AFA supports 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)
Thanks to Matt Romano
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (http://www.projecthealingwaters.org)
2012 EVENTS
January 19 - Bob Abraham to discuss his extensive adventures fly fishing,
including fishing with President Carter.
January 21 - Creekside banquet, starting at 5:00 p.m. for the social hour, with dinner starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn.
January 27, 28 and 29 - Somerset NJ Fly Fishing Show
March 11, 2012 - National Capital TU Show, Bethesda
(Antietam Fly Anglers is hosting a booth at this show. Your participation is encouraged. Conservation, Fly Tying and Casting.)
February 16 - Swap night
March 15 - Rick Loose on fishing in the West
April 21 and 22 - Virginia Fly Fishing Festival - Assisting in hosting shared Booth.
at whr3@verizon.net and I'll make sure it gets attention.
January 21 - Creekside banquet, starting at 5:00 p.m. for the social hour, with dinner starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn.
January 27, 28 and 29 - Somerset NJ Fly Fishing Show
March 11, 2012 - National Capital TU Show, Bethesda
(Antietam Fly Anglers is hosting a booth at this show. Your participation is encouraged. Conservation, Fly Tying and Casting.)
February 16 - Swap night
March 15 - Rick Loose on fishing in the West
April 21 and 22 - Virginia Fly Fishing Festival - Assisting in hosting shared Booth.
The Annual AFA Banquet will be held in Hagerstown on Saturday, April 7, 2012
March 31 - The Annual AFA Banquet will be held in Hagerstown on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the
Ramada Plaza Hotel located across the road from the Halfway Blvd. Valley Mall. We will be using
the Pen-Mar Room, which is the same as last year, located on the lower level. Access to the lower
level is on the right side of the hotel, through the double doors below the Fireside Restaurant
and Lounge. Social hour will start at 5 p.m. with a cash bar, and dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
Special Silent Auction Items
We will have some nice silent auction items this year. If anyone has any other special items for the Silent Auction, let Buz know.
We will have our traditional "Bring one, Get one" gift table. Bring one moderately priced gift of about ($10.00) for the table. You will get one ticket good for a gift from the table. Be sure to include the ladies when you select your gift.
ANTIETAM FLY ROD The Antietam Fly Rod, custom built by Don Fine, will be raffled off at the banquet. The lucky winner will be able to keep and use the rod for a year, then return it to the club for the 2012 Banquet. The rod is a two section, 5 1/2 ft, 3/4 weight with a Pflueger Supreme, Model 1834 reel and line, all in a wooden carrying case. Raffle tickets for $1.00 each will be sold at the banquet. Please mark your calendars!
***If you plan to attend the banquet, you must let Buz know by March 25th so final arrangements can be made with the hotel. Please phone Buz at (717) 794-2237 or E-Mail him at flycaster@centurylink.net.
If you have any ideas for meeting topics or programs, wish to volunteer for a program, or
you have a correction or addition, please call Bill Lewis at (304) 754-3918 or send me an
e-mail Special Silent Auction Items
We will have some nice silent auction items this year. If anyone has any other special items for the Silent Auction, let Buz know.
We will have our traditional "Bring one, Get one" gift table. Bring one moderately priced gift of about ($10.00) for the table. You will get one ticket good for a gift from the table. Be sure to include the ladies when you select your gift.
ANTIETAM FLY ROD The Antietam Fly Rod, custom built by Don Fine, will be raffled off at the banquet. The lucky winner will be able to keep and use the rod for a year, then return it to the club for the 2012 Banquet. The rod is a two section, 5 1/2 ft, 3/4 weight with a Pflueger Supreme, Model 1834 reel and line, all in a wooden carrying case. Raffle tickets for $1.00 each will be sold at the banquet. Please mark your calendars!
***If you plan to attend the banquet, you must let Buz know by March 25th so final arrangements can be made with the hotel. Please phone Buz at (717) 794-2237 or E-Mail him at flycaster@centurylink.net.
at whr3@verizon.net and I'll make sure it gets attention.
Teach Me To Fly Fish
September 15 all day
Sponsored by Antietam Fly Anglers and Potomac Valley Fly Fishers
Please call Don Fine - 301-371-5617 for details.
Sponsored by Antietam Fly Anglers and Potomac Valley Fly Fishers
Please call Don Fine - 301-371-5617 for details.
FOUR UNDER EIGHT
Don't forget our new program, titled Four Under Eight,
which is sponsored by the Antietam Fly Anglers
(AFA).
The rules of the program are as followers: Four Brook Trout under Eight inches in length must be caught and released in one day by a AFA member, at an altitude over six hundred feet, in two different counties of the State of Maryland. This act must be witnessed by another AFA member. The information of all the facts must be presented to the AFA Board of Directors for confirmation and approval.
Certificates designed by Bob Stouffer will be presented at the next Annual Banquet
The rules of the program are as followers: Four Brook Trout under Eight inches in length must be caught and released in one day by a AFA member, at an altitude over six hundred feet, in two different counties of the State of Maryland. This act must be witnessed by another AFA member. The information of all the facts must be presented to the AFA Board of Directors for confirmation and approval.
Certificates designed by Bob Stouffer will be presented at the next Annual Banquet
AFA additional Activities and Events
The Antietam Fly Anglers provides an active program for
members. The activities emphasize the tri-state
fisheries and natural resources conservation and
angling know how.
The club holds a fly tying roundtable on the first Thursday and a membership meeting on the third Thursday of each month. The meetings are informal and provide a program featuring fly fishing, fly tying, trips, conservation and information concerning the Mid-Atlantic Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
Many of the club activities are directed toward field trips and fly fishing shows that the membership participate in. At different times during the year, Antietam Fly Anglers offers its members, at no cost, classes in fly tying, rod building, fly casting and stream entomology. Currently, the Antietam Fly Anglers is participating in a stream conservation project on Beaver Creek
Members are also involved in conservation projects in our watershed and our state. Please check out the upcoming Chesapeake Bay Foundation events.
The club holds a fly tying roundtable on the first Thursday and a membership meeting on the third Thursday of each month. The meetings are informal and provide a program featuring fly fishing, fly tying, trips, conservation and information concerning the Mid-Atlantic Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
Many of the club activities are directed toward field trips and fly fishing shows that the membership participate in. At different times during the year, Antietam Fly Anglers offers its members, at no cost, classes in fly tying, rod building, fly casting and stream entomology. Currently, the Antietam Fly Anglers is participating in a stream conservation project on Beaver Creek
Members are also involved in conservation projects in our watershed and our state. Please check out the upcoming Chesapeake Bay Foundation events.
We need your suggestions!
What activities would you like to have?
Please let Buz know what your interests are.
A Program Chairman is needed to help with the club activities. Step up and give us a hand. Remember, this is your club and it will be what you make it.
Please let Buz know what your interests are.
A Program Chairman is needed to help with the club activities. Step up and give us a hand. Remember, this is your club and it will be what you make it.
