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February Fly of the Month

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Flash Ass Quill Nymph:

By Joel Ebbers
Hook: Firehole 316 curved nymph hook size 14
Bead: Hareline tungsten orange bead 7/64″
Thread: 10/0 Veevus black
Tail: Coq De Leon Speckled Medium Ginger
Flash: Veevus medium Holographic Tinsel
Body: Natural Stripped Peacock Quill | Coat body with LOON UV flow.
Thorax: Black SLF Spikey Squirrel Dubbing

 

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St. Paul Fly Tiers- Bob Anderson

Monthly Program and Business Meeting Feb. 1

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Andy Selvig presentation on deer hair packing and stacking

Monthly Program and Business Meeting Tomorrow
02/01/18

This Thursday, February 1st, we will have a brief business meeting followed with a presentation by Andy Selvig on stacking and packing deer hair.

This is really a great technique to learn because:

  • You can tie much better deer hair creations than what is typically available in the local flyshop bin. (with the exception of Pat Cohen tied flies available at Lunds Fly Shop).
  • You can learn to pack and trim deer hair so tight, it will float like cork and you’ll swear your fly was carved out of balsa, and colored with a marker pen.
  • You can build a fly so durable that it not only can survive an epic day of bass fishing, but is durable enough to take on the entire season.
  • You can learn, how to incorporate really cool different colors into striking patterns, up/down, spots, and banding through the stacking process.

We’ll be using a modified color scheme of a local favorite fly, the Wilderdilch as our model and improving it into something of a Wilderdilch 2.0. Although Tony insists it won’t REALLY be a true Wilderdilch….. this may raise some neck hackles, although they’ll be deer hair hackles! This presentation and demonstration will be conducted by Andy Selvig, a St. Paul fly Tiers member who sometimes gets out to fish.

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Vinyl rib caddis-Justin Bowman

January Fly of the Month

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Vinyl Rib Caddis:

By Justin Bowman
Hook: TMC 2488 #14 -16
Thread: Veevus olive 8/0 thread
Body: Olive midge vinyl tubing
Collar: Peacock/pheasant tail ice dub and gray cdc (both in dubbing loops)

 

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St. Paul Fly Tiers Summit Beer Tie 1

January 25th Beer Tie: An Evening of Fly Tying at Summit Beer Hall

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Calling all Twin Cities area Fly Fishers and Fly Tiers!

Thursday, January 25th from 5pm-8pm

The St. Paul Fly Tiers invite you to Summit Beer Hall for an evening of hanging out, craft beer, fly tying and fly fishing camaraderie.

Bring your supplies and tie while enjoying a few pints of Summit beer. We’ll have a few stations of power cords available for those that require lamps for their tie station. Bring a light.

Food truck will be Tavial grill, super awesome tacos!
Bring your club or friends with you! SHARE this link to help spread the word and let us know if you’re going to join us.

 

Check out the recent Star Tribune article with some member ink:
http://www.startribune.com/beer-and-fly-tying-intersect-at-angler-gatherings-in-the-metro/412578343/

 

 

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Summit Brewing Company
910 Montreal Cir, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102

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photos :: Justin Bowman

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Outing Season Over | Visit us at Gulden’s most every Thursday

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Our 2017 outings have come to a close. Please joins us at Gulden’s for our Thursday Meetings from 7:30-9:00. Our outing schedule will start again in March.

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Ed Saindon St. Paul Fly Tiers

Ed Saindon Passes

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R.I.P. “Big Ed”

Sadly, we wanted to share the news that one of our younger members and good friend, Ed Saindon passed away this past Sunday.

Affectionately known to many in the club as “Big Ed,” many of you may remember Ed from when he served as the Club’s Secretary for a couple years and Treasurer for a year. Ed had been an active participant prior to moving to Virginia (and more recently to Colorado) to continue his career in theater production and higher education.

Even though he moved from the Twin Cities only a few short years ago, he made it a point to stay connected by taking his vacation to join us annually on the Big Horn River. Ed was a friendly and good-natured spirit that will be missed by all.

The funeral will be on Saturday October 21, 2017 at 11:00am at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Lakewood, Colorado. The Church address is 7240 W. 12th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214.

If you wish to send your condolences to Ed’s family, his parents address is the following:
Darel & Joan Saindon
205 Carr Street
Lakewood, CO 80226

The Club will be sending flowers for the funeral and taking donations as a memorial for the club’s memorial bench, which will be placed near the Rush River in the Martell park in 2018.

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May 25th Meeting Moved to Brunson’s in East St. Paul

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Meeting at Brunson’s Pub, East St. Paul

May 25th Meeting Venue Changed

Thursday, May 25th at  7:30pm-9pm

The Thursday May 25th Club meeting will be at Brunson’s Pub at 7:30pm.

Brunson’s is located at the intersection of Case and Payne Ave in St. Paul. There is off-street parking behind Brunson’s and across the street.

We will tying in the upstairs meeting room. They have plenty of good food items, so feel free to have a burger before the meeting.  Hope to see you there.

Brunson’s Pub
956 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN 55130

http://www.brunsonspub.com/

Best,

St. Paul Fly Tiers

P.S. If you haven’t, don’t forget to pay your dues of $20 to Andy or Bob Anderson.

    Make sure to check out our FaceBook page for recent member and guest postings. Just click on the button to
see the page

And of course, our new website is up and running:  htttp://www.stpaulflytiers.com

 

St. Paul Fly Tiers in the News

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St. Paul Fly Tiers were recently mentioned in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article on beer halls and fly tying.

Click here for more info  >

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Bob White presents at St. Paul Fly Tiers

April 6th Program-Bob White Presents

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St. Paul Fly Tier’s
April 6th Program

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Free to all members and the general public

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Artist, author and guide

::  Bob White Presents

Thursday, April 6th at 7:30pm-9pm

 

Bob White presents at St. Paul Fly Tiers

Bob White

Stop by Gulden’s on April 6th to hear Bob White give a presentation to the club. Rumor has it he may be presenting on his recent Cuba fishing trip, but you never know—he has all kinds of great stories.

Presentation will be at 7:30 following a brief club business meeting.

About Bob White

Bob was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 2009.
He was Fly Rod & Reel magazine’s Guide of the Year in 1988.

As the 1994 Artist of the Year for the Alaska State Parks Foundation, Bob produced and donated the artwork for the first Alaska State Parks Foundation print. Bob has been featured as a guide and artist on ESPN’s “Fly Fishing the World” and “Fly Fishing America.”

He currently illustrates the closing columns for Fly Rod & Reel magazine and Ducks Unlimited magazine.
He is a columnist for Fly Rod & Reel magazine and regularly contributes to many other sporting publications.

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:: About St. Paul Fly Tiers Program Nights

The St. Paul Fly Tiers Program Nights at are held on the first Thursday meeting of the month. These are nights on which we leave our bobbins and thread at home and invite guest speakers to share their expertise and experiences on topics related to fly fishing and fly tying.

Scheduled Presenters for the Program Nights at the Clubhouse (1st Thursday of the month at 7:30pm)

More Info >

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CLUB MEETING

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February 2nd Club Meeting

FLY TYING DEMONSTRATION

Thursday, February 2  from 7:30pm-9pm

For the February 2nd Club meeting we will be having a short business meeting followed by a fly tying demonstration by Andy Selvig.

Andy will be showing the group how to tie intruder flies for steelhead, as modified for the Bois Brule as a Sculpin pattern.

These flies are also a great warmwater option for bass and walleye.  It should be a great demonstration, hopefully everyone can make it to Gulden’s Bar in Maplewood.

Please join us in the upstairs bar for social hour prior to the meeting.

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