Floating Indicator Clinic

with Dave Shafer

American Fly Fishing

Saturday, February 26^th, 2005

Noon to 4:00 PM

Goethe Park/American River

We are indeed fortunate to be blessed with an abundance of highly qualified licensed fly fishing guides in Northern California. One of the nicest of these guides is Dave Shafer. Dave has offered to teach a floating indicator clinic exclusively to GBF Members on Saturday, February 26^th from Noon until 4:00 PM at Goethe Park on the American River.

I always like to tell our members a little about our instructors. Dave lives in Carmichael, CA and works at American Fly Fishing.  He has been guiding for ten years and has been fly-fishing for 21 years. Dave grew up fishing the ocean off California and Oregon, but got bit by trout fishing with a spin rod at 9 years old on the Rogue River in Oregon. Dave guides the Lower American River, Lower Yuba River, Lower Sacramento, Upper Sacramento, Pit River, and McCloud River.

The fee for this clinic is $15, and is due at the time of sign-up. The clinic will be limited to 20 members. Floating Indicator Fly Fishing is primarily used on the larger open rivers in our area like the American, Feather, Yuba, Lower Sacramento and other valley rivers and is an important method to learn as an angler when fishing for trout, Steelhead and Salmon on these waters.

For this clinic, you will need waders and a fly rod with a floating line. Normally you will want to use anywhere from a five weight rod to an eight weight rod. If you don’t have a rod in this range, club rods are available and can be checked out at a general meeting by contacting Larry Lee.

For more information contact Paul Meyers at (916) 785-9446 or Paul_Meyers@hp.com