We’ve scheduled a stream cleanup on April 12, 2025, at our home stream, the Catoctin Creek Park & Nature Center. The cleanup will occur between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.…
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April club meeting: Fishing the Monocacy
The April meeting will feature Monocacy River expert Larry Tressler. He is a conventional tackle fisherman (future convert?) who fishes in all seasons. Larry will be talking about where to…
PVFF Streamlines (April 2025)
Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for April! (view as PDF)
Advanced Fly Tying: Black Stonefly Nymph
At our advanced fly tying gathering, on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:00 p.m., Martyn Holland will lead us in tying a black stonefly nymph. The black stonefly nymph pattern is…
Beginner Fly Tying: Mohair Leech and Thin Mint Bugger
If you have been attending our recent fly tying sessions for beginners, hopefully you have enjoyed learning more of the basics of creating artificial fly patterns that simulate natural fish…
Beginner Fly Tying: Soft Hackle Wet Flies
Our Beginner Fly Tying session this month will continue our theme for 2025: learning to tie a diversity of flies based on one pattern simply by substituting one or two…
Advanced Fly Tying: Don Lee’s Special Mayfly
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on Wednesday, March 19th, Donald Lee will be our featured tier and will show us how to tie a Special Mayfly. Mr. Lee catches…
March club meeting: Catoctin Trout Populations
At our March meeting, Michael Kashiwagi of the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources will present the results of the 2024 trout population surveys for the Catoctin streams. He will also…
PVFF Streamlines (March 2025)
Here is our monthly Streamlines newsletter for March! (view as PDF)
Conservation Update: March 2025
– We’ve scheduled a stream clean-up on April 12, 2025 at our home stream, the Catoctin Creek Park & Nature Center. The clean-up will occur between 9 a.m. and 11…
Film Premier — Lefty: The Greatest of All Time
A new documentary film about the life of Lefty Kreh will be premiered in Frederick at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on March 27, 2025. This gala event will…
February club meeting canceled due to weather
NOTE: This meeting will be moved to March. The February meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather. Euro nymphing. It has been the buzz-word for the last decade. You’ve heard…
Conservation Update: February 2025
I am excited to continue Dave Keane’s legacy as PVFF’s Conservation Lead. Always feel free to reach out to me (lcsmoss63@yahoo.com) with your thoughts, ideas, and conservation oriented activities you…
Advanced Fly Tying: Higa’s S.O.S.
Historically speaking, Higa’s S.O.S. is a relatively new pattern. Spencer Higa is an all-around fly-fishing professional from Utah, who has been a guide and lodge manager, an Orvis store manager,…
Beginner Fly Tying: Cold Weather Flies
As noted in the January issue of Streamlines, beginner fly tying sessions this year will focus on the use of alternative materials in tying similar, or variant, fly patterns. People who…