Tiers of all levels, from beginner to expert, are invited to participate. Each month, we tie a different pattern which focuses on our local fishery. Ken Prager, our Fly Tying Committee Chair, is a frequent presenter. We also invite guest presenters who may wish to demonstrate tying their favorite fly to the group. If you would like to be a presenter, please Contact Us.
There is no fee required for participation. We encourage tiers to seek out the listed materials at their favorite fly shop. However, we have an adequately stocked “club box” to supplement the tiers’ supplies. For beginners, we also have a number of tying vises and craft lights for their use.
Del Brown (1918-2003) was known as the king of Permit fishing with over 500 Permit caught in his lifetime — a feat that will probably never be matched. It was a special fly, the Merkin crab, that Del developed and perfected that led to his success a...
The fly pattern for May 19th was a Cobia Fly!
We tied the fly in red and white along with a variety of other colors chosen by the tier. These are materials that we have in our inventories from other patterns we have previously tied.
Cobia Fly...
Our April 21st fly pattern was the Marsh Banger , the third of a three part series presented by long time SIFF member John Mathews. This fly was developed by John for fishing reds in the tidal marsh and is also part of the pack of flies given...
Our March 17th fly pattern was John’s Thang , the second of a three part series presented by long time SIFF member John Mathews. This fly is just one of the flies John has developed for fishing reds in the tidal marsh and is part of the pack o...
Our February 17th fly pattern was The Marsh Shrimp . This month’s presenter, long time SIFF member John Mathews, borrowed from other successful shrimp patterns and incorporated some different and new materials to produce a shrimp imitation that works ex...
On January 20th, with assistance from our presenter, Ken Prager, we tied the Fish-Skull Fantastic Tail Forage fly in white. Tails are available in white, black, chartreuse and tan. A highly versatile streamer fly effective for targeting most saltwater...
December's featured fly was the Saltwater Popper. This fly uses a preformed popper body that is made of high density (hard) white foam. Our presenter was Ken Prager, an expert fly tyer and chairperson of the SIFF Fly Tying Committee.
"Hard...
In November, our Fly Tying Chair, Ken Prager, assisted us in tying a fly which targets bass, a freshwater species.
As water is cooling, bass become aggressive to take advantage of the food available. Fly anglers know that they need...
In October, our presenter was fellow SIFF member, Tom Sferlazzo. Tom's love of fly fishing began some 20 years ago, and his interest in fly tying started when moving to the Oldfield Community. He spent a good amount of time at the Outfitters Center...
In September, I introduced a fly that uses materials we all have already purchased and used in SIFF tying in the past. Here is a good use of the special style ahrex hook. Add only one new material ( peacock sword) and we are ready to tackle this w...
Shrimp is the dominate redfish food as the summer months continue. Tying shrimp in a bigger size better represents the summer period. Both white shrimp and brown shrimp are available to redfish and speckled trout in the summertime. These two medium sized...
On July 15, 2021, during our regular monthly fly tying workshop , our Fly Tying Committee Chairperson, Ken Prager, led us in tying this proven shrimp pattern inspired by The St. Simons Scampi Red Fish Fly, a fly created by Capt. David Edens...
In June, we continued tying shrimp patterns to add options to our fly boxes. During our regular monthly fly tying workshop , our Fly Tying Committee Chairperson, Ken Prager, guided us through tying this lifelike shrimp pattern, the Swimming Shrimp....
On May 20th, with the assistance of Ken Prager, SIFF Fly Tying Chair, we tied a pattern by Bob Popovics, a 2014 inductee into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame .
Living Seaside Park, New Jersey, a small town on a slim barrier island with Barnegat Bay...
On Thursday, April 15th, under the direction of our own Fly Tying Chairman, Ken Prager, an expert fly tyer and frequent contributor, we tied Will's Crab .
Will’s Crab was created to imitate small olive brown crustaceans typically found in dark b...
On March 18th, at our regular fly tying workshop, we tied the Red and White Articulated Diver fly. This pattern was designed to imitate a red and white Rapala X-Rap® Saltwater SubWalk™ which is meant to perform a swimming action just below the surface wi...
On February 18, 2021, thanks to the excellent preparation and guidance of our presenter, Jack Baggette, we tied a version of Blaine Chocklett's Game Changer fly. As a bonus we were able to test our flies in the water to see how they perform using a...
August fly tying–date and fly?
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October crab fly looks like a real fish catcher
The SIFF member tyers have just past 61 sessions tying shrimp, crabs, and minnow patterns and some requested fresh water flies. We have had 10 guest tyers, both guides and professional guest tyers. We look forward to having you attend every third Thursday from 5:00 pm till 7:30 pm at the PRSF classroom.