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Meetings, Meetings 2016

October Official Meeting

Hope the summer has treated you well with lots of successful fishing.!

The first Official meeting of the Hoosier Fly Fishers will be October 18th at the Colorado Steakhouse. Please note that dinner will be 6:00 and the program will begin at 7:00.

The program this month will be about fly tying and tying bench tools.  I will demonstrate two flies that involve rabbit fur in a dubbing loop. The flies are Murray’s Strymp and Shenk’s White Minnow. Both these flies have been productive for me for Small Mouth Bass in local waters. Tutorials for both these flies can be found on line. However, I will be showing some tools and techniques from my bench that I think make the pattern easier to tie.

About those tools… first is a dubbing loop tool I have made and a method for cutting rabbit fur into zonker strips and crosscut rabbit fur strips. Both tools are easy to make from simple materials, effective and fun to make and use. I will also show some hair packing tools I have made. And, some other stuff… I strongly invite and encourage others to bring some of their homemade fly tying tools! I always look forward to seeing and learning about others tier’s tricks and tools. When we share, we learn.

As always, we are looking for suggestions for future programs. We are working on several programs for the coming year, including cleaning and cooking fish and a neat little event Paul Brown and Larry Barber will describe. Guest speakers are also in the works. And, oh yes, dues are due.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday October 18th at the Colorado Steakhouse at 6:00 PM. Don’t forget to bring some of the nifty gadgets you have invented to make tying easier, more fun and productive.

Go Colts,

Tim M

Fish Report, Meetings, Meetings 2016

August Meeting

The next official unofficial meeting of the HFF will be August 16th at the Colorado Steakhouse at 6:00.  Looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing tales of summer fishing adventures.

Has anyone else been watching the Summer Olympics? I am rather sure there are some special effects going on there because no human can do some of the things I have been seeing.  I mean throw yourself high in the air, spin around five times and land on you feet and not have to call 911…I mean really.  So here is an idea from Bill Murray, “Every Olympic event should include one average person competing for a reference.”

I for one would be interested in seeing what flies have been working for you in local waters this summer.  Along those lines, we are as usual looking for suggestions for fly tying demos in the coming year as well as program ideas. As far as fly tying demos are concerned…please feel free to volunteer

See you all at the Colorado Steakhouse August 16th at 6:00PM.

Tim

FISH REPORT: Not much going on now, I have heard reports that gills are on the nest once again, third time for some. Carps are slow but wading is a good way to cool off. Be patient, good fall fishing will be here before you know it.