Next Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, June 11, 2026 7:00PM
Monthly Program
Our speaker this month will be Pat Pendergast. Pat is the director of The Fly Shop’s International Travel Department.
Pat came to The Fly Shop® in 1996. He first met Mike Michalak, the owner of The Fly Shop®, while guiding in Alaska in 1986. He crossed paths with Mike again some years later fishing the flats of the Mexican Yucatan and kept in touch after that meeting.
Some of his experience includes a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Administration with a minor in business from California State University Chico, but the bulk of it comes from hands-on, in-the-field training. He truly loves talking with fishing travelers and putting together the trips that only first-hand experience can provide. Pat is the director of The Fly Shop’s International Travel Department.
Don’t miss this opportunity to add some more items to your bucket list!
Leader’s Line
Well, this is my last President’s message for this term.
I would like to start by thanking everyone for the support that I have received during the past year.
It has been a privilege to serve as your President this past year and I have had a blast doing it. A special thank-you to each Board member that I have had a privilege to serve with during the past year. The commitment of you all is what makes a club like Granite Bay Flycasters so successful. I would like to thank all the volunteers we have had, i.e. giving classes and clinics, leading fish outs, bringing snacks, running the library, handling the club’s merchandise, getting our meeting presenters, helping with the Annual Dinner and President’s Picnic, helping at various events with our booth and working conservation events.
Special thanks to Don Whitecar and Eric Palmer our Webmasters and a big thank you to Frank Stolten, our Leader editor, these guys keep us informed on what is going on. It takes many volunteers to run a great fly-fishing club and I applaud you all.
Don’t forget our annual picnic at the clubhouse area, on June 27,2026. The event is free, other than asking everyone to bring a dessert for the dessert contest. The best dessert will win a prize. All other food items will be provided by the club. This event is for us to thank you for being a member of the best fly-fishing club around. We will have fun family/fly fishing related games. The picnic will start at 11:00 and food is served at 12:00. Please remember to bring your folding chairs.
Our election of Board of Officers and Directors of the club will be at the June general meeting.
Remember, fish outs and workshops are a great way to meet other members and to learn the different strategies used for fly fishing. So, check the website fishouts and education schedules and/or the member’s calendar for dates and to register, and to have fun and learn more about our wonderful sport.
Robert Farley, President 
New on the GBF site:
- The GBF Traditions webpage was released https://gbflycasters.org/gbf-traditions/
- The 2026 fishouts and education classes/workshops schedules are mostly complete for the year. Click here and here.
- Check out the freshly updated Library page with reorganized list of all available books and DVD’s.
- See Lower Yuba hatch chart on the articles page, bottom RH side just above the Bill Carnazzo info.
- Launch of the updated Golden Trout Program was announced Nov 18, 2025
- 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.
“Some days they take the fly greedily, and some days not all the art in the world, nor all the flies in the box can lure a rise.”
– “Rogue River Angling”, Medford Mail Tribune, October 26, 1911
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