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Fish Report, Meetings, Meetings 2016

November HFF Meeting and More

    This seems to be a season of change.  First, I think the water temp at Monroe seems to be getting low enough to invite the big Wipers into shore. Second, Halloween ads are being replaced by Christmas ads (I wonder what happened to Thanksgiving?).  And third, perhaps most importantly, we are going to try something new for the next meeting.  For those of you who were at the last meeting, you will remember Larry’s presentation of the “fly tying contest” event. Please understand this is not “real’ contest just a fun event to demonstrate a variety of tying techniques. So please join us for the fun on next Tuesday, November 15th at Bobby’s Colorado Steak House at 6PM.

Fly Challenge Rules
Fly Challenge Rules

For the ten folks who expressed interest in this gala event at the last meeting, please note that you will need to bring your own tying tools e.g. Vise, thread, ect. also a light, battery powered would be best. I am attaching the details of the “Hoosier Fly Fishers Fly Tying Challenge” as provided by Larry B and Paul B. More about the Fly Tying Challenge can be found in the club members discussion forums.

Membership Dues are due if you haven’t already paid those. Now would be a great time to join the club to get in on all the fall and winter HFF Club meetings and demos.  We are planning the annual Christmas Party for Hoosier Fly Fishers club members! This will be December 11th at the Colorado Steakhouse. The fun will begin at about 11:00 AM and we will eat at about 12:00.

FISH REPORT: Lake Monroe water temperatures are cooling down fast and fish catching has been sporadic. Wipers were very active about a month ago but only the small schoolies.  No big fish have appeared yet. Several of the club members and fly fishers from Indy and Shelbyville have been fishing for them from shore with little success. We’re hoping the good bite is yet to come.  Several bass have been caught in the backs of coves where you can still find weeds. The heavy frost this morning will make the weeds disappear soon.  A few crappies and yellow bass have been caught also.

Meetings, Meetings 2016

October Official Meeting

Hope the summer has treated you well with lots of successful fishing.!

The first Official meeting of the Hoosier Fly Fishers will be October 18th at the Colorado Steakhouse. Please note that dinner will be 6:00 and the program will begin at 7:00.

The program this month will be about fly tying and tying bench tools.  I will demonstrate two flies that involve rabbit fur in a dubbing loop. The flies are Murray’s Strymp and Shenk’s White Minnow. Both these flies have been productive for me for Small Mouth Bass in local waters. Tutorials for both these flies can be found on line. However, I will be showing some tools and techniques from my bench that I think make the pattern easier to tie.

About those tools… first is a dubbing loop tool I have made and a method for cutting rabbit fur into zonker strips and crosscut rabbit fur strips. Both tools are easy to make from simple materials, effective and fun to make and use. I will also show some hair packing tools I have made. And, some other stuff… I strongly invite and encourage others to bring some of their homemade fly tying tools! I always look forward to seeing and learning about others tier’s tricks and tools. When we share, we learn.

As always, we are looking for suggestions for future programs. We are working on several programs for the coming year, including cleaning and cooking fish and a neat little event Paul Brown and Larry Barber will describe. Guest speakers are also in the works. And, oh yes, dues are due.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday October 18th at the Colorado Steakhouse at 6:00 PM. Don’t forget to bring some of the nifty gadgets you have invented to make tying easier, more fun and productive.

Go Colts,

Tim M