First thing is I want to thank those who commented to me about Saturdays meeting, I had reservations about the program contents due to the large amount of information. That being said, I think it was a good day spent among friends sharing thoughts and raising questions about this hobby of ours. I want to thank Mark for constantly working to raise the bar and provide a good viewing program for all of us, thankfully, Mark has sent out through email, the meeting so you can view it again to clarify the things you might have missed.

 

I have been asked about Decembers Fly for the meeting, it will be the Yellow Doctor. The recipe is not in most books, but is available in the Compendium, I will list the fly recipe below for those who want to practice prior to meeting again. (Great idea)

 

Tag: Silver oval- Yellow floss

Tail: Topping-Yellow Toucan (sub with CDC-Yellow Hen or similar structured feather)

Butt: Red Wool

Body: Bright Yellow Floss

Hackle: Yellow

Rib: Oval Silver (Medium)

Throat: Jay (or Gallina dyed Blue)

UW: Tippets

Wing: GPTail, Lt.Mottled Turkey, Yellow, Lt. Blue, Ibis

Bronze Mallard Roof

Topping

Sides: Married Gallina and Pintail

Cheeks: Chatterer (Double Kingfisher)

Horns: Blue and Yellow Macaw

Head: Red Wool (Band)

Hook: 3/0 Harrison

 

I will send out the formal email as we get closer to our meeting date. I have also been asked to provide the hook I use to tie the monthly pattern, which I will start to do. Remember the hook choice is totally up to you and your materials at hand, while I usually stay under 4/0, my hook choice is up for debate for each of us, our style and of course budget. 

 

Remember to pay your Dues for the 25-26 calendar year, they can be paid using Paypal through Megan at brocco.megan@gmail.com   

Dues remain at $40.00 per year. We want to update our roster by the end of December, so I don’t want to remove anyone from our list, but rules are rules.