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The 3rd Thursday of the Month The 2010 - 2011 Meeting Schedule
Sep. 16, 2010
George Daniels: Trout - Top to Bottom
George began fly fishing at age 6 while growing up in Potter County, PA and credits Joe Humphreys for the bulk of his knowledge along with many national and international industry professionals. George has been seen on ESPN and OLN while competing in the Great Outdoor Games and the Fly Fishing Masters and is a certified FFF Fly Casting Instructor
Oct. 20, 2010 Wednesday
Don Baylor: Pocono Trout Streams - Past, Present & Future. This program outlines the rich history of angling in the Pocono region, the varied stream types and opportunities for fishing in the area today, and the prospects for the future of Pocono streams.
Since 1980 Don has worked as a biologist with Aquatic Resource Consulting. He has been involved in stream baseline and monitoring studies of fishes and macro invertebrates throughout the Northeast. A fly fisherman and tyer since age 11, Don wrote the booklet Pocono Hatches in 1980, was published in Rod & Reel, and authored over 60 technical reports for Aquatic Resource Consulting. He recently conducted a course on trout stream entomology and fly tying available on a 3DVD set - Entomology for the Fly fisherman. He has worked as a fly tying instructor and taught Entomology for the Fly Fisherman at East Stroudsburg University.
Nov . 18, 2010
Kurt Thomas: Fishing the Clarion River
Kurt Thomas has amassed a lifetime of experience unraveling the secrets of success with the fly rod. He is skilled in all techniques of fly fishing on streams and rivers of all sizes, from the largest of Pennsylvania's waterways, to the smallest of spring-fed brooks. The number of trophy-sized brown trout he's landed on the fly rod in Pennsylvania waters run literally in the range of several hundred! He's explored the waters of the Clarion River for well over 30 years, and the limestone streams of Central Pennsylvania for 20. Kurt's Website: Clarion River Adventures
Dec. 16, 2010
Fourth Annual Club Auction and Christmas Party
Jan. 20, 2011
Joe Cummings: Fishing Montana
Joe is a 4th generation Montana native who has spent his life either working on the Stevensville family ranch or with his feet wet in Western Montana waters. After Joe spent 5 seasons playing professional football, he came back to Missoula and opened up his own outfitting business - A Classic Journey Outfitters. Joe is an English Degree graduate of the University of Wyoming.
Joe has over a decade of experience in the outdoor industry that has encompassed commercial fly tying, managing retail fly sales, owning a Belize adventure travel agency, guiding bird and big game hunters, and founding A Classic Journey Outfitters in Missoula, MT. A Classic Journey Outfitters specializes in Dry Fly Fishing for wild trout and spectacular Riverfront Lodging. The Bitterroot, Rock Creek, Blackfoot, Missouri, and Blackfoot are the core Rivers in Joe’s area of Western Montana.
Feb. 17, 2011
Don Bastian: Classic Wet Flys
Don Bastian has forty-five years fly tying experience including a decade long stint as a commercial tyer. He has nearly 765 classic wet fly, streamer, and bucktail patterns published in the book Forgotten Flies. Many of Don’s classic wets can be seen on the Complete Sportsman webpage www.rareandunusual.com. His first fly tying video, Tying Classic Wet Flies was released in November 2004. In August 2007 two more Don Bastian DVD’s were released – Advanced Classic Wet Flies, and Traditional Streamers and Bucktails. Don has a feature wet fly article in the 2010 print issue of Hatches magazine, and Don’s Ray Bergman Collection, a year-long project, started in September at www.hatchesmagazine.com Don also had a feature article on classic wet flies titled Feathered Splendor in the Fall 2006 issue of Fly Tyer magazine. He has been a fly tying instructor for over twenty five years. Don conducts weekend tying classes at the Fishing Creek Angling B&B in Benton, PA.
Mar. 17, 2011
Christine Sharbaugh: Atlantic Salmon
Website: The Sporting Gentleman
Apr. 21, 2011
Lefty Kreh:
Lefty has fished in all 50 of the United States, in every province of Canada, over much of South America, the South Pacific, Europe, Iceland, and many other countries. An active fly fisher and outdoor writer for more than 45 years, Lefty has written for almost every major outdoor magazine in the country, and many abroad.
He has been given the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the American Sportfishing Association, has been honored with the "Lifetime Contribution Award" by the North American Fly Tackle Trade Association and is also in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. In 1997 he was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel Magazine. Lefty has served a number of years as Senior Advisor to Trout Unlimited, the Federation of Fly Fishers and in addition to serving on many other conservation boards has received a number of honorary awards from such organizations
Lefty is proud of the fact that he has been married for more than 50 years to his best friend, Evelyn, whom he says has made it possible for him to pursue his career in fishing.
May 19, 2011
Ray Miller:
Jun 16, 2011
Speakers from the 2009-2010 Meeting Year |
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Bob Clouser:
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Wet Fly Water Guides: Dave Allbaugh and George Lashinsky. |
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2009-2010 Calendar of Events |
2008-2009 Calendar of Events |
2007-2008 Calendar of Events |
2006-2007 Calendar of Events |
2005-2006 Calendar of Events |
2004-2005 Calendar of Events |
Classes: Fly Tying & Tactics and Strategies
The Fall 2010 classes begin in September and the Winter (2011) classes in January. Click Here for detailed information.
2011 Trout Season
Southeast Regional Opening Day April 2nd (the 1st Saturday after Mar. 29th)
All streams in Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York counties.
Regular Opening Day April 16th (the 1st Saturday after Apr. 11th)
This year's Seminar will be April 9th, 2011
Saturday | Oct. 16, 2010
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Tuscarora
Lake at Tuscarora State Park, Barnesville, PA Directions: From Rt 309, 2 miles west of Tamaqua turn on to Tuscarora lake rd - to the lake. From Rt 54, go into Barnesville and turn on to State Rt 1018 - to the lake. There is map's on the Fish commission web sight. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tuscarora.aspx Meeting time - between 8 to 9 am at the park boat launch.. |
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Saturday | Nov. 06 2010
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Cast and Blast Outing at Beltzville | ||||||||||||
Saturday | Nov. 26-28, 2010 | Club Trip to Pulaski NY - Salmon / Steelhead | ||||||||||||
Saturday | Apr 2, 2011 | Opening Day - South East PA | ||||||||||||
Saturday | Apr 9, 2011 | Learn to Fly Fish Day - Resica Falls
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Saturday | Apr 16, 2011 | Opening Day
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Saturday | Apr 23, 2011 | Stick
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Fri - Sun | May 6-8, 2011 | Penns
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Fri - Sun | Jun 3-5, 2011 | Upper Delaware Weekend
Fishing Trip
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 |
International Fly Tying Symposium @ Double Tree Hotel, Somerset, NJ | November 20-2, 2010 |
The Fly Fishing Show @ Garden State Conventions Center, Somerset , N.J. | January 21-23, 2011 |
Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show @ PA Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA | February 5-13, 2011 |
The Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sports Show @ Oaks Convention Center | February 17-20, 2011 |
The World Fishing and Outdoor Expo @ Suffern, NY | March 3-6, 2011 |
Philadelphia Sportsman's Show @ Valley Forge Convention Center | March 5-6, 2011 |
The Saltwater Fishing Expo @ Somerset, N.J. | March 18-20, 2011 |
The Calvary Outdoor Expo - Souderton, PA | March 26, 2011 |
Links for Finding Shows: | |
PA Association of Conventions and Visitors Bureaus | |
Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council |