|
N
OVEMBER
NOVEMBER MEETING
The November meeting will be held in the Nature Center building at Mount Aetna Camp and Retreat Center on November 16, 2006 starting at 7:30 PM.
Our program for the evening will continue our theme on bamboo fly rods. We will have a special film presentation on Fish Grass immediately following the business portion of the meeting.
Fly tying material for sale
Due to a fly shop closure there will be some new prepackaged fly tying material for sale at the November meeting. The prices will be right and the profits will go the Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock.
Elections were held at the October meeting and the following are the Officers and Directors of the Antietam Fly Anglers for the next year:
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.
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 December 7, 2006, 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 “Al” O’Keeffe on “Tricks To Be Tied”. “Al” will be showing us some of the tying tricks he has used over the years.
Bring your fly tying equipment and some 3/0 and 6/0 thread; the rest of the material will be furnished.
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 see. I will compile a list and provide it to the shop.
ROUNDTABLE DATES AND PERSONALITIES
January 4, 2007 – John Adams
Deer Hair Bug 3/0 w/ 6/0 dark thread
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
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 Sam Rock, Del Martin, Buz and his grandson.
“Loon on the Line”
This summer Ruby and I spent three delightful days fishing on Lake Kennebago in Maine. The highlight of the last morning fishing was the presence of a large loon that decided to feed in the same area that we fished.
The loon would dive and swim underwater literally within feet of our boat such that we could easily see the white spots on its back as it passed. At least eight times it would pass under the boat to the small bay where we were casting to rising brook trout, make a complete circle and rise again just to the deeper water beyond our boat.
Finally, it pursued one of the brook trout that Ruby had hooked on her white Wulff pattern. The loon grabbed the trout and Ruby had her first “loon on the line”. Well, the loon would let go of the fish when Ruby pulled back on her rod, but as Ruby continued to retrieve her fish, the loon would return to try to get take the fish away. It was a battle of fly fisher versus loon. The last loon attempt was within two feet of the boat side. (I captured several pictures of the scenario, because I thought no one would believe it).
Finally we released the now dead trout to the loon and it went on its way consuming its prey as it swam away.
In the years of fishing in Canada I have observed literally hundreds of loons in their natural surroundings, yet this was the first time one ever fed so close. Perhaps our experience that early morning in Maine was a “once in a lifetime”, but the loon seemed to be quite talented in its ability to both compete for a fish meal and easily recognizing that where there are fly fishers there are fish.
Thanks to Don Fine for this article
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 27, 2007 CreekSide Banquet Martinsburg Holiday Inn Contact Ray Gano at
(304) 262-8844
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
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 followers:
Four Brook Trout under Eight inches in length must be caught and released in one day by a 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.
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.
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).
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 (301) 371-4205 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.
Editor’s Note: Submissions should be made to Sterling (Buz) Buzzell, Editor, by email (flycaster@desupernet.net), or PO Box 498, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214, Phone # (717) 794-2237, no later than the 1st of each month.
Federation of Fly Fishers
Conserving - Restoring - Educating Through Fly Fishing
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: | 
