Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for August 2022. In this issue: Beginner’s Fly Tying: Go Catch Fish with Flies You’ve Tied Take the PVFF 3-Fish Challenge! Project Healing Waters: A Perfect…
Category: Articles
Getting Schooled in Pennsylvania
On June 13, PVFF Club President Andy Mekelburg and I went to school in Pennsylvania — almost literally. Earlier this year, Andy had been the winning bidder on a guided…
Local artist Toby Mendez to Sculpt Lefty Kreh Statue
A statue of a Chesapeake Bay waterman standing on the prow of his boat greets visitors to the Annmarie Sculpture Garden near the mouth of the Patuxent River in Solomons…
The Fish I Didn’t Catch
On the club outing to Smith Creek in April, I caught several fish. The morning began with a fallfish, and I ended the day with the first bluegill I’ve ever…
A Rapidan River Brookie
Fishing the Rapidan River for a native brook trout had been on my bucket list. I am thankful to say that I have recently had the opportunity to fish that…
Effort Underway to Place Lefty Statue in Frederick
I first heard the name Lefty Kreh not long after I started fly fishing. When I got the bug (and a box full of imitation bugs), I scoured the internet…
Welcome to Fly Fishing
After the movie, “A River Runs Through It,” was released in October 1992, many people took up fly fishing. In fact, Montana issued over 40,000 more two-day, nonresident fishing licenses…
PVFF Streamlines (May 2022)
Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for May 2022. In this issue: Monthly Club Meeting: Casting Clinic at Catoctin Nature Center Beginner’s Fly Tying: Rabbit-strip Leech Advanced Fly Tying: Diawl Bach &…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Beck’s Super Beetle
Session Overview Our session for April 19 (7:00 PM) is an opportunity for our class participants to ‘step outside the box’ when it comes to learning to tie terrestrial fly…
APRIL CLUB MEETING — Fishing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with Dusty Wissmath
At our April meeting on Tuesday, April 12, join us as we welcome Dusty Wissmath for a talk on fly fishing the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. If you have never been to…
Call to Action on Proposed Fly Fishing Heritage Trail
Submit Your Comments by February 3! We have an opportunity to influence what will become of a section of Hunting Creek at Frank Bentz pond following the removal of the…
In Remembrance: Bob Abraham
It is with a heavy heart that I relate to our Potomac Valley Fly Fishers membership that Bob Abraham, 88 years old, died Wednesday, December 15th from complications of COVID19…
2022 Outings: Let’s Build a Schedule
One of the primary reason people join fly fishing clubs is to have opportunities to fish with other people. Thus, one of our goals is to create and facilitate fishing…
Fly Fishing Along the North Carolina Coast
had the pleasure of fishing with Bill Kulp in North Carolina for a few days in November. Bill moved to North Carolina three years ago and he knows how and…
Meet a Member: Larry Forte
How long have you been fly fishing? I started fly-fishing about 20 years ago. What type of fly fishing do you like the most? Dry fly fishing for wild trout.…