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.
Created in the 70s by Gary LaFontaine, the Sparkle Pupa has been one of the most successful caddis pupa imitations ever produced. The Antron body material creates an air pocket that mimics the gaseous bubble created by pupating caddis before they emerge, and this fly can be fished in the surface film or dead drifted on the bottom with equal effectiveness.
Hook Size: 10
Thread: Brown
Tail: White Antron Yarn
Underbody: Ginger Variant Antron Dubbing
Body envelope: White Antron Yarn
Wing: Elk Hair
Head: Ginger Awesome Possum
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
The Dupage Rivers Fly Tyers hope you all have an enjoyable and safe holiday!
The Dupage Rivers Fly Tyers look forward to a New Year of fly tying, casting classes, river clean-ups, water monitoring, Scouting Merit Badges, Veterans programs and much more!
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Join us for a night of casual fly tying and socializing at the Sturdy Shelter Brewery in Batavia!
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 Brewery
10 Shumway Ave,
Batavia, IL 60510
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