Come to the Chapter meeting on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 at the Whippany American Legion Hall. Our guest speaker is Sean Monaghan who has a deep passion for fly fishing. He cut his teeth on the Farmington and Housatonic rivers before finding out the Croton was closer to his home. Over the years he has explored different sections of the fishery and can offer some insight into how to find success.
Wet Flies with Karl Barton
Discover the magic of wet flies on Tuesday, January 17th at the Parsippany Library.
Inner Light Sedge
Black Gnat
Water Hen Bloa
Red Squirrel Flymph
G.E.
The fly tying session will start at 7pm on Tuesday, January 17th at The Parsippany Library, 449 Halsey Rd, Parsippany. You should bring a vise, bobbin, thread, whip finisher, scissors, hackle pliers, and a bodkin.
For threads you should bring the following:
yellow UTC 70.
wine or claret 8/0 UNI-thread.
brown or camel 8/0 UNI-thread.
orange 8/0 UNI-thread.
black or iron grey 8/0 UNI-thread.
If you already have some of the colors in 6/0 you can use that instead.
We have secured a much larger room in the library basement so that more people can attend. The cost is FREE.
Email me if you wish to come. HTUPREZ@GMAIL.COM
Meet the Fly Tying Pros at the January Chapter Meeting
Come to the next Chapter meeting 7:30pm, Thursday, January, 12th at the American Legion Hall in Whippany. Tim Flagler, Scott Fisher, and Cliff Behrens will be tying flies. Learn from the experts and pick up some new fly tying tips. Does it get any better than this? These experts have agreed to come and show our members their secrets to making great flies. If you tie flies you definitely don’t want to miss this one.
Jim Holland Christmas Stocking
The Hacklebarney TU Board Members wish everyone a Happy Holiday. We would also like to tell you that we stocked the Point Mountain section of the Musconetcong River with 250 12"-17" rainbow trout from the Musky Trout Hatchery in collaboration with Fred Burrough's-North Jersey, Ridge & Valley, and Central Jersey TU Chapters. We are calling it the Jim Holland Christmas Stocking in honor of our good friend who passed away this year. Jim was a major influence in the fly-fishing community. He was a generous supporter of Trout Unlimited and a good friend of the Hacklebarney Chapter. Because of Jim, Shannon’s Fly Shop became a fixture for many of us. As well as an educator, he was a conservation advocate for New Jersey. In 2020 and 2021 Jim had asked us to contribute to stocking Point Mountain. We would like to continue this stocking every year in his memory.
We want to thank all the members who donated funds to help us make this possible.
Happy Fishing and Best Wishes to All!