Kokanee Fishing with Vance Staplin

The Rooster Tails Fishing Club breakfast meeting will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Auburn Elks Lodge, 195 Pine St. at Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603. The doors to the Lodge open at 7:00 AM with a fantastic $13 wide-selection buffet breakfast served at 8:00 AM. The presentation begins at 9:00 AM sharp featuring guest speaker Vance Staplin, owner of Vance’s Lures for a Kokanee fishing presentation. The meeting is open to the public.

Unlike many tackle manufacturers, Vance personally designed and tested his lures under real fishing conditions to provide Kokanee anglers with the best tackle to catch these illusive and challenging fish. Vance’s dodgers are longer and narrower than the standard 4/0 dodger used by most trout anglers. The raw manufacturing stock used for dodgers is typically thicker than that used by other companies and sculptured for low drag plus providing a lot of ‘kick’ to trailing hutchies, grubs, or other offerings. In addition to a great dodger design, he uses top-of-line snaps and rings, holographic finishes, and UV coatings for the rest of his product line.

Kokanee have been successfully perpetuated with the help of Kokanee Power and Inland California Fisheries organizations for providing these sporting, tasty, land-locked sockeye salmon. Spring fishing for Kokanee salmon for quality spring fish takes place in May and June. Attend this meeting to learn how to catch them, what tackle to use, and the best strategy.

The 30 year old, 180+-member Rooster Tails Fishing Club of Northern California, Inc. is a non-profit organization that meets the third Friday of each month to educate, entertain, and enhance a fishing experience. Unlike many bass and fly fishing clubs that concentrate on very specific types of fishing, the Rooster Tails Fishing Club provides a balanced mix of fishing techniques presented by fishing experts targeting a variety of fish species on multiple types of waters. Further information can be found at www.roostertailsfishingclub.org. For more information on attending Rooster Tails Fishing Club of Northern California, Inc. meetings, contact Jim, Club Chairman, at 530-887-0479 or info@roostertailsfishingclub.org.