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Meetings, Meetings 2015

HFF October Meeting

All streamers all the time, at least for the fly tying demos this year. The first meeting this year of the HFF will be October 20th at the Colorado Steakhouse, dinner at 6:00 and the program at 7:00.

Parmachene Belle Streamer
Parmachene Belle Streamer

The flies that will be featured are Al Fish tying a “Schminnow”, Paul Brown tying “Bob Popovic’s Hollow Fleye” and Mike Donavan will tie a “Parmachene Belle Streamer.”  Perhaps even someone else tying something else…

Mike B, Paul B and I fished Fairfax on Saturday. Between us we caught about 20 Wipers, all schoolies, but still Wipers and perhaps even an omen of bigger fish to come…at least we can hope.

And a reminder, dues are due…

See you all at the Colorado Steakhouse on October 20th.

Some links of interest:

One on One With Ben West

Guiding in Alaska

Alaska West

Tim

 

https://youtu.be/EBirO2wgZG8

PaulB with a nice wiper. 10-14-2015
PaulB with a nice wiper. 10-14-2015
Fish Report, General Information

Fishing Report

Hello all! Elizabeth here.

On September 27th, MikeB, TimM, and I went to Fairfax Beach State Recreational Area for a little fishing. We started in the area they seemed to know as the Beaver section, where the branches were piled under the water near a concrete section off the pathway and where the Bluegill seemed to be nesting. In this area, Tim started the day with a few catches including a Channel Catfish, a Crappie, Walleye, and a few Bluegill.

Elizabeth's 1st Wiper
Elizabeth’s 1st Wiper

Later in the evening around 6:30 PM, Mike B and I went to the farthest tip of the beach hoping for Wipers as the wind was picking up and the water seemed to have cooled slightly. I took my 8wt Wetfly rod with a medium clouser on it and caught 8 Wipers. This was substantial for me, not only catching 8, but also because it was my first time catching a Wiper on a flyrod. Mike also caught a small Walleye. All in all, Mike and I caught around a total of 15 Wipers that day and waited until after dark with a little less luck. Though the fish still seemed active after dark, so were the mosquitoes, so we left after being swarmed by them.

The moon and sky was beautiful that night, and we watched the moon go behind the clouds before the Eclipse.