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September 2009

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Vol. 18, No. 7

TUESDAY, September 8

Fly-Fishing the San Juan River: A presentation by Noel Gollehon

By Larry Forte

The San Juan River has been described as one of the most famous tailwater trout fisheries in the world. During a recent club meeting, Don Fine discussed his trip to the river. His pictures were beautiful and the fishing looked amazing. At this month’s meeting, we will learn more about the San Juan River by someone who has been fishing it for 20 years.

On Tuesday, September 8th, we welcome Noel Gollehon, PVFF club member and a frequent visitor to the San Juan River area. His presentation will discuss fly-fishing the river, proper rigging and flies to use and what areas of the river to fish. Plus, he will talk about his experience with some of the best guides on the river.

The San Juan River starts in the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. It enters the northwest corner of New Mexico before heading towards Utah and the Colorado River. The 4.25 mile stretch below the Navajo Dam holds an estimated 80,000 trout averaging 17” in length and fish over 20” are abundant.

Noel has fished the San Juan River 12 times over the past 20 years. Many times, these are weeklong excursions. Plus, his local connections in Albuquerque fish the river several times a year.

When not fishing in New Mexico, Noel is very active in the fly-fishing community. He is the current president of Seneca Valley TU, past Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Council TU and a member of PVFF.

It promises to be an exciting evening. Hope you can join us and learn more about this amazing river.

Members are reminded to bring any items that they wish to donate for the PVFF annual banquet to either the September 8th or October 13th meeting.

CALENDAR of EVENTS:

September 8 Fly-Fishing the San Juan River: Noel Gollehon

Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick, MD 6 7 PM

September 16 PVFF Fly Tyers Roundtable

Hobbytown at 919 East Street Frederick, MD 6:30 PM

September 22 Board of Directors

Location T.B.D.

October 10 Project Healing Waters

Beaver Creek Fly Fishing Only Area

9:AM – 1:00 PM

Call Doug Hutzell for Details 301-491-1330 or 301-797-8454

PVFF Roundtable – September 16

Roundtable starts at 6:30pm at Hobbytown, East Street in Frederick. You need only to bring your basic fly-tying equipment to participate.

Outings by David Fulton

Summer has flown by and Fall is just around the corner, but we still have a few more trips in 2009. Let’s take a look at what is coming up:

September – Small Mouth Trip: We will target Smallies on a local stream as they try to put on weight in preparation for winter. The exact date to be determined.

October/November – North Branch Potomac: We will take another shot at the big browns up there again this year. Here is a chance to use some of what Dan Hodkinson taught us in his presentation at the April meeting. The exact dates are to be determined.

October/November – Steelhead: This time we will go to Cattaraugus Creek in NY. The Cattaraugus is a tributary of Lake Erie. Gear will be similar to what worked in Erie, PA this past spring, with some additions. Rods from 9-10 ft in 6-8 wt will work. However some sections of the Cattaraugus are ideal for Spey rods around 13 ft in 7 wt. Flies will include dead drifted nymphs and eggs, and streamers on the swing. The exact dates are to be determined.

If anyone has questions about the scheduled outings, or ideas for new outings, please contact me at: davidfulton@ or (240) 446-3371.

See you at the meeting!

Upcoming Meetings by Larry Forte

We have some great programs scheduled for the fall.

October: Fly Fishing Workshop: We are going to do this again in October. This was a very popular program last year and will be expanded this year.

November: Problems in the Potomac River: A presentation by Leopoldo Miranda-Castro, US Fish and Wildlife.

Programs for 2010:

I will soon start working on finding monthly guest speakers for next year. PVFF club members recommend the majority of our speakers. If you know someone whom you think would make for a great evening or if you would like to give a fly-fishing related presentation at one of our meetings next year, please let me know. See me after one of our meetings or send me an e-mail at lbforte@

Support Your Local Fly Shop

Hunting Creek Outfitters, North Market Street, Frederick. Club members, show your PVFF membership card and receive a discount on leader, tippet and fly-tying materials.

Kelly’s White Fly Shoppe

PO Box 835

133 W. German Street

Shepherdstown, WV 

The Adams by Don Fine

One summer day in 1922, Charles F. Adams an attorney of Lorain, Ohio was fishing a pond near the Boardman River in Michigan when he saw an insect that interested him, so when he returned to his hotel he described the fly to a local fly tyer Leonard Halladay. That evening Mr. Halladay tied the fly as Mr. Adams described. In the words of Mr. Halladay, “when he (Mr. Adams) came back next morning, he wanted to know what I called it. He said it was a ‘knock out’ and I said we would call it the Adams, since he had made the first good catch on it”. And now you know the rest of the story.

Trout in the Classroom, Can You Help by Chuck Dinkel

PVFF is looking for a few individuals to help with the Trout in the Classroom program. This does not require a big time commitment on your part; however, it is helpful if you are available to assist during the school day. If you have a student in a Frederick County school you qualify. If you work during the day, but your spouse does not, he/she qualifies. If you are retired, you are especially qualified! And the good news is you can be trained as the “expert” in an hour.

PVFF will be providing technical support to at least five Frederick County schools participating in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program during the 2009-2010 school year. Support consists of helping teachers and students set up the fish tanks and associated equipment, delivering and helping to temper the trout eggs when they arrive in January, helping with maintenance of the tanks, as needed, during the school year, and assisting with the release of the trout near the end of the school year. The job has become easier over the past two years as the school staff and students have assumed more responsibility. Schools that enter the program need some additional “hand-holding” as they learn the ropes. The five schools currently in the program are: Windsor Knolls MS, Urbana MS, Monocacy MS, New Market MS and Lewistown Elementary.

If you enjoy interacting with the TIC students and tie flies you may be asked to demonstrate that skill or help teach casting. There are lots of opportunities to assist depending on your time, experience and interest. Please let me know if you, or someone you know, (they don’t have to be a PVFF member) are interested in helping students learn about the environment and how an abundance of clean, cold, oxygenated water provides the recipe for raising and catching trout. 301-831-3637; klassicklocks@

4th Annual Antietam Creek Rubbish Round-Up

Sponsored by Antietam Creek Watershed Alliance. September 19th, 2009 9 am-1 pm

Everybody Signs-In at Funkstown American Legion Post #211 12 N. Westside Avenue, Funkstown, MD

What to Bring:

Your friends, family, social group & everyone who wants to help clean-up Antietam Creek

Good river shoes (no bare feet or flip-flops please)

Appropriate clothing for the weather.

Walkers: meet at American Legion, sign Release form & we will

direct you to trash pickup sites.

Boaters, for those with their own Canoes, Kayaks, Jon boats, or rafts with paddles & life jackets: meet at American Legion to sign Release form & get details. Float Mt. Aetna Road to Funkstown American Legion – about 2.5 miles. We will help unload your boat & sort recyclables. Rinse off your boat and yourself and we will shuttle you back to

your vehicle.

No Boat? Borrow one from your uncle, your brother-in-law, or someone who owes you a favor! Otherwise, meet at American Legion & we will try to pair you with a boat/raft. Adults sign release form.

Info From Potomac River Keeper submitted by Chuck Dinkel

"A recent US Geological Survey study of the Potomac River shows 85 compounds that Are Not Regulated in Drinking water - such as pesticides, personal-care products, and sloolvents - were detected in the river, and 17 of the compounds were detected in finished treated water.  While the concentrations of each compound were very low, scientists do not know what happens when multiple compounds combine or what happens over long periods of exposure to low dosages.  Scientists are beginning to say that the days of 'dilution is the solution' are over. Safety of our drinking water depends on the health of our rivers and streams. The best way to keep our water clean and safe is to stop the pollution from getting into it in the first place.".

Trailer for Sale

Small wooden utility trailer for sale - great for hauling small equipment, firewood, camping gear - $200 OBO

Call either John 301-371-4205 or Don 301-371-5617

Last Cast by Don Fine

Dare you drink the water?

After having returned from a week of fishing on a serine lake in Canada I was faced with a reality check as I returned to the U.S. Anxiety began to build as I heard more about the latest issues with our nation’s economy and health care system. My anxiety was further escalated when I began to go through the mail that accumulated while I was away. Every piece seemed to relate to the poor quality of water that flows through our local rivers and I was reminded of the growing concern over the water that we drink, bathe and use for our recreation. It seemed to be more than a coincidence that the mail included letters from the Potomac Riverkeeper, the City of Frederick, the Shenandoah Riverkeeper, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) each addressing the quality (or lack thereof) of water that we and our families drink each day.

• The letter from the Potomac Riverkeeper noted that “the human body is about 2/3 water, and of that 2/3 comes from the water that we drink. When you add the food we eat that comes from this region, (and if you live anywhere adjacent to the Potomac River), then you are mostly Potomac River”.

• The issue of River Watch, a publication of the Shenandoah and Potomac Riverkeeper Associations, noted that “80% of all poultry waste created by growers in Virginia is sold or given to neighboring farms which are not subject to regulation”… thus allowing storage and application of this poultry waste as fertilizer right down to the stream banks.

• Another article in the same publication reported on actions taken to sue those responsible for chemical pollution (including arsenic and lead) at Poplar Point in Washington, D.C.

• The letter from CBF reported legal efforts underway to force the current and former owners of Sparrow Point steel plant to clean-up the pollution flowing from the plant site into the Bay.

• Lastly, the letter from the Mayor of Frederick was the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for the City of Frederick. While the Mayor’s cover letter seemed to indicate that Frederick’s water is safe and reliable, I could help but note that approximately 4% of Frederick’s water comes from the Potomac River via the Frederick County Interconnection. More disturbing was the fact that the report did not include testing data for several categories of pollutants of current concern such as mercury, agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical products, most notably hormones. In this regard, I would encourage you to read information collated by the Monocacy & Catoctin Watershed Alliance regarding the state of health of the Monocacy River and other Maryland waters, it is a real eye opener. Reference

So we all need to be concerned about what is going into and what is already in our water; concern not for preservation of our fisheries, but rather for the preservation of our health and that of our loved ones. Think about it, act on it and get involved at whatever level you can.

PVFF will be in attendance at this year’s Frederick Sportsman’s Council annual dinner that hosts our local political representatives. It is our intent to get the message to our politicians that we need action at the state level to identify and act on the global issue of water pollution that affects us all.

Tight lines and S curves

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Potomac Valley Fly Fishers 42nd Annual Fly Fishing Banquet

October 17, 2009

AMVETS Valley Memorial Post #9

Green Street, Middletown

4:00 PM- 9:00PM

• Social hour beginning at 4:00 (cash bar)

• Dinner at 5:30, Fried Chicken, Steamship Round of Roast Beef

• Silent Auction

• Bucket raffles.

• Kids activities and special bucket raffle

• Fly tying demonstrations by Ray Gano

Adults: $25.00 Children 6 to 12: $8.00 Under 6: free

Visit PVFF's web site ( ) for more information and reservation call Don or Ruby Fine at 301-371-5617 or rifine@"

Reservations due by October 13, 2009

Directions: 40A, to 17N, 1st left on Green Street, ¼ mile on right

2009 POTOMAC VALLEY FLY FISHERS

MEMBERSHIP and RENEWAL APPLICATION

The purpose of the Potomac Valley Fly Fishers is (1) to promote fly fishing as the most sportsman-like and enjoyable way of fishing and the most consistent with the preservation and wise use of our resources; (2) to provide advice, suggestions and assistance to club members; (3) to publicize the best practices and techniques of fly fishing, fly tying, fly casting and other related subjects; and (4) to maintain liaison with other organizations of sportsmen and conservationists.

The undersigned being in agreement with the above purpose does hereby apply for membership/renewal in the Potomac Valley Fly Fishers.

Applicant’s Name: ______________________________________ ________________________________ Date: ___________________

(Last) (First)

If family membership, other names: __________________________________________________________________________

Home Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Street) (City) (State) (ZIP)

Home phone: __________________________________________ Business phone: _________________________________________________

E-mail address (for e-mailing newsletter) __________________________________________________________________________

Applicant’s signature: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Are you a member of the Federation of Fly Fishers? ___Yes ___No Membership Dues: ___ $12.00 single or ___ $17.00 family

How did you hear about PVFF? __Outdoor Show __Website __Friend __Newspaper __ Other

Please make check payable to Potomac Valley Fly Fishers or PVFF and mail with completed form to:

Ruby Fine, PVFF Membership Dues for calendar year Jan 1-Dec 31, 2009

8712 Baltimore National Pike Check #_________ Dated ________________ Cash _______

Middletown, Maryland 21769-9401 New ______ Renewal _____ Life_____

POTOMAC VALLEY

FLY FISHERS

P. O. BOX 3001

FREDERICK, MD 21705



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Meetings

Time and Day: 7 pm, Second Tuesday of Month except July and August

Place: Maryland School for the Deaf, Ely Building

Directions: From I-70 head north into Downtown Frederick on Market St. (MD-355). First traffic light is Clarke Place, turn right at light and turn first left into Parking Lot. Parking lot is on south side of Ely Bldg.

PVFF Committees & Chairs

Fly Tying & Tackle Pete Cook & Terry Alexander

Clinics & Seminars Tommy Marks

Conservation Randy Inmon

John Brognard

Membership Ruby Fine

Newsletter Lou Stohlman

Programs Larry Forte &

Chuck Dinkel

Publicity Karen Baker

Trout In the Classroom Chuck Dinkel

Trout Raising Randy Inmon

Web Page John Brognard

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