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)
