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Join us! Guests welcome! More info: www.peninsulaflyfishers.org

General meeting with guest speaker: 3rd Thursday of the month from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

The Fly Fishing club for the SF Peninsula - meetings, fishouts, fly tying, skills development, monthly guest speakers, conservation initiatives and social events for every fly fishing enthusiast...regardless of age or fly fishing ability. Workshop: 1st Thursday of the month from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

03/30/2026

Interested in joining PFF? Non members are welcome to attend any of our monthly General Meetings (third Thursday each month) in person as a guest. Just go to our website and view our Event Calendar for details on upcoming meetings.

03/18/2026

*** THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!! Thank your for your interest. Due to limited designated brewery parking spots, please carpool, ride share or take a taxi to/from the brewery. See www.peninsulaflyfishers.org for details. ***

We're jumping for joy too because The F3T is back! Peninsula Fly Fishers is proud to host the 20th Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour on March 26th in San Carlos on the SF Peninsula. Please join us at Blue Oak Brewing Co. starting 5 pm. We'll open with an hour of food, beverages, fly fishing camaraderie, and local club & sponsor interaction, followed by F3T 2026 screening and fly fishing gear door prizes raffle at intermission!

This year's films range from a multigenerational family rebuilding a historic fishing lodge after tragedy in the remote Yukon, to the legendary trout waters of Jurassic Lake in Patagonia, to an expedition deep into the Bolivian jungle in pursuit of the elusive pacu, and to intimate portraits of fishing guides and anglers whose lives are intertwined with rivers and wilderness. These and other stories are woven through beautiful scenery and watersheds in northern Canada, South America, iconic Western US rivers, the tropics and more.

Share fish stories as you enjoy Blue Oak's craft brews ranging from pilsners, hazy, West Coast and double IPAs, stouts, to its popular sours, munch on goodies from our onsite caterer chef__gillys (reserved for F3T attendees), and check in with our co-sponsors. Minors are welcome! See you there!

Thank you local sponsors! 👏🙏👊
California Trout Lost Coast Outfitters JAG Fly Fishing
California Fly Fisher

03/13/2026

Longtime PFF member and fly fishing author Michael Malekos has recently published his first book "Shared Waters: An Angler's Guide to Fly Fishing California". A frequent speaker on fly fishing topics at PFF and other Bay Area fly fishing clubs, he combs through 50+ years of fly fishing across the state to provide insights, tips, advice and memorable stories by fishery, season and technique in our Golden State.

You can purchase Michael’s book at https://a.co/d/070twT5S. All proceeds are donated to California Trout.

02/24/2026

Building the Foundation
Regardless of your level of fly fishing expertise, you can always improve your fly casting. PFF hosts a monthly fly casting clinic and assessment for our members. We work closely with the Northern California Council of Fly Fishers International (NCCFFI) to offer FFI's Fly Casting Skills Development Program.

Congrats to EJ, Hiro, Dennis and Stan for achieving the Bronze casting level certification last weekend! 👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼

Anyone can receive free casting coaching and FFI skill certification with NCCFFI at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show this weekend (on the back fields) or PFF members can join our next clinic on March 21st at Erckenbrack Park in Foster City. (Register via our event calendar, see link in bio.)

“I fish not because I wish to kill, but because fishing helps me to live. I fish to learn the habits of trout, to cast flies with precision, and occasionally to contend with a worthy adversary.” – Theodore Gordon, the "father" of American fly fishing

02/14/2026

Come join us this Thursday February 19 at 6:30 PM to learn about fly fishing the Chile side of Patagonia!

endorsed guides and lodge partners Mike Pease ( ) and Francisco Rivera will be presenting their fly fishing services and adventures at the Matapiojo Lodge ( ) on the beautiful Futaleufu River and exploring the surrounding Patagonian lakes, rivers, and lagoons.

Location: 1665 Fernside St, Redwood City, CA
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM

01/20/2026

How about some tropical images to warm you up this winter? 🌴🐠🍋‍🟩🍹 At PFF, we're always thinking about fly fishing all the time! Flashing back to some prior tropical memories are tarpon chaser members John, Reynolds and Bill, while members Sheree and Richard celebrate their landings of the extremely challenging permit! 👏🏼👍🏼🐟🐟😎

We've got nearly a fishout per month scheduled for this year and more possibly in the planning. We're also kicking the tires on a potential saltwater flats trip this summer to the NE Yucatan to chase the above coveted saltwater gamefish and more!

Want to get in on the fun? Sign up as a member online (see our About info ) or join us as a guest at one of our monthly General Meetings.

10/15/2025

PFF is proud to host NY Times best-selling author Monte Burke for this week's monthly General Meeting. Monte will join us over Zoom and will discuss his experiences writing and researching fly fishing legends such as Lefty Kreh, Ted Williams, Andy Mills, Stu Apte, Flip Pallot, Steve Huff, and more...all featured in his book "Lords of the Fly".

He is a former reporter, staff writer and editor at Forbes magazine and now contributes to various publications. His book "Saban: The Making of a Coach" was a NY Times best-seller.

PFF will be serving food and beverages to meeting attendees. Doors open at 6:30 pm, food, socializing and our raffle will start at 7:00 pm, and the presentation starts 7:30 pm. Non-member guests are welcome; please identify yourself when you enter the meeting.

Meeting location:
Highlands Community Club
1665 Fernside St
Redwood City, CA 94061

Hope to see you there!

03/17/2025

As PFF celebrates our 48th year as the SF Peninsula’s fly fishing club, we’d like to honor three members whom we've lost recently for their contributions to our club and sport.

Honorary Lifetime Member and past President Les Junge was the club's last surviving founding member going back to 1977. He applied his expertise in food service as he cooked and organized dinners for all attendees at PFF's fundraising dinners. Les loved the outdoors and competitive sport fishing and fished annually in the Florida Keys for tarpon. Until last year, Les worked tirelessly for more than a decade heading up PFF's Trout in the Classroom program through CDFW, cleaning and supplying up to a dozen schools annually with aquariums and trout eggs. He delighted with kids’ fascination as they observed trout eggs hatching and the young trout fry developing.

Mike McGuire was also an Honorary Lifetime Member and past President. He was a brilliant retired physicist who parlayed his acute mind and skills into becoming an ace fly tyer and prolific builder of handmade bamboo rods, many of which he donated annually to PFF fundraising dinners. Mike's other contributions to PFF were endless; besides being president he led numerous club fishouts and taught fly tying and rod building, both of which stemmed from his love for the outdoors and mountain treks for his passion for photography.

Peter Wantuch served enthusiastically as director on the PFF Board of Directors for over a decade and always strove to improve the club for its members. From childhood he was a gifted athlete with elite hand-eye coordination, excelling in archery and then fencing. He was a nationally ranked, top-10 high school fencer and earned athletic scholarships to Ohio State University and the University of Maryland. In his later years, Peter discovered a love for fly fishing, which became a cherished pastime and at which he excelled. Peter passed on his love of the sport through volunteering for PFF and Trout in the Classroom.

We salute these dear friends for their generous contributions and efforts for PFF and raise a glass to their pursuit of excellence and love for families and friends. 🥃

03/12/2025

The Fly Fishing Film Tour 2025 (F3T) is back on the SF Peninsula on March 27th in San Carlos, CA! Once again Peninsula Fly Fishers is proud to host this collection of a dozen plus fly fishing film shorts created by the world's best filmmakers. The event will be held at Blue Oak Brewing Company Company in San Carlos and will open with an hour of food, beverages, fly fishing camaraderie, and local club & sponsor interaction, followed by F3T 2025 screening and fly fishing gear door prizes raffle at intermission!

Tickets are going fast, so click the link below for more information and to buy tickets. We'll see you on March 27 for some great fun, brews, food truck munchies and fly fishing adventures!

https://www.peninsulaflyfishers.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=954137&item_id=110852&

11/21/2024

Great times and fishy smiles when PFF members fished the Trinity River for steelhead last week! Hearty thanks and much gratitude to Nor Cal Fly Guides, Confluence Outfitters and Taco Fly Co for guiding our members and showing how it's done.

All methods were in play -- swinging flies with 2-handed spey rods, drifting nymphs under an indicator, and even skating dry flies -- fish were caught them using all! Bonus species catches included brown trout and hatchery coho salmon!

Can't wait until our next trip there!

10/30/2024

Fall fishing on Oregon's Middle Rogue River was a bit tough this year but some PFF members persisted and hooked up with the river's legendary summer steelhead last weekend.

Many thanks to James, Kait and the knowledgeable guides at Humble Heron Fly Flshing for giving us ample shots at fish and we look forward to future trips! 🙏🏼👏🏼

Address

1665 Fernside Street
Redwood City, CA
94061

Website

http://www.peninsulaflyfishers.org/

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