen, bug repellent, waders, boots, belts, water bottle (or other means to carry, or filter, drinking water), don’t forget your wading staff! A small net is always optional for trout, but it really helps in landing them with minimal stress and keeping them in the water while unhooking—both of which are extremely important for the fish’s survival. Camping gear should include headlamps or flashlights —the former is especially good for tying on flies during late evening fishing.
Registration Fee: The registration fee is $130 per student. This fee will cover the cost of all the campground fees, groceries for lunches, etc. It does not include the cost of transportation, lodging, meals (other than lunch), or any other expenses.
Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds. In the event that a student is, for any reason, unable to attend, he/she may resell his slot (rod) to another LTFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists). It is the sole responsibility of the student to manage this transaction.
For questions, contact Charles Marsh at senor.charles@gmail.com