Ryan Smith, of the Avid Anglers, will be the May 18th zoom meeting's Speaker and will talk to us about and where to fly fish in the Puget Sound. Ryan brings a background in biology, conservation and photography. Since he can remember, fishing and appreciating the outdoors has been a way of life. Growing up […]
Our next Forum is Wednesday, May 19th. We will continue with Split Thread Technique. This time will will tie a CDC parachute; that is the wing will be CDC. Below is the recipe. You may substitute as necessary. For expample, your wing post can be foam, as noted below, or you can use Poly […]
Our next fly will be Quigley's Hackle Stacker Callibaetis. We will meet June 2nd at 7:00pm (19:00). Hook: TMC 100 #14-16 - equivilent (standard dry fly hook). Thread: Uni-thread Gray 8/0 Hackle: Grizzly Hackle Abdomen: Gray Goose Biot Thorax: Callibaetis Superfine Tail: Grizzly Spade Hackle Fibers Post: 7X or 6X tippet This link will show you the typical technique used to tie […]
Heather Hodson will be the June 15th zoom meeting's Speaker and will talk to us about DYI (Do It Yourself) fly fishing in Northern Idaho Rivers. Heather is the founder of United Women on the Fly. She is an expert at making anglers (especially women) feel comfortable and becoming a part of the fly-fishing community. Sometimes […]
Our next Forum will be Wednesday, June 16th. We will tie Quigley's Mutant Mayfly Dun. This pattern is the Hackle Stacker with wings. I will send a separate email with the material list and a link to the video with Quigley tying. Neal Hoffberg is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Neal Hoffberg's […]
Our next Fly Tying Forum will be June 30th. We will be tying the Brooks Sprout. This is a great emerger pattern. It can be tied as a baetis, callibaetis, trico, PMD, etc. I typically tie this in either black for a trico or olive for a baetis. The choice is yours. I will […]
Greg Shimek will speak to us about the Coastal Cut Throat Commission's work on the preservation of sea run cutthroat in the Puget Sound. Greg is the leading voice for what has become the Coastal Cutthroat Coalition, which raises awareness of the cutthroat’s place in the Sound and raises funding for Losee’s research to understand […]
Attached please see the Zoom invite to our next tying session. I will be out of town for a week this month. Therefore, our next meeting will be July 28th. We will tie the Fat Albert Dry Fly. This is a great hopper imitation. Click on the following link Fat Albert Fly video tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nGJJuawXTY […]
Jeff Currier will speak to us about the best places in the world to Fly Fish for Trout. Jeff Currier was born in Massachusetts in 1965 and grew up fly fishing throughout New England. After graduating from Masconomet Regional High School, his search for new fly fishing adventures led him to Northland College in Ashland, […]
Our "Re-Opening" trip to Hood Canal is hosted by Jay Deeds and will be on September 11th to fish for Sea-run cutthroat, and occasional coho and pink salmon this year. The sunsets from Jays yard are amazing, and the fishing can be pretty good too! The pizza and beer happy hour/ dinner will start at […]
