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February 28th Beer Tie: An Evening of Fly Tying at Summit Beer Hall

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Calling all Twin Cities area Fly Fishers and Fly Tiers!

Thursday, February 28th from 6pm-9pm

The St. Paul Fly Tiers invite you to Summit Beer Hall for an evening of hanging out, craft beer, fly tying and fly fishing camaraderie.

Bring your supplies and tie while enjoying a few pints of Summit beer. We’ll have a few stations of power cords available for those that require lamps for their tie station. Bring a light.

Check out the recent Made for the Outdoors Teaser on the club. This program airs on Fox North. We are at the end of the Summit Brewing segment. It should also be posted on YouTube after the first of the year:
 
Also  check out:
http://www.startribune.com/beer-and-fly-tying-intersect-at-angler-gatherings-in-the-metro/412578343
 

 

 

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Summit Brewing Company
910 Montreal Cir, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102

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photos :: Justin Bowman

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Feb 7th Program | Fly Fishing for Predators with Luke Swanson

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FLY FISHING FOR TROPHY PREDATORS IN MN & WI

Luke Swanson from Livin’ the Dream Guide Service will be giving a presentation and fly tying demo on how and what to use for fly fishing predators in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

There will be a short business meeting, followed by the presentation.

Thursday, May 9th  | 7:30-9:00pm
Gulden’s Restaurant
2999 North Hwy 61
Maplewood, MN 55109-1019

Watch for more info on our website and Facebook page.

 

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River Falls Fly Fishing Film Festival

River Falls Fly Fishing Festival Sponsored by Lund’s Fly Shop

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University Center Ballroom
Mar 08, 2019 at 5:00 PM
River Falls, Wisconsin

Friday, March 8th | River Falls, WI – International Fly Fishing Film Festival

Will feature silent auction and raffles along with a viewing of the 2019 International Fly Fishing Film Festival.
Doors @5pm    |    Films @ 7:00

Brought to you by the River Falls Fly Fishing Festival and Lund’s Fly Shop.  All proceeds from this event benefit the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust to conserve and protect the beauty and health of the Kinnickinnic River.

 


Tickets are available locally in advance at Lund’s Fly Shop
in River Falls

More information available at: Click here

Super Trooper © MATT EBBERS

January Fly of the Month

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PHOTO: © Matt Ebbers

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Ebbs Super Trooper  | Tan & Cream

By Matt Ebbers

Hooks: Gamakatsu b10s #2 for front

Thread: Veevus GSP 100D White

Back Section:
HOOK: #2 Daiichi 2461
TAIL: 2 stacked cream/tan marabou blood quills   |   Gold Ripple Ice fiber
BODY: UV polar chenille/cream schlappen complex twist, palmer forward
WING: Tan marabou blood quill

Articulation: 19 strand, .018″ Beadalon,  Red bead

Front Section:
EYES: Double pupil lead dumbbell eyes
FLASH: Gold Ripple Ice Fiber
BODY: Cream schlappen and Gold Polar Chenille complex twist together, palmer forward
WING: Gold Ripple Ice Fiber    |    Tan marabou blood quill
LEGS: 2 Brown Pumpkiin Fly Enhancer legs
GILLS: Claret Ice Dub (Hareline ICE63)
HEAD: Butter Belly Bruiser Blend Jr.  (top) Cream Bruiser Blend Jr. (Bottom) Stacked and tied in one clump behind D-bell eyes and one in front.  Trimmed.

You can other flies of Matt’s at his Instagram page:     ebbsforce1

 

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January 17th Beer Tie | Flat Earth Brewery

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Calling all Twin Cities area Fly Fishers and Fly Tiers!

Thursday, January 17th, from 6pm-9pm

The St. Paul Fly Tiers invite you to Fat Earth Brewery’s Tap Room for an evening of hanging out, craft beer, fly tying and fly fishing camaraderie.

Bring your supplies and tie while enjoying a few pints of Flat Earth beer. Bring a light and power cord.
There will be no food truck at this event

Bring your club or friends with you! SHARE this link to help spread the word and let us know if you’re going to join us.

Check out the recent Star Tribune article with some member ink:
http://www.startribune.com/beer-and-fly-tying-intersect-at-angler-gatherings-in-the-metro/412578343/

 

 

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Flat Earth Brewing Company
688 Minnehaha Ave E, St Paul, MN 55106

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photos :: Justin Bowman

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New St. Paul Fly Tiers Board Elected

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We have elected new club officers for 2019, and look forward to their leadership. Thanks for stepping up!

President: Tony Stifter

Vice President: Nate Gubbins

Treasurer: Tom Muellner

Secretary: Greg Meyer

Board Members: Joel Ebbers, Eddie Rivard, Del Kauss

Outgoing board members that have contributed a bunch over the years, keeping the club going. Please thank these folks for volunteering their services;

President: Carlin Salmela

Vice President: Eddie Rivard

Treasurer: Ed Parsonage

Secretary: Leon D. Berg

Board Members: Tom Muellner, Greg Meyer

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Smallmouth Outing | Snake River, MN | July 7th, 2019

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We’ll meet at the Snake River Landing picnic area at the confluence of the Snake and St. Croix.

 

Depending on the water levels of the St. Croix, we’ll meet at the Snake River Landing picnic area at the confluence of the Snake and St. Croix, Steak lunch provided by club, time TBD. Tony Stifter is Cooking!

Free to Members and their guest. Bring your own beverage of choice.

Members float the St. Croix River in the morning to the confluence of the Snake in kickboats, canoes, or drift boats. Others can enjoy wade fishing the Snake for nice smallies.

Boats are not provided, so make sure you stop by club tonight to see if anyone had a spot open in their boat.

Snake River Landing, Pine City Township, MN 55063

For questions, contact Tony Stifter: tony.stifter@yahoo.com

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Steelhead Seminar

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6 PM – 9 PM

Scott Thorpe presents:

Steelhead Seminar – Fishing the North Shore

Hosted by Minnesota Steelheader and Summit Brewing Company

Steelhead fishing the tributaries along the North Shore of Minnesota’s Lake Superior

Date: Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 – ALL AGES WELCOMED.

Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Social – $3.00 beers, $2.00 root beer
7:00pm – 7:45pm: Seminar presented by Scott Thorpe
7:45pm – 8:00pm: State of the Fishery by DNR staff
8:00pm – 9:00pm: Brewery tour (30 min.) for those interested, and more social time.

Location: Summit Brewing Co, Main Tap Room:
910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul, MN 55102

 

For More info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/498680037295336/

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January 3rd Meeting to Feature Matt Ebbers

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Annual Meeting to Feature Matt Ebbers

Thursday, January 3rd at 7:30pm

To kick-off 2019, we will be having a tying presentation by Matt Ebbers, a Loon Outdoors Ambassador, a Prostaff member of Fly Fish Food  and Firehole Outdoors. He currently has several fly patterns being tied and sold through Fulling Mill. Matt is also an accomplished photographer, and has quite a few great photos published over the years. Make sure to check out his work!

Here’s some background on Matt:

I distinctly remember being 12 and watching someone tie flies at some fishing convention my dad had brought me to. Not having a clue as to what I was doing I went home, tore apart a feather pillow, swiped a spool of thread from my mom and stuck a hook from my tackle box in a bench vice and was hooked for life.

After several months of this my father signed me up for my first fly tying class. The late Bob Mitchell of Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop was my first fly tying instructor. He was a very patient man who would help me with my tying long after the classes would end. I tied flies for almost a year before I ever went fly fishing.

My first big trip was to the Big Horn River in Montana. Seeing those big fish take a fly that I tied is a memory I won’t ever forget. In my early 20’s I took an advanced fly tying class taught by Tracy Peterson. He really helped propel me to a new level in the fly tying game. He also was the first person that I had met who made money selling flies. There was no turning back now!

I live in Minnesota and fish the driftless area of MN and WI. I try and make it out west as often as possible. I have been heavily influenced over the years by western fly tiers and patterns. I try and bring some of that style back to the upper Midwest in the patterns that I tie. I have spent most of my life fishing for trout in rivers but have opened up to other warm water species in the past few years.

A couple of years ago my brother said I should look into Instagram. I could combine the skills I had in photography and fly tying. I posted a few pictures of some flies I had tied and the thing kind of took off. Now I have a pretty steady business selling my flies. Every day I am humbled by the amount of people who seem to like what I do. Also the number of very talented tiers and great companies out there is amazing. This is a great time to be fly fishing and fly tying!

~Matt

You can see more of Matt’s work at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Matt-Ebbers-Photography-107724622614132/
https://loonoutdoors.com/blogs/ambassadors/matt-ebbers
http://www.pictame.com/user/ebbsforce1/45018266

Hope to see you then!

St. Paul Fly Tiers

Some of Matt’s Flies he may show:

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Annual Business Meeting January 3rd

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Annual Business Meeting January 3rd
01/03/19

Thursday, January 3rd at 7:30pm

The meeting on January 3rd will be our 2019 annual meeting for the Club. We will be electing board members & officers, and usually discuss ideas for next year’s outings. If you are interested in volunteering as board member for the Club, email us or talk to any of the officers anytime prior to the January 3rd meeting.

This is a great opportunity to give back to the Club, and the time commitment is small enough that anyone can do it.

To kick-off 2019, we will also be having a tying demonstration by Matt Ebbers, a featured fly tier for Loon Outdoors.

 

Hope to see you then!

St. Paul Fly Tiers

 

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