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Meetings, Meetings 2015

April Meeting

Tim M and Mike Exl
Tim M and Mike Exl

Spring is here and I think just the notion of better weather has everyone excited about fishing and the guest speaker for the month, Mike Exl from Wildcat Creek outfitters. Mike presented a great program about year-round fishing for smallmouth bass. Location, location, location seemed to be the key to success along with the correct presentation for the time of year.  If you missed the meeting, then you will not likely be catching lots of big smallmouth this year!  Mike also guides for smallmouth in central Indiana and knows where the best locations are for big smallies. If you fish with him, I’m sure he will clue you in on the best places and techniques for catching big fish. Check out Wildcat Creek Outfitters in Zionsville for more information.

H and L Variant
H and L Variant

Barry Clarke was the featured fly tier this month. As always Barry did a great job tying the H and L Variant, an old traditional dry fly.  Barry always ties more than one and shares them with the members. If you received one of Barry’s flies be sure to bring it to the Club Picnic next month and try your luck with one pound bluegills.

Barry Clarke
Barry Clarke
Barry Clarke At the Vise
Barry Clarke At the Vise

 

 

 

 

Since it is time to be fishing,  April was the last of the Official Club Meetings for the summer.  Official Club Meetings will resume in the fall. In case you get tired of fishing, information about Unofficial meetings will be made available soon. Next month will be the much anticipated HFF Club Picnic. Details will be coming soon.  Local water temperatures are rising fast and fish are moving and hungry, GO FISH!.

Meetings, Meetings 2015

February Meeting

We’re having pretty good fishing weather, or maybe not. Rumor has it that spring will get here someday. My only concern is that I recognize fishable weather when is gets here, it has been awhile. I am thinking it is time to pick the damn groundhog who has the most favorable prediction and maybe one who bites a mayor to boot.  In the meantime, let’s focus on the February meeting of the HFF.

The February meeting of the HFF will be on the 17th at the Colorado Steakhouse. As usual, dinner will be at 6:00 and the program at 7:00. The program this month will be our friend and new club member Charlie Cole talking with us about The Friends of Yellowwood. Yellowwood State Forest is one of several little gems hidden away in our part of the Midwest. I am sure we need to pay attention to the welfare of these resources. Yellowwood State Forest

The second part of the program will be a demo of the Shenk’s Minnow and it’s close cousin Mary’s Strymph. Both these flies are really good for Smallies as well as those trouty things.  These patterns employ a dubbing loop, a useful technique for many patterns.

And, get ready for March, the auction with our own Kernal Kevin. More on that soon.

See you all on Tuesday the 17th at the Colorado Steakhouse,

Tim