If you think it is yours, call Andy and identify it, 540-327-0091.
- Posted 22 Jan 2010
Date: Saturday, February 20
Time: 10am - 3pm
Cost: NONE!
First Baptist Church of Rockville
55 Adclare Road
Rockville, MD 20850
http://firstbaptistrockville.org
This fly tying marathon is made to support project healing waters programs in the area.
The Event will be for five hours. It is free for you to attend. If you cannot stay the whole time or do not want to tie the whole time you don't have to. There will be lunch provided. All the flies that are tied will be donated to project healing waters programs in the area. These flies will be used by the veterans for use during their fishing rehabilitation programs to catch fish!
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings. They teach veterans of wars how to fly cast, fly fish and tie flies. Since its inception, PHWFF has been helping disabled active duty personnel and veterans to overcome the obstacles associated with their military service-related disabilities. The relearning of the fine motor skills required in fly fishing and fly tying has proven to be particularly effective in the overall rehabilitation of the disabled.
If you are able to make this program or have any questions please contact me, Wray Sinclair, with your name and how long you will be able to attend.
Thanks, Wray Sinclair
- Posted 31 Jan 2010
Dan Davala, fishing Manager at the Oris Retail Store, Arlington, will be speaking at the February Chapter meeting. He is going to talk about Fishing the Tidal Potomac River with a Two-Handed rod.
Dan was born in Fairfax, Virginia and has fished the lakes and rivers of the state since he was a child. He started fishing with his grandfather at the age of five, and turned to the fly rod at fourteen. In the time since, he has pursued everything from Brook Trout in the Blue Ridge Mountains to Tarpon in the Florida Keys. Dan is passionate about fly fishing in all its forms, whether crouching through a small mountain stream, or plying the surf with a stripping basket strapped to his waist. Trout, Bass, Catfish, or Carp, "If it swims", he says, "I will feed it a fly".
Our NVATU regular monthly meeting is the first Thursday of the month, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., at the Vienna Firehouse, Vienna, Virginia . Come at 6:30 p.m. and join in the fun of tying flies and meeting other members to swap fishing stories.
- Posted Jan 22, 2009, updated Jan 28
Demonstrated by John Hadley
Originator: John Barr of Boulder, Colorado in 1996. The Prince Nymph is a wire-bodied nymph with a bead head and lead weight that sinks rapidly to get to the bottom where the fish are. This is not a hard fly to tie but takes some time as it has several materials and steps to finish it.
Bring your vise, thread and bobbin, other materials will be provided to tie a fly or two. Come early and plan to be setup to start tying by about 6:30 p.m.
Fishing Technique: Dead drift within a few inches of the bottom with an indicator then drift with short strips. Target fish: Primarily trout but works on many other species too.
Copper John recipe:
- posted Jan 10, 2009
The VA Trout Stream Sensitivity Study (VTSSS), lead by UVA scientists, is one of the most useful and fun things we do in TU. The purpose of the study is to track the level of pH in our streams. Low pH is caused by acid deposition from rain & snow onto our mountain trout streams and their watersheds. Note that vinegar has a pH of 3-something and Virginia streams rarely get to 4. Pure water is said to be neutral with a pH close to 7.0 at 25 °C (77 °F). For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH.
TU volunteers will take to the mountains, locate their assigned stream, and the exact spot where the water sample was taken 10 years ago. The location will have a tree with a numbered metal disk, so you know you're correct. UVA also now has GPS readings and a full set of directions for each of the 445 sites. It's like a treasure hunt for science. We are sampling pH to keep track of the increase or decrease in acid deposition commonly known as "acid rain."
We will be collecting these water samples, putting them on ice, taking them to a regional collector who will drive them to Charlottesville and deposit them at the UVA Science lab where senior scientist, Rick Webb, and his team will do the rest. This is the third statewide VTSSS; the first one being nearly 30 years ago, and the last one in 2000.
It is pretty exciting to be part of the longest running acid rain study in the nation, maybe in the world. If you wish to volunteer, contact your TU chapter coordinator whose name appears on the following list. Streams to be sampled will be distributed through these TU chapter coordinators. Each chapter will be given a block of streams and their members will be assigned streams by them. Thanks again for your interest in VTSSS and in the preservation of our native brook trout streams
Statewide Coordinator, Marcia Woolman.
Chapter coordinators: Doug Shultz and
Rachel King.
Trout in the Classroom (TIC) now has five tanks in the Northern Virgina area, thanks to Karen Sizelove and George Paine. Karen is an Environmental
Educator who joined Northern VA Trout Unlimited and immediatly volunteered and helped setup our Outdoor Show booth.
She and George Paine are helping educate youth about fish life cycle and the importance of keeping our streams full of clean, cool water. Having trout in a classroom inspires students to think more broadly about everyday topics and skills.
Virginia started with one tank in 2004 and now has about 150 tanks setup. About 8,000 eggs were distributed in early October.
George delivered Brook Trout eggs to Northern VA schools on 8 October, inlcuding a home school. The home school family refers to their program as Trout in the Basement. The home school blog is http://raisingtrout.wordpress.com. Here is how one school explained the arrival:
If you would like to volunteer to take over this rewarding and exciting project helping children re-connect with their watershed, please contact George Paine, 703-860-0862, or
E-mail to volunteer. Review NVATU TIC brochure, Click here!
Help us expand this program.
- posted Jan 24th, 2009; updated Nov 23,2009
October 2009 is the beginning of our new fiscal tax year. Northern VA Chapter #360 Trout Unlimited is grateful for sponsor donations.
E-mail NVATU Treasurer for how to get your card posted here.
Click on Sponsors-NEW on the left menu to see the total list.
The National Sporting Library, a research center devoted to horse and field sports in Middleburg, Virginia, is presenting a full-day program of lectures and discussion on fly fishing rivers and conservation, past and present. The symposium will include informative lectures by fly fishing authors and scholars and a moderated panel discussion. Advanced registration is required and seating is limited. There is a $75 fee ($50 for students with proof of current student ID). To learn more, click: http://www.nsl.org/flyfishingsymposium.html
- Posted Oct 5, 2009
To see our new NVATU brochure, Click here!
NVATU Trout-in-the-classroom (TIC) brochure, click here!
To print, save to your desktop. Click on the link and it will open in Acrobat Reader. Select scaling of "NONE" and ensure all check boxes are NOT checked! Click on printer "Properties", select "Landscape" and two-sided printing. Then print and fold.
If you want the MS Publisher version, E-mail Duane Murphy
- Posted Sep 27, 2009, updated Oct 3, 2009
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"The 227 (give or take a few) eggs we received at Terraset yesterday seem to be doing well. Our Nature Club will be caring for the eggs/fish. Some of the kids went on to WTER, our internal daily news broadcast, to announce the arrival of the eggs and to let the rest of the school know what to expect over the next few weeks. There’s a lot of excitement in the school about the whole project – even the principal keeps stopping by to check the tank! The kids will be recording the progress of the project in a blog which can be found at http://www.terrasetptaclubs.blogspot.com/. Thanks for your effort in coordinating this program. It has been really exciting for us so far! -- Dianne"
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Contact George Paine at 703-860-0862, or
E-mail George.
Contact Karen Sizelove at 703-975-7359 (cell), or
E-mail Karen
- Posted Oct 3, 2009
Sediment Control Failures along 495/HOT project
VDOT and its contractor, Fluor-Transurban, have not been satisfied with the injury done to Accotink Creek by removal of the wooded buffer along the Capital Beltway (I-495) for their HOT Lanes project without mitigation, but have also filled the creek with the mud and sediment churned up by construction. After one year of reporting failures, sediment control is still extremely poor, with the stream and aquatic life suffering. Also, the taxpayers will be getting a multi-million dollar bill in a few years when Lake Accotink has to be dredged again; the cost passed along to the taxpayers for ineffective construction company sediment controls.
August 12, 2009. Here are pictures from the Coons Branch tributary of Accotink Creek showing a healthy creek turned into a muddy channel: 081109 Photos - Coons Branch sediment pumping Recently, this tributary has been releasing sediment into Accotink, even during dry periods (usually these tributaries run brown with sediment during rain events, but otherwise run clear), so Philip Latasa and I decided to investigate. What we found was surprising, even though I'm used to seeing sediment control failures as a result of the 495-HOT construction. This failure was relatively trivial, a small mistake, or an act of laziness, and the contamination, relative to the large amounts of sediment I've watched wash into Accotink over the last year, not that serious. Just one little tributary, turned into a muddy slop.
- Posted Sep 6, 2009
Project Healing Waters
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(L to R) NVATU members Brian Suddarth, Dennis Suddarth, Dick Bubeck, Jim Galvin, George Paine
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George Paine monitoring technique of wounded warriors fly fishing along Mossy Creek
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The Northern Virginia Chapter of Trout Unlimited (NVATU) once again joined with Massanutten TU and Mossy Creek Fly Fishing to assist Project Healing Waters (PHW) at the second annual Mossy Creek Invitational held April 4, 2009 on a private stretch of Mossy Creek near Harrisonburg VA. The event was a huge success and raised nearly $108,000 for PHW. Project Healing Waters’ mission statement notes that PHW was initiated and conducted by members of the Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited to serve military personnel who have been wounded, injured, or disabled, and to aid their physical and emotional recovery by introducing or rebuilding the skills of fly fishing and fly tying, and by using and enjoying these skills on fishing outings and as lifelong recreation.
NVATU members George Paine, Dick Bubeck, Brian Suddarth, Dennis Suddarth and Jim Galvin traveled to Mossy Creek as on-site volunteers to assist the wounded warriors and their team members with fly selection and casting recommendations. They also netted, measured and released the brown and rainbow trout. NVATU members Paul Jacobs, Wray Sinclair, Bob Parsons and Bob Howard either tied flies or contributed from their fly boxes for the event. Their streamers seemed to work magic despite the tough conditions of fast and muddy water following a few days of rain in the Harrisonburg area. Nearly every warrior landed a trout and had truly enjoyable streamside experiences. NVATU volunteers also came away with memories to last a lifetime.
Information about Project Healing Waters can be found at www.projecthealingwaters.org.
- posted May 28,2009
LANDS and WATERS is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to watershed protection and education. Jeanette knows parts of Accotink Creek very well, and is actively involved in environmental education and restoration projects in partnership with Fairfax and DC public schools. LANDS and WATERS environmental program links classroom instruction with hands-on conservation projects. Here's a link to her website: http://forlandsandwaters.org/, where you will see her many projects to utilize storm water where it falls.
See Jeanette discuss in a Video at Accotink Creek impervious surface and human impact.
http://forlandsandwaters.org/law_video.html/
- posted Jan 31th, 2009
Carl Craig is a retired fighter pilot and federal law enforcement officer, TU Life Member, and avid angler. He has fly fished all over the United States, Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. Next on his wish list is New Zealand. And if there is anything that will take a fly in Antarctica, he'll go there just to say that he has fly fished on every continent! We are a Trout Unlimited Outfitters and Guides Business Member a Federation of Fly Fishers Retailer and also a member of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association.
- posted January 30th, 2009
Rivers of Restoration - Trout Unlimited's First 50 Years of Conservation. Get your personal copy before they are gone! John Ross, Virginia Council Trout Unlimited, provided us a few of his special autographed copies.
DESCRIPTION
We all love rivers and the trout that the best of them hold. For fifty years, the volunteers of Trout Unlimited have strived to restore, sustain, and preserve the nation's trout and salmon waters. Weaving together human and natural histories, Ross tells the stories of twenty watersheds where Trout Unlimited has labored to save rivers damaged by human shortsightedness. From Michigan's Au Sable to New York's Delaware to rivers in California, Washington, and more, the stories of these rivers—both in peril and in recovery—will remind fishermen why they love the sound of running water, and why our natural resources need to be protected.
Contact our Logo Merchandise Sales Chairman; Jim Galvin; phone 703-771-0410 or E-mail. You may also pick up a copy at our NVATU regular monthly meeting the first Thursday of the month, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., at the Vienna Firehouse, Vienna, Virginia.
- posted Dec 27th, 2008
1. If you are a CPA, please contact George Paine to discuss helping with our books. Please E-mail George or call him at "703-860-0862" to discuss.
2. Committee chair. See: VACANCIES. If one of these current vacancies interests you or if you have questions, please E-mail Burt Weisman or call him at "703-255-2579" to discuss.
- posted Nov 23, 2008
Stay tuned for late Oct 2009 trout stocking of Accotink Creek and Holmes Run by VA DGIF with help from chapter members. See VA DGIF trout stocking schedule. See the outstanding Accotink Creek December 20, 2008 fishing report.
Backwater Angler reports on Gunpowder conditions and fishing.
Harry Murray reports on conditions, trout and smallmouth bass fishing in the Shenandoah Valley.
Brian and Colby Trow reports on conditions,trout and smallmouth bass fishing at Mossy Creek and the Shenandoah Valley.
Watch for fishing updates from local new store; Urban Angler, Arlington, VA.
Stay in touch with Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Jeff Kelble, and water quality issues: Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Jeff Kelble, knows first hand the affects of an unhealthy river. In 2005, after fish kills ruined his fishing guide business, Jeff joined up with Potomac Riverkeeper Ed Merrifield and became the Shenandoah Manager. Find out how to Report Pollution and Become a Member to help improve water quality.
Check out our Northern Virginia Trout Unlimited conservation/ education booklet, "Washington, DC Area Trout Fishing, A Guide to Day Trips" at local Orvis stores:
Tysons Corners, VA; Bethesda, MD; and Arlington, VA.. Or you may contact our NVATU Logo Merchandise Sales Chairman; Jim Galvin; phone 703-771-0410 or E-mail. You may also pick up a copy at our NVATU regular monthly meeting the first Thursday of the month, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., at the Vienna Firehouse, Vienna, Virginia .
If you are not receiving the monthly email reminders and bulletins, please click to send us an E-mail and we will add your name to the list.
Now it is very easy to donate to the Chapter and the good work that the volunteers do. Network for Good provides the vehicle for you to make your donations online.
It's easy, just click below.
Learn more about and see calendar for Fish-With-A--Member trips to VA, MD and PA.
Regular Monthly Meeting, first Thursday of the month at the Vienna Firehouse, Vienna, Virginia
Regular Montlhy Board Meeting is the second Thursday of the month. If you have questions, contact Jay Lovering, 703-973-1024.
See map for Jay' Century 21 Office location, 6631-A Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101
For other events, such as stream restoration, Kid's Fishing Derby and Clinics, etc., click 'Calendar' on left menu.
The regular membership meetings are the first Thursday of the month at the Vienna Firehouse!! Visit the Firehouse site for directions. You can see the Mapquest map here.
Our chapter meetings are normally held on the first Thursday of every month.
Meetings start at 6:30 with a fly tying session. The actual meeting starts at 7:30 with Chapter business and information, followed by the program for the evening. The program topics are announced in the newsletter and the website, but are subject to change.
Everyone is welcome at our meeting. If it is your first time at one of our meetings, please let us know at the table when you come in and we can tell you about membership, show you a newsletter, introduce you to folks, and welcome you.
Trout fishing - Private stocking, with state stocking nearby. Fifty-two miles of stream near the cabins are stocked by state.
Visit www.wvlogcabins.com
Dave's Description: "One day in 2006, I thought that if I were ever going to write about my learning experience with fly-fishing, it should be now while I am making the transition from "Newbie" to "Somewhat Proficient." I have come from knowing absolutely nothing about the sport to being reasonably good at it. At least I can catch fish consistently and, more importantly, most of the time I know why I am catching them. If you don't know anything about fly-fishing, this is the book for you because that was exactly my situation a few years ago. The book will help anyone to catch fish using a flyrod without any prior knowledge."
Dave's book take you through his first three years of learning to fly-fish. Read how Dave make the "transition", and gather valuable tips and inisght along the way.
Dave not only mentions the Chapter in his book, but has generously offered to make a donation to the chapter for each book he sells through lulu.com. The site allows you to look through the book and decide for yourself. If you're a beginner, or just looking for some good "fishing reading", I'll bet you'll enjoy this book.
Visit lulu.com and look through. Better yet, get Dave's book and make your own journey to "somewhat proficient". Thanks Dave!!
If you would like to fish with the folks from the Shenandoah Chapter of the FFF, please E-mail Bill Cartwright at dichb 'at' aol.com, or telephone at (540) 432-0607. The chapter has regular "fish with a member" events, and would love to have you "fish along"!
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