The warm start to the new year is setting meteorological records and fueling intense anticipation for the springtime shad run. As you count down the days until the first strike, here's an annual celebration not to be missed! National Capitol Chapter-Trout Unlimited Shad Night returns and will once again be online this year. Special guests are biologists at the Maryland Department of…

 Exhibitors will showcase fishing boats, marine equipment, kayaks, speed boats, fishing equipment, fishing rods, and sports fishing accessories. Admission - $5.00 https://www.saltwaterfishingexpo.com/

Everything there is to know about fly fishing, featuring fly tiers, writers, instructional classes and seminars and fly-fishing destinations. The exhibit hall is packed with industry manufacturers, the largest dealers, the best guides and lodges in fly fishing, great artists, nearly every fly tying material invented, all the books and DVD’s, and all the best…

THE WATER: Pete Ring will lead a group of anglers to fish for wild brown trout on Little Hunting Creek near Thurmont, MD. It is very important to RSVP as the group is limited to eight, including Pete. Sign up on our outings page. TIME AND LOCATION: The group will meet at the Catoctin Furnace on the…

Regan Burmeister, who runs the annual Shad Day Casting Church at Fletcher’s Cove has extended an invitation to PVFF members to learn tips on casting sinking lines. The event will be held on Sunday, March 12th, 2023 (8:00 to 11:30). Burmeister will discuss a wide variety of sinking lines AND even demo two-handed rods for…

We have a great evening planned for our March meeting on the 14th. First, we will hear from Marc Hutzell with the Mayfly Project. The Mayfly Project (TMP) is a great organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor children in foster care. In addition, Dan Neuland will talk to us about shad…

At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on March 15th at 7:00 PM, Donald Lee will show us how to tie a Tenkara fly. You may wonder why a Tenkara fly? Donald uses this fly for multiple species and different types of fly-fishing. For those of you that know Donald, you will not want to miss…

Experience fly fishing through the eyes of professional bamboo/graphite/glass rod builders, classic tackle dealers, national known artist and authors, regional guides not to mention our local fly shops from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. More than 70 vendors and booths chock-full of everything fly fishing. Adult admission: $10. www.marylandflyfishingshow.com

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 the larger emerging insects. It’s also time for both beginner and more advanced fly tiers to stock up on some of the standard flies which…