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Fall 2020 On The River Training Program

The Fly Fishers Club of Orange County is offering free fly fishing classes and on the river training for its members in the Fall of 2020.  This program is a continuation of the FFCOC’s On The River Classes and Clinic training that has been a great success in providing club members classroom and on the river training.  Joe Libeu, a FFI Certified Master Caster Instructor, professional guide, developer and instructor for Advanced Nymphing Clinics on the Owens river, and member of our Club will provide six hours of classroom training and two days of on the river training to participants.  Numerous experienced Club members will assist by Joe providing hands assistance during the on the river clinics. 

Save the dates:
The On The River Training Program has been postponed due to corona virus and COVID-19 issues.  The classes will be rescheduled.


The program includes everything needed to plan/prepare for and experience a successful fly fishing trip.  Classroom training will be held in Orange CA at Santiago Canyon College.  Subjects will include equipment, insects including their life cycles and how flies imitate them, how trout behave, clues as to what fish eat, stream care and etiquette, reading the water, rigging and much more.  The on the river clinic will be held on the Lower Owens River near Bishop CA.  Many of the items discussed in the classroom setting are covered in the field.  In addition, the on the river clinic will include reading the stream, insects including in-stream entomology, casting, mending, setting depth of flies using indicators, and numerous demonstrations.  The on the river clinic includes fishing one-on-one with one of the more experienced club members.  

The training is in follow up to our annual Casting Clinic scheduled for normally scheduled in September.  The Casting Clinic is open to the public.  This year's Casting Clinic has been postponed.  Please note that although the Casting Clinic is open to the public, only FFCOC members are allowed to participate in the On The River Training program.

Joe Libeu is conducting the On The River Classes and Clinic and Doug Jones is helping him with the logistics.  If you would like more information about this program you can contact Joe Libeu at fishlgf@ix.netcom.com or (310) 749-6771, or Doug Jones  at dougjones.oc@gmail.com or (714) 697-2222.  

Remember, the On The River Classes and Clinic program is only open to FFCOC members.  If you are not a club member you can join at our web site www.ffcoc.org or contact Vern Martin, the Club’s Membership Chair at vmartin8591@sbcglobal.net.  


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

If you are an accomplished fly fisher and know the Lower Owens River, you would be a great candidate to work with Joe and provide instruction at the On The River Classes and Clinic program.  Please contact Doug Jones if you can help.  We will need 6 to 8 members to help with the training.


HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Registration for this event will not be open until August 15, 2020.  Please contact us after August 15.

You can sign up for the On The River Classes and Clinic, either as a participant or volunteer, by contacting Doug Jones at dougjones.oc@gmail.com or (714) 697-2222.