Welcome To Antietam Fly Anglers Fly Fishing Site
The Antietam Fly Anglers was organized in 1975 in
Hagerstown, Maryland as an affiliated club of the
Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) and is now a Charter Club
of the FFF. To be an active member of the Antietam Fly
Anglers one must be a member of the FFF.
The purpose of the Antietam Fly Anglers is to promote and encourage every aspect of the sport of fly fishing and fly tying and the conservation of fishing resources in the Tri-State area. The club actively functions at both the local club level and the regional area and draws membership from Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Art of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Rod Building and support for instructional programs for Youth and Adult fly fishing activities are actively supported by the Antietam Fly Anglers.
A newsletter is sent to each member prior to the monthly meeting listing the program for that month and any other activities involving the club or the Federation.
http://www.mtaetnacamp.com/Directions/directions.asp
What to bring; gloves, small sledge hammer, wire cutters, pruners and hip boots or waders.
For more information on this issue visit savebristolbay.org
Take Action - email your Representatices
The purpose of the Antietam Fly Anglers is to promote and encourage every aspect of the sport of fly fishing and fly tying and the conservation of fishing resources in the Tri-State area. The club actively functions at both the local club level and the regional area and draws membership from Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Art of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Rod Building and support for instructional programs for Youth and Adult fly fishing activities are actively supported by the Antietam Fly Anglers.
A newsletter is sent to each member prior to the monthly meeting listing the program for that month and any other activities involving the club or the Federation.
Monthly Meetings - 3rd Thursday
Our meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. as listed below, at
the Mt. Aetna Retreat Center. For directions, see this link:http://www.mtaetnacamp.com/Directions/directions.asp
Bob Abraham Casting Club
Fourth Annual Fly Casters' Rendezvous
Fourth Annual Fly Casters' Rendezvous
30 March 2013, Riverbottom Park - Williamsport, MD
First Timers, Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Fly Casters - FFF CCI and MCI Continuing Education. Spey Casting. Demonstrations.
Riverbottom Park is on the Potomac River at the West end of Salisbury Street in Williamsport, Maryland.
Show Time - 7:00 AM for Club Members and Instructors for set-up and Coffee.
8:00 - Registration
8:30 AM Start Time
5:00 PM Closing
Fees: $20 for All Day
For the second year the BACC Welcomes Headliner
JIM VALLE, MCI, THCI, BOG
BACC Welcomes Back Last Year's Headliners
John Bilotta MCI, Craig Buckbee MCI, Daniel Davala MCI
Hands-on Instruction for all skill levels.
Bring your own equipment. Equipment provided for beginners. Bring rain-gear. Bring a sack lunch or grab lunch in downtown Williamsport (three blocks from field).
Water Provided.
Single and Two-Handed Casting Demonstrations and Skills Presentations
Single Handed Classes Offered:
Beginning Fly Casting (first timers and those wanting a brush-up), Trout Stream Casting (mends, curves, mended rolls and specialty casts), Distance Casting (20 things to learn), Intermediate and Advanced Casting Improvement
Spey Classes Offered: Beginning Spey Casting, Intermediate Spey Casting and Advanced Spey Casting. Standard Spey Equipment Preferred.
Introduction to Accuracy and Distance Fly Casting Competition. American Casting Association Competition format, equipment and events introduced and demonstrated. Scored practice competition.
For more information, contact Robert (Bob) Stouffer, FFF CCI, at rstouf@mail.com or by phone, 301 791 4594
The Bob Abraham Casting Club is an educational arm of the Antietam Fly Anglers, a Federation of Fly Fishers Charter Club. See us at antietamflyanglers.org for schedules of events. Push the Casting Club button for the casting club schedule and monthly training tip.
First Timers, Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Fly Casters - FFF CCI and MCI Continuing Education. Spey Casting. Demonstrations.
Riverbottom Park is on the Potomac River at the West end of Salisbury Street in Williamsport, Maryland.
Show Time - 7:00 AM for Club Members and Instructors for set-up and Coffee.
8:00 - Registration
8:30 AM Start Time
5:00 PM Closing
Fees: $20 for All Day
For the second year the BACC Welcomes Headliner
JIM VALLE, MCI, THCI, BOG
BACC Welcomes Back Last Year's Headliners
John Bilotta MCI, Craig Buckbee MCI, Daniel Davala MCI
Hands-on Instruction for all skill levels.
Bring your own equipment. Equipment provided for beginners. Bring rain-gear. Bring a sack lunch or grab lunch in downtown Williamsport (three blocks from field).
Water Provided.
Single and Two-Handed Casting Demonstrations and Skills Presentations
Single Handed Classes Offered:
Beginning Fly Casting (first timers and those wanting a brush-up), Trout Stream Casting (mends, curves, mended rolls and specialty casts), Distance Casting (20 things to learn), Intermediate and Advanced Casting Improvement
Spey Classes Offered: Beginning Spey Casting, Intermediate Spey Casting and Advanced Spey Casting. Standard Spey Equipment Preferred.
Introduction to Accuracy and Distance Fly Casting Competition. American Casting Association Competition format, equipment and events introduced and demonstrated. Scored practice competition.
For more information, contact Robert (Bob) Stouffer, FFF CCI, at rstouf@mail.com or by phone, 301 791 4594
The Bob Abraham Casting Club is an educational arm of the Antietam Fly Anglers, a Federation of Fly Fishers Charter Club. See us at antietamflyanglers.org for schedules of events. Push the Casting Club button for the casting club schedule and monthly training tip.
AFA"s Fly Of The Month
Senyo's Wiggle Nymph
Please click here for Tying Instructions
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Senyo's Wiggle Nymph
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Demonstrated by
Art Overcash
Club Officers and Directors
Bill Lewis President
Buz Buzzell Vice President
Larry Harnish Secretary
Vacant Treasurer
John "Quincy" Adams Director
Bob Stouffer Director
Michael Saylor Director
Delbert Martin Director
John Brognard Director
Bill Ruland Newsletter Editor
John Demars Fly tying coordinator
Buz Buzzell Vice President
Larry Harnish Secretary
Vacant Treasurer
John "Quincy" Adams Director
Bob Stouffer Director
Michael Saylor Director
Delbert Martin Director
John Brognard Director
Bill Ruland Newsletter Editor
John Demars Fly tying coordinator
The January 17 meeting is Swap Night!
February 21 - Gene Giza, this time with the slide presentation about the spring creeks in PA.
Friends of Big Hunting Creek Twenty Eighth Annual Dinner - Saturday, March 16, 2013
Click here for
information on the Banquet
March 21 - Come to tie the Jungle Cock fly.
Saturday March 23, 8:30 - 2:00 - Work day on Beaver Creek
There will be three meeting places; Beaver Creek Fly Shop and both fly fishing parking lots.
We will picking up trash, removing tree tubes and replacing them with wire cages. Also,
Project Healing Waters will be planting trees and shrubs on the on the mill property.
There will be a film crew from Field & Stream magazine filming the event and interviewing
people about the Beaver Creek project.
What to bring; gloves, small sledge hammer, wire cutters, pruners and hip boots or waders.
March 30 - Fly Casters' Rendezvous - the previous day, the 29th, could be used
for testing or other purposes. Talk to Bob Stouffer if you think you could use this time.
April 13 - Annual AFA Banquet at the Ramada Plaza
Want to help save planet Earth?
Please check out this website - 50 Ways to Help the
Planet
Great Picture of our Past President
Buz in Maine
Thank you
Lou Stohlman
Check out the new Casting Club Pictures
Didymo in Big Hunting Creek
We Have received notice that Didymo has been found in Big Hunting Creek. Didymo is an invasive
species of algae that can ruin a fishery. It was found in Gunpowder Rive (north of Baltimore)
and the Savage River (western Maryland) some years ago but apparently is now in our area.
Please spread the word to all the fishers you know. Please take the time to use wader wash stations
when available, wherever you are fishing. Please take a few minutes to maintain the wader wash
stations when you are on a stream. There are instructions at each station. If you are fishing
Big Hunting Creek, please inform any anglers you see of the situation and ask them to use the
wader wash stations. We want to do everything we can to reduce the spread of this invasive species.
Thank you
Lou Stohlman
Check out the new Casting Club Pictures
Picnic with Project Healing Waters on Beaver
Creek
Check out the
PICTURES
Maryland DNR Fisheries.
A conservation message from Matt Rosenthal
Please take some time in the near future to review as
much information as you can find on the proposed Pebble
Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The February 8th PVFF
meeting included very informative presentations by Jen
Willoughby and Larry Forte. Thanks to both presenters
for helping to get the word out about this potential
mining effort and the significant threat this mining
operation would pose to one of the most remarkable
ecosystems on the planet. The incredible size of this
mine, the size of the two tailings lakes proposed to
contain the enormous quantities of toxic waste
generated, and the mineral mining industry's track
record for causing devastating environmental impacts
makes this mine one of the largest threats to the
Alaskan ecosystem. I urge all of you to get involved,
get the word out, and stay informed. I'll supply links
to the appropriate members of Congress, the White
House, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in
the near future. Please review the available data and
information and make your opinion known. Individually,
we can make a difference, united we can make a proposed
mine just a memory and help secure the future of one of
the most beautiful places on earth.
Thanks for listening - hope to see you on the
water!!For more information on this issue visit savebristolbay.org
Take Action - email your Representatices
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WHEN YOU SPOT POLLUTION
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