The Fly Box
This is the fly of the month.

Materials
Size 6 - natural bend wet fly hook
Yellow size 6/o thread
1 mm Spirit River foam
Zonker metal strip, brads or lead for weighting
Biots for tail and legs
Antennae material
Dirty yellow fine dubbing
Black plastic bead eyes
Wing burners for shaping wing pads


1.prepare 6+ weighted hook sets
2.prepare 6x 6 legs from biots (wet)
3.prepare two wing pads from burners
4.color foam strip with gold sharpie with black along back edge
5.wrap thread to bend and tie in foam
6.make two wraps of foam, secure and tie in pair of bio tails, secure with thread and glue
7.continue wrapping foam to mid shank
8.dub and cut off extra foam
9.secure 1st pair of legs with tips facing forward, glue
10.dub over legs, then tie in first wing pad
11.dub forward, tie in 2nd pair of legs, dub again, glue
12.advance dub forward and tie in 3rd pair of legs
13.secure 2nd wing case with tail of the foam wing case extended forward
15.small amount of dubbing, then secure eyes
16.fold foam to the rear to cover the eyes, final dub and finish securing thread

2009 PVFF Outings and Trips

I'd like to try a new approach this year. I'd like to try fewer outings, but focus on those that seem to draw the most attendees. Here are the outings that I am working on.

Spring Steelhead - This trip will be to either Erie, PA or to Cattaraugus Creek in NY. Where we go will depend on both angler interest, and fishing conditions. We will time it near the end of March to hit the peak of the spawning run.

Deer Creek Shad -We are going to handle this one a little differently this year because it has been difficult to pull off in the past. Instead of trying to get the entire group together for a single outing, we are going to use the sign-up sheet as a phone tree so that participants can let others know when and where they are going to fish.

Bill Skilton's - Bill Skilton has a series of ponds on his property in PA, that he stocks with hybrid wipers (fresh water Stripers), and other fish. You do not need a PA license because it's on private property. This outing is limited to 10 anglers, and it fills up quickly every year, so sign up soon.

Fall Steelhead - This outing will probably be to Cattaraugus Creek in NY. We will time it for late October/early November.

North Branch Fall Brown Trout - November is a good time to target the big Browns. We will try to put together a trip to western Maryland.

I will have sign-up sheets at the January meeting. If anyone has any ideas for outings, or would like to sign up for one, I can be reached at davidfulton@verizon.net or (240) 446-3371.

See you at the meeting!

If anyone has any ideas, please contact me at: (240) 446-3371 OR email Dave Fulton (davidfulton@verizon.net)