Weekly Meetings

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.

TUESDAY April 22, 2025 7PM - 9PM

Tuscan Bunny

Tuscan Bunny was designed by Drew Chicone for tarpon and snook. It consists of only rabbit and foam – pretty simple, but the pattern evolved over three years. The target species are ambush feeders looking up for food – tied in darker colors against a light sky or lighter colors on cloudy days increases changes for strikes. Fished with a sinking line is another pattern in your arsenal for smallmouth or pike.

Materials:

Hook: 3/0 to 1/0 Owner Flyliner or other salt water hook. Using a wide gap 1/0 hook.

Thread: 210 UTC or flat waxed to match color

Body: Rabbit fur clipped from a Zonker strip – dubbing loop

Tail: Magnum Zonker strip and 30 -pound test hard mono

Head: Chicone Fettucine Foam

Bring a clip to secure about 2” of rabbit strip to cut off for dubbing loop like a bulldog clip.

College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038B

Weekly Meeting Schedule

TUESDAY April 22, 2025 7PM - 9PM

Tuscan Bunny

TUESDAY May 13, 2025 - 6:30-ish until 9:00 PM

Tie On One with DRiFT at the The Sturdy Shelter