SJRVFF is excited to welcome Glenn Weisner as this month’s featured speaker. Glenn R. Weisner has been tying flies since a seventh grade science fair project and has honed his skills tremendously thanks in part to private lessons, workshops and personal coaching from life-long friend Chris Helm. Glenn enjoys tying most all trout flies and is recognized for his interest in Midge patterns and T

errestrials. Glenn founded Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd (www.glennriver.com) in 2000 and developed the “Fly-Kit”^TM (a pattern specific fly-tying kit) to help individuals have a more enjoyable fly-tying experience. Glenn also conducts fly-tying workshops and on-stream educational fly-fishing sessions. He has several high quality fly-tying instructional DVD’s along with “Fly-Kits”^TM that will be available for purchase at the meeting.

Glenn has competed in the Mustad Scandinavian International Fly Tying Competition several times, placing in the top 10 every time. Glenn has current Pro Staff arrangements with Cloudveil; Simms; Ross Reels; RIO & SA fly lines; McFarland Rod Company; “Tach-it” fly boxes; Cliff fly boxes; C&F Design fly boxes and Rite Bobbins. Glenn is most of proud of the fact that through his “Fly-Kit”TM product, high quality instructional tying DVD’s, one-on-one tying sessions, private workshops and fly-tying Demo’s at clubs & shows that he has been able to “give back” to thousands of individuals who share a similar interest in the art of fly-tying.

Tonight’s Presentation:
Terrestrials- a Power Point computer presentation which includes a nice mixture of “bug” information, fly-fishing commentary and fly patterns all focused on land born insects known as – Terrestrials – the important bug when there is no “hatch”. We cover Ants; Beetles; Crickets; Grasshoppers; Lady Bugs and Damsel & Dragon flies with fun facts and practical fishing applications for warm and cold water fish. We continue to add photos, fly patterns and fishing situations to this presentation on an annual basis. The goal is to raise your awareness of both the importance of these insects in a Trout’s diet and their productivity when used as fly patterns when you have no hatch.

Rob Fightmaster is the owner and primary guide, Fightmaster Fly Fishing where they offer guided wade trips to roadside and backcountry destinations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas.  Float trips on a number of area tailwaters are also provided.

Rob is an Instructor at Little River Outfitters School of Fly Fishing, freelance writer and regular columnist for The Contemporary Sportsman. With his knowledge of fishing in the Smoky Mountains he Authored “Hatch & Fly Guide: Smoky Mountains and Southern Appalachians.”

Rob is a custom fly tyer with patterns currently available at Little River Outfitters and soon available at www.fightmasterflyfishing.com. Consultant for current and prospective resorts, fly fishing lodges, and sporting properties with current and/or former clients from North Carolina to British Columbia. Listed as “One of the South’s Best Fishing Guides” by Garden and Gun Magazine, Rob was the former Fly Fishing Program Director at Blackberry Farm from 2000 – 2006.  Where he created, developed, and managed fly fishing program responsible for an unprecedented two consecutive Orvis Endorsed Lodge of the Year accolades.
 

He has also been featured over the years in numerous local, regional, and national publications and on a variety of fly fishing related television programs.

Tommy Lynch, with over 20 years of guiding experience, will be January’s featured speaker. Tommy has almost 30 years of Fly Fishing under is belt, has stayed well ahead of the pack by becoming an innovator and not a follower all while being a great instructor which really is the backbone of being an Elite Fly Fishing Guide in Northern Michigan.

Tommy is the owner of The Fish Whisperer Guide Service in Baldwin, MI. Specializing on The Pere Marquette River, as it is his stomping grounds, he also frequents the Ausable River, Manistee River, White River, and even the Muskegon River if duty calls.  While the “Trophy Waters” of the Ausable are tough to beat for Big Browns, places like the Upper Manistee can “Mouse Fish” well… And though Tommy knows the Pere Marquette like the back of his hand, Swing Fishing for Steelhead and Stripping Streamers for cycling Brown Trout on the Muskegon River as well as the White River can be other places you might find him per client and fish persuasion.  Licensed, Permitted, Insured, and CPR certified… Tommy has all the right access for all the right water and will get you on the fish while you’re learning or improving your Fly Fishing techniques in different corridors and watersheds with his arsenal of different watercraft.