Don’t forget to write 2015 on your checks, that’s right we are in a new
year. However, it may be a bit cold to fish right now. The January
meeting of the HFF will be 1/20/15 at he Colorado Steakhouse. Dinner at 6:00 and the program will begin at 7:00.
This month’s program will feature Derrick Filkins of Flymasters
(http://www.flymasters.com) in Indy. He will talk with us about
warmwater fly fishing. Many of us have met Derrick up there at
Flymasters. He teaches their rod building class and also does some
guiding. Derrick has spoken to us in the past, back in the days at the
Elks, about “What Fish See” (by Colin Kageyama). If you are heading up to Indy for the Indiana Fly Fishing Expo, stop by Flymasters for
their Cabin Fever Days January 10&11th.
Mike Donavon will demo tying the Lead Wing Coachman. I am anxious to see how Mike sets the wings on this historic wet fly.
Leadwing Coachman
“The Leadwing Coachman finds it’s origins in the early 1820’s as an
offering from a carriage driver, Tom Bosworth, to his English Lord for
fishing. The original Coachman fly was a wet pattern of a peacock herl body, white duck quill wing, and brown throat hackle.”
(http://stevenojai.tripod.com/leadwing.htm)
Hope to see you all there on the 20th. Looking forward to hearing Derrick talk about warm water fly fishing and to watch Mike tie the Leadwing Coachman.
UPDATE: Ian Anderson is unable to attend the HFF meeting on the 15th. Amended schedule will include three fly tying specialists doing what they do best. Come see what they will be tying. Ian Anderson will be rescheduled later in the year. Food and fellowship at 6:00 PM and Fly Tying Demonstrations at 7:00 PM
The next meeting of the HFF will be on April 15th at the Colorado Steakhouse. As always dinner will be at 6:00 and the program will start at 7:00. We have an exciting program this month with Ian Anderson telling us all about Fly Fishing for White Bass.
Well, at least we will not have to water the lawn any time soon. On the other hand, it may be a few days before local fishing makes any sense. At 9:00 this morning Lake Monroe is at 545.62 feet which is above 538 feet, the normal pool. This is 7.62 feet high! And, the chance for rain today is 50%. You can keep an eye on the lake levels at the club web site, click on Lake Monroe Hydrograph. There are other local water condition links on the website. Check them out for current water levels. Some even have water temperatures.
“Ian taught himself to fly fish at 17 and has done nothing but fly fish since. Having grown up in Northern Indiana he has spent many long hours learning warmwater fly fishing. His favorite fish is the smallmouth bass. “They can be as finicky as trout but always put up a good fight”. Having recently started saltwater fishing he likes to get back to the sea as often as he can.” Ian also teaches the Beginning Fly Tying and Intermediate and Skills Development Fly Tying Classes being offered at FlyMasters. Come join us and learn all about tackle, techniques and flies.”
More news… The annual HFF picnic will be May 31st. Once again Barry Clarke has offered this Lake Lemon estate for the venue. Thank you Barry. The club will provide burgers, brats and buns. Please bring some tasty side dish to round out the groaning board. As always this will be a chance to chat with friends and perhaps even catch a fish or two. The fun will start at 11:00 with food at 1:00. More on this later…
The Hoosier Fly Fishers does not officially meet over the summer. Our constitution mandates this schedule. The reason for this pause in official business is the fact that we need to be fishing during the summer, not attending meetings. So it is just that simple, simply go fishing. However, if you miss our merry band of fly fishers, we will meet unofficially on Tuesdays over the summer at the Colorado Steakhouse. Unofficial meetings will be June 17, July 15, August 19, and September 16th. Hope to see you all there. Tall tales and useful tips are in order. The first officially official meeting of the fall will be October 21st.
