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…
Category: Fly Tying
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…