The Fly Box
This is the fly of the month.
Materials
Size 6 - natural bend wet fly hook
Yellow size 6/o thread
1 mm Spirit River foam
Zonker metal strip, brads or lead for weighting
Biots for tail and legs
Antennae material
Dirty yellow fine dubbing
Black plastic bead eyes
Wing burners for shaping wing pads
1.prepare 6+ weighted hook sets
2.prepare 6x 6 legs from biots (wet)
3.prepare two wing pads from burners
4.color foam strip with gold sharpie with black along back edge
5.wrap thread to bend and tie in foam
6.make two wraps of foam, secure and tie in pair of bio tails, secure with thread and glue
7.continue wrapping foam to mid shank
8.dub and cut off extra foam
9.secure 1st pair of legs with tips facing forward, glue
10.dub over legs, then tie in first wing pad
11.dub forward, tie in 2nd pair of legs, dub again, glue
12.advance dub forward and tie in 3rd pair of legs
13.secure 2nd wing case with tail of the foam wing case extended forward
15.small amount of dubbing, then secure eyes
16.fold foam to the rear to cover the eyes, final dub and finish securing thread
Potomac Valley Fly Fishers Goals
(1) To promote fly fishing as a sportsman like and
enjoyable way of fishing, and the most consistent with
the preservation and wise use of our resources
(2) To provide advice, suggestions and assistance to
club members
(3) To publicize the best practices and techniques of
fly fishing, fly tying, fly casting and other related
subjects and
(4) To maintain liaison with other organizations of
sportsmen and conservationists.
Please feel free to drop in and join us!
You don't have to know how to fly fish, just have the
enthusiasm. We are a group who get together and talk
about fly fishing and plan trips. Experience is not
necessary. It's the enjoyment of the outdoors,
conservation and fishing. Our meetings last
approximately an hour and a half.
The Potomac Valley Fly Fishers meets the 2nd Tuesday of
every month from 7pm to 9pm. Our next meeting will be
at Maryland School For The Deaf, Frederick, Md.
Check the Trips and Events page for upcoming happenings
you won't want to miss.
Current Events and Issues
New information on the Intersex Fish problem
Please take a minute to read the U.S. Fish and wildlife document
Intersex Fisn - Endocrine Disruption in Smallmouth Bass
Want to help save planet Earth?
Please check out this website -
50 Ways to Help the Planet
DIDYMO Strikes again!
An Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream - New York Times Article
This is an excellent article on Didymo, including concerns over its
potential impact on water intake structures, in addition to fishing areas.
Read the Article
WARNING DIDYMO DISCOVERED IN THE GUMPOWDER!!!
Didymo(Didymosphenis geminata) is an invasive freshwater alga
that can form massive blooms. Didymo can smother
streambeds and adversely affect freshwater fish,
plant and invertebrate species by depriving them of habitat.
We can not stop the infestation in the Gunpowder, but we MUST prevent the
spread into other streams in Maryland. Spores are transported on fishing
gear. We must make every effort to stop the spread by thoroughly cleaning
and THOROUGHLY drying boots (especially felt sole boots that may take
several days to dry) and ALL other gear, including your fly line,
before moving to another stream.
LEARN MORE
Getting started, Loan a rod Program
The club has several 5-weight 7 1/2 foot fly rod and reel combs and 1 8-weight
9-foot fly rod combo available to check out and use. This program, started last year,
was designed to give the young members of the club a chance to use a rod that is a bit
shorter and youth friendly. We have 5 combos and anyone interested in checking one out
please see Jon Thames The rods are available now for the upcoming season on a first
come basis. The 8 weight is ideal for any member wishing to try a larger rod on the
Bay or any of the larger waters in the area. This rod is normally checked out for 2
weeks at a time to allow more members a chance to use it.
See Jon Thames or call 301-788-2482
Antietam Fly Anglers Casting Club featuring
FFF Certified Casting Instructor Robert Stouffer
Information on the
AFA web site
Check out the latest on our
Outings
Conservation Projects
All conservation/restoration
projects for 2008 (other than PVFF projects) are now on the
Mid-Atlantic Conservation web site. Please click your browser
"Back" button to return here after viewing -
2008 Conservation Projects
Gypsy Moth - NOT for fishing
The Gypsy Moth has returned to Frederick County and last year devastated
hundreds of acres of hardwood forest. This year the outbreak could be
much worse. A Task force was established by Mike Kay with Maryland Forestry
to help land owners with this problem. The group has obtained a contractor
to spray and is currently sending out contracts to the land owners. If you
have forested land and wish to obtain additional information please go to the
Frederick County Gypsy Moth Web site.
Didymo (Didymosphenis geminata)
Didymo is an invasive freshwater alga
that can form massive blooms. Didymo can smother
streambeds and adversely affect freshwater fish,
plant and invertebrate species by depriving them of habitat ...
LEARN MORE
Maryland Stream Waders 2008 Free water quality Monitoring
FOR INFORMATION AND TO FIND OUT HOW TO
PRE-REGISTER CLICK HERE
WHO TO CALL
WHEN YOU SPOT POLLUTION
Bring your Son and/or Daughter along on one of our outings
Don't have enough equipment for you or your youngsters?
Our club members will be glad to help you get started by
lending equipment and helping you make decisions on
equipment to purchase.