Come out for a fun day and lend a helping hand at the annual Bob McMillen Memorial Fishing Tournament. Early helpers arrive about 6 am at the Boat House in the Oak Grove Regional Park, Eight Mile Road, Stockton. Tell the gate attendant that you are a DFF volunteer and your parking fee will be waived. We will be responsible for registration and weighing of tournament participants and running the snack bar and driving food carts. Everything wraps up around 1 pm. This is a great day to hang out with other DFFers and help our community and county parks! Contact Greg Pettis at (209) 609-8605 if you are interested in helping and have questions about our roles.

March 8th: Gear Check at the Fly Corner inside Lodi Cyclery, 11 am to 3 pm

Bring your rod/reel combos and lets check for balanced rigs. Have a leak in your waders? We can find it and mark it so you can patch it. We will have a reel winder and line cleaner on hand too. Come and hang out or bring your vise to tie some flies.

Location: John R Williams School, 2450 Meadow Ave. Stockton 

Time: 6:30—8:00 PM (or thereabouts) Doors open at 6:30. Club business begins at 7 pm. Presentation at 7:30. All are welcome! Open to the public! 

Presentation Information: Our guest speaker at our March 11 general meeting will be noted fly fishing guide, writer, and professional tyer Lance Gray. Lance’s talks have plenty of useful information and tips to assist fly fishers of all experience levels. His talk is titled Streamer Fishing. Lance will cover not only the gear needed to fish streamers but also the when, why, and how for the audience. This presentation also covers the quarry the fish eat, from minnows to crayfish. Knowing how to stream fish will give the fly fisher a valuable tool for their quiver. This presentation contains new and updated information, along with new flies and tactics. Members are encouraged to meet and have dinner with Lance before the general meeting. Bob Fujimura will host this gathering at BJ Restaurant & Brewhouse, 5733 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA, 95207, starting at 5 pm.

Attend free casting lessons at Golden Gate Casting Ponds at 1232 John F Kennedy Dr. San Francisco, CA 94122. Lessons run from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Rods available for loan for the lessons. Clinics available for all levels of casting led by the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club of San Francisco. Participants must preregister online via the GGACC website. A few of the DFF officers and members participate in this monthly GGACC event; contact Amy Terra at (209) 329-4801for more information on this event.

The executive officers and interested volunteers will meet and discuss club business. We are fortunate that new members are joining our Executive Team and existing members are accepting new roles in 2026. However, we need more volunteers to make this year a successful one. It is a good time to get familiar with the business side of the club and its most active members. All club members are welcome to join us at the Nature Center at Oak Grove Park, Eight Mile Road, Stockton starting at 6:30 pm. Contact Vice President Dena Mason at (209) 662-3079 for more information on this meeting and how to enter and exit the Park after hours.

Norm Cassin will host another coffee and cast outing at the first parking lot at the fish hatchery. Please RSVP Norm if you plan to attend or have questions about this event at (209) 712-1993. Norm will be providing coffee and bagels in the morning. Please have a valid fishing license, a 2026 steelhead report card, and have a signed 2026 DFF liability waiver on file or bring one with you.

Tie with your fellow members, sharing the latest fishing stories, and hang out with new and old friends. Host Bob Fujimura will be sharing another fly of the month pattern and maybe a light snack for those participants who just got off work. This session will start at 6:00 pm in the Nature Center in Oak Grove Regional Park, Eight Mile Road, Stockton. Contact Bob at deltaflyfishers@gmail.com or call (209) 329-1692 if you are coming and to get information on how to enter and exit the Park after hours.

We are having a fly fishing swap meet instead of our usual guest speaker. Bring any lightly used or new fly fishing or outdoor gear that you want to sell or trade. All transactions are strictly between the individual parties. Our club’s monthly general meeting is held at John R Williams Elementary School located at 2450 Meadow Ave., Stockton, CA every second Wednesday evening of the month (excluding June, July, and August). Doors open at 6:30 pm. Club business begins at 7 pm. We will have the usual fishing reports, fun raffles, business reports, snacks and refreshments. All are welcome! Open to the public! Vice President Dena Mason is seeking donations of old fly fishing magazines for her educational youth outreach.

Attend free casting lessons at Golden Gate Casting Ponds at 1232 John F Kennedy Dr. San Francisco, CA 94122. Lessons run from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Rods available for loan for the lessons. Clinics available for all levels of casting led by the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club of San Francisco. Participants must preregister online via the GGACC website. A few of the DFF officers and members participate in this monthly GGACC event; contact Amy Terra at (209) 329-4801for more information on this event

This is a repeat of our successful casting clinic started in 2023 and held annually at Panella Park in Stockton (5758 Lorraine Ave, Stockton, CA). We will provide more information on this annual event when available, but it will be probably very similar to last year's with a women's program in the morning, lunch and afternoon casting clinic open to everyone. Instruction will include support for first time casters, casting practice for those looking to develop fundamental casts and for advanced caster working through the Fly Casting Skills Development Program. Open to any female angler regardless of club affiliation. 2026 DFF club waiver required. Free to all participants. Lunch will be served at noon and casting will continue until 2 pm open to the public. Loaner rods will be available for use. For more information or to sign up, call Amy at 209-329-4801.

Board of Directors Meeting – Wednesday April 15: The executive officers and interested volunteers will meet and discuss club business. We are fortunate that new members are joining our Executive Team and existing members are accepting new roles in 2026. However, we need more volunteers to make this year a successful one. It is a good time to get familiar with the business side of the club and its most active members. All club members are welcome to join us at the Nature Center at Oak Grove Park, Eight Mile Road, Stockton starting at 6:30 pm. Contact Vice President Dena Mason at (209) 662-3079 for more information on this meeting and how to enter and exit the Park after hours. 

Pinecrest Reservoir Outing – Saturday April 18: Greg Pettis hosts a fly fishing outing to this waterbody – more information to coming in club announcements and the April issue of the club newsletter or call Greg at (209) 609-8605.