It’s October the last of the warm days before November’s chill comes creeping in. This is the most beautiful time to be on the water. The leaves turning colors reflecting off of the water as if painted by an old master’s brush using nature as its canvas. In a few short weeks the leaves will be gone giving way to the ever increasing steps to winter. Get out and fish, enjoy the Autumn while natures beauty lasts.
We will be conducting our October meeting at 7:00 pm right after the Fly-Tying Demo, at the Ludlow Elks Club, 69 Chapin Street in Ludlow MA.
A reminder of the upcoming Westfield River Watershed Association’s Bill Rose Memorial Fly Fishing Clinic. If anyone is planning to attend or help out, please contact John D. Lawor at jlawor@wmffclub.org or John LaFrances at jlafrancis@wmffclub.org.
The Westfield River Watershed Association (WRWA) and the Western Mass. Fly Fishermen (WMFF) will honor their late president with the free Bill Rose Memorial Fly Fishing clinic Saturday, October 17 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The clinic will take place on Route 20 in Huntington, Mass., in the turnout on the Westfield River, across from the Huntington Health Center. Children and teens are welcome with the supervision of an adult at this family-friendly event.
October’s Guest Speaker Steve Babbitt. Steve will not only be tying the demo flies at this meeting he will also do a Q&A on what flies the members would like him to demonstrate tying.
Thank you,
John D Lawor – WMFF Secretary
JLawor@wmffclub.org
Fly Tying Demo
Steve Babbitt will be demonstrating how to tie the Hackle Stacker (variant), the Beaded Soft Hackle, and the CDC Collar Nymph Hook at our meeting on Monday night before the scheduled meeting.
Hackle Stacker (variant)
Hook: dry fly hook 16-24
Thread: 8/0-12/0 70-50 denier color to match natural.
Tail/shuck: Antron or zlon yarn, 5-7 fibers
Body: dry fly dubbing (color to match the natural)
Wing: genetic hackle 1x hook gap.
Thorax: dry fly dubbing to match natural
Beaded Soft Hackle
Hook: 1x wet fly or nymph hook 12-20
Thread: 8/0 or 70 denier color to match body
Tail : spade hackle or CDL
Body: rabbit, squirrel or other dubbing
Rib: crystal flash or wire colored to give the look of segmentation.
Thorax: bead color gold, copper or silver
Hackle: partridge or hen back to match fly
CDC Collar Nymph Hook
Hook: wide gap 45-60 degree jig hook 12-20
Thread: 8/0-70 denier color to match body
Bead: 2mm-3mm tungsten slotted
Tail: dark pardo CDL
Rib: crystal flash or wire colored darker than body
Body: rabbit, squirrel or synthetic nymph dubbing. Dubbed to bead.
Collar: contrasting color of CDC wrapped just behind the bead.
