The Christmas Party is coming, December 15 at the Colorado Steakhouse.
Buffet starting at 11:00 and the raffle will be at 1:00. The club will
provide the buffet, soft drinks and coffee. For those of us who would
like an appropriate adult beverage, I recommend Dragonfly with turkey.
These drinks are on the drinker.
The Christmas raffle prize is a TFO BVK 9ft. 6wt. rod with hard case
and Orvis Clearwater large arbor reel. This is a really cool outfit.
Buy some tickets and win yourself a fine set up. Thanks to JLWs and
their generosity for helping put this outfit together. Shop locally.
It seems to be getting a bit cold outside. Perhaps the local fishing is
done for the year and maybe the Largemouth we caught yesterday at
Monroe was the last of the 2013. Personally, I am spending my
daydreaming time wishing and hoping the Wipers will show up in bigger
numbers and larger sizes this coming spring. Things like that keep me
more or less sane over the winter. That and how many 1 lb. Bluegill I
will catch if I win the 6wt in the raffle.
Hope to see you all at the Christmas party. Mark the date, December
15th at the Colorado Steakhouse at 11:00 AM.
Several members showed up at the Colorado Steakhouse for the monthly meeting along with a few new prospects. Among those prospects was a young man named Rowan that had a great looking fly box and boy was he fishy. His favorite fly was a hair mouse that someone had given him. Hope to see you soon Rowan.
A short meeting was held after fellowship time and officers were elected for 2014. Tim Mather will be President, Mike Donovan will be Vice President and Program Manager, Barry Clarke will remain Treasurer.
Kevin Montague was our first speaker and he presented us with a great slide show about How to Take Better Digital Photos. Kevin also had tips on new waterproof digital cameras and getting them set to take decent photos. He also gave tips on taking effective close up photos of our flies with minimal equipment. His best advice for taking good fishing photos with inexpensive digital cameras was that we should catch bigger fish. Thanks Kevin!
Mike Donovan Tying a Black Nosed Dace.
Mike Donovan showed us how he ties a Black Nosed Dace fly in Irish Flag colors. Mike Explained that these flies are good in our area to match the smaller minnows that are preyed upon by panfish and bass in creeks and ponds especially this time of year. Thanks for all the good information MikeD.
