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Meetings 2023

HFF January Meeting of 2023

Well, here we go, time for the first Hoosier Fly Fisher meeting of 2023. Greeted as usual by Indiana’s consistent weather, that is consistently changing.  Again this year we will be meeting on the third Tuesday of the month at the American Legion. Dinner at 6:00 and program at 7:00.

The program this month will be a “tie-a-thon.” That is to say there will be three of our members tying flies for your enjoyment and education. Charlie Shaw will be tying a Mop Fly. He has reported that he recently caught an 11” largemouth “just over the edge of the ice” at that place on Lake Monroe that no one names but everyone  knows about.  Mike Donovan will be at last report tying a TBD fly. Not sure what pattern that is but it may stand for the “Terrific Bluegill Destroyer.”  And lastly, I will be tying a Lefty’s Deceiver, a good pattern to chase some of those Wipers this spring. As always, we encourage questions during these demos. And, also as always, we are looking for suggestions for future programs.

Tim Mather Lake Monroe Wiper
Tim Mather Lake Monroe Wiper

See you all at the Legion on Tuesday the 17th. Dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00.  Bring a few bucks for the raffle and a story or two to share.  Stay warm and dry or whatever the weather requires,

Tim

Meetings, Meetings 2022

August 2022 HFF Meeting

The August meeting of the HFF will be August 16th. As always we will meet at the American Legion in Bloomington at 6:00 PM for dinner and the meeting at 7:00 PM. In addition to the announcements and round table there will be a raffle. Future programs include an outing to Yellowwood when the weather is a little better. The October program will be most interesting, we are having Joe Smith of Healing Waters giving a presentation on their goals and activities. In November we will be having a program featuring Casting For Recovery. These programs are not to miss. As is always the case, we look for your suggestions.

The program this month will be two part. First, Larry Barber will be discussing the Copper John Fly. The Copper John, developed by famous tier John Barr, should be in every trout fisher’s fly box and rumor has it that local (one pound) Bluegill are also attracted to this little bugger. The second part of the program will be a real treat, Barry Clarke will tie a Copper John.

This is an excellent book to add to your library,” Barr Flies” by John Barr. The flies in the book are tied by Charlie Craven. Check out Charlies Fly Box for some first class videos. I am betting there is a 99.97% chance Larry will mention this book in his presentation. Here is a video of the “Barr’s Copper John Fly Tying Instructions Tied by Charlie Craven“.  Barry’s demo will give us an up-close chance to see the fly tied and a chance to ask questions. Videos are great but in person demos are much better…ask questions.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 16th.

Tim