On June 13, PVFF Club President Andy Mekelburg and I went to school in Pennsylvania — almost literally. Earlier this year, Andy had been the winning bidder on a guided…
Category: Outings
A Rapidan River Brookie
Fishing the Rapidan River for a native brook trout had been on my bucket list. I am thankful to say that I have recently had the opportunity to fish that…
Welcome to Fly Fishing
After the movie, “A River Runs Through It,” was released in October 1992, many people took up fly fishing. In fact, Montana issued over 40,000 more two-day, nonresident fishing licenses…
Mossy Creek: Public and Private Fly Fishing
On December 18, 2021, I had the opportunity to fish Mossy Creek near Bridgetown, Virginia, with Andy and Cory Mekelburg. Mossy Creek is a limestone, spring creek south of Harrisonburg…
2022 Outings: Let’s Build a Schedule
One of the primary reason people join fly fishing clubs is to have opportunities to fish with other people. Thus, one of our goals is to create and facilitate fishing…
Fly Fishing Along the North Carolina Coast
had the pleasure of fishing with Bill Kulp in North Carolina for a few days in November. Bill moved to North Carolina three years ago and he knows how and…
Catoctin Creek Outing: Let’s Catch Those Stocked Fish
Outing chairman Mike Holland arranged a great kick-off to the 2021-2022 season on November 22 at the Catoctin Creek Nature Center. Timing was good, coming a couple of weeks after…
Cutties, Browns, and Salmon
As many club members may remember fondly, the late Warren Zevon used to sing about “Lawyers, Guns, and Money.” Today, I will write about my recent experience with cutties, browns,…
Persistence Finally Pays Off at Beaver Creek
On Sunday, July 18th, I finally caught my first fish at Beaver Creek, a nice limestone, spring-fed water in Washington County, Maryland. I was with club president Andy Mekelburg and…
Time to Book Em Danno: Let’s Plan Some Outings
While I know that not every PFFV club member remembers the original Hawaii Five-O, those of us who do will never forget the phrase, “Book Em Danno.” For that matter,…
Announcing Our New Mentor Program for 2021
By Kevin Haney Passing down knowledge of fly fishing from one generation to another is part of the educational mission of the Potomac Valley Fly Fishers. To that end, we…
Northern (New York) Fly Fishing Adventure
By Mike Holland A few of you may know me from trips to Pulaski, New York, to fish for salmon on the Salmon River. In any case, I am a…
Outings Update: March 2020
Let’s Plan Some Outings! Members join our club for many reasons, but one of the key ones is to get out to fish. Whether you are a beginner wanting to…
Bass Open House: This Saturday!
By John Thames Join me at Beaver Creek Fly Shop on August 31, Saturday from 10 AM – 4 PM. Chuck Kraft will be tying all day and answering questions about his…
Upcoming Outings: June 2019 Update
By Larry Forte It’s time to go Fishing! We have 1 Outing planned for this month & a sign-up sheet will be available at the June Picnic. Here’s the current…
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