CLUB MEETING | ALEX CADY – LOCAL WARM WATER ON THE FLY

• Tuesday, July 11, 2023

• 6:15 - 9:00 PM

• Goleta Valley Library

• 500 North Fairview Avenue

• Goleta, CA, 93117 (map)

While many of us are "destination" anglers falling prey to the myth that the LA area has no good local fishing, the truth is that bass, carp and panfish can be found, if we know where to look.

With the recent push (sponsored by our own Debbie Sharpton) to fish out invasive species in Malibu Creek, this program could not have come at a better time.

Combine this with the unseasonably high flows on our "go to" rivers in the Eastern Sierra, our attention should be on local waters and warm water species.

This July presentation will cover many known local fisheries and some less obvious lakes and rivers. On the upside all your trout rods and lines will work just fine on these aggressive fish.

Float tubing, light craft and shore fishing will be covered in detail along with the perfect flies for those ambushing predators. In this colorful local presentation Alex will share some of his favorite spots and techniques, opening us up to a style of fishing perfect for the coming season.

ALEX'S STORY

You can pretty much say that Alex Cady was born with a fishing rod in his hand. He caught his first fish, which was a bluegill, when he was only two years old with his Grandpa Joe up in Oregon.

When Alex was six years old, he learned how to fly fish in the streams and lakes near Mammoth lakes with his father. Any chance Alex got to fish he would take it; like before school at a local pond for bass or venturing offshore to chase Tuna and Sharks.

At the age of 18 he moved to Mammoth Lakes and went to the Clearwater Guide School to chase his dream of being a trout fishing guide. In 2014 he moved back to Southern California to work for The Fly Stop and guide the local inshore and lakes.

Now he is the Southern California and Arizona Representative for Farbanks, Grundens, Fishpond and many others. He is also a part of the California Bass Union which helps promote fly fishing for bass in California.