Seeing that winter is nearly over, and there are more aquatic insect food forms available in our streams and rivers, local fish will begin to more aggressively take some of…
Category: Fly Tying
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Soft Hackle Wet Fly
Our PVFF Beginner Fly Tying program for February 2023 will reintroduce basic steps for ‘tying soft hackle wet flies’. For those unfamiliar with the term ‘wet flies’, these are artificial…
Advanced Fly Tying: Little Black Stone Fly
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on February 15th at 7:00 PM, Seth Debo will show us how to tie the Little Black Stonefly. This is a great fly for…
Join Us for “Caddisfly Saturday” on February 18th
Whether you are a beginner or more advanced fly tier, please join others of the same passion on February 18th as we tie a broad selection of flies which represent…
Advanced Fly Tying: Lantern Fly
Our next gathering will be on January 18th. We are going to try something new. Andy is going to lead us how to tie the Lantern Fly. This pattern is…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Squirmy Wormy & Salmon Egg
Our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM, January 17, in Room 207 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Don’t let the complacency and chill of the…
Advanced Fly Tying: Jig Rainbow Warrior
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on December 21st at 7:00 PM, Kyle Shenk will be our tier and will teach us how to tie a the Jig Rainbow Warrior.…
Advanced Fly Tying: Stimulator Pattern
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on November 16th at 7:00 PM, Don Fine will be our tier and will teach us how to tie a stimulator. Would you like…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Zebra Midge and Griffith’s Gnat
Our next Beginner’s Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on November 15th at Trinity United Methodist Church. The evening’s class will focus on two common fly patterns…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph
Our September fly tying session was a great kick-off for our upcoming Beginner’s Fly Tying class, which will be held on October 18th at 7:00 PM at Trinity United Methodist…
Advanced Fly Tying
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on October 19th at 7:00 PM, Randy Underwood will be our tier. The fly to be tied is still to be determined. Would you…
Advanced Fly Tying: The “Belly Scratcher” Streamer
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on September 21st at 7:00pm, Wayne Leadbetter will show us how to tie the “Belly Scratcher” streamer. This will be a new one for me!…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The CHRLFY Woolly Bugger Variant
After a brief summer break, our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on September 20th at Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederick. As a change…
Advanced Fly Tying: John Barr’s Meat Whistle
The Advanced Fly Tying meeting will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, July 13, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Note that the July session is one week earlier than…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: White Miller Emerging & Emergent Variations
Print Instructions Session Overview At our July Beginner fly tying session we will be tying both a White Miller wet fly and dry fly. I chose these patterns for our…