December 2006 newsletter

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2006 NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER MEETING

The December meeting will be held in the Nature Center building at Mount Aetna Camp and Retreat Center on December 21, 2006 starting at 7:30 PM.

Our program for the evening will be a slide show on a fly fishing adventure in northern Maine.

CREEKSIDE BANQUET
Saturday January 27, 2007 at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn.

Social Hour 5PM – 6PM

Dinner and Program starts at 6PM

Contact Ray Gano at [phone]

The management at Keystone Sporting Goods is in the process of restocking their fly tying equipment. They have requested that we provide a list of items that they should stock for our use.

Please let me (Buz) know what items you would like to have available. I will compile a list and provide it to the shop.

PHOTO AND FLY CONTEST
It has been suggested that we have a photo and fly contest. Take a picture of you and the fish, identify the fly used, and location.

Submit your photo to the Antietam Fly Anglers, and we will select one for a special prize to be awarded at the annual Banquet.

We already have photos from Don Fine, Sam Rock, Del Martin, Buz and his grandson.


HELP IS NEEDED

One or two representatives are needed to be the point of contact between the Antietam Fly Anglers and the Mid-Atlantic Council (MAC). Responsibility will be to represent the Club at the MAC meetings next year.

The Meetings and locations are as follows:
Jan 20, 2007 – Catoctin Fish and Game Club

RT. 40-West of Frederick

Mar 24, 2007 – Gander Mountain Store

Chambersburg, PA

May 12, 2007– Allenberry Resort

Boiling Springs, PA

Jul 21, 2007 – Cabella’s Store

Hamburg, PA

Sep 22, 2007 – Gander Mountain Store

Winchester, VA

Oct 13, 2007 – Kelly’s Ford Resort

Culpepper, VA

Nov 10, 2007 – Allenberry Resort

Boiling Springs, PA

Please Contact Buz if you are willing to help.
FLYTYERS’ ROUNDTABLE REPORT
We will meet on January 4, 2007, starting at 7:00 PM at the Keystone Sporting Goods on Pennsylvania Ave. at Maugans Ave. in Hagerstown.
The guest tier for the evening will be John “Quincy” Adams tying deer hair bugs. We will be tying downstairs at the shop so bring your fly tying equipment and some 3/0 and 6/0 dark color thread; the rest of the material will be furnished.
ROUNDTABLE DATES AND PERSONALITIES
February 1, 2007 – Del Martin

Salt water fly

March 1, 2007 – Mike Saylor

TBA
April 5, 2007 – Don Fine

Alaska Salmon Flies w/ pink & red thread
May 3, 2007 – Frank Thompson

Stimulator

June 7, 2007 – Teresa Kines

TBA

The Dance

“I could have missed the pain, but I’d have to miss the dance.” (Garth Brooks.)

If I had not ventured to the lake, I would not have seen the folly of the loons as they splash about and call to one another throughout the night.
If I had not gone to the effort to travel where few men go, I would not have heard the wolf pack travel the ridge calling their forlorn sound.
If I had not taken the time to learn and then teach my son the skills and treasures of nature, I would not have seen him dance upon the rocks with a smallmouth at bay.
If I had not taken the time that only patience can bring, I would not have seen the caddis dance upon the water ensuring future generations.
If I had not taken the time, “I would have missed the dance”.
Thanks to Don Fine for this article


UPCOMING EVENTS

January 27, 2007 CreekSide Banquet Martinsburg Holiday Inn Contact Ray Gano at

[phone]

March 24, 2007 Antietam Fly Anglers Banquet. Plaza Hotel Hagerstown, MD

Visit the local fly fishing stores that support the Antietam Fly Anglers.

LL BEAN FACTORY STORE

At the Prime Outlets

KEYSTONE SPORTING GOODS STORE

13611 Pennsylvania Ave at Maugans Ave

THE BROAD CASTER

19330 Leitersburg Pike

FOUR UNDER EIGHT

Don’t forget our new program, titled Four Under Eight, which is sponsored by the Antietam Fly Anglers (AFA).

The rules of the program are as follows:

Four Brook Trout under Eight inches in length must be caught and released in one day by an AFA member, at an altitude over six hundred feet, in two different counties of the State of Maryland. This act must be witnessed by another AFA member.

The information of all the facts must be presented to the AFA Board of Directors for confirmation and approval.

Certificates designed by Bob Stouffer will be presented at the next Annual Banquet.

The Officers and Directors of the Antietam Fly Anglers are as follows:

Sterling “Buz” Buzzell President

Bill Lewis Vice President

Teresa Kines Secretary

Robert Davis Treasurer

John “Quincy” Adams Director

Bob Stouffer Director

Michael Saylor Director

Delbert Martin Director
Now is the time to step up and give the Club a hand. New people and new ideas are needed.

If you would like to help, or you have any concerns or suggestions, please contact any of the Officers or Directors.

DIRECTIONS TO THE MT. AETNA CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER
From the junction of Interstate 70 and MD State Highway 66 go north on HY 66 to the traffic circle, then east on Mt. Aetna Rd, up the hill, for approximately 1 mile. The entrance to the Center is located at 21905 Mt. Aetna Road and will be on the right. Parking is available behind the Ranger Station Building. Take the path on the right of the parking lot to the Nature Center.

* Please take note that the Nature Center is open to the public each Saturday from 2 PM to 5 PM.


NEW CATEGORY ON OUR WEB SITE

www.antietamflyanglers.org
(FOR SALE ITEMS) CHECK IT OUT

Any member wishing to sell fly fishing items please contact John Brognard [phone] for instructions on how to enter your item.

Our Site also has links to other major fly fishing sites and activities.

Thanks to John Brognard for his design and maintenance of our web site.

FFF New Membership Incentive Program
There is a new program for Clubs that get new members to join the FFF. It is basically a rework of the old rod incentive program where the gaining Club receives a rod and reel for every 10 new members. Clubs can also receive a rod and reel outfit for every 9 new members if the club wishes to pre-purchase memberships.

More when information becomes available.

Remember

The Antietam Fly Anglers Club Number is 99147).



Editor’s Note: Submissions should be made to Sterling (Buz) Buzzell, Editor, by email ([e-mail]), or PO Box 498, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214, Phone # [phone], no later than the 1st of each month.

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