Author: John LaFrancis

7 Fox Hill Dr., Wilbraham, MA. Contact # 413-579-199 wmffclub@gmail.com

Monday May 15th 2023 is our last meeting before we go on summer break. We had another great year and got through another WMFF Expo.

Our May meeting will be the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA at the Pavilion for our close of the season cookout. We will be starting at 5:00 pm the meeting will commence after the cookout outside in the Pavilion area. Anyone wanting to help with the cookout please see Dan at 4:00 pm to assist him with preparations and cooking.

We will be starting back up in September on Monday the 18t^h at 7:00 PM. Our regular September Meeting will be held at the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA.

7 Fox Hill Dr., Wilbraham, MA. Contact # 413-579-199 wmffclub@gmail.com

It’s April and Spring is here. The days are getting longer, and warmer, Mass Wildlife has been stocking our streams, rivers ponds and lakes, it’s time to get out flex the muscles shake off the winter rust and throw a line.

We will conduct our April meeting at 7:00 pm right after the Fly-Tying Demo, at the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA.

Guest Speaker

April’s guest speaker will be Karl Meyers, Society of Environmental Journalists. The topic will be “LIVING RIVERS FLOW DOWNSTREAM: A History of Fish Passage on New England’s Broken Rivers”

Fly Tying Demo:

Dan will be demonstrating how to tie the following fly’s at our meeting on Monday night before the meeting.

(7:00) Thanks Dan!

IRON MIKE STREAMER

HOOK – size 6 – 2 xl nymph/streamer

BEAD- silver tungsten 5/32

THREAD – 6/0 black UNI

TAIL – white marabou with mallard flank or teal feather

BODY- pearl wing & flash, or ice wing or secret stuff

WING- pearl wing & flash with mallard or teal feather

HEAD- med pearl mylar collar

LANDON MYER BLACK MINI LEECH

HOOK – Jig hook size 10

BEAD – black tungsten 1/8

TAIL- black pine squirrel

BODY_ red mylar tinsel

LT. HENDRICKSON  DRY (CATSKILL STYLE)

THREAD – 8/0 uni

HOOK – standard dry size 14

Tail – dun (gray) hackle fibers

BODY_ Hendrickson dubbing (pink/gray/tan mixture)

WING wood duck flank

HACKLE – Med. blue dun (gray)

The Western Mass Fly Fishermen club wants to thank everyone that came out to support our March Expo!

The following images were provided by John Calhoun. Thanks John!