Mike Holland will lead an outing to Smith Creek in Broadway, VA. It is a private, stocked, spring creek managed by Mossy Creek Fly Shop with about 1.5 miles of water to fish. There is a $100 rod fee. We will have a cookout around lunch time.

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We will meet at the fly shop in Hagerstown for this meeting.

The next general membership meeting is scheduled for November 8th. Because it is Election Day, we will not be at Tuscarora High School. Instead, the Precision Fly and Tackle team is hosting us at their Beaver Creek Fly Shop location, starting at 6:00 PM. The Shop is located at 9720 Country Store Lane in Hagerstown.…

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 which reflect this time of the year (late fall/winter) when the diet of a fresh water fish changes. The abundance of caddisflies, mayflies, and terrestrials…

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.

Time and Location: We will meet at PVFF Club Member Pete Ring’s home at 8 am. It is located at in Thurmont, MD (contact us for details)Recommended Flies: Brook Trout flies including Elk Hair Caddis, Stimulators, Parachute Adams, Royal Wulffs, etc. Nymphs, such as Prince Nymphs, Copper Johns, and Zebra Midges also work well, and…

We have all been there. You have the correct fly, the perfect drift, and your target fish comes up to take your fly. Now the real challenge begins and many times you are unable to land your fish. Or, as my buddy Mr. Fine describes it, you experience a longline release. What happened? What did…