FLY TYING JAM

Jim Holmes & Pete Peterson

Third Tuesday of the Month

6:30PM at the Activity Center

Granite Bay Flycasters Monthly Fly-tying Jam is held at the GBF Clubhouse (Folsom Lake Activity Center) at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month.

 

Jim Holmes will be tying next month's Fly of the Month pattern and others that will work for that time of year and for the upcoming GBF fishout locations.

 

Any questions, give me a shout!

 

Jim Holmes

jwholmesjr@aol.com

967-6709

Bass and Saltwater flies with Pete Peterson

 

Together with the fly tying jam I will be giving instructions on tying Bass and Saltwater flies.  I will provide all materials for a fee of $3.00 per night. That is about 1/2 of what a single fly usually costs.  Bring your own tools. This class is for intermediate tyers and up. It is NOT a beginner's class.

 

There should be enough time to tie 4-5 flies per meeting.  If you have a favorite bass or saltwater fly that you would like to learn, I will gladly accept any requests.  There is no sign up sheet for these classes.  Come one - come all.

 

Pete Peterson

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

 

Our Fly Tying Jam will be held on Tuesday, March 16 at the Folsom Lake Activity Center in Granite Bay starting at 6:00PM . just remember that the gates closes about 7:00PM so after that you are on your own!

 

Update: Just a reminder that our Fly Tying Jam is on Tuesday, March 16th at (note start time!) 6:00PM. The advanced fly tying class will be the jam and all are invited to watch Dennis Lee tie the Green Butted Skunk and the original P.T. Nymph. Dennis will also be talking about materials and how to choose them. It should be a great class!

 

I would like to thank all of you who came early to the last meeting to see Phil Fisher tie his Callibaetis flies. We have posted the recipes under the Fly Tiers Corner (link is on the GBF Homepage) or by clicking on Phil Fisher's name in the Speaker Archive. I have his tied flies and will have them with me at the next fly tying jam on Tuesday and also the following month if you want to get a better look. These are excellent flies and have a wide application for our normal fishing range! 

 

Click link:  Parachute Poodle Callibaetis (PDF file) tying instructions from California Fly Fisher magazine. Open in Adobe Reader.

The following table shows pattern recipes from Phil Fischer's presentation at GBF's March 11, 2010 general meeting:

 

Callibaetis Lifecycle Series

 

Pattern Selections:

 

Callibaetis Series

·      Callibaetis Nymph

·      Callibaetis Soft Hackle Emerger

·      Callibaetis Poodle Parachute

·      Callibaetis Cripple

·      Callibaetis Poodle Pullover Spinner

 

Pattern Recipes:

 

Callibaetis Nymph

Hook:               TMC 2302 size 12-16, or similar

Thread:             Tobacco Brown, or light olive

Weight:             .015 Lead Wire

Tail:                  Lemon Wood Duck Flank Feathers

Abdomen:         Light Olive dubbing or Goose Biot

Rib:                  Copper Wire

Thorax:             Light Olive Dubbing or turkey biot

Wing case:        Turkey Flank

Legs:                Lemon Wood Duck

 

Callibaetis Soft Hackle Emerger

Hook:               TMC 2302 size 12-16, or similar

Thread:             Tobacco Brown, or light olive

Weight:             .015 Lead Wire

Tail:                  Lemon Wood Duck Flank Feathers

Abdomen:         Light Olive dubbing or turkey biot

Rib:                  Copper Wire

Thorax:             Peacock Eye Barbs

Hackle:             Hungarian Partridge

 

Callibaetis Cripple

Hook:               TMC 2487 size 12-16, or similar

Thread:             Tobacco Brown, or light olive

Shuck:              Light Olive Zelon

Tail:                  Lemon Wood Duck Flank Feathers

Shuck Binding:   Softex

Thorax:             Light Olive Poodle Hair Blend

Wing:                Texas Whitetail Deer Hair

Hackle:             Tan/Callibaetis Whiting Saddle – Undersized

 

 

Poodle Parachute Callibaetis

Hook:               TMC 100 size 12-16, or similar

Thread:             Tobacco Brown, or light olive

Tail:                  Dun or Brown Micro-fibbets

Abdomen:         Natural Turkey Biot

Thorax:             Light Olive Poodle Hair Blend

Wing:                Texas Whitetail Deer Hair

Hackle:             Whiting Dun Grizzly Saddle Hackle

 

 

 

Poodle Callibaetis Pullover Spinner

Hook:               TMC 100 size 12-16, or similar

Thread:             Tobacco Brown, or light olive

Tail:                  Dun or Brown Micro-fibbets

Abdomen:         Natural Turkey Biot

Thorax:             Light Olive Poodle Hair Blend

Wing/Hackle:     Dun Grizzly Saddle Hackle

Loop:                4x or 5x Tippet


Pete will be tying some bass bugs and others will be just hanging out, talking a good story! This jam is for all!!! If you are a beginner or an expert and want to show your stuff, this is your opportunity to shine, bring it! If you just want to see what fly tying is all about or if you have fly tying questions, this is also a good time to ask them...there are always some to help out.

Any questions, give me a shout!

Jim Holmes
967-6709
jwholmesjr@aol.com
 


Warm-Water Corner by Pete Peterson 

 

Tidbit – There is a big fallacy that bass do not like bright light.  This is not entirely true.  What bass do not like is UV rays.  A bright day can be some of the best fishing if a few clouds are going over or if the humidity is over 50%.  A high humidity will break up the UV rays so that the bass will get these rays in a scattered form.


Warm-water fly schedule:

            July      Dan Blanton’s Whistler

            Aug      Dan Blanton’s  Sar-Mul-Mac

            Sept     Fatal Attraction

            Oct       Whitlock’s Hair Jig (this is the fly I caught a 15 lb bass on)

            Nov      Whitlock’s Sheep Shad

            Dec      Lefty’s Deceiver

 

Please remember that this is NOT a beginner's class.  Neither are any of these flies hard to tie.  There are several lake fishouts coming up and I will be there to help any way I can.


Trivia: How big was the last bass you caught?  If you do not have a scale, a very accurate method is: measure the girth of the fish at its widest point and square this measurement.  Multiply this number by the total length of the fish from the tip of its head to the tip of its tail.  Divide the number by 800.  Thus a fish with a 20-inch girth and 22 inches long will weigh about 11 pounds.  20x20=400; 400x22=8800; 8800 divided by 800 is 11 pounds.


As always, the Fly Tying Jam is a FREE monthly event. All you need to do is bring a vise, tools and your own materials, plus lots of enthusiasm!  Heck, you can even come and just watch if you want.

Free use of the Club’s fly tying vises and tools are also available.  If you think you want to learn to tie flies, but don’t want to spend a lot of money to find out, contact Larry Lee and arrange with him to check out a vise and the tools you will need.  Club members may keep them for thirty days at a time.  Larry can be reached at Larrylee@l3rods.com or call him at (916) 962-0616.

For any other questions about the Fly Tying Jam, you can contact Jim Holmes at (916) 967-6709 or jwholmesjr@aol.com 

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