Please join us at the Parsippany Library, 449 Halsey Road, Parsippany at 6:45. Please bring your tying vise, tools, black and red threads, and any of the other materials that you have on hand. Jeff will show us how he ties the following four flies.
Chapter Meeting with Guide/Musician Darren Rist - Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at 7:30pm
Chapter Members,
Join us on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, for our Chapter meeting with fly fishing guide/musician Darren Rist at the Whippany American Legion 13 Legion Place, Whippany, NJ.
The Catskills and Upper Delaware are loaded with fly fishing guides. Darren Rist is one of the best. Chapter members, including myself, have fished with Darren and had tremendous success. Darren's methods and fish spotting ability are deadly for Upper Delaware trout. Not only is Darren a great guide, he is also an incredibly talented musician. Darren and his band, Parachute Adams, play at the River Run Restaurant at the West Branch Angler Resort on Thursday nights during the spring performing classic American rock and roll. Catch Darren and Parachute Adams on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Golden Stone Outfitters Fourth Annual Open House.
Hope to see you at our meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11.
September Fly of the Month- the Sparkle Dun
The Sparkle Dun is an outstandingly simple adult mayfly pattern developed by Craig Mathews of West Yellowstone, Montana. The pattern incorporates only three materials and all of them are cheap and commonly available. The Sparkle Dun was one of the first patterns to incorporate a trailing shuck. The Z-Lon shuck imitates the empty nymphal husk hanging from the back of the emerging dun and is a definite trigger for selective fish. This is a simple but highly effective fly that can be accomplished by even beginning tyers. Gather up your materials, sit down and crank out a batch of PMD Sparkle Duns. Then go on to tie them on Baetis colors and even Red Quills. The pattern will nicely imitate any mayfly just by changing the colors of the components. Some believe that this is the “greatest fly ever”!
Tie up 6 and bring them to the September Chapter Meeting. There will be two raffles.
Invasive Plant Removal at India Brook Aug. 26
Volunteers are still needed for help with invasive plant removal at India Brook Park, 270 Mountainside Road, Mendham, NJ 07945 on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 9am. It should be a 2-3 hour job. Volunteers should bring tools and dress appropriately. Any questions or to RSVP, please contact Henry Bayard at henrybayard@gmail.com .
Hope to see you there!