J. Stanley Lloyd; Fly-Fisher

J. Stanley Lloyd, a well-known fly-fisher who helped start several clubs in the area, has died at his Van Nuys home. He was 83.

Lloyd died Monday of a heart attack, said Bennett J. Mintz, a family friend.

Born in Spokane, Wash., Lloyd came to California as a child and graduated from Los Angeles High School. He owned a machine shop in North Hollywood from the early 1940s until his retirement in the early 1980s.

He is the founder of Sierra Pacific Flyfishers club in the San Fernando Valley and is credited with early development or founding of five other Southwest Council Federation of Fly Fishers clubs: Ventura (now Sespe) Fly Fishers, Tri-City (now Deep Creek) Fly Fishers, Wilderness Flyfishers, Agua Bonita Fly-fishers and the Downey Fly Fishers. Lloyd is a charter member of the federation and was the longtime editor of the Federation of Fly Fishers newsletter. He was an active member of most Southern California fly-fishing clubs including Pasadena, Long Beach and South Bay, in addition to the ones he founded.

The J. Stanley Lloyd Streamside Study Area on the wild trout section of Piru Creek was named for him last October by the Sierra Pacific Flyfishers.

The area is being used by youth groups for indoctrination sessions on entomology, conservation and fly-fishing conducted by SPFF volunteers.

Lloyd is survived by his brother, Glenwood Lloyd of North Hollywood.

A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, 10621 Victory Blvd., in North Hollywood, which is handling the arrangements.

Donations can be made in Lloyd’s name to the Federation of Fly Fishers J. Stanley Lloyd Endowment Fund, in care of Shirley and Ed Cheramy, 10854 Arizona Ave., Culver City 90230; the Conservation Fund of the Sierra Pacific Flyfishers, P.O. Box 8403, Van Nuys 91409, or a conservation organization of the donor’s choice.