Diablo Valley Fly Fishermen offers many outings and at least one seminar throughout the year. Occasionally outings are under the direction of a professional guide, but in all cases, they will have a Fishmaster to organize and administrate the activity. The Fishmaster will be familiar with the area selected. Most outings consist of weekend trips with 8 to 12 people attending. Catch and release is encouraged. Club outings are, without a doubt, the best way to meet other members and develop a sense of belonging to the Club.
To participate in an outing, you must be a DVFF member with a signed Liability Waiver on file. (Note that membership is a family membership includes both spouses and all minor children living at home).
Outings vary from short, single-day trips to multi-day trips. Single-day outings go to destinations within about a two and one-half hour drive from the Bay Area. Many multi-day outings are planned near a campground where members can camp together, socialize and share in activities. Participants have the option of making their own arrangements for staying in nearby lodges or motels. A few outings are scheduled in fishing lodges.
DVFF does not charge for nor make any money from the outings. Many times there will be fees if fishing on private waters, if paying a guide, and for lodging costs, etc. Of course, participants are expected to pay their share for meals, campsites, rides shared, etc. Outings are planned well in advance and published in Windknots and on the Web site.
Please note: Since space is limited on many outings, please only sign-up if you are reasonably certain that you are going to attend. If later you discover that you are not going to be able to attend either remove your name from the list or contact the Outings Chairman or Fishmaster so they can remove your name. This way, we can allow a maximum number of members to go on the Outing.
The Outings Chairman is Tom Seidman, who may be reached or at (510) 774-0316. The duties of the Fishmasters can be found here.
Help the Fishmasters
Remember that Fishmasters are volunteers who receive only the satisfaction of being of service to the club and the members. So be sure to express your appreciation to the Fishmasters. Also, please help make their jobs easier in the following ways:
The following is the current schedule of outings and seminars for the year. If there is additional and more detailed information in the DVFF Online Forum, there should be a link provided to the Outings Information & Update Category of the Forum. In some cases, if photos exist of previous outings to a destination, a link to the DVFF Forum Photo Album(s) might be found underneath the destination name. (You MUST BE A REGISTERED MEMBER and REGISTERED WITH THE FORUM to view these items.)
2010 Outing, Trip, In-Field Seminars & Conservation - Scheduled Outings |
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Date |
Location/Event |
Target Species |
Fishmaster/Contact |
| February 6, 2010 | Yuba River | Trout & Steelhead | Robert Meadowcoft / (925) 631-0194 |
| March 12-14, 2010 | Pyramid Lake | Trout | Larry Griffis / (925) 947-4914 |
| April 28, 2010† †Conservation Outing-No Fishing |
Salmon Tagging w/United Anglers | — | Ted Shapas / (925) 820-7943(h) or (925) 330-1959(c) |
| April 28-May 1, 2010 | McCloud River (Camping) | Trout | Marc Ericksen / (415) 362-1214 |
| May 1, 2010 | Kistler Ranch | Bass | George Willis / (925) 676-6690 |
| May 1, 2010† †Conservation Outing-No Fishing |
Walnut Creek Cleanup | — | Ted Shapas / (925) 820-7943(h) or (925) 330-1959(c) |
| May 1-2, 2010 | Baum Lake | Trout | Bruce Kuhlemann / (510) 705-7728 |
| May 15-16, 2010 | Kelsey Bass Ranch | Bass | Bill King / (925) 837-8799 |
| May 22, 2010† †Conservation Outing-No Fishing |
Walnut Creek Fish Sampling | — | Ted Shapas / (925) 820-7943(h) or (925) 330-1959(c) |
| June 26-27, 2010 | Upper Sacramento River Seminar | Trout | John Barry / (707) 246-6831 or Alan Christian / (925) 820-7288 |
| June 24-27, 2010 | Fall River | Trout | Jan Horn / (510) 207-5868 |
| July 2010 (Date TBD) | San Joaquin River | Trout | Kit Kohler / (707) 820-0567 |
| August 20-24, 2010 | High Sierra Horse Pack Trip | Trout | Phil Erickson / (925) 837-0278 |
| August 27-29, 2010 | Manzanita Lake Trip | Trout | Russ Roloff (925) 376-6383 |
| September 10-12, 2010 | Heenan Lake | Lahontan Cutthroat | Dan Maher / (925) 256-6946 |
| September 24-26, 2010 | East Slope Sierra Trip (4 Spots Left) |
Trout | Pat Konoske / (707) 334-6849 |
| Oct. 2, 2010 | Putah Creek Outing | Trout | Dave McCants / (925) 228-1329 |
| September 30-October 3, 2010 | Fall River Trip | Trout | Jan Horn / (510) 207-5868 |
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*Outing for Boat Owners & DVFF Friends 1This outing is already oversubscribed. Future sign-ups will be placed on a waiting list. If you are signed up and know that you can't go, please let the fishmaster know. |
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2010 Possible Outings & Trips |
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| April 17, 2010 | Bamboo Outing - Yuba River | Trout | |
| July 8-12, 2010 | Manzanita Lake | Trout | |
| Date TBD 2010 | American River | Steelhead | |