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January
Fly of the Month
Crawdad
Crawdads are fresh
water crustations which
are of the same genetic
order as lobsters and
shrimp.
Freshwater
crawdads will range
from an inch to up to 3-4
inches in length.
Crawdads are about a
1/4" to about an inch
wide. As crawdads grow
they molt and their skin
splits. The newly molted
crawdads are called
softshell crawdads and
are a favorite food of
smallmouth and brown
trout. During the
mottling process the
cawdad's colors will
change to match the
surroundings. For
example if the crawdad
is surrounded by olives,
his color will change to
an olive color. The most
common colors are
gold, dark brown,olive
and orange.
Most crawdad patterns
aren't fished deep
enough nor do most fly
fishers correctly mimic
the hopping motion in
which the cawdad
travels. Also crawdads
are night feeders and
are inactive during the
main part of the day
light hours. For these
reasons, most folks give
up on these patterns
without giving them the
chance that they
deserve.
MONTH
GEN
MEETING
PROPOSED
OUTING
DATES
FLY TYING
BOARD
MEETINGS
JAN
    18
25
FEB
8
11-12
15
22
MARCH
14
17-18
21
28
APRIL
11
14-15
18
25
MAY
9
12-13
16
23
JUNE
13
16-17
20
27
JULY
11
14
18
25
AUG
8
11-12
15
22
SEPT
12
14-15-16
19
26
OCT
10
13-14
17
24
NOV
14
17-18
21
28
DEC
12
15-16
19
26
               2012 DATES
Announcement:  February Outing:  
The February outing is scheduled for the Kings River.
Outing Dates: February 11-12
Fishmaster: Jay Jefferson (809-0290)

Meeting Place:
KOA Fresno East / Kings Canyon
17604 E Kings Canyon Rd
Sanger, CA 93651
(559) 787-3627 Far reservations and information


Lower Kings River Facts:  
Location: The lower Kings River is located below Pine Flat Dam in the Sierra
Nevada foothills southeast of Fresno.  
Season: Fishing is open year round on the lower Kings. The 7 mile stretch
from Pine Flat Dam to Alta Weir is open to bait and lure fishing and
regulations allow anglers to keep up to a five fish limit.  Downstream of Alta
Weir, catch and release and barbless hook regulations are in place. In that
zero fish limit section, anglers may catch and release any number of fish
unharmed, but may not keep or kill any trout.   
Lodging: For a list of motels and bed and breakfast facilities in the Fresno
region, contact the Fresno City & County Convention & Visitors Bureau on
the web at: www.fresnocvb.org.
Directions to the Winton Recreation area: Take Hwy 99 south to Fresno. In
Fresno, exit (right side exit) onto Highway 180 East (Kings Canyon). Take
Freeway 180 east over most of Fresno to the exit at Peach Avenue (right
side exit). Exit at Peach and go south (right) to the next stop light, Trimmer
Springs Road (entering from right) and then becomes Trimmer Springs
Road  
Trimmer Springs Road rises onto a bluff, goes under a high voltage
powerline, then down along the base of the bluff beside the river. Proceed
past the end of the river bluff 1/10 mi. to the next road on the right (Piedra
Road)  
Turn right (south) on Piedra Road across a major concrete bridge. Winton
Recreation Area is just ahead on the right (west) side. It is 14 miles from the
freeway to Trimmer Springs Road and 6.5 miles from the Trimmer Springs
Road intersection to Piedra Road.   
Fishing Information: Valley Rod & Gun in Clovis, (559) 322-9999, Doyal's
Store in Trimmer Springs, (559) 787-2387, Fishermen's Warehouse in Fresno,
(559) 225-1838.
Try this Web site for more info::
http://www.krcd.org/_pdf_fmp/BRO-guide_to_kings_river.pdf

If you have trouble: Google “Guide to King River”
FLY FISHING SHOW   FEB. 24th - 26th
Alameda County Fairgrounds
Pleasanton, CA

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