The Great American Outdoor Show is a nine-day event celebrating hunting, fishing and outdoor traditions that are treasured by millions of Americans and their families. The show features nearly 1,100 exhibitors plus a jam-packed schedule including concerts, fundraising dinners, speaking events, archery competitions, celebrity appearances, seminars, demonstrations and much more! Adult admission $15.00 (1-day) $25.00…

Whether you are a beginner or more advanced fly tier, please join others of the same passion on February 18th as we tie a broad selection of flies which represent Caddisflies, at the various stages of their life cycle (larvae, pupae and adult). You may be wondering why this ‘winter’ gathering of us fly tiers is focused on…

Our PVFF Beginner Fly Tying program for February 2023 will reintroduce basic steps for ‘tying soft hackle wet flies’. For those unfamiliar with the term ‘wet flies’, these are artificial flies tied to represent the immature form of several of the major classes of fresh water ‘invertebrate’ insects; e.g. mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies. Traditionally, the…

The warm start to the new year is setting meteorological records and fueling intense anticipation for the springtime shad run. As you count down the days until the first strike, here's an annual celebration not to be missed! National Capitol Chapter-Trout Unlimited Shad Night returns and will once again be online this year. Special guests are biologists at the Maryland Department of…

 Exhibitors will showcase fishing boats, marine equipment, kayaks, speed boats, fishing equipment, fishing rods, and sports fishing accessories. Admission - $5.00 https://www.saltwaterfishingexpo.com/

Everything there is to know about fly fishing, featuring fly tiers, writers, instructional classes and seminars and fly-fishing destinations. The exhibit hall is packed with industry manufacturers, the largest dealers, the best guides and lodges in fly fishing, great artists, nearly every fly tying material invented, all the books and DVD’s, and all the best…

THE WATER: Pete Ring will lead a group of anglers to fish for wild brown trout on Little Hunting Creek near Thurmont, MD. It is very important to RSVP as the group is limited to eight, including Pete. Sign up on our outings page. TIME AND LOCATION: The group will meet at the Catoctin Furnace on the…