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Meetings 2016

January HFF Meeting

Mike Exl Wildcat Creek Outfitters
Mike Exl Wildcat Creek Outfitters

The next meeting of the HFF will be January 19 at the Colorado Steakhouse; dinner at 6:00 and the program will begin at 7:00.  Our friend Mike Exl from Wildcat Creek outfitters will talk with us about Carp fishing. Looking forward to having Mike back again, I am sure it will be a great talk.

The tying demo will be a weighty matter. I will be talking about flies using dumbbell eyes Clouser style for weight. I will bring examples of a number of patterns using this system of weighting flies.

The February meeting will be on the 16th and will feature Jill Vance, C.I.G. Interpretive Naturalist for Monroe Lake. Jill will tell us about all the outdoor activities she organizes for Monroe. And I understand she will be asking for help with the June 4th Youth Fishing Derby and in September, the Furs, Fins and Feathers.  Looking forward to this.

See: INDNR Lake Monroe     for up to date Lake Monroe Information.

Hope to see you all on the 19th at the Colorado Steakhouse for an exciting meeting.

Stay warm,

Tim​

Events, Meetings, Meetings 2015

HFF Christmas Party Update.

2015 HFF Christmas Party

We had a good turn out for the Annual HFF Christmas Party.  Many members and guests enjoyed the hospitality at Bobby’s Colorado Steakhouse as well as the wonderful Brunch Buffet they serve on Sundays.  What a feast it was! I venture a guess to say no one went away hungry.

Everyone enjoyed the fellowship as well as the food,  It was a great get together during a special time of year.  Various discussions heard around the room included; what’s biting and where, do you use dubbing loops, now exactly where is this double secret Honey Hole,  you should have used a 4 weight, how many raffle tickets can I buy, yes I paid my dues, where’s Pablo, something about horsing around, and did you really catch a wiper that big?

Mark Fuller TFO Rod.After the meal the topic of discussion was the raffle. This years prize package was a new 9ft 6 wt TFO Clouser rod, TFO rod case, TFO Reel, a book titled Paddle Indiana, and a JL Waters Bandana,  all purchased at JL Waters on the town square downtown Bloomington. Congratulations to Mark Fuller, the new owner of the outfit. I’m sure he knows how to use it and will put it to good use.

FISH REPORT: Happy Holidays to one and all! (They are still biting, GO FISH).

Lake Monroe Crappie
Lake Monroe Crappie January 01 2016