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GBF Speaker - Thursday, October 9,
2008
 October is the traditional start of our Delta Striped Bass
season. Each year around this time, fish fresh from the ocean start
filtering into San Francisco Bay and subsequently into the lower
Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta systems. It is very timely then, that
we have a program addressing the pursuit of these fish and a little bit
about their history here in California.
GBF is very fortunate to have Tony Buzolich to speak to us
at our October 9th meeting. He is a life-long resident of Northern
California and a fly fisherman since his childhood. He guides out of
"Johnson's Bait and Tackle" in Yuba City and specializes in Striped Bass
fishing.
Tony describes his personal outdoor bio as follows:
“Growing up in Sacramento well before Cal Expo was built, the American
River was both my backyard and my playground where I learned to hunt and
fish with my dad. I got my first fly-tying kit at the age of 10 and have
been tying and fly fishing ever since. I graduated from Sac State
College in 1971, taught school there for several years, and later went
into business with Big O Tires for almost 30 years. Later, moving to
Napa, the Bay and Delta opened the door to saltwater fly fishing which
became my passion. From Kona to the Florida Keys, to the Yucatan, and
Belize, all became my stomping grounds taking every type of fish from
tarpon to tuna on the fly.
“After retiring in 2001, the local streams still called
where striped bass and salmon have continued my obsession with big fish
on the fly. Now living in Yuba City, I manage the fly fishing department
at one of the oldest bait and tackle shops in California, that being
Johnson’s. I also guide on the Feather and Sacramento Rivers as well as
our wonderful Delta.”
Tony’s program will explain how striped bass came to California and
became established; he will also discuss how to successfully fish for
them in all of the major river systems around our area. |
