Next Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, June 12, 2025 7:00PM
June Monthly Program
Erica Bishop joined the Water Forum as Program Manager in 2021 and is responsible for planning and implementation of Water Forum’s habitat projects, fishery monitoring, and river science on the American River corridor; building partnerships with agencies and stakeholders; grant and budget management; and supporting Water Forum 2.0 Agreement development. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s in Water Resources from the University of Wyoming.
The Water Forum includes a diverse group of water providers, environmentalists, business groups and local governments working to balance water supply needs with protection of the Lower American River’s resources. For more information on the Water Forum’s most recent project at River Bend Park, visit waterforum.org/habitat2024.
Leader’s Line
June is on the way; and so are many of our fishout adventures. Also on the way is our election of Board and Officers. Nominations are stiill open; contact myselt or Bob Farley if you want to run. At this point we have a full slate.
Our Board has voted on the distribution of the remaining funds for 2024-25. The Annual Dinner planning is starting soon; this year-around job needs a chairman. The chairman does mostly coordination; we have a good team of volunteers for each job. Additional volunteers are always needed; and this is a great way to get involved with the club . Helping recruit prizes is the biggest team effort.
Let’s meet on the water.
Mike McKinley, GBF President 
New on the GBF site:
- See new AI features, top RH corner of page, that will read, or describe the website to you along with this month’s Leader newsletter.
- The 2025 fishouts and classes/workshops calendar is mostly complete for the year. Have a look here and here for full info. and to register.
- A reminder that all historic FLY TYING JAM recipes back to May of 2017 are available here in a single location under the Fly Tying menu tab. New to fly tying? Check out the educational links at the top of that page.
- A list of GBF member achievers for the Fly Fishers International Fly Casting Skills Development Program is now available here.
- Collectors and aficionados of vintage rods and reels will now find contact info for long-time expert Jim Adams of Adams Angling on the GBF Links page under Vintage Fly Gear, Books and More. A good source to check the value of granddads vintage fly gear.
To join GBF, please click here.
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~ John Gierach, Standing in a River Waving a Stick
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