November 2003 Speaker

Jim Jones

Author & President

Save the American River Assoc.

   Jim has been fly fishing since he was 11, when he bought his first fly rod with paper route money. He retired a year ago from his rocket science job (really) so he could pursue his love of fishing, photography, and writing about his adventures. He writes weekly for Western Outdoor News, covering Northern California rivers and lakes, as well as for magazines; and has won awards for his articles and photos. Jim has been lucky enough to fish for and catch king salmon in Alaska, Atlantic salmon in Scotland, grayling in Austria, and steelhead in British Columbia.

But his love for fishing the steelhead, salmon and stripers of his backyard river, the American, brought him into the fight to protect it. As president of Save the American River Association, he led successful efforts against the diversion plans of the Bureau of Reclamation and East Bay Municipal Utility District. Jim will be showing slides from his High Sierra pack trip, which he writes about in the current issue of Western Outdoors. He went in by pack train and spent 5 days fly fishing the streams and lakes of the Ansel Adams Wilderness Area for goldens, rainbows, and brook trout.