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…

Howard County Fairgrounds. Over 100 vendors, events and seminars, waterfowl calling competition, cornhole contest, bucks bears & stag scoring, NWTF turkey calling competition and much more! Bring your dog. Check online for ticket prices and info: www.mdsportsmanshow.com

Details TBD. Head to our Outings page for the latest.

Outdoor writer Dan Neuland enjoys fly fishing from a kayak on local rivers and lakes, as well as in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries. He will be speaking at the April meeting on Tuesday, April 11th, to share his experience and insight into the growing interest of angling kayaks for fly…

As we have for the past few years, our club will host a spring fly swap for 2022. Here are the details: tie twelve flies to be shared with other members participating in the swap. Bring your flies to our March or April meeting. If we’re still not meeting in person at this time, I…

April is upon us and it is time to consider what other types of natural food will be available for consumption by freshwater fish species. For this reason, we chose the ‘mighty’ ant as our fly pattern for our Beginners class on ‘tax day’, i.e. April 18th.  (Perhaps you thought that I chose the ant…

At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on April 19th at 7:00 PM, Nina Cleven will show us how to tie a freshwater shrimp pattern. I hope you can join us. This is open to everyone. Perhaps you are not sure if your skills are to the “Advanced”  level yet? No worries. Come and watch and…

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.

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