fly fishing | Hoosier Fly Fishers

We officially had our first unofficial meeting of the summer at the
Colorado Steakhouse last evening. Lots of fun, $2.00 draft beers, good
food and a few faces we haven’t seen for a while. Save June 18th for
the next official unofficial meeting, same place, same time. That would
be 6:00ish at the Colorado Steakhouse.

A question came up concerning wading at Brookville. According to the
Central Indiana Trout Unlimited, following is recommended.
• Below 4 feet- Ideal
• 4-4.5 feet- Mediocre
• 4.5 feet- Challenging
Above 5 feet- Dangerous and unwadeable

http://www.centralindianatu.org/fishinginfo/wadingatbrookville.html
You can find the current water level at Brookville on our website. For
example, at 10:45 this morning the water level was 3.87 ft. Check this
before your go.
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=iln&gage=brki3

Speaking of the website, we are always looking for reports on your
fishing adventures and pictures of your catch, that is if you manage to
actually catch anything. Sometimes we might think our adventures are to
small and local to matter, but remember what the good doctor says,
“A person is a person no matter how small.”

For those who have moved beyond Dr. Seuss,there is always William Blake.
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.”

Personally, I recommend both. No, I did not personally know Mr. Blake,
he is/was at least 10 years older than I am.

Tying the Best Flies for One Pound Bluegills

Several club members showed up at The Colorado Steak House for supper, business, the raffle, fly tying, and the IU game on TV. The food was great, the business good, the raffle a success, the fly tying great and IU beat Michigan State. The main event of the meeting was the fly tying, of course. Four members shared their favorite bluegill flies and showed us how to tie them. Tim Mathers tied an ostrich and peacock herl variant fly called Tim’s Bluegill Treat. Mike Donovan tied a foam variant of a Predator fly. Larry Barber tied his all time favorite the Muddler Minnow size #14 in six different variations. Barry Clarke tied the Suzy Q chenille and rubber leg bluegill killer. I’m sorry there is not more information on the flies but I am sure any one of the guys will gladly give you the recipe if you ask them nicely. The pics are for Al since he had the crud and couldn’t be there. Thanks Paul Brown for taking the pictures.