Some new videos have been uploaded to our youtube channel here.
September 14 – BS and Brag session
September 21 – Dennis Southwick: Easy Hopper, Easy Humpy
September 28 – Tuan Nguyen: Mylar Floating Minnow, Horizontal Mohair Dropper Leech, Two Tone Chironomid
Full details are in the current newsletter.
Northern Lights Fly Tyers Trout Unlimited Edmonton is pleased to announce our spring / summer Seminars!
Saturday April 16th, 2011 is our Fly Tying for Beginners Seminar, which covers basic fly tying, equipment, techniques, starter patterns and an overview of materials. Cost is $25. See the attached PDF for more details.
May 28/29 2011 We’re pleased to present An Introduction to Fly Fishing. This two day course costs $50 and includes a lunch. Topics covered include: What Where When and Why we fish with flies, basic equipment and assembly, casting, fly choice, playing fish, and on-water time. Please be aware that you must have a valid Alberta fishing licence to take part in on-water activity. See the attached PDF for more details.
*** Update*** the May 28 session location has changed to
Central Lions Senior Recreation Centre
11113 113 Street Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G 2V1
Due to overwhelming demand, a second 2 day Introduction to Fly Fishing. course has been added for June 4/5 2011.
*** Update as of April 25 *** – Both Sessions are completely full !
Northern Lights/TU Edmonton will be hosting a Fly Tying booth at the Outdoor Show and Sale.
The Edmonton Outdoor Show & Sale
March 31 – April 3 – 2011
Mayfield Inn
Free Parking
Admission: Food Donation for the Food Bank
Visit the Northern Lights Fly Tyers booth at the Edmonton Boat and Sportsmen’s Show. We will be manning a fly tying booth at the show. There will be other fishing related exhibits such as Fly Casting Demos, a Fly Fishing Film tour and various fishing vendors.
The show runs March 17-20 at Northlands Expo Center.
At our last club meeting, Tak demonstrated his mastery of spinning deer hair with a dragonfly nymph.
Northern Lights/TU Edmonton will be manning demonstration booths at the upcoming Edmonton Boat and Sportsmen’s Show (starting March 17) and at the Edmonton Outdoor Show (starting March 31). Volunteers are still needed for some shifts. Please contact Brian Donnelly in the forum.
Coming January 26: Tubeology is an innovative new system for tying tube flies, invented in the UK. Andy Kitchener, the inventor, will demonstrate how to use this system, explain the many uses of it, and also tye a few flies for us. To check it out ahead of time, visit www.tubeology.net

Club videos are now available on YouTube! We’ve uploaded a selection of video clips that were recorded at Northern Lights club meetings. Click here to visit our YouTube channel.