Fly Tying Jam

FLY TYING JAM

Jim Holmes & Pete Peterson

Third Tuesday of the Month

6:30PM at the Activity Center

Granite Bay Flycasters Monthly Fly-tying Jam is held at the GBF Clubhouse (Folsom Lake Activity Center) at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month.

Jim Holmes will be tying next month's Fly of the Month pattern and others that will work for that time of year and for the upcoming GBF fishout locations.

Any questions, give me a shout!

Jim Holmes

jwholmesjr@aol.com

967-6709

Bass and Saltwater flies with Pete Peterson

Together with the fly tying jam I will be giving instructions on tying Bass and Saltwater flies. I will provide all materials for a fee of $3.00 per night. That is about 1/2 of what a single fly usually costs. Bring your own tools. This class is for intermediate tyers and up. It is NOT a beginner's class.

There should be enough time to tie 4-5 flies per meeting. If you have a favorite bass or saltwater fly that you would like to learn, I will gladly accept any requests. There is no sign up sheet for these classes. Come one - come all.

Pete Peterson

~~Tuesday, January 20, 2009~~

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Due to a scheduling problem, the fly tying jam has, for this time only, been changed to Thursday, Jan. 22nd, and it will be at the Raley's Market Event Center at Folsom/Auburn Road and Douglas. The starting time will be the same, 6:30PM. The event center is through the store to the back on the west (left hand) side. It is a fun place to do this kind of stuff and we have had many other classes in there.

This month I am continuing the advanced classes work on deer hair spinning (and stacking): we will be discussing the difference!
The fly of choice will be the Matuka Muddler, which is two great flies in one. You will need to bring (if you choose to tie along):
Hooks: Tiemco 5263 - perfect bend, 3x long or similar
Thread: 210 Denier or 3/0 Black - the 6/0 or 8/0 will cause you a lot of frustration!
Body: Webby hen hackle in Black or Brown, Pearl crystal chenille
Collar and head: Deer hair in black or brown

Pete will be tying some bass bugs and others will be just hanging out, talking a good story! This jam is for all!!! If you are a beginner or an expert and want to show your stuff, this is your opportunity to shine, bring it! If you just want to see what fly tying is all about or if you have fly tying questions, this is also a good time to ask them...there are always some to help out.

Any questions, give me a shout!

Jim Holmes
967-6709
jwholmesjr@aol.com

Warm-Water Corner by Pete Peterson

At the September fly tying jam, we will be tying the Tropical Punch. This is a great striper fly to tie this time of the year. The winter run of stripers should start towards the end of October and will continue strong into February.

I must give a warning for those who launch on the northeast side of the delta. This is also duck hunting time and they have no manners of any kind. They will drive their boats around blind curves at full speed. They are especially bad in the Wimpy’s and New Hope landing area so please be careful.

The great news for tubers is that this is also the best time for large stripers at San Luis Reservoir and O’Neill Forebay. Every world record for all tippet sizes for landlocked striped bass came from these two locations. Even more impressive, every record was set by only two men – Al Whitehurst and Len Bearden. I was at O’Neill when Al landed his 54 lb 8 oz from a float tube on 16 lb tippet. One guess about who pulled who all over the lake.

Pete Peterson

Tidbit – There is a big fallacy that bass do not like bright light. This is not entirely true. What bass do not like is UV rays. A bright day can be some of the best fishing if a few clouds are going over or if the humidity is over 50%. A high humidity will break up the UV rays so that the bass will get these rays in a scattered form.

Warm-water fly schedule:

July Dan Blanton’s Whistler

Aug Dan Blanton’s Sar-Mul-Mac

Sept Fatal Attraction

Oct Whitlock’s Hair Jig (this is the fly I caught a 15 lb bass on)

Nov Whitlock’s Sheep Shad

Dec Lefty’s Deceiver

Please remember that this is NOT a beginner's class. Neither are any of these flies hard to tie. There are several lake fishouts coming up and I will be there to help any way I can.

Trivia: How big was the last bass you caught? If you do not have a scale, a very accurate method is: measure the girth of the fish at its widest point and square this measurement. Multiply this number by the total length of the fish from the tip of its head to the tip of its tail. Divide the number by 800. Thus a fish with a 20-inch girth and 22 inches long will weigh about 11 pounds. 20x20=400; 400x22=8800; 8800 divided by 800 is 11 pounds.

If you have not fished Cameron Park this year, now is a great time to give it a try. It can be fished from shore or float tube. For some reason, this lake has been fishing poor in the morning and best from 2 p.m. on.

As always, the Fly Tying Jam is a FREE monthly event. All you need to do is bring a vise, tools and your own materials, plus lots of enthusiasm! Heck, you can even come and just watch if you want.

Free use of the Club’s fly tying vises and tools are also available. If you think you want to learn to tie flies, but don’t want to spend a lot of money to find out, contact Larry Lee and arrange with him to check out a vise and the tools you will need. Club members may keep them for thirty days at a time. Larry can be reached at Larrylee@l3rods.com or call him at (916) 962-0616.

For any other questions about the Fly Tying Jam, you can contact Jim Holmes at (916) 967-6709 or jwholmesjr@aol.com