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On Saturday April 11 SDFF will have exclusive use of Barrett Lake before the general season opener – SDFF members, friends and affiliate fly fishers!  Each participant must pay the entry fee!  To sign up, scroll down to the "FISHING FEE" button.

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Everyone who takes advantage of fishing Barrett has to pay the $60 Fishing Fee, limited to 60 total fly fishers.  The boat rental is an additional fee of $130 and limited to 15 boats.

 

SDFF Members 80 years or older will have their Fishing Fee hosted by the Club. A boat rental, if desired, is up to the member to acquire subject to availability.  Please register with the outing coordinator.

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It is important to specify the name of the person attending, especially if the payment will be coming from the credit card or Paypal account of a different individual.  You will receive confirmation of registration by email.

 

Reservations are final. There are no cancellations or refunds for this outing. There will be no refunds if the named attendee does not arrive to check in on time. Don't be late.  You can resale your ticket to other club members, please communicated changes to the event coordinator.

 

We will meet at the main gate at Barrett starting at 6:00 am. Registration will start around 6:15am where you will be checked in and sign a waiver (scroll down for directions and picture of the lake). At 7 am the gates will open and we will all go into the lake as a group. Do Not Be Late, the gate will be closed promptly behind the last vehicle! (If the City allows us an early start, gate closure may be before 7:00am).

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We have the lake to ourselves for a maximum of 8 hours. Everyone is required to be off the water and on the road out by 3 p.m. All boats must be back to the dock by no later than 2:30 pm to give you time to unload and get to your vehicle, and staff time to secure boats and prep for closing. You can leave earlier if you wish, you just have to get out of your vehicle at the gate, open and close it behind you.

 

As you may know, Barrett Lake is a World Class Largemouth Bass and Bluegill fishery, highlighted on Fly Fishing TV shows and Fly Fishing Magazines for years.  Fly fishing only.  All flies must be barbless, as this is a catch and release only lake (and yes, you can get cited for using barbed hooks). Only the flies you fish with need to be de-barbed, not your whole fly box.  Popper flies can be deadly in the morning on a floating line, followed by black wooly-buggers or streamers on a full sink line as the sun gets high in the sky later in the morning.  Lake regulations can be found here  (note that the document is out of date as to rates & fees).

 

For those Attending:

• Arrive at the Gate as early as 6 am

• We will line up cars behind the locked "inside gate" as early as we can get the outer gate open in the morning.

• ​Parking outside the gate is very limited. To get everyone off the hwy, cars will need to double and triple up off the road. As a result, you may find yourself arriving first, but getting through the gate out of order. Be patient, don't panic, we're all ending up at the same place, at the same time, and have all day to fish.  THERE IS NO RUSH .

• We will be let into the lake property as a group at 7 am.  GET THERE BY 6:00 AM, WE WILL START CHECK-IN AROUND 6:15am.  DO NOT BE LATE

• Everyone has to be off the water AND on the road by 3 pm. Allow sufficient time to pack up and be on the road timely.

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Please try to car pool as parking is limited.  Although 4WD is not necessary, getting to the lake is a ~2-3 mile drive on dirt roads with 3 small creek crossings with gravel bottoms.  

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If you have not been to Barrett Lake before, do not trust internet mapping programs like Google Maps to get you there; They will take you to the wrong gate.  The correct gate entrance does not have a sign and can easily be missed, but turn out area usually has a porta-potty at the entrance.  It's located here.  The gate entrance has a small dirt parking lot next to it and is on your right, ~1.7 miles on Lyons Valley Road from the intersection at Honey Springs Road.

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To inquire further, send email to the outing coordinator at:

barrett@sandiegoflyfishers.com. 

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