This month’s program will feature a travelogue on two destination fishing locations – Alaska and the San Juan River in New Mexico. While appearing to be informational, it’s actually about…
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You Can Help: Join the Big Hunting Creek Committee
PVFF has created a committee to work on issues specifically affecting Big Hunting Creek. Big Hunting Creek used to be our home waters before it was changed to Catoctin Creek…
Combined Beginner/Advanced Fly Tying: Half-n-Half
Given the Holidays and busy schedules, this month we are going to combine both classes and meet on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, at 7:00 PM. Our guest tier is Dan…
PVFF Streamlines (December 2023)
Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for December 2023. In this issue:
Club Meeting: Beaver Creek Fish Kill Update
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…
Advanced Fly Tying: Nitro Caddis
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…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Two Egg Patterns
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,…
Conservation Update: November 2023
In October we had the pleasure of having Kate Fritz, CEO of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, speak at our monthly meeting. Her talk focused on things we can…
PVFF Streamlines (November 2023)
Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for November 2023. In this issue:
Club Meeting: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
At our next meeting on October 10th, we welcome Kate Fritz, CEO for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. This organization is dedicated to restoring the Chesapeake Bay’s rivers and…
I’ve Been to Paradise: Snake River
We all remember songs from our childhood. For me, Charlene D’Angelo’s “I’ve Been to Paradise, But I’ve Never Been to Me,” is a song that instantly takes me back to…
Fall Striper Fishing at Sandy Point State Park
Fall is a great time to target striped bass in tidal tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. A few years back, PVFF member Larry Forte showed me some photos of several…
Advanced Fly Tying: Foam and Fuzzy Inchworms
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…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Twitch Fly
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…
PVFF Streamlines (October 2023)
Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for October 2023. In this issue: