By Russ Hanson Saturn and Jupiter – Due to our faster orbit, the Earth is catching up to Jupiter and Saturn and will soon pass them. Jupiter will be in…
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Streamlines: July 2020
Here is the July 2020 edition of Streamlines, our club monthly newsletter. Enjoy! Thanks, Andy Mekelberg PVFF President
July 2020 Club Meeting: Join Us for a Virtual Gathering on Zoom
Join fellow club members on July 14th at 7pm via Zoom videoconferencing. We will send out a web link for you to use to join the conversation. Thanks to those…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph
By Don Fine This is the fourth installment in our series aimed at learning fundamental fly tying skills. Our goal is to tie a series of freshwater artificial flies, with…
Last Cast: The Future May Be Murky (But We Can Still Go Fishing)
By Andy Mekelburg So, it was a delayed Spring season, but at least it started. After being “released,” I went with a friend of mine (driving separately) to Mossy Creek,…
The Decline of Smallmouth Bass in Potomac
The Chesapeake Bay Journal published a story in May about a study from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Leetown Science Center that found links between climate change and the decline of…
Project Healing Waters – Frederick Program (June 2020 Update)
By Andrew Frutiger In our third installment of online fly tying seminars, Colin Flournoy led four of our veterans through one of the more challenging patterns they’ve attempted to date,…
Fly Swap 2020: Can You Match the Fly with the Name?
By Dave Keane Thanks to the members who participated in the fly swap. Our club is very fortunate to have such talented fly tiers. Below is a list of those…
Astronomy Minute: June 2020
By Russ Hanson Venus: It is sinking into the glare of the setting sun. But, by the end of the month, it will have crossed the face of the sun…
Streamlines: June 2020
Here is the June 2020 edition of Streamlines, our club monthly newsletter. Enjoy! Thanks, Andy Mekelberg PVFF President
June 2020 Club Meeting: Join Us for a Virtual Gathering on Zoom
We can’t get together in person, so we’d like to try meeting up virtually. Join fellow club members on June 9th at 7pm via Zoom videoconferencing. We will send out…
Local Fly Shop Status: May 16, 2020
As of May 16, 2020, Beaver Creek Fly Shop in Hagerstown, Hunting Creek Outfitters in Frederick, and White Fly Outfitters in Harpers Ferry are open. Backwater Angler near Gunpowder River…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Soft Hackle Wet Fly Patterns
By Don Fine The fly pattern which I chose for our May beginner’s tying is the soft hackle wet fly pattern. As such, we will tie two different soft hackle…
New Brook Trout Regulations Proposed in Maryland
The public comment period is open until May 25 to support a proposed regulation to eliminate harvest of brook trout adults in Maryland’s most pressured waters (i.e., put-and-take areas) and…
Fishing OK in Maryland Beginning May 7
By Andy Mekelburg Hope you all are safe and sound. I wanted to share the following from Governor Hogan’s press announcement on May 6: Citing a leveling-off of hospitalizations due…
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