Everyone’s favorite night of the month is coming up next week. Community Fly Fishing & Tying Night is coming up next week at Falling Sky Brewing at 6:30! We’ve been having a great turnout and have seen lots of new faces at the last few events. If you’re new, bring your tying stuff, find a spot, grab a drink/food, visit with your table, and tie some flies. Non-tiers are certainly welcomed, and encouraged to come. Sometimes with all of the visiting, it is hard to tie flies; if you’re a chatter, don’t feel the need to bring your tying stuff! We love new people showing up. Tell all of your friends, and tell them to tell their friends.
We will continue with the fly swap. For those of you that are new, if you throw a fly into the pot, you will get a ticket. As the tickets are recalled, you will be able to come up and pick someone else’s fly. The first few tickets will get a small prize.
Speaking of prizes we have graciously received several large donations to raffle off in the next coming months. These high dollar items will be raffled off using raffle tickets that can be purchased from Stephen, the owner of Falling Sky. Proceeds will be donated to local nonprofits.
The first raffle will be a free guided trip with stillwater guide Adison Rook. If you have been attending the tying nights, you have likely bumped into, or atleast seen Adison. He is a veteran attendee and you can find him there grabbing a bite early before the meeting every month. He will be raffling off a Pre-spawn Spotted Bass guided trip. I had the opportunity for him to take me out several weeks ago and the experience blew my mind. I believe every purist trout angler must experience the freight train of a 5+ pound spotted bass on the end of their line. I wrote an article on my experience with Adison last week, it can be found here.
The trip will be for two anglers, all day crushing massive spotted bass. Adison is a master of his craft, and you will be able to tell very quick that he knows his fishery inside and out. The trip is all inclusive, including lunch. The trip is free, but we recommend still tipping your guide. If you are interested in the trip and don’t happen to win, Adison is booking trips through the shop.
-Simon
This weeks time & place:
Where: Falling Sky Brewing 1334 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR 97401
When: Tuesday 5/20 6:30 PM
Future meeting dates:
Where: Falling Sky Brewing 1334 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR 97401
- May 20 @ 6:30pm
- June 17 @ 6:30pm
- July 22 @ 6:30pm
- August 19 @ 6:30pm
- Sept 23 @ 6:30pm
- Oct 21 @ 6:30pm
- Nov 25 @ 6:30pm
- Dec 16 @ 6:30pm
