September 17th will be officially the last unofficial official meeting of
the year, 6:00 at the Colorado Steakhouse, food, fibs and appropriate
adult beverages. These meetings have been lots of fun and a good
chance to stay in touch. Now the real fun begins!

October 15th will be officially the first official meeting of the year!
Again this year we will meet at the Colorado Steakhouse, dinner at 6:00
and the program at 7:00.

September the 10th will be the first official meeting of the executive
committee. Even though we have a lot more at stake, we are generally
much better behaved than congress. We will be planning the programs for
the year and of course your suggestions are welcome. Send them to me
tmather@hoosierflyfishers.com There will of course be fly tying…let me know
if there is a pattern or technique you would like see. I am sure
someone in the club knows how to do that. Jonathan, the new fly guy at
JLWs, has agreed to do a program on furled leaders and silk fly lines.
Several of us would like to have Kevin do another program on cameras
and photography. I know Kevin can fill us in on the “how to” of that “grip
and grin” shot of you holding the near record fish. However, catching
the fish to photograph is up to you. I have also had the suggestion to
have Dave Kittaka from Avoca talk to us about the Lake Monroe fishery,
especially and unfortunately on the possibilities of Asian carp in the
lake.

Would anyone be interested in getting a variety of rods and lines in
the same place at the same time to compare how they cast? JLWs has a
number of different 6wts on hand now and I may be able to locate a few
other brands. I think several of us would like to try a number of rods
with different line weights and types.

We fished a local stream the other day and were able to figure out what
the Smallies were keying in on…Black rabbit strip zonker type flies
and/or white deer hair bugs. So there you have it…you can either fish
low and slow or catch them looking up and use either black or white
flies. It’s just that simple! And oh yes, there was another fly that
worked, the Tequeely. We each had one in our stash and after one fish
we each lost said fly. It’s just that simple! You gotta love this game.

In addition to the unbridled excitement of the new year of official HFF
meetings, Wiper season is coming up. Remember Wipers? There is
something very exciting about a fish that can take you into the backing
more than once…

Tim