October Edition 2018 Volume 35 Edition 9 The Newsletter of Delaware Valley Fly Fishers An Affiliate Club of Fly Fishers International

Photo Credit: Steve Wermuth DVFF Outing on the Lower Perkiomen Creek

The Delaware Valley Fly Fishers an affiliate club of Fly Fishers International and is a non-profit 501 (c) (7), conservation and

educational organization that has been promoting the sport of Fly Fishing and Fly Tying since 1984.

We meet the 4th Wednesday of the Month at the VFW Hall, 1444 Yardley Newtown Rd, 1444 Yardley Newtown Rd, Yardley, PA

19067, 7:30 PM

DVFF Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DVFlyFisher/

In This Edition:

President’s Message…………….…..…...……..2

Membership Meeting…………..……..……….3

DVFF Christmas Party Dinner …….………..4

Suds and Bugs ……….5

Fly of the Month……………………………..……6

International Fly Tying Symposium…......12

Project Healing Waters………..……..…..…..12

Officers …………………………………………...….13

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Local Fly Shops

President’s Cast

.Hello everyone welcome to the fall fly fishing and fly tying season. We’re chugging along with our meetings and great speakers. I plan to do some fall fly fishing. The Manatawny, Lizard, Brodhead, Lakawaxen, Bushkill and Lackawanna are calling

me. I hope to pay them a visit soon. I might even make it to the north central region. I hope you’re able to get out and enjoy our wonderful Pennsylvania streams too. As far as streamers go I’ve developed “Bugger” mania! I started off tying black buggers. Soon I added olive then olive and black. Then things started spinning out of control! I tied white ones and orange ones and hot pink ones and rusty brown ones! I totally lost it and slipped off the deep end into the abyss of bugger world. Next I tied Ken’s Copperhead in a few shades meaning I tied some with yellow marabou and some with chartreuse marabou. At this point I became the “Bugger Master” and I even came up with my own bugger pattern, with the help of two friends, and I named it the Pheasant Boo Bugger. I submitted it to Fly Tyer magazine and we’ll see if they publish it. The mania hasn’t left me yet! I’ve recently read several Craig Mathews and Pat Dorsey books and I

picked up some western bugger patterns! I tied the yellow bugger, the Baker’s Hole bugger and the Thin Mint. I think there may be a few more bugger patterns out there that I haven’t tied yet. If you hear of any please let me know. I would like to give you a preview of this season’s advanced tying class. The theme is “Confidence Nymphs”. What the heck is a confidence nymph you ask? Well, I glad you asked! The term comes to us from the world of competitive angling. They are proven patterns that the trout just can’t resist. There is just something about these sexy little devils! I plan to teach about thirty patterns. They should cover the middle of the spectrum as far as nymphs are concerned. They range in size from 14 to 18. The bead sizes will be from 1/8 to 3/32. I’ll have a complete list of the patterns in advance and all interested parties should have time to get the right stuff. Also, it might be a good time to pick up some UV resin if you don’t have any yet. Get set to fill your nymph arsenal with the latest and the greatest. I have a few ideas for future classes too. The heavy end will be cover in the “Anchor Flies” course and the small end will be covered in the “Off the Dropper” course. The nymphing aspect of our sport has been growing like crazy and like our sport as a whole, it’s a very deep subject. I hope you plan to attend the course. If you do I guarantee that the patterns will be easy to tie and the payback will be HUGE! Until we meet again, tight lines and happy tying!

Tightlines and Happy Tying.

J Walsh.

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Our Guest Speaker is Henry Ramsay, the author

of "Matching Major Eastern Hatches, New

Patterns for Selective Trout" published by

Stackpole / Headwater Books and released in

January 2011, and co-author of "Keystone Fly

Fishing Guide" released in 2017. Henry is a

custom fly tier, fly fishing and fly tying

instructor, photographer and presenter.

A Walk on the Wild Side,

Fly Fishing Pennsylvania’s Headwater Streams is

a is a presentation about Pennsylvania’s 86,000

miles of running water with over 15,000 miles

designated as wild trout waters and many more

that haven’t been assessed. “A Walk on the

Wild Side” takes you to some of the Keystone

States best headwater streams and discusses

tactics, tackle, flies and the need to protect

them.

October 24 Membership Meeting Wednesday 7:30 PM

A Walk on the Wild Side, Fly Fishing Pennsylvania’s Headwater Streams

September we had

the opportunity to

have Rich Kustich

at our September

meeting.

Also nice to see

how a spey cast

works and how

easy he made it

look.

Last Month’s Speaker Rich Kustich on Great Lakes Steelhead Fishing

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DVFF 2018 Holiday Dinner Wednesday, Dec. 12, 6:30 pm

1320 Newport Road, Bristol PA 19007 For directions go to www.georgines.com

Please circle the dinner selection for each person attending:

Member Name____________________________________________________

Chicken Parmesan Prime Rib Stuffed Flounder Stuffed Chicken Breast

Guest’s Name _____________________________________________________

Chicken Parmesan Prime Rib Stuffed Flounder Stuffed Chicken Breast

Guest’s Name _____________________________________________________

Chicken Parmesan Prime Rib Stuffed Flounder Stuffed Chicken Breast

Guest’s Name _____________________________________________________

Chicken Parmesan Prime Rib Stuffed Flounder Stuffed Chicken Breast

The cost of each dinner is $30. Please make checks payable to “DVFF.”

Mail this form to arrive by Thurs. Dec. 6 along with your check to:

DVFF Holiday Dinner, C/O Jerry Girard Sr., 4741 Lanfair Place, Bensalem, PA 19020

ORDER FORM

http://www.georgines.com/

Tuesday October 23 is the Suds and Bugs at

Crooked Eye Brewery. The fourth Tuesday of

the month at 7:00 PM is Suds and Bugs at the

Crooked Eye Brewery. Were all us Crooked Eye

Fly Tiers meet to have a beer , tie flies and tell fly

fishing stories.

This is a great opportunity for

not only Delaware Valley Fly

Fishers but other groups like

Bucks County Trout Unlimited

and Southeastern MontCo TU to

come and meet other fly tiers

and Fly Anglers.

I would like to try something

new with our group. For those

that would like to learn a new fly

or just a few techniques, I would like to propose

a fly to teach. So for the first fly I will show and

teach anyone who would like to learn how to tie

the Prince Nymph.

Just bring the materials listed and we will go

over step by step how to tie it. Then lets pick a

fly for next month to learn.

As we grow we could even have other events,

such as a fly tying marathon where we tie flies

for Project Healing Waters so the Vets have flies

to use to catch fish when they are learning how

to fly fish.

In the future weekend games such

as the biggest panfish and the

Panfish caught.

Suds and Bugs at Crooked Eye

Brewery now has its own Facebook

page to announce new meeting

times. https://

www.facebook.com/SudsandBugs

Or do a search for @SudsandBugs

on Facebook.

So if you are looking for a night out why not stop

by and tie one on.

Please email me at jerry_coviello@verizon.net

to let me know you are coming so I can give the

owner a headcount.

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Prince Nymph

Hook: 2XL Nymph Hook size 10

Thread: Black 6/0

Tail: Brown Goose Biots

Rib: Oval Gold Tinsel

Body: Peacock Herl

Hackle: Brown Hen

Wing: White Goose Biots

Head: Black

Crooked Eye Fly of the Month

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PFD (Personal Floatation Device) Humpy

Article is the November 2018 Fly of the Month and will appear in the 2018 Fall/Spring issue of FlyFisher Magazine

https://flyfishersinternational.org/Resources/Publications/Flyfisher

Author Jerry Coviello Fly Fishers International Fly Tying Group Chairman

I don’t know who is to credited for the Foam Humpy but I like this fly for its high

floating qualities and ease to tie. This fly is a great searching pattern and is durable

for catching many panfish, bass and even trout This acts like a popper and very hard

to sink. You can use any hair for the tail and wing. But I like the white calf tail for the

wing for easy visibility . See what other classic flies you can tie and just enhance the

materials them for better floatability and durability.

Materials

Hook: Dry Fly Hook any size Thread: any color to match the body, size 6/0 - 70 Denier Tail: I am using Elk Hair, but any hair such as moose or deer would work Overbody: Any color closed cell foam Body: Floss color of your choice Hackle: Brown 1 or 2 depending on size of the hook

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Step 1

Please hook in the vise and attach the tying

thread

Step 2

Stack the white calf tail. Measure, should be as

long as the hook shank.

Step 3

Secure the wing material behind the eye at the

thorax section of the hook. Usually one third the

hook shank length behind the eye

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Step 4

Pull the wing material up and place jam knots right in

front of the wing to help it stand up

Step 5

.Split the wing material into 2 wings, wrap your thread around the base of each wing

Step 6

I am using Elk Hair for the tail. I cut a few

hairs from the hide, cleaned out the

underfur and stacked it in a hair stacker.

Then measure the hair for the tail, it should

be one shank length long. Then tie the tail

at the bend of the hook. Loose wraps at

the bend and tighten as you move towards

the eye of the hook. If you tighten at the

bend the hair will flair and not be straight

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Step 7

Tie in the foam behind the wing, leaving

room for the hackle

Step 8

Wrap your thread back securing the foam to the shank of the hook. This will be an underbody to help float the fly also.

Step 9

Bring your thread behind the wings

and tie in a piece of floss, I am using

yellow floss.

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Step 10

Once the floss is secured, then wrap the

floss to the bend and back behind the

wing

Step 11

Fold the foam overbody to from a shell. Secure behind the wing and trim the foam

Step 12

Depending on the size of the fly, and

the quality of your hackles, for this size

8 fly I am using 2 brown hackles

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Step 13

Wrap the hackles, tie them off and whip

finish you are done

Pumpkin Seed caught on the North

Branch of the Neshaminy

PFD Humpy held up to 50 of these

and was still working.

Don’t be afraid to try adding some

modern materials to your favorite

pattern. Be a fly designer not just a

fly tier.

The Fly of the Month is made possible by the Fly Fishers

International Fly Tying Group. For more information

about the FFI Fly Tying Group go to the Fly Fishers

International website

https://flyfishersinternational.org/Tying/Fly-Tying-Group

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November 17 and 18, 2008

The 28th annual International Fly Tying

Symposium will be held at the Sheridan

Hotel in Parsippany, NJ.

There are plenty of seminars, classes, and exciting fly tiers with many overseas artists demonstrating and

lecturing. At last count, eight countries are represented besides more than 80 tiers from the U.S. As for

finding anything you’ll ever need for fly tying, no problem … there are more than 150 linear feet of

materials, books, and DVDs on display and for sale. This might be the largest selection of fly tying materials

ever assembled in one exhibit hall.

For more information go the International Fly Tying Symposium website

https://www.internationalflytyingsymposium.com/

I currently volunteer my time teaching disable veterans at the Coatesville VAMC. Project Healing Waters

is looking for a few good volunteers to help teach our disabled active military service personnel and

disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings. I find

teaching fly tying at the Coatesville Project Healing Waters Organization to be rewarding, I feel I am

helping out using Fly Tying as therapy. Because of the distance and meeting on Wednesday night I find

myself going at least 2 or 3 times a month. If you would like to help contact me or Matt Seymour and his

email is mseymour1128@earthlink.net

Around 6 months ago I was brought on to help Tim Smith learn to tie flies, but Tim did not want to just

learn to tie flies, he wanted to tie flies to be good enough to enter the 6th Annual Project Healing Waters

Fly Tying Contest. Tim worked extremely hard following my directions on exact proportions, material

handling, and thread control. All his hard work paid off because he is a finalist for the PHW Fly Tying

Contest.

I am very honored to be his mentor and can’t wait to see what place he won. The winners will be

announced at the International Fly Tying Symposium Banquet.

Congratulation to Tim Smith USMC!!!!!!!

By Jerry Coviello

Club Officers and Coordinators President—Jack Walsh

215-345-6352 jackwalshtx@gmail.com

Vice President—Dave Wermuth 215-946-3678 dave.w@delawarevalleyflyfishers.org

Recording Secretary—Vacant Newsletter—Jerry Coviello

Treasurer—Gregory Sutchko 215-945-3973 greg.sutchko@delawarevalleyflyfishers.org

Assistant Treasurer/Secretary—Jay Kapolka 215-547-0822 jay.kapolka@delawarevalleyflyfishers.org

1st Executive Officer Chairman of Membership Committee Stephen Wermuth bgwrm4u@aol.com

2nd Executive Officer Chairman of Education Committee

Michael Richardson mrmike50@verizon.net

3rd Executive Officer Chairman of the Program Committee

Wayne Rankin 215-657-3312 rankin3312@yahoo.com

Video Library—Rob Huebner

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Articles for the Flies and Lies newsletter must be submitted by the end of the month to be published in

the following publication.

If you have a favorite fly or fishing story please email them to jerry_coviello@verizon.net

Make sure you are the author of any material you are submitting or have written permission to use the

material.