Monday, December 1, 2025

Southern Oregon Fly Tyers Meeting December 9, 2025

 Southern Oregon Fly Tyers      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Dec 9, 2025      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                       This evenings tyer:

                                                       Robert Walters


Robert Walters has been in Medford for many moons and fished the Rogue River and local lakes. He started tying flies when the he was working as a Paramedic/Firefighter at Jackson County Fire District 3. Robert and his wife Karen have traveled over the western United States fishing and RVing. Robert will be tying the below flies this month.

Robert will be tying an Intruder Spey fly for summer and winter steelhead in soft water and a Klinkhamer style fly that imitates emerging insects.

                                        Hot Hare Leech Intruder pattern AFS



Hot Hare Leech Intruder pattern AFS

Hook-Owner SSW model no. 5115-071 size 4  

Thread- Black Uni-Tread 3/0

Round Eye Shank Aqua flies 33mm

Senyo’s Thin Intruder Trailer Hook wire

Ice Wing Fiber Pearl Red Hue

Rabbit Strips- Black, Olive or Crawfish

Hackle- Guinea Feather Orange

 

                                                 Klinkhamer Special 



Klinkhamer Special Originator: Hans van Klinken

Hook- Daiichi 1160/1167 or Core 1150 size 8-18

Thread- Light tan 6/0

 Abdomen- Light -tan Fly Rite poly dubbing

Wing post- White poly yarn

Thorax- 3 strands peacock herl

Hackle- Dun, olive, or other, one size larger than normal hook size

Variation- Hackle stacker style