Here’s a link to the Backyard Science videos Christian has been creating each week for his students at Ingomar Middle School. This week’s video is a tribute to the trout and their early release. Click here to go to the video.
Board member and Membership Chair Jamie Schroder has found a gem of a stream in North Strabane, about a 40 minute drive south from downtown Pittsburgh. Cows, golf, target practice, deep holes in the creek with trout…who could ask for more. Read all about her adventures by Clicking Here.
George Altemus alerts us to a video that is available via the Midcurrent Fly Fishing site. George says: “This is the best underwater photography I’ve ever seen showing the habitat of the four types of mayfly nymphs: the clingers, crawlers, burrowers, & swimmers.” The video was shot in a very healthy stream in the mountains of California. Preserving and enhancing such cold water resources is part of the mission of TU. Click here for the Midcurrent video.
Patagonia presents a fabulous film about fishing in the Alps: “Il Pescatore Completo” (The Complete Fisherman). It’s a Tenkara approach to high mountain streams. Alberto Pugno, a fisherman in the Italian Alps, is the last great master of an ancient style of fly fishing remarkable for its pure simplicity and grace.
Steelhead season is over this year, but one can always dream about future adventures. Christian Shane is a poet as well as a fine fisherman. His description of a very cold winter’s day spent in search of the wiley steelhead is a fine musing about how fishing puts us in touch with nature as well as the occasional fish. Click here to go there.
Ron Milavec has provided a nice history of our involvement in the annual Allegheny Sportsmans’ show. Our booth at the show allows us to contact the general public about our various programs and provide education in the form of fly tying demos and lectures. The report is particularly poignant because it has pictures of Rich Yurko and Tom Walsch who have both passed away in the last year. Both men were stout contributors to PWWTU and its mission and both are missed. Click here for the report.
Bob Heil is an accomplished fisherman and tyer who is also on the PWWTU Board. A little arm twisting has got him to write down the recipe for one of his go-to flies, the Ice Dub Minnow. This is a take-off of Ed Shenk’s famous minnow pattern and has been a winner for Bob against all sorts of fish. Sorry, no pictures of the fly are available, but he recipe is easy to follow. Click here for the whole story.
Christian edited our Newsletter (Hatches and Rises) and won national recognition for the magazine and, especially, his articles. Copies of the magazine are located under the “Archive” tab. Christian’s pieces have also been published in regional fishing magazines such as PA Fish & Boat. The name “Hatches & Rises” has been reincarnated as the Title of the email blasts that members receive. The old newsletter format has been incorporated into the website. And Christian promises more articles. Click Here to get to his article about fishing for trout in PA.
The website is soliciting articles and stories that deal with fishing and conservation. This is your chance to get your fishing exploits, family adventures, or conservation efforts up in lights. It’s also a chance to add useful content to the website by referring articles or topics that you think may be of interest to the membership. Click Here to get to the submission form.
Doug Sherman suggests that you may be interested in a LIVE fly tying demos sponsored by TCO Fly Shops that happen each Friday evening at 7:30 PM. Click here to get more information.