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 bass and large panfish. In my search for a proven fly pattern appropriate for this time of year and for our beginner’s fly tying program,…

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 of the materials and hooks. I hope you can join us. This is open to everyone. Perhaps you are not sure if your skills are…

Our 56th Birthday Celebration and Annual  Banquet is less than two months away and I really hope you can join us this year.  It is always a fun evening. Great friends and fellowship, plenty of bucket and silent auction items, the St. Croix 8WT rod & reel raffle, the travel rod raffle, and much more. …

Board of Directors’ Meeting  Trinity United Methodist Church Frederick, Maryland Room 109

 At our next meeting on November 14th at 7:00 PM, we welcome Michael Kashiwagi, Freshwater Fisheries Western II Regional Manager with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. He will give us an update on the fish kill at Beaver Creek this past summer. This past August, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources found about 400…

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 sure what the trout are taking. The club will provide all of the materials and hooks.  I hope you can join us. This is open…

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, and even some streams (those which have appreciable water this time of year). It’s time to change from fly patterns which worked when there was…

Board of Directors’ Meeting  Trinity United Methodist Church Frederick, Maryland Room 109