By Dominic D’Ambrosi Some friends and I wanted to take advantage of our location in Uruguay being close to Argentina so we planned for a fly fishing trip. We looked…
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Fishing for the ‘Poor Man’s Tarpon’
Story and images by Dan Neuland, reprint courtesy of Frederick News Post The flowering dogwood trees bloom each spring in mid-April signaling to anglers that the annual shad run in…
Astronomy Minute
By Russ Hanson Editor’s Note: We thought club members might be missing the “Astronomy Minute” from our monthly club meetings, so we invited Russ to share what’s going on up…
Last Cast: (April 2020)
By Andy Mekelburg UPDATE: Under Governor Larry Hogan’s Stay at Home order, recreational fishing and boating and kayaking are currently prohibited activities in Maryland. Limited exceptions exist only for individuals…
The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
By Larry Forte Recently, club member Andrew Frutiger recommended I read The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson. I love fly fishing books, but this one is unique. It does…
Favorite Place for Bass: Kayaking on the Monocacy
by Karen Baker One of my favorite places is the Monocacy River in a kayak. Why do I like the Monocacy River? The river is very accessible with many boat…
Favorite Spot Near Frederick: C&O Canal
by Jon Thames This is my favorite spot that is less than an hour from Frederick: the C&O Canal starting at Lock 27 and fishing down to the the Dickerson…
Favorite Maryland Trout Stream: Casselman River
by Don Fine My favorite spot to fish is Casselman River in Garrett County, Maryland. I have been fishing the Casselman for trout each spring for perhaps 20 years. Why…
Treasurer’s Update
By Dennis Allen At the last Board of Directors meeting, your Board approved the new PVFF budget for 2020. In summary, membership income this year is expected to be around…
Last Cast: March 2020
I guess I’m still waiting for winter to start, so it can end and we can enter prime spring fishing season. As others are, I’ve been tracking the DNR announcements…
Last Cast: Feb. 2020
It’s February, and while most non-fly fishers are thinking the season’s over until April, fly fishers know better. Yes, there are only some who will brave the elements and get…
Last Cast: January 2020
Hi everyone, this is my first “Last Cast” as your newly elected president. Before expounding further, let me step back and acknowledge Larry Forte and the three years he served…
Fly Fishing Etiquette
By Karen Baker We all want to be considerate of our natural environment and respectful of our fellow angler so here are a few reminders of several things to consider…
Last Cast: Dec. 2019
This is my last column as PVFF President and to be honest, I am smiling as I write this because writing this monthly column is the one job as Club…
2019 Banquet Recap
What a great time at our annual banquet. We had 111 attendees this year, which is great for our club. The food was amazing. The bucket items and auction items…
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