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 november 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Klinkhammer

The Klinkhammer was developed by Dutch tyer Hans Van Klinken in the 1980’s primarily for grayling but it works well for trout too. The original idea was to improve on the parachute style flies by using a bent hook to give the fly an emerger type appearance. Several companies have manufactured bent Klinkhammer hooks such as Partridge of Redditch.

I have found this pattern to be a very effective searching pattern on small streams and in larger sizes it works well with bluegills and other panfish.

Materials:

Hook :Partridge 15BN

Thread: any color, 70 denier or 6/0 or 8/0, color unimportant

Abdomen: gray or tn

Thorax: Peacock herl

Wing Post :Polypropylene yarn

It might be a good idea to bring a hackle pliers.

College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038B

TUESDAY November 26, 2024 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

A pair of sedges

Tonight Fred will bring us two sedge flies by Bob Wyatt, one a small deer hair sedge, and the other a larger terrestrial versio.

Materials:

Wyatt's Deer Hair Sedge

Hook: Dry fly or nymph style #8-#22

Body: Hare fur, mixed with colored fur is desired

Rib: Tying thread

Wing: Deer hair

Thorax: Clipped deer hair butts

DHS Large Terrestrial Version

Hook: Dry fly or nymph style #2-#8

Body: Hare fur, mixed with colored fur is desired

Rib: Tying thread

Legs: Silica rubber legs

Wing: Deer or elk hair