Summer Viewing – Have you ever noticed that the stars seem clearer in the winter sky than the summer sky? I had always thought the summer sky contained more haze…
Author: Kevin Haney
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Dark Cahill
The fly pattern which I have chosen for the March Beginner’s fly tying is the Dark Cahill dry fly. First, a brief history of the Cahill fly pattern. In the…
Project Healing Waters: Olive Woolly Bugger
In our 12th installment of online fly tying seminars, Colin took the veterans through tying the always versatile Woolly Bugger. This fly will attract almost any North American fish, in…
Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary
Mallows Bay is a small bay on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in Charles County. The bay is the location of what is regarded as the “largest shipwreck…
Conservation Corner: The Great Eastern Brood
It’s happening this year! After 17 long years, Brood X will dig their way up from the ground and will invade our neighborhoods, yards, and landscapes. Nymphs will emerge mid…
Astronomy Minute
Back to the Pleiades – Mars will be sliding past the “tiny dipper” during the first week of March. The red planet will have its closest conjunction with the Pleiades…
Fishstration: On the Joys and Frustration of Fly Fishing
I’m not a trout fisherman naturally. I come from down south where fishing means largemouth bass, stiff rods, baitcasting reels, and crankbaits or spinners or plastic worms. I used to…
Last Cast
It’s all about timing. A couple of days ago we got four inches of snow, on top of 12 inches from previous storms, now we have weather in the 50’s.…
Streamlines: Vol. 30, No. 3 (March 2021)
Here is the Streamlines newsletter for March, 2021:
Club Meeting: Get to Know Your National Marine Sanctuary System with Vernon Smith
Did you know that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) manages a network of underwater parks around the nation, encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine and Great…
Advanced Fly Tying: Panfish Wiggler and the Bluegill Killer
Our next Advanced Fly Tying session will be Wednesday, March 17th. Randy Underwood is going to show us how to tie two awesome flies for blue gill — The Panfish…