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BFF Fly Lines October 2016
The tournament kicks off with dinner and auction, open to the public, at the Naples Yacht Club on Friday, Nov. 4th. Besides having a great time and sup-porting this fundraiser, you can bid on some great live and silent auction items. The dinner/auction is open to the public and tickets are $50 per per-son. The event is followed by two full days of fishing from Naples, Everglades City and Goodland, ending with an Awards Reception at Northern Trust on Sunday, November 6, 2016.The RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament is a reminder of one of the treasures of our region–our waterways. Without clean and abundant supplies of water, recre-ational and sport fishing would be a thing of the past.The tournament supports the work of
the Conservancy to keep our waters clean and to preserve and enhance our fisheries.Questions? Call 239.403.4219 or email [email protected]
Florida Fly Fishing ExpoThe 2016 Florida Fly Fishing Expo will be held Nov., 4 & 5 at The Plantation on Crystal River on Florida’s West Central coast. Nationally-recognized fly fishing, cast-ing, and tying professionals will lead hands-on sessions for fly fishers at all levels. The stars include tarpon tour-nament winner Andy Mill, Jon Cave of the Jon B. Cave Complete Fly Fishing
School, and innovative fly-tier and trophy guide Blane Chocklett.Admission to the expo is $25 which includes admission on both days and the pizza reception on Friday evening. Admission is free for those 16 and younger when accompanied by an adult.Registration is open and you need to register to attend the Saturday evening banquet and auction.Register on line at https://www.re-gonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1860542For more information, visit the Florida Council for the International Federa-tion of Fly Fishers website at www.ifff-florida.org.
Next meeting:Monday, October 10, 2016
6:30 pm Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Program: Bonefish/Strip Strike University
Joe Mahler, CIJoe Mahler is an FFF certified casting instructor, au-thor, and illustrator. Joe has spent his life fly fishing and teaching others to do the same. He is the author and illustrator of Essential Knots and Rigs for Trout, and Essential Knots and Rigs for Salt Water, both pub-lished by Stackpole. He illustrated Performance Fly Casting by Jon Cave. Joe's articles and illustrations
appear in magazines such as Fly Fisherman, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, Salt Water Sportsman, FLW, American Angler and Outdoor Life.
Joe is the creator of the popular fly pattern "The StrawBoss" for use in both fresh and salt water. He lives in Southwest Florida and is currently a member of the Sage Ambassador Team, Regal Vise Pro tyer and a Nucanoe Pro Staffer. For more information about Joe visit his website www.joemahler.com.
RedSnook Tournament
October 27-Port of Islands Area When: Thursday, October 27, 2016, at 7:00 AMWhere: Port of IslandsLaunch near the Gulf Coast Gun Club, the launch is suit-able for kayaks, canoes, and small boats.What: Sunrise at 7:31 AM: Low tide (0’5”) at 8:24 AM, High tide (2’-10”) at 1:43 PMThis is an inland waterway. You will need a fishing license. There will be alligators. Fishing will be for Large Mouth Bass, Cichlid, Blue Gill, Snook and Tarpon. You will want to bring a variety of flies, bass poppers, small trout style patterns (wet and dry), snook patterns, and some baby tarpon patterns.Getting There: From the Collier Blvd & Hwy 41 inter-section go east on 41 past the San Marco Rd/SR92 inter-section. When you get to Port of the Isles, (slow down). Turn left onto Union Road. Union Road turns into a dirt road. Follow the road until you see a fence. The road will force you to make a left turn. Follow the road until you reach the end of the fence. Make a left turn. Go
about 150 yards. Look to your right for launch area and parking.Lunch: To be announced There will be a signup sheet and additional info at the October 10th BFF Membership Meeting. Hope to see you there!For more information contact Alan Kuhre, Outings Di-rector, at (239) 777-2497 or [email protected]. Thanks for your participation.
October 15-Goodland When: Saturday, October 15, 2016; Launch at 7:00 AM. Sunrise at 7:24 AM: Tides: Low 0'-0" at 9:39 AM, High 3'-4" at 2:52 PM. Where: Goodland Area What: Goodland Bay and a variety of water is available for reds, snooks, and jacks. Lunch: To be announced.There will be a signup sheet and additional info at the October 10th BFF Membership Meeting. All outings are intended for members only and are one of the benefits of membership.
Upcoming Outings
MemberAnnouncementsAndros Bonefishing March 2017
Leland and Marles Frankman and Rich Uhlig are going to Andros Island to bonefish March 7 through 14, 2017. They are staying at Two Boys Inn. There is one spot still open that week. The all-inclusive cost for the lodge is around $2,300, with travel cost being extra. For information about Two Boys Inn go to their web-site www.twoboysinn.com. This is not a club sponsored trip, but none the less a great opportunity to chase bonefish with fellow club members. If you are interested in joining Lee, Mar-les, and Rich contact Lee at [email protected] for more in-formation.
For Sale Sage Method 890-4 8wt, 9’, 4 pc rod for sale for $575. It is in near new condition; however it does not come with a rod tube. All I have done is lawn cast the rod. The previous owner did use it on the water. Price includes shipping in the CONUS. If you need it to go to Canada, let’s talk. The rod retails new for $850.M i c h a e l S a n t a n g e l o ,
m i k e o n t h e fl y @ g m a i l . c o m , 206-465-4032If you have some fishing equipment you would like to sell send the neces-sary information to [email protected] and it will be posted on the website and added to future monthly announcements.
Hal Rosen Word has reached BFF Fly Lines of the death of one time member Harold ("Hal") E. Rosen, 81, of Naples, Florida on Wednesday, September 7, 2016.A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 16th at 2 p.m. at Hodges Funeral Home at Naples Memorial Gardens, 525 111th Ave. N., in Naples, FL. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made in Hal Rosen's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Cancer Research Institute.
Casting ClassesThis season there will be an initiative to have all members demonstrate or attain Level I skills as listed on the BFF web site. All skills are based on the Basic Casting Stroke (BCS) and are relative easy to attain once you possess a BCS at Level I.
Friday, October 14th will have an intro to Understanding Fly Casting (UFC), a pathway to Level I and a BCS skill sets. The full UFC program will run from January through April.]Sign up at the October meeting for the Oct. 14 class.
Go to the club website http://www.flyfishingnaples.com for:
Educational Programs found on the Events & Program Page under the Programs tab.Gallery Page can always use new photos. If you have any pictures you would like to share send them to me at the email address below. I am sensitive to the FWC current position about taking pictures of tarpon and proper han-dling of fish. Therefore, pictures of tarpon in the boat or pictures of fish held vertically will not be posted on the website.Guide/Outfitter Page provides information about local and not so local guides. Do you know a guide that gives great service? Send me their contact information, prefer-ably email, website, and phone number, and I will add them.
Other AnnouncementsCapt. Ken Chambers will be holding free periodic fishing seminars at Calusa Island Marina, Goodland on Marco Is-land this season.Dates and subjects are:November 11-Fall fishing-Seasonal MovementsJanuary 13-Winter Species RoundupFebruary 10-Spring Warm upMarch 10-Tarpon TechniquesApril 7-Catch a Grand SlamContact Ken at Backcountry Guide Service, 239-289-0984 [email protected] for more information.
If you have any suggestions regarding the email newsletter please let me know.Tight Lines,Craig Winter, BFF newsletter Editor 630 639-7675 cell • [email protected]
Fishing Prospects for October October is one of the best fishing months of the year. Snook, redfish, and tarpon should be found in the back bays; mackerel, jacks, and ladyfish along the beaches; and trout spread out over the grass beds. Baitfish should still be plenti-ful and the challenge will be enticing the fish to eat your fly with all the bait around.
That said the weather will be a major factor. Too much rain means lower salinity levels in the back bays resulting in poor fishing. On the other hand rain will lower the water tem-perature which can increase the activity of the fish. So we need some rain just not too much and not all at once. Rain and the first of the winter cold fronts will cause the water temperature to drop. As water temperature reaches the mid 70s conditions will become ideal for schooling redfish and backcountry snook.
SNOOK
The snook season is open in SWFL until December 1. Large snook will be found along the outside points on the incom-ing tide, and smaller ones in the back bays on the bottom of the tide. During falling and rising tides snook will be found in areas with the strongest current as they wait to ambush prey that the current brings to them. As the water tempera-ture drops snook will move to shallow slow moving water over mud bottoms during slack tides. Try poppers, gurglers, or topwater deer hair Dahlberg Divers in the early morning for exciting topwater action.
REDFISH
Big schools of redfish should start showing up in our area this month. Keep an eye out for them in the back bays. In addition to the big schools expect to find redfish around the oyster bars and under the mangroves. Shrimp and crab patterns are the most commonly used flies for redfish, but at times small baitfish patterns will also work.
TROUT
In addition to the traditional grass flats, look for trout along deeper ledges and troughs, oyster bars and deep holes cre-ated by strong tidal flow. For exciting strikes try topwater flies when fishing for trout.
TARPON
Look for juvenile tarpon in the passes and in the creek mouths in the back bays. Large tarpon may also be encoun-tered.
OTHERS
Jacks, ladyfish, and mackerel should be found busting bait along the beaches. Any baitfish pattern should do the trick.
Membership Benefits • Meet and interact with others that have a passion for fly fishing• Share the sport of fly fishing in a friendly atmosphere• Club outings that help one learn about the area and pro-vide great fellowship• Casting clinics for members• Fly tying demonstrations at meetings• Presentations by local guides and other experts on fly fish-ing saltwater and the backcountry• Sharing equipment information - rods, reels, flies, acces-sories for saltwater fly fishing• Sharing technique information - fishing from boats, kayaks/canoes, beach
Membership ApplicationThere are several ways to join.Come to the next meeting, fill out the membership applica-tion form and pay the dues. ORClick on the button below to print an application form. Fill out the form and mail it to the address on the form with
your check. Make the check out to BFF or Backcountry Fly Fishers. ORFill out the form and bring it to the next meeting with your check.
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The membership application is a PDF file and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the form.
DuesAnnual memberships are for the calendar year and are due in January. New members pay the full annual amount when joining January through September. Dues for new members joining in the fourth quarter, October through December include dues for the next year.• Annual Family Membership $60.00•Fourth Quarter New Member $60.00 (This amount in-
cludes the next years dues.)