Diablo Valley Fly Fishermen

Outings List

Diablo Valley Fly Fishermen offers many outings and at least one seminar throughout the year. Occasionally outings are under the direction of a professional guide, but in all cases, they will have a Fishmaster to organize and administrate the activity. The Fishmaster will be familiar with the area selected. Most outings consist of weekend trips with 8 to 12 people attending. Catch and release is encouraged. Club outings are, without a doubt, the best way to meet other members and develop a sense of belonging to the Club.

To participate in an outing, you must be a DVFF member with a signed Liability Waiver on file. (Note that membership is a family membership includes both spouses and all minor children living at home).

Outings vary from short, single-day trips to multi-day trips. Single-day outings go to destinations within about a two and one-half hour drive from the Bay Area. Many multi-day outings are planned near a campground where members can camp together, socialize and share in activities. Participants have the option of making their own arrangements for staying in nearby lodges or motels. A few outings are scheduled in fishing lodges.

DVFF does not charge for nor make any money from the outings. Many times there will be fees if fishing on private waters, if paying a guide, and for lodging costs, etc. Of course, participants are expected to pay their share for meals, campsites, rides shared, etc. Outings are planned well in advance and published in Windknots and on the Web site.

Please note: Since space is limited on many outings, please only sign-up if you are reasonably certain that you are going to attend. If later you discover that you are not going to be able to attend either remove your name from the list or contact the Outings Chairman or Fishmaster so they can remove your name. This way, we can allow a maximum number of members to go on the Outing.

The Outings Chairman is Tom Seidman, who may be reached or at (510) 774-0316. The duties of the Fishmasters can be found here.

Help the Fishmasters

Remember that Fishmasters are volunteers who receive only the satisfaction of being of service to the club and the members. So be sure to express your appreciation to the Fishmasters. Also, please help make their jobs easier in the following ways:

• Respond promptly when the Fishmaster attempts to contact you regarding the outing.
• If you know that you aren't going to go, scratch your name off the sign-up list or contact the Fishmaster or Outings Chairman.
• Due to attendance limits on some outings, please only sign up if you are reasonable sure you will be able to attend. If you can't go at the last moment, still please contact the Fishmaster.
• Provide a legible e-mail address on the sign-up sheet.
• Provide an e-mail address that you actively monitor.

The following is the current schedule of outings and seminars for the year. If there is additional and more detailed information in the DVFF Online Forum, there should be a link provided to the Outings Information & Update Category of the Forum. In some cases, if photos exist of previous outings to a destination, a link to the DVFF Forum Photo Album(s) might be found underneath the destination name. (You MUST BE A REGISTERED MEMBER and REGISTERED WITH THE FORUM to view these items.)

 

2010 Outing, Trip, In-Field Seminars & Conservation - Scheduled Outings Updated April 22, 2010 (Please send any changes to the .)
Date	Location/Event	Target Species	Fishmaster/Contact
February 6, 2010	Yuba River	Trout & Steelhead	Robert Meadowcoft / (925) 631-0194
March 12-14, 2010	Pyramid Lake	Trout	Larry Griffis / (925) 947-4914
April 28, 2010† †Conservation Outing-No Fishing	Salmon Tagging w/United Anglers	—	Ted Shapas / (925) 820-7943(h) or (925) 330-1959(c)
April 28-May 1, 2010	McCloud River (Camping)	Trout	Marc Ericksen / (415) 362-1214
May 1, 2010	Kistler Ranch	Bass	George Willis / (925) 676-6690
May 1, 2010† †Conservation Outing-No Fishing	Walnut Creek Cleanup	—	Ted Shapas / (925) 820-7943(h) or (925) 330-1959(c)
May 1-2, 2010	Baum Lake	Trout	Bruce Kuhlemann / (510) 705-7728
May 15-16, 2010	Kelsey Bass Ranch	Bass	Bill King / (925) 837-8799
May 22, 2010† †Conservation Outing-No Fishing	Walnut Creek Fish Sampling	—	Ted Shapas / (925) 820-7943(h) or (925) 330-1959(c)
CANCELLED June 26-27, 2010	Upper Sacramento River Seminar	Trout	John Barry / (707) 246-6831 or Alan Christian / (925) 820-7288
June 24-27, 2010	Fall River	Trout	Jan Horn / (510) 207-5868
July 8-12, 2010	Manzanita Lake	Trout	John Edwards / (925) 944-1762
August 20-24, 2010	High Sierra Horse Pack Trip	Trout	Phil Erickson / (925) 837-0278
August 27-29, 2010	Manzanita Lake Trip	Trout	TBD
September 24-26, 2010	East Slope Sierra Trip (1 Spot Left)	Trout	Pat Konoske / (707) 334-6849
Oct. 2, 2010	Putah Creek Outing	Trout	Dave McCants / (925) 228-1329
September 30-October 3, 2010	Fall River Trip	Trout	Jan Horn / (510) 207-5868
October 8-10, 2010	Heenan Lake (near Markleville)	Lahotan Cutthroat	Dan Maher / (925) 920-0833 Dennis Moniz / (925) 609-8742
October 15-17, 2010	Fall Upper Sac Seminar	Lahotan Cutthroat	Tom Seidman / (925) 256-8818 Alan Christian / (925) 820-7288
*Outing for Boat Owners & DVFF Friends 1This outing is already oversubscribed. Future sign-ups will be placed on a waiting list. If you are signed up and know that you can't go, please let the fishmaster know.

 

2010 Possible Outings & Trips These outings require a fishmaster. Contact the if you might be interested.
Date TBD	Bamboo Outing - Yuba River	Trout
Date TBD	American River	Steelhead
Date TBD	Delta Outing (Fishmaster: Willy George / / (925) 943-2211)	Striped Bass
Date TBD	McCloud River	Trout