Backcountry Fly Fishers Photo Gallery

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CLUB OUTINGS (top)

Goodland 10,000 Island March 16, 2011

Lunch after a hard morning of fishing

10,000 ISLANDS MARSH TRAIL DEDICATION

10,000 Islands NWR new kayak access Joe Pugach and Rich Uhlig tying flies

Mike Franz at casting booth on Marsh Trail Tom Shaw casting/fishing demonstration

JULY 2009 LET'S GO FISHING CLINIC

Alan Kuhre demonstrates how to tie a fly Bill Sutton demonstrates wrapping the hook

Bill Sutton providing individual instruction Jim Worden explaining how to whip finish

JUNE 2009 LET'S GO FISHING CLINIC

APRIL 2009 KID'S FISHING CLINIC

Kid's and parents waiting to get in BFF fly tying booth

Fly tying Answering questions

More fly tying Fishing on the Naples pier

MARCH 2009 KAYAK OUTING WITH CAPTAIN WRIGHT

Club members with Capt. Wright Jim Truchan at New Turkey Key

MARCH 2009 OUTING - 10,000 ISLANDS

J.P. Brunet with a tarpon Charlie Korzen with a tarpon

Alan Kuhre planning the path Alan Kuhre cruising

Scott MacArthur fishing an oyster mound Scott and Alan return to the launch site

Outing Luncheon

NOVEMBER 2008 OUTING - DING DARLING NWR

Charlie Korzen and Mike Francis Jonathan Richards and Jim Worden

Alan Kuhre with a Seatrout Ralph Pike with a snook

Ray Sliter

OCTOBER 2008 OUTING - MATLACHA

Jonathan Richards, Charlie Korzen, Mike Franz Charlie and Jonathan prepare to launch

Tom Nolte rigging up Ralph Pike with a Jack

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

LOCAL FISHING (top)

Ed Tamson with tarpon in Estero Bay

Mike Kozlow with Peacock Bass and Mayan Cichlid in the Miami canals

J.P. Burnet and Charlie Korzen in the 10,000 Islands

Charlie Korzen with 10,000 Island Snook Larry Winston with 13 lb Redfish, Estero Bay

Larry Winston with a False Albacore Alan Kuhre with a Jack Crevelle

Charlie Korzen with a snook J.V. Williams and Ken Curtis with a tarpon

Ray Sliter with a Redfish                                                    Charlie Korzen with a Redfish


Alan Kuhre with a Bonita                                      J. V. Williams with a snook

Mike Francis with a Seatrout Alan Kuhre with a Seatrout

LOCAL FISH (top)

FISHING SPOTS (top)

Estero Bay and Local Fisherman Estero Bay and another 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)

Flies tied by Capt. Tom Shadley at the February 2009 meeting.

Doug's Snook Devastator Tom Shadley's Woolhead Wigglebutt Mullet

Fly and instructions by Capt. Steve Kantner at the January 2009 meeting.

THE RIVET

Tying instructions:

1) Take several turns of white flat waxed nylon thread around the shank of a #4 34007 Mustad hook, starting ¼- inch behind the eye.

2) Attach two pinches of tan Craft Fur to the hook shank, interspersed with several strands of silver, gold or holographic silver Angel Hair. Tear–off any excess “flash” a short distance behind the wing. The completed wing should measure approximately 1 ½ inches in length.

3) Remove the fly from the vise and add three “bars” to each side with a black “Sharpie.” Return the unfinished fly to the vise.

4) Coat the thread wraps with thinned head cement or “Hard-as-Nails.”

5) Snip-off a pinch of white rabbit fur and attach it directly ahead of the wing butts. The collar should measure ½ the length of the wing. Coat all thread wraps with head cement.

6) Repeat the process with brown-ticked rabbit fur, while attempting to make the second collar approximately 2/3 the length of the first.

7) Starting as close as possible to the thread wraps, apply successive bunches of gray deer hair while spinning and pushing them together. Tie-off the thread with a Whip Finish or series of half-hitches.

8) Trim the head to the shape of a Muddler, only make it a bit smaller and more-compact.

9) Once again, coat all thread wraps.

This fly is effective for a variety of game fish wherever “hard-head” baitfish congregate. It actually imitates the pike-killiefish of brackish water fame, but also functions as an attractor. The Rivet is as much a style of fly as an actual pattern, considering that it’s the only one I know of that derives its action from the collar. For that reason, it can be tied in any color combination.

Fly patterns from Capt. Steve Bailey at the October 2008 meeting.

Sea-ducer
Hook: Mustad 34007 #2
Thread: Yellow, Danville's Flat Waxed Nylon
Wing/tail: White/yellow/grizzly saddle hackle, tied splayed (dull sides out) 6 feathers total
Flash: Gold flashabou
Body: White/yellow/grizzly saddle wound length of hook shank
Weedguard: 20 lb Hard Mason

Prince of Tides:
Hook: Mustad 34011 #2 for Snook/Reds/Trout, bendback style
Eagle claw 254 Seagar, Gamakatsu SC15, etc. for Tarpon
Thread: Brown, Danville's Flat Waxed Nylon
Underbody: Two strands copper and one strand black flashabou wrapped together
Overbody: 20 - 30 lb (tie like a Glass Minnow pattern)
Wing: White/dark green/dark brown bucktail
Flash: Gold krystal flash and copper flashabou tied in together between the green and brown
layers of bucktail
Eyes: Painted, black on yellow

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

UV Bait Fish Pattern

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)

Jonathan Richard's 22 inch Brown Trout, Northern California

Jim Wheeler with a Louisiana Redfish Larry Winston 19 pound striped bass, Long Island, New York

Leland Frankman and his wife with New Zealand Brown Trout

Leland Frankman and his wife with New Zealand Rainbow Trout

Leland Frankman's wife - 48 pound Taimen on 16 pound tippet in Mongolia

Larry Winston 'Fish on' in Alaska Larry Winston with Alaskan Rainbow

Larry Winston - Sockeye Salmon                                                     Larry Winston - Alaskan Northern Pike


Bill Sutton and Capt. Kevin Mihailoff - Tarpon                               Bill Sutton's grandson with a Northern Pike


Larry Winston - 19.5 pound and 10 pound Striped Bass  Shelter Island, New York


Alan Kuhre - 5 pound Permit Belize                                      Joe Beauchamp - 30 pound Striped Bass, Maine