ANNUAL BANQUET
Forty-three people attended our Annual Banquet at
the Plaza Hotel. It was a very enjoyable evening.
We give special thanks to Art Overcash and Wendy
Avey for their generous contribution for the raffles
APRIL and prizes.
Chris Heurich won the Antietam Fly Rod and gets
2007 NEWSLETTER to keep it for a year. Good Luck, Chris! We hope it
APRIL MEETING (Casting night) serves you well.
Kurt Biesecker won the photo contest, and he is
The April meeting is usually our Annual Fly Tying very happy little boy.
night for the Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock;
however, this year we will have a casting class
provided by our own Certified Casting Instructor Clean Up Program for Beaver Creek
Bob Stouffer. The class will start at 6:30 PM
behind the Nature Center building at Mount Aetna Saturday, April 21 at 9:00 AM along with the
Camp and Retreat Center on April 19, 2007. Bring association of American River Clean Up Program,
your fly rod, and Bob will assist us in improving we will be picking up trash along parts of Beaver
our casting presentation. Creek and Black Rock Creek.
Crew chiefs are needed for teams that will be made
We will also collect the Antietam Fly Anglers up of local high school students. We will also need
Streamer, which we usually tie on this evening, for pickup trucks to transport trash collected to a drop
the Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock point for pick it on the next working day. So, bring
This fly, as some of you know, was designed by your waders and gloves and any thing that you need
“AL” O’Keeffe and is used for the youth nametags to help pick up trash. Let's show the property
for those attending the Jungle Cock campfire owners that we do care about our watershed.
meeting. It is a silver body, white marabou wing
fly with peacock herl overwing, red hackle throat on
a size 8 – 3X long hook. (see recipe below) FLYTYERS’ ROUNDTABLE
Antietam Fly Anglers Streamer We will meet on May 3, 2007, starting at 7:00 PM
at the Keystone Sporting Goods on Pennsylvania
Hook: Size 8 – 3X long Ave. at Maugans Ave. in Hagerstown.
Thread: Red 6/0
Tail: Red hackle barbs The guest tier for the evening will be Frank
Body: Flat silver tinsel Thompson tying the Simulator. We will be
Throat: Red hackle barbs meeting downstairs at the shop, so bring your fly
Underwing: White marabou tying equipment and some 8/0 and 6/0 black color
Overwing: 3 strands of peacock herl thread; the rest of the material will be furnished.
Head: Red thread
Tie up a dozen or so and bring them with you. ROUNDTABLE DATES AND
PERSONALITIES
June 7, 2007 – Teresa Kines
TBA
FEDERATION OF FLY FISHERS
Conserving - Restoring - Educating Through Fly Fishing
UPCOMING EVENTS years ago. The fish was old enough to have a
driver's license.
April 21, 2007 – Creekside’s Annual Learn-to Fly- A $50 deposit is requested. Please contact Bob
Fish Youth Camp at Poor House Farm Regional Stouffer at (301) 791- 4594.
Park, Berkeley County, WV.
Potomac River Float Trip SHEPHERD FLY FISHING COURSE
Quincy and Bob are planning a float trip on the Course will be held from March 7 through May 2
upper Potomac River on June 1st , 2nd , and 3rd . on Wednesday nights from 6:00PM to 7:40PM.
Anyone interested please contact Bob Davis at Quincy will need help with fly tying on April 4th
(301) 739-3336 or Quincy at (304) 876-2461. and the 11th and casting on April 18th and 25th and
May 2nd . If you can help, contact Quincy Adams at
(304) 876-2461
Western Maryland - Annual Fishing Weekend
The annual Western Maryland trip to Herrington HELP IS NEEDED
Manor State Park near Oakland will be the last
weekend of September this year. It is a tradition Thank those members who are helping with the
continued by Paul Helm and upheld by the club. MAC meeting. If there is anyone else who would
We are planning to leave early on Thursday and like to attend the MAC meetings, please contact
spend Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at one Buz. Responsibility will be to represent the
of the CCC cabins at the park. The cost is Antietam Fly Anglers at these meetings.
reasonable and dependant on the number of people The dates and locations are as follows:
occupying the cabin (or cabins). We usually dine at
a restaurant in the evening and prepare breakfasts at May 12, 2007– Allenberry Resort
the cabin. Fishing is on the Youghiogheny, the Boiling Springs, PA
North Branch of the Potomac, the Savage River and Jul 21, 2007 – Cabella’s Store
other venues decided on a whim. If you have not Hamburg, PA
been on this trip, please consider it this year. More Sep 22, 2007 – Gander Mountain Store
information will be forthcoming. Winchester, VA
Oct 13, 2007 – Kelly’s Ford Resort
A light short rod is great for the Savage and its Culpepper, VA
tributaries. A five or six weight seems to suit the Nov 10, 2007 – Allenberry Resort
North Branch and Youghiogeny. We fish both Boiling Springs, PA
freestone and tailwater sections of the North Branch
and Savage. It is a low-pressure type of trip. You
may decide to fish the entire time with the group or
you can choose to go off on your own or hire a
guide. Wading on these streams can be difficult,
and it is always advisable to go with a buddy.
The annual Texas Hold-em tournament will be a
featured event at the cabin. The other featured
event will be the Wader Drying contest. In our
dreams, we will secretly try to catch a brown half
the size of Quincy's North Branch brown of two
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Visit the local fly fishing stores that support the right. Parking is available behind the Ranger
Antietam Fly Anglers. Station Building. Take the path on the right of the
parking lot to the Nature Center.
LL BEAN FACTORY STORE * Please take note that the Nature Center is open
At the Prime Outlets to the public each Saturday from 2 PM to 5 PM.
KEYSTONE SPORTING GOODS STORE
13611 Pennsylvania Ave at Maugans Ave
FFF New Membership Incentive Program
THE BROAD CASTER
19330 Leitersburg Pike 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
NEW CATEGORY ON OUR WEB SITE Club receives a rod and reel for every 12 new
www.antietamflyanglers.org members. Clubs can also receive a rod and reel
CHECK IT OUT (FOR SALE ITEMS) outfit for every 9 new members if the club wishes to
Any member wishing to sell fly fishing items please pre-purchase memberships.
contact John Brognard (301) 371-4205 for More when information becomes available.
instructions on how to enter your item.
Our Site also has links to other major fly fishing Remember
sites and activities. The Antietam Fly Anglers Club Number is
Thanks to John Brognard for his design and 99147.
maintenance of our web site.
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
Editor’s Note: Submissions should be made to Sterling (Buz) Buzzell,
Editor, by email (flycaster@desupernet.net), or PO Box 498, Blue Ridge
From the junction of Interstate 70 and MD State Summit, PA 17214, Phone # (717) 794-2237, no later than the 1st of each
month.
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
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