Let's go "Half-pounder" fishing Saturday!!!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Saturday morning @ 8:00 am we will be at Watt Avenueon the Lower American River just below the bridge on the south side of the river.

Anyone who wants to show up to either learn a little about swinging flies for half-pounders or to help us teach people.

Bring almost any fly rod with a floating line, leader and some #10-14 wet flies or nymphs.

Probably should have waders.

You need a valid fishing license and a steelhead punch card.

I think you also need to fish barbless on the river too.

This is a free event.

**We will show you some very basic techneques that will help you to be sucessful on our local river as well as many other rivers for Steelhead in the fall.

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[EricO]

Just wanted to add....fill out your steelhead card (location code and date) BEFORE you get on the river.

My buddy almost got a ticket last year by DFG for not filling it out prior.

Just my .02 cents.

EO

[neil]

Where does one get a steelhead card?

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Emigh Hardware, Big 5, Walmart, Broadway Bait, or Fisherman's Warehouse........

[Clayton]

is the whole stretch of the lower american barbless now?

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I think it is to do with rivers that have salmon in them, so yes, I think?

[gonefirefighting]

I would be there but I have a date with yellowstone

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

We will get out after you get back from your big MT trip Brett.



Anyone who wants to show up tomorrow at the Watt Avenue Bridge at 8:00 am is welcome.


We are having "huevos rancheros" at 7am prepared by head chef Charlie Gonzales.........


.........only kidding.



Jerky and hardtack?

[Charlie Gonzales]

I cant be there for breakfast but I am serving my pulled pork as a lunch special at the restaurant tomorrow. It would be great to see you guys!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

http://onespeedpizza.com/

This is why Charlie is not guidng now.....

[bassakwards]

That was a great time this morning Bill, thank you for your time.

You are really first class.

[ryanv829]

really wanted to go to this but wasnt able to make it this morning. Will there be any more sessions like this in September?

[neil]

Bill, thanks so much for the informative session this morning. Feel like I learned a bunch, and also enjoyed the stories from 'back in the day'.

Looking forward to spending time after work on my local water.

Cheers,

neil

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

really wanted to go to this but wasnt able to make it this morning. Will there be any more sessions like this in September?



**The next free Half-pounder class will be October 1, 2001 @ Watt Avenue @ 8am.

[rouleur35]

planning on going saturday if i don't have to work, how did last saturday go? i may try to get out there tomorrow night, is that the spot for the halfpounders?

tom

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

All the water above and below Watt Avenue is good for Half-pounder fishing.

Would love to see the flows come down even more fin October for my old short legs.

Late Saturday was great.....we had 14 people show up and I think we got them inspired some.

After you get going on this type of fishing it is really something special.

What I am hoping is that after some of the new guys get into some Half-pounders here on our river, they will get excited about heading to the Klamath River next fall.



**I just realised I am headed to Dunsmuir to fish with Fred Gordon this coming weekend so we will not have a class this Saturday.

We should have them on going most every Saturday, starting back up Saturday, October 1, 2011.

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