Date: Saturday October 29.

Cost: $15.00/ person and 5 free drawing tickets with pre-registration

$15.00/ person at the door.

Tickets will be available at the October meeting.

Click here for map to Band Camp

This year’s picnic will be at the Band Camp, the same site as last year. The picnic will start at 1 pm and end around 7:00 pm. The fishing in the six acre lake is not a scheduled activity but the gates will be open at 7 am and you can come early and fish if you are so inclined.

We will have a casting game similar to last years, it starts at 2:00 pm.

The picnic menu will be geared more along the lines of a traditional picnic; serving will start 5:30 pm.

We will not have any program this year.

As you know this event is a major fundraiser and funds saved from the above reductions will go into drawing prizes. This will improve the odds that you may come home with just the piece of fly fishing equipment you always wanted. The club drawings start at 6:30 pm.

Club camaraderie is what keeps our organization going and this event is the perfect activity for strengthening our fly fishing bonds. Make it a point to talk to someone you do not normally talk to at the picnic.

Activities:

Open Fishing available for those interested 7 am

Open Forum Fly Tying anytime after 2 pm

Casting Activities will begin at 2 pm

Raffle item browsing and ticketing 2 pm—6:30 pm

Meal begins at 5:30 pm

Raffle distribution 6:30 pm

Clean up after picnic is over

There will be a display area for those wanting to showcase their photography, paintings or other items.

Directions To Band Camp:

From the intersection of North Ridge Road and 53rd St. West. Go 2.5 miles North to W 73 rd N. Go west on 73rd 1 mile and turn left (at a sign that says STEEL SAND BAY on left side of road) there are two roads at this turn take the one on the right, it will take you South to Band Camp about 0.5 mile. We will post signs to help you find the site.

Picnic Menu

Hamburgers and Smoked Sausages by Neal Hall

Sides: Potato Salad--Bake Beans—Potato chips

Drinks: Coffee—Tea—If you want beer bring your own

Dutch Oven Desserts by Dwan Welty and C.H. Hermon

Team

Members participating in this game will be divided into two groups by random number drawings. If there are odd numbers of players, the player with the highest number drawn will play for both teams. Each team will select a team captain who is responsible for game strategies as well as validating results and enforcing rules of the game.

Equipment

A two, four, or six piece fly rod up to 9 foot long, with floating line will be used for the game. There is no weight limit on the rods. If you don't have one that fits the description the club will provide one.

Field

The game will be played in a three feet wide, one hundred feet long lane.

Casting

Half rod casting - Players are required to cast with a half section of the fly rod (up to 4 ½ feet long).

Off body casting Players are required to cast with rod tip and fly line on the opposite side of the casting arm.

Offhand casting Players are required to cast with their non-primary hand.

Back cast Players are required to release their cast on back cast. They should be facing their back toward the target.

Game

Players are required to make all four different casting techniques as listed above. Each player will be given up to three chances to achieve the longest cast within the lane marked.

Once a player makes a valid cast, he/she will accept or reject the result. If the player accepts the result, the score will be recorded. If the player rejects the result, he/she may make additional casts, up to a total of three to make a valid cast.

When a player rejects a valid cast and does not make a valid cast within three casts, he/she will receive zero points for the cast.

When a player does not make a valid cast within three casts, he/she will receive zero points for the cast.

A team captain can consult with a player concerning acceptance of rejection of the results.

The longest valid cast for each player will be recorded. The cumulative sum of all players on each team will be tallied. The team with the highest score will be the winner of the game.

Sage Bass Rod ―Smallmouth‖

Neal Hall custom rod 9 ½ foot 6 weight

Half day Western Drift boat trip for two on Lake Taneycomo-River Run Outfitters

Six hour trip wade fishing trip for two-Rocky Mountain Na-tional Park, Estes Park Colorado-Stephen Nance

Renzetti Apprentice Vise

Simms Artist Series Wheatley Fly Box- DeYoung Brook Trout

Fly Box with 18 assorted warmwater flies.

Brodin Ghost Net ―Cutthroat

Simms H2O bottle ―Brookie

Cliff’s Bugger Beast Jr. Fly box

Redington Crosswater fly reel with Rio Mainstream 5 weight fly line

Dr Slick tying tool kit

Renzetti tool caddy

EconoScale

Dr Slick Lanyard

Dr Slick Pliers

Rising ultra light pliers

Simms wading socks

Fishpond Amigos Bandanas

Buff head and neckwear

Rio leader wallet

Rio Powerflex tippet 5X, 4X, and 3X spools

Assorted Scientific Anglers trout leaders

Ty-Rite Junior fly tool

Hat assortment

Tying materials; 4 Lighting Strike hook assortment pallets, Nymph, Scud, Midge, and Dry, Hungarian Partridge Skin, Rabbit and Squirrel strips, Turkey Biots, Marabou quill assortments, Ice dub and Hares Mask dubbing assortments, Polar Fibre assortment, Deer Hair strip assortment, Select Buck tails -yellow and white, Pencil Popper body assortments.

DVDs, Lefty Kreh on fly casting, Pike on the Fly, and The Fly Rodder’s guide to Carp

Remaining books from Roy Beckemeyer collection, plus new books from Barry Reynolds, Jeff Currier, and Ed Engle