John Loebach

Flies of the I S A 4/4/2009 10am-4pm Joins us for a day of tying selected Bass patterns presented by our members. One More Cast Fly Shop, 6525 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL.60525 NEW MEMBERS NOTE – Bring your vise, tools & thread, we will provide the rest. Don’t miss it! Schedule – (Order may change.) Stuart Van Dorn – Periodical Cicada Alan Sherman – Fuzzy Bug Joseph Myers – Eye Screw Baitfish Michael Taylor – Clouser Swimming Nymph Rich McElligott – Chenille Frog Cory Gayle – Charlie Boy Hopper Josh Borton – Spinner’d Minner We will tie at two tables all day & time permitting may do another pattern or two. Questions contact Joseph at 708/482-4990 or www.onemorecast.com Or John Loebach at 630/251-5904 or j.loebach@comcast.net Presented by The Illinois Smallmouth Alliance Just as reminder this event is for all members - drop by for awhile to visit or participate. New members who come to this event see me as I have perks for coming out!

Welcome aboard, Steve! Keep an eye on the calendar & the lets hook up forum. Lots of opportunity to get on the water coming soon. See you on the water.

Tapered leader with floating, short 18" to 36" tippet with sink tips. Also consider 6' sinking leader on your existing line instead of multi tip should work in most river situations & much cheaper.

What jamie said unless I'm fishing the fly rod, then work the first drop parallel to shore & current seams.

Chicago Region Meeting this Saturday! Meet at Bass Pro in Bolingbrook 6 PM. Speaker will be Bob Long Jr. for this meeting. Bob will talk about spin fishing for smallmouth bass. Bob was the headline speaker at the Bronzeback Blowout in 2005. It's great to have him back and in a smaller venue. You will come away from this meeting with great tips and techniques on how to catch river smallies. Bob is a regular contributor of raffle items and guide trips to the Blowout. Don't miss this one. This is an ISA members only meeting. I'll be raffling off some tackle. Bring a few dollars for your chance to win. http://www.flickr.com/people/bossbob50/ See you there!

I agree that some of the upstream takes hook themselves but on very clear water watch how many times a bass will suck up the fly & spit it out without you feeling a thing. Even when you see this take you have a hard time setting the hook in time. This is why Holschlag & nymph fishers will use an indicater & set on any change of speed or direction, ups your chances & total catch.

Up down across swing all have their place. Never been a big fan of upstream as it makes you work hard to keep up but there are days when they kill it as it comes downstream. Fish across with a swing & lift & hold it in the current when it is dead downstream wait or pull forward & let back a few times. Some days thats the skunk saver.

Anyone interested in these shirts contact me as I will order more in a week or so. We do not stock to sell, order first & I'll get them out. PM me if you are interested SOON.

DON'T FORGET TO BRING 'EM TOMORROW!!!

Bump - Tonight Thursday at One More Cast 7 pm Craig will tie his Deep C minnow featuring interchangable weighting system. Come out & tie along!

Spring 2009 - just on the newsstands in the last week or so. Fly shops tend to sell out but Borders carries it.

Seriously we've known Craig all along the start of his journey, but theFly Tyer article is big, he will appear again soon in the same magazine & a book in publication to be released this year devotes a chapter to his flies. In short if you have'nt met Craig look for him at the blowout tying at the start - bring a copy of the current spring issue of fly tyer (spring) & get him to sign it. Look for Hairy Fodder to appear in catalogs & retail shops this year by Rainey's flies.

Craig's in town this week & will tie Tuesday at Drift meeting at COD 7pm rm M165AG ( west of Lambert furthest south bld.) Also on Thursday night at One More Cast , 6525 Joliet Rd. Countryside, 7pm. He will demostrate at the beginning of the Blowout as well. Look for his article on Hairy Fodder & interchangeable weighting in the current spring issue of Fly Tyer magazine & expect to see Hairy Fodders in local stores soon courtesy of Rainy's Inc. All ISA members are welcome at both events, bring your tools & tie along with Craig- the first Bassbugger!

Mike, sent you a pm with a couple of ideas. Good luck.

Bouface tied on # 6 or #8 hook about 1 1/2" long. The original was a 5" bass/pike fly.

Cool, Josh. Are you using a dubbing loop for the lite brite?

Hares ear nymph, Barr's Bouface, Reindeau's M&M, Bob Davenport's squirrel strip streamer.

2/23-Arrive after 6 - 6:30pm start. Bassbugger tying west- Our monthly meeting for members to demonstrate fly patterns & tie along. Bring your thread & tools, materials will be provided. New to tying? Come out & learn! New location - we will meet to tie in my garage at 348 West Windsor Ave., Lombard , IL. Questions? call me 630/251-5904 All members welcome. Michael Taylor will demo Barr's Slumpbuster this time.

Could use one more on Sat. & Sun. pm Thanks

PM me, or call 630/251-5904 or mail to John Loebach 348 West Windsor Ave., Lombard, IL. 60148 If you are coming to the fly show you can leave them at the booth there just make sure you ID them with name & email or phone# for the raffle. And thanks in advance!