PLEASANTON, CA – Regardless of what the weatherman has on tap, California’s statewide angling season begins Feb. 28 when the annual Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show kicks off the season at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
The show facility is at 2005 Valley Blvd., Pleasanton.
Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat; and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun. Fly Fishing Show® admission is $20 for one day, $35 for two days and $45 for three. Children under age 5 are free as are Boy and Girl Scouts under age 16 in uniform. Children 6-12 are $5. Active military with an ID are $10.
The Fly Fishing Show will include 16 classes with the sport’s experts. Class registration is $95 except for a day-long advanced casting class jointly conducted by Dr. Gary Borger and Mac Brown a day before the show opening, Thurs., Feb. 27. Tuition is $625.
Standard classes include Learn about Loop Control for More Efficient Casts with Mac Brown, Next Level Stillwater Techniques with Phil Rowley, The Perfect Cast with Gary Borger, Double Handed Spey Casting with Glenda Powell, Trophy Trout Tactics for All Seasons with Landon Mayer, and Knots and Rigging for Trout with Tim Flagler.
There will be 25 free seminars dealing with every aspect of the sport.
Nearly $100,000 in door prizes will be awarded including a Golden Dorado trip for two by Nervous Waters, value $9,500; a week at Alaska Trophy Adventures Lodge in King Salmon, Alaska, value $7,500; a week at Rio Manso Lodge in Northern Patagonia, value $7,000; Belize River Lodge, Belize for two anglers, value $6,400; a week at Chile Trout, value $6,190; and three days at Fish Partner Lodge, Iceland, value $6,375; Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, $1,500 credit on any trip.
A complete list of door prizes is on the Fly Fishing Show website.
For all films, classes, seminars, and demonstrations visit https://flyfishingshow.com/pleasanton-ca/ or phone (814) 443-3638.
