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Monday November 16, 2026, Meeting Notice

November is the time to set the clocks back and start losing afternoon light. Moving into dusk and darkness sooner every day. The color of Autumn is almost gone leaving the landscape in hues of brown. It’s time for family and friends and Thanksgiving gatherings. As the days get colder and the nights sometimes dipping into the fridged, it becomes time for all but the hardest of us to store away the rods and reels as we move towards winter.

Our November meeting will be held at 7:00 PM, right after the Fly-tying Demo, at the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA.

November is Club Officers election month. Be prepared to submit your nominees for Club President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer we will be voting for our 2026 officers.

Our November Guest Speaker will be Matt Tempesta of Tempco Fly Fishing, and will be holding a Q&A session based on your feedback from the email sent out to the membership on October 28, 2026.

Thank you,

John D Lawor – WMFF Secretary
JLawor@wmffclub.org

Fly Tying Demo

Steve Babbitt will be demonstrating how to tie the following flies at our meeting on Monday night before the scheduled meeting.

Thanks Steve.

Iris Caddis

Hook: dry fly hook sz. 14 -22 Mustad 94849, TMC 100, Daichi 1100, Kona UD1,
Thread: color to match body, 70 denier 8/0
Tail: Antron of Zlon fibers color 1 shade darker than body
Body: rabbit / Hare dubbing
Wing: Antron, zlon or macramé yarn
Head: rabbit / hare dubbing same as body

Thin Mint Bugger

Hook: 3x streamer hook 6, 8, 10 Mustad 9672, TMC 300, Daichi 1720, Kona NS3
Thread: dark brown 70 denier / 8/0
gold Bead 5/32″ tail: Black over brown over green marabou
Hackle: furnace saddle
Body: peacock herl or peacock colored dubbing

Ostrich Herl Scud

Hook: sz.16-22 scud hook TMC 2487, Daichi 1120, Mustad C67S, Kona UCK
Thread: 70 denier 8/0 Olive
Rib: 5x tippet material
Shell: scud back nymph skin, clear or gray
Body: ostrich herl olive , gray, brown, tan

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November a time to gather with family and friends and a time for giving thanks. Winter is just around the corner and Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. Everyone has a great Thanksgiving

Our November meeting will be held at 7:00 pm right after the Fly-tying Demo, at the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA.

November is Club Officers election month. Be prepared to submit your nominees for Club President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer we will be voting for our 2026 officers. This year is even more important because by now all of you should know that Harold is stepping down as President. Harold’s announcement email was sent to all of you, however, for some reason if you did not receive or see the email I have copied it below.:

Dear club members,
I just want to inform you that I am stepping down as president of the WMFF club following our November meeting. I have been president for the past six years and have enjoyed representing the club as your president. I have made many friends since joining the club in the late 1990’s. I much appreciate all the help provided me by my fellow officers and board members over the last six years!

By the way we are still looking for donations of fly-tying and fly-fishing items for our monthly meeting raffle table.

Mr. Jason Stolarski will be our guest speaker for November’s meeting. Jason Stolarski is an aquatic biologist with Mass Wildlife, who is originally from Hadley and has been with the division for 13 years. The talk titled Growth and ecology of Lake Trout in Wachusett Reservoir will cover some aspects of Lake Trout ecology that have been gleamed from a tagging project that has been conducted on the reservoir for the past ten years.

Fly Tying Demo

Dan Trela will be demonstrating how to tie the following flies at our meeting on Monday night before the scheduled meeting.

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