TUESDAY february 18, 2025 7PM - 9PM
Copper Braid Pupa
Nick Thomas has been designing flies for over five decades, often using unique materials and techniques. The Copper Braid Pupa is no different. Designed to target book and brown trout, this nymph will get down easily with it's bead head and copper braid.
Materials :
2 mm brass bead
Rusty brown thread
Size 10 caddis hook
Peacock herl body
3 mm flat braided copper
Brown hackle
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
TUESDAY february 25, 2025 7PM - 9PM
Gunnar Brammer's Seasoned Geezer
Developed by Gunnar Brammer and now available in fly shops. This pattern was developed as an easy casting streamer for both trout and warm water species. Follow this link for further info. on how to fish this pattern! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRyHrXk_Wp4
Materials :
Hook: Ahrex NS118 Sz. 4
Thread: UTC ultrathread 140
Eyes: Heavy Lead Eyes (Nickel) Medium 4mm/0.6g
Tail/Wing: 1/8″ Zonker Strip
Body: SF Blend – V Tied
Cheek: Flashabou Minnow Body (Medium)
Cheek: Mallard Flank
Head: Hedron Inc. Strung Fuzzy Fiber blended with Wing N’ Flash
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
TUESDAY March 11, 2025 - 6:30-ish until 9:00 PM
Tie On One with DRiFT at the Sturdy Shelter!
Join us for a night of casual fly tying and socializing at Bubblehouse Brewing 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.
Sturdy Shelter
10 Shumway Ave,
Batavia, IL 60510
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