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Meetings, Meetings 2015

March, Mystery Fly, Auction Madness

Wow, what a month March is! The 8th is the start of Daylight Savings
time, the 20th is the first day of spring and, perhaps most importantly, the HFF annual auction is March 17th. If that is not enough excitement, our own Mike Donovan will be tying a fly, and a mystery fly at that.

So here is the plan, wish or pray for warm, fishable weather, your
choice of method. Now to be ready for this marvelous event, warm
weather and all that it brings, it is time to get rid of some of your
extra high quality fishin’ stuff for the benefit of the club and acquire some new high quality stuff other club members foolishly think they need to get rid of… Bring money and high quality stuff.  And, BTW, that includes high quality money as well.

And, you may well ask, how do we manage to pull off such an august
event in March? The answer is simple, Kurnel Kevin. Kevin is an auctioneer nonpareil, able to wring the last few dollars out of your
hands for a good cause. So come and enjoy Kevin’s wit and charm, an
appropriate adult beverage and good fellowship.

The March meeting of the HFF will be March 17th at the Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner will be at 6:00 and the Auction will begin at 7:00. See you all then and there.

Stay warm,

Tim

 

Meetings, Meetings 2014

March 2014 HFF Meeting

Larry Brown Tying a Streamer
Larry Brown Tying a Streamer

Several Members attended the March Hoosier Fly Fishers meeting and enjoyed the  food and fellowship as well as a  fly tying demonstration by Larry Brown.   The Annual HFF Merchandise Auction was the main event for the evening and members brought in some great stuff for us to bid on and take home.   A sampling of the items up for grabs were,  fly reels,  fiberglass fly rod,  bamboo fly rod,  fly packs,  hand tied flies,  and many other nice items.   As expected, Colonel Kevin Montague was in fine form for the night.   He  entertained us with his wit and coaxed us into bidding on the fine fly fishing items with his auctioneering skills.  Thank you Kevin for a delightful evening.  The proceeds from the auction will go into a fund for acquiring guest speakers for the club.

Larry Brown Demonstrates tying by hand.
Larry Brown Demonstrates tying by hand.

After the auction Larry Brown gave a demonstration on tying a smallmouth streamer fly of his own design.   The unique thing about Larry’s presentation was that the only tools he used was a pair of scissors to trim the material with.   The fly was tied completely by hand.   Larry also told about how he came up with the fly pattern while fishing for smallmouth bass on a local creek.    If you missed the story about the fly and the smallmouth, ask him about it sometime.   The story is a good lesson in what fly fishing is all about.   Thanks Larry for the demonstration and your insight into our sport.

Warm Water Cronicles
Warm Water Cronicles

The April 15th meeting will feature Ian Anderson of Warm Water Chronicles and Fly Masters in Indy as the program.   He will tell us all about spring White Bass fishing.  Ian also teaches beginning and intermediate fly tying at FlyMasters and is a font of information about warm water flyfishing.  If you haven’t already, check out the WWC site for Ian’s weekly tying tips. Good stuff there.