Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder that this coming Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 we will be holding our monthly General Membership meeting at the Classic Cafe Catering and Event Center, located on Hillegas Road in Ft. Wayne, IN. Start time is 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm.
We will welcome our newest guest speaker, Chad Robinson, who will be doing a program on the intricacies of tying those fascinating, fun and mind boggling deer hair bugs. Always a crowd pleaser, deer hair flies just seem to leave people inspired and asking – ” how the heck do they do that?”
Following is Chad’s bio:
Chad Robinson hails from Celeryville, OH. He is the proprietor and chief tyer at Red Eye Predator Flies.
Chad has fished most of his life, but discovered a love for fly fishing in 2020. In 2022 he began tying flies at The Land of Legends Fly Fishers Club. He acquired the skill and knowledge to tie one of the toughest and most challenging materials in fly tying – deer hair.
In late 2023 he discovered he had the talent, confidence and conviction to tie with deer hair, and it soon became his love and passion. In early 2024, Chad sold his first Bass Bug, and was somewhat overwhelmed that someone actually wanted to buy one of his flies. Through social media, he has become very popular, and in demand, and has been selling his deer hair bugs ever since. Chad will also work one on one with customers who want him to design and tie personalized custom bugs. You can purchase Chad’s flies online at the Red Eye Etsy Shop.
Red Eye Predator Flies was formed in 2024 by Chad with the purpose of introducing and tying these highly customized deer hair bugs. You can check out Chad’s work on his website at: redeyepredatorflies.com Also find his latest creations on Instagram: @redeyepredatorflies Follow Chad as well on his Facebook page.
We hope you will join us Wednesday evening for a fun night of fellowship, camaraderie and a chance to witness some wonderful deer hair creations by Chad Robinson of Red Eye Predator Flies. See you all there.
We’d like to make you aware also that the Fly Tying Workshops hosted again this year by Eckhart Public Library in Auburn, IN and sponsored by Three Rivers Fly Fishers, are already a great success. All of the classes through February are completely booked and have individuals on a waiting list as well. Brent Walchuk, our coordinator for the program and lead tying instructor, reports that the first classes went extremely well, with lots of enthusiasm, questions and participation. Students have really enjoyed the program and one person had taken one of the classes last year. Thanks so much Brent for all your efforts and time in putting this wonderful community outreach program together. This is great PR for both Eckhart Public Library and Three Rivers Fly Fishers. Brent is also working toward the goal of providing fly casting clinics in the spring or summer months. Stay tuned for more information on that.
Tie-A-Thon tiers, keep on tying, and remember it won’t be long before we wrap this program up as well for another year. Thanks to all who have participated again this year , and thanks again to Don Privett for being our 3RFF Tie-A-Thon coordinator and liaison for the club.
We will be announcing soon the details of yet another community outreach program that we feel the membership will be passionate about and will want to be a part of. But this warrants its own conversation, so be on the lookout for more details coming soon.
In closing, as a reminder your 2026 membership dues are now due. Please submit those in a timely manner. Thank you. And as always, thank you for your continued support of Three Rivers Fly Fishers.
Most Respectfully and Tight Lines,
Kevin Curtis – President
Three Rivers Fly Fishers – 3RFF
Ft. Wayne, IN