PVFF Notices and Events

For 2016 Outdoor and Fishing Shows provided by Dan Neuland click HERE

Bob Abraham AFA Casting Club River Bottom Park

Bob Abraham AFA Casting Club River Bottom Park to share casting ideas, learn techniques to improve our casting. Please join us. The most useful outfit to bring, unless otherwise noted below, is a 5, 6 or 7 WT rod, 9 feet long (or your favorite outfit) with a 1X leader and yarn fly. A few of us normally meet for breakfast at the Hagerstown Farmer's Market beforehand at 7:45 a.m. Please join us or suggest this to your friends who are interested in our sport.

The casting club meets from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. on selected Saturday mornings at the Williamsport
Before attendibg, please contact Bob Stouffer at (301) 791-4594 or at rstouf@mail.com.

April 2 - Antietam Fly Anglers Annual Banquet and Casting Rendezvous

AFA is planning on having their banquet and casting rendezvous on April 2nd, 2016.
The rendezvous starts at 9:00 AM and runs until 3:00 PM in the afternoon. It will be held at Riverview Park in Williamsport, Maryland. A donation of $20.00 would be appreciated.

The AFA Banquet will be held at the Ramada Inn Pen-mar Room, in Hagerstown. Cash bar opens at 5:00 PM, dinner will begin at 6:00 PM. Any donations for the bucket raffle and/or silent auction would be appreciated.

Fegruary 20, 2015 Lefty Kreh Tiefest - Prospect BayCountry Club in Grasonville, MD

PVFF will be present at the 2015 Lefty Kreh Tiefest held on March 8 at the Prospect BayCountry Club in Grasonville, MD. PVFF members are needed to attend our booth, answer questions and distribute membership applications. Tiefest, now in its 11th year and sponsored bythe Coastal Conservation Association Maryland's (CCA MD), has been renamedLefty Kreh's Tiefest to honor one of fly fishing's international legends. During the day a number of the nation's top fly tyers, equipment manufacturers,local guides, and others will gather to demonstrate techniques and discussfishing strategies. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about Tiefest contact Tony Friedrich, tony@ccamd.org.

PVFF members who would like to attend please contacr
Dan Neuland, danneuland@verizon.net, for carpooling information.

March ???, 1pm-2:30pm Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance meeting

Catoctin Creek Park and Nature Center
2929 Sumantown Road, Middletown, MD 21769

Join the Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance (MCWA) at 1 pm on March 5 at the Catoctin Creek Park and Nature Center, where we will prepare for the spring greening by hearing from Kerrie Kyde, an Invasive Plant Ecologist with the DNR Natural Heritage Program.

Are you tired of walking through your favorite natural area and seeing exotic invasive plants and their effects on Maryland’s natural habitats? At this MCWA meeting, Kerrie Kyde will describe the Statewide Eyes Program: A Citizen Science Contribution to Protecting Maryland Biodiversity. See how the Program is related to the work of the Maryland Invasive Plant Advisory Committee, and find out how you can help catalog, quantify, and map invasives in some of Maryland’s most ecologically significant areas, collecting the baseline data to support targeted, efficient management and control efforts on public lands.

April 16 - 10AM - 12AM - Catoctin Creek Invertebrates survey

Volunteers will be working with Catoctin Creek Park personnel and volunteers to survey the health of the stream by capturing and counting the macro-invertebrates. Last year we had a successful survey and had numerous volunteers including several youngsters. Click here for more information on Macro-invertebrates Survey


Please email Jon Thames - blkpoole@aol.com for details.

April ??, 2016 - Fishing Town Creek - Club Outing

Enjoy fishing private water on Town Creek with Larry Forte.

Please call Larry - 301-874-6996 for details.

April 16 - Creekside Anglers annual TYATHON - 9AM to 3 PM

At the Puritan facility in Beddington outside of Martinsburg on Byway 11 N outside of Martinsburg. All skill levels are welcome. If you would like to help, please concact John DeMars at email
jdemars71@comcast.net

April 23 - Naturefest - Catoctin Creek Nature Center

On April 23th from 10 AM – 2 PM Catoctin Creek Nature Center will hold its annual Naturefest. Catoctin Creek is the site of PVFF home waters. Club members are encouraged to attend and volunteers are needed to attend the PVFF booth at this event.
To register, please visit Catoctin Creek Nature Center web site
For additional information please email Jon Thames

April 23 - 10AM - 12PM - Project Stream Clean at Catoctin Creek Park

Volunteers will be working along Catoctin Creek within the Park to remove some tires as well plastic and cans. Click here for more information on Project Clean Stream


For additional information please email John Brognard

April 30 - 9AM - 4PM Reevil A. Leadbetter Youth Fly Fishing Camp

Potomac Valley Fly Fishers and Antietam Fly Anglers will hold its annual Reevil A. Leadbetter Youth Fly Fishing Course at Fountain Rock Nature Center. Youngsters and teenagers, ages 10 through 16, are invited to receive instruction in basic equipment, Fly Casting, Entomology, and stream techniques. Students will have the opportunity to fly fish with experienced fly fishing instructors. This fun program will run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided

For additional information please contact:
John Brognard
301-371-4205 or email pp@pvflyfish.org"

?????, 2016 9AM - 9PM Healing Waters event at Otter Fish Camp

Volunteers needed to help our wounded warriors fly fish on private waters. PVFF will provide food for our guests and volunteers. Please contact John Brognard on 301-371-4205 for more information and to sign up to help.

May 13
Fly Casting Clinic at Middleton, Md. park pond.

Please contact David Fulton - 240-446-3371 for more information.

June 18
Catoctin Creek Nature Center Family Fishing program at Middletown Park pond.

This is a basic class to help youngsters learn how to rig a spin/cast rod to fish the first time cast a rod. Families are welcome. Adults (over 16) must have a Maryland fishing liscense to assist children. Please contact John Brognard - 301-371-4205 to help and for more information.

IFFF Youth Fly Fishing Camp

June 4, 2016 - 9AM - 5PM

IFFF’s Chesapeake Council will hold its Annual Youth Fly Fishing Camp Youngsters and teenagers, ages 10 to 15, are invited to receive instruction in Fly Tying, Casting, Entomology, Knots and Equipment and will have the opportunity to fish with a fly rod on nearby ponds. This fun program will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and lunch is provided. For more information and a registration form click here.

For additional information please contact:
Pete McCall
P.O. Box 24
Pylesville, Md. 21132

July ? - 11AM - 3PM
Volunteers will be working with Catoctin Creek Park personnel and volunteers to survey the health of the stream by capturing and counting the invertebrates. Last year we had a successful survey and had numerous volunteers including several youngsters.

Please email Jon Thames - blkpoole@aol.com for details.

Learn to Fly Fish Clinic
September 10 - 9AM - 4PM

PVFF in conjunction with Antietam Fly Anglers will hold our annual adult Learn to Fly Fish (LTFF) Clinic at Devils Backbone Park on Antietam Creek from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM on September 27th. This program is always well attended. For more information or registration please contact Don Fine at (dfine1443@gmail.com) or by phone at 301-371-5617.

LTFF ANOUNCEMENT Please tap here
LTFF Flyer and application. Please tap here

Ocrober ? - Salmon River - Salmon River, NY - fly fishing for salmon

Do you want to hook a 30 pound fish on a fly? Then please join the PVFF crew heading to the Salmon River in early October -prime time for huge king and chinook salmon. With a little luck, we may also land a few steelhead and brown trout. This trip is our annual Take a Kid Fishing Trip, but all anglers are welcome to enjoy this exciting weekend. It is a 6 hour drive to Pulaski, NY, straight north on I-81 from Hagerstown. The salmon river has 13 miles of public water, however we plan on fishing the Douglaston Salmon Run, (private section - $50 daily rod fee - kids free with adult) on Saturday October 5. DSR passes should be purchased on-line for that specific date a week or two before the trip as only a limited number of DSR passes are available each day. Friday and Sunday we will fish public water. A meeting will be arranged for participating anglers to prepare rods/reels/ terminal tackle and fly tying in mid September (date/time to be determined). Fly rods should be 8, 9 or 10 weight with big game reels are necessary to land these fish. Wader boots should have metal studs for safe wading (felt soles are still allowed). A NYS non-resident fishing license will cost $15 (1-day), $35 (7-day), $70 (annual) for angler 16-yr old and up. Lodging and transportation need to arranged between interested parties. Several PVFF anglers have already made camping reservations at Selkirk Shores State Park. Contact Dan Neuland for more information at danneuland@verizon.net.

November ? - Oak Orchard Creek & Cattaraugus Creek, NY steelhead, brown trout

There are still beds available for lodging at the Orleans Outdoor Fly Shop for the early November outing. Dan Neuland has reserved 10-12 beds (3 rooms) for PVFF members and friends. The rate is $35 per night, per angler. If we have 10 or more anglers, the rate drops to $30. Dan will need to confirm the reservation by Oct 1 and he will begin accepting payments at the September meeting to hold beds. Oak Orchard Creek is an easily waded stream with a moderate current. Big, lake-run browns, steelhead, Atlantic salmon are the main targets but there may be a few late kings and cohos present as well. 7 weight rods are perfect for the steelhead and browns. Expect cold nights and daytime temperatures in the 50's. If interested please, contact Dan at danneuland@verizon.net.

Potomac Valley Fly Fishers support Project Healing Waters

Pictures of the May Healing Waters event on Beaver Creek
Thanks to Matt Romano

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (http://www.projecthealingwaters.org)