Rod Building 101 - John Lachin
See attached for info on Wednesday’s rod building program, including a list of what to bring! Hope to see you there. Stan
See attached for info on Wednesday’s rod building program, including a list of what to bring! Hope to see you there. Stan
See attached file for a step-by-step handout on rod building, by Don Campbell. For use in conjunction with the Chapter’s program on rod building, Wednesday, May 28, presented by John Lachin. Rod Building Handout
Click on the link to view the flyer with all the details on the upcoming BBQ-Fundraiser. Hope to see you there! Stan Oaks Flyer - BBQ and Fundraiser
Volunteers are needed to assist at the Children’s Fly Fishing and Conservation Clinic, Saturday, June 7, from
Spring is here and, for those of you who do not fish year-round, it’s time to get out your rod and reel, buy your fishing license/trout stamp, and hit your favorite body of water. If you don’t have a rod or need another one, come here John Lachin, one of our Chapter members, talk about rod-building. This is not a class where you actually build a rod. John will tell you about rod building and, hopefully, get you interested enough to want to build your own – it’s apparently not that difficult and a lot less expensive than buying one. At a later date, John plans to hold a rod-building class, where you would actually build your own rod over several sessions.
Details on the meeting:
First Floor – Room A
240-777-8000 – Main desk
John asks that you bring the following to the meeting, as it will help you to better understand what he is describing:
A rod (any rod – fly or spin casting)
Two small boxes, with notches cut into the ends, to support a rod section
Some thread (the thicker the better) and a bobbin (the kind used for fly tying)
A hardcover book
Note paper and a pen/pencil – John will have a handout, with the basic steps for building a rod, but you may wish to take notes.
Hope to see you there! Bring a friend.
Mark the date on your calendar! SVTU is holding a BBQ and fund-raising activity on Saturday, May 31, at the Lois Green-Sligo Isaac Walton League Pavilion on
Come and enjoy the camaraderie, good food, fun, and activities. Participate in the live auction, and bucket and silent raffles for quality fishing equipment, accessories, and household items for those who don’t fish. The BBQ will be catered.
Proceeds from the event will be used to support the Chapter’s conservation and education programs, such as:
Event details:
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o Live auction starts immediately after dinner
At the door - $30/person; $50 for two adults; kids 12 and under $15 ea
For advance reservations, contact:
Stan Oaks (301-916-8141; stanoaks@gmail.com)
Don Campbell (301-762-5965)
Desserts
Sodas/water provided; wine/beer available (cash bar)
o Casting competitions (fly and spin casting)
o Dart toss
o Fly tying demonstrations
o Children’s fly tying class
o Socializing
o Bucket and silent raffles
o Live auction (guided trips, overnight stay at a lodge on the
If you are unable to attend, you can still help support the Chapter by mailing a tax-deductible donation. Contact Stan Oaks (301-916-8141; stanoaks@gmail.com) or Noel Gollehon (301-330-8253; ngollehon@comcast.net) for information.
Mark the date on your calendar! SVTU is holding a BBQ and fund-raising activity on Saturday, May 31, at the Lois Green-Sligo Isaac Walton League Pavilion on
This is your most important opportunity to support your Chapter’s conservation and education programs. Come and enjoy the camaraderie, good food, fun, activities. Participate in the live auction, and bucket and silent raffles of quality fishing equipment, accessories, and household items for those who don’t fish.
Funds from the banquet/auction will be used to support:
Watch this site for additional details. If you are unable to attend, you can still help support your Chapter by mailing a contribution check. Contact Stan Oaks (301-916-8141) for information.
Received from Jay Sheppard on Thu, Nov 1, 2007
I just received word that DNR is going to do a fish survey on the main Patuxent River below Brighton Dam next Tuesday, Nov. 6. If you are interested in participating, be at Brighton Dam parking lot at 9:00 AM with chest waders on and ready to go. Suggest Polaroid glasses. Do not wear shorts under your breathable waders, as the sweat will make the electrical connection from the survey probe directly to your skin—YIKES that tickles!! Bring lunch and something to drink.
This is a new trout fishery that we (PPTU) have been trying to get started, but have been largely thwarted by the repair work on the two dams over the past 2 summers. This work created very low and warm flows. We hope once the repairs are completed, we will see a possibly convenient sport fishery develop….the regulations are No-Kill and Flies Only. This is an opportunity to at least see some portions of the stream.
PLEASE Do not reply to me….I am not coordinating this. Also, I cannot make this date. Only a few volunteers are needed, so do not take a day off of work unless you wish to do so, etc.
Cheers
Jay
a presentation by Susan Rivers
Biologist,
First, there are the “bugs”
As we anglers know, bugs and the time when they hatch, are of great significance to anglers But, bugs also play another important function as they are accurate indicators of the quality of the water and its surrounding habitat. When a pollution event occurs on one of
Then, there are the “Invasives
As many of you already know, all over the Country our fishing waters are being invaded by a wide variety of exotic species.
- An infection of the Whirling disease parasite at the Mettiki Rearing Station and Jennings Randolph Net Pens in 1996 and again at these facilities and the Bear Creek Trout Rearing Station in 2007.
- Snakeheads invading the Potomac Watershed and other
In addition to the above cited invasives which have been found in
Susan will cover and expand upon the impact these invasives have on our fisheries, and will provide us with information on what practical measures we anglers can take to halt the spread and detrimental impact of these exotics
Place
First Floor – Room A
240-777-8000