The fly pattern which I have chosen for the March Beginner’s fly tying is the Dark Cahill dry fly. First, a brief history of the Cahill fly pattern. In the…
Category: Fly Tying
Advanced Fly Tying: Panfish Wiggler and the Bluegill Killer
Our next Advanced Fly Tying session will be Wednesday, March 17th. Randy Underwood is going to show us how to tie two awesome flies for blue gill — The Panfish…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Prince Nymph
As we continue with our virtual Beginner’s Fly Tying program in 2021, I want to briefly reflect on the success of our PVFF members in learning to tie artificial flies…
First Advanced Fly Tying Gathering: the X-Caddis
After several months of talking about it and planning it, we had our first Advanced Fly Tying meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, January 20. Don Fine led the evening and…
It’s Time for the Spring Fly Swap
As we have for the past few years, our club will host a spring fly swap for 2021. Here are the details: tie twelve flies to be shared with other…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Egg-Sucking Leech
By Don Fine Hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and that these early winter days have given you an opportunity to relax with a favorite beverage, while you tie…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Squirmy Worm and Glo Bug (Salmon Egg)
By Don Fine The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on us all, but despite these hardships our Beginner’s Fly Tying continues to be a success, with more than 20 of…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Zebra Midge and Griffith’s Gnat
By Don Fine Our PVFF Beginner’s Fly Tying session for November is a continuance of our fly tying theme for this year, with patterns chosen to represent a different category…
PVFF to Start an Advanced Fly Tying Group
By Larry Forte In January, PVFF plans to start an Advanced Fly Tying Group. This will be similar to our very successful Advanced Roundtable from the past, but with a…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Stancev Caddis Larva Pattern
By Don Fine Our PVFF virtual fly tying sessions continue to be a success with over 20 members participating in each of the past 4 months. Thus, we are encouraged…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Leech-a-ma-call-it Pattern
By Don Fine We hope that all of you who have been participating in our virtual fly tying sessions have been both enjoying tying the various fly patterns and advancing…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Curly Tailed Jig Pattern
By Don Fine Over the past several months our Beginner’s Fly Tying class has focused on a series of relatively simple fly patterns representing several types of aquatic and terrestrial…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Tying Terrestrial Patterns
By Don Fine Over the past several months our Beginner’s (virtual) Fly Tying sessions have been a great success. We are thrilled to report again that over 20 club members…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph
By Don Fine This is the fourth installment in our series aimed at learning fundamental fly tying skills. Our goal is to tie a series of freshwater artificial flies, with…
Fly Swap 2020: Can You Match the Fly with the Name?
By Dave Keane Thanks to the members who participated in the fly swap. Our club is very fortunate to have such talented fly tiers. Below is a list of those…
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