“Fishing Baja” With Jay Murakoshi

September 2013 Newsletter
www.deepcreekflyfishers.org
P.O. Box 8203, Redlands, CA 92375
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Page 2:
Presidents Message, & Board of Directors
Page 3:
Meetings, Speakers, & Club Store
Page 4:
Fly of the Month: Dryemerger
Page 5:
Page 6:
Education, Outings, and Events:
DCFF Closer
Kern River Tournament
Holiday Banquet
Wednesday September 25th @ 7:00pm
DCFF presents :
“Fishing Baja”
With Jay Murakoshi
Jay Murakoshi is the owner of Baja Fly Fishing
Adventures dba Flies Unlimited. He has spent
the last 38 years in the fly fishing industry tying
flies commercially and hosting fly fishing trips to a
lot of tropical destinations. His speciality is salt
water fly fishing and he has dedicated over 3 decades in the exploration of such places like Baja
California Sur, Honduras, Guatamala, Australia
and the California surf zone.
Meet the Speaker for Dinner
All members are invited to meet and
have dinner with this month’s speaker.
Meet us at Art’s Bar and Grill, dinner will
be at 4:30 pm. The food is great and the
prices are very reasonable - each member
pays for their own meal and any drinks.
Art’s Bar & Grill
3357 University Avenue, Riverside
92501
Jay’s fly patterns have been featured in Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, California Fly Fisher, Western
Outdoors and Southwest Fly Fishing.
Jay has been doing seminars and clinics since
the early ’80’s He has spoken to thousands of
people at events like the International Sportsman
Exposition, The Fly Fishing Show, Renzetti Fly
Fishing Fair, Kiene’s Fly Shop, sports pro shops,
fly fishing clubs and conclaves. We are happy to
have Jay speak with our group about Fishing
Baja.
President’s Message
Here we are in to September, the fishing has been
slow for our members from what I hear. Some have
fished all over the Mammoth area with little success with streams and rivers at their lowest level in
years. Pray for a decent winter with lots of snow
this year. I just got back from camping on the Kern
River with my kids and grandkids. The water was a
dirty brown, I talked to Guy Jeans and he said they
had not stocked the river since July 7th. Guy said
the water was too low and hot to stock.
We have Jay Murakoshi speaking on “Fishing
Baja”. This should be a great topic, especially for
those members that like to fish Baja. Come see
how to saltwater fish this area of California.
Don’t forget the big happening this month, it’s the Southwest Council of the Federation of Fly Fishing Faire.
This event is twice the size it was last year with most of the Guides in the Eastern Sierras doing workshops.
Ernie Gulley, Dave Parker and Richard Bean, all Deep Creek Fly Fishers members will be doing workshops.
Mike Wright will be helping with casting as well. There will be two trips to Bridgeport to work on the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Project by removing brook trout from Silver Creek at the Faire. The IF4 movie tour is
there and trips for things that non-angling spouses can do. You can sign up at the Faire for classes and free
workshops. This all happens from Sept. 20th to 22nd.
Robin will start to get a committee together for our annual Holiday Banquet at this meeting.
We will also be looking for members that want to participate in the Kern River tournament. You know, the
one we won last year! We need to defend our title! The water should be in shape to fish by Nov. 2 nd.
See you at the meeting,
Gary
2013 Club Officers & Directors
President:
Vice
President:
Gary Applebee, (760) 365-7071
[email protected]
Robin Johnson, (909) 987-2953
[email protected]
Secretary:
Mike Brown, (909) 987-2953
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Mike Wright, (951) 805-9713
[email protected]
Conservation: Carl Wuebben, (909) 356-1848
[email protected]
Membership:
Scott Hanson, (951) 694-3058
[email protected]
Education:
Dave Parker, (760) 774-6715
[email protected]
Outings:
Mike Telles, (951) 672-0303
[email protected]
Trout in the
Classroom:
Doug Spieske, (909) 798-4151
[email protected]
Opportunity
Drawing:
Theresa Miller, (951) 323-0059
[email protected]
Web Master:
Greg LaPolla (951) 340-1409
[email protected]
Newsletter:
Jennifer Castillo, (951) 603-0360
[email protected]
Club Store:
Sean Robbins, (951) 300-8437
[email protected]
FFF
Joel Parker, (213) 399-6534
Representative: [email protected]
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Past
President:
Bill Reeves, (909) 987-1297
[email protected]
Past
President:
Cathlene Fishman, (909) 376-6467
[email protected]
2013 Meetings & Speakers
Wear the Logo
Meetings are held 7:00pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except December in the
Izaak Walton Clubhouse, 2601 Dexter Drive,
inside Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA
Sept. 25
Jay Murakoshi.
“Fishing Baja”
Oct. 23
Brian Adams,
Trout Unlimited
Nov. 20
Deep Creek Fly Fishers Club Store
Members Night and
All items available at the monthly
meetings. Prices for 2013
Special Member Meeting
Dec. 11
Voting Meeting
Tee Shirts:
Holiday Banquet
Red Hill Country Club
Rancho Cucamonga
Long Sleeve
Short Sleeve
$15.00
$10.00
Hats:
1 size fits all
$15.00
Logo Decals:
Small
$4.00
PARKING PERMITS
REQUIED FOR
OUR MEETING
NIGHTS
Logo Patches
$10.00
Logo Fly Box*
$15.00
*Orders for custom image boxes will be
taken. See Sean Robbins or for details.
Special DCFF
Member Meeting
Wednesday, November 20
7:00 PM
Be sure to ask for a 2013 Parking Permit when attending the monthly meetings. Per City ordinance, all vehicles parked in parking lots at Fairmount Park from dusk
until dawn, without a
permit will be ticketed. There is limited
parking available in
front of our clubh o u s e. O v er f l o w
parking is available
directly across the
street at Fairmont
Park Golf Course.
Please Join us at our special member meeting
on Wednesday, November 20th at 7PM. In
addition to our annual Member’s Night presentations, a brief portion of this meeting will be
set aside for members to vote on important
issues.
Be sure to bring your slide shows to show off
all the fish you caught this year.
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Fly of the Month
September 2013
Dryemerger
James Ferrin
The dryemerger is a very unusual pattern. It’s similar to the parasol emerger. It’s a very effective pattern and a lot of people say they’re
catching fish with it. The post is just white antron wrapped with thread and a hackle; that rests on the surface of the water. The pupa,
which is pretty standard, hangs slightly underneath the surface. The dryemerger is very interesting and shows what you can do with
midge patterns.
PATTERN
HOOK – Mustad C49S – Tiemco 2457 – Daiichi 1120 sizes 22 to 16.
THREAD – Black 6/0 (140 denier)
POST – White Antron
HACKLE – Black
BODY- Tying thread
RIB- Small copper Ultra wire
WING BUDS – White Antron yarn
THORAX – Peacock herl
HOW TO TIE
1. Debarb hook – Mount the hook in the vise - start the thread about three eyelets from the eye then tie
in your copper wire ribbing, keeping real close wraps (using the wire to keep it close) wrap back to
just a little bit into the hooks bend. Bring your thread back to your starting point keeping close wraps
again for a smooth body (no taper in this one). Then spiral wrap the wire forward and tie off at the
starting point.
2. Take a large hunk of white Antron yarn about 2 to 3 inches’ long. Tie it in with about 3 eyelets (1/2
inch) hanging toward the bend of the hook for the wing bud (more is better cause you can trim later),
where you ended your thread and wire abdomen.
3. Using the thread, wrap forward toward the eye and stop about 2 eyelets from the eye. Then bring
your thread back where you started tying in the yarn and tie in a couple strands of peacock herl. Then
make a rope with the peacock by twisting it around the thread, and wrap it forward to cover the Antron yarn and stop where the yarn starts upward, tie off the herl then clip your tag end off. Now with
the thread, start wrapping up the Antron yarn only while holding it with your other hand, keeping
close tight wraps (like posting a wing) as you go up to form the post. (Post should be about 1 ¼ the
hook length) Leave a small amount of Antron yarn for the top of the fly.
4. Chose a hackle about 1 ½ the size of the hook gap, tie it in toward the top of the post then wrap it
upward (About 3 or 4 close wraps), hold back the hackle fiber and tie off the hackle and clip your tag
end, whip finish, clip your thread, clip the Antron yarn post to size and trim the wing bud if needed.
NOTE: If you have trouble tying the post use a piece of 50lb to 80lb monofilament. Place it in the vice and tie the Antron
onto the monofilament, making the black post by going from one side outward. Keep tight wraps. If you end up with a few
white spots, a black sharpie pen will cover up that problem. Tie on and wrap your hackle. Clip tag end and whip finish.
Now remove from vise and clip any extra pieces of monofilament that is not needed and tie in on the hook like in step #2.
Quite an unusual fly to tie, but fairly easy. Tie up a bunch for the closer next month
Remember to practice C.P.R. (CATCH – PICTURE – RELEASE).
Any questions or comments call or e-mail
CARL WUEBBEN 909)953-7182
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[email protected]
Education, Outings & Events
Deep Creek Fly Fishers Closer
Deep Creek Fly Fishers’ annual season “closer” will be held October 3-9th in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The closer is a fun-filled fishing event for club members old and new and their friends and families.
DCFF has reserved 2 condos in Mammoth for a week of fun, food, friends, and FLYFISHING. If you
have never been, this is a great opportunity to meet members and learn all about fly fishing in the Eastern Sierras. The day starts with breakfast at the condo, during which people decide where to fish and
who to fish with for the day. At the end of the day, fishermen meet again over a delicious dinner at the
condo and tell their “fish stories”. For more information, contact Mike Telles at (951) 672-0303 or
[email protected].
Holiday Banquet– HELP!
Our Annual Deep Creek Fly Fisher’s Holiday
Banquet will be held on Wednesday, December
11th. (See flier on next page) This year, our
vice president, Robin Johnson is in charge “Since
this is my “gig” this year I am looking for volunteers to help me! H- E -L -P! I need volunteers
for the Silent Auction, Decorations, Flies, Raffle,
and Dessert Auction. This is our big fundraiser for
the year. Everyone has such a wonderful time, I
hope I can count on your support.”
Kern River Tournament
Deep Creek Fly Fishers will be entering the Kern
River Tournament this year as returning CHAMPIONS! The tournament will be held November
2nd. If you would like to be a member of the
team or to volunteer as an official at the tournament, please contact Gary Applebee at
glapplebee@ gmail.com or (760)365-7060.
PLEASE CONTACT ROBIN at 909) 987-2953 or
[email protected].
Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Fishing Faire
On September 20th—22nd, The Southwest Couincil Federation of Fly Fishers will be
holding their annual Fly Fishing Faire at Cerro Coso College in Mammoth, CA. Everyone is invited. The faire is an excellent opportunity for any angler from beginners to the
most experienced. All ages are welcome. There will be a wide variety of workshops,
seminars, classes, vendors, and opportunities to mingle with others who love to fish.
Admission is only $15 for individuals and $20 for families. Children and teens 16 or under are free. Some seminars and events
require an additional fee.
For more information, please visit
www.swc-fff.org/faire or call
(818) 200-1499
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DEEP CREEK FLYFISHERS
2013
Holiday Banquet
I am pleased to announce that
the Deep Creek Flyfishers Holiday Banquet will be held at
Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga
on Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Mark your calendars!
Cocktail hour will begin at 6:00 P.M. with dinner served at 7:00 P.M.
Menu:
Garden Green Salad with Italian or Ranch Dressing
Your choice of one:
Roasted New York Steak
Chicken Marsala
Vegetarian Wellington
Accompanied by:
Mashed Potatoes
Warm Roll and Butter
Regular & Decaf Coffee and Assorted Teas
And….
Don’t forget the dessert auction! Please bring your favorite dessert to be auctioned off!
Tickets are $35.00 per person.
Ticket sales will begin at our October meeting.
Deadline for ticket purchase is November 26th.
There will be no tickets sold at the door.
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We would like to thank the following businesses or individuals for donating services or merchandise to our
club. Click on their website links to find out more about them and the services they can offer you.
Airflo Fly Lines @
www.rajeffsports.com/
www.basspro.com
Echo Fly Rods @
www.rajeffsports.com/
www.baiocchistroutfitters.com/
www.creekcompany.com/
www.buffusa.com/sports/
www.buckknives.com/
www.drslick.com/
www.caltrout.org
www.fisheadsofthesanjuan.com/
www.jaeger-flyfishing.com
www.galvanflyreels.com
www.flyshop.com/
www.kernriverflyfishing.com
Metz Feathers @
Umpqua Feather Merchants
www.umpqua.com/fly-finder/metz
www.nor-vise.com/
www.www.orvis.com/
www.www.peakfishing.com/
www.simmsfishing.com
www.stcroixrods.com/
www.renzetti.com/
www.southwestcouncilfff.org/
www.sweetgrassrods.com/
Green River Outfitters @
www.fishutahsgreenriver.com
www.waterworks-lamson.com/
Central Sierra Fly Fishing Adventures & Guide Services
www.centralsierraflyfishingadventures.com/
Fly Fish the Surf with Lee Baermann
www.flyfishthesurf.com/
Ernie Gulley Fly Fishing Guide Service
www.erniegulleyflyfishingguideservice.com/
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P.O. Box 8203
Redlands, CA 92375
July 24, 2013
MEETING DATE