Meetings | Hoosier Fly Fishers

Enough winter! Enough, enough!!! History seems to indicate that spring will come someday. For me, someday is not soon enough, I have a nearly terminal case of cabin fever. However, there is a bright spot in the near future. That bright spot is the annual HFF auction! The March meeting will be on the 18th at the Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner at 6:00 and the auction at 7:00.

In the past the funds raised at the auction were used to by books for the club library. When we figured out that only a few of the members could actually read, we now dedicate the auction funds to a speaker account. The benefits of this will happen soon. Stay tuned for the April meeting news.

I have been in touch with Kurnel Kevin, our highly skilled auctioneer, he is in rigorous training for the big event. Kevin is very skilled at getting us to part with all that extra money we have been hoarding. Your job is to bring some really neat stuff you no longer need. Kevin needs stuff to sell. This is not a one-way street. Others will have brought neat stuff that you do actually need. The more stuff, the more fun!

I recently visited the HFF web page and under “Gallery 2013” there are pictures of our old buddy Ben with the four smallies he caught on March 3rd. March 3rd… dang, that is today and I haven’t heard of anyone catching any smallies. Where the hell is spring?

So on March 18th we will meet at the Colorado Steakhouse for the fun fill evening of the annual auction. Dinner at 6:00 and the auction will start at 7:00. Bring really good stuff and have a ball.

The February HFF Meeting was a big success with several people attending the meal portion of the meeting as well as the fly tying part. Everyone had a good time visiting with old friends and welcoming some new faces to the group. Welcome David and Matthew to the Hoosier Fly Fishers Club. Thanks to Colorado Steak House for letting us meet there and for their great food and service.

The main attraction of the meeting was fly tying. Four club members were tying some of their favorite flies for all to see. Dick Powell demonstrated how he ties a deer hair Humpy Fly and had handouts for all the details. It takes lots of practice to tie humpies correctly and Dick does a wonderful job. Mike Donovan tied one of his favorite all around flies, the wooly bugger. Mike showed new member David how to tie a weighted one. Everyone at that table had a good time talking about the fish that wooly buggers catch. Barry Clarke tied some very small Griffith’s Gnats using dubbing on a Renzetti rotary vise. The rotary vises are pretty much standard fly tying equipment now. Griffith’s Gnats are a great small fly for any time of year or fishing location. Paul Brown tied one of his favorite BIG smallmouth flies, the Belly Ache Minnow. Paul explained how to fish the fly in creeks to new member Rowan.