The September issue of The Flyline is now available. Please click here to view the latest issue.
There is a lot of great stuff coming up over the next week. Please note these dates.
9/12 – 9/13: Owyhee River Fish-Out
9/12: Boise River Sweep (pre-registration is required) – click here for more information
9/15: Rivers of a Lost Coast showing at The Flicks – click here for more information
9/17: FFI September members meeting
Below are a couple of pictures from our August meeting held last night. A big thank you to Michael Bantam for his help with our informal casing clinic. Click here to see all the picture from last night.
Nate Brumley of Dry Fly Innovations
presentation in the July FFI meeting was so popular that he will be returning for the October meeting (10/15). In the July meeting Nate demonstrated how to tie some fantastic flies, so in the October meeting he will be talking about methods of fishing these patterns as well as providing more information on their video production work.
We still have quite a few events & meetings coming up over the summer months. Below we have outlined the meeting agendas as well as the next couple of fish-outs.
Our meetings will be slightly different than in the past. As always, the fly tying presentation will start at 6:30pm. At 7:00pm we will jump right into the presentation by our guest speaker. After the presentation is concluded we will have announcements, discuss club business, and have our drawings.
Summer Meetings
July 16 – Geoff & Nate Brumley of Dry Fly Innovations will be at the meeting to demonstrate some of their fish-catching dry fly patterns as well as discuss their usage.
August 20 – We will be having an informal casting clinic for all members. Learn some tricks or teach a few. This is a low key “by the members – for the members” clinic.
September 17 – Dan Schill PhD, Fisheries Research Manager for the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, is planning to speak at our meeting. Dan has a presentation on native Redband trout in the state of Idaho.
Fish-Outs
July 25 – Owyhee River
August 29-30 – Middle Fork of the Boise River
September 12-13 – Owyhee River
FFI will be holding our annual club picnic on June 19th. The picnic will replace our June members meeting. The club will provide the burgers, dogs, and condiments. We ask that members whose last names begin with the letters A – M bring a side dish and members whose last name begins with the letters N – Z bring a dessert.
Please join us for an afternoon of fun.
The Details
Date: Friday, June 19th
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Autumn Fair Subdivision, W. Ridgeside Street, Meridian (click here for a map)
Just a quick reminder that we are having our May meeting tomorrow night (Thursday, May 21). There will be a presentation on streamer fishing as well as an update on the club’s June picnic.
As always our meetings are held in the Trophy Room of the Idaho Fish & Game headquarters at 600 Walnut Street in Boise. The meetings start at 6:30pm and generally run for about two hours.
April & May are shaping up to very busy months for FFI. Below is a breakdown of what we have coming up over the next two months.
04/11 – FISH-OUT / Horseshoe Ponds for blue gills & bass
04/16 – April members meeting / Trophy Room of the Idaho Fish & Game HQ / As a reminder we will not be selling tickets to the banquet at the door / This meeting will be your be best chance to pick up banquet tickets prior to the event
04/18 – Indianhead Fly Fishers is sponsoring an Owyhee River clean-up / participants are to meet at 9:00am at the wildlife viewing area / clean-up should take about two to three hours & a BBQ lunch will be provided
04/25 – FFI Banquet with special guest presenter Brian O’Keefe / please click here for more details / tickets will not be sold at the door and must be purchased in advance
05/02 – FISH-OUT / Carp fishing on the Snake River hosted by Dave Gourley / meeting at the Loveridge Bridge (south east) launch ramp on the Snake River / 6 – 9 weight rods / 11 – 14 foot leaders, 1 – 3X tippet / suggested flies: leach patterns in olive & black; damsel nymphs; dragon fly nymphs; caddis larva; caddis sparkle pupa; hares ear nymphs; scuds; wooly worms & buggers; crawdad
05/16 – Eagle Christian Church casting clinic / 11:00am – 3:00pm / Dave Gourley will be the guest speaker & do a casting demonstration / lunch is provided as well as door prizes / cost is $5.00
05/16 – 17 – FISH-OUT / Duck Valley / this will be a weekend camping & fishing trip and we will be doing restoration work in the area
05/21 – May members meeting / Trophy Room of the Idaho Fish & Game HQ
Just a reminder, the Fly Fishers of Idaho annual banquet is April 25th. Banquet tickets are still available. For a great dinner, presentation by Brian O’Keefe, raffles, & auctions, contact Duane Treat (208.921.3040) or Jeff Wimer (208.484.2673). Make sure you get your tickets soon as tickets are only sold in advance.
Please click here for more details & ticket information.
We have a lot of events happening in the over the next few weeks! 
03/14 – Clear Lakes Fish-Out
03/18 – Fly Fishing Film Tour @ Egyptian Theater
03/19 – March FFI meeting with special guest Dave Tucker. Dave has years of experience as a professional tier, shop owner, & guide. Dave is renowned for his guide work on the Owyhee River and the Grande Rhonde. Dave will be talking steelhead and will also be the guest tier starting at 6:30pm. Make sure you check out Dave’s site, Dreams on the Fly.
03/20 – Wooly Buggers 2009 Banquet.
03/28 – Owyhee River Fish-Out
04/25 – Fly Fishers of Idaho Banquet with guest presenter Brian O’Keefe. Tickets are only sold in advance so make sure to get yours soon.
Our February membership meeting will be on Thursday, February 19th. Wayne Johnson from Angler’s Habitat will be hosting this month’s discussion as well as doing a flying tying demonstration.
This month’s meeting will also include a TIE-IN. Bring your materials & equipment, knock off some of that winter rust, and tie some bugs. If you are new to fly tying, this is a great opportunity to look over the shoulder of some of the valley’s best tiers to learn some tips & tricks.
Also we are still looking for more digital pictures to add in the club’s achieves as well as use for some of our upcoming events. If you have pictures from Fish Outs or other club events please bring them to this month’s meeting.
As always this month’s meeting will be held in the Trophy Room of the Idaho Fish & Game Headquarters located at 600 Walnut Street in Boise. The fly tying demonstration will begin at 6:30PM and the meeting will begin at 7:00PM.
Hope to see you there!
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