The February HFF Meeting was a big success with several people attending the meal portion of the meeting as well as the fly tying part. Everyone had a good time visiting with old friends and welcoming some new faces to the group. Welcome David and Matthew to the Hoosier Fly Fishers Club. Thanks to Colorado Steak House for letting us meet there and for their great food and service.
The main attraction of the meeting was fly tying. Four club members were tying some of their favorite flies for all to see. Dick Powell demonstrated how he ties a deer hair Humpy Fly and had handouts for all the details. It takes lots of practice to tie humpies correctly and Dick does a wonderful job. Mike Donovan tied one of his favorite all around flies, the wooly bugger. Mike showed new member David how to tie a weighted one. Everyone at that table had a good time talking about the fish that wooly buggers catch. Barry Clarke tied some very small Griffith’s Gnats using dubbing on a Renzetti rotary vise. The rotary vises are pretty much standard fly tying equipment now. Griffith’s Gnats are a great small fly for any time of year or fishing location. Paul Brown tied one of his favorite BIG smallmouth flies, the Belly Ache Minnow. Paul explained how to fish the fly in creeks to new member Rowan.
