Information on new members, board update (i.e. treasurer’s update)
I am happy to announce that we have reached our goal of 150 members for 2021, including 22 new members. Also a first, is 70% of members signed up, or renewed online through the new webpage. In addition we received over $2,500 in member donations for conservation and scholarships. The 2021 roster will be printed in March.
Posted on January 26th, 2021
Did you know that Kevin Systrom, founder of Instagram designed his app so that he could share fishing photos with his friends? Of course you didn’t because that’s completely untrue but in fact Instagram is an excellent tool for fly fishers. The club’s website and Facebook Accounts have their place and aren’t going anywhere, but they are not as elegant as Instagram is for those of us who prefer our mobile devices. I like to wake up before my wife and kids and head down to my quiet kitchen. Cup of coffee in one hand, iPhone in the other, I take in some content that’s all mine. Within 5 minutes I’m caught up on the photo rich content of the people I follow. A baseball writer, a few fly-tiers, a comedian and some interesting friends. It’s how I kick start my day with wonderful photos, short videos and inspiration of the things I’m passionate about. In truth, I’m average at best with technology but Instagram solves for that by being incredibly user friendly. It’s fun, it’s fast and it’s easy which has made it incredibly popular with today’s youth. For those of us not so young, we also see the value in it.
“SantaCruzFlyFishing” now has it’s own Instagram page and I hope you get a chance to visit and follow us. The page is currently in its nymphal stage but I see a lot of potential for it to help the club share our stoke of everything fly fishing with each other and future members alike.
If you have input on this tool, I welcome the feedback! Looking forward to getting to know you all better especially on the water, Jerry McKeon
Posted on January 28th, 2021
This is your last chance to nominate your candidate for our annual John Steele award.
You can submit your nomination by texting your V/P (Kevin Murdock) at
(831) 238-3037 or emailing to troutdock89@gmail.com
John has forever been a mainstay of our club, offering whatever help was needed to whoever needed it for the last 30 years. In that spirit, this award is presented to whoever has aided you on your fly fishing journey. You can vote as often as you need, to capture the spirit of your fishing gurus.Call or text me and let me know how they’ve helped you. You can nominate a member for each individual kind act.
Thanks
Kevin
Posted on December 30th, 2020
Purchase your SCFF swag on our new store. To access it, look for the menu item STORE on the top menu of www.santacruzflyfishing.org.
Posted on December 19th, 2020
As of the week before Christmas, we have 135 memberships, including 21 new members for 2021..We are hopeful to have 15 more renewals by the end of the year…Majority of the renewals have been online and 90% of new members were online….To date we have received over $2,500 for conservation and scholarships and a thank you to those members for their thoughtful donations.
Posted on December 24th, 2020
It’s now time to prepare for our Annual Santa Cruz Slideshow (Zoom Meeting on January 6th, 2021) and look forward to sharing last years Fishing Experiences with our entire club. As he did last year, Rich Rubin has graciously agreed to be the Master of Ceremonies for Our Slide Show.
Please submit your photos to Rich Rueben to richr@cruzio.com
Pictures should be emailed directly to Rich so he can save them to his iPad. Please don’t use Dropbox or other cloud based applications.
Posted on November 24th, 2020
More than half of all current members have renewed 2021 membership online https://www.santacruzflyfishing.org/join/membership.
The balance of renewals (45) have been mailed out to members to be paid by check or online. To date, over $2,200 has been received for Scholarships/ Conservation. This years renewal response has exceeded expectations and members continue to support our Club in this transitional time.
Thank You
Posted on November 23rd, 2020
Just made available. SCFF Trout Logo on cotton hoodie with a full zipper. Small logo on front pocket only in sizes Small, Medium Large and Extra Large. Price is $59 which includes shipping. We are only going to inventory a few per size, so please buy and we will get it to you as soon as we can.
Posted on November 24th, 2020
Almost half of all current members have renewed 2021 membership online https://www.santacruzflyfishing.org/join/membership.
The balance of renewals have been mailed out to members to be paid by check or online. To date, over $1,000 have been received for Scholarships/ Conservation. This years renewal response has exceeded expectations and members continue to support our Club in this transitional time.
Thank You
Posted on October 24th, 2020
Posted on September 25th, 2020
Welcome to the 13 new members who have joinede online since April. See this month’s print newsletter for their names and contact information.
Posted on September 25th, 2020
Several folks have been asking about our financials since this “stay at home Pandemic” showed up. So I thought the easiest way to communicate to all was a short article in the newsletter.
Basically we are in very good shape. As a “Non-Profit” we generally do not set out to make money every year, but through decades of carefully managing our inflows and outflows we have built up a reserve of cash to tide us through lean periods. Our cash currently stands at approximately $29,000. We had just finished our fiscal year on February 1, just after our successful annual fund-raiser dinner and raffle; and had our push for renewal of memberships through March. All that completed before this pandemic struck. So we were at a high point in our finances for the year.
As a brief overview, we usually have three sources of funds; the annual dinner itself (which raises about $2,500 net of all costs) , the big raffle and silent auction (which raises about $5,000 net of costs), and memberships and donations, (which raise about $6,500). This gives a total inflow of about $14-$15 thousand per year. Our total expenses for the year typically run about $14-$15 as well, including $3,000 in Conservation donations and $1,000 in scholarships. The other large items are Speakers, Hall rental, Printing (including our roster, fund raiser and thank you letters), postage, liability insurance, events, etc.
So, if we brought in zero new dollars, our current cash should last about two years. But the reality is that membership has continued to flow in, and even if we cannot have our normal January fund-raiser, it is still likely we can have some type of fundraiser later in next year. Also, some of our expenses have decreased. Speakers are charging less for ZOOM meetings because they do not have to travel. We have already paid our grange rental for the year, and that is being held, and we are thankfully not being charged for now, as we cannot use the facility; so we are building a credit for future use. The bulk of the new web site consulting work has been completed. Our 11 scholarship recipients have already been paid.
I hope that is helpful and comforting.
Having been frugal in the better times is allowing us to weather these lean times. I read somewhere that is usually a good plan. I believe Ben Franklin recommended that in Poor Richards Almanac.
Looking very forward when the fires abate, and Covid is behind us, and we can all meet at the Grange, or on the water, or …….
In the mean time, stay safe and fish on!
Posted on August 27th, 2020
With Covid-19 still upon us, the club is brainstorming ideas for how we can continue to connect our community while respecting social distance recommendations. We’d love to get each of your feedback and invite you to share any ideas you may have as well.
Use this link to go to the survey.
Posted on August 27th, 2020
I’m originally from Sitka, Alaska, and grew up in a commercial fishing family spending summers from year 10 to 21 commercially fishing for salmon. I was introduced to fly fishing by my father during a bone fishing trip to Belize in the 90s – talk about a blast!
For the past decade fishing has taken a back seat to school and career, but with my recent move to Santa Cruz I’m picking up the rod again and am excited to shake off the rust and get back into the sport!
I’m coming to the board after clicking a box on the new member form in March raising my hand to help. I believe deeply in giving back and being part of the SC fly fishing organization is a great way to give back, promote a great sport, and continue expand my SC community.
Fun fact:
– I took a sabbatical in 2019 and spent the year traveling the world, did a fair bit of fishing too!
Posted on August 27th, 2020
I grew up on a flower farm in Colorado and spent many days worm-fishing with my family. The first time I saw someone fly fishing, I didn’t know what it was, I just knew it was magical. Came to California to attend UC Berkeley in Computer Science and later Dartmouth for an MBA. Spent a lot of years in Silicon Valley working in software marketing and then at my family’s flower business. My wife, Eva, and I are now empty-nesters in Watsonville where I do a little consulting, but mainly try to figure out how to catch local fish. I look forward to fishing with club members and helping the SCFF club where I can.
Posted on August 27th, 2020
Even during this unusual time the membership has maintained at 150+including 10 new online members who we able to join on the new website online direct payment with Visa/square to our account.
Nametags have been ordered for these new members and will be mailed. Should you need a name tag, please email me robert6367@aol.com and I will mail one.
Posted on July 29th, 2020
Even during this unusual time the membership has maintained at 150, including 4 new online members who we able to join on the new website online direct payment with Visa/square to our account.
Nametags have been ordered for these new members and will be mailed. Should you need a name tag, please email me @robert6367@aol.com and I will mail one.
Posted on May 27th, 2020
Membership is holding steady @ 150 members including 30 new members. Membership donations are in excess of $1,500 for scholarships and conservation.
For every $35 membership, an additional $11 is contributed in donations. Thank you
Posted on April 26th, 2020
Over 150 members have submitted over $5,000 in dues and additional $1,300 in donations for scholarships and conservation. New 2020 rosters will go to the printers and be available at the April meeting. Please email/txt me and I will mail you a roster. Thank you Scott Kitayama for helping with Google Groups .
Posted on March 10th, 2020
Help with Google Groups before the March 4th meeting @ 6:40 pm
In less than two weeks, over half of the club membership has accepted the invitation to join santacruzflyfishermen Google Group and are getting email updates. To help get everyone on board, Scott Kitayama will be assisting and answering questions before the March meeting. Subjects to be covered:
Come on by and let’s get everyone included in the group.
Publisher’s Note: This is important information to know, and will serve as a way for members to stay in touch, stay current, and pair up on last-minute local fishing trips in the interim between the old website going offline and the new one being launched. Please take advantage of Scott’s expertise!
Posted on March 22nd, 2020
