Next Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:00PM
November Monthly Program
Jon Martin Hubbard – Guide
Our speaker this month is Jon Martin Hubbard, a local fly fishing guide who began fly fishing at 13 on the freestone rivers of the west slope Sierra Nevada’s. After discovering tailwater steelhead at 18, these fisheries and anadromous fish quickly became his passion. Jon has 30 years of fly fishing experience and has fished and guided in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Colorado . You can also occasionally find him behind the counter at Fly Fishing Specialties. His favorite pastime, of course, is sharing his knowledge and experience on the water with his guests and friends.
All of which provides the background for his presentation topic: “Winter & Spring Steelhead Fly Fishing in the Central Valley: An Overview of Valley Fisheries & Tactics”
Leader’s Line
I hope everyone is going out and doing some fishing. The weather right now is fantastic, and a little rain does not hurt everything.
November kicks off the club’s membership renewal effort. Membership renewals fund the club’s operation.
The Annual Swap Meet and Chili cook-off is on Saturday, December 6th. Remember, the chili cook-off recipe you have may win bragging rights for the best chili.
The December General Meeting is our annual Holiday Potluck. See a separate article following with more details.
Please think about donations to our Annual Dinner. Any items—fishing and non-fishing—will be greatly appreciated. Non-fishing items can be gift certificates, services, gift baskets, wines, trips, Group BBQ catered, anything you may think the people would love to have or do. Remember donating before December 31st so you can get a tax write-off for 2025.
Ed Lloyd (916-220-2870) is the dinner chairman. The success of the dinner depends on the prizes donated and the volunteers to help run it.
Don’t forget the November 11th Veteran’s Day Fish-out at Discovery Bay, in the delta (bass), with Mike McKinley, Fish-out Leader.
Go out and have Fun!
Robert Farley, President 
New on the GBF site:
- A re-run of the winter knot clinics are now on the calendar for August and September. See schedule here.
- 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 grand-dads vintage fly gear.
To join GBF, please click here.
To renew your 2025 Membership, please click here.
To purchase 2025 Annual Dinner tickets, please click here.
“Scholars have long known that fly fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher’s salary”
~ Patrick McManus
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