February 10th, 2026 Meeting

                                                 Additional Information  Feb 10th Meeting

Dave will be tying: 

McBear’s Impressionistic Crayfish

Original Design of David P. McCants (McBears’ Specialty Ties)

ALL MATERIALS LISTED IN ORDER OF TIE IN!

 

Daiichi 1760 no4, or Firehole Outdoors 523 #6 jig hook (3xl,1xg heavy hook),

Thread, Uni 6/0 or 8/0 rust brown or similar color and strength thread,

Burnt orange marabou tail,

Copper small wire rib,

Brown grizzly body hackle tied in by butt,

Then tie in brown body material, I use j- fair short or long shuck (rust or burnt orange), root beer small estaz or chenille would work too.

Tie in root beer eyes, then wrap body, palmer hackle forward, counter wind copper wire, then put in rubber legs at 45 degrees angling back against shank so two longer legs are down under eye and two shorter legs are up and back. THEN GO CATCH SOME FISH!!! 😎🐻l

 

Notes: Eyes are made with 30lb maxima ultra green and D’s Flyes medium Tr. Root beer or orange glass eyes. Rubber legs are Hareline Grizzly Flutter legs - black barred root beer (gfl12).

 

SOFT February 10, 2026 Meeting

 Southern Oregon Fly Tyers      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Feb10, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                       This evenings tyer:

                                               Dave McCants  AKA "Bear"

Dave will be tying his crawfish pattern and another pattern to be announced.

I will be posting additional information about Dave's patterns soon.

Kevin Daniel's fly tying class 2026

                                        Kevin Daniel's Fly Tying Class 2026

When:  Wednesday evenings 7-9pm starting January 7th thru the middle of March

Where: Grants Pass High School, 830 NE 9th Street 

            The class will meet in the library located in the main Core Building

Cost:   $35 which includes all materials

What to bring: Basic tools: scissors, bobbins, bodkin, whip finisher, vise

                          If you don't have these tools, loaner tools are available

 

Southern Oregon Fly Tyers January 13th, 2026 Meeting

 Southern Oregon Fly Tyers      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Jan 13, 2026      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                       This evenings tyer:

                                                         David Haight

I am going to demonstrate a pattern that I use for winter steelhead.  It is a heavily-weighted Woolly Bugger that I tie in colors suitable for steelhead.  I especially like to use it on small coastal streams, like the Winchuck River, where I need a fly that will sink quickly into the pockets around boulders.  I dead-drift the fly through the pockets, and then let it swing across the tail-out.

My favorite color is the pink and purple version . This is the one which I will demonstrate.

I also tie it in a variety of colors . 

                                                  The material list is as follows:

                                                   Steelhead Bugger

                                                   Hook:      Eagle Claw 1197B size 4

                                                  Bead:      1/4" hot pink

                                                  Weight:  .035 lead wire

                                                 Thread: 6/0 purple   

                                                 Tail:          purple marabou

                                                  Rib:          medium silver tinsel

                                                 Hackle:  blue-dyed grizzly saddle

                                                 Body:      medium purple chenille

Message

 Hey folks,

 Since we are now in the midst of the flu, RSV, cold and covid season, given the demographics of the Southern Oregon Fly Tyers; please protect the safety and well being of all members by staying home if you have any symptoms or feel unwell.

Thank you.

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

November 11, 2025 Meeting

 Southern Oregon Fly Tyers      

                          Meeting on Tuesday Nov 11th, 2025      

                                                 6:00 PM

                         Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park

                          8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill

                                       This evenings tyer:

                                                      Cathy Hamilton

 

                                                                

                                                                Cathy will be tying:

                                                                 SILVER COMET

                                                          
                                                 Hook:  Standard steelhead hook, size 2-6
                                                 Thread:  Orange
                                                 Tail:  Orange calf tail (I used bucktail)
                                                 Body:  Silver diamond braid
                                                 Hackle:   Orange and yellow, one of each (I just used one orange)
                                                 Eyes:  Silver bead chain

                                                          COPPER HERNIATOR

                                                Hook:  TMC 200R or equal, size 4-14
                                                Thread:  Black
                                                Abdomen:  Copper braid  

                                                 Thorax:  Peacock herl          

                                                 Underwing:  Four peacock herl tips

                                               Overwing:  Copper Flashabou (I used Krystal Flash)
                                               Hackle:  Guinea

 

                                                           STILLWATER SIREN

                                           Hook:  2x long nymph hook, size 14 - 20
                                           Thread:  Red 
                                           Tail:  Three natural ostrich herl tips
                                           Body: Natural ostrich herl twisted with fine wire
                                           Hackle:  Partridge dyed brown (I used natural partridge)