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Meetings, Meetings 2016

March HFF Meeting

The next meeting of the HFF will be March 15 at the Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner will be at 6:00 and the program to begin at 7:00.

The program this month will be a “tie-a-thon” featuring Mike Donovan and Dick Powell  (and perhaps another talented tier). This will be a good opportunity to gather some ideas for patterns and some interesting techniques to get ready for what is going to be a really good year of fishing. I know it is gong to be a good year for fishing, however, the catching part is still to be determined. Dick will be tying several variations of the Matuka Streamer. This is a really neat fly pattern that turns the head of many a Smallie.

The excitement is building for the April 19th meeting! This will be the AUCTION! Once again we are lucky enough to have Kernal Kevin use his fast talk and boundless charm to part us with our hard earned funds. What we need from all of you is lots of good stuff to auction off. While I am sure there will be lots of very desirable items in the auction, if time allows, I will tie a bluegill fly that one caught 6 fish on 7 casts at the annual picnic at Lake Lemon.

Yes the annual picnic is coming up on May 14th. Once again Berry Clarke has generously offered to host the party.  As usual, the club will provide burgers, dogs, buns and chips. We will provide sides. I will bring a chocolate cake to counter all the salads.

See you all on March 15th at the Colorado Steakhouse. As always, dinner will be at 6:00 and the program at 7:00.

Crappies

Fish Report: Lake Monroe is up over 6ft from normal pool. Fishing is tough from shore now but crappies have been biting. Recent rains have raised the water temperatures up into a range where fish are on the move. Jonathan reports small pond fishing is doing good now. Spring is here.

Go fishing,

Tim​

Meetings, Meetings 2016

February HFF Meeting

The next meeting of the HFF will be February 16th.  As always, we will meet at the Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner at 6:00 PM and the program at 7:00 PM.

Our program this month will be a presentation by Jill Vance, C.G.I. Interpretive Naturalist for Monroe Lake. Jill will tell us all about the Special Events and programs going on at Monroe Lake. She will be asking for our help with two events. The first event is on June 4th, Youth Fishing Derby and the second event is on September 24th, Furs, Fins and Feathers. For the second event she will be asking for our help with some fly casting and fly tying demos.  I might also add for anyone interested Shoreline Cleanup will be September 11th.

To find more Monroe Lake Special Events you can download a flyer here:

https://secure.in.gov/dnr/parklake/file/sp-Monroe_SpecialEvent.pdf

Mike Donovan will be tying a hair wing streamer for the tying demo at the February Meeting. As usual, I am sure it will be very informative.  Maybe someday soon it will warm enough to actually use some flies.

Speaking of fly tying, the HFF will be having beginner fly tying lessons the first three Saturdays of March. These will be held at JLWaters and will start at 9:30 in the morning. More details will be coming very soon.  In the meantime, feel free to contact Larry Barber at lbarber@bluemarble.net for more information.

It is time to get that new Indiana State Park Pass, and soon it will be time to renew fishing license.  You can do this online at the INDNR Licensing website.

See you all at the Colorado Steakhouse next Tuesday.

Stay warm, Tim​

FISH REPORT: Fish are till hitting if you can find the Honey Hole and have the appropriate size and color fly. Rumors are that over 100 fish were taken in the last two weeks from open water. The Honey Hole has become quite the popular place for members to meet up.

Upcoming Events:

Great American Fly Fishing Expo February 19th – 21st

The Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show February 19th – 28th

Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo March 18th – 20th