Wednesday, November 4, 2026

SOFT November Meeting

   Southern Oregon Fly Tyers:      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Nov 10th, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                    This evening's tyer:

                                                    John Storfold

                        John will be tying a Hobo Spey and a Bunny Leach


                                            HOBO Spey Fly

Material

Thread: Black or fluorescent 6/0 or 140 denier

Trailer connection: 30 lbs Fireline or intruder wire

Hook: size 2 or 4 octopus or intruder-style stinger hook

Butt: UV pink or fluorescent Ice dubbin ball (color your choice)

Body Hackle: Dyed Guinea hen (stripped on one side and palmered)

Body: Steelhead blue or Purple Ice Dub / Senyo Fusion Dubbing

Rib / Counter Rap: Smal or oval tinsel

Collar / Wing: Strung Marabou (Purple, Black, or matching body tones)

Flash: Krystal Flash or holographic tinsel (gold or fuchsia)

Horns: Dyed pink or natural Lady Amherst pheasant tip barbs

Note: All the material and colors are only recommendations from tyers that have enjoyed success with those choices but does not mean that other material and colors won’t work.  It is your vice and your choice.  That’s why we tie our own flies, and don’t buy all our flies.  Have fun.    


                  Pink Bunny Tied Intruder Style

Hook or Shank: 5-35 MM shank

Thread: 6/0 Pink

Trailing Connection: 30 LB fireline or intruder wire

Hook: size 2 or 4 octopus or intruder-style stinger hook

Body: Pink crosscut bunny strip palmered forward

Tail: Pink rabbit zonker strip

Pink: Pink size based on hook size

Friday, October 16, 2026

Meeting rescheduled to October 20th, 2026

  Southern Oregon Fly Tyers:      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Oct 20th, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                    This evening's tyer:

                                                     Dave McCants

Our scheduled meeting on October 13th was canceled due to the double booking of the recreational building.  We all found that out when we arrived.

We have now rescheduled for October 20th.  Dave McCants will be presenting.  Hope to see you there.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Southern Oregon Fly Tyers October 13th Meeting

 Southern Oregon Fly Tyers:      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Oct 13th, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                    This evening's tyer:

                                                     Dave McCants

                           Details to follow and will be announced at the meeting.

Friday, August 28, 2026

September Meeting 2026

  Southern Oregon Fly Tyers:      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Sept 8th, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                    This evening's tyer:

                                                      Kevin Daniels

                                   

                                  Kevin will be tying the Game Changer



The Game Changer, an articulated fly  was created by Blane Chocklett, a guide in Virginia.

Kevin will also be demonstrating how to make dubbing brushes used in the construction of the Game Changer, as well as, his looper tool. 

                        Materials that can be used to tie the Game Changer:


                                                 
 See you there

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Southern Oregon Fly Tyers June Meeting

  Southern Oregon Fly Tyers:      

                          Meeting on Tuesday June 9th, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                    This evening's tyer:

                                                     Dale Burrier


I will be tying two nymphs I did not tie at the May meeting.

                                                       Blow Torch,( A Lance Egan Fly)



                                          I like using Firehole wide gap barbless hooks.

                                     Duracell (Created by Craig McDonald a Scottish angler)