NOVEMBER SPEAKER

SKIP MORRIS

FISHING

THE SURFACE OF A TROUT LAKE

Someone once said a fly tier creates flies made to resemble insects or bait fish, tied with thread, animal hair, and other strange products; but the master fly tier is the one who uses ALL of the above materials and puts imagination, realism and knowledge into his or her creation and then teaches this art to others. Our guest speaker this month is Skip Morris. Skip resides in Washington state’s lush and wild Olympic Peninsula. He is a master fly tier, professional fly fishing writer, and author of numerous fly fishing and fly tying books. For over thirty years ‘Master Morris’ has been tying flies and instructing the novice along with the experienced tier in the art of fly tying. Skip’s flies have won many awards, and he is widely recognized as a skillful and innovative tier. When I say innovative...how about a pattern he calls the “Morrisfoam Predator”.. that is tied from buoyant floating materials and then is fished on a sinking line? Sounds crazy but it’s very successful. As an author, Skip Morris has written ten books, over 200 magazine articles, and has been the host on fly fish Television Magazine. Skip’s program will be “Fishing the Surface of a Trout Lake”. This program will cover material that the lake pros rarely discuss. He will cover hatches, fly patterns, and techniques, along with specific strategies for presenting flies to rising Trout. Skip will show us how to read different rise-types and how to figure out what hatch is on and what fly might work. The program is packed with information and will be presented by one of the great tiers of this sport. This could be a very helpful program for those who are addicted to lakes and big fish, like Crowley and Heenan. So bring a friend, your brother, sister... or better yet the entire family. What you will learn that night should be shared with family and friends!