fly tying | Hoosier Fly Fishers

Well, it is the time. The first official meeting of the Hoosier Fly Fishers this fall will be Tuesday October 19th.
As usual we will meet at the American Legion. Dinner will be at 6:00PM and the program will start at 7:00PM. The special of the day at the Legion will be fried chicken but the menu will be open for other choices.

It will be an interesting and busy first meeting. We will be accepting nominations from the floor for officers for the next year. This includes President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Conservation Officer. The election will be at the November meeting with those elected taking office at the Christmas Party. We will have a quick general discussion and talk about the best five flies for a given species. And, dues are due…$20.00 for the year.

The program this month will feature Ryan Houpt from JLWaters talking with us about the retail side of fly fishing. He will discuss such matters as how to decide what flies and equipment to order, some current supply difficulties and how they can better serve their customers (us). BTW, JLWaters gives HFF members a 10% discount.

Mike Donovan will treat us with a tying demo for the Perdigon Nymph fly. It is always fun and informative to watch our skilled members tie flies and answer questions about the process and materials. We are always looking for suggestions for patterns or techniques you would like to see tied. Don’t forget we are interested in suggestions for the five best patterns for a given species. Last but not least, the raffle. As always lots of good and useful stuff in the raffle.

So, the first official meeting of the Hoosier Fly Fishers will be October 19th starting with dinner at 6:00 at the American Legion Post at 1800 W. 3rd Street, Bloomington. Meetings are always open to anyone interested in Fly Tying or Fly Fishing. Looking forward to see you all there.

Go fishing,

Tim

Weather is improving, waters are moving, and it is beginning to look like Spring near Bloomington. Fish have been biting in the creeks and lakes with sunny day water temps in the lower to mid 50’s. Go fish if you can, just stay safe, we are not out of this pandemic yet.

There is no good news yet from the Club but there has been some discussion on planning a meeting sometime soon. Check back here to see when and if anything like safe meetings or outings can be planned.

On a high note, I have heard, from someone with good authority, that JL Waters on the Square in downtown Bloomington has recently expanded and restocked their shelves and pegboards with “tons” of good stuff for fly fishers. Better hurry down there before it’s all gone. Wear a mask!