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Main Line Fly-Tyers Monthly

The Official Newsletter of
The Main Line Fly-Tyers

Philadelphia's Oldest Fly Tying Club
Established 1971
Celebrating 50 Years and Counting

Next Meeting: Thursday  January 27th, 2022

We are LIVE at a NEW TIME 6:30 PM

Back in the Greater Plymouth Community Center
COVID has changed our starting time

The time has finally come.  YAAAA!!    At least for now, we are back live at the Greater Plymouth Community Center.  We are all looking forward to seeing old friends, making new ones, and seeing an actual LIVE Speaker. 

One More Thing -- At least until the GPCC extends its hours, we must start at 6:30 PM to run our full program.  Please be on time so we can take care of dues collections before the meeting gets rolling.

January Speaker - Steve Culton

The Little Things"If you want to catch more fish, pay more attention to the little things"

We all understand that fly-fishing basics such as casting are important,  but it is also attention to  the small details of fishing like stream current,  insects, and tackle  that  can determine success or failure.  Steve will share his insights with us.
Steve Culton – and Currentseams

Steve Culton lives in Connecticut.  He is  a fly fishing guide and instructor, fly tyer, and freelance writer. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, American Angler, The Flyfish Journal, The Drake, Flyfishing & Tying JournalEastern Fly FishingFly Rod & Reel Online, and the Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide.  He also writes a website called Currentseams.

Most of all, he is just a guy who loves fly fishing.  His passions include trout, striped bass, steelhead, smallmouth bass, and small streams with wild brook trout populations. He occasionally teaches out of UpCountry Sportfishing in New Hartford, CT. 

Currentseams.com is a library of Steve’s articles, stories, fly tying, fishing reports, videos, his guide service The Fisherman LLC, and more. The site gets regular updates, so be sure to check it out every few days. If you like what you see here, help me out and tell a friend. Feel free to ask questions if you have them. Leave a comment on his writing.  Or just say hi.
 
 

Zoom Meeting Alternative

Fall meetings will also be available on the Zoom.

Paid members will receive an email invitation several days before the Zoom meeting.  Mike Pellegrino, our Vice President and Zoom Czar, will provide you with the zoom link  and instructions to sign on.   Members who paid dues this year will be sent the link and instructions.  If you have not yet paid your 2021 / 2022 dues be sure to join.  Our monthly meetings are held the third Thursday of the month and are now starting at 6;30 PM Eastern Time from September through June.  (January meeting is the fourth Thursday)

Fly Tying Classes

Beginner to Expert - We have the fly tying class for you!

We provide fly tying classes for beginners and experts alike.

Souderton Area Community Education

Intermediate Fly Tying
Instructor Sam Vigorita


The Tactics class.  The class is designed to show trout fisherman what to look for on the stream.  Where are the fish?  What is hatching?  What techniques might work?

The tying class
will be geared to
anyone having some experience tying trout flies.  Students may use the teacher’s materials at the first class, but will need their own vice and tools. This class is for fly tyers with one to five years experience. 


            Fly fishing Tactics class    5 weeks                   Monday evening
                        Starts  2/28/22
                        Time   Monday  6:30 to 8:30
 
            Fly tying Intermediate class   6 weeks.             Tuesday Evening     
            (For people  who have been tying more than one year.)
                        Starts  2/8/22
                        Tuesday  6:30 to 8;30 pm


 
50 Anniversary celebration:  Dinner and Auction

 

December was the 50th Anniversary Celebration.  It was was an excellent event to commemorate our fifty years as a fly fishing and tying club. 2021/22 is actually our 51st year.  We needed to postpone the dinner last year due to the COVID pandemic.  That fact makes our celebration this year even more special. Most clubs would have folded under the stress of the pandemic and  the need to go virtual.  Our club has continued to thrive.  A large part of that credit goes to Todd's excellent leadership and to the board for their work.  In order to adapt to these conditions we are now creating  Zoom meetings to help those who are unable to attend.  Great thanks to Mike Pelegrino for his  work and expertise.

We have been fortunate in recent  years to have many outstanding presidents such as Todd Lustine,  Steve Nack, and Dave Gutsch.   Ed Jaworowski who is a nationally renown fly-fishing and fly-casting writer spoke at  the dinner about the early club history. He  was also one  of our past club presidents. Ed  continues to be very generous and supportive to the club.

After dinner we had our annual club auction.   Same Vigorita did his usual outstanding and entertaining work as our auctioneer.  Below are some of the pictures of the event.  A more complete list is on our face book website.

Fly Fishing Calendar of Events

Here is what is happening this season. 

Upcoming Fishing Outings

MLFT Demonstration Days

New MLFT Signature Gear!

Brand New Members Only Gear is Available - Show off Our Club Spirit

 More items are available in a wide variety of colors and sizes and shipped directly to your home.

Please note, current member of the Pennsylvania non-profit Main Line Fly-Tyers organization are entitled to purchase our shirts, mugs, etc.  Any proceeds are directed solely to the operations of our club.   

Purchases can be made from the Members Only portion of the website.

We now accept Apple and Google Pay

Easier, more secure, and fewer germs shared.

Also, we now accept Apple Pay, Google Pay, Chip Cards and Contact-less Tap to Pay.  More security for you and fewer germs shared.  So, if that is your preference, we have you covered.  As always, we still accept most major credit cards.
We encourage you to use your payment method of choice, but please remember, paying by check at the meeting saves the club a few dollars here and there.

If you wish, you may send your check made payable to MLFT to:
MLFT Treasurer
2331 N. Ridley Creek Rd.
Media PA 19063

To See All Speaker through June

Become a member now!

 
Yearly membership is September through August.  Members enjoy monthly meetings with renowned guest authors, fly tyers, and world class guides.  Learn where, when and how to fly fish.  Our meetings are generally held the third Thursday of the month from September through June.
We meet at the Greater Plymouth Community Center from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
“Good times with good people in beautiful places!
The fishing is a bonus.”

 
Become a Member Now

MLFT Meeting Schedule

September through June

Our monthly meetings are generally held the third Thursday of the month from September through June.  We meet at the  Greater Plymouth Community Center from 6:30 to 9:00 PM.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The December meeting starts at 6:00 PM for our holiday party and fly fishing gear auction.  The January meeting is the fourth Thursday of the month.  

Meeting Cancellations

When things are out of our control ...

There may be times when the Greater Plymouth Community Center (GPCC) building must close due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.  To check the the status of the GPCC, please check the Greater Plymouth Community Center Website.  We will also do our best to send an email to the membership if events are rescheduled or canceled.

Officers and Board Members

Our current officers and board members are listed below.

MLFT Contacts

President:  Todd Lustine         :: president@mainlineflytyers.net
VP:  Mike Pellegrino                 :: vp@mainlineflytyers.net
Treasurer:  Charlie Hammes  :: treasurer@mainlineflytyers.net
Secretary:   Don Bowers           :: secretary@mainlineflytyers.net
Newsletter: Don Bowers          :: newsletter@mainlineflytyers.net

Zoom Czar: Mike Pellegrino   :: zoomczar@mainlineflytyers.net

MLFT Board Members
Dave Gutsch, Dave Shillington, Ed Emery, Jim Costello,
Mike Ebner, Pete Fazio, Sam Vigorita, Steve Nack, Joe Pigeon

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