March Activities Meeting – Scott Freeburg Featured Tyer

Join us for activities night! After the brief meeting, casting will be available (with or without instruction) in the Casting Training & Education Center in the gym, Ken Harfoot will be leading beginning tying, and Scott Freeburg will be our Featured Tyer on Zoom.

This Parachute fly was introduced to me by guide friend Chuck Scribner last year at hex hatch time. We ran into each other at a breakfast spot when I was heading home and of course talked about recent fishing adventures.

He had bought a bunch from Gate’s and was using them to imitate Isonychia’s on the Au Sable. And of course, having great success too.

He was kind enough to give me one and encouraged me to tie some.  So I saved it for later when I could try and copy it at my tying desk.

I didn’t get a chance to trout fish again until August but by then I had tied a bunch to test out.

Iso hatches start in late June and continue through August. The hatches are an evening thing so visibility and floatation are important. This thing worked as described and again I’m so thankful to Chuck for sharing it with me.

Oh yeah and one last thing. When I was up there, I went to Gate’s to buy some more of the originals. Had to ask for help finding them because they evidently don’t keep them out on display and they only had very few and only in one size. Draw your own conclusions…..

Purple Patriot Parachute

Hook: Size 10 1x fine dry fly

Thread: 8/0 Uni Purple

Wing: Hi-Vis light gray

Tail: Medium Dun hackle fibers

Abdomen: 3 sections: Opal tinsel, purple thread, opal tinsel

Parachute Hackle: Medium Dun

Thorax: Purple thread

Click here to download a printable version of the pattern.

Click here to join via Zoom.