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
PVFF Notices
Pictures of the May Healing Waters event on Beaver Creek
Thanks to Matt Romano
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing (http://www.projecthealingwaters.org)
ANNUAL CREEKSIDE BANQUET
January 23, 2010 - Holiday Inn in Martinsburg
Our featured tyer this year is Doug Alexander. There will be a cash bar available from 5PM until near the end of the evening. We will offer a few premium gifts through a silent auction and will also auction another in the series of beautiful fly plates that have become a tradition at these gatherings. And, as usual, we will have a number of items in bucket raffles. There will be some other fun activities as well - as soon as we can figure them out!
Mostly, we will offer a chance to renew friendships and enjoy an evening out, describing (bragging about) the fish you caught and the places you visited and sharing with others who enjoy the sport of fishing.
So, it's simple enough, we want to see you at the banquet. In the meantime, keep warm, drive carefully, watch out for deer on the road, feed the birds, talk to your children and grandchildren, let people know you love them and have a safe New Year's celebration.
Bob, Ray, Randy and Bill
Download the CREEKSIDE BANQUET RESERVATION FORM
Antietam Fly Anglers - February 18th Meeting
Chesapeake Guide to speak at Antietam Fly Fishers Meeting
Gary Neitzey of Fish Hawk Guide Service will be the guest speaker at the AFA meeting on February 18 at 7:00PM, using slides with his lecture. We will learn the fly fishing opportunities we have in the Chesapeake Bay. Antietam Fly Anglers (AFA) extends a special invitation to members of Creekside Anglers, Potomac Valley Fly Fishers and Senica Valley TU. Please bring a friend! For directions to our meeting location please see our web site antietamflyanglers.org. For additional information, please contact Delbert Martin 301-432-6692, email: potsmartin@yahoo.com.
New Editor for Streamlines URGENTLY Needed
After many years of dedicated service to keep us all informed
of club activities, Pete Cook must reduce his work load and
resign as Editor of Streamlines. Pete has done a wonderful
job since 1999 and he will be missed! Thank you Pete!
Please read:
After much deliberation and thought, the club will need to get
a newsletter editor hopefully before January 2006. I will
serve through the completion of the January newsletter if
no one comes forward before then. I talked earlier in the
year with Chuck about this and we both hoped we could find
someone I could mentor and begin turning over the reins
hopefully by September or October.
It has been a privilege to serve you and the club
in this labor of love. I followed two pretty good
editors in Len Hinrichs and Rick James. I have done
my best to keep up the tradition of excellence and
interest. I hope overall that I have succeeded. I will
miss being the editor because I have really enjoyed
it since 1999. At this time, I am over committed
turning this joy into a task. Moreover, it is time
for a new editor to carry the torch for PVFF, FFF
and their values.
Have a great summer, catch a lot of fish, and
Tight lines,
Pete
PVFF Library
John Nutter, a former PVFF member, has generously donated
to PVFF his collection of fly tying and fly fishing books.
The Board of Directors has decided to use these books
as the basis for a Fly Fishing Library the club will
maintain at the School for the Deaf as long as we are
able to meet there. The books will be available for
loan to members. I would like to encourage other
members who have books or videos that they are willing
to share with the membership to please contact me and
arrange to include them in the library. This is a
great way to share these resources. John's book
donation includes many classic books that I am
sure will receive the attention of and benefit
many club members.
Chuck Dinkel