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ANNUAL GREAT FALL OUTING (GFO)
BISHOP, CA
OCTOBER 23-25, 2026

Join your fellow club members and guests for a weekend of fishing and learning.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Arrive, get into town. Check your gear and hit the fly shop for any flies or gear needed. Call a buddy to meet for evening fishing and/or dinner and get to bed early as we will be hitting the ground running on Friday!


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
We will host a Streamer Clinic with Mike Villemaire. Come and learn some new skills to chase the big Brown trout coming out of Crowley Lake into the Upper Owens river.
** There will be a $90 charge for this activity payable at the time of registration.

https://www.mammothlakesflyfishing.com
Mike Villemaire 619-756-4149

Want to learn how to catch those monster Browns that live under the cut banks of the Upper Owens (or any other river), then join Mike Villemaire. The activity will be geared to streamer fishing only and explain the various techniques and equipment set-up. Bring your own favorite streamer flies. The class is limited to six participants and there is a $90.00 fee for this activity payable at the time of registration. Location will be provided 1 week prior to activity.

Rods:  5-6 wt rod preferably fairly fast action 9-10’ long. Mike prefers longer rods.

Line: WF floating lines.  The water will be low and air cool. Sink tips are not really that useful in these small streams but 10’ sink lines are optional as long as a floating line is available as well. 

Mike prefers Rio Indicator and Bank Shot lines.

Leader and tippet:  9’ 2x leaders and 2-4x tippet.  Tippet rings are optional.

Flies: Punk Perch Size 8,10. Olive woolly bugger size 8,10. Sculpzilla white size 6, senyo’s trout part. Finesse game changer. White and green balanced leech size 10. Mint mouse size 10.

And any flies that folks like to fish as fishing a fly with confidence is the most important thing. 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
Nymphing Clinic with SPFF Instructors - Reach out to Rick Russo
Free of Charge

Join club members for Happy hour at the Mountain Rambler Brewery at 6:00 pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 | DAYTIME, Go Fish!
Will be an open, free day to fish as you wish

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 | EVENING DINNER >> (6pm)
Will be a no-host cocktails and dinner at Astorga's in Bishop, CA. Registration is required for the dinner as we have to give the restaurant an accurate head count.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 | EVENT ENDS
Pack up and return home. Or plan to stay longer and fish to your heart's content with friends. Just know that our event will be officially "wrapped" up and we'll dream about returning to do some more fishing & exploring!