Event Description: Day Trip to the Lower Tuolumne River
Event Skill Levels:
Wading: Easy to moderate
Catch rate: Moderate
Hiking: Easy to moderate as you can access up to 2 + miles of the Tuolumne River.
Barbless hooks are required and it is a good idea to have your steelhead report card filled out before fishing. We have met the ranger, so he will be looking for these.
This is a weekday one day trip to Tuolumne River to fish for wild rainbows. In the winter and early spring, the water on the lower Tuolumne is low ( 200- 400 cfs) and clear. Depending on the Sierra snowpack and water release from Lake Don Pedro, the river flow can jump up in early March to early April to 3000- 5000 cfs (10,000 cfs in early March 2023!) making the river dangerous and unfishable. Now is the perfect time to access the water and tune up your fishing skills for the Spring.
There is plenty of parking and a covered picnic area that sits above the river with several picnic tables. Unfortunately, there are no restrooms available. The section of the Tuolumne River that we will fish holds primarily wild and fat trout or the occasional steelhead. A moderate salmon run does occur in October.
You can choose your style of fly fishing whether it be moving streamers across the current, fishing nymphs on a tightline or below a strike indicator or fishing the afternoon hatch with a dry fly. All of these styles have been successful thus far this year.
Directions to the meeting point will be sent out to all registered anglers a couple of days prior to the event.
Cost:
Cost: The cost is $25.75 and you may pay by credit card, directly online with your registration, or by check or cash sent to the Club Treasurer within two weeks of registration.
If you do pay cash you will be put into "Pending Registration" until your payment is received within the two weeks. Late payments will require you to register once again if there is space still available.
Family Policy: Spouses and family members under the age of 26 years old are included in each member's annual membership, and can attend events at no cost, unless TVFF has supplemental costs (such as guide or facility fees) for the event. In such cases, each attendee must pay the appropriate event cost listed above.
Guest Policy: Guest cost is $25.75 for non-family members and non-spouse family members above age 26. Guests must first register as Club members ($45 annual charge) before registering for this event. TVFF annual dues qualify you for a full 12 month membership and access to all Club events and full participation.
Fishmeister: Greg Blandino 925-699-1028 dinofam4@comcast.net
Accommodations and Food:
Each angler should plan to bring and carry their own lunch and drinks and plan to eat with the group on the streamside.
Members and guests are responsible for their own transportation costs as well. Carpooling is encouraged.
Gear and Tackle Recommendations:
Rod & line weights/types: 3-5 wt traditional fly rods & reels with floating line.
Leaders and tippet: Usually leaders of 9 foot with tippets of ranging from 4x – 6x are used. .
Other gear: Standard waders, boots usually with spikes to navigate the rocks, and normal fishing wear. Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen, are also suggested.
Flies: Caddis larvae and mayfly nymphs, Elk hair caddis, BWO, PMD or other mayfly patterns work.
TVFF Outings protocols are as follows:
· If you are sick with cold/flu symptoms then we ask you to please stay home
· We believe in social distancing and require that all members keep a full fly rod distance of at least 6’ distance between parties
· All attendees should wash and sanitize their hands frequently
TVFF Cancellation Policy:
To sign-up for a TVFF Event that is currently open for registration and chargeable (as set by the Fishmeister), you must both register and pay online, or via check or cash, within two weeks of registering (sent to the TVFF Treasurer) whatever fee is described for that particular Event (trip) at the time of registration. There may be multiple payments required before the trip is actually taken (usually in the case of expensive trips), but it is necessary that you do make payment in the above timely fashion for the initial amount to secure your position on the trip. However, please note that you are still responsible for the entire amount of the trip if you should need to cancel.
Once you are registered, there are no refunds for chargeable Events and trips. In the situation that a member is, for any reason unable to attend, they may resell their registration slot to another TVFF member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists). New participants must come first from the waitlist in the order they signed up. The member cancelling is fully and solely responsible for contacting potential members to replace them and notifying the appropriate Fishmeister.
If an event/trip is fully registered and closed to registration, you may still sign up on the Wait List to be notified if there are any cancellations. In such a case of registering provisionally on the Wait List, you do not have to pay until such time that you clear the Wait List and are confirmed for participation.
