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

FLY FISHERMAN magazine presents a one-time-only premiere screening of the upcoming full-length feature film “Mending the Line.” Join us on June 3, 2023 at 6PM-9PM EST at the historic Allenberry Resort Playhouse in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania for a night of film, fun, fly fishing, and prizes.Mending the Line is a story of a former marine…

Join us on June 14th at the Catoctin Creek Nature Center (2929 Sumantown Road, Middletown). This is a family event. Bring kids, spouses, whatever – all are welcome!  4 PM: One-Fly contest. Check in at the pavilion before you go, and you have two hours to fish with one fly. We will be there early…

Summertime, summertime! Now that days are longer and temperatures warmer, it’s time to set aside some of the standard fly patterns which we would use for early season fly fishing. Instead, let’s concentrate on summertime freshwater species: largemouth and smallmouth bass, large trout, and panfish — all of which are looking for large terrestrial foods…

At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on June 21st at 7:00 PM, Ray Ouellette will show us how to tie a crayfish pattern. This is ideal for fishing the Potomac and Monocacy rivers during the summer. I hope you can join us. This is open to everyone. Perhaps you are not sure if your skills…

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

Summertime is most definitely upon us, with more hot, sunny days ahead. So we put our pursuit of catching rainbow trout in cool mountain waters aside, and focus our attention on some of the ‘warmer’ fresh water species, such as smallmouth bass, crappie, and panfish. For these species some fly fishers might tie on a…

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Summer is well upon us and our attention has turned away from fishing some of the colder water species. So, it’s time now to get out on the rivers, ponds, and lakes where we might find smallmouth or largemouth bass, perhaps pickerel, or perch actively feeding on crustaceans, minnows, etc. In looking for a relatively…

The June tying did not go as planned. So, we are going to try again. At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on August 16th at 7:00 PM, Ray Ouellette will show us how to tie a crayfish pattern. This is ideal for fishing the Potomac and Monocacy rivers this summer. We will meet in Room…