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Events, General Information, Meetings 2026

January 2026 HFF Meeting

I hope the new year is off to a good start for everyone and we are getting some winter fly tying done. I hear some talk about a football game coming up on the 19th. Our January meeting will be on the 20th, so we will be able to share a round of celebration or grief as the case may be… I am assuming it will be celebration!

The new meeting of the HFF will be on January 20th at the American Legion Post #18 on 3rd. Street here in Bloomington. Dinner will be at 6:00 PM and the program will start at 7:00 PM. The program this month will be four HFF members demonstrating different fly patterns.
Justin Swafford will be tying a Salmon/Steelhead fly.
Paul Brown will tie a Baby Fat Minnow.
Mike Donovan will be tying another pattern sure to catch fish,
I will be tying a Full Dressed Clouser Deep Minnow.

There are a number of fly fishing shows coming up including the Heartland Fly Fishing Festival in Lebanon, Indiana on the 16th and 17th. Get the 2026 season started off right!

There is also a fund raising event in Indianapolis on the 18th. Casting for a Cause sponsored by Casting for Recovery. For more information you may contact Tracy Woods at tracywoods2023@gmail.com

Casting for a Cause
Casting for a Cause

Also draw your attending to the recent post for the 2026 WKU Fly Fishing Montana adventure trip coming up in September. Contact Raymond Poff at raymond.poff@wku.edu

Have a good week, see you on the 20th.

Stay warm or cold as the case may be,

Tim

Events, Meetings, Meetings 2025

April 2025 HFF Metting

I hope you all have managed to survive the recent weather. That was a lot of rain…lots of water and we need water to fish. May I assume that more water equals more fish? It is always interesting to see what changes this flood will bring to local waters.

The next HFF meeting will be April 15th. Again, we will meet at the American Legion Post 18, with dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00. The program will be in two parts. First, Sandy Clark-Kolaks will introduce us to WINGS…Women in Nature Gaining Skills. I am looking forward to learning about this group and their activities. The second part of the evening will be the Annual Auction.

The Annual Auction of Good Stuff is always lots of fun. This is the chance to get those fishing/outdoor related items you didn’t know you really needed. We depend on members to donate very desirable and worthy items related to fishing and outdoor activities. And be assured, there will be feathers you really do need. My guess is there will be a few books with lots of pretty pictures and perhaps even some material worth reading if you are still into old fashion reading…There will always be some great flies tied by the members. However, there will be no Goose. The auction helps fund the club picnic and Christmas party and gifts to the Legion folks, occasional conservation projects, and Healing Waters and Casting for Recovery. There will be a bit of a change this year. Kernal Kevin will not be able to join us as auctioneer. The honor will be in the able hands of Kyle Swafford. So, bring some really good stuff to give Kyle something to work with to part you with a few bucks for the good of the club.

More news.. The HFF Annual Picnic will be on May 10th. Once again Barry and Susie Clarke have offered their Lake Lemon home for the gala event. More on this soon.

Looking forward to learning about WINGS and seeing all the great stuff you bring for the auction. Again Dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00.

Stay warm,

Tim