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Location: John R Williams School, 2450 Meadow Ave. Stockton Time: 6:30—8:00 PM (or thereabouts) Doors open at 6:30. Club business begins at 7 pm. Presentations at 7:30. All are welcome! Open to the public! Presentation Information: this month’s speakers will be club members talking about their recent fishing adventures. In addition, we will once again have a chili cookoff at the December meeting with prize money and more for the winners: $50 for first place, $25 for second place and $15 for third place. Those wishing to give a presentation, please target 20 min or less and if you want to show pictures, bring them as a PowerPoint presentation or a series of pdf pages. Please contact Randy Baxter (contact info below) ahead of the meeting with a talk title or subject and a rough idea of talk time so that he can manage time and audio-visual needs. Join Randy Baxter and speakers to be named for a pre-meeting dinner at BJs Restaurant and Brewhouse, 5733 Pacific Ave. Stockton. Please contact Randy if you plan to attend so he can arrange sufficient seating (209 200-9739; randy.baxter23@gmail.com)
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.
The executive officers and interested volunteers will meet and discuss club business. It is a good way to get familiar with the business side of the club and its most active members. We have urgent need for member volunteers to help plan and execute the upcoming 2026 events and programs. All club members are welcome to join us at the Nature Center at Oak Grove Park, Eight Mile Road, Stockton starting at 6:30 pm. All DFF members are welcome to participate. Contact Vice President Dena Mason (209-662-3079) for more information on this meeting and how to enter and exit the Park during closed hours.
We are cancelling this month's session because it conflicts with Christmas Eve holiday. Please support instead the earlier Fly Tying Day on Dec 6 and come back on 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. See you then.
Come celebrate the New Year and join in the annual DFF tradition of hanging out or fly fishing on opening day at the Mokelumne River Day Use Access Area below Commanche Dam. We will have coffee and donuts in the morning and probably hot dogs and chili for early lunch. Early birds arrive with the coffee around 6:30. Look for the DFF banner and tent! More details on this event in the DFF newsletters or upcoming email announcements.
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.
Wow! What a fun day! We had 25 participants join us for a fun day filled with tying and learning in Lodi. A special thanks to Scott Sujimoto. There aren't too many people that can balance challenging and supporting, introducing new techniques while supporting great fundamentals. Thank you so much for sharing your talents!
A special thank you to all of our supporters:
On the Riffle Guide Service, Scott Sujimoto
Bryce Tedford Fly Fishing, Bryce Tedford
The Fly Shop in Redding, Ca.
Put the first Saturday of December 2026 on your calendar for next year's Fly Tying Day!
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