9/27-29/2024 Digger Creek Ranch
See article in the November 2024 Cast and in the July 2015 Cast (the last time we were there).
05.17-19.2024 Luk Lake Outing
Summary by Catherine:
Luk Lake is named for Luk which means goose in the language of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians. This is a man-made lake that is located on Indian land not far from the Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. It is stocked with Bass and Rainbows. We had 6 women and 1 man fisherpersons and 4 men mentors fly fishing the lake for half a day on Friday and sunrise to sunset (about 6 am to 8 pm) on Saturday. Everyone caught fish. For some it was the first fish ever caught using a fly rod. Mostly we used floating lines, casting or trolling wooly buggers or damsel nymphs. Mentors helped the fisherpersons try different techniques, helped net fish fish and position the boats while doing a bit of fishing along the way. The lake was beautiful and had a lot of birdlife.
Saturday afternoon we had a feast about 4 pm, early so that we could get back out on the water to fish the evening bite until sunset about 8 pm. We were able to use RVs or trailers to camp on-site while the women could stay overnight in the "Lodge", a ranch house on the property not far from the lake.
This was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed it. The new flyfishing persons learned a lot. Some had attended a session to tie some of their own flies. All had practiced casting and learned to tie knots. For the mentors, it was very satisfying to see new flyfishers cast from a boat and catch fish .
Luk Lake is named for Luk which means goose in the language of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians. This is a man-made lake that is located on Indian land not far from the Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. It is stocked with Bass and Rainbows. We had 6 women and 1 man fisherpersons and 4 men mentors fly fishing the lake for half a day on Friday and sunrise to sunset (about 6 am to 8 pm) on Saturday. Everyone caught fish. For some it was the first fish ever caught using a fly rod. Mostly we used floating lines, casting or trolling wooly buggers or damsel nymphs. Mentors helped the fisherpersons try different techniques, helped net fish fish and position the boats while doing a bit of fishing along the way. The lake was beautiful and had a lot of birdlife.
Saturday afternoon we had a feast about 4 pm, early so that we could get back out on the water to fish the evening bite until sunset about 8 pm. We were able to use RVs or trailers to camp on-site while the women could stay overnight in the "Lodge", a ranch house on the property not far from the lake.
This was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed it. The new flyfishing persons learned a lot. Some had attended a session to tie some of their own flies. All had practiced casting and learned to tie knots. For the mentors, it was very satisfying to see new flyfishers cast from a boat and catch fish .