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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 2015

Flymasters, Expos, and Rancid Crabtree

We had a great turn out for the January HFF meeting. There were lots of old faces around the tables as well as several new faces. It was good to see all of you there!  Everyone enjoyed the fellowship and food before the meeting with tales of Florida Fly Fishing, Big Wisconsin Smallies, walleyes on a fly and the Indy Fly Fishing Expo.  There was also a rumor about one of our old faces having a discussion with Bob Clouser last week about designing better flies for wipers.  But then again maybe I heard it wrong,  hopefully there will be more discussion about that at the February HFF Meeting. Don’t miss it!

Derrick Filkins
Derrick Filkins Flymasters and Tim Mather HFF President

One of the new faces at the meeting was Derrick Filkins of Flymasters Indianapolis.  Derrick was welcomed by club president Tim Mather. Derrick spoke to the group about warm water fly fishing and clued us in on some of the newest and greatest fly fishing gear available now at Flymasters. Check out their website or drop in the shop on Allisonville Road on the NE side of Indianapolis. If they don’t have what you need they will order it.

Lead Wing Coachman
Lead Wing Coachman by Mike Donovan

This year the fly tying demonstrations will be Traditional Classic Patterns that are over 30 years old and still produce fish. Mike Donovan, club program director, demonstrated how to tie a Lead Wing Coachman.

The trick is getting the wings on correctly and Mike showed how to do that. It is always educational watching how other people tie flies. Learning the little shortcuts or tricks they use  at the vise can save you lots of time when tying your own. Most all of the HFF meetings will have fly tying demonstrations.

On a sad note, it’s the end of an era.  If you are a fan of Pat , Crazy Eddie Muldoon, Rancid, Melba Peachbottom, Sneed, Strange  or are a member of the Rancid Crabtree Fly Fishing and Filisofical Society then you need to go to www.patrickfmcmanus.com.  Sadly the McManus website monthly blog and book store is no more.  You can read more about it on the website.