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Category: Fly Tying

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…

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Published November 30, 2023
Categorized as Advanced Fly Tying, Beginner's Fly Tying, Fly TyingTagged Advanced Fly Tying, Beginner's Fly Tying Series

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…

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Published October 29, 2023
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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,…

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Published October 29, 2023
Categorized as Beginner's Fly Tying, Fly TyingTagged Beginner's Fly Tying Series

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…

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Published September 29, 2023
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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…

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Published September 29, 2023
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Advanced Fly Tying: Hogan’s Summer Smallmouth Fly

At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on September 20th at 7:00 PM, Don Fine will teach us the Hogan’s Summer Smallmouth fly pattern which is an adaptation of a Clouser…

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Published August 31, 2023
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Turbo Beetle

Summer soon will end and now is the time to think about seasonal-transition fly patterns, which will be useful for a variety of fresh water species. As I began to…

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Published August 31, 2023
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Advanced Fly Tying: Crawfish Pattern (Redo)

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…

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Published July 30, 2023
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Hogan’s Summer Smallmouth Fly

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,…

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Published July 30, 2023
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Black and Peacock Spider Wet Fly

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…

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Published June 29, 2023
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Advanced Fly Tying: Crawfish Pattern

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…

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Published May 30, 2023
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Chubby Chernobyl Ant

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.…

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Published May 30, 2023
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Damselfly Nymph

As a prelude to describing our upcoming May beginner’s fly-tying event, I want to thank Martyn Holland, who is now assisting with the instruction for our program. As such, we…

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Published April 30, 2023
Categorized as Beginner's Fly Tying, Fly Tying

Advanced Fly Tying: Pat’s Rubber Legs Fly

At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on May 17th, 2023, at 7:00 PM, Mark Richardson will show us how to tie Pat’s Rubber Legs fly. The club will provide all…

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Published April 30, 2023
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Foam & Fur Ant

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…

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Published April 1, 2023
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