This is going to be a great event! All skill levels are welcome. If you have never held a fly rod to seasoned fly fisherman we have something for everyone. We will have lessons on the basics! The hole in one challenge is inspired by our guest speaker Kevin Morlock. He said a tailing carp gives you a presentation window the size of a tea cup! There’s a $50 bill in that cup for the first person who can do it but it will cost a dollar a try so bring your skills!

So bring the whole family out to Raineybrook Lake and see what fly casting is all about. We look forward to seeing you there.

Fishing will start at 6:00am and will stop at 8:30am. The Casting Clinic will start at 9:00am.

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Jordan is living the dream down in Florida and just got a nice tarpon. I heard he got it boat side and leadered it before it swam off. Congrats Jordan

The opener was a pretty good time despite the early morning storms. Don was on fire today. He caught a ton of fish from his kayak. I think Ray also caught a good number of fish, but he always does. He’s the fish whisperer. I caught one rainbow and that was pretty much on accident. Thanks to everyone who made it out to the event. Check out the calendar for the upcoming events with TFF. Thursday the 12th is fly tying night, Saturday the 14th is a trip to Lake Michigan for carp, on the 19th is a wading safety video night with wading belt give away at MCL, and finally on the 28th there’s another carp trip on Lake Michigan for paid TFF members who want to brave that long hike..

The trout have been stocked in Fairfield Lakes today and TFF will have our season opener on Sunday April 1st. We will be out there all day with a tent promoting the club, just look for the banner. We will have the club canoe there for members to use so come on out.

We had a great time and had a wonderful turnout. This is what this club is all about!

John, Gary, and I went down to the expo this weekend. It was an amazing turnout and we met some good people. If you’re in the Indy area make sure to get there. The show runs for 10 days and it’s well worth getting to.

Join Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Thursday February 16th 6pm at MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette Indiana for guest speaker Captain Kevin Morlock of Indigo Guide Service. TFF is offering two discounted guided trips with Indigo this year. A carp trip on Beaver Island MI in June and a salmon steelhead trip on the Pere Marquette in late October. Kevin has pioneered fly fishing carp on Beaver Island and was recently featured on the television show Fly Fishing The World with host Conrad Bowman. Kevin writes for several fly fishing magazines and has completed the Alaskan Iditarod dog sled race. I always enjoy talking to him at shows and I’m glad I finally get to fish with him this year. Come out, join the fun and find out whats going on.

Look for fly tying on Thursday March 1st and the Willow Slough Ice Off pike trip!!

We had twelve people turn out for February’s fly tying night. Krebs taught a Woolie Bugger to some new members and John demonstrated Morlock’s Carp Breakfast. Here are a few pictures.

Look for a Krebs popper class in the near future.

Rick Staight ties some beautiful flies. I think this pattern is from a history of flies book he has been reading.

Join us for fly tying Thursday February 2nd 6pm at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church. A member asked for a demonstration of the Morlock’s Carp Breakfast fly. You can see how that one is tied and watch for the picture tutorial on our forums. The board approved spending $200 a year on fly tying materials so members can tie flies to use at club outings. We would like suggestions for flies to teach so let us know what you would like to tie.

Thursday February 16th 6pm at MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette we will have guest speaker Captain Kevin Morlock with Michigan’s Indigo Guide Service. Kevin was recently featured on Fly Fishing The World with host Conrad Bowman. The episode featured Beaver Island Michigan and the monster carp that can be caught there. Kevin will be talking about the Michigan fisheries, recommended gear, and fly fishing techniques.

TFF is offering a 10% discount to paid members on two guided trips this year through Indigo Guide Service. The first trip is a Beaver Island carp trip on June 23rd and 24th. For more information and to sign up for the carp trip follow this link. The second trip is a steelhead and salmon float trip on the Pere Marquette on October 27th and 28th. More info can be found here.

Tuesday February 21st the Duneland Fly Fishers have guest speaker Ann Miller at Valparaiso University. Ann is a very talented entomologist who has extensively fished and studied our area. She is the author of a new book “Hatch Guide To Upper Midwestern Streams“. The lecture starts at 7pm Central time at the Neils Science Center Room 234 at Valparaiso University. I plan on driving up and if anyone would like to ride along send me an email. It will be a late night though.

We started a video library and budgeted $100 a year towards it. Our first title “Lefty Kreh on Fly Casting” should be arriving soon and will be available to check out at the February club meeting. If you have any fly fishing related videos you would like to see email me and we will purchase it. If you have any fly fishing related videos you would like to donate to the club we will give you a tax deductible receipt.

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.