Texoma Tie In - January 26, 2008

The Red River Fly Fishers have teamed up with Eisenhower State Park to host the fly tying event ?Texoma Tie In? at Eisenhower State Park on the shores of Lake Texoma on Saturday and Sunday, January 26 and 27, 2008.

Everyone is invited to join us for the ?Texoma Tie In?. Admission to the event and to Eisenhower State Park will be free, and you can even fish within the park for free. There will be scheduled activities and featured fly tyer's on Saturday.

Eisenhower State Park is located on the Texas side of Lake Texoma. Admission to the park will be free to anyone attending the fly tying event.

Directions to Eisenhower State Park: From TX Highway 75 north of Denison, TX. Take Exit # 72 west toward the Denison Dam. The store ?Dave?s Ski and Tackle? is located on this corner. At the edge of the Texas side of the Denison Dam, turn left onto 1310. Follow 1310 to the park entrance.

I hope everyone can join us this weekend.

For Red River Fly Fishers,
Rex

Hello Everyone, here is a copy of the schedule for the "Texoma Tie In". We hope you'll come out and join us!



"TEXOMA TIE IN"
HOSTED BY RED RIVER FLY FISHERS AND EISENHOWER STATE PARK
SPONSORED BY GANDER MTN

January 26, 2008

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

8:00am to 8:30am .................Tyer setup
9:00am .............................Registration begins
Fly tying demos begin
9:30am to 11:30am ............Beginner fly tying classes
11:30am to 12:00noon.........Break
12:00noon to 12:45pm.........Tying With Wool to Fool Bass
Speaker: Marc Pinsel
1:00pm to 1:45pm .............Hot, New East Coast Striper Flies
Speaker: Kyle Hand
2:00pm to 2:45pm .............Fly Design-How material and Flies React in the Water
Speaker: Marc Pinsel
3:00pm to 3:45pm .............Fishing the Zone
Speaker: Al Crise
4:00pm .......................... End of tying demos

FEATURED TYERS

BILL ADAMS: Bill hails from Hamilton TX and spends many a day on Texoma doing ?research on his striper flies?. A friend of Charlie Cypert, Bill will be tying the ?Cypert Scissortail?, a proven striper pattern on Lakes Texoma, Whitney and Buchanan.

DIANE BLAIR: Diane is a member of the Dallas Fly Fishers, was 2002 Federation of Fly Fishers Southern Council Woman of the Year, and a Whiting Farms Pro Team Member. Diane has been tying flies for 9 years and most enjoys working with deer hair and razorblades to create colorful patterns and designs on her bass flies. She enjoys introducing other women to the sport of fly fishing and the art of fly tying and has dragged many a friend to the brink of financial ruin. She taught fly tying, casting and fly fishing at TPWD?s ?Becoming an Outdoor Woman? retreat in Brenham, Texas this year.

RICHARD BLAIR: Richard has been fishing most of his life and fly fishing for the past 10 years. He is a member of the Dallas Fly Fishers and the Roadkill Round Table. He ties to fill his fly box with both warm and cold water patterns and particularly enjoys tying soft hackle patterns. Richard hopes to interest his grandchildren and great grandchildren in the sport and the art of fly tying and in that way, pass along his love of this hobby.

KEN BOHANNON: Ken started fly fishing at the age of 10 and is a FFF Life Member. He belongs to many fly fishing organizations and has fished extensively throughout North America. He is an Area Chief with TPWD and teaches many fly fishing and fly tying classes. Ken?s specialty is deer hair bugs.

AL CRISE: Al is a FFF Master Casting Instructor and has been the Co-Chairman of the Youth Camps since 1999 at FFF National, Chairman of Youth Camps at the Southern Council, and Southeastern Conclave. Al operates a Flycasting School at his ranch near Glen Rose, TX and is the casting Chair for many fly fishing shows. Awarded the Teacher of the year 2003 SOC and the Don Harger life Membership Award 2006. He is also FFF-SOC Man of the year 2007. He is known for his easy to understand fly casting lessons.

CHARLES DECOTE: Charlie is a member of the Dallas Fly Fishers and has tied with the Roadkill Roundtable for many years. For over 50 years Charlie has been fishing saltwater, warmwater, and coldwater rivers. He loves to pursue smallmouth, bluegill, stripers and sandies on Texoma with the fly rod. He will be tying surface hairbugs and crawfish patterns that have proven to be winners on Texoma.


MARK ESKEW: Mark has been a member of the Dallas Fly Fishers for 9 years and ties with the infamous ?Roadkill Roundtable?. He is an instructor in the DFF beginner and intermediate fly tying classes and teaches at Fly Fish Texas as well. Mark?s flies are displayed on DFF fly plates and sold at the annual club auction. Mark was awarded the prestigious Dallas Fly Fishers ?President?s
Award? in 2003.

KYLE HAND: Kyle is a true elite in the world of fly tying and fly fishing. He has been a commercial fly tyer for almost 25 years and his specialties include salmon flies, classic wet flies, ?Rangley? style streamers, as well as old bass and trout flies. His flies are among the world?s most beautiful and are in great demand. Kyle is an excellent teacher and loves to share his broad knowledge.

SLIM MITCHELL: Slim has been chasing warm water species on a fly for over 55 years, and trout in Arkansas for over 45 years. He attends various shows in Texas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee as well as the Southern Council Conclave (SCFFF) in Mountain Home, AR, and National Conclave of the FFF in Livingston, Montana. He is the former President of the Dallas FlyFishers. Slim won the SCFFF Fly Tyer of the Year for 2002. He will be tying extended body mayfly patterns from various thread types and damsel fly nymph (great for Texoma) using dyed rabbit. He ties with a Nor-Vise and will glad to help anyone learn to use one.

JOHN PETERIE: John is a charter member of DFF?s ?Roadkill Roundtable?, and as such, is one of fly tying?s elite practitioners. John has fished extensively in Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Alaska, and parts of Canada. A fly angler with a wide range of fishing experience, he frequently targets trout, salmon, northern pike, redfish, speckled trout, and tarpon. John demonstrates his fly tying skill at most of the regional and national conclaves and other fly tying events.

MARC PINSEL: Marc is an award winning international fly tyer and speaker. He is a member of the FFF, the Red Stick Fly Fishers and the Fly Dressers Guild UK. He is also the former national chair and director of the FFF and currently Vice President of Club Development for the Gulf Coast Council. He serves as the instructor for Mayer Co./Orvis in Baton Rouge LA. and is a member of the Whiting Pro Team. Marc is well known for his bass and saltwater flies.

BUDDY PRICE: Buddy began fly fishing when he was around ten years old for bream and bass on the Tennessee River in North Alabama. He still has his old Shakespeare fiberglass rod that he used for many years as well as his Dad's old bamboo rod. His first attempt at fly tying was not long after he starting fly fishing. Buddy took an old hook, a cork, some thread, some feathers he found in the yard, and some model airplane paint and made a cork popper. It didn't survive the first fish. Buddy is a member of the Federation of Fly Fishers, Red River Fly Fishers, Pineywoods Fly Fishers, and Trout Unlimited. He has a web site at www.flyfishvideo.com and can be found on YouTube and FlyFishVideo.


BILL SARGEANT: Bill is a member of the Dallas Fly Fishers and is a long time member of the ?Roadkill Roundtable?. Bill is the fly tying coordinator for the DFF and has served most recently as the Fly Tying Coach Chairmen at the FFF Southern Council Conclave. Bill is an excellent teacher of fly tying and loves to share his passion of the sport with young people. Creativity and perfection are hallmarks of all of his flies. His specialty is deer hair bugs.

ROBERT SPANGLER: Bob has been fly fishing since he was a teenager but only started tying about 8 years ago when he joined the DFF and the ?Roadkill Roundtable?. He enjoys tying many different types of flies and loves to share his skills with others. Bob enjoys exploring fly shops all across the US and England and ties at many fly fishing shows across the region.

SUE SPANGLER: Sue has been fly fishing and tying for about 8 years. She enjoys tying simple flies with foam and glass beads. She is a member of the DFF and the ?Roadkill Roundtable?. She is a former DFF board member and is very active in many DFF activities. In order to introduce and encourage more women to participate in the DFF outings, Sue helped plan and run a Women?s Fly Fishing and Outdoor Weekend at Beavers Bend State Park. Sue ties at many fly fishing shows across the region.

HARVERY STAHL: Harvey first got involved with fly fishing in the 1960-70?s as a Rep for Phillipson Rods. In 1995 he started tying flies and joined the DFF. In 1999 he became a member of the Famous ?Roadkill Round Table? in 1999. Harvey has demonstrated his great tying skill at the Smallmouth Rendezvous (OK), The Sowbug (AR), The South Eastern Conclave (GA), The Gulf Coast Conclave (LA), and the Fly Fishing Show in Arlington, Texas.

JEFF TOMLINSON: Jeff has been seriously pursuing the art of fly tying for the past ten years and for the most part he designs flies to target bass, stripers and pan fish. The past two years he has devoted most of his time on the vice to the creation of foam surface flies and various epoxy flies. Jeff is a member of the RRFF and served as their President in 2007 and has been the RRFF Fly Tying Coordinator for the past three years. He is also a volunteer Texas Angler Education Instructor and a Boy Scout Merit Badge Instructor.

ANNIE WHITE: Annie has been around fly fisherman all her life and now understands what it is to fall completely in love with the sport. She has been active in the DFF for 8 years and loves to help kids get involved in with the sport. She will be helping with the beginning fly tying classes.

Hello Everyone, the Texoma Tie In is this Saturday. We hope you can join us for a day of fly tying.


Rex