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.
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
Paul brings us the classic Mickey Finn from the early 1900s. Originally call the Assassin, by John Alden Knight, due to it's deadly abilities, the name "Mickey Finn" from the poisoned drink soon caught on and that name continues today.
Materials:
Hook #2 Salmon
Thread Black 3/0
Weight (optional) Fine lead wire
Ribbing Oval silver tinsel
Body Flat silver tinsel
Wing Yellow and red bucktail or calf tail
And there's a bonus fly tonight!
Paul is also going to be tying a Brasse! This simple yet very effective fly is a good nymph pattern for mimicking many different aquatic insects. With it's materials and slim profile it can get down through fast moving water pretty quickly.
Brasse Materials
Hook #14 Curved Nymph and scud
Body Copper wire size Brasse (BR)
Thorax Peacock Herl
College of Dupage
Room TEC-1038B
Join us for a night of casual fly tying and socializing at the Bubblehouse Brewery 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.
Bubblehouse Brewing
2121 Ogden Ave Unit A,
Lisle, IL 60532