2025 Pacific Regional Rendezvous


Pacific Regional Rendezvous in collaboration with the Fly Fishing Show 

February 28 March 2, 2025

Pleasanton, Calif.

In conjunction with The Fly Fishing Show
February 28 – March 2, 2025 | Pleasanton, CA
***You must purchase both an Expo ticket and a dinner ticket to attend the event on Saturday evening. 
 
TU Regional Rendezvous are exciting weekends filled with conservation, fly fishing, and camaraderie. This is your chance to connect with TU leaders, fishing enthusiasts, and conservationists while enjoying dynamic sessions, inspiring discussions, and hands-on activities.
 
Don’t Miss Out on These Highlights:
Dynamic TU Talks, Including:
  • TU’s Engagement Vision for 2025 and Beyond
  • 6PPD and Trout: What It Is and How We’re Taking Action
  • Finding Small Grants for Your Chapter
  • Risk at TU: Assess for Success
  • Evolving Chapter Meeting Models
  • Good Samaritan Legislation Wins
  • Board Succession Strategies
  • Entomology for Angling
  • Raising the Bar for Salmon and Steelhead Recovery
  • Updates on the Klamath and Eel Dam Removals
  • Golden Trout and Sierra Nevada Meadow Restoration, capped off with a screening of a new film highlighting Jessica Strickland’s groundbreaking work
Friday Night: IF4 Film Festival
Start your weekend with the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4), celebrating the stories and adventures that make fly fishing special. Purchase tickets here: IF4 Film Festival Tickets.
 
Saturday Keynote Dinner with CEO Chris Wood
Join us for an inspiring keynote address and fundraiser dinner to support TU’s mission.
 
Sunday Conservation Project
Partner with a local fishing club to restore a nearby creek, bringing conservation to life in the field.
 
Show Your TU Pride
We’ll have new TU gear for sale at the rendezvous so you can represent in style. Pre-purchase items on our ticketing website for pickup at the event. Plus, wear your most vintage TU shirts and hats on Saturday—dinner attendees will vote on a winner who will receive a brand-new piece of TU gear!
 
Special Guests and Classes
The Fly Fishing Show will feature fishing celebrities, authors, and experts offering classes designed to inspire and empower TU leaders. Check out the exhibitor and class lineup here: Fly Fishing Show Pleasanton, CA.

Please purchase BOTH tickets if you plan to attend the show and participate in the TU-portion.

Fly Fishing Shows

Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds

Directions:

From: San Francisco – Cross the Bay Bridge – Follow the sign to stay on I-580 East – When you come to I-680, go South – Take the Bernal Exit and go East (to the right when you come off the ramp) – To the Fairgrounds, turn left on Valley Avenue and enter through Gate 8 or Gate 12 – To the Off-Track Betting Facility, turn left on Valley Avenue and enter through Gate 12

From San Jose – Take I-680 North – Take the Bernal Exit and go East (to the right when you come off the ramp) – To the Fairgrounds, turn left on Valley Avenue and enter through Gate 8 or Gate 12

From Walnut Creek – Take I-680 South – Take the Bernal Exit and go East (to the right when you come off the ramp) – To the Fairgrounds, turn left on Valley Avenue and enter through Gate 8 or Gate 12 – To the Off-Track Betting Facility, turn left on Valley Avenue and enter through Gate 12

From Tracy – Take 205 West – Continue on I-580 West – Take I-680 South – Take the Bernal Exit and go East (to the right when you come off the ramp) – To the Fairgrounds, turn left on Valley Avenue and enter through Gate 8 or Gate 12

Flying:  Oakland airport is 18 miles away; San Francisco is 35 miles away.

Parking:  We suggest purchasing parking in advance. Please enter the Alameda County Fairgrounds off of Valley Avenue in Pleasanton and enter Gate 8 or 12. The Fairgrounds only accepts debit or credit cards. To streamline entering the parking gates, pre-purchase parking here https://alameda.saffire.com/p/pages/fly-fishing-general-parking1 and have your QR code ready to scan on your phone or printed.

Accommodations:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at the Club
7050 Johnson Drive
Pleasanton, California 94588-3396
Phone: 1-925-463-8000

We have a room block reserved at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at the Club for February 26, 2025 through March 3, 2025. Booking your room is simple, just select “Book a Room” to receive your group’s preferred rate.

GROUP ROOM RATES:
Wed 02/26
Single/Double: $174.00 / Triple: $184.00 / Quad: $194.00
Thur 02/27 – Sun 03/02
Single/Double: $144.00 / Triple: $154.00 / Quad: $164.00

Room Rate Includes:
* Full American Breakfast Buffet based on occupancy
* Complimentary WIFI in all guest rooms
* Access to Bay Club Fitness Center (adjacent to the hotel)
* Complimentary Parking

The group room rate will be available until Wednesday, February 5, 2025 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

Request the special Show rate using Group Code:  FLY, or Group Name:  FLY FISHING SHOW 2025 when making reservations. Click HERE, to book at the special show rates online.

The shuttle is running on hourly basis from 7:00AM to 7:00PM except for Friday which will be extended little longer due to the show/film at Fairground. The Shuttle Services is on 1st come 1st served basis and required to sign up in advance to reserve seats.

Booking web page address is:https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/plepcdt-fly-04f2fc36-f9ed-4c9c-abf1-8ff497c02194/

Official Fly Fishing Show information to book your hotel will be extended from info@flyfishingshow.com and/or posted on The Fly Fishing Show website, www.flyfishingshow.com when it becomes available. Please use only the phone numbers and website links the Show provides. Please be advised other “hotel booking scalpers” are misrepresenting themselves calling customers. Please do not book through these scalpers to avoid problems or overpayment. Thank you and look for additional information to follow soon.