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January 16, 2019 Travel back in time with the “Doctor” for a “Special” tying event. Explore some popular Pacific Northwest patterns from the past. Learn a couple of techniques that are as useful as the famous “Sonic Screwdriver” Doc Spratley Hook #10 - 2x Long - Wet fly Thread Black 6/0 or 8/0 Tail Grizzly Hackle Fibres Rib Silver Oval Tinsel Body Black Yarn Beard Grizzly Hackle Fibres Wing Pheasant Tail Head Peacock Herl Comment: A generic wet fly useful in most still waters Carey Special Hook ` #10 - 3x Long - Wet Fly Thread Black 6/0 or 8/0 Tail Pheasant Rump Fibres Rib Gold Oval Tinsel Body Brown or Tan Dubbing Thorax Peacock Herl Hackle Pheasant Rump - Folded Comment: Imitates a dragon fly or large mayfly nymph 
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December 19th, 2018 (Hosted by Dave Robinson) At Winston’s suggestion, I’ve chosen two patterns that should work for spring fishing. Patterns for early season midges and mayflies like the March Brown They use simple materials and basic techniques for beginners as well Henry’s Lake Variant Hook #14 to #16 Dry Fly Thread Red 6/0 Body Peacock Herl Hackle Furnace Neck Hackle (brown with a dark center) Comment A floating midge pattern Intended to represent a cluster of midges Hair Wing Coachman Hook #12 Wet Fly Thread Red 6/0 Body Peacock Herl Wing White Calf Tail or Rabbit’s Foot tied”trude” style Hackle Furnace Neck Hackle Comment The basic “coachman” fly intended to be an early season mayfly emerger |
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Salmon Flies Oct 17,2018 with Dave Robinson (visitors welcome)
Lets get Chum-y! Chum salmon are here in the Sooke River Bring materials for tying your favourite Chum Salmon Fly If you don't have one, I’ll demonstrate two possibilities Handlebar Hook - #4 or #6 stainless steel short streamer or circle hook Thread - 6/0 line green Tail - Silver flashabou Underbody -flat silver tinsel Body - pink laser wrap Streamer Hook - #4 or #6 stainless streamer hook Thread - 6/0 Black Eyes - Extra small red dumbell Tail - Chartreuse green marabou Body - Chartreuse crystal chenille This month ‘s technique for beginners is wrapping body material |
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April 18th, 2018
7:00 pm (see bottom of page for location)
Basic Soft Hackles ( AKA -Spiders, North Country Flies) kindly hosted by Mike Edgell
Simple to tie ( often only 3 components), but extremely effective ( actually deadly in the right conditions). From April onward, you can fish the Cowichan, Little Q, any stream in the interior of BC with nothing but a box of “softies” and one or two dry patterns . All you need.
Basic ingredients are
1.The hackle – game/soft hackle such as partridge, starling, hen, and a host or others such as grouse, quail, snipe… ). Some feathers ( e.g, coot, waterhen, snipe, plover, jackdaw) used in the wide range of patterns, are difficult to find – but partridge, starling and various hen hackles really suffice.
2.Body materials- often only the tying thread is used, sometimes a floss if a fuller body is needed. Dubbing – such as hare’s ear, mole , seal’s fur, peacock herls, a whole range of synthetic materials .
3.Hooks – can be straight eye or down eye light wire or medium wire hooks depending on the depth at which the flies are to be fished. There are special spider hooks produced by some companies, but these are not necessary.
Needed for the April session.
Hooks ( your choice dry or wet) size 12 ( 12 is a good size for practice )– 10 if you feel more comfortable with the larger size.
Hackles – soft game hackle ( partridge) , hen, or starling ( I will also bring examples of other hackles )
Tying thread – colour of your choice – orange, green and black probably best , plus floss in same colours.
We will tie/demonstrate three basic patterns- orange partridge, march brown spider, starling and peacock.
I will supply starling hackle, hairs ear, and (possibly partridge).
7:00 pm (see bottom of page for location)
Basic Soft Hackles ( AKA -Spiders, North Country Flies) kindly hosted by Mike Edgell
Simple to tie ( often only 3 components), but extremely effective ( actually deadly in the right conditions). From April onward, you can fish the Cowichan, Little Q, any stream in the interior of BC with nothing but a box of “softies” and one or two dry patterns . All you need.
Basic ingredients are
1.The hackle – game/soft hackle such as partridge, starling, hen, and a host or others such as grouse, quail, snipe… ). Some feathers ( e.g, coot, waterhen, snipe, plover, jackdaw) used in the wide range of patterns, are difficult to find – but partridge, starling and various hen hackles really suffice.
2.Body materials- often only the tying thread is used, sometimes a floss if a fuller body is needed. Dubbing – such as hare’s ear, mole , seal’s fur, peacock herls, a whole range of synthetic materials .
3.Hooks – can be straight eye or down eye light wire or medium wire hooks depending on the depth at which the flies are to be fished. There are special spider hooks produced by some companies, but these are not necessary.
Needed for the April session.
Hooks ( your choice dry or wet) size 12 ( 12 is a good size for practice )– 10 if you feel more comfortable with the larger size.
Hackles – soft game hackle ( partridge) , hen, or starling ( I will also bring examples of other hackles )
Tying thread – colour of your choice – orange, green and black probably best , plus floss in same colours.
We will tie/demonstrate three basic patterns- orange partridge, march brown spider, starling and peacock.
I will supply starling hackle, hairs ear, and (possibly partridge).
March 26th, 2018 an evening with Dave Locke and Jim McDonald
The Knudsen Spider
Hook would be size 10 - 4, preferably a saltwater hook, regular or longer shank.
Body material traditionally would be chenille, but lots of different materials can be used.
Rib material traditionally would be flat silver, but again whatever a creative mind can see.
Hackle is usually natural mallard flank, but I used dyed pale pink and blue for my dusk and dawn patterns. Other duck flank feathers as well.
Thread can be black or something to match the body or hackle, or mono.
Evening of the Boobies hosted by Jim MacDonald (October 18th, 2017)
Good gathering of enthusiastic fly tyers on a rainy day. Below are information on where to buy materials and on tying the irresistible Boobies. Kindly contributed by Barry Stokes and Pauline Loos
BOOBY EYE MATERIAL ( FLY TYING COMPANIES)
JANN’S NETCRAFT U.S.A.
FOAM POPPER BODY MATERIAL ¼” #620732
SIZE – ¼” Diameter, 1 5/8” Long, (6 Per Pkg).
COLOURS – White, Yellow, Chartreuse, Orange
PRICE - $2.09 US$ Per Pkg Plus shipping
CANADIAN LLAMA- CANADA
FOAM CYLINDERS (BOOBY EYES)
SIZE – 5mm and 7 mm – 4cm Long (6 Per Pkg)
COLOURS – Black, Chartreuse, Red, Yellow, White
PRICE - $4.57 Per Pkg Plus Shipping
FLYBOX.UK
BOOBY EYE CYLINDERS
SIZE – 5mm Length ? (5? Per Pkg)
COLOURS – Black, Chartreuse, Hot Pink, Orange, White, Yellow
PRICE – 2.50 Pounds (approx. $4.13 Cdn Per Pkg Plus Shipping)
FNF (FROZEN NORTH FLY FISHING) www.fnflyfishing.co.uk
FNF FOAM CYLINDERS
SIZE – 3,4,5,6 and 7 mm – 4 ½ cm long (10 Per Pkg in larger sizes, 12 Per Pkg in smaller)
COLOURS – Yellow, Lime, White, Black, Olive, Pink
PRICE – 2.50 Pounds (approx. $4.13 Cdn Per Pkg Plus Shipping)
MATERIALS SOURCED LOCALLY
MICHAEL’S
SIZE – 1 1/8” Long, 1” In Diameter
PRICE – I forget, but cheap
Eyes can be “punched out” using an appropriate diameter, length of metal tubing, Brass, (from a Hobby Shop) or a piece of an old telescoping Car Antenna.
CUTTING FLAT PLASTIC i.e. “EDGE BRIGHT or LAZER WRAP” TYPE MATERIALS, FOAM SHEETING etc.
1 - ROTARY “MATERIAL” CUTTER.
2 – SINGLE EDGE RAZOR BLADE, METAL RULER AND A PIECE OF “PLEXIGLASS” OR “LEXAN” TO CUT ON.
3 – SCISSORS
4 – GOOD “PAPER CUTTER”
GLUES, CEMENTS ETC.
BRUSHABLE “SUPER GLUE” BY “LEPAGE” FROM “MICHAEL’S”
USE – Head Cement, coating bodies for durability.
SALLY HANSEN “HARD AS NAILS”- “ HARD AS WRAPS” #3039
Dries in 60 Seconds, from Walmart or probably anyone who sells Sally Hansen nail polish.
USE – Quick drying Head Cement.
NAIL POLISH IN METALFLAKE COLOURS
USE – Head Cement
“ZAP-O” CA+ - Odorless “CYANOACRYLATE ADHESIVE” (SUPER GLUE)
“FOAM SAFE” Super Glue available from “BC SHAVER AND HOBBIES” on Fort Street in VICTORIA.
USE – anytime you are securing foam to a fly and are unsure as to whether other types of glue may react poorly with the foam.
Good gathering of enthusiastic fly tyers on a rainy day. Below are information on where to buy materials and on tying the irresistible Boobies. Kindly contributed by Barry Stokes and Pauline Loos
BOOBY EYE MATERIAL ( FLY TYING COMPANIES)
JANN’S NETCRAFT U.S.A.
FOAM POPPER BODY MATERIAL ¼” #620732
SIZE – ¼” Diameter, 1 5/8” Long, (6 Per Pkg).
COLOURS – White, Yellow, Chartreuse, Orange
PRICE - $2.09 US$ Per Pkg Plus shipping
CANADIAN LLAMA- CANADA
FOAM CYLINDERS (BOOBY EYES)
SIZE – 5mm and 7 mm – 4cm Long (6 Per Pkg)
COLOURS – Black, Chartreuse, Red, Yellow, White
PRICE - $4.57 Per Pkg Plus Shipping
FLYBOX.UK
BOOBY EYE CYLINDERS
SIZE – 5mm Length ? (5? Per Pkg)
COLOURS – Black, Chartreuse, Hot Pink, Orange, White, Yellow
PRICE – 2.50 Pounds (approx. $4.13 Cdn Per Pkg Plus Shipping)
FNF (FROZEN NORTH FLY FISHING) www.fnflyfishing.co.uk
FNF FOAM CYLINDERS
SIZE – 3,4,5,6 and 7 mm – 4 ½ cm long (10 Per Pkg in larger sizes, 12 Per Pkg in smaller)
COLOURS – Yellow, Lime, White, Black, Olive, Pink
PRICE – 2.50 Pounds (approx. $4.13 Cdn Per Pkg Plus Shipping)
MATERIALS SOURCED LOCALLY
MICHAEL’S
- - SHEET FOAM IN VARIOUS SIZES AND COLOURS
- “CREATOLOGY” - “FOAM SHAPES” (15 Pieces Per Pkg)
SIZE – 1 1/8” Long, 1” In Diameter
PRICE – I forget, but cheap
Eyes can be “punched out” using an appropriate diameter, length of metal tubing, Brass, (from a Hobby Shop) or a piece of an old telescoping Car Antenna.
CUTTING FLAT PLASTIC i.e. “EDGE BRIGHT or LAZER WRAP” TYPE MATERIALS, FOAM SHEETING etc.
1 - ROTARY “MATERIAL” CUTTER.
2 – SINGLE EDGE RAZOR BLADE, METAL RULER AND A PIECE OF “PLEXIGLASS” OR “LEXAN” TO CUT ON.
3 – SCISSORS
4 – GOOD “PAPER CUTTER”
GLUES, CEMENTS ETC.
BRUSHABLE “SUPER GLUE” BY “LEPAGE” FROM “MICHAEL’S”
USE – Head Cement, coating bodies for durability.
SALLY HANSEN “HARD AS NAILS”- “ HARD AS WRAPS” #3039
Dries in 60 Seconds, from Walmart or probably anyone who sells Sally Hansen nail polish.
USE – Quick drying Head Cement.
NAIL POLISH IN METALFLAKE COLOURS
USE – Head Cement
“ZAP-O” CA+ - Odorless “CYANOACRYLATE ADHESIVE” (SUPER GLUE)
“FOAM SAFE” Super Glue available from “BC SHAVER AND HOBBIES” on Fort Street in VICTORIA.
USE – anytime you are securing foam to a fly and are unsure as to whether other types of glue may react poorly with the foam.
Fly Tying Wednesday (May 17, 2017)
Fly tying experts demonstrating the Sooke River salmon flies, the "handle bar"
Fly tying experts demonstrating the Sooke River salmon flies, the "handle bar"
