On Thursday, January 14th, longtime Hacklebarney TU member Mike Suriano caught an enormous tagged rainbow trout at Califon Island Park. He was fishing “Old School” with a brown Wooly Bugger, an old Loomis 6wt rod, Medalist reel, and 8# leader. Mike’s net was way too small so he had to land the fish without it. This was one of two very large tagged trout released in December by Shannon’s Fly Shop. Shop owner, Jim Holland gave the prize to Mike, a new Greys Rod and Hardy reel.
Zoom Meeting- Fly Tying with Tim Flagler- Thursday, January 14th
Tim will be tying the following flies: Night King, Jeff Blood’s White Death, Bright Butt Zebra Midge, and Gray Wulff. Please join us Thursday, January 14th, at 7:30 on Zoom. You can tie along with Tim, learn new techniques, and ask questions. You should receive an email from our president, Jim Langell, with all the details just before the meeting.
Zoom Meeting with Steve Angers -Thursday, December 10th
Steve Angers is the author of Fly Fishing New Hampshire's Secret Waters. New Hampshire's hard and rugged exterior protects one of America's richest native brook trout fisheries. These abundant waters are as varied as the landscape, from Mount Washington to peaceful meadows. The anticipation of the largest mayfly hatch contrasts with the quiet, deep waters of holding pools, and anglers are rewarded when they learn how to read the rivers and streams. Remote areas such as the Perry Ponds may require an entire day, while more accessible waters such as Mink Brook still provide excitement. With more than fifty years of experience, Steve Angers reveals some of his favorite spots and details what it takes to be successful when fishing in the Granite State.
Join us at 7:30 pm to hear Steve speak on this subject at our next Chapter Zoom Meeting. You should receive an email from our president, Jim Langell, with all the details just before the meeting.
Zoom Meeting with Don Baylor - Thursday, November 12th at 7:30 PM
Don is a native of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania where he lives today with his wife Barbara. He taught English at Stroudsburg High School for 30 years. He served in the United States Army in 1969-71. He earned an M.S. in aquatic biology, and since 1980 has worked as a biologist with Aquatic Resource Consulting. He has been involved in stream baseline and monitoring studies of fishes and macroinvertebrates throughout the Northeast. He enjoys fly fishing the Brodhead and wrote the booklet Pocono and Upper Delaware Hatches, was published in Rod & Reel, and authored over 60 technical reports for Aquatic Resource Consulting. He has conducted a course available on a 3DVD set: Trout Stream Entomology & Fly Tying. For the last several years, he has enjoyed painting trout studies and angling and landscape scenes. He remains very active in the Brodhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the Brodhead Watershed Association, Pocono Heritage Land Trust, and the PA Fly Fishing Museum Association
On Thursday, November 12th Don will discuss EASTERN HATCHES.
This program emphasizes the importance of doing your own observation and experimentation. It presents the natural phenomena and aesthetic experiences that make fly fishing a continual intrigue. The program includes the following:
A seasonal guide to eastern hatches
Some little-known facts about major hatches
The importance of stream-to-stream variation
Correlation of immature and adult stages
Recommended patterns, theories of fly design
Techniques for different hatches
Time of year, time of day, and water types for various hatches
You should receive an email from our president, Jim Langell, with all the details just before the meeting.