Fly Tying Monday with karl barton

Join us this Monday 6:45-8:45pm at the Parsippany Library. We will be tying some simple but very effective North Country Spiders. Please bring your tools and any of the following materials that you have on hand:

Orange, Yellow or Primrose, Dark Brown, and Light Grey or Dun colored thread.  If you have any Pearsall’s or other silk threads great, but 6/0 or 8/0 UNI would be fine.

Small hackle pliers. Wax if you have it. Size 14 or 16 dry fly hooks

For feathers, if you have any woodcock, coot, or starling that would be helpful, especially woodcock and coot.

Please let us know you’re coming htuprez@gmail.com

Partridge and Orange

Water Hen Bloa

Green Tail

Stewart’s Black Spider

March Brown

March Fly of the Month- Pat's RubberLegs Nymph

Buggy, fishy, and full of movement, Pats Rubberlegs Nymph brings simplicity that just plain works. Tied by Pat Bennet in the year 1995 as an easy imitation for brown stoneflies, the Rubberlegs Nymph can imitate everything from large western stonefly nymphs, hellgrammites or dobsonfly larvae, and even some mayfly nymphs. And although its construction is pretty simple, Pats Rubberlegs Nymph has everything that it needs to catch fish, thanks to its rubber legs that come alive in the water and a chenille body that sinks well and comes in enough colors to match a ton of different aquatic insects. 

Like the nymphs that it imitates, Pats Rubberlegs is a fly that’s best fished tight to the bottom and can be drifted through fast riffles just as well as slow pools. Coming in a range of effective sizes, Pats Rubberlegs Nymph can be dialed in to closely match the forage in your local waters, but larger sizes from 10-6 seem to give the fish some extra incentive to bite, especially in the colder months. Smallmouth bass, eager brookies, and almost anything in between, Pats Rubberlegs Nymph makes it easy to fool those fish looking for a nymph full of motion. 

Tie up six and bring them to the March 13 Chapter Meeting. There will be two raffles.

March 13th Chapter Meeting with Roy B. Live and on Zoom

Roy B. hails from Morristown, NJ and began fishing rivers and ponds around Morris County with his grandfather as soon as he could walk.  Roy converted to fly fishing at age 17, after reading Trout Bum, too much Hemingway, and viewing A River Runs Through It. Since then, Roy has fished NJ, NY, PA, NC, VT, CA, and CO and recently fished in Hokkaido, Japan.

Roy began working and guiding for Shannon's Fly and Tackle and continues at South Branch Outfitters where he writes the weekly report.

Come to the Chapter Meeting at the Whippany American Legion Hall. 7:30pm on Thursday, March 13th. Meet Roy and hear him about talk about Chronological Spring Hatches.

If you can’t get there you can join us on ZOOM.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89344618356?pwd=3qUSAormKujGzLWLDJIsk8Alnb3DLf.1

Meeting ID: 893 4461 8356

Passcode: 370981

Catskills Trip Sweepstakes

Our 50th Year Celebration Banquet on Sunday was a big success. Everyone had a good time. Lot's of great prizes were won. We had so many great prizes that we saved one for last. Now everyone has a chance to win this terrific trip.

The Catskills Trip includes 3 nights stay (weekdays only) at the "Kingfisher Catskills" Cahill House in Livingston Manor. The house has three bedrooms, four beds, kitchen, dining, and living room. It's right across the street from the famous Willowemoc Creek. You can dine out at nearby restaurants or prepare you own meals in the fully appointed kitchen. New York State guide, Bruce Pollock will take you one day to some of his favorite fishing spots and share his local knowledge. Many of our chapter members have stayed there, fished with Bruce, and had a great experience.

For sweepstakes details CLICK HERE