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Fishing Report

Hello all! Elizabeth here.

On September 27th, MikeB, TimM, and I went to Fairfax Beach State Recreational Area for a little fishing. We started in the area they seemed to know as the Beaver section, where the branches were piled under the water near a concrete section off the pathway and where the Bluegill seemed to be nesting. In this area, Tim started the day with a few catches including a Channel Catfish, a Crappie, Walleye, and a few Bluegill.

Elizabeth's 1st Wiper
Elizabeth’s 1st Wiper

Later in the evening around 6:30 PM, Mike B and I went to the farthest tip of the beach hoping for Wipers as the wind was picking up and the water seemed to have cooled slightly. I took my 8wt Wetfly rod with a medium clouser on it and caught 8 Wipers. This was substantial for me, not only catching 8, but also because it was my first time catching a Wiper on a flyrod. Mike also caught a small Walleye. All in all, Mike and I caught around a total of 15 Wipers that day and waited until after dark with a little less luck. Though the fish still seemed active after dark, so were the mosquitoes, so we left after being swarmed by them.

The moon and sky was beautiful that night, and we watched the moon go behind the clouds before the Eclipse.

 

HFF Meeting Reminder

The January meeting of the HFF will be Tuesday,1/20/15 at he Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner at 6:00 and the program will begin at 7:00.

This month’s program features Derrick Filkins of Flymasters
(http://www.flymasters.com) in Indy. He will be talking with us about warmwater fly fishing.

We will be continuing our demos of “classic” fly patterns. Mike Donavon will demo tying the Lead Wing Coachman. As usual, we ask for your suggestions for the demos, someone in the club knows how to tie the pattern.

Check out the Limp Cobra January 13 post (http://thelimpcobra.com/). There is a neat little article, “Fly Casting- How to loose your flies in trees.”

Your 2014 Indiana State Fishing License will expire the end of March, after that you will need a 2015 Fishing License and Trout Stamp. You can purchase them both online here.
(http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/dnr-license/index.html).

State Park Passes and Boat Launch Permits are due the first of the
year. You can purchase them at any State Park Office or online at their store as well as other IDNR stuff.
(http://stores.innsgifts.com/2014-state-park-permits/).

Hope to see you all at the January meeting.

Stay warm,

Tim