Pop Up Fly Fishing Outing: Unable to fish on New Year’s Day?  We will be fishing for resident rainbow trout and steelhead below the Camanche Dam in the Mokelumne River Day Use Area east of Clements on Wednesday January 7 between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Bob Fujimura will be the host of this ‘pop-up’ outing; please contact him (email: [deltaflyfishers@gmail.com]deltaflyfishers@gmail.com ) if you are planning to attend.  DFF Members inviting guest(s) are responsible for the needs of their guest(s) and getting their signed 2026 Liability Waiver to the host prior to fishing. Click the DFF Membership page link for the waiver at: https://deltaflyfishers.com/membership   All participants must have a valid CA fishing license and a 2026 Steelhead Report Card.    More event information and suggested gear recommendations can be found in the upcoming January DFF newsletter.

Free casting lessons continue at Golden Gate Casting Ponds at 1232 John F Kennedy Dr. San Francisco, CA 94122. Lessons run from 9:30 to 12:30. Rods available for loan for the lessons. Clinics available for all levels of casting led by the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club of San Francisco. Participants must preregister online via the GGACC website. Best local casting instruction with a free hot dog lunch afterwards. A few of the DFF members participate in this monthly GGACC event; contact Amy Terra for more information on these monthly classes.

Northern California Council Fly Fishing International with CDFW is leading a general cleanup of the public access areas and doing streamside trail restorations. NCCFFI is seeking volunteers from local clubs to improve angler access and safety to this valuable fly fishing stream. More information on this project and how DFF members can volunteer can be found in the article in the December newsletter (link above in the December newsletter).

Our January speaker will be Doug Rodricks of Sierra Drifters Guide Service who will be talking on eastern Sierra fly fishing opportunities from Eagle Lake to Bishop. Check on this issue and upcoming email announcements for more information. Our monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the John R. Williams Elementary School, 2450 Meadow Ave, Stockton, CA 95207 near Hammer Lane. Doors open at 6:30. Club business begins at 7 pm. Presentation at 7:30. Open to the public.

Join your friends and fellow club members at the DFF Annual Dinner on Saturday January 17. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary of our club in addition to our usual informative program, great dinner, and the biggest raffle and silent auction of this year. Find out who 'earned' this year's Incomplete Angler Award. It is a lot of fun and goodwill. We will be holding this event at the Italian Athletic Club, 3541 Cherryland Ave, Stockton CA. More information on the celebration to come starting with this issue, snail mail invitation, and email announcements.

Join the first 2026 session on January 28th. It will be a monthly opportunity to tie with your fellow members, sharing the latest fishing stories, and hang out with new and old friends. For those interested tying next month Fly of the Month, Bob Fujimura will be tying his version of the Garbage Scud – materials and instructions will be available for those members who wish to tie it. There will be hot apple cider and seasonal cookies to keep you warm. This session will start at 6:00 PM in the Nature Center in Oak Grove Regional Park, Eight Mile Road, Stockton. Contact Bob at deltaflyfishers@gmail.com if you are coming and to get information on how to enter and exit the Park after hours.

Winter is a great time to plan fly fishing trips and on Saturday, January 31st, starting at 10:15, we will put the video series about fly fishing the 108/120/395 corridors from creator, "A Bush in the Woods" on the screens at Tandem Bikes located at 9 N. School Street. Sit at the bar and take notes or bring your vise and tie some flies. The 108/395/120 series is a total of an hour and a half. There is another set of videos on fishing the Tuolumne that is another hour that we can play if people want to hang out more too. Open to the public.