The fly pattern chosen  for our June fly tying class is the ‘common’ black ant. Ants are among the group of terrestrial (i.e. land dwelling) insects which fish like to eat.  You might ask why. Because ants are packed with protein, making them a natural food for all kind of freshwater fish. At our June…

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 our usual Advanced sessions, which are normally held on the third Wednesday of the month. Don Fine will lead the tying session, demonstrating how to…

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 Beginner class because July is the month when abundant hatches of White Millers occur on nearby waters (e.g. the Potomac River in Maryland/Virginia and Yellow Breeches in Pennsylvania). For…

This month we will be performing a lake clean up in and around Culler Lake within Baker Park.  What: Culler Lake Clean UpWhen: September 10, 2022, 10:00 am to noon.Where:  Culler Lake in Baker Park. Meet at the “Skater’s Shelter”(201 West College Terrace Frederick, MD 21701) Please bring gloves, waders, and dress for the outdoors.…

The Friends of Lefty Kreh project is pleased to invite you to the official unveiling ceremony of the Lefty Kreh statue’s maquette. A maquette is a smaller scale version of the statue, which is then used to create the final bronze statue.We will be meeting at Culler Lake, in Baker Park, next to the “Skater’s…

At our meeting on September 13th at 7:00 PM, we welcome Bryan Donoway, owner and guide of Flys In Disguise, (flysindisguise.com) in Jarrestville, Maryland. Bryan, with over 20 years of fly fishing experience and seven years as a professional guide, provides professional fly fishing instruction and guided fly fishing trips on the Gunpowder River watershed…

The fly pattern chosen for our September ‘kick off’ class, is a variant (CHRLFY) of the well-known standard Woolly Bugger, which I have found to be quite productive in fishing for trout and smallmouth bass. My CHRLFY variant refers to adding a cone-head, rubber legs, and crystal flash to a standard Woolly Bugger.  The original…

At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on September 21st at 7:00pm, Wayne Leadbetter will show us how to tie the  “Belly Scratcher” streamer.   We will meet in Room 108 at Trinity Church.