March Meeting Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday March 11th, 2025
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyer:
John Smith
I’ve been fishing for 72 years, 68 with a fly rod. I’ve been tying flies for 55 years,
starting in 1969 while in the Navy. My current tying efforts are concentrated on
steelhead and stillwater
patterns. I was initially involved with
Rogue Fly Fishers and SOFT from 1977-1996.
After 20 years in Utah we retired to Rogue River in 2016. I am currently program chair,
auction chair and Treasurer and a board member for SOFF and schedule the tyers for
SOFT.
John will be tying:
Landon Mayer Mini Leech Jig
Damsel Hook – Umpqua XT500 BN #14-#18 Thread – 70 Denier Olive Bead – Tungsten Slotted Radiant Olive #14-2.3mm, #16 and 18 2.0 mm Underbody – Pearl Krystal Flash Tail – Micro squirrel olive zonker strip Legs – Olive Ostrich Herl Flashback – Large pearl tinselCasing – Dura Skin – Olive Eyes – XS olive mono eyes dotted with copper copic marker
LA NDON M AYER’S CHUBBY DAMSEL
Materials:
Hook: Fulling Mill 5050 Ultimate Dry - Size 12 Thread: UTC Ultra Thread 140D - Peacock Blue Foam: Upavon HD Foam Bodies - Damselfly Dubbing: Upavon Apex Predator Dubbing - Cobalt Legs: Flexi Floss - Black Wing: Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Yarn – White Resin: Solarez Bone Dry
LANDON MAYER MINI LEECH
Hook: Fulling Mill 35065), size 10-16 curved nymph hook Thread: Black, 8/0 or 70-denier.s of Krystal Flash Rear Body: 1/8” Zonked Pine Squirrel – brown, black, olive
green or natural. Front body: Ostrich herl.color to match
pine squirrel
LANDON MAYER’S JIGGED
MINI LEECH
Materials: Hook: #10 - 16 Hanak H450BL .. Bead: black , chartruse, gold or
silver Slotted Tungsten Bead Thread: Black Veevus 14/0 Body: Medium Black, green or
brown Holographic Tinsel or 2 strands of Krystal Tail: Black, olive green, brown
or natural 1/8” Zonked Micro Pine Squirrel Collar: Black, olive green, or
brown Ostrich Herl to match pine
squirrel