The Valparaiso University Biology Club and the Duneland Fly Fishers are proud to present The Healthy Rivers Lecture Series at Valparaiso University. Lectures will be the third Tuesday of every month from January 17th through April 17th. For additional details, go to http://blogs.valpo.edu/vubioclub/.

January 17th 7pm Central time guest speaker Tom Rosenbauer. His topic will be “How to Read the Water.”

Tom Rosenbauer has been with the Orvis Company for 34 years, and while there has been a fishing school instructor, copywriter, public relations director, merchandise manager, and was editor of The Orvis News for 10 years. He is currently Marketing Director for Orvis Rod and Tackle. As merchandise manager, web merchandiser, and catalog director, the titles under his direction have won numerous Gold Medals in the Multichannel Merchant Awards.

February 21 Ann Miller

Ann is a very talented entomologist who has extensively fished and studied our area. I’m excited to tell you that she is the author of a new book: Hatch Guide To Upper Midwestern Streams.

March 20 Dean Hansen

Dean will bring his Living River Exhibit to Valpo, and we will have an opportunity to directly observe the living benthic macroinvertebrates in a setting more natural than we have ever seen before. He will also present a talk on energy flow in the river.

April 17 Dick Pobst

If you read only one book about caddisflies, this is the one you should read. It has great sections on lifecycle, hatches, fishing, and tying presented in a remarkably clear and concise fashion. Dick also has a new book out called A Funny Thing Happened To Me on the Way to the Trout Stream.

Just a quick update on the club and what went on this weekend at Indiana on the Fly.

We gained four new members this weekend, so welcome to the new folks. Glad to have you join our little club.
It was awesome to see and meet many new faces and see some old friends. Huge thanks to all who showed up and helped out at the TFF booth, you guys really make this an awesome group to belong to.

Join Tippecanoe Fly Fishers at Indiana On The Fly Saturday January 7th 2012 from 9am to 5pm at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The club will be tying flies again this year and the proceeds will benefit Casting For Recovery and Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Not-For-Profit conservation and education efforts.

I had previously posted a thread announcing a raffle for a TFO custom fly rod that I had to remove. Our Treasurer informed me that for a Charitable Organization to host a raffle we must be licensed through the Indiana Gaming Commission. We do not have enough time to obtain this license for the Indiana On The Fly show but we will have one for next year. In place of the raffle we will have a no purchase necessary drawing for a dozen flies tied by our talented members. Donations are gladly accepted and help us with our conservation and educational efforts. All you need to do is fill out a drawing form at the show and the drawing will take place at 4:30pm on Saturday the 7th.

Join Tippecanoe Fly Fishers at Indiana On The Fly Saturday January 7th 2012 from 9am to 5pm at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Tippecanoe Fly Fishers will be tying flies at our booth and raising money for Casting For Recovery and our clubs not for profit efforts. Many  guest speakers, vendors, guides and local shops will be at the show and it’s a great time to see new products, get questions answered and talk to some knowledgeable people. We hope to see you there.

Where did the time go? We’re almost in December but we’re still fishing! We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. TFF has a busy month coming up so get ready to tie some flies on Thursday December 1st at St. Andrews church. After that we have our Christmas party and board member elections at MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette. Make sure you don’t miss out. It’s going to be an exciting year for TFF.

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc has been selected as one of four contestants to be featured on Toyota USA Facebook for their Toyota Halftime Handoff! from 11/2 through 11/8.

The nonprofit with the most votes will win $10,000 and be featured during the Toyota Halftime Handoff on Sunday Night Football.

You can vote one time each day between 11/2 – 11/8!

Click here to vote: Toyota Facebook page
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

The October 20th TFF Auction raised over 725 dollars for Tippecanoe Fly Fishers and NICHES! Everyone who came had a fun time and walked away with some super deals while helping our cause at the same time. Special thanks to Bob McKinniss, our auctioneer and his faithful assistant, Ray! Plenty of bids…lots of laughter! We all had a marvelous time! Thanks also to all those who contributed items for this year’s auction, both commercial and private! What an awesome club…and by that I mean its members!

Just got back from the Pere Marquette River where I fished with Matt Dunn of Indigo Guide Service. The PM was loaded with fish like the one below.

Our annual auction is coming up this month! Check the thread here to see the growing list of items and services being auctioned off this year! The list is growing daily, so don’t miss out.

Winter is coming. Get out and fish.