Main Line Fly Tyers
Philadelphia's Oldest Fly Tying Club
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| Sep. 27, 2008 |
Scotts Run Fishing Trip Oct. 4th: This years fall fishing day will again be at Scotts Run Lake in French Creek State Park. Plan to arrive by 9am (or earlier if you wish). Click here for Pictures from last year. The club will provide lunch, if we get a volunteer to shop for the food (contact Frank Howard to volunteer). Please RSVP to Frank or go here to sign up for the event: Scotts Run Sign-up |
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| Jun. 20, 2008 |
The The Delaware River Club is under new ownership. Please visit their new website for current information. The Delaware River Club rests on the banks of the West Branch and offers two miles of private-access water teeming with wild brown trout. The Club requires no membership and provides lodging, fly fishing schools, and guide services on the Upper Delaware system, including the Beaverkill River. |
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| Dec. 6, 2007 | Frank Theobold's "The Fly Fishing Shop is now "Franks Fly Fishing Shoppe" - A long time friend of the Main Line Fly-Tyers, Frank Theobold has retired and closed up his fly tying busi-ness which he ran out of the basement of his home in Glenside for many years. Frank was a cornerstone for many club members who frequented his shop in search of tying tools and materials. He was very good to our club, donating many raffle prizes over the years. Frank not only supplied us with goods, but also shared his wisdom with us. For many of us when just starting out Frank taught us how to use that “tricky” whip finishing tool. He also demonstrated some of his favorite fly patterns and tying techniques. We thank him for his many years of kindness and generosity to the club and wish him the very best. While Frank has retired, his shop lives on ! One of his long time patrons George Orlowitz has purchased the inventory and has set up the business which he will run out of his law office in Elkins Park. In honor of Frank, he will continue to operate the new venture under the name “Frank’s Fly Fishing Shoppe”. For now, George says he’ll be operating very similarly to the way Frank ran the business. Patrons can call ahead and George will meet them at his office which is only a couple minutes from his home. His office is located 7906 High School Road (second floor around the back) in Elkins Park. George can be contacted at the following numbers 267-475-6055 or 215-635-0500 (law office number). The email address is ffshoppe@comcast.net. George has informed me that he will be offering a 10% discount to all Main Line Fly-Tyers club members. He hopes to join us at our June meeting this Thursday and says he looks forward to doing business with us. | ||||||
| April 16, 2008 | April 2008 Newsletter: The April Newsletter is available on the Newsletter page. | ||||||
| April 08, 2008 | Resica Falls Fish Day 2008: It was a great day with a great turnout. Over 40 club members and 30 non-members took part in the clinic and semiars for the club's annual learn to fly fish day. Click the link to see what you missed if you didn't attend or if you did attend bring back some memories of the day. | ||||||
| Jan. 06, 2008 | The January meeting is back to the regular 3rd Thursday of the month - Jan. 17th. Come out and enjoy Ozzie Ozefovich's presentation on Fishing for Atlantic Salmon. Born in eastern Pennsylvania, Ozzie grew up fishing the streams of the coal mining region. His passion for trout and their world began at age six, when a brook trout fell prey to a garden worm. That passion continues unabated for the salmon and trout he now pursues with fly rod and camera. Ozzie is well known for his series of videos "The Underwater World of Trout". |
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| Dec. 16, 2007 | 2008 Opening Days: Regional Trout opening day is March 29th. Statewide opening day April 12. | ||||||
| Dec. 16, 2007 | The 2008 spring Learn to Fly Fish Clinic is April 5th at Resica Falls Boy Scout Reservation. | ||||||
| Dec. 16, 2007 | The Winter Fly Tying and Stream Tactics class schedule is available. Sign up now. Better yet sign up a friend too and get them started in the fun of tying your own flys. | ||||||
| Dec. 6, 2007 | The December meeting is the 2nd Thursday this month. That's Dec. 13th. The meeting will be a combination Christmas Party with Pizza and Doughnuts and all that good stuff. AND - it will also be the club's third annual auction. Come early we open at 6:30 to check in the items your bring for the auction. We ask you to bring at least one item and donate the entire auction price to the club. You can also bring other items for the auction. The club takes a 10% commission. This is a great opportunity for you and the club. It's been a successful fund raiser the last two years and we hope the trend continues. | ||||||
| Dec. 6, 2007 | There will be a special auction item. Sam Vigorita and Mike Ebner have collaborated to produce a special edition Fly Pattern book. There will be one copy available to the highest bidder. The book contains the recipes and tying instructions for 24 patterns of flys, hints for fishing them and two articles to increase your fishing skills. These are the patterns that Sam has developed and honed fishing the Upper D. for the last 30 years. Follow the step by step instructions and your fly box will be filled with flys to provide you an edge to catch more fish than using the traditional and standard fly patterns. Click on the picture to preview it. |
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| Nov. 18, 2007 | Maps: Need a map of a PA county. Get one here. Pennsylvania County Type10 Maps | ||||||
| Nov. 13, 2007 | The November Meeting is Thursday the 15th. The November newsletter is posted. Use the Newsletters link above to read it. | ||||||
| Nov. 04, 2007 | November's meeting guest speaker is Mike Martinek - a well-known, highly respected tier and teacher, as well as author of Streamer Flies for Trolling and Casting. Mike's specialty is the traditional flies of the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine. (Flys by Mike Martinek, Sailors Delight and Olive Varigator) |
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| Oct. 24, 2007 | Sam Vigorita on Line Control: Presentation and being in touch with your drift is the important part of a formula for success up north for Salmon, Steelhead & the big Brown. Read the entire article. |
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| Oct. 12, 2007 |
General News: The October Newsletter is posted. Next Meeting is Wednesday Oct. 17 featuring Don Douple Dues are due by Oct. 31. Avoid the late fee, pay at the next meeting. |
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| Oct. 06, 2007 |
Lake
Fishing Day ( Oct 6th )
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this picture for more pictures --> We had a great turn out for the trip and beautiful weather. More like June-July fishing weather than October. Thanks to Carole for doing the food shopping and Kurt for taking time out from his family camping trip to setup the grills and cook lunch. |
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| Sep. 23, 2007 |
Lake
Fishing Day ( Oct 6th ) <-- Click
this link to sign-up Scotts Run Lake in French Creek State Park Lunch provided by the club Minnie Clinic Including One-on-one casting instructions Shooting Head Demo Watch the forum, the club website, and your email for more information as the date approaches |
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| Sep. 23, 2007 |
Cast
and Blast (Nov 3rd ) <-- Click
this link to sign-up French Creek State Park area Pheasant Hunt in the Morning Fish Scotts Run in the afternoon Watch this forum, the club website, and your email for more information as the date approaches |
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| Sep. 23, 2007 |
Steelhead Trip (Nov. 23rd - 25th) Pulaski, NY Contact Sam immediately if interested, room availability is sparse. |
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| Aug. 08, 2007 | Classes: The fall Fly Tying and Strategy Classes are set to start in early October. Click Here for the Schedule | ||||||
| Jul. 29, 2007 | Hach Charts: Tulpehocken Creek Hatch Chart, Pohopoco Hatch Chart, Comprehensive PA Hatch Chart | ||||||
| Jul. 29, 2007 | Local Streams that Support Wild Trout Reproduction: You might be interested in the April 2007 report from the Fish Comission on streams in Bucks, Montgomery and Phila. counties that have wild trout propulations. Click Here | ||||||
| Jun. 13, 2007 | ORVIS Warehouse Sale: Where=King of Prussia: Valley Forge Convention Center. When=Jun. 15-17. Hours=Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. Admission = Free. Save up to 70% on Men's & Women's clothing, Outerwear, Fly Fishing and Spin Rods and Reels, Fishing Tackle & Accessories, Hunting Supplies, Furniture, Dog's Nests, Pet Supplies. | ||||||
| May 29, 2007 | Club
Delaware River Camping/Fishing Trip:
The annual outing is the weekend of June 2-3.
Some members are going up for the week, others on Thursday/Friday for a long
weekend. The campground is Pleasant Valley Campground (570-224-4083) outside
Equinunk, PA. It is 2 miles SW on Pine Mill Rd from Equinunk. This is an
open-to-the-public, privately owned campground. Try this google map link for
help finding the place:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=41.849105,-75.233002&spn=0.029155,0.05785&z=14&om=1 |
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| Apr. 04, 2007 | Fish Day Special Raffle: Sam Vigoritta has tied up an mounted in a nice frame a complete collection of the club's special flys. This collection will be raffled off at the Resica Learn to Fish Day Event. Click Here the picture(s) for a larger view. |
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| Apr. 04, 2007 | Membeship List: The current membership list as of April 1, 2007 has been posted on the Member's Page | ||||||
| Mar. 29, 2007 | Penns Creek Fishing Trip: June 15. There are limited opening for this trip to Coburn. Members will be staying at the Bed and Breakfast run by the Feathered Hook Fly Fishing Shop. Contact Steve Larson for more information. | ||||||
| Mar. 29, 2007 | Upper Delaware Trip: First Weekend in June. More information at the next meeting. | ||||||
| Mar. 29, 2007 | April 7: Annual Learn to Fly Fish Day at Resica Falls. Click Here for More Infomation | ||||||
| Mar. 29, 2007 | April 14: Opening Day on the Brodhead. Club Members are staying at Werrys Motel (570-223-9234) for the weekend, others are coming up for just the day. Contact Sam Vigoritta for more information. | ||||||
| Jan 11, 2007 | Winter Tying and Stragety Classes: The winter class schedule is set. Click Here | ||||||
| Jan. 05, 2007 | Tying Session with Jim Teeny: The January guest speak will be Jim Teeny. Jim has offered to host an afternoon of tying the day of the meeting, Thursday, Jan. 18th. This event is available to club members, so if you are interested contact Mike Ebner. The size of the class will be limited to keep the afternoon informal and give the opportunity to talk one-on-one in a relaxed atmosphere with Jim. Please reply to me by Friday, Jan. 12th | ||||||
| Nov. 12, 2006 | November Meeting: is Thursday, Nov. 16th. Special Guest Speaker is Dick Talleur. The November newsletter is available. | ||||||
| Oct 28, 2006 | Winter 2007 Classes Announced: The Fly Tying and Tactics classes will be sponsored by Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation Dept. again this winter. Click here for complete class and registration information. Tying begins Jan. 25th and Tactics Feb. 6th. | ||||||
| Oct 15, 2006 | Scotts Run Lake Fishing: Saturday October 14 about a dozen club members showed up in gale force winds (actually about 15mph) to fish Scotts Run. Those attending had a good time although there were more fish sighted jumping than fish being caught. Around noon Sam gave a mini-class on casting with a shooting head and running line. Click here to see what you missed. | ||||||
| Sep. 24, 2006 | October Lake Fishing Date/Place Change: The day-trip will be Oct. 14 at Scotts Run Lake in French Creek State Park. We changed the time and place at the September meeting as the original date conflicted with opening day for Pheasant season. We're planning a full day of activity: fishing, casting clinic, and a barbeque lunch. Come as early as you want, no particular start time is planned. Directions to Scotts Run: French Creek State Park is located off of PA 345, south of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, and north of PA 23. The park is in Berks and Chester Counties. The Sign-Up list in posted on the Members Only Page | ||||||
| Sep. 20, 2006 | The proposed amendments to the Club By-Laws are posted in the Members Only section. Please review the document. The amendments will be discussed at the September meeting and a vote will be held to accept the amendments at the October meeting. | ||||||
| Sep. 19, 2006 | Steve Nack's fishing trip pictures from Canada and Alaska are now available in the Gallery. |
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| Sep. 15, 2006 | The September Newsletter is available on-line. ( Make sure your email address is current with the club treasurer to insure delivery to your inbox.) | ||||||
| Sep. 06, 2006 | PA Fish Commision Announces Two Opening Days for Trout: The season will start earlier for the state’s most popular gamefish in 18 counties beginning in 2007. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission adopted new regulations that will open trout season about two weeks earlier in the southeastern and southcentral parts of the state, effective in 2007. | ||||||
| Sep. 01, 2006 | MLFT Interactive Forum: A new feature has been added to the club's Website. We now have an interactive Forum where members can post messages and exchange information about the club, fly tying and fly fishing. Be sure to register and stop back often. At the top left of the MLFT Forum page you will find a 'Register' link. Click it and fill out the required information. The forum administrator will approve your request. Be sure to register using a valid email address that you've supplied to the club secretary or treasurer. Approval to post messages to the forums will be restricted to club members, the forum admin will base approval on email addresses registered with the club. | ||||||
| Sep. 01, 2006 | Fall Fly Tying Classes: The schedule for the this falls tying classes has been confirmed. Click Here The Upper Moreland HS has discontinued their evening class program. But, because of the popularity of the Fly Tying courses the Dept. of Parks and Recreation will sponsor the classes at the High School. | ||||||
| Aug. 27, 2006 |
Listen to the battle over fishing rights on the Little J. (article
prepared June 21, 2006)
Fishing is one of summer's pleasures.
And the Little Juniata River is one of the state's finest trout
streams. But who gets to wade in the water? That was the topic of a
courtroom battle last week. A judge will decide whether a 1.3-mile
stretch belongs to a private fishing club or to the people of
Pennsylvania.
This story, by outdoors writer Deborah Weisberg, was a production of “The Allegheny Front,” broadcast on NPR member station WYEP in Pittsburgh. Links:
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| Aug. 22, 2006 | Sep. 21st 2006-07 Season Kick-off Meeting: Don't forget meetings start again in September. We have an exciting line-up of programs coming along this year. | ||||||
| *************** | Selected Posts from 2005-06: (click here for all 2005-06 postings) | ||||||
| May 21, 2006 | Bone Fish in Hawaii: Ed Emery's first bone fish on a trip to Hawaii. Go to the Gallery to see his catch. |
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| May 11, 2006 | Upper Delaware
Camping Tip: The club camping trip is the 1st weekend in June. For those
tent camping no need to make reservations, as space has been reserved. You
will have to stop at the office and register and pay their charges. Anyone
taking an RV or camper will need to call and make their own reservations.
Pleasant Valley Campsite, Equinunk, PA. Telephone 570-224-4083 |
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| Apr. 11, 2006 | Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Dun, Blue Quill, Iron Blue Dun, Slate-Winged Mahogany Dun). We saw a few of these last weekend at Resica Falls. I didn't have any in my box, so I thought - better tye some up for opening day. This little mayfly appears mid April to early May. It's a size 18 to size 16. Last year I began tying most of my drys with quill bodies. I looked around for a suitable quill, then on my tying table I saw some grouse tail scraps. Hmmm, the tips were a nice chocolate brown and they inspired me to try them for the Blue Quills body. Here's my receipe: Hook: Mustad 94840, thread: brown, tail: medium Blue Dun, body: grouse tail tip (2 fibers twisted), wings: medium dun hen, hackle: medium dun < and some pictures > |
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| Dec. 17, 2005 |
As we prepare for the Christmas Holiday and the coming months of winter - Think Spring ! Click the picture for a musical review of last springs Fishing Seminar at Resica Falls. |
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| Dec. 16, 2005 |
Our esteemed past president Ed Emery had the opportunity to fish the San Juan River in New Mexico. Jump to the GALLERY to view a few pictures of Ed fishing the "Texas Hole". |
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| *************** | Selected Posts from 2004-05: (click here for all 2004-05 postings) | ||||||
| Apr. 6, 2005 |
Free raffle tickets at the next meeting to the person who can recite the entire chart ! (Workbook version for download) |
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| Mar. 6, 2005 | Looking for that something extra for fishing, particularly the Upper Delaware. Then take advantage of this members-only exclusive. Sam Vigorita is sharing his "special" flys, developed and tested based on 25+ years of fishing the Upper Delaware River system. |
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| Feb. 05, 2005 |
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