Showing posts with label Fly Tying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fly Tying. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trout Club Event

Colorful Federated Flies fly ties boxtop.
Photo: The Ohio City Power's Federated Flies Fly Fishing Box. Graphics by Joseph Toth.
Collaborations Attract New Customers

 Lisa Braun, Founder & Executive Director of Ohio City Power, will show Federated Flies products to The Trout Club members at the club's annual clambake to be held Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. and hosted at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. 

The display includes Sheep Flies, Wooly Buggers and Eggs and could lead to more orders.  

Fall Temperatures And Cooler Waters Welcome Trout

With October here and the water temperature dropping more anglers usually go to the water for trout and more ties are needed!

 Federated Flies are hand crafted by Ohio City Power members. All proceeds support Ohio City Power recreation, skills training and employment programs and provide much needed cash to the homeless and jobless. 

 Let us know if you're a fly fisherman or if you know someone who enjoys fly fishing!  Leave your comment below!

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Skills Training At Chagrin River Outfitters For Federated Flies Team



Shown: Lisa Braun, center, Elderlife Coordinator at The Federated Church and Executive Director of Ohio City Power, a program headquartered at Federated’s sister church, St. Paul’s Community Church in Ohio City, Ohio is pictured here with members of the Federated Flies program.  From left, Ben Osborn, Bill Kopec and Fred Bender tie fly fishing flies for skill advancement and money.  Far right is Pete Alves, staff at Chagrin River Outfitters and Dave Kilby, front and center, expert fly tier. 

Establishing Friendships 

Saturday, April 14, 2012, the Federated Flies team were guests of Chagrin River Outfitters, the leading Fly Fishing Outfitter and guide service in Northeast Ohio, located on the Chagrin River in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. 

The Federated Fly team of Bill Kopec, Ben Osbourn, and Fred Bender  accompanied by Lisa Braun, Founder and Executive Director, Ohio City Power, were welcomed by Chagrin River Outfitters staff member, Peter Alves and expert fly tier Dave Kilby. Owner Dan Pribanic of Chagrin River Outfitters offered his staff, shop and services to help show his support of the program.  Ohio City Power is grateful to Dan for the partnership.

Federated Fly visitors marveled at the beautiful store - "amazing!" - and had a chance to see top quality materials and products first-hand. 

Invaluable Assessments And Skills Training 

The team had an opportunity to have their work assessed by Peter Alves from a buyer's point of view and receive detailed instruction and question-and-answer with expert fly tier Dave Kilby - working from the store's very own fly tying station! 


Shown above: The beautiful finished fly made by Dave with the group! 

New Relationships, Knowledge, And Improved Skills 

A big thank you to Peter Alves, staff member at Chagrin River Outfitters, for the warm hospitality and a special thank you to Dave Kilby for generously sharing time and expertise so that Federated Flies tiers can gain new knowledge and improve their skills!

Partnership Building And Product To Market 

The Federated Flies team is preparing flies for the upcoming Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trout Club Annual Dinner, April 21, 2012, in University Circle Inc., Cleveland, Ohio., where their work will be featured as raffle prizes to members at the evening celebration.

Federated Flies may be purchased at the Ohio City Power online Store here. Proceeds from sales provide much needed income for Ohio City, Ohio homeless, jobless, unemployed, and under-employed. Projects benefit not only the homeless and jobless, but generate important re-employment pathways for community prosperity building. 

Visit Chagrin River Outfitters

Chagrin River Outfitters is located at 100 North Main St. #150, in Chagrin Falls, OH 44022.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Federated Flies Visits Chagrin River Outfitters

Photo: Blue BG. Image © Alice Merkel.
Bead Head Woolly Bugger Streamer Crafted By Ohio City Power's Federated Flies
Federated Flies Connects To Expert Knowledge, Coaching and Mentoring

The Ohio City Power Federated Flies team will make a special trip this Saturday, April 14, 2012, to visit Chagrin River Outfitters, a business in Chagrin Falls, Ohio specializing in fly fishing for Rainbow Trout, or Steel head Trout. Read more about Rainbow Trout on Wikipedia here. 

The Federated Flies team meets with Dan Pribanic, owner of Chagrin River Outfitters and staff, for a professional critique of their work and to exchange ideas and tips about the art of fly tying. 

These four tiers like to connect with fly fishing enthusiasts and professionals for feedback to improve their craft and refine product. Meeting at Chagrin River Outfitters is a first and enthusiastically anticipated! 

Ohio City Power incubates the Federated Flies program, a start-up initiative, by cultivating mutually beneficial business relationships to improve access to talent and resources for collaboration.
 
Federated Flies Featured At Cleveland Museum Of Natural History

The Federated Flies team is preparing flies for the upcoming Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trout Club Annual Dinner, April 21, 2012, in University Circle Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Members will each receive fly boxes with a mix of six, custom crafted, Federated Flies.

Federated Flies may be purchased at the Ohio City Power online Store here. Proceeds from sales provide much needed income for Ohio City, Ohio homeless and jobless. Projects benefit not only the homeless and jobless, but generate important re-employment pathways for community prosperity building.


Connect With The Federated Flies Team!

Federated Flies seeks skilled experts to continuously improve team knowledge, fly tying techniques, and product specialization. If you, or someone you know, is interested in volunteering or offering skills training expertise, send us an e-mail "Attention Federated Flies" to info@ohiocitypower.net We'd like to hear from you! 

More About Chagrin River Outfitters 

Learn more about Chagrin River Outfitters from owner Dan Pribanic in this video on the World Fishing Network. Chagrin River Outfitters is located at 100 North Main St. #150, in Chagrin Falls, OH 44022.  Information links:

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Federated Flies News From Albert Wagner

Images © Alice Merkel Photography.
Ohio City Power Friends create beautiful sought-after hand tied flies for fly fishing.

Updates: Federated Flies projects, member employment, and a group request to connect to expert instructors. 

From Albert Wagner, Ohio City Power, Operations Manager, Federated Flies: 
"The four fly tiers have been working on an order for the Trout Club at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The order is for 180 wooly buggers for their Annual Banquet in mid-April. The tiers are excited to work on the flies and apply what they have learned so far. At this point they are interested in learning how the fishermen want the finished woolly buggers to look and how close the flies are to that. Some of the group is ready to devote more of their time to fly tying, as they are getting more used to tying. Bill Kopec, a member of Federated Flies, has also taken advantage of an opportunity to pursue a job through a contact from Ohio City Power. He said he would even like to continue fly tying as he begins a new job. And, after they are done working on the order for the Trout Club, they are ready to complete more orders. A new instructor has not yet begun. If there is a new instructor, the group is interested in learning how to make different types of flies."
Ohio City Power Programs Build Skilled Networks 

Are you, or someone you know, interested in meeting up with the Ohio City Power Federated Fly Tyers to talk shop or visit as a guest instructor? The Federated Flies group meets twice a week,  on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:00AM to 11:00AM at St. Paul's Community Outreach. Visit the Ohio City Power Calendar  for details.

If you're interested, leave a comment below or send an e-mail directly to Albert Wagner, Operations Manager, Federated Flies c/o info@ohiocitypower.net - Thank you!

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