2025-2026 SPEAKERS LIST
JOE GARZA
Joe Garza is an experienced guide with a passion for teaching and providing memorable fly fishing adventures on the water. Joe specializes in Lake Almanor, the lower Yuba River, the lower Feather River, the lower Sacramento River, Eagle Lake, Putah Creek and everything in between.
jagflyfishing@gmail.com
530-570-0978
CAPT. MARK PINTO
Fly Fishing the Central Valley is a program I have done at the Sacramento I.S.E show, the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show as well as numerous clubs throughout Ca. The Stanislaus River, The Calaveras River, The Mokelumne River, The American River, The Yuba River, The Feather River as well as Putah Creek and the Ca. Delta. I will talk about the access points, seasons, techniques as well as answer questions with tips and other useful advice as requested. "The better you learn your local fisheries and more often you fish, the more you will enjoy success on far away waters and special destinations." This has been my motto since the beginning of my career, 1984...
pintoshomewaters.com
pintoshomewaters@aol.com
209-581-3474 (FISH)
TODD POND
Lower Yuba River , and East Walker River - Focus on how to fish different stretches of the river, flies for each time of the year, and understanding various regions of the river.
510-520-4485
toddpond@ymail.com
Youtube: Flow Fly Fishing.
DON MUELRATH
Flats of Belize.
888-347-4896
flyfish@napanet.net
CRAIG NIELSEN
Mt. Shasta. Success on McCloud, Upper Sac, Klamath
530-926-5763
Craig@shastatrout.com
JEFF CURRIER
Fishing CO, WY,
208-534-8362
jeffcurrier65@gmail.com
JOE CONTALDI
Eastern Sierra , and Pyramid Lake Performance Anglers
760-965-6527
matukajoe@yahoo.com
DOUG BRUTACAO
North Coast Steelhead
707-217-4320
CARLO BONGIO
Putah Creek or Russian River
707-532-0638
LANCE GRAY
Northern CA rivers, stillwaters, Feather R Steelhead
530-517-2204
lancegrayandcompany@yahoo.com
DEVIN OLSEN
UT Guide, USA FF Team; Euro Nymphing
801-870-7091
info@tacticalflyfisher.com
LANDON MAYER
Colorado Guide; Catching Big Trout, Sight Fishing
719-210-0619
landonmayerflyfishing.com
GRIFF MARSHALL
Fishing Deschutes River. in Oregon
866-800-2812
info@flyandfield.com
JIM COX
Western River's Conservancy
503-241-0151
jcox@westernrivers.org
SAM BISHOP
Santa Cruz FF - Arapaima in Guyana, Surf Perch on Coast
831-476-6451
flyfishtotlcom.com
MARK WON
Surf Perch guru
408-386-5470
surfperch@comcast.net
JOHN SHERMAN
Fly Fishing the Delta
530-412-2528
johngsherman@me.com
GARY BARD
Grizzly Peak FF, knots , and rigging (Knots 'Guru')
510-301-2005
ncaflyfisher@gmail.com
ED ENGLE
Colorado - Tying and fishing tiny flies
edengleflyfishing.com
ERIC ETTLINGER
MMWD Biologist; status of Coho , and Steelhead in Marin streams
415-945-1193
eettlinger@marinwater.org
GEORGE REVEL
Lost Coast Outfitters (SF) Best places to fish in different seasons
415-483-2278
George@lostcoastoutfitters.com
GREG VINCI
Author, Best Streams in NorCal
916-719-6253
vinci.greg@gmail.com
MATT HERON
Truckee, CA area and Cuba.
518-225-6587
mattheronflyfishing@gmail.com
SAM SEDILLO
TU of California, Restoration of Putah Crk
408-718-9897
STEVE KERR
Work of Putah Creek Trout
putahcreektrout@gmail.com
PHILIP ROWLEY
Canada, fishing stillwaters.
flycraft@shaw.ca
HOGAN BROWN
Entomology , and fly design, Largemouth Bass (in depth)
hgbflyfishing.com
JORDAN ROMNEY
Putah Creek hot spots, next level nymphing
driftonthefly@gmail.com
DAX MESSETT
Confluence Outfitters - Does Zoom Webinars.
Has several presentations. Good speaker , and "The Nomad Angler" was very good
530-320-7947
daxmessett@aol.com
www.daxfly.com
CLAY HASH
Entomology of Yuba River
530-913-1334
clayhash.fft@gmail.com
DOUG OULLETTE
Pyramid Lake - land of the Giants
775-722-2267
dougo@calvadaflyfishing.com
CAPTAIN MAURY HATCH
Stripers and Bass in Delta
916-716-3474
firsthatchguideservice.com
MIKE COSTELLO
Delta for Stripers, Bass
209-327-6153
mike@captainmikecostello.com
MIKEY WIER
World famous FF videographer/Guide, Gold Country, Silver Fork of American R., Upper Truckee.
mwier@caltrout.org
MATT GILLIGAN KOLES
Lower Truckee, CA , and NV
775-351-6665
gilligansguideservice@gmail.com
MICHAEL MALEKOS
Does Zoom presentations
Speaking topics: Burney Area Fisheries; Destinations Within Our Reach, Small Stream Tactics.
Specific waters: Pit River, Burney Creek, McCloud River, Pyramid Lake, Stanislaus River, Baum Lake, Fall River, Hat Creek, Manzanita Lake, Medicine Lake.
415.407.0543
memalekos@gmail.com
http://www.castingarise.com
DAN BLANTON
Stripers on Delta, and San Luis Reservoir
danblanton@danblanton.com
DYLAN ROSE
Flywater Travel saltwater destinations manager for 9 years.
His presentation covers a 12-month look at saltwater fly fishing the world's best saltwater locations at the best time of the year.
dylan@flywatertravel.com
APRIL VOKEY
Steelhead, trout and some saltwater fish.
She has years of guiding experience with steelhead in B.C. and other places.
Has a great website and many learning tools.
She is very helpful and good with questions and the nuance of fly casting and fishing.
https://www.facebook.com/AprilVokey
https://www.aprilvokey.com
SAM VASILY
Eastern Sierra Stillwater fishing
(760) 709-6574
https://www.sierratroutdoorsman.com/
Darren Ward, Professor of Ecology , and Fisheries, Humboldt State University. MS in Fisheries, PhD in Conservation Ecology
darren.ward@humboldt.edu
Will give an overview of the Fisheries Biology program at Humboldt State, and their classes related to ecology of freshwater fish and their habitats, focused on the conservation and ecology of Pacific salmon, and what they need to successfully move from freshwater into the marine environment.
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LARRY LACK
(MTFF, GGTU) fishing pocket water, NE Nevada streams and lakes, Euro Nymphing, entomology.
415-307-5363
larry.lack17@att.net
PAUL WILSON
(MTFF) Euro Nymphing
831-331-5798
pgw4031@yahoo.com
PHILIP SWETT
(MTFF) Fishing for Stripers in SF Bay
415-265-2802
philipswett@gmail.com
MARY TEALDI
(GGTU) Fishing Exotic locales around the world
510-390-1316
marytealdi21@gmail.com
DON FORBES
(MTFF) Steelhead on Klamath
415-717-2312
don.forbes@yahoo.com
JEREMY NOLAN
Owner/Guide at Heads Up Fly Fishing. Fishing the San Juan River below Navajo Dam in New Mexico.
Thorough , and Reasonable.
970-946-9313
jeremy@headsupflyfishing.com
MARK ROCKWELL
The Klamath River Dam Removal - his 20 years of work to free the klamath. What it took, and where we are today.
530-559-5759, mrockwell1945@gmail.com