February 2011
Monthly Archive
Thursday 24 Feb 2011
March 2011
4th/5th/6th Ohope weekend trip (Neal Hawes)
4th Club night
8th Committee Meeting
11th Club night
14th Fly Tying (Shaun Wyatt)
18th BBQ at the club rooms-all welcome
25th Bring and buy
25/26/27th Mohaka trip (Reg Quinn)
28th Fly Tying (Shaun Wyatt)
There are also regular special evenings organised such as our ‘Pot Luck Dinners’, talks by guest speakers, etc.
The Club has many trophies and all members are encouraged to compete for these. We hold a Trophy Presentation evening each year which is very popular and well attended. These trophies not only acknowledge fishing skills (or luck) but writing and photographic skills as well.
Every Friday night – club rooms open for drinks and conviviality. Guests are welcome.
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Friday 11 Feb 2011
Fly Tying 14 th February 2011
On Monday the 14th Shaun will be showing us how to tie a Lace Moth dry fly.
Lace Moth (or passionvine hopper as they’re also known) adults have a moth-like appearance and are able to jump as well as fly. They become more prominent in late summer (Jan-Mar). Their delta shaped wings are translucent and mottled brown in colour, and their body is 5-6mm in length. Lace Moths spend most of their time clinging to vegetation, and are well equipped to piece plant tissue and extract sap. Despite their name, passionvine hoppers feed on a variety of native and exotic plants as well as the passionfruit vine. The most important plants from an anglers perspective are the willow and native flaxes, as both these plants are common around the waters edge and can provide trout with an abundant food source. Huge numbers can fall on to the water in windy conditions and the trout take full advantage of this windfall.
Shaun will show us a couple of different techniques for forming the wings on these small flies.
Further reading can be found at the following link
Fishing lace moths in the Bay of Plenty
Image of Lace Moth courtesy of fishing.net.nz
Monday 07 Feb 2011
February 2011
4th Club night
8th Committee Meeting
11th Club night
14th Fly Tying (Shaun Wyatt)
18th BBQ at the club rooms-all welcome
25th Bring and buy
28th Fly Tying (Shaun Wyatt)
There are also regular special evenings organised such as our ‘Pot Luck Dinners’, talks by guest speakers, etc.
The Club has many trophies and all members are encouraged to compete for these. We hold a Trophy Presentation evening each year which is very popular and well attended. These trophies not only acknowledge fishing skills (or luck) but writing and photographic skills as well.
Every Friday night – club rooms open for drinks and conviviality. Guests are welcome.
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