News and Updates

Tommy Lynch

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.

December Meeting

This is when our members get up and tell their best fish story and we have some good ones. The meeting is held at 6:30pm on the 6th Floor of the Ramada Inn, in the downtown Chase Building at 211 West Washington Street, South Bend. The public is welcome. Dinner, optional, is served at 7:00pm and is $13.00.

Dennis Potter – Tying Class Mar 17, 2012

When: Saturday January 14th, 2012 from 9:00am to 4:00 pm
Where: The Elkhart Conservation Club (main building)
Cost: $50.00

Dennis is the owner of Riverhouse Fly Company and has been a fanatic fly tier for 30+ years. Dennis has developed a variety of must have flies which work in well in almost any situation. This class will help to expand your repertoire and refine you tying techniques.

What to bring and what is included: Please bring your own tying tools (vise, lamp, tools, thread, etc). Lunch will be provided as will all of the materials for the flies that we will be tying.

All of the guest fly tying seminars are open to anyone that would like to participate, however, these seminars are not intended to be a “first time” learning to tie flies class.
Some basic fly tying techniques are required. What these seminars will do is help take your fle tying to the next level with instruction from some of the best in the industry.

Please contact Todd Ezzell at (574) 202-0255 if you have any questions or would like to reserve a spot.

Mike Schmidt – Tying Class Feb 18, 2012

When: Saturday February 18th, 2012 from 9:00am to 4:00 pm
Where: The Elkhart Conservation Club (main building)
Cost: $50.00

Mike is the owner of Angler Choice Flies which is a commercial fly tying company that is based out of Dublin Ohio for well over a decade. With a variety of of established patterns. Mike strives to push the limits of materials on the market to create ” the next generation of flies”. Every pattern that is designed at his vise is thoroughly water tested. Mike will instructing us on streamer patterns that he has created.

What to bring and what is included: Please bring your own tying tools (vise, lamp, tools, thread, etc). Lunch will be provided as will all of the materials for the flies that we will be tying.

All of the guest fly tying seminars are open to anyone that would like to participate, however, these seminars are not intended to be a “first time” learning to tie flies class. Some basic fly tying techniques are required. What these seminars will do is help take your fle tying to the next level with instruction from some of the best in the industry.

Please contact Todd Ezzell at (574) 202-0255 if you have any questions or would like to reserve a spot.

Jeff “Bear” Andrews – Tying Class Jan 14, 2012

When: Saturday January 14th, 2012 from 9:00am to 4:00 pm
Where: The Elkhart Conservation Club (main building)
Cost: $50.00

Jeff “Bear” Andrews has been fly fishing and tying flies for 48 years. In 1998 he was the recipient of the “Buz” Buszeck Memorial Fly Tying Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a fly tyer by the Federation of Fly Fishers. Jeff has tied flies commercially for 34 years producing as many as 2000 dozen flies a year and has taught 1000’s of people to tie flies. Jeff will be instructing us on patterns that he has created for trout, steelhead and maybe even a carp fly or two.

What to bring and what is included: Please bring your own tying tools (vise, lamp, tools, thread, etc). Lunch will be provided as will all of the materials for the flies that we will be tying.

All of the guest fly tying seminars are open to anyone that would like to participate, however, these seminars are not intended to be a “first time” learning to tie flies class. Some basic fly tying techniques are required. What these seminars will do is help take your fle tying to the next level with instruction from some of the best in the industry.

 

Please contact Todd Ezzell at (574) 202-0255 if you have any questions or would like to reserve a spot.