The pattern chosen for our PVFF Beginner’s Fly Tying session on April 16 is the CDC Caddis. Perhaps you do not know what the acronym CDC represents? CDC is the…
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
Our next Beginners Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on March 19th. The pattern chosen for the class to tie that evening is the Bead Head PT…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Griffith’s Gnat and Zebra Midge
Just because its winter and some of the warmer-water species (e.g. smallmouth and largemouth bass) are not as active, that’s no reason not to go fly fishing. There are two…
CANCELLED: Beginner’s Fly Tying: Griffith’s Gnat and Zebra Midge
Due to inclement weather, this class is cancelled. See you next month! Just because its winter and some of the warmer-water species (e.g. smallmouth and largemouth bass) are not as…
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…
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,…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Squirmy Wormy & Salmon Egg
Our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM, January 17, in Room 207 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Don’t let the complacency and chill of the…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Zebra Midge and Griffith’s Gnat
Our next Beginner’s Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on November 15th at Trinity United Methodist Church. The evening’s class will focus on two common fly patterns…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph
Our September fly tying session was a great kick-off for our upcoming Beginner’s Fly Tying class, which will be held on October 18th at 7:00 PM at Trinity United Methodist…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The CHRLFY Woolly Bugger Variant
After a brief summer break, our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on September 20th at Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederick. As a change…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: White Miller Emerging & Emergent Variations
Print Instructions Session Overview At our July Beginner fly tying session we will be tying both a White Miller wet fly and dry fly. I chose these patterns for our…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Black Ant
Tying the Dubbed Fur Ant and Foam Ant: Print Instructions Session Overview The fly pattern chosen for our June fly tying class is the ‘common’ black ant. Ants are among…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Beck’s Super Beetle
Session Overview Our session for April 19 (7:00 PM) is an opportunity for our class participants to ‘step outside the box’ when it comes to learning to tie terrestrial fly…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Red Tag (Wet & Dry)
Session Overview Realizing that spring trout season is upon us, I sought to find a fly pattern which would provide our Beginner’s class with new tying techniques and a pattern…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Dirty Bird
Session Overview The fly pattern chosen for the February 15 Beginner’s Fly Tying class is “The Dirty Bird.” We chose this fly pattern to honor Bob Abraham, long time member…