TUESDAY March 18, 2025 7PM - 9PM
Meat Whistle
This Tuesday, Denton demonstrates tying a Meat Whistle. Another fantastic pattern from the tying bench of John Barr (Copper John, Slump Buster and many more). The Meat Whistle is fished on the bottom to mimic sculpin or crawdads. It's as productive in calm trout waters as it is in warm water rivers chasing smallmouth.
Hook: Long-shank jig hook sizes 1/0-2.
Head: Copper tungsten conehead, large.
Tail/Body: Rusty brown rabbit zonker strip.
Thread: Rusty brown, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Underbody: Copper brown/pearl Sparkle Braid.
Flash: Copper Flashabou.
Legs: Pumpkin Barred Sili Legs.
Collar: Brown Grizzly Saddle Hackle.
Thread dam: Rusty brown, 6/0 or 140-denier.
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
TUESDAY March 25, 2025 7PM - 9PM
Mickey Finn and the Brasse
Paul brings us the classic Mickey Finn from the early 1900s. Originally call the Assassin, by John Alden Knight, due to it's deadly abilities, the name "Mickey Finn" from the poisoned drink soon caught on and that name continues today.
Materials:
Hook #2 Salmon
Thread Black 3/0
Weight (optional) Fine lead wire
Ribbing Oval silver tinsel
Body Flat silver tinsel
Wing Yellow and red bucktail or calf tail
And there's a bonus fly tonight!
Paul is also going to be tying a Brasse! This simple yet very effective fly is a good nymph pattern for mimicking many different aquatic insects. With it's materials and slim profile it can get down through fast moving water pretty quickly.
Brasse Materials
Hook #14 Curved Nymph and scud
Body Copper wire size Brasse (BR)
Thorax Peacock Herl
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
TUESDAY April 8, 2025 - 6:30-ish until 9:00 PM
Tie On One with DRiFT at the The Bubblehouse Brewery
Join us for a night of casual fly tying and socializing at the Bubblehouse Brewery in Lisle!
Bring your tying tools and materials for whatever flies you need to fill your box, finish off your 100 flies for the Tie-a-Thon or practice a new pattern!
As usual, there will be pizza.
Bubblehouse Brewing
2121 Ogden Ave Unit A,
Lisle, IL 60532