27th Annual Great Sutter Creek Duck Race

I was the first one there so I dried (remember it rained last night) off the tables and chairs, then a quick shot of the empty booth.

Empty

 The Ron got there and set up his fly tying gear.

Ron

Dustin got there a short time later and set up on the other end of the table. I didn't do any tying because I didn't want to embarrass the club.

The duck race started a little later. It went kind of like this. They took two green plastic trash cans full of multicolored plastic ducks and dumped them into the creek.

They're off

Total distance of the drift was about 150 feet. Not what I expected since the creek runs a good mile through town, but then it's their show.

Some spread out

Some bunch together

Sorry for the chain link fence, but it's all along the creek. I guess it keeps the rift-raft out. 

Ron and Dustin at the tying table. Before Ron got into tying with this young man, Dustin spent some time with him learning to cast.  

Ron, Cody, & Dustin

Now he's getting into it.

The future of fly fishing

Cody's first fly, the one on the right.

It wasn't quite what I envisioned. I think that if the weather (it was pretty chilly) had been warmer, there would have been more people there. Most of the attendee's were there at the beginning for the 5K race for charity.

We got to chat with a few folks that stopped by and I met a gentleman I had talked to, via email on several occasions, who is a regular follower of my column in the local paper.

All in all not a bad day.