MikeB | Hoosier Fly Fishers

The next meeting of the HFF will be April 21st at the Colorado
Steakhouse. This month the program will be Mike Exl of Wildcat Creek Outfitters. He will be talking about Smallmouth fishing in
Indiana. (http://www.wildcatcreekoutfitters.com.)

From their web site: Mike has been fly fishing most of his life. He has traveled to destinations such as the Bahamas, Alaska, and even Chile. Mike is one of our guides and also instructs our fly tying classes and is one of our two Carp guides. Be sure to visit their website to learn more about fly fishing Indiana and how Wildcat Creek Outfitters can help you.

The fly tying demo this month will be Barry Clarke tying an H and L
variant. Although this is a trout pattern,I am willing to bet the odd
Bluegill might gobble one of these. The annual picnic may be a good
chance to test this theory but remember, this is just a theory. There
is a nice video on tying this pattern available at
http://thefeatherbender.com/2014/07/12/tying-the-h-l-variant/

Future Events: The annual HFF picnic will be May 9th. Stay tuned for more information on the picnic coming soon.

Fishing Report: The weather is sotra kinda getting OK and it sure looks like it is about time to go fishing. However,Paul and I drove down to look at Clear Creek on Friday. Lots of water,one might even call it a flood. As of this morning Lake Monroe was up 6.9 ft. I guess we will have to wait for a while to chase Carp and Wipers in the lake. The water at Fairfax is up to the parking lot so if you are hungry for some action you could cast out of the back of a pickup in any of the numerous parking spots open now. Water temperatures are in the mid to high 40’s and rumors of crappies and bluegills biting have been heard.

Hope to see you all on the 21st at the Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner will be at 6:00 and the program will start at 7:00. Get those rods and reels in good shape, you will be needing them soon . Don’t forget 2015 Fishing License and Trout Stamps are needed now. Fishing time is here, get out and enjoy it.
Tim

The March HFF meeting and Annual Club Auction was a big hit with members and guests alike. As always KevinM was in good form and squeezed a good bit of dirty old money out of the crowd, he even coaxed a few pennies out of the folks in back of the room. There seemed to be lots of interest in all the donated items except for a couple of unidentified cream and crimson bags. However, with Kevin’s auctioneer-ing expertise all items were sold with proceeds going to support club activities. Some of the items were so popular they may even show up again in next years auction. Be sure to not miss that event! Thanks Kernal Kevin.

After the club auction Mike Donovan gave a fly tying demonstration of his version of an Alexandra. Mike always does a good job on his flies and takes time to explain his techniques. The fly tying theme this year has been Classical Flies Before 1960.

Tim Mather, club President, welcomed a few new faces to the group who were present for the auction. They all seemed impressed with the nights events and I expect a good turnout for the next club meeting. More on that soon!

March 2015 HFF Meeting photos: