The 3rd Thursday of the Month	The 2016 - 2017 Meeting Schedule
Sep. 15, 2016	Scott Cesari - Pocono Patterns Scott will present, "The History of Fly Fishin In America as Seen Through the Eyes of the Hook. Through Scott's study of the flies that were created to fish the waters of the Pocono Mountain Region in NE Pennsylvania, the presentation details both the flies that he found and how it illustrates the history of our sport. You will learn about patterns that date back as far as the mid 1800's, about the rise and fall of the famed Henryville House and it's prestigious guests, and you will see how some of the patterns he discovered can be traced back to the very first English writings on fly fishing from the 1600's.
Oct. 20, 2016	Don Douple - Native Trout & Hatches in PA Long-time time club members are all familiar with Don Douple and his excellent presentations. Don is a photographer, nature artist and one of the most knowledgeable experts on Pennsylvania hatches and how to fish them. He has also developed some very creative patterns for fishing in Pa. Several years ago he moved up to central Pennsylvania to focus on fishing some of the premier limestone streams of the state college area. While I don’t know the exact focus of Thursday’s presentation, but I guarantee you that it will be one of the most informative and useful presentations of the year.
Nov. 17, 2016	Barry and Cathy Beck Dry Fly Strategies
Dec. 15, 2016	Annual Christmas Party Auction Once again our prestigious auctioneer, Sam Vigorita, will host the annual auction with his ‘ball-busting’ style Notice: The Christmas Party/Auction meeting will begin with food & refreshments at 6PM.
Jan. 26, 2017	The Jan. 2017 meeting is the 4th Thursday	Notice
Jan. 26, 2017	Streamer Fishing with Landon Mayer. Landon is a fly fishing guide and author in the Florissant, CO area, calling the South Platte his home waters. He has been guiding on these waters for the past 17 years. Landon is a contributing writer for High County Angler and Fly Fisherman Magazine. He has also been featured in Fly Rod and Reel, American Angler, Southwest Fly Fishing and Fish and Fly. Through trial, error and perseverance, he has developed innovative techniques for sighting, hooking and landing selective trout. He shares these techniques and secrets in his books titled "Colorado's Best Fly Fishing', "Sight for Trout and "How to Catch the Biggest Trout of Your LIfe".
Feb. 16, 2017	Henry Rsmsey Henry is the author ofthe new book "Keystone Fly Fishing, the Ultimate Guide to Pennsylvania's Best Water". He will be discussing what are the best hatches on PA's best streams, where to find the hatches and how to fish them. He previously published "Matching Major Eastern Hatches, New Patterns for Selective Trout". Henry is an experienced fishing guide and fly tyer and has been fly fishing for more than 35 years.
Mar. 16, 2017	Brian Shumaker Brian is the owner of Susquehanna River Guides, specializing in fly-fishing for smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River that runs through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River is a fertile limestone river and home to one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the East. This majestic river is rich in food, with rock ledges and wide shallow riffles laden with nymphs, crayfish and other foods. This environment ensures prolific hatches and rapid growth rates and holds the promise of thrilling smallmouth fishing!
Apr. 20, 2017	Tom Gilmore Tom is a dedicated environmentalist. His 1983 to 2012 tenure as NJ AudubonŐs President is punctuated by at least four major environmental achievements. But his passion and respect for the outdoors doesnŐt end there. Tom is also an avid fly fisherman. Tom has fly fished around the world for over 40 years. During that time he has recorded the details of landing over 11,000 game fish with a fly rod. He is an accomplished author, having written numerous articles on the many aspects of fly fishing, and is currently working on his fourth fly fishing book. Tom's first book, False Albacore, was published in 2002 by Countryman Press, and represented the first book dedicated exclusively to the pursuit of this exciting and challenging species, extremely fast and strong for their weight. His second book entitled, Tuna On The Fly, was published in the Fall of 2006 by Countryman Press. Here Tom Gilmore explained the behavior and habits of the several species of tuna, and where they can be found. His book includes tackle, tactics and important flies and knots, and is considered an indispensable guide for those pursuing this sport fishing trophy. His Fly Fisher's Guide to Pennsylvania was published in 2016. The book details 160 trout streams and provides detailed driving directions to over 400 public access points. Under the sections "What the Experts Say" the author shares insights gleaned from interviews of over two dozen guides and experienced fly anglers.
May 18, 2017	Mark Sedotti Mark Sedotti is a pioneer in Northeast saltwater fly fishing. He was born and raised in Port Chester, NY, 26 miles north of New York City on Long Island Sound. Here he developed the flies and casting techniques to fish the rich local waters for striped bass, bluefish, bonito, false albacore and other gamefish of the Northeast coastline. Naturally, Mark expanded into freshwater fishing over the years, and has vast experience fishing for trout, Pike, and even Makinaw with a fly rod. He is a respected fly casting instructor and teacher who has written articles that have been published in the: “American Angler, Fly Tier, Outdoor Life, The Fisherman,” and more featuring trout, pike and other species of fish. As the Casting Columnist for Saltwater Fly Fishing Magazine (1995-2000), Mark is known for his articles on Striped Bass, Bluefish, and False Albacore. Mark is known for casting unusually large flies (4" to over 24") tremendous distances, with uncanny accuracy. Both things once thought impossible. He does this with a unique, ultra-powerful back cast called the "Sayonara Sling". He casts distances with magnum back casts of 120’-140’. He's also had some of his fly patterns, such as the Sedotti's Slammer menhaden series, the Sedotti Mackerel, and the Sedotti Flounder, to name three, featured in articles and fly tying books. Many of his patterns are giant and are castable by design, because of his concept of "weight balancing", which involves adding enough weight to the fly to counter (and negate) a pattern's drag. He's now into tying patterns that exhibit strike triggering actions, similar to what you see in many popular soft plastic baits.
Jun. 15, 2017

Club Fishing Trips

Saturday	Oct. 8, 2016	Scotts Run Lake The fish commission stocks many of the local lakes in early October. his year the club will be going to Scott's Run Lake at French Creek State Park. It is a beautiful small lake and the fishing should be very good. The club will meet at the lake to fish for the day. THis year we will be cooking a hamburger lunch on the local grills. In addition, Sam Vigorita will be running a casting clinic in the afternoon. Come out for a great day!
Saturday	Nov. 5, 2016	Cast and Blast Outing at  Beltsville Lake Hunt for Grouse in the morning and fish for trout in the afternoon. Club members will meet at the main boat launch on Pohocopo Drive. If you plan on hunting be there by 8am sharp. If you're not a hunter you are welcome to come out for a daqy of fishing. Bring you own food and refreshments for the day.
Saturday	Nov. xx-xx, 2016	Club Trip to Pulaski NY - Salmon / Steelhead
Saturday	Apr. 1, 2017	Opening Day - South East PA
Saturday	Apr. 8, 2017	Learn to Fly Fish Day - Resica Falls Coffee in the AM Lunch Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chilli, Chips and Soda Training Staff: Sam Vigorita, Dave Shillington Cooking Staff;: Lenny Wasmanski Steve Nack, Ed Emery For Cabin information call Scout Headquarters at 610-688-6900
Saturday	Apr 15, 2017	Opening Day on the Brodhead Brodhead Creek, Stroudsburg, PA Meet for lunch at the Park right under the Rt 191 bridge Lunch Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chips and Soda  Cooking Staff;: Lenny Wasmanski
Saturday	Apr 22, 2017	Stick Day on the Brodhead Breakout that Bamboo Rod Meet for lunch at the Park right under the Rt 191 bridge Bring your own lunch
Fri - Sun	Jun. 2 - Jun 4, 2017	Upper Delaware Weekend Fishing Trip Pleasant Valley camp ground - Linda, 570-224-4083, Equinunk PA Each tent must call up for a reservation with number camping Bring your own food for the weekend Must arrange own tenting/Sleeping arrangements Will break up in groups to fish Saturday night banquet. Cooking Staff: Lenny Wasmanski The club camping trip is the 1st weekend in June. For those tent camping no need to make reservations, as space has been reserved. You will have to stop at the office and register and pay their charges. Anyone taking an RV or camper will need to call and make their own reservations. Pleasant Valley Campsite, Equinunk, PA.  (2 miles SW on Pine Mill Road) Googlemap from Equinunk to the Campground
Fri - Sun	May 19-21, 2017	Penns Creek - Central Pa Make reservations at The Feathered Hook, Colburn PA 1-814-349-8757 Or email Jonas: Jonas @ thefeatheredhook.com Breakfast included Dinner usually on the Grill at the Feathered Hook, everyone splits the cost Guides available, Contact Feathered Hook 7 'spots' will be held until mid January. Book now!