Southern Oregon Fly Tyers May Meeting
SOFT May 2025 Meeting
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
Tom Says:
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