LEARNING ON THE FLY FREE FOUR-WEEK CLASS TEACHES BASIC CASTING SKILLS.Byline: BILL BECHER Outdoors More than 100 aspiring fly-anglers took advantage of a free four-week class offered by the Sierra Pacific Flyfishers, a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. fly-fishing club. The class began March 15, meeting three Saturdays at Reseda Park. Fly Fishing Federation-certified casting instructor Jeff Priest, with help from club members, is teaching basic casting skills. The class also covers equipment, knots, fly tying Fly tying is the process of producing an artificial fly to be used by anglers to catch fish via means of fly fishing. Probably the most concise description of fly tying is the one by Helen Shaw, a preeminent professional fly tier in Fly-Tying. , and where to fish. The last session will be an on-stream clinic and fishing opportunity at Piru Creek Piru Creek is a large stream in northern Los Angeles County and western Ventura County, California. It is a tributary of the Santa Clara River, the largest stream system in Southern California that is still relatively natural. . Volunteer club instructor Randy Meathrell said he first learned about fly-fishing from one of the club's classes seven years ago. ``This is my payback,'' Meathrell said as he helped 4-year-old Luke Love with his roll cast. The club offers the class annually in the spring. Visit www.spff.org for information about Sierra Pacific Flyfishers and next year's class. Priest, who also guides local salt water fly fishing excursions, can be reached at eefishent(at)earthlink.net. The U.S. Forest Service has extended the 2003 Annual and Secondary Adventure Passes for Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino national forests for three months to compensate users for the period of time the forests were closed because of fire danger last fall. All visitors are required to display a pass in their vehicles when parked for recreation purposes at these four Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, national forests. For the third year in a row Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is a large lava dome complex[1] that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest. Mammoth Mountain is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area which is notable in that it gets an unusually large amount of is offering a $399 ``Value Pass'' that includes unlimited skiing and boarding at both June and Mammoth mountains during the 2003-2004 season and this year's spring season beginning May 1. Beginning April 1, 2003, a limited number of passes will be available for purchase online at www.MammothMountain.com or by calling 800-MAMMOTH. The Mammoth Value Pass is priced at $399 for adults, $299 for teenagers (ages 13-18) and $199 for children (ages 7-12) and seniors (65 and over). California's spring wild turkey season opens Saturday and runs statewide through May 4. Department of Fish and Game wildlife managers say turkey populations are holding steady. Turkey hunters are required to carry a California hunting license and Upland Game Bird Upland game bird is an American term which refers to those non-water fowl game birds hunted with pointing breeds, flushing spaniels, and retrievers. Upland game include the following:
A Ventura Superior Court judge has denied a request by a group of commercial and sport fishing groups to halt implementation of the Channel Island Marine Reserves. Judge Steven Hintz issued the ruling Wednesday. The judge said in denying the motion that halting enforcement of the reserve regulations would be against the public interest, and the fishing groups are not likely to prevail in the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Ilson Woo, attorney for the fishing groups, said the ruling was contrary to the evidence and law, and that he was ``shocked.'' The no-fishing zones were scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2003. Delays in the administrative law administrative law, law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the course of their operation. process pushed back the start until April 9. That date is firm according the Department of Fish and Game. The reserves were approved at a contentious meeting of the Fish and Game Commission in October 2002. Ten reserves at Anacapa, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , and San Miguel Islands cover 132 square nautical miles of
ocean, or 10 percent of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a reserve area off the Pacific coast of the United States, near California.Established in 1980, the 1,252 square nautical mile (4,294 km²) portion of the Santa Barbara Channel is an area of national significance because of , and are closed to all fishing. Department of Fish and Game biologists say the reserves are needed to restore depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d fish stocks and serve as insurance against inadequacies in fishing regulation. But sport fishing boat operators and angling groups strongly disagreed, and filed suit to block implementation of the reserves. For more information about the reserves, visit www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/channel-islands/. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Granada Hills' Randy Meathrell helps 4-year-old Luke Love during a fly-fishing class offered by the Sierra Pacific Flyfishers. (2) Fly-fishing guide Jeff Priest demonstrates a roll cast to a class at Reseda Park pool. Bill Becher/Special to the Daily News |
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