TUESDAY October 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Tying a versatile nymph pattern using Organza Ribbon
This is an attractor nymphs that can be tied in unlimited weights, color schemes, and sizes.
This fly highlights Organza fibers/ribbon and how it can be used in constructing your patterns. It can be used for tails, body wraps, hackle, spent wings, and burnt wings.
It is a material that keeps popping up over the years due to so some of its unique properties.
This nymph is commonly fished down and across, bouncing the bottom. It could also be used in euro nymph.
Materials:
Mustard 9671 size 10
3mm silver bead head
.02 lead-free body wrapped with silver tinsel
Red silver tinsel for contrast
Black organza ribbon
Red silk thread
7pm to 9pm
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038 B
TUESDAY November 4, 2025 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM
The Unsinkable Beetle!
This is a terrestrial fly that lives up to it's name!
Created by the crew at Fly Fish Food, this is a great fly to bring out when fish are feeding on terrestrials.
Materials:
Hook: Dry Fly #10 (for tie: #12 and #14 depending on size)
Thread: Tan
Body 1 (top): 2 mm sand foam
Body 2 (bottom): 1 mm cocoa foam
Thorax: Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Dubbing – hares’ ear
Wing: Fulling Mills Ultra Dry Yarn (Macrame Yarn)
Legs: Centipede Legs, Medium Speckled Tan/Brown
Indicator: 2mm yellow foam
Eye: black Sharpie
7pm to 9pm
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038 B
TUESDAY November 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM
Tie On One with DRiFT at the Sturdy Shelter!
Join us at the Sturdy Shelter Brewing for some casual fly tying and general merriment! !
Bring your tying tools and fill the gaps in your box or start on your next Tie-a-Thon 100 flies!
There will be pizza.
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
10 Shumway Ave.
Batavia, IL 60510
TUESDAY November 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Pink Bead Rainbow Warrior
Joe will be tying a variation of the Rainbow Warrior
The original rainbow warrior is one of Joe's go-to flies in Iowa and Wisconsin, where he typically finds success in the slower pools. The rainbow warrior is a quick tie and he'll typically have a dozen in his fly box. Joe has had a lot of success with the original pattern and is looking forward to trying this pink beaded alternate.
Pink Beaded Rainbow Warrior Material List:
Hook, Size 16 Nymph / Scud Hook
Bead, Tungsten Metallic Light Pink / Pink – 2.4 MM
Thread: UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier, Red or 8/0
Tail: Natural Pheasant Tail
Body / Wing Case: Veevus Pearl Tinel Large.
Thorax: Wapsi Sow Scud Dubbing – Rainbow.
7pm to 9pm
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038 B
TUESDAY December 9, 2025 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM
Tie On One with DRiFT at the Bubblehouse Brewing Company!
Join us at the Bubble House for our annual holiday christmas party!
There will be door prizes and food!
BubbleHouse Brewery
2121 Ogden Ave Unit A
Lisle, IL 60532