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CLUB OUTINGS (top)

JUNE 2008 OUTING - KEEWAYDIN ISLAND

  
Bill Sutton searching for snook                               Keewaydin Island looking north

  
Snook with fly                                                          Snook being released
 

MAY 2008 OUTING - ESTERO BAY


Rich Uhlig and Tom Nolte

DECEMBER 2007 OUTING - ISLE OF CAPRI

 
Bill Schoenemann and Ralph Pike set to go                                       Alan Kuhre with a redfish


NOVEMBER 2007 OUTING - DING DARLING NWR

 
Tom Nolte                                                                 Alan Kuhre


AUGUST 2007 OUTING - KEEWAYDIN ISLAND

 
Some headed north in search of snook                Tom Shaw and his wife headed south

    
Bill Schoenemann casts into the surf                       while Joe Swaja works the shore line

 
Ralph Pike with a Jack Crevelle                               Charlie Korzen back at the dock


KIDS FISHING CLINIC - JUNE 9, 2007

    

Fly tying demonstrations were a big hit

  

 

 March 2007 Outing - Everglades National Park

 

Ralph Pike and J.V. Williams on the ride out.                  Launching from the mother ship.

  

Chokoloskee Charter's mother ship                            Alan Kuhre rigs up

  

Everglades National Park                                       End of day discussion with Capt Charles Wright

 

LOCAL FISHING (top)

Bonita
  
Alan Kuhre near Wiggins Pass

SNOOK

 
Rich Uhlig

  
Ray Sliter                                                         Charlie Korzen


Charlie Korzen

 REDFISH

  
Charlie Korzen                                                            Ray Sliter

Ray Sliter

SEATROUT

Mike Francis                                                           Alan Kuhre

Backyard fishing when time is short


 

 


LOCAL FISH (top)


            Jack Crevelle                                                        Mangrove Snapper

 
                                                         Sheephead                                                             

FISHING SPOTS (top)



  


Keewaydin Inland - South              Migrating Stingrays            Keewaydin Island - North

 

 
          Estero Bay and Local Fisherman                  10,000 Islands and another Local Fisherman

 


Wiggins Pass

  
 

BOATS & GEAR (top)


East Cape Canoe Company - Gladesman model

  
Gladesman front deck                                                       interior and storage under front deck


 

 
Custom Gheenoe


    

FLIES (top)

UV Bait Fish Pattern

 

Fly and instructions by Mike Franz at the May 2008 meeting.

 

Hook: Size to match bait, either regular, long or keel style hook shanks

Thread: White

Tail: UV Crystal Flash, Ostrich Herl, Marabou, or Combos

Body: UV Polar Chenille

Head: White EP fibers

Eyes: Prismatic Eyes

 

 

 

       Tying instructions

1.      Attach thread forward of point, wind thread to hang over barb

2.     Tie in tail of choice

3.      Attach UV Polar Chenille

4.     Advance thread to hook eye and back 3/8 inch

5.      Palmer Chenille forward and tie in

6.      Tie in white EP fibers top and pull down over hook eye and secure even with top

7.      Tie in Second bundle of EP fibers to complete head

8.      Glue on Prismatic Eyes

9.      Coat head as desired

10.  Trim and Brush out fly

 

PREY PATTERNS
The following four flies were tied by Aaron Adams, PhD., at the October 2006
meeting. The flies represent four types of prey found in southwest Florida
Backwaters:  Gobies, Killifish (aka mudminnows), Toadfish, and Fiddler Crabs.

 
Gobies                                                 
             Killifish

 
Toadfish                                                 Fiddler Crab

 

SNOOK FLY PATTERNS
 
  DT

TARPON FLY PATTERNS

TOAD

BAITFISH FLY PATTERNS
  
                                  EP BAITFISH                                                CLOUSER DEEP MINNOW

 

MEMBER TRAVELS (top)

 
Bill Sutton's son with Northern Pike, Manitoba

FFF EXPO MARCH 2008 - LAKELAND, FLORIDA

  
Fly casting demonstration by Steve Rajeff                       Fly casting demonstration by Doug Richards

  
Guide Ivan, Jim Worden and Alan Parker in Andros                            Alan Kuhre bonefishing at Bahia Honda

   
Leeland and Marles Frankman in Northern Mongolia - Taimen

 
Ray Sliter Upstate New York Trout and Smallmouth Bass

  
Leland Frankman and wife - Alaska Salmon             Leland's wife in Quebec - Atlantic Salmon


Sax Kendrick - Christmas Island Bonefish

      
Bill Sutton - Louisiana Redfish                                   Harry Yepsen - Louisiana Redfish 

  
Leland Frankman and wife - Tasmaninan Trout                           Tom Brown - Louisiana Redfish

 

Larry Winston -  Long Island Bluefish                   Larry Winston - Long Island Striped Bass


Scott Silver - Andros - Bonefish

  

  
   Alan Kuhre - Andros - Bonefish                     Jim Worden - Andros - Bonefish

    

 

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