Want to give your children and grandchildren lots of practice hooking and
releasing nice fish (1-3 lbs bass and trout)? Want the chance to take lots of
pictures of happy kids actually catching fish?
On March 20th Ryan and Amanda’s Fishing Hole has generously offered Granite Bay
Flycasters 50% of their normal catch and release fishing rates for unlimited
all-day, all-ponds, all-species, catch & release fishing!
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Adults=$30 |
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Youths(7-15yrs)=$15; |
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Kids under 7 are always free with a paying adult. |
Ryan & Amanda’s is a commercial fish farm that recently opened to the public
for incredible sportfishing. Kids (and adults) can expect to catch dozens of
good-sized, healthy gamefish (trout*, bass, catfish, & carp) in just a few
hours. This event is intended for ‘catch & release’ fly fishing, but any fish
may be kept for an additional, per-pound fee, and any kind of tackle is allowed
(see tackle restrictions, below). No fishing license is ever required at Ryan &
Amanda’s. *Trout availability is weather-dependent (if the weather’s been too
warm, they won’t be there).
Tackle restrictions: No treble hooks allowed. If baitfishing, only ‘Shelton
Quick-Release’ hooks may be used. These strong, re-usable hooks can be purchased
at Ryan & Amanda’s for $2-3 apiece. All hooks, on all tackle must be barbless.
Other: Bring a camera, food, water, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, forceps or
pliers to remove hooks, and a landing net to help minimize fish handling. If it
has rained recently, or is expected to, bring shoes/boots that like mud.
This is a chance to catch more fish in a single day than one might catch in an
entire year on public waters! You will get lots of experience hooking, fighting,
landing, photographing, and releasing good fish - and if practice makes perfect,
this event will definitely benefit your fish handling & photo skills. Visit the
farm’s website at:
www.ryanandamandasfishinghole.com for directions and more info., or you can
call me: 916-276-9347
Bring bass poppers, wooly-buggers, leeches, etc. (they hit almost anything) and
the lightest rods you have that can throw these flies (3-4 wt. for the bass,
trout, and carp; 6-7 wt. for the catfish). The bass average 2-3 lbs; the catfish
average 3-5 lbs; the carp average 1-2 lbs; the trout, if available, can weigh
1-10 lbs! The ponds are about 4-5 feet deep and generally snag free. Some have
weeds, and many are very murky (including the one with trout). Some of the ponds
are big enough for tubes/pontoons/etc (which are OK to use), but you can
definitely catch scores of decent fish by just walking the shorelines.
We’ll meet at the ponds around 8am - just find the farm sign on Sunset Blvd.
West, then follow the dirt road about 1/4 mile to the ponds. Parking is usually
available right on the water.
Be ready for fun, sun, and sore arms! |
