20 Tips for Better Fly Fishing, led by Peter Vining with tips provided by WCFF members.
The meeting will be available both live at the London Tract Meeting House and via Zoom. The Meeting House address is:
400 Sharpless Rd
Landenberg, PA 19350
The Zoom link will be sent out to members by EMAIL on the Sunday prior to the meeting.
Bonefishing by Bob Palmer
The meeting will be available both live at the London Tract Meeting House and via Zoom. The Meeting House address is:
400 Sharpless Rd
Landenberg, PA 19350
The Zoom link will be sent out to members by EMAIL on the Sunday prior to the meeting.
Fly fishing equipment & assembly, dynamics of fly casting, casting with a practice rod.
Dry fly / Dry-Dropper Workshop
(Price $40 – includes morning snacks and beverages – attendance limited to 20)
Dry flies and dry/droppers – Includes PowerPoint presentation on basic and advanced fly presentation, the importance of leaders — rigging, leader formulas, fly line discussion and product demonstrations. Knot demonstrations and hands-on rigging. Breaking down important hatches and their imitation.
Casting/presentation demonstrations will be given outdoors (weather permitting). A working dry fly leader will be provided to each student. Students should bring their dry fly rod and line rigged with a leader to use during the discussion of rigging and presentation. If time permits we’ll do some demo casting at the end of class with practice time with their new leaders. Class assumes basic knowledge of fly fishing.
Nymphing Workshop
(Price $40 – includes afternoon snacks and beverages – attendance limited to 20)
Comprehensive class on nymph fishing – discussing and describing all methods. Includes PowerPoint presentation, hands on instruction on rigging, leaders, and leader products. A versatile nymphing leader will be provided. Focus will be on strike indicator strategies, high sticking, tightline with a brief overview of euro nymphing methods. We will build a nymph fishing strategy that removes the guesswork and mystery from nymph fishing. May include an optional casting demo if time permits. Students are invited to bring rods and cast on the grass. Questions and discussion are encouraged during the session. Class assumes basic knowledge of fly fishing.
Comprehensive Workshop on Euro Nymphing
(price $60 – includes afternoon snacks and beverages – attendance limited to 10)
Euro nymphing. This is a focused workshop teaching fundamental euro nymphing and its advanced skills. The class will emphasize skill details – in casting, mending, drifting techniques (on-the-water instruction will be given weather depending). The class will also include PowerPoint presentation with hands-on demonstration of knots, leaders and rigging. We will begin with tension drifts, but also cover some of the newer modifications such as euro- dry-dropper and sighter floating drifts with an emphasis on presentation and matching method to water type. There is an opportunity to demonstrate casting techniques.
Since there is an on-the-water component students should bring their wading gear and a euro rod and reel, rigged up with the line and leader provided. This will save a lot of time and students will need to be ready to roll. On the reel, use standard backing and SA braided core, LEVEL Euro Tactical Nymph line (.022”) to the leader. Participants should prepare with fishing equipment and clothing.
Club members and their guests only. $45.00 per person. Tickets must be purchased by 2/28/26.
This year’s banquet is set for Saturday March 7th at 6:00 at the Hockessin Memorial Hall, 610 Yorklyn Road, Hockessin, DE 19707. The evening consists of cocktails (cash bar) and Hors d’oeuvres at 6:00, dinner at 7:00, a presentation by our featured guest speaker, Jason Randall, and lots of raffle prizes and a silent auction.
Club members and their guests are invited. The cost is $45 per person and tickets may be purchased in three ways:
- By cash or check at our February monthly meeting at the London Tract Meeting House on February 18th.
- Online purchase at https://www.whiteclayflyfishers.org/annual-banquet/ You can pay via PayPal, Credit Card or Zelle.
- Send a Check. Please register at https://www.whiteclayflyfishers.org/annual-banquet/and send your check to White Clay Fly Fishers, P.O. Box 762, Landenberg, PA 19350
PROGRAM
Jason’s credits much of his passion for fishing to his father. “Some of my earliest and happiest memories involve fishing,” he recalls. “I remember many trips to Canada or Minnesota for pike and small mouth.” As a young man, he learned fly fishing from other mentors. The blessings we receive are meant to be passed on to others, so to share his passion and knowledge, in 2002, Jason began a career as an outdoor writer with feature articles appearing regularly in American Angler, as well as Fly Fisherman, Fly Tyer, Eastern Fly Fishing, Northwest Fly Fishing and many other outdoor magazines. His first book, ‘Moving Water: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to Currents’ was released in 2012 by Stackpole/Headwater books. It studies the effect of current on trout, their prey species and our angling presentation. His second book ‘Feeding Time: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What, Where and When Trout Eat’, was released in August of 2013. It focuses on matching your fishing strategies to the trout’s feeding strategies, especially when targeting large trout. In 2014, the third book in the ‘Fly Fisher’s Guide’ trilogy was released- ‘Trout Sense; A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What Trout See, Hear and Smell’, which offers anglers an opportunity to know more about the quarry they seek. In April 2017, Jason’s forth book was released from Stackpole/Headwaters Books. Titled ‘Nymph Masters; Fly Fishing Secrets from Expert Anglers’, this book explores the depths of nymph fishing and advanced nymph fishing techniques.
In 2017, Jason joined Luminaries Bob Clouser, Ed Jaworowski, the late Lefty Kreh and many others on the TFO National Advisory Team and was the lead advisor for designing the TFO Drift rod, the family of TFO Stealth nymphing rods and most recently, the award winning Elevare family of euro nymph rods. Jason appears and presents at shows, clubs and events throughout North America.
Seminar on what bugs fish eat and the flies that mimic them along with an overview of fly fishing gear.
Trout Spey by Steve Turrisi
Cookout: 12:00 PM
Please bring a dish to share if you can, thank you!