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Meetings, Meetings 2026, Uncategorized

March 2026 HFF Meeting

The next meeting of the HFF will be Tuesday March 17th. As usual we will meet at the American Legion Post #18 here in Bloomington, with dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00. It is that Indiana spring weather when the pretty yellow flowers come out in 70 degrees and spend the next two days poking their heads through the snow.

The program this month will be a talk by Eric Helton from the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife. I am sure it will be most interesting as the Division oversees about every aspect of fishing in Indiana from licensing to habitat enhancement. I am interested in what changes, new species, and new habitat may result from the warming of the climate.

Justin Swafford’s power point for his program on rod building will be available soon. This was a great presentation and it got a lot of things about splining a rod straighten out for me.

March 17th is St. Patricks day. And what would be better than having Mike Donovan tie a Pat’s Rubber Leg fly. I am interested to see how he deals with all those legs…

Annual Auction of Good Stuff
GOOD STUFF

The April meeting will be the annual auction of good fly fishing stuff. The April meeting will be the auction, I wanted to repeat that so you would not forget. This is a great time to get rid of some of the extra cash you may have lying around. It is also a good time to donate fishing/outdoor related items for the auction. I am sure there will be some terrific flies, perhaps a few feathers, some books with pretty pictures and maybe some surprises. This is a chance to pass on some of that stuff you were sure you really needed but didn’t really need. Again, Kernal Kevin’s dulcet voice will encourage you to part with a few bucks and take home treasures. The auction helps fund the annual picnic, club Christmas party, gifts to the Legion folks, occasional conservation projects, Project Healing Waters and Casting for Recovery.

The annual picnic will again be in May. Details on that fun time will follow soon.

On another note, both sad and happy, Kyle Swafford has gotten a new job and will be leaving the area. We are happy for the better job but sad to see him move on. At least come back for the picnic. This means we will need a new Conservation Office for the club. If you are interested please let Kevin know.

Hope to see you all on the 17th. Dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00. The program will be Eric Helton from Indiana Fish and Wildlife.

Stay warm or cool or wet or dry or whatever Indiana weather has in store for us,

Tim

Meetings, Meetings 2025, Uncategorized

July 2025 HFF Meeting

I hope everyone survived the 4th of July with all their fingers. Our July meeting will be on the 15th and again we will meet at the American Legion Post #18 here in Bloomington. Dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00

The program this month will concern water safety with Barry Clarke presenting. I quote Barry…”I do have about 70 years on the water and have broken pretty much all the rules at least once. So, I have some examples of what can go wrong to share.” We look forward to others sharing information about their “on the water” safety tips.

Paul Brown will be doing the tying demo. He will tie the Micro Bugger. This pattern caught a lot of Bluegills in Griffy Lake this summer.

Next month Kyle Swafford will present a program on fall fishing for Smallmouth bass.

Look forward to seeing everyone on the 15th. HFF meetings are open to the public. If you are interested in fly fishing or fly tying you are welcome to join us.

Catch a fish,

Tim