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…
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Advanced Fly Tying
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on March 20th at 7:00 PM, the fly and the tier are still TBD. We will send an update as we get closer. I…
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…
Advanced Fly Tying: Terrestrial Fly with Seth Denbo
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on February 21st at 7:00 PM, Seth Denbo will show us how to tie a special large terrestrial fly. I hope you can join…
Advanced Fly Tying: Mystery Fly with Donald Lee
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on January 17th at 7:00pm, Donald Lee will show us how to tie a special fly. Not sure what that fly is as I…
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…
Advanced Fly Tying: Nitro Caddis
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on November 15th at 7:00 PM, I will teach the Nitro Caddis fly. This is a great fly for me when I am not…
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,…
Advanced Fly Tying: Foam and Fuzzy Inchworms
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on October 18th at 7:00 PM, Martyn Holland will teach us the foam inchworm and the fuzzy inchworm fly. The club will provide all…
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…
Advanced Fly Tying: Hogan’s Summer Smallmouth Fly
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on September 20th at 7:00 PM, Don Fine will teach us the Hogan’s Summer Smallmouth fly pattern which is an adaptation of a Clouser…
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…
Advanced Fly Tying: Crawfish Pattern (Redo)
The June tying did not go as planned. So, we are going to try again. At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on August 16th at 7:00 PM, Ray Ouellette will…