We all remember songs from our childhood. For me, Charlene D’Angelo’s “I’ve Been to Paradise, But I’ve Never Been to Me,” is a song that instantly takes me back to…
Tag: Where to Fish
Fall Striper Fishing at Sandy Point State Park
Fall is a great time to target striped bass in tidal tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. A few years back, PVFF member Larry Forte showed me some photos of several…
Outing Report: Slate Run
I had planned to meet some friends for a long weekend of fly fishing on Kettle Creek in Potter County, Pennsylvania. The date we chose was the first weekend of…
Outing Report: A Savage River Reminder of Lefty’s Legacy
Several years ago, when I finally realized that I was not immortal and that life passes far too quickly, I began to make it a priority to fish on, or…
Ohiopyle – The Heart of It All?
On Sunday, June 11, 2023, PVFF Club President Andy Mekelburg belatedly celebrated his (December) birthday by fishing the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania. The Youghiogheny had been on Andy’s fishing bucket…
Continuing Brook Trout Education
On May 1, 2023, I attended the Murray Fly Shop’s Advanced Brook Trout School in the George Washington National Forest. I was joined by PVFF President Andy Mekelburg and member…
Outing Report: East Branch of the Antietam Creek
Many thanks to Phil Cleven for organizing and leading an outing to the East Branch of the Antietam Creek on May 4, 2023. Phil reports that: Andy Mekelburg, Paul Bemder,…
Outing Report: Yellow Bugs on the Yellow Breeches
On a beautiful Friday in mid-May PVFF members ventured out of the Potomac valley and headed north to our neighboring commonwealth to wet our lines on one of the iconic…
The Shad Run has Begun!
March 23, 2023: It was late Wednesday afternoon when I decided to load my kayak and drive down to Fletcher’s Cove on the lower Potomac River in Washington, DC. I…
A Super Sunday: Fishing the “Lower Sac” in California
I was originally going to use the title “California Dreaming” but I will save it for another time. That said, I was blessed to be able to fish the Lower…
Salmon, Salmon, Trout
I was originally going to use the title, “New York, New York,” but decided to go with Andy Mekelburg’s suggestion. Andy’s thought was to capture the fact that over the…
Outings Update
Thank you to those of you who organized, led, or joined outings in 2022. I hope you have enjoyed them as much as I have, and I look forward to…
CLUB MEETING — How to Hook, Play, Land, and Release Fish
We have all been there. You have the correct fly, the perfect drift, and your target fish comes up to take your fly. Now the real challenge begins and many…
PVFF Anglers Heading North to Steelhead Alley
By Dan Neuland Steelhead are more than trout. Any angler that has played a steelhead on their fly rod will attest to their energy and power as well as their…
CLUB MEETING — Beaver Creek Fly Shop Outing
The next general membership meeting is scheduled for November 8th. Because it is Election Day, we will not be at Tuscarora High School. Instead, the Precision Fly and Tackle team…