John Loebach

Working on dates now for a 3 session (probably Sunday afternoons) rod building class with Eric Heckman at Coren's Rod & Reel. I have 4 or 5 already, not to exceed 8. $50.00 fee plus cost of materials. If interested post here or pm me - you won't be committed until all the details are known. Bring your own blank if you have one but don't pass up the chance to discuss what you want with Eric - he is one of the best sources in the area for this & has run this class as well as bamboo building many times. Looking to work this into the winter to early spring - probably Feb. & March. John

Cory Gayle & Michael Taylor have offered to team up & run a day class on tying bassbugs with deer hair. We will meet on Saturday 2/7 from 10 to 2 pm with a break for lunch. Emphasis will be on hands on spinning & stacking with some practice before the session moves on to completing a bassbug. Location is to be determined so I would like anyone interested to respond here or pm me with questions. Plan on contributing a few dollars to materials. Bring some GSP 200 deneir thread & your tools, or let me know & I will have thread there. John

Questions pm Stuart Van Dorn or John Loebach Arrive 6pm - start 6:30pm A second time per month for tying flies thanks to Angler's International Resources, 1272 East Dundee Road, Palatine, IL. 60074 847/991-3200 New ownership in the old Ed Shirley's location hosted by Steve New. I hope to provide opportunity to north siders who could not join us in the west subutrbs. Bring your vice & thread we will provide the material. All members welcome. Stuart will tie Boyd Pfifer's creepy crawler. See you there. John

Received this today. Air supports the bassbugger tying north by letting us store the table & meet to tie on 2nd Thursdays. Good folks, great selection of gear & baits, more of a hardware than fly shop. If you go in please mention the ISA as well as the sale by email. Check it out its worth the time.ANGLER’S INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSSINES IN 2008 AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN 2009. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE YOU TO COME IN TO OUR STORE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PRE SPORT SHOW SALE!! JUST STOP IN BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 18th AND MENTION THIS E-MAIL AT CHECK OUT TO RECEIVE A 15% DISCOUNT OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE UNADVERTISED IN STORE SPECIALS. COME ON IN AND START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT. AVOID THE SHOW HASSLE, FREE PARKING AND NO ADDMISION FEE. SOME ITEMS EXCLUDED FROM THIS SALE. ANGLER’S INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES 1272 E. DUNDEE RD. PALATINE, IL. 60074 847-991-3200 PLEASE PASS THIS EMAIL ON TO ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY THAT YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED IN THIS SPECIAL.

Yeah - caddis on the fox, dobsonflies on the kank...

Late notice but I just got in & the roads are terrible - please stay in or be safe getting home. We will meet again in January.

I haven't got the bulletin yet but agree with you about Alan & am reminded about the saying that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Tying is fun largely because we get to take what we've learned, play with it & make it into something new.

Questions pm John Loebach Arrive 6pm - start 6:30pm A second time per month for tying flies thanks to Angler's International Resources, 1272 East Dundee Road, Palatine, IL. 60074 847/991-3200 I hope to provide opportunity to north siders who could not join us in the west suburbs. Bring your vice & thread we will provide the material. All members welcome. Be sure to come out we will tie for the show season new member kits. Please post or pm so I can have materials ready.

Questions pm John Loebach Arrive 6pm - start 6:30pm A second time per month for tying flies thanks to Angler's International Resources, 1272 East Dundee Road, Palatine, IL. 60074 847/991-3200 I hope to provide opportunity to north siders who could not join us in the west suburbs. Bring your vice & thread we will provide the material. All members welcome. Be sure to come out we will tie for the show season new member kits. Please post or pm so I can have materials ready.

Five tyers tonight for a couple hours. Shared the tye for Alan's Fuzzy grub & Josh's spinner'd minner. Proceeded to do our thing independantly with the results: Cory G. - 6 zoo cougars, Alan S. - 6 fuzzy bugs, Stan Z. - 6 clousers, Pat H. -6 humbugs, John L. - 6 spinner'd minners - ALL DONATED to the till for the upcoming shows new member packages. ( Cory brought another 12 clouser crippled minnows tied earlier!) Thank you ALL!

Five tyers tonight for a couple hours. Shared the tye for Alan's Fuzzy grub & Josh's spinner'd minner. Proceeded to do our thing independantly with the results: Cory G. - 6 zoo cougars, Alan S. - 6 fuzzy bugs, Stan Z. - 6 clousers, Pat H. -6 humbugs, John L. - 6 spinner'd minners - ALL DONATED to the till for the upcoming shows new member packages. ( Cory brought another 12 clouser crippled minnows tied earlier!) Thank you ALL!

Want to bump this up - will demo the spinner'd minner that Josh Borton tied last Thursday in Palatine. See you on Tuesday.

Just a reminder - I have some material from Josh tying the spinnerd'd minner & will demo. Its very easy & catches fish. See you on Tuesday.

I plan to come out early, but need to be back by midday. Anybody want to ride out let me know.

Thanks, Rich. Hope to see you there. Just want to mention this is an early start - no pressure to come up with these until the new year, in fact you can get flies to me up to the Midwest fly show or the blowout & still be included in the raffle.

Questions pm Stuart Van Dorn or John Loebach Arrive 6pm - start 6:30pm A second time per month for tying flies thanks to Angler's International Resources, 1272 East Dundee Road, Palatine, IL. 60074 847/991-3200 I hope to provide opportunity to north siders who could not join us in the west suburbs. Bring your vice & thread we will provide the material. All members welcome. Be sure to come out Josh Borton will tye the Spinnerd Minner, A Fox Stadtler pattern.

11/18 – Bassbugger tying west –Moved because of holiday- Our monthly meeting for members to demonstrate fly patterns & tie along. Bring your thread & tools, materials will be provided. Arrive after 6pm. 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 John Loebach- Arrive 6pm start 6:30 Come out this time to help tie flies for new member kits at the sports shows. Tie your favorite or easy patterns. Let me know what so I can have materials. I will have a seperate raffle again this year with some good stuff. The only way to get in is to donate flies. You can also get them to me later. This event is a early kickoff of tying for next years shows. Raffle tickets are one for each set of 6 flies donated. Really good odds for some quality prizes including a flyrod, a new vest & more. Don't miss out! Raffle award at next years Flies of the ISA.

11/18 – Bassbugger tying west –Moved because of holiday- Our monthly meeting for members to demonstrate fly patterns & tie along. Bring your thread & tools, materials will be provided. Arrive after 6pm. 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 John Loebach- Arrive 6pm start 6:30 Come out this time to help tie flies for new member kits at the sports shows. Tie your favorite or easy patterns. Let me know what so I can have materials. I will have a seperate raffle again this year with some good stuff. The only way to get in is to donate flies. You can also get them to me later.

Fast is a specialized tool to increase distance, overcome wind & cast heavier flies at that rod weight. The compromises are numerous but the simple fact is stiffer rods feel soulless & the fight once you hook up isn't as much fun. Some of the best casters I know only fish moderatly fast rods unless the conditions prohibit getting the fly in front of the fish. I plan to have an indoor casting outing similar to the Cast & Compare this winter looking at just this facet featuring graphite, fiberglass & (if I can get a couple) bamboo. If I get this together you should try to come, Jonn.

I always use a double uni knot to rebuild the middle or to add the tippet. Duncan loop (single uni) to tie on the fly. Also retie onto the butt of factory tapered leaders & get more the one seasons use out of one tapered leader with no problems.