Monday, July 8, 2024
6:30pm
Rapides Westside Library, 5416 Provine, Alexandria
Also livestreamed on Zoom and YouTubeThis month, we will tie one of the most popular articulated streamers, the Circus Peanut. The Circus Peanut was developed by Russ Madden when he worked for Kelly Galloup at his fly shop in Traverse City, MI. It was one of the earlier articulated streamers and remains very popular to this day.
We will tie the pattern in olive, so 140 denier thread in olive, tan, or black will be best. The Circus Peanut is a perfect pattern to learn how to tie articulated streamers, as the body of the fly is fairly simple to tie. It is basically a Woolly Bugger on the back hook, and a Woolly Worm (Woolly Bugger without a tail) on the front hook. The version we will tie is similar to the one in the attached photo, and we will discuss several techniques for tying articulated patterns.
The session is open to the public. All materials other than thread are provided, and we have several sets of tools for beginners to use during the session.
For our remote members near and far, enter the Zoom meeting number and password sent by email. All others worldwide can watch via our YouTube livestream; search for "Kisatchie Fly Fishers" on YT.
Weather permitting, we will have casting practice on the back lawn at 5:30pm.
