FLY CHUCKER ANNUAL BBQ COMING UP

 HELLO HAPPY FLY CHUCKERS!

July 12 is our annual Fly Chucker BBQ. This is our 25th year celebration!
This is a Pot Luck Event. The club will Supply the main coarse. We will be supplying Hot Dogs (skinless and Skin on or coarse Ground). We will also supply buns and fixings. 

Location is my house.
9481 Tyler St NE
Blaine, MN 55434
612-819-2139

We will have open tying in the garage from 9-11:30 
(Looking for ideas for a fly for this year. Please let me know your suggestions)
(Maybe the Revised Slow Sink Spider, but open to ideas LOL)

I'm up at the cabin in the 90 degree temps and storms.
Had some luck fishing. Chartreuse Sunny Chumb and Revised Slow Sink Spider were the favorites.

The Slow Sink Spider (SSS) was taught to me by Deb McFarland at Sowbug this last year. I had some success the first time I fished it, but to me there was a issue with it. When I would cast it out, and retrieve it in, I couldn't see it in the water. Even though it had the Chartreuse Ultra Chenille. But the issue is it had a black head, and I couldn't see it. Hence, the Revised SSS! Change the order you tie in the chenille. Tie the black on the back and the chartreuse in the front. Now you can see it, and that made the world of difference.

 

Revised Slow Sink Spider

Chartreuse Sunny Chumb

A Great Day on the Ice!

 Hello Happy Fly Chuckers!

Welcome Max, to the Fly Chuckers!

Introducing the newest member of the fly tying community. This is Max. I met him at the Fly Anglers Open Tie / Pizza Party night. He was tying some flies for his upcoming ice fishing weekend. As I watch him tie, I was very impressed with his general tying ability. I went over, introduced myself. I asked him about what he was tying and what he liked to fish for. Panfish, always peaks my interest LOL. So I brought my stuff over and taught him how to tie a Sunny Chumb. He did great. I gave him a bag of materials to be able to go home and tie more. He tied some up in Graces' favorite color, Chartreuse. Below is a picture of his success!. It's a great feeling catching a fish on a fly you tied yourself! 

 

 

Congratulations Max!

 Happy New Year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

 Hello Happy Fly Chuckers!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

 

Reminder, Next Chucker meeting this Saturday (Nov 30)

NEW LIGHT

Hello Happy Fly Chuckers! I got a new Ryobi Magnifying Light. and I want to share it with you incase someone needs a XMas present for themselves! It is on sale now at Home Depot for $25. Well worth it IF you have any Ryobi 18V tools and or batteries. Also I've been working on perfecting the KN36 Fly Don't forget we have a Fly Chucker meeting the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Nov 30)

New Year for Fly Chuckers!

Welcome Fly Chuckers;
Well the cabin is closed up for the year, so that means it must be time to get Fly Chuckers back together! We are starting early this year. Nove 2 is our first meeting. Write down these dates for our next meetings (I have our name on the meeting room):

2024 dates - Nov 2, Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 21,
2025 dates - Jan 4, Jan 19, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb TBD

FIRST MEETING Nov 2
Breakfast at 7:15 - 8:30 (or so)
Breakfast at Perkin's in Blaine
12545 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN 55434 (7:15-8:30)

Meeting 9-11:30 at Fly Angler
Fly Angler (Thorne Bros.)
10091 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55434 (9-11)

I surely hope you all can make it Please let me know.
Please contact anyone that may not have gotten this e-mail.
Thanks Scott (612-819-2139)
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In the beginning of the year (last post), I showed the Crappie Pimple Fly. I did it in Red, But as Grace knows, the Chartruse version worked better. So I'm dedicating that fly to my dad and calling it KN36. I will be tying it at HFFA and SowBug.

CRAPPIE PIMPLE

Here is a new fly I created this morning. Tied on a Herter's No 11 vintage vise. Once the RAIN, WIND, and it gets above 50° (actual i would preffer above 60), I'll get to go out and try it. I call it the Crappie Pimple! Like normal, I'm doing it in red, but have the chartruse version for Grace :-)

Material list:
Hook = 3366 size 8
Thread = 6/0 Red (140 denier)
Tail, Under Body, Head = Red Ultra Chenille (1 piece for all)
Rib = Red Brassie Wire
Body Cover = 3 strands of Red/Orange Northern Lights