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 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
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
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
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)
After Kevin Daniels tying demonstration and talk about the October caddis I found some great pictures to share with y'all. Thanks again Kevin.
Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday Oct 14th, 2025
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyer:
Kevin Daniels
BRICK BACK CADDIS
Hook: heavy wire,
long shank with a French curve. Daiichi
1260 sizes 6 – 10
Bead: Black metal,
1/8 inch
Weight: Lead or lead
substitute - one layer 0.015 inch over 1
layer 0.020 inch
Threads: Brown
3/0. You can switch to 8/0 or 6/0 after
abdomen is formed
Abdomen: Amber and
orange rabbit fur mixed with fine chopped silver, pearl and yellow mylar
strands like angel Hair or Lite Brite or
buy Arizona Flyfishing “Skip”s October Caddis” color.
The bars are made with brown
poly yarn or Stretch Flex, Scud Back, or Antron Yarn and. If you want a truly brilliant fly – Krysrtal
Flash or Flashabou.
Legs: One grizzly saddle
feather- dyed brown or brown hen saddle or hen neck hackle.
Eyes: Extra small pre-made
Black plastic barbell eyes. Eyes are optional without a bead, but always
omitted if you use a bead.
Thorax: Dark-brown
rabbit mixed with fine, chopped silver, pearl and brown mylar or dark brown
rabbit or Arizona Flyfishing’s Sparkle Nymph Dubbing in “Dark Brown.”
MIKULAK SEDGE
October Caddis Version
Hook: light wire, 2
XL, size 6-8
Thread: Orange - 8/0 or 6/0
Tail: Part of the
wing, natural light-brown elk hair
Wing and body: Sections of natural light-brown elk hair and
yellow-orange synthetic Dubbing: (Antron,
Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing, poly dubbing.)
Hackle: One, brown
Head: The butts of
the final bunch of elk hair, cut straight across, over the eye.
Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday Sept 9th, 2025
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyer:
John Storfold
USAF CMSgt (Retired) Southern Oregon Fly Fishers Fly Tying Chair Auction Committee Project Healing Waters Volunteer
John will be tying:
Thread: veevus 10/0 black w/ red head
Tail: Deer
Body: rear ½ peacock herl, front ½ ostrich herl black
Collar: Grizzly Hackle
Head: Red thread
Spade Skunk
Recipe:
Thread: veevus 10/0 black w/ red head Tail: Deer
Body: rear ½ peacock herl, front ½ ostrich herl black
Collar: Black hackle
Wing: White calf’s tail
Head: Red thread
SOFT 2025-2026 Fly Tyers
Meeting Date Tyer
September 9, 2025 John Storfold
October 14, 2025 Kevin Daniels
November 11, 2025 Cathy Hamilton
December 9, 2025 Rob Walters
January 13, 2026 David Haight
February 10, 2026 Dave McCants
March 10,2026 John Smith
April 14,2026 Tom Corbiere
May 12, 2026 Dale Burrier
June Meeting Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday June 10th, 2025
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyers:
Are Y'all
This will be a tying meeting so bring your stuff and lets get tying your favorite pattern.
The large extension cords will be out so bring your short power cords for your vice lights.
Let's try to tie at least 2 flies for the raffle and extra flies for WaterWatch. This will be the last chance to donate flies for WaterWatch since our next meeting is September.
*There will be at least 4 capes in the raffles.
Hope to see you there.
This is a follow-up from our May meeting featuring Tom Corbiere.
Thanks Tom for all of your information mastering fly tying materials.
This was the magnifying glasses Tom was using. Yoctosun makes several different kits like this one at different price points at Amazon. Just ordered mine.
Additional information from Tom.
These are submitted by Dave (Bear) McCants
McBear’s Salmon Fly – my original design
Donated and tied by David P. (Bear) McCants
Hook - Partridge
long shank pre-WW2 #2, or #4 Daiichi 2110,
Thread - Uni 6/0 fire orange,
Tail/
Underbody - Black closed 2mm cell foam,
Body palmer - Whiting Farms golden Olive Saddle or similar,
Body - Orange Macrame Yarn -most
tyers use foam,
Wing - Yearling Bull Elk,
McBear’s options (Grizzly or Light
Brown Bear or
Cinnamon Bear)
Hackle - Whiting Farms Brown or Coachman
Brown Hackle,
2 hackles leaving gap in center of two
hackles to show
Uni Fire Orange thread.
Optional - Tie on Owner 5102-111 1/0 offset worm
hook wide gap upside down and fish as a bass fly at front of the dam at Lost
Creek Lake when the salmon flies are flying over the top of the dam! This fly is
tied large to represent the egg laying female which is much larger than male.
The
Salmon fly is as per Don Labbe (SF GGA&CC,who passed away in Dec 2016),
Hook
- DaiRiki 700 in 4 (female) and 6 (male),
Thread
– Uni Black 8/0
Tail
- golden pheasant tippet fibers,
Rib
- counter wound fine gold wire,
Abdomen
- light orange antron or macramé yarn,
Hackle
- grizzly, not wider than gape, tied in from front to tail,
Stripe
of 6 wraps of neon orange thread,
Hackle,
med brown, 2 feathers tied with 6-7 wraps and trimmed on top,
Wing
- cinnamon/brown bear or moose body hair ( lighter brown in color),
Head,
black thread with strip of neon thread.
Thanks Bear
May Meeting Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday May 13th, 2025
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyer:
Tom Corbiere
I have been tying fly’s for on and off, 50 years. I started in my early teens in Northern
Colorado. I have tied all types of trout dry, streamer and nymph patterns. I
moved to Grants Pass in 2014. This is
when I became enamored with the classic Steelhead and Salmon patterns. For the
past couple of years, I have been concentrating my tying to the Victorian era
Atlantic Salmon Fly Patterns.
I am currently on the Dr. Slick Pro Staff and Daiichi
hooks Pro Staff. In addition, I am a
member of Project Healing Waters Fly-Fishing, Fly-Fishing Veterans, The Mayfly
Project, Southern Oregon Fly Fishers and Southern Oregon Fly Tyers. In 2023 I was awarded Top Tyer at the East
Idaho Fly Tying & Flyfishing Expo.
Tom will be tying:
Blue
Charm Fly (var.)
A. H. Wood who is recognized as the “father of floating
lines” is credited as the originator of the Blue Charm and the fly pattern
appears in Kelson's book "The Salmon Fly", published in 1895. The
hair wing fly that I am tying is a more modern variant originally tied in the
1950's by John Reidpath of Inverness, Nova Scotia. The Blue Charm is an effective low water
pattern for Steelhead and Salmon.
Hook: Daiichi 2055
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk
(50 denier) White & Black
Tag: Silver Oval Tinsel & Yellow Floss
Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest
Butt: Black Ostrich Herl
Body: Black Silk
Rib: Oval Tinsel and Flat Tinsel
Hair
Wing:
Grey Squirrel Tail
Hackle/Throat: Hen Saddle in Blue
*Optional
Cheeks: Jungle Cock
April Meeting Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday April 8th, 2025
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyer:
Cathy Hamilton
Cathy will be tying:
