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1 Red Stick Fly Fishers Monthly Update by RSFF Board Members September 5, 2014 This Month Monthly Meeting The September 8th general meeting will be a casting tournament. It will be put together with the help of our own Rodger Del Rio. Make sure to bring your favourite rod/reel/line combo up to an 8 wt. Extra rods will be available. Following the contest, we will finish up inside with reports and announcements. Come on out and let s have a good time! Location Sept 8th, 7:00 pm at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries building at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge. Monthly Fly Tying The monthly fly tying will be led by Emmitt Simmons. Fly pattern(s) still to be decided. Location Sept 22nd, 7:00 pm at Orvis located at Perkins-Rowe, off corner of Bluebonnet and Perkins. Fall Lake Concordia Warm Water Trip The fall Concordia trip is shaping up to be an excellent trip. So far we have around eleven people attending. There are no more motel rooms, unless there 1

2 are cancellations, but there are still a few beds in the lodge, and space for cots. All in all it looks like a good turn out for the fall trip. As time draws nearer, a list of food items will be drawn up. Location Sept 19-21st at the Lakeview Lodge, 1424 Huntington Stadium Fisherman S Dr, Ferriday, LA National Hunting and Fishing Day TheNationalHuntingandFishingDayisagreatopportunitytoshowthepublic what RSFF is all about. RSFF has participated in this event for more than 10 years. We always have a good time and meet a lot of good people. Early birds can start setting up at 7:00 AM and the event officially starts at 9:00 AM. We need volunteers. We would like to maintain 5 volunteers throughout the day. You do not have to stay all day. Volunteers get a free lunch and free soft drinks and water and the first four volunteers get a free T-shirt. Contact Dan Weber at dweberg@aol.com to volunteer. Location Sept 27th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Waddill Outdoor Education Center, 4142 N. Flannery Road, Baton Rouge Other Events This Month FFF Gulf Coast Fly Fishing Fair Sept 12-13th, 2014 Civic Center, Ocean Springs, MS. Mark Your Calenders Upcoming Club Events October Monthly Meeting The October 13 general meeting will be dedicated to our favorite flies for redfish and specks. It will be an open forum, where any and all can get up and talk about their favorite flies, how and when to use them, where to buy them or how to tie them. We will also open it up to a fly 2

3 swap. The more participants and flies the better. Let s start tying. If you have any ideas, questions, etc., please contact Mike LaFleur at (225) RSFF Fall Catch-n-Eat Nov 7-9th, Golden Meadow, LA. Other Upcoming Events Southern Fly Fishing Fair Oct 3-5th, Baxter County Fairgrounds, Mountain Home, AR. Southern Rodmakers Gathering Oct 16-18th, Fulton s Lodge, Mountain Home, AR. Toledo Bend Rendezvous Oct 31-Nov 2nd North Toledo Bend State Park, Zwolle, LA. 3

4 August Flies InAugust,wehadtheprivilegelearningtotiethreefliesfromRonBraud. (Note: The included patterns may differ from official patterns of these flies, and may even differ from this month s instruction. They are interpreted. Hook specifics are only a reference to what was used in instruction and photographs.) Slow Sinking Spider Pattern: Hook: Orvis extra-fine dry fly hook Thread: 70 denier black thread Body: Chartreuse and black chenille Legs: Round yellow rubber legs with black stripes Steps: 1. Start thread at the eye of the hook and lay touching turns to the bend of the hook. 4

5 2. Using spaced turns, take the tread to the eye of the hook and tie in the black chenille. 3. Move the thread to just forward of the center of the hook shank and tie in the chartreuse chenille returning the thread to where the chenille was tied in. 4. Wrap the chartreuse chenille just past the center of the hook shank, tie 5

6 down, and trim. 5. Pull black chenille over-top of the chartreuse chenille, and tie down with a couple turns. 6. Move the thread to eye of the hook, wrap the black chenille to the eye, tie down, and trim. At this point whip finish and re-attach the thread at the middle of the fly. 6

7 7. Tie in the far pair of legs with 2-3 turns only, and adjust them to where you would like them to be. 8. Tie in the near pair of legs with 2-3 turns only, and adjust both near and far pairs. Secure with more wraps, whip finish, and you are done. 7

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Bream Killer Pattern: Hook: Orvis 8A03 10 heavy curved nymph hook Thread: 70 denier black thread Body: Chartreuse chenille Wing: Squirrel tail Legs: flat white rubber legs (small used, but medium

9 Bream Killer Pattern: Hook: Orvis 8A03 10 heavy curved nymph hook Thread: 70 denier black thread Body: Chartreuse chenille Wing: Squirrel tail Legs: flat white rubber legs (small used, but medium preferable) Steps: 1. Start thread at the eye of the hook and lay touching turns into the bend of the hook, then bring the thread with spaced turns back to the center of the hook shank. 2. Tie in the chartreuse chenille, and move thread back to center. 9

10 3. Wrap chenille to the center of the hook shank, and tie it in with a couple of thread turns to form a base for the legs. 4. Move the thread to the eye of the hook and wrap the chartreuse chenille all the way forward, tie down, and trim. Remember to leave enough space to tie in the wing and form the head. Whip finish. 10

11 5. Tie thread back in at the center of the hook shank. Tie in the far leg pair with 2-3 turns of thread. Adjust. 6. Tie in the near leg pair with 2-3 turns of thread, adjust both pairs of legs, secure, and whip finish. 11

12 7. Tie thread back in at the eye of the hook, tie in squirrel tail wing about the length of the body. (Note: I only had red squirrel, we had used grey. Also, my wing may be a bit long.) 8. Whip finish, separate legs and you are done. 12

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Briminator Pattern: Hook: Old Classic Mustad 3366 NOW called 3366-BR Thread: 70 denier black thread Eyes: Small gold beadchain eyes Tail: Pheasant feather Body: Same pheasant feather Hackle: Same

14 Briminator Pattern: Hook: Old Classic Mustad 3366 NOW called 3366-BR Thread: 70 denier black thread Eyes: Small gold beadchain eyes Tail: Pheasant feather Body: Same pheasant feather Hackle: Same pheasant feather Steps: The pheasant feather used: 1. Start thread at the eye of the hook bring the tread back about an 1/8th of an inch, and form a bump with the thread to tie your eyes against. 14

15 2. Tie in the beadchain eyes with figure eights until secure. Then, move the thread back to the bend of the hook with touching turns. 3. Take some of the longer down from the pheasant feather and tie in as a tail. 15

16 4. At this point you can either use dubbing wax and dub the remaining feather down to the thread, or you can form a dubbing loop to dub (shown). 5. Dub to just behind the beadchain eyes. 16

Fold the feather and wrap it around stroking back the fibers with each

17 6. Find the tip of the feather and tie it in right behind the beadchain eyes with the color on top. 7. Fold the feather and wrap it around stroking back the fibers with each turn. Tie down and trim. Move the thread forward of the eyes, finish forming your head, whip finish, and you are done. 17

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Bruce Sublett will be here from Lufkin, Texas to answer those and other questions that you may have about planning

Bruce Sublett will be here from Lufkin, Texas to answer those and other questions that you may have about planning The Fly Line Monthly Newsletter of the North Louisiana Fly Fishers September 2017 Volume 3, Issue 9 Established in 1984 Inside this Issue: NLFF Board 2 Members Newsletter 2 Format Change September Meeting