In selecting the fly pattern for our November session, I chose Hogan’s Winter Leech. This pattern will further enhance the tying skills of our Beginner’s class as well as to…
Category: Beginner’s Fly Tying
Beginner Fly Tying: Thin Mint Bugger
In selecting a new fly pattern for our October Beginner Fly Tying session, I chose the “Thin Mint Bugger.” This pattern will help us learn new tying skills and provide…
Beginner Fly Tying: October Caddis
At our September beginner fly tying class we will be tying an October Caddis. In his book “Caddisflies,” author Gary LaFontaine described the hatch of the October caddis as one…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Foam Beetle
Late summer is the time of the year when terrestrial insects (beetles, hoppers, ants, crickets, etc.) are prevalent virtually anywhere we might be fishing on freshwater streams, rivers, lakes, or…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Yellow Palmer Dry Fly
Our next PVFF Beginner’s Fly Tying session will be held July 16th, starting at 7:00pm at Trinity United Methodist Church. The fly pattern chosen for that evening is the Yellow…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Gurgler
Our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held on Tuesday, June 18. The fly pattern selected for our class that evening will be a version of the Gurgler. This…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Cone-head Bunny Leech
The fly pattern selected for our May beginner’s class will be the Bunny Leech, one of my favorite “streamer” patterns for pursuing larger trout and smallmouth bass. Now that the…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: CDC Caddis
The pattern chosen for our PVFF Beginner’s Fly Tying session on April 16 is the CDC Caddis. Perhaps you do not know what the acronym CDC represents? CDC is the…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
Our next Beginners Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on March 19th. The pattern chosen for the class to tie that evening is the Bead Head PT…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Griffith’s Gnat and Zebra Midge
Just because its winter and some of the warmer-water species (e.g. smallmouth and largemouth bass) are not as active, that’s no reason not to go fly fishing. There are two…
CANCELLED: Beginner’s Fly Tying: Griffith’s Gnat and Zebra Midge
Due to inclement weather, this class is cancelled. See you next month! Just because its winter and some of the warmer-water species (e.g. smallmouth and largemouth bass) are not as…
Combined Beginner/Advanced Fly Tying: Half-n-Half
Given the Holidays and busy schedules, this month we are going to combine both classes and meet on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, at 7:00 PM. Our guest tier is Dan…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Two Egg Patterns
Fall is upon us and winter is not far off. In the last two weeks, the Maryland DNR has announced a number of trout stockings of our state’s ponds, lakes,…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Twitch Fly
Fall is upon us and at last we are having some cooler temperatures. Time to ‘switch gears’ in our approach to fly fishing inland waters, particularly fly fishing for smallmouth…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Turbo Beetle
Summer soon will end and now is the time to think about seasonal-transition fly patterns, which will be useful for a variety of fresh water species. As I began to…