**The Fly Fishing Expo is postponed for now**
Take advantage of the fly tying recipes and content on our site to prepare for the season and we will see you next year!
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**Postponed** March 16, 2020
Author: John LaFrancis
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Meeting Notice: February 17, 2020
We will conduct our February meeting at 7:00 pm right after the Fly Tying Demo, at the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA. Hope you had a chance to drop in on the Fly Tying Classes on Thursday nights!
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Fly Pattern: March Brown (Dry)
| Hook | Mustad 94840 sizes 10 – 18 or Lightning Strike YDF1-12 -16 |
| Tail | Dark ginger hackle |
| Body | Tan fox or tan dubbing |
| Wing | Wood duck flank feather fibers |
| Hackle | Dark ginger and grizzly mix |
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Fly Pattern: Elk Hair Caddis
| Hook | Mustad 94840 sizes 10 – 18 or Lightning Strike YDF1-10 |
| Body | Ginger/olive dubbing (tan, used in class) |
| Hackle | Ginger |
| Rib | Gold wire revers wrapped |
| Wing | Elk hair |
| Head | Elk hair butts clipped short |
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Fly Pattern: Black Ghost
| Hook | Mustad 79580 sizes 2 – 12 or Lightning Strike YST5-06 or 08 or 10 |
| Tail | Yellow hackle barbules |
| Rib | Flat silver tinsel |
| Body | Black wool or floss |
| Throat | Yellow hackle barbules |
| Wing | White saddle hackle or white marabou |
| Cheek | Jungle cock (optional) |
YouTube link to the Black Ghost
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Fly Pattern: Gray Ghost
| Hook | Mustad 9672 sizes 2 – 12 or Lightning Strike YST5-06 or 08 |
| Tip or Tag | Flat silver tinsel |
| Body | Burnt orange tinsel |
| Rib | Flat silver tinsel |
| Throat | a) 4 or 5 Strands of of peacock herl |
| b) Sparse white buck tail | |
| c) Short golden pheasant crest | |
| Under wing | 2 Gray saddle hackles |
| There is an underwing of Gold Pheasant Crest extending to the bend of the hook. | |
| Cheek | Jungle cock |
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Fly Pattern: Mickey Finn
| Hook | 4X-strong streamer hook (here, a Dai-Riki #700), sizes 4 to 14 |
| Thread | Black, 8/0 or 70-denier |
| Rib | Oval silver tinsel, medium |
| Body | Flat Silver tinsel |
| Lower wing | Yellow fish hair |
| Mid wing | Red bucktail, cleaned and stacked |
| Upper wing | Yellow bucktail, cleaned and stacked |
| Head | Tying thread |
| Shoulder | Silver pheasant body feather |
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/zLe8Gx2VBZw
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Fly Pattern: Hornberg
| Hook | Mustad 9671 sizes 6 – 16 or Lightning Strike YSN-08 or 10 |
| Body | Flat silver tinsel 2/3rds of hook shank |
| Under wing | Yellow fish hair, (optional second layer red buck tail same length in yellow) |
| Side wings | Mallard flank feather 1/2″ past hook bend |
| Cheek | Jungle cock (options) |
| Hackle | Brown and Grizzly mix |
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/7zDG0uvsjGg
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Fly Pattern: Muddler Minnow
| Hook | Mustad 9672 sizes 1/0 – 14 |
| Tail | Mottled turkey quill sections |
| Body | Flat gold tinsel 2/3rds of body |
| Under wing | Gray squirrel tail to half turkey tail length |
| Over wing | Mottled turkey quill sections to half turkey tail length |
| Head | Spun deer hair |
| First bunch, tips pointing back butts clipped short | |
| second bunch, tips and butts clipped short | |
| Third, same as second bunch till head is formed |
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/f92PNycaq54
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Fly Pattern: Deer Hair Nymph
| Hook | Mustad 3906B |
| Body | Spun deer hair (Clipped to form a torpedo shape) |
YouTube Demo:
