LGC's October 2020 Newsletter
It’s October, it’s hot, smoking and mixed with some Covid!!! There is fishing out their folks – you just need to get out there and fish.

Taylor has been back in Texas. She is enjoying nice blue skies and clean air. Doing great with her classes and is scheduled to graduate this Spring. Garrett has decided to take a break from school and he is working full time here in Willows at a seed company. I think he wants to experience the whole college experience!

Other than that Kirsten and I are super busy. Almost done with the re-model on the house. At least on the inside. On, to the outside!

If you were wondering – my external hard drive was completely saved by the Geek Squad. It cost me a pretty penny. It was well worth it to get my collection of documents back!

Stay safe and enjoy Fall.
Rain in the forecast!!!!!
Rivers
The rivers are doing good to great. It just matters on the day and fly caster holding the rod. The last couple of drifts on the Lower Sac have been great. Lots of takes and lots of fish looking for food. Top fly for me on the Lower Sac has been Lance’s X-May Brown in Size 16-18, Lance’s Black Sabbath Size 14, Thurman’s Bird’s Nest Jigged in Olive and Brown in Size 14-16, the Sweet Pea in Size 16-18 and the Light Roe Bead in 8mm. The Feather has been okay. There are smolts in the system, not many adult fish yet. We are still waiting for the big push of water going down river to bring up salmon and the adult steelhead. Hopefully the rain the is forecast will help with this situation. I am booked solid for the next two months. I have already opened up the dates for 2021. They are March 17,18,23,24,25 and 31st and April 6,7,8,13,14,15 and 20th. Every time I look at the board these dates are shrinking in availability. 

Lakes
Almanor is fishing okay. We are waiting for the lake to turn over. Hopefully it will in the next couple of weeks. Once the lake turns over, the fish will scatter and will be eating midges, mini leeches and pond smelt! I hate to say this – but, I am not guiding the lake this Fall – I will be fishing it!!! As for the Hex Hatch for 2021 – I am completely booked for the 2021 season. I do have a waiting list going for fly fishers trying to get in for the 2021 year. So just email me and I will put you on the list in case somebody cancels. I call these our “Stand-By List”.

Workshops
I have been conducting many LGC Workshops over the last month. The workshops are great. These mini schools introduce fly fishers to new skills, or we hone the skills they already have. We have two workshops coming up on the schedule. The Streamer Workshop is on December 12, 2020 and we have the Dry Fly Workshop on January 23, 2021. If you ever wanted to learn how to fish the Skwala on the Yuba this is your chance. I just placed both of these workshops on the schedule board. They will be booked soon!

LGC's Tours
I just finished a Yuba Tour this last weekend. It was great watching the fly fishers see the Yuba in a different light and watching them get excited when we watched fish feed on the surface. I love sharing my knowledge! We have one tour on the schedule board. That is the Lower Sac Tour on January 9, 2021 Exploring the Lower Sac during the winter is a great way to see the river at the lowest flows of the year. 
The tours are great ways to learn some new water or get valuable skills to make your day more productive. Remember, the tour is a combination of a tour, our LGC’s Workshop and a guided trip. Great value.
LGC's "Live with Lance" ZOOM Presentation
Eggology 101
I have a new Zoom Presentation coming up on November 12, 2020 at 7pm. It will be on Eggology. That’s right, teaching the fly fisher’s about eggs and everything you need to know about them. A great presentation that will cover the when, why and how when it comes to eggs in the rivers. This is a brand-new presentation that everyone will enjoy! Cost id $5 a person. Everyone needs to be registered and paid by November 11, 2020 by 7pm. I will be turning off the link to pay and register at that time. I will also record this presentation. I finally have that figured out now!!