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How to Add Fishing to Your Program Course OUT230 – L.E.A.D. 2011 George Coughlin, ASM Troop 805 Introduction Tom Sawyer lives in every young boy in America. Turn that desire to “Go Fish’n” into a meaningful outdoor experience in your Scout troop, Varsity team or Venture crew. Fortunately, fishing appeals to boys (and girls) of all ages. That is why fishing trips are a great lure (intentional play on words) for enticing parental participation. Sir Robert Baden-Powel was an avid fisherman, as was Waite Phillips. Excursions to local reservoirs and alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains provide a perfect venue for having fun while teaching ecology, soil and water conservation, environmental awareness, entomology, safety and even first aid. Oh, and don’t forget about Fishing and Fly-Fishing merit badges. Be cognizant, however, of the attention span and patience of the age group with which you are working. When fishing fails to produce much “catching”, even the most enthusiastic adult angler can succumb to boredom. Hence, you are wise to plan some alternate activities that will burn off plenty of pent-up energy among the young participants. Of course, no high adventure backpacking trip would be complete without a couple of overnight stops, even a layover day, in locations conducive to fishing. Please keep that in mind while planning your next 50-miler. The same holds true if your unit is going to visit Philmont Scout Ranch, the Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base or the Florida Sea Base.

Planning On top of the planning steps your unit would normally follow prior to any function, you must: Decide what species of fish you want to target.  Assorted Saltwater Varieties  Bass – largemouth, smallmouth or striped  Bluegill  Catfish  Crappie  Salmon  Steelhead  Trout Determine the distance you are willing to travel?  One-day excursion or  Overnight campout  Week-long high adventure Page1of6

Identify the type of water that offers the best chance of connecting with your targeted fish species? • Streams • Rivers o Shoreline o Drift Boat • Lakes/Reservoirs o Shoreline o Dock o Boat • Ocean/Bay/Delta o Shoreline/surf o Pier/Dock o Boat Pick a time of the year that will be conducive to fishing? • Good weather conditions can never be guaranteed but put the odds in your favor. • Do California fishing regulations allow fishing at the desired location on the date(s) under consideration?

Preparation In addition to the normal preparation for an outdoor activity, including a BSA Tour Permit, you will want to consider the following steps/activities before the outing. • Obtain fishing licenses for all participants over the age of 15. [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing] (NOTE: Licenses are NOT required for anyone fishing on July 4 or September 5, 2011.) • If you plan on using watercraft, obtain Safety Afloat certification for all of the adult participants and teach Safety Afloat principles to all youth participants. • Practice tying fishing knots and rigging fishing equipment during meetings. • Practice casting during meetings – have contests for accuracy and distance (use grassy areas -- NOT asphalt or cement surfaces. Be sure to start each practice session by removing all lures, hooks and flies from the casting lines. • Generate interest in the upcoming outing by showing DVD/film clips of fishing activities. If your unit has conducted previous fishing trips, show pictures from those outings. • Promote the fishing trip in the unit’s newsletter, special fliers and during Courts of Honor, etc. • Have your unit visit a fish hatchery – Silverado (Yountville), Warm Springs (Geyserville), Nimbus (Gold River/Sacramento) and Mokelumne River (Clements). [www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Hatcheries/HatList.asp] • Ask the youth program director of a local fishing club for ideas and assistance in preparing the members of your unit for a fishing trip. NOTE: Troop 212 in Moraga teamed up with the Diablo Valley Fly Fishermen for hands-on casting and fly tying instruction followed by a fishing expedition to Kistler Ranch several months later. In so doing, many of the Scouts earned the Fly-Fishing Merit Badge.

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Fishing Locations Even if your own personal experience has enabled you to identify a number of good fishing venues, be sure to tap the following resources for potential spots. • Scouts and adults within your unit. • Sporting goods/fishing stores. • Professional fishing guides • Vendors at fishing shows. • Friends, neighbors and relatives that belong to a fishing club or simply love to fish. • Periodicals o Western Outdoor News o Field and Stream o Outdoor Life o California Fly Fisher o Newspaper articles written by the outdoor editors, e.g., Tom Stienstra and Brian Hoffman in the SF Chronicle o Fishing club bulletins • Outdoor guidebooks • California State Automobile Association (CSAA) publications • Internet – Google It! Included with this outline you will find a short list of fishing spots for those who need a place to start. If a particular location catches your eye, be sure to conduct your own research into that spot’s features, facilities, costs and availability. Fishing Equipment for Individuals While all participants on an outing will want to have their own fishing gear, what are the basic essentials that the unit leader should ask everyone to bring? Keep in mind that the answer will depend on the targeted species and the location you plan to visit. If someone does not already own what is necessary, see if other participants have extra equipment that can fill the need on a temporary basis. Neighbors and relatives are another good source from whom eager young Scouts can borrow fishing gear. Spin/Bait-Casting: Basic paraphernalia needed for spin/bait-casting includes the following. (Of course, everyone has their own opinion as to what should be on this list.) Please keep in mind that fishing with spin/bait-casting gear is far more user-friendly for novice fishermen than a fly rod and reel. In addition, young Scouts may find it easier to borrow spin/bait-casting equipment from relatives and family friends because most fishing enthusiasts still own the relatively inexpensive spin/bait-casting gear they started with years ago and are willing to loan it to a youngster that shows interest in the sport. • Fishing rod (6’± long) and a reel loaded with 6 to 10-lbs test mono fishing line • Leader material • Half-dozen bare hooks if planning to fish with bait Page 3 of 6

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A few snap or barrel swivels and small bobbers Split-shot and/or barrel weights Long-nose pliers or hemostats Snips or fingernail clippers for trimming off excess leader Assortment of lures, power bait, salmon eggs and artificial worms

Fly-Fishing: Participants that elect to practice fly-fishing during a unit outing would be well served if their equipment includes the following. Please note that this gear is considerably more expensive, on average, than spin/bait-casting equipment and more difficult to use. Therefore, unit leaders would be wise to avoid recommending the use of fly-fishing gear by young novices unless the outing is specifically intended as an introduction to fly-fishing. In the latter case, be sure that most of the accompanying adults are experienced fly-fishermen. • Fly rod (9-feet long, 5-weight) • Fly reel loaded with backing and 5-weight floating line – weight-forward or double-tapered • Tapered 5X leader 7½ or 9 feet long • Tippet material (5X and 6X) • Split shot and a few small strike indicators • Long-nosed pliers or hemostats • Snips or fingernail clippers for trimming off excess leader or tippet • Assortment of dry flies, nymphs and streamers The items listed above in both general categories are available for purchase at the following locations. • Big 5, Wal-Mart, Sports Authority, etc. • Fishing Stores – Creative Sports in Pleasant Hill, Outdoor Pro Shop in Oakland, Fly Fishing Specialties in Sacramento and at most marinas located on major waterways and reservoirs throughout the state • Catalogs from various fishing stores – Bass Pro Shops (Manteca), Cabela’s (Reno), Feather Craft, The Fly Shop (Redding), etc. • Web sites for those same sporting goods and fishing stores

Personal Clothing and Equipment In addition to being equipped with the appropriate fishing gear, anglers of all ages would be wise to prepare themselves as follows. • Use sunscreen (minimum SPF 30) to cover the back of hands and all areas of exposed skin including neck, ears, face and nose. Remember, light reflected off the surface of the water carries UV radiation. • Bring along a bottle of sunscreen to facilitate a second application early in the afternoon. • Wear a broad-brimmed hat for sun protection as well as partial protection from errant casts. • Wear polarized sun glasses to protect eyes from errant casts and to help spot fish. • Wear a long sleeve shirt and full-length trousers to reduce UV radiation exposure. • Bring rain gear and a warm jacket Page 4 of 6

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Safety Considerations Adult leaders need to be ever mindful that all water sports, including fishing, add an element of danger that deserves their full attention. The following is a partial list of reminders. • Each youth participant MUST wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (PFD) at all times while in a boat or wading in a stream, river, lake/reservoir, ocean surf or other saltwater location. • Rigorously employ the “buddy system” and the related steps of Safety Afloat if using watercraft. • Although wading is a common activity for many adult fishermen, it is NOT recommended for youth unless they use additional safety equipment and undergo further training not discussed in this outline. • Teach all adult participants how to remove an embedded fish hook properly. • Use barbless hooks or crimp down the barb on all hooks used by your anglers.

Catch-and-Release – With Care Fish are a VERY limited resource that deserves respect and assistance. Unless you and your Scouting youth plan to cook and eat the ones caught, PLEASE practice the ethic of Catch-and-Release. The following steps will go a long way toward assuring that fish caught today will be available to thrill other anglers tomorrow and in the years ahead. • Use artificial lures with a barbless single hook. Fish tend to swallow live bait more deeply and barbless hooks are easier to remove and do less damage than treble hooks. • Retrieve a hooked fish as quickly as possible. • Keep the fish in the water unless it is absolutely necessary to lift it into the air. • If it is necessary to hold onto a fish, first wet your hand(s) and then grasp the fish without excessive pressure. Be sure not to poke a finger or thumb into its gills. (Ignore this step entirely if the next one can be accomplished without holding onto the fish.) • Use the thumb and forefinger on your free hand to dislodge the hook by reversing the direction it followed to enter the flesh of the fish. (Hemostats are a great assist in accomplishing this task – especially with small hooks.) • If the fish has swallowed the hook, cut off the line as close to the hook as possible. The hook will dissolve over the course of several days – unless it is stainless steel. NEVER try to remove a deeply embedded hook because you may damage the fish beyond recovery or make it more vulnerable to predators. • Release the fish immediately unless it is necessary to revive it following a prolonged fight. • When reviving a fish, hold it fully submerged facing into the current. Allow it to escape your gentle grasp only after it shows vigorous signs of wanting to swim away from you. Please remember to Limit Your Kill – Don’t Kill Your Limit.

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Resources Worth Your Attention California Department of Fish and Game web site at www.dfg.ca.gov • Fishing Regulations • Licensing Information Fishing Merit Badge book (BSA Catalog #35899) Fly-Fishing Merit Badge book (BSA Catalog #35900) Pro Fishing Tips for Kids (www.ehow.com/videos-on_5191_pro-fishing-tips-kids.html)

Attachments Fishing Knot Diagrams and Instructions: Improved Clinch Knot – used when connecting monofilament line to a hook or snap swivel Uni-Knot – used when tying together two pieces of monofilament line, leader or tippet Diagrams showing various ways to rig the terminal end of a fishing line. (4 pages) Emergency Hook Removal DFG Fish Planting Schedules DFG Catchable Trout Release Waters Places to Fish – a partial list of local and nearby venues worth considering, including Boy Scout camps and private water

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Fish Planting Schedules - California Department of Fish and Game

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All plants are subject to change depending on road, water and weather conditions. If conditions permit, the listed lakes, reservoirs and ponds, will be restocked with catchable­ size trout from DFG hatcheries.

Region 4 - Central Region Serving Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Stanlislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne counties

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Fish Planting Schedules - California Department of Fish and Game

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Department of Fish and Game Catchable Trout (1/2 lb fish) Release Waters as of November 17, 2010 (Viewers are also invited to visit the 'Fingerling Trout Release Waters' and the DFG 'Fishing Guide' WEB pages) DFG recently responded to a legal action challenging its hatchery and stocking operations, and completed an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) that considers species and habitats affected by hatchery-raised rainbow trout. One of the conditions of the EIR/EIS is that each water planted throughout California must go through a PreStocking Evaluation Protocol. This evaluation requires DFG to consider each sensitive or listed species in each water relative to the stocking of trout. The waters listed below have been approved for stocking.

Region Region 1 - Northern Region

County Del Norte Del Norte Del Norte Humboldt Humboldt Humboldt Humboldt Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Lassen Mendocino Mendocino Mendocino Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc

Water Name Dry Lake Muslatt Lake Sanger Lake Black Lake Blue Lake Fish Lake Freshwater Lagoon Ash Creek, Lower Bailey Reservoir Blue Lake Buckhorn Reservoir Caribou Lake Clear Creek Crater lake Cypress Lake Deer Heart Lake Dodge Reservoir Eagle Lake Eleanor lake Emerald Lake Evelyn Lake Goodrich Creek, Lower Goodrich Creek, Middle Holbrook Reservoir Long Lake, Highway 44 McCoy Flat Reservoir Nelson Corral Reservoir Pine Creek Round Corral Reservoir Upper Susan River Shotoverin Silver Lake Smith Flat Reservoir East Branch Russian River Hammerhorn Lake Howard Lake Annie Lake Ballard Reservoir Bayley Reservoir Briles Reservoir Brown Pond Delta Reservoir Diamond Reservoir Duncan Reservoir Fee Reservoir Lily Lake

Region 2 - North Central Region

Modoc Modoc Modoc Modoc Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Shasta Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Siskiyou Tehama Tehama Tehama Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity

Pine Creek Reservoir Rainbow Pond Reservoir C Reservoir F Baum Lake Burney Creek Lower Burney Creek Middle Everett Lake Eiler Lake Fall River Lake Grace Lake Grey Rock Lake Hat Creek Middle Hat Creek Upper Hufford Lake Iron Canyon Reservoir Kilarc Reservoir Magee Lake McCloud Reservoir Nora Lake Sacramento River Shasta Lake Eden Ponds Juanita Lake Kanagroo Lake Kelley Lake Kidder Cr. Orchard Camp Greenhorn Reservoir Medicine Lake Orr Lake Siskiyou Lake Battle Creek, South Fork Camp Tehama pond Deer Creek Boulder Lake Little, Trinity Alps Carrville Pond Emearld Lake, Trinity Alps Granite Lake, Trinity Alps Ewing Gulch Reservoir Ruth Lake Trinity Lake (Clair Engle Lake)

Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Alpine Tuolumne Amador

Alpine Lake Blue Lake, Lower Burnside Lake Caples Lake Carson River, East Fork Indian Creek Reservoir Kinney Reservoir Markleeville Creek Mosquito Lake, Lower Mosquito Lake, Upper Red Lake Silver Creek Wood Lake Carson River, West Fork Spicer Meadows Reservoir Bear River Reservoir, Lower

Amador Amador Amador Amador Amador Butte Butte Butte Calaveras Colusa El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado Lake Lake Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Nevada Placer Placer Placer Placer Placer Placer Placer Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Plumas Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento

Camanche Reservoir Pardee Reservoir Lake Amador Lake Tabeaud Silver Lake Desabla Reservoir Paradise Reservoir Philbrook Reservoir White Pines Lake Letts Lake American River, SF (Camp Sacramento) Dark Lake El Dorado Forebay Folsom Lake Icehouse Reservoir Jenkinson Lake Kirkwood Lake Loon Lake Stumpy Meadows Reservoir Union Valley Reservoir Walton Pond Wrights Lake Blue Lake Upper Indian Valley Reservoir Boca Reservoir Donner Lake Faucherie Lake Fuller Lake Jackson Meadows Reservoir Lindsey Lake, Lower Prosser Reservoir Rollins Reservoir Scotts Flat Reservoir Lower Scotts Flat Reservoir Upper Weaver Lake Coldstream Creek Pond French Meadows Reservoir Halsey Forebay Hamilton Branch Creek Hell Hole Reservoir Lake Valley Reservoir Sugar Pine Reservoir Antelope Reservoir Bucks Lake Echo Lake Feather River Middle Fork, Graeagle Feather River, North Fork, Beldon Ranch Feather River, North Fork, Almanor Jamison Creek Lake Almanor Lake Davis Little Grass Valley Reservoir Gibson Ranch Park Pond Granite Park Pond Hagen Park Pond Mather Pond Rancho Seco Lake Southside Park Pond

Sacramento Sacramento San Joaquin Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra Sierra Yuba

William Land Park Pond Willow Hills Pond Oak Grove Park Lake Gold Lake Little Truckee River Hwy 89 Packer Lake Salmon Lake, Upper Sardine Lake, Lower Smithneck Creek Stampede Reservoir Yuba River North Fork Bullards Bar Reservoir

Region 3 - Bay Delta Region

Alameda Alameda Alameda Alameda Alameda Contra Costa Contra Costa Contra Costa Marin Marin San Francisco Santa Clara Santa Clara Santa Clara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Sonoma

Del Valle Reservoir Horseshoe Lake Lakeshore Park Pond Shadow Cliff Lake Temescal Lake Contra Loma Reservoir Heather Farms Ponds Lafayette Reservoir Bon Tempe Reservoir Lagunitas Lake Lake Merced North Cunningham Lake Los Gatos Creek Park Perc Ponds Sandywool Lake Spring Valley Pinto Lake Ralphine Lake

Region 4 - Central Region

Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Fresno Kern Kern Kern

Avocado Lake Bearskin Creek Big Creek, Huntington Big Creek, Kings Brave Lake Courtright Reservoir Dinkey Creek Edison Lake Hume Lake Huntington Lake Kings River, Below Pine Flat Dam Mono Creek Pine Flat Reservoir Portal Forebay Rancheria Creek San Joaquin River, below Friant Dam San Joaquin River, South Fork Shaver Lake Sports Complex Lake Tamarack Creek Tenmile Creek Ward Lake Wishon Reservoir Woodward Park Lakes Brite Valley Reservoir Hart Park Lake Kern River, Section 1

Kern Kern Kern Kern Kern Kern Kern Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera, Fresno Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Madera Mariposa Mariposa Mariposa Merced Monterey Monterey Stanislaus Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tulare Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne

Kern River, Section 2 Kern River, Section 4 Lake Isabella Ming Lake River Walk Lake Truxton Lake Woollomes Lake Bass Lake Big Creek, Madera Chiquito Creek, Lower Chiquito Creek, West Fork Corrine Lake Eastman Lake Fish Creek Granite Creek Hensley Lake Lewis Creek Mammoth Pool Reservoir Nelder Creek Rock Creek San Joaquin, Middle Fork Sotcher Lake Starweather Lake Willow Creek, North Fork McClure Reservoir McSwain Reservoir Merced River, Sec II Yosemite Lake El Estero Lake Nacimiento River, upper San Joaquin River Balch Park Lake, lower Balch Park Lake, upper Big Meadows Creek Bone Creek Bravo Lake Deer Creek Del Lago Park Lake Dry Meadow Freeman Creek Hedrick Pond (Redwood Lake) Kaweah Reservoir Kern River, Section 5 Kern River, Section 6 Nobe Young Creek Peppermint Creek Stoney Creek Success Reservoir Spear Creek Tule River MF Tule River NF/MF #1 Tule River SF/MF #2 Tule River SF/MF #3 White River Beardsley Reservoir Beaver Creek Don Pedro Reservoir Herring creek

Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne, Calaveras Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne Tuolumne

Lyons Canal Moccasin Creek New Melones Reservoir Pinecrest Lake Powerhouse Stream Stanislaus Middle Fork Stanislaus River Clarks Forks Stanislaus River, South Fork Stanislaus River, North Fork Tuolumne River, South Fork Tuolumne River, Middle Fork

Region 5 - South Coast Region

Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Ventura

Alondra Park Lake Belvedere Park Lake Castaic Lake Cerritos Park Lake Downey Wilderness Park Lake Echo Park Lake El Dorado Park Lakes Elizabeth Lake Hansen Lake Jackson Lake Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area La Mirada Lake Lake in Hollenbeck Park Legg Lake Lincoln Park Lake Peck Road Park Lake Puddingstone Reservoir Resada Park Lake Pyramid Lake Sante Fe Flood Control Basin Carr Park Lake Centennial Regional Park Lake Eisenhower Park Lake Greer Park Lake Huntington Central Park Lake Laguna Lake Mile Square Regional Park Lake Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake Trabuco Creek Tri-City Park Lake Yorba Regional Park Lake Chollas Reservoir Cuyamaca Reservoir Doane Pond Lindo Lake Morena Lake Murray Reservoir Rancho Simi Park

Region 6 - Inland Deserts Region

Imperial Imperial Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo

Sunbeam Lake Weist Lake Big Pine Creek Bishop Creek Lower Bishop Creek Middle Fork Bishop Creek South Fork Bishop Creek, Intake II

Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Inyo Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono

Cottonwood Creek Diaz Lake Georges Creek Goodale Creek Independence Creek Lake Sabrina Lone Pine Creek North Lake Owens River, Section 2 Pleasant Valley Reservoir Rock Creek Lake Rock Creek, Section 3 Sheperds Creek South Lake Symmes Creek Taboose Creek Tinnemaha Creek Tuttle Creek Agnew Lake Bridgeport Reservoir Buckeye Creek Convict Creek Convict Lake Crowley Lake Deadman Creek East Walker River Ellery Lake George Lake Glass Creek Gull Lake Grant Lake June Lake Kirmen Lake Leavitt Lake Lee Vining Creek Lee Vining Creek South Fork Little Walker River Lost Cannon Creek Lundy Lake Mamie Lake Mammoth Creek Mary Lake McGee Creek Mill Creek Molybdenite Creek Owens River, Section 3 Reversed Creek Robinson Creek Rock Creek, Section 1 Rock Creek, Section 2 Rush Creek Saddlebag Creek Saddlebag Lake Sherwin Creek Silver Lake Swauger Creek Tioga Lake Topaz Lake

Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Riverside Riverside Riverside Riverside Riverside Riverside Riverside Riverside Riverside San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino San Bernardino

Trumble Lake (Trumbull Lake) Twin Lake Upper, Bridgeport Twin Lake Lower, Bridgeport Twin Lakes, Mammoth Virginia Creek Virginia Lake, Lower Virginia Lake, Upper West Walker River, Section 2 West Walker River, Section 3 Woods Lake, Upper Diamond Valley Lake Hemet Lake Lake Cahuilla Lake Evans Lake Elsinore Lake Fulmor Perris Lake Rancho Jurupa Park Lake Strawberry Creek Arrowbear Lake Big Bear Lake Cucamonga Creek El Prado Regional Park Lake Glen Helen Regional Park Lakes Green Valley Lake Gregory Lake Jenks Lake Miller Canyon Creek Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake Santa Ana River Seccombe Park Lake Silverwood Lake Yucaipa Regional Park Lake

Places to Fish Local Counties Alameda County: Del Valle Reservoir, Chabot Reservoir, Don Castro Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Quarry lake, Shadow Cliffs Lake, Temescal Lake and Lake Elizabeth Contra Costa County: Contra Loma Reservoir, Heather Farms Pond, Hidden Valley Pond, Lafayette Reservoir, Los Vaqueros Reservoir and San Pablo Reservoir Marin County: Bon Tempe Reservoir, Lagunitas Lake, McInnis Park Pond, Scottsdale Pond and Stafford Lake Napa County: Lake Berryessa and Hennessey Lake Solano County: Lake Chabot, Putah Creek and Solano Lake Sonoma County: Lake Sonoma and Lake Ralphine

Nearby Counties Amador County: Amador Lake and Pardee Reservoir Calaveras County: New Hogan Lake and Salt Spring Valley Reservoir Colusa County: East Park Reservoir El Dorado County: Folsom Lake Glenn County: Stony Gorge Reservoir Lake County: Clear Lake and Lake Pillsbury Mariposa County: McClure Reservoir and McSwain Reservoir Merced County: Kelsey Reservoir, O’Neill Forebay and San Luis Reservoir Page 1 of 2

San Joaquin County: Comanche Reservoir Tuolumne County: Don Pedro Reservoir Yuba County: Bullards Bar Reservoir and Collins Lake

Boy Scout Camps With Fishing Opportunities Please note that some of these camps are available for units to use when summer camp is not in session. Robert L. Cole Wilderness Camp on Lake Sterling 7 miles north of Cisco Grove off I-80 (Golden Empire Council) Camp Hi-Sierra on the Tuolumne River NE of Sonora off Highway 108 (Santa Clara County Council) Camp Kern on Huntington Lake near Lakeshore off Highway 168 (Southern Sierra Council) Camp Lassen on Big Chico Creek NE of Chico off Highway 32 (Golden Empire Council) Camp Marin Sierra on Chubb Lake off of Highway 20 immediately west of its junction with I-80 (Marin Council) Camp Oljato on Huntington Lake near Lakeshore off Highway 168 (Pacific Skyline Council) Camp Pico Blanco on the Little Sur River south of Carmel off Highway 1 (Monterey Bay Area Council) NOTE: Camp Pico Blanco sustained extensive damage due to the Basin Complex Fire in June of 2008. Fortunately, the council has been able to reopen the camp and will be conducting normal summer camp operations in 2010. Camp Royaneh on Austin Creek near Cazadero off Highway 116 (SF Bay Area Council) Wente Scout Reservation on a private 80-acre lake east of Willits off Highway 101 (SF Bay Area Council) Camp Winton on Lower Bear River Reservoir NE of Jackson off Highway 88 (Golden Empire Council) Camp Wolfeboro on the North Fork Stanislaus River off Highway 4 (Mt. Diablo Silverado Council)

Private Water Kistler Ranch 18 miles east of Oakdale along Highway 108/120 has three lakes/ponds loaded with Bass, Crappie and Blue Gill – catch-and-release only. There is an access fee. Stonyford Ranch three-quarters of an hour drive west of Maxwell in Glenn County near East Park Reservoir. The ranch has a fishing lake, with a dock, that has been stocked with bass and catfish. A second impoundment is also open to fishing but lacks a dock. In addition, the ranch provides private access to several miles of Stony Creek and Little Stony Creek which both run through the property. Units may camp in a designated location on the ranch. If your unit is interested in visiting Stonyford Ranch, please contact George Coughlin at (925) 820-1918 or [emailprotected] for further details. George is the principal liaison between the ranch owners and Mt Diablo Silverado Council. This is the first year that Scouting units have been allowed access to this truly magnificent venue. Page 2 of 2