This season we will be meeting on scheduled Tuesday evenings from September through May. One Tuesday each month will be a social tie we call the "Tie One On", which is held at a different local establishment each month. Please see schedule below. Tuesday nights are the opportunity to learn something new! Typically, one of our members will teach us how to tie a new fly pattern...or demonstrate a new technique. Several times a year, "celebrity" fly tyers and other fly fishing experts join us to share their knowledge and expertise. Past guests have included prominent tyers such as A.K. Best, Bob Clouser, Oliver Edwards, April Volkey, Pat Cohen, Gunnar Brammer, and Kelly Galloup.. We also welcome speakers of local interest; in fact, you just might learn how to find Muskies on the Fox River (yes, our Fox River)! If you are interested in joining us, please fill out an application and return to: DRiFT P.O. Box 5028 Wheaton, IL 60189.
For our final tie of the season, Kyle Hazelwood will show us how to tie the Bonefish Bitter, and crustacean fly pattern that works on the Caribbean flats.
Size 6-10 stainless hook (U401)
Stainless or brass bead chain eyes
Small-med Barred rubber legs (olive, pumpkin)
Ice dub (olive, peacock)
6/0 thread (olive)
UV thin epoxy
Stacked Elk hair
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
Join us for our End of Season fly tying party at the Sturdy Shelter Brewery in Batavia!
There will be pizza, a fly exchange, door prizes and more!
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
10 Shumway Ave
Batavia, IL 60510