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FLY-TYING CLASSES RETURN IN 2012!

Monday, January 16th, 2012

SVTU Fly Tying:  2012

 

The Seneca Valley Chapter 369 of Trout Unlimited will again combine with the Rockville Chapter of the Izaak Walton League to sponsor a season of fly tying.

Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 PM in the Clubhouse of the Rockville IWL at 18301 Waring Station Road, Germantown. 

Three, weekly, introductory sessions will be held in January and early February, 2012, which will be directed to beginners.  Following these sessions, 6 every-other-weekly sessions will be held for more experienced tiers.

Curriculum for Beginners:  The first session for beginning fly tiers or those who just want to refresh their skills will start on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.  Vices, tools, and materials will be provided.  The first session will consist of an introduction to fly tying nomenclature, the anatomy of a hook, establishing a “thread base”, and, finally, using ultra chenille to tie the “Green Weenie” fly.

The second session, will be held on January 31st and will introduce tiers to “dubbing” and the tying of  “Walt’s Worm”—an imitation of a crane fly larva as well as the starting point for tying a number of nymph patterns.

The third session will be held on February 7th and will introduce new tiers to using marabou and hackle feathers as well as chenille to tie the “Wooly Bugger”.

The sessions for beginners will be taught by SVTU members Charles August and Dale Thatcher.

Sessions for experienced tiers will begin on February 14th and will be held subsequently on February 28th, March 13th and 27th, April 10th and finally April 24th.  Each session will be led by a “guru” who will introduce tiers to some favorite patterns.  In past years, “gurus” have included Leslie Gollehon tying very small flies, John Lachin tying the muskrat nymph, Vic Ezerski spinning deer hair, Tom Wirfs tying patterns for warm water fish, Marc Rogers tying shad flies, and Jason Andrick tying his favorite nymphs.

There is no charge either for the introductory sessions for beginners or for the sessions for more experienced tiers.  “Gurus” who provide materials for the flies they will be tying will be reimbursed.

Members who are planning to attend some or all of the sessions should register their names, email addresses and telephone numbers with Charles August, email address [csaugust@comcast.net] or call him at 240-401-8669. 

UPDATE - Stream Cleanup - Saturday April 16th - Additional Location

Monday, April 11th, 2011

If you can not make it to the Little Seneca Creek Cleanup (see psot below) there is a second location  that may be more convenient for folks in Frederick / Washington County.

Location #2 - Antietam Creek - 8:30AM SVTU also has a joint event occuring for our members in the western part of our territory.  Doug Hutzell is leading the charge on a clean-up at Antietam Creek.  Please see the details below:

Date: Saturday, April 16 at 8:30 AM
Location: Antietam Creek, Devil’s Backbone Park Bridge to the confluence of Beaver Creek 

Details: The State Highway Administration graciously will donate safety vests, trash bags, and trash pickup for this event.  Please bring gloves, trash pickup tools, and any type of floating vessel ( if stream flows are low enough for safe passage). 

Contact: Please contact Noel Gollehon at ngollehon@comcast.net or Doug Hutzell at doug.hutzell@myactv.net  Cell phone: 301-491-1330

NATL CAPITAL CHAPTER OF TU - ANNUAL SHOW - SAT. MARCH 12, 2011 - @ GEORGETOWN PREP

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Come to the show!!!! SEE SOME GREAT PRESENTATIONS AND  DEMONSTRATIONS. SVTU WILL BE THERE AS WELL!

36TH ANNUAL ANGLING SHOW
Saturday, March 12, 2011

10am-5:30pm
Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence
Georgetown Preparatory School
10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD (see directions @ bottom of post)

MATT SUPINSKI, “Great Lakes Tributary Fly and Light Tackle Fishing for Salmon, Steelhead, and Trout” and “Tailwater and Spring Creek Trout Tactics.”

BEAU BEASLEY, “Prime Fishing Locations in the Mid-Atlantic Region.”

DAVE ROTHROCK, “Early Season Trout Tactics”

ALAN CAOLO, “Fly Fishing the Flats for Stripers and Tropicals.”

WENDELL “Ozzie” OZEFOVICH, “The Little-Known Real World of Trout.”

JOHN RANDOLPH, “The Golden Age of Fly Fishing.”

JOHN MINGO, “Fly Fishing the Montana Spring Creeks–The Rainbows of Paradise.”

DUSTY WISSMATH, “Getting Started in Fly Fishing.”

JOE BRUCE, “Fishing and Outdoor Photography.”

CASTING CLINICS AND FREE CASTING DEMONSTRATIONS

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
Special Pre-Show Casting Clinic
1:30-4:00p – CASTING CLINICS with MATT SUPINSKI, DAVE ROTHROCK, and TOM SADLER.
1:30-4:00 FLY-CASTING MASTER CLASS with MATT SUPINSKI. Matt Supinski, the guide who wrote the book on Great Lakes tributary steelhead fishing, will conduct this 2.5 hour Master Class, and will provide a personal critique of your fly casting technique and improvement, including standard single handed, switch rod and spey casting. Attendees should indicate when they sign up which type of casting they want to work on. Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Class will be held indoors at the Hanley Center Field House on the Georgetown Preparatory School campus in North Bethesda, MD. MASTER CLASS FEE $100.00. Advance registration and payment required. Space is limited. Participants should bring their own rod, reel, and line. For information and to register, email Will Hellams at willhellams@yahoo.com or phone Will at 864-940-3160, or email Dalton Terrell at daltonbterrell@gmail.com or phone Dalton at 336-971-8468.

1:30-4:00 FLY-CASTING CLINIC with DAVE ROTHROCK and TOM SADLER. Both widely recognized professional casting instructors will provide this 2.5 hour individualized Clinic for casters at any level, from beginner to advanced, seeking an extended opportunity to improve fundamentals and specialty techniques. The Clinic will be held inside the Hanley Center Field House on the Georgetown Preparatory School campus in North Bethesda, MD.
CLINIC FEE $75.00. Advance registration and payment required. Space is limited. Participants should bring their own rod and reel; however, equipment can be supplied with advance notice. For information and to register, email Will Hellams at willhellams@yahoo.com or phone Will 864-940-3160, or email Dalton Terrell at daltonbterrell@gmail.com or phone Dalton at 336-971-8468.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011
Continuous Activities

9:00-10:30a – SPECIAL FLY CASTING MASTER CLASS with MATT SUPINSKI: “Casting Fundamentals.” This is a 1.5-hour small group master class with personal instruction by expert fly casting instructor, guide and author, MATT SUPINSKI. STOPPED HEREThe session will be indoors. Bring your own casting outfit. The number of class participants will be limited to six students. Fee $50; advance registration and payment required. For information and to register, contact Will Hellams or Dalton Terrell.

FLY CASTING CLINICS: One-hour small group fly-casting clinics with personal instruction will be offered indoors at the show on the half-hour from 9:30a until 4:30p. Clinics will include sessions for Beginners, Kids, Women, Parent & Child, and Distance Casting. The expert fly-casting instructors include: Kiki Galvin, Mark Kovach, Dusty Wissmath, Dave Rothrock, Tom Sadler, and Duncan McGrath. The fee for adults is $35 and for kids under 17, $25. Registration in advance is recommended. Bring your own rod; a limited number of loaner rods is available. To register, contact Will Hellams or Dalton Terrell.

Plus: A host of tackle and fly shops, guides, silent auction, raffles, grand sweepstakes prizes, book & DVD sales and autographs, expert casting and fly tying instructors, activities for children, and environmental organizations.

Show profits are donated to local and national watershed conservation projects.Directions

From the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (from Baltimore and points east)
Georgetown Prep is located about 1 mile north of the Capital Beltway. Take Exit 34 and head north on Rockville Pike (route 355). Turn left into campus at the traffic light at Strathmore Avenue.

From the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (from Virginia and points west)
Exit the Capital Beltway onto Old Georgetown Road (Route 187, Exit 36). Turn left off the exit ramp onto Old Georgetown Road. Proceed for about 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Tuckerman Lane. Follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles and turn left onto Rockville Pike (Route 355). Go almost a half mile and turn left into campus at the traffic light at Strathmore Avenue.

Heading south from the I-270 Spur (from Gaithersburg, Frederick and points north)
Exit the I-270 Spur onto Old Georgetown Road (Route 187). Follow the signs to Old Georgetown Road, North. Turn left onto Rt. 187. Within a 1/4 mile, turn right onto Tuckerman Lane. Follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles and turn left onto Rockville Pike (Route 355). Go almost a half mile and turn left into campus at the traffic light at Strathmore Avenue.

Heading north on Rockville Pike (From D.C., Bethesda and points south)
About 1 mile after passing the Capital Beltway, turn left into campus at the traffic light at Strathmore Avenue.

Heading south on Rockville Pike (From Rockville and points north)
Georgetown Prep is located on Rockville Pike (Route 355) just south of White Flint Mall. Turn right into campus at the traffic light at Strathmore Avenue.

MARCH 5 - CASTING CLINIC AND BEAVER CREEK WORKDAY

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Dave Cleaves is available to give a fly casting class on Saturday, March 5.  If interested in sharpening your skills you need to contact Noel Gollehon by NOON FRIDAY MARCH 4.  Contact: ngollehon@comcast.net

Doug Hutzell is organizing another Beaver Creek workday on Saturday, March 5 to do tree maintenance.  The tree work includes protecting (wire cages), staking and pruning trees planted a few years ago in previous restoration areas.  Plan on 9 to 1 meeting at the fly fishing parking area off Beaver Creek Church Road, near Doug’s house.  A group of about 6 worked from 9 to 4 last Saturday (SVTU members were Charles, Dale, Mark, Doug, and Noel) and made a lot of progress but accomplished less than half the task.  A group worked on Tuesday afternoon (SVTU members were Del and Doug) and knocked out more.  So there is less than a full day remaining if a good crew shows up.  Let Noel Gollehon know if you plan on attending.  Contact: ngollehon@comcast.net

NOTICE TO ALL!!! Mid Atlantic Council Trout Unlimited CONSERVATION BANQUET: MARCH 26TH

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Mid Atlantic Council Trout Unlimited
CONSERVATION BANQUET
MARCH 26, 2011MARRIOTT BWI AIRPORT
1743 West Nursery Road
6:00 – 10:00 pm

LIVE AUCTION, RAFFLES, SILENT AUCTION

TOP PRIZES, ART WORK AND TACKLE

SUPP0RT THE CONSERVATION WORK

OF

TROUT UNLIMITED, MID-ATLANTIC COUNCIL.

AND IT’S CHAPTERS

CONSERVATION AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED

TICKETS $75.00 EACH

TABLES OF 10 $750.00

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE

$250 Bronze

$500 Silver

$1000 Gold

$2500 Platinum

SPONSORS NAMES WILL BE LISTED IN PROGRAM

AND

IN COUNCIL NEWSLETTER

For Tickets or information contact

Jim Gracie

10301 Wetherburn Road

Ellicott City, MD 21042

410-418-4687

jgracie@brightwaterinc.com

Beaver Creek Workday - Help needed!

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Help is needed to prune trees and install tree protectors, due to recent beaver activity.

The Beaver Creek Watershed Association has purchased 250 tree protectors and wire for the larger trees.
People would need pruning equipment and hammers for wooden stakes. The dates
will be Saturday, Feburary 26 and March 5 and if anyone would like help during the week please contact:

Doug Hutzell

doug.hutzell@myactv.net

Phone: 301-491-1330

SVTU FLY TYING SESSIONS START SOON!!!! 2011 IS HERE, GET READY FOR FLY-FISHING!

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

The SVTU Chapter invites you to join us in our well received Annual FLY TYING Sessions.

An improvement this year is the first three sessions will focus on beginner tyers followed by six more sessions for the beginners to continue and experienced tyers wanting to improve their craft!

THE SESSIONS WILL AGAIN BE HELD AT THE ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE - ROCKVILLE CHAPTER - CLUBHOUSE IN GERMANTOWN COMMENCING IN MID-JANUARY AND CONTINUING THROUGH APRIL. 

LOCATION: 18301 WARING STATION ROAD, GERMANTOWN, MD.,  20874 

SVTU COORDINATOR: CHARLES AUGUST : CONTACT = csaugust@comcast.net

Current curriculum / schedule is:

BEGINNERS:  3 weekly sessions, Tuesday evenings from 7:30-9:30pm Jan. 18th, Jan. 25th, and Feb. 1st.

session #1 will be an introduction to fly tying with a
description of tools and materials, explaining the arcane definitions of
fly tying terms, preparing hooks, and, finally, tying the “Green Weenie”.

Session #2 will involve tying a “Walt’s Worm” and will include putting lead
and/or a bead head on the hook, then preparing and using rabbit’s fur
dubbing, and ribbing.

Session #3 will be devoted to tying wooly buggers; the standard all black
fly and then some variants, for example, “Patuxent Specials”, bead head
buggers, and of course, the “IWL Special” bugger.


EXPERIENCED TYERS SESSIONS:  Six sessions will commence Feb. 8th and will be held every other
Tuesday evening from 7:30 - 9:30 PM.  The current dates are: Feb. 8, Feb. 22, March 8, March 22, April 5, and April 19
.

Sudden Passing of Dick Switalski, longtime Chapter Member

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Sudden Passing of Dick Switalski

 

We were recently notified by Kathy Switalski, Dick Switalski’s wife, that Dick died suddenly last Friday, May 28.  He had just finished working out at his health club and was swimming laps when he suddenly disappeared below the surface.  Lifeguards removed Dick from the pool to perform CPR and use a defibrillator but he was not able to be revived.  A subsequent coroner’s exam ruled that Dick had suffered a heart attack, and, apparently, gasping for breath, had drowned.

 

Dick Switalski - the morning he & Charles left the Strauss Center in Claryville , NY. 

Charles & Dick had spent the previous 4 days fishing Catskill area streams in late May 2010.

Dick was a longtime, active member of SVTU and was currently in his 2nd year as a chapter board member.  For friends and members who participated in our winter fly tying sessions, you’ll note that Dick served as the intermediate/advanced group’s guru one evening.  Dick could get you excited about catching trout even before you finished tying a fly - a great teacher!  He had recently completed a fishing trip with Charles August, SVTU Secretary, in the Catskills (NY).  In fact, at our May 26th chapter meeting, Dick gave a wonderful presentation on fishing the Catskills.  Even at 70 years of age, his enthusiasm for TU and all things fly fishing just oozed from Dick anytime you were around him.  Many chapter members would rank him as the #1 fishing buddy you could ever have.  Those same folks knew that if you were serious about planning a fishing trip to anywhere in the area, or the U.S. for that matter, Dick was your man.  Recently, Dick had also been an integral part of the chapter’s planning efforts for the upcoming June 19th BBQ.  Consequently, Dick would not have been in attendance, since he was scheduled to be in Las Vegas with his wife to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Seneca Valley Chapter 369, of Trout Unlimited.  The family’s address is 16700 Gooseneck Terrace, Olney MD  20832-2458.

There will be a church ceremony for Dick on Wednesday, June 9, 2:00 PM, at the Oakdale Emery United Methodist Church, 3425 Emery Church Rd, Olney, MD.

Casting Clinic Canceled for April 3

Monday, March 29th, 2010


The casting clinic scheduled for this coming Saturday, April 3, at Seneca Creek State Park, is canceled.  We hope to hold a clinic the first Saturday in May – check this site for an announcement.

STREAM STOCKING - Patuxent River - HELP NEEDED / OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER !!!

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010


THE PPTU has 2500 brown trout coming on Tuesday, March 16 to stock the upper Pax. Special Area, the section below Brighton Dam, and the Middle Pax. Delayed Harvest stretch.

This is a major stocking for PPTU and all its friends and allies.  We do not stock these valuable trout near the bridge.  So we need maximum manpower to move them.  This species has a much higher chance of over-summering on our local waters in any given year.

If you can help on Mar. 16 please contact JAY SHEPARD @ jmsheppar@aol.com by the end of this coming week….ie, by March 13.  PLEASE advise of what river section you wish to help–first choice, etc.

Jay will send out assignments–where and when to meet, etc, by the following Monday morning, so be waiting for an email by then.