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WILDERNESS FLY FISHERS' 2010 SPONSORS
We owe a special debt of gratitude to the following companies and individuals who have made generous donations of their products, services and time to our club.
Abel
www.abelreels.com
Although
not a rocket scientist, Steve Abel is an experienced aerospace machinist, who
started selling his fly fishing reels in 1987. His motto then, and the
company’s motto today is “to design and build the best, most dependable gear in
the world and give world class customer service.”
AirFlo
www.airflofishing.com
With
the revolution in non-stretch braided lines for conventional fishing, it was
only a matter of time before flylines went the same route. With the Airflo
Sixth Sense Fly Lines, Airflo has created a range of technically advanced fly
lines with an extremely low stretch level that recreates the feel of a 'braided
super line' for fly fishing.
Alagnak Lodge, Bristol Bay, AK
www.alagnaklodge.com
The lodge sits atop a bluff overlooking the Alagnak River, just 5 miles inland from the mouth. Fish for all five species of Pacific Salmon and Rainbow Trout. Round trip air fare from King Salmon provided.
Frank Amato Publications
The source for fly fishing magazines and outdoor-related books, videos, and gifts. Check out their website for the hundreds of products they offer.
The Apple Pan Restaurant
If you want the best
hickory hamburger or home made pies that are to die for, don’t miss this chance
to dine at a Westside landmark. The Apple Pan is located at 10801 West Pico
Blvd., Los Angeles.
Back on Broadway Restaurant
Back On Broadway's Zagat Review
Fred Deni has done it again. Like his
legendary Back On The Beach restaurant, Back on Broadway isn't just good. It's
excellent. The large dining area is bright and airy and punctuated with exquisite flower arrangements. As for
the food... well, try it for yourself! You won’t regret it. Back on Broadway is
located at 2024 Broadway Street in Santa Monica.
Bel Air Camera
www.belaircamera.com
Bel Air Camera was
established in Westwood in 1957 by William and Maria Herskovic who believed in the
principle of establishing an ongoing relationship with their customers by
giving them excellent service at discount prices. Today they offer the same great
service and prices to their online customers.
Brodin Landing Nets
www.brodin.com
We are now in our 30th year and our goal is still the same as on day one: to make the best fishing nets possible for fly fishermen in an environmentally responsible way and to do so consistently. Our ghost nets are setting new standards for what a landing net can and should be, and we are continuing to expand this line.
Ca Del Sol Restaurant
www.cadelsole.com
Ca Del Sole invites
discerning diner to savor flavorful
Northern Italian cuisine in a restaurant reminiscent of a Venetian
trattoria. Our guests enjoy delectable fare made with the highest ingredients.
We also feature a full bar and an extensive wine collection. Located within
walking distance of Universal Studios.
Calhoun's Coastal Fly Fishing
www.ocflyfishing.com
A professional guide service, Calhoun's Coastal Fly Fishing is dedicated to giving clients the highest quality fly fishingexperience at reasonable prices. Whether fishing the harbors, coastlines, blue water or Catalina Island, you'll be taken where the fish are.
Chota Outdoor Gear
www.chotaoutdoorgear.com
Frank Bryant, President of Chota Outdoor Gear, has been fly fishing and paddling canoes for over 40 years. So when he designs a piece of equipment, rest assured that it's innovative and comfortable. (Do the math, the man is getting up there. Comfort is an issue.) You can be certain that every kink has been worked out as well. Frank takes great pleasure in personally testing each and every item over and over again. Of course, wouldn't we all!
Cliff Outdoors
www.cliffoutdoors.com
A family owned business located in Casper, Wyoming, we specialize in unique, practical outdoor gear.
Crystal Cruises
www.crystalcruises.com
A luxury cruise ship line founded
in 1988 and notable for its two medium-sized, high-end ships, Crystal Symphony
and Crystal Serenity, which each hold about 1,000 guests. Readers of Condé Nast
Traveler have voted the line Best Large-Ship Cruise Line for 16
years. Crystal Cruises has its headquarters in Century City.
Dr. Slick
www.drslick.com
Since 1989, we have lead the industry in quality and innovation. Each DR. SLICK Instrument we produce undergoes a 6 step inspection process to ensure the highest quality possible and each instrument carries our logo on it to guarantee you that it
Eagle Cap Fishing Guides
www.eaglecapfishing.com.
Fish the famous Grand Ronde
and other rivers and streams in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. This
Orvis endorsed guide service fishes for Steelhead, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout
and Smallmouth Bass.
Fishermen’s Spot
www.fsflyfishing.com
"The only true fly fishing shop in Los
Angeles county. We carry a full line of the finest flyfishing gear including
Sage, Simms, Winston, Scott, Umpqua, Ross, Bauer, Lamson, Waterworks,
Scientific Anglers, Abel, Redington, Fishpond, Cortland, Orvis, Rio, Whiting
Farms, and Tibor to name a few. Come in and have a look around. Let us know if
you have any questions."
Fishpond
www.fishpondusa.com
"Thunderstorm, Sagebrush, Cloudburst and Barbed Wire. These are just a few of the names of our fishpond products, and in a small way, they tell a story about what influences our designs here at the fishpond headquarters in the high mountains of Colorado. In a just a few short years since we started our company, we've listened, we've learned, we've innovated, and by doing so, we've become a leader in fly fishing equipment and accessories."
Five Rivers Lodge, Dillon MT
www.fiveriverslodge.com
Many
of you will remember Jay Burgin’s awesome presentation at our January
2005 meeting. A great spot for beginners and the most experienced fly
fishermen. Expert guides, deluxe accommodations and culinary trained
chefs will make this a very special destination. Check out Marie Hammond's 2008 report.
The Fly Shop
www.theflyshop.com
At The Fly Shop, it's always been about people. Since 1978, owner Mike
Michalak worked to surround himself with the most talented staff, the best
products, and the finest angling travel destinations in fly fishing. Is it any
wonder that most of their customers become their friends?
Fly Tyer's Carry-All
www.flytyerscarryall.com
We are the makers of the world-famous Folstaf wading staff, the ultimate wading staff for fly fishing, and proud recipient of Fly Rod and Reel Magazine's 'Product of the Millennium' Kudo Award.
Four Seasons Fly Fishers
utahflyfish.com
Fly fishing Utah is the quintessential Rocky Mountain fly fishing experience. Cast a fly on one of the many Utah trout rivers. Come out and enjoy fly fishing Utah at its best while utilizing one of the most respected teams of Utah fly fishing guides and fly shop personnel.
Fred Gordon Fly Fishing Guide Service
www.fredgordon.net
Fred lives next to the Upper Sacramento River in Dunsmuir, California. He is widely regarded as the first-call fly fishing guide on many of our blue ribbon trout streams in Northern California.
Galvan Fly Reels
www.galvanflyreels.com
Galvan Fly Reels Inc. have established a well-earned reputation for quality, smoothness, and reliability. As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, Bonifacio Galvan continues to strive to produce reels of exceptional value and quality that have garnered a growing following among dedicated fly anglers. Mixing classic styling with contemporary design and materials, Galvan Fly Reels Inc. are helping to redefine modern fly reel construction.
Gear Keeper
www.gearkeeper.com
"Every product that Hammerhead Industries produces has been tested by people
in the industry. If it does the job, we will produce it. If not, we won't. As with all companies,
the customer is our lifeblood. We need to do everything possible so that every
customer is satisfied and impressed by our products and service. Our business
has been built on this philosophy."
Gilbert’s El Indio Restaurant
Gilbert's Zagat Review
A favorite Santa Monica hangout with
oh-so-friendly hosts and servers. Great albondigas and menudo – besides all the
usual good stuff! Traditional Mexican breakfast can’t be beat – especially the
huevos ranchero and huevos Mexicana.
Junior's Restaurant
Breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacktime,
Junior's serves the freshest and best deli fare in LA! We bake all our own
breads, rolls, cakes and cookies on the premises. Join us for a meal, or phone
us up for fast and friendly delivery
Kern River Fly Fishing Guide Service
www.kernriverflyfishing.com
Guy Jeans, owner/guide/instructor, has over 30 years of angling experience and has been fly fishing the Kern River for over 25 years.He guides over 250 days a year all over the Southern Sierra, Sequioa National Forest , Golden Trout Wilderness, Domeland Wilderness, South Sierra Wilderness and he is a Simms Guide Ambassador and field tester for Simms fishing products. Guy was also the guest speaker at our May, 2009 meeting.
La Dijonaise Restaurant
ladijonaise.com
Delicious food for breakfast, lunch and dinner is what fans find at this authentic French bistro in the heart of Culver City.
Lee's Ferry Anglers
www.leesferry.com
The Colorado River emerges from Glen Canyon Dam below Lake Powell into one of the most spectacular canyons to be found anywhere. Jet boats will take yo up to the reaches below the dam where there are riffles and pools loaded with fish. This is one of those trips everyone should take at least once in their life to experience this unique fishery.
LC Ranch
www.lcranch.com
Fish over a dozen private still water lakes
for large Rainbow Trout. Located just 2 ½ hours east of Salt Lake City high in
the Uintah Mountains, this is a the ideal place to get away from the crowds and
enjoy some great fishing.
Lonesome Duck, Chiloquin, OR
www.lonesomeduck.com
Fish the legendary Williamson River for BIG
rainbows. Use of lodge boats included. A number of our members have visited Lonesome Duck. And all rave about it. Check
out the photo pages to the left for trips taken by members in 2006 and 2007.
Loop Rods and Reels
www.looptackle.se
All our products were designed and built to last and function in the world’s toughest conditions and to last for season after season. Experience, enthusiasm and an unbreakable will has led us to only put the Loop brand on the best products.
Bob Marriott’s Flyfishing Store
www.bobmarriottsflyfishingstore.com
Fly fishing is not just our job, it is our passion. If you have any questions, call one of our fly fishing Pro Staff (not just an order taker) to answer all of your fly fishing needs. Pick a species you're going after, and we've probably been there and can tell you first hand what to expect and how to gear up.
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant
Each McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant’s menu is printed
twice daily, featuring the signature “Fresh List” highlighting an
impressive number of fresh seafood varieties, in addition to aged
steaks, poultry, entrée salads and pasta. McCormick & Schmick's
commitment to local freshness is apparent in the seasonally inspired
dishes and regionally inspired preparations offered.
Miracle Productions
Though he has had a distinguished career in the mainstream media, Miracle Production’s Jeffery Pill is best known to anglers as the producer/director of truly excellent fly fishing videos like Joan Wulff's Dynamics of Fly Casting, Successful Fly Fishing Strategies and the seminal Why Fly Fishing.
Montana Fishing Outfitters
We consider ourselves Montana’s Most Unique Guide Service because we offer top-notch angling adventures with our team of professional fly fishing guides throughout Montana. From our home water, the trout-filled Missouri River in central Montana, to the fabled Bighorn River in eastern Montana to the picturesque Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, we get around.
Montana Flyfishers
We offer world-class guided fly fishing trips throughout Southwest Montana, on world renowned rivers, lakes, and private spring creeks. We have literally hundreds of miles of fishable water within a relatively easy drive from our base of operations at our flyshop.
Mountain Trout Lodge
www.mountaintroutlodge.com
Our trout fishing facilities caters for all, from beginners to the professional fly fisher, we offer 6 well stocked dams and 1.5 kilometers of river fishing on the Seekoespruit, a perennial river.
Morning Star Lanyards
www.mslanyards.com
Our Fly Fishing Lanyards offer a light weight & cool alternative to a heavy fishing vest!
Okuma Tackle
www.okumafishing.com
Regardless of location or target species, our time on the water is at a premium. Okuma's goal is to enhance that time and experience by providing dynamic tackle that will become a seamless part of the overall angling experience. "Design driven by technique" is the key in developing rods and reels that push the angling experience.
Orvis Company
www.orvis.com
Charles F. Orvis turned his hobby of
rod building into a business in 1856. The well made rods and flies that were
carried home by the sportsmen of that day woon generated repeat orders by mail.
A tradition that has continued undiminished into the present.
Outdoor Source
www.outdoorsource.net
Join Orvis endorsed guide, John Campbell, for some exciting sight fishing in Lake Las Vegas. The lake is a private, catch-and-release fishery which contains large-mouth bass, great basin bonefish (carp), bluegill, trout and other species. Fishing equipment and licenses are included so all you need do is bring your sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, and a pair of water or Teva type shoes if you wish to enter the water (wading not required.)
Paradise Cove Beach Cafe
www.paradisecovemalibu.com
Next time you’re trying to think of where to bring your family, date or loved one for dinner– consider Paradise Cove. Kids love the beach, the people, the food and the giant mile high chocolate cakes! Dates love the romantic private cove & ocean views, jazz nights and delicious seafood. Impress them with the best lobster dinner in town.
Red Cabin Pottery
www.redcabinpottery.com
Our ceramics are manufactured by Jersey Pottery on the small Island of Jersey off the coast of France using the finest Czech porcelains. Currently featured is the American Trout Series with the award winning watercolors of Great Britain's Richard Bramble. Portions of all sales go the conservation of America's unique trout waters and species through Trout Unlimited.
Reel Wilderness Adventures
www.reelwild.com
"Are you looking for an Alaskan
wilderness fly fishing adventure that is different from your typical fishing
lodge? Are you interested in checking out the evening bite for big hungry
Rainbows, Char, Grayling, Pike or Salmon? Do you like catching big Rainbows on
dry flies? Is this some of what you have in mind when you think of fly fishing
Alaska? Finally, an Alaska wilderness fly fishing adventure that has it right!
We are the lodge alternative. Enjoy
some fine local salt-water fly fishing. Skiff rentals and flies available."
Riverview Lodge
www.riverviewlodge.co.nz
New Zealand fly fishing guides have the reputation of providing unparalleled fly fishing adventures. At Riverview Lodge, we couple that with luxury fishing lodge accommodation. Extraordinary guided fly fishing for large, wild Brown Trout in crystal clear mountain streams, is done on a daily basis in a variety of locations.
Sac River Outfitters
Guiding is, has been, and always will be our career. Guiding is not a job or something that you do in retirement, or on the weekends, or during your off season. It’s a lifestyle. At Sac River we get that.
Sage Mfg.
www.sageflyfish.com
At Sage, every piece of angling equipment we make is designed, tested and hand built with one goal in mind: Maximum Fishability. It's a term we came up with a few years back to describe the kind of performance that helps you cast better, fish more effectively and have more fun. In short, every Sage rod, reel and line is specifically designed to help you make the most of your precious time on the water.
Saltery Lake Lodge
www.salterylake.com
Saltery Lake Lodge is a fishing, hunting and photography adventure
located on Saltery Lake near Ugak Bay, on the eastern side of Kodiak Island,
Alaska. Here you'll find fishing
at its best... with numerous opportunities to view and photograph widlife such as
Sitka blacktail deer, eagles, marine mammals, and seabirds. Kodiak brown bears
also visit the area.
Scientific Anglers
www.3m.com/scianglers
As you look through our incomparable
list of innovations, you realize that Scientific Anglers™ doesn't represent
only the history of fly fishing, but also its future. No other company has been
responsible for so many great products that simplify the sport and help boost
productivity.
Sorenson's Resort
www.sorensensresort.com
Tucked away on the eastern edge of spectacular Hope Valley, south of LakeTahoe, Sorensen's Resort is an ideal home base for recreation and relaxation. Enjoy fishing, hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, bicycling or just unwind in a hammock with your favorite book.
Sun Canyon Lodge & Outfitting
www.suncanyonlodge.com
Sun River Canyon, where our lodge is located, is an eastern gateway to the vast Lewis and Clark Forest and the unique Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The majestic Rocky Mountains suddenly end the otherwise rolling foothill country of eastern Montana. The high rock walls rise up abruptly in majestic grandeur to welcome those who venture into the last of the true mountain wilderness areas.
St. Clair & Hynes
www.schflyrods.com
The bamboo fly rod is the most
traditional of tools for fishing and we strive to make these tools in the most
elegant, functional and precise manner. We're sure you will appreciate the
artisanship displayed here, and hopefully better understand the sport that many
of us find so important to our lives.
Stephan Lake Lodge
www.stephanlakelodge.net
We provide guide and roundtrip air transport from Anchorage. Last stronghold for remote fishing in Alaska. Cast to Rainbow, Lake Trout, Dolly Varden and Arctic Grayling. Summer runs of Chinook, Sockeye and Silver Salmon.
Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters
www.tahoeflyfishing.com
Located on the south shore of Lake
Tahoe, California, we are the most complete fly-fishing specialty store in the
area, offering the best selection of fly-fishing equipment and supplies as well
as a professional staff of licensed guides to get you into the middle of fish.
Talley Vineyards
www.talleyvineyards.com
Talley Vineyards makes distinctive, handcrafted pinot noir and chardonnay wines that reflect the unique character of each of our vineyards in the Arroyo Grande and Edna Valleys on California's South Central Coast..
Temple Fork Outfitters
www.templeforkflyrods.com
Don't take our work for it, listen to what
Lefty Kreh says: "Temple Fork Outfitters' rods are what fly fishermen have
been looking for... fine equipment at an attractive price."
Jim Teeny Inc.
www.jimteeny.com
It has always been our goal to design and offer the best casting and fishing lines in the world. With our new HPC coating and advanced tapers we feel we have achieved the highest level of fly lines to date. We will continue to explore and improve where we feel it is needed to help our fishing friends cast better and hook more fish.
Umpqua Feather Merchants
www.umpqua.com
Umpqua produces umpteen
thousand dozen flies, from micro-scopic midge imitations to the huge patterns
favored by marlin and sailfish. And the "Umpquality" – you’ll see for
yourself.
Vincenzo Ristorante Italiano
Chef Vincenzo Nicoletta has been turning out some of the most refined Italian dishes on the Westside for twenty years, combining his native Italian sensibilities with a good deal of contemporary flair.
Waterworks-Lamson
www.waterworks-lamson
Waterworks-Lamson is not a typical fly fishing company. We are C1 Design Group, and our core expertise is in product design. We innovate, invent, design and engineer. Our roots trace back to the bicycle industry, where we designed one of the very first (and very best) clipless pedal systems.
Whiting Farms
www.whitingfarms.com
Whiting Farms operates on three primary ranches in western Colorado with a central processing, shipping and administrative facility. From these facilities, five major genetic product lines and over 15 minor breed lines are raised to stock 800+ products and generate 100,000+ product unit sales annually, making Whiting the most comprehensive and genetically unique fly tying feather grower today.
Wildwest Fly Fishing
www.flyfishoregon.com
It is our commitment to provide the highest quality fly fishing experience. We are dedicated to the "fly fishing only" approach, always has been --always will be!
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A number of our members have fished with Marlon and all give him high marks. Check out the Lonesome Duck pictures to the left.
William Joseph
www.williamjoseph.net
In the last eight years we have grown into one of fly fishing's leading brands. This has not happened because we are smarter or prettier, (well maybe a little prettier) it is the result of spending all out time trying to make the sport we love even more enjoyable than it already is.
R. L. Winston Rod Company
www.winstonrods.com
Since 1929 the finest fly rods in the world.
New 5 piece and 2 piece rods for freshwater and saltwater.
Yamsi Ranch
www.yamsiflyfishing.com
Located at the headwaters of the world famous
Williamson River, Oregon’s premier Fly Fishing Destination for trophy Brook
Trout reaching 24” and Rainbow Trout stretching up to 31”.
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