Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited

Beginner Steelhead Fly Tying at International Angler with local fly fishing fanatic Bruce Cox
2023-11-01 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-29 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-12-27 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-01-24 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-02-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-03-20 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-04-17 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-05-15 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | International Angler, 5275 Steubenville Pike, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205, United States
A beginner steelhead fly tying class (4 week course) will start Wednesday evenings on September 6 through September 27 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at International Angler.
Cost is $100 per student and each will receive a complimentary Orvis Ultralight Foam Fly Box.
*STUDENTS MUST SUPPLY THEIR OWN FLY TYING VISE AND TYING TOOLS*
*MATERIALS FOR FLIES TIED DURING CLASS WILL BE SUPPLIED*
*KIDS 15 YEARS AND UNDER* FREE *WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY ADULT*
Students signed up for these classes are eligible for an in-store discount on fly tying vises and tools. (Ask for details at shop)
Pre-register by calling the shop:
INTERNATIONAL ANGLER
5275 STEUBENVILLE PIKE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15205
412-788-8088
ia2@internationalangler.com
RETAIL STORE HOURS
SUN, MON – CLOSED
TUE,WED, THU – 10AM-6PM
FRI – 10AM-6PM
SAT – 10AM-4PM

Bar Flies Monthly Meeting
2023-11-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Howard’s Tavern, 98 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15229, United States
Face to face meetings of Bar Flies have resumed although the location has changed. The group meets the fourth Monday of each month. The new location is Howard’s Tavern

Penn's Woods West Chapter Meeting
2024-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Christ Church at Grove Farm, 249 Duff Road, Sewickley, PA, 15243, United States
The meetings are open to the public, and Chapter Members are encouraged to attend.
TIE OR BUY?
Are you a fly tier?
PWWTU needs donations for one of the biggest fund-raising events of the year – The Joe Kline Great Fly Sale at our January 8th membership meeting. Just tie up any fly patterns (dries, wets, streamers, etc.) and bring them to our January and February meetings to turn them in for the sale. We’ll have boxes available there for packaging. Thanks to all the fly tiers for your skills, time, and donations!
Are you ready to stock up your fly box?
Support PWWTU by purchasing flies from the Great Fly Sale on January 8th at 7:00 PM at the Christ Church Grove Farm BARN (249 Duff Rd, Sewickley, PA 15143). For only $5.00, you can choose any half dozen flies from the sale. That’s less than a dollar per fly! Stop by and check out the fly selection in January and support Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited.
Are you ready to see some great fly tiers?
We’ll also have some of our favorite PWWTU fly tiers demonstrating their favorite patterns at the annual Fly Tier’s Roundtable (Rich Masur, Ian Brown, Nick Cobler, Dale Fogg, & Bobby Heil).
Election of Board Members
This will occur during the meeting at Christ Church at Grove Farm. There are three openings on the Board that need to be filled, and three people have volunteered to serve for 3-year terms. Please click here to read the 2024 Candidate Statements. Nominations from the floor are welcome.
Join us on Monday, January 8th, 2024, for a night of buying, tying, and comradery.
See you there!

Tri-County Trout Club Sport Show & Flea Market
2024-01-20 09:00 - 14:00 | Patterson Hall, Guardian Angels Parish-Most Blessed Sacrament, 800 Montana Avenue, Natrona Heights, PA, 15065, United States
About the event

Join us for the TCTC Sport Show & Flea Market, January 20, 2024! 9am to 2pm (No early admission for buyers)
Patterson Hall, Guardian Angels Parish-Most Blessed Sacrament
800 Montana Avenue, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
• Buy/ Sell/ Browse New, Used or Collectable Fishing, Hunting, Camping & Sporting items
• Items may include New, Vintage & Collectable Fishing Lures, Old Fishing & Hunting Licenses, Fly Tying Materials, Fishing Rods & Tackle, Turkey Calls, Archery Equipment, Hunting & Fishing Books & Magazines, and LOTS MORE! (But No Guns or Ammo)
• Hot food and beverages will be available for purchase
Admission $3 – Kids under 12 & TCTC Members free!
Reserve a Table Now – Only $20
412-298-0964 or tctcnews@gmail.com for more info

Bar Flies Monthly Meeting
2024-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Howard’s Tavern, 98 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15229, United States
The group meets the fourth Monday of each month (unless specified) at 7:00 pm at Howard’s Tavern, 98 Center Ave, West View, PA 15229. Some folks show up around 6 pm to get some extra time behind the vise. All are welcome and be assured it is a relaxed, low-key environment to learn and exchange fishing and tying stories. Let’s get those boxes ready for the season!
You can park in the lot, and Howard’s has a handicap ramp and entrance into the dining room on the side of the building. Drinks and a menu are available.
Website: www.howardstavern.com
For beginner tiers, or anyone else:
We’ll be doing a demo tie of a sparkle dun and variations, so come learn a few tricks and tips! We’ll have materials ready to go. Bring your equipment, and if you don’t have any – no problem. We’ll have some spare tools you can try out.

For the advanced tiers:
Open tying – bring whatever you want to tie up and your equipment.

NOTE: Good idea to bring your lamp or some sort of lighting and an extension cord.

See ya there!

McDonald Sportsmen’s Foundation 2024 Fly Tying
2024-02-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-02-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-02-29 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-03-07 18:30 - 20:00 | 93 Joe Cain Road, Bulger, PA 15019, 93 Joe Cain Road, Bulger, PA, 15019, United States
Description: Learn how to tie flies for fishing
• Learn how to tie one or more fly patterns each night. Attendees will then tie the fly
illustrated. In general, the emphasis will be on tying flies used to target trout.
• Each evening a topic or technique will be discussed to provide more in-depth detail
into fly tying (i.e. vises, common tools, hooks, threads, dubbing, hackle, chenille,
weighting flies, ribbing materials).
• Possible Patterns Tied: Green Weenie, Eggstasy egg, Green Caddis Larva,
Squirmy Wormy, Hare’s Ear Nymph, Pheasant Tail Nymph, Frenchie, Soft Hackle
Hare’s Ear and many more possibilities

Location: House at 93 Joe Cain Road, Bulger, PA 15019

• At top of hill of driveway turn left (house on right is private residence)
• Enter door located to right of garage doors of house

Who: Open to the Public
• No experience is necessary
• No cost – all tools and materials will be provided
• Vises and tools are available to first 6 thru the door (please bring your vise, if you
have one, in the event we run out)
When: 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Thursdays on the dates listed below
• February 1, 8, 22, 29, and March 7 (No Tying Feb. 15)

Penn's Woods West Chapter Meeting
2024-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Christ Church at Grove Farm, 249 Duff Road, Sewickley, PA, 15243, United States
The meetings are open to the public, and Chapter Members are encouraged to attend.
Guest Speaker: Jeff Blood
Jeff will be highlighting his fishing adventure in Cuba, his thoughts on steelhead fishing and then open it up for discussion!
Jeff Blood has fly fished in Saltwater about 25 times in his life for Bonefish, Tarpon and Permit and Cuba was by far the best fishing. He bases this on the shear volume of flats, numbers of fish and size. Be sure to attend the meeting on Monday to hear his incredible tales and absorb his knowledge — especially on Great Lakes Steelhead fishing — learned over a lifetime. You don’t want to miss it!
AND …
Request for Volunteers and Additional Flies for the Second Annual USA International Sportsmen’s Show.
Are You a Fly Tier?
PWWTU needs donations for The Second Annual USA International Sportsmen’s Show at our booth (#4) on February 16–18.
Just tie up bugs in sets of 6 — any fly patterns (dries, wets, streamers, etc.) and bring them to our February meeting to turn them in. We’ll have boxes available there for packaging.
Can You Donate Some Time at the Sportsmen’s Show?
Sportsman Show Volunteers are needed at the Monroeville Convention Center. Volunteers get free admission to the show on the day worked.
The following shifts are currently open.
(Note: we’d like to have at least 2 each shift and 3 for the busier times)
Friday February 16:
10 am – 3 pm (1 volunteer needed)
3 pm -7 pm (2 volunteers needed)
Saturday February 17
10 am – 1 pm (1 volunteer needed)
1 pm – 3 pm (3 volunteers needed)
3 pm -7 pm (1 volunteer needed)
Sunday February 18
10 am – 1 pm (1 volunteer needed)
1pm – 5 pm (1 volunteer needed)
Please see Ron at the meeting or email/call him with questions or to sign up as a volunteer.
Ron Milavec
rmilavec@comcast.net
Home: 412-835-6107
Mobile: 412-352-9421
See you on Monday, February 12, 2024 at 7 PM for our monthly chapter meeting. Thanks to all the fly tiers and volunteers for your skills, time, and donations!
Christ Church at Grove Farm
246 Duff Road
Sewickley, PA 15243
Thanks and help spread the word!

2nd Annual USA International Sportsmen's Show
2024-02-16 10:00 - 19:00, 2024-02-17 10:00 - 19:00, 2024-02-18 10:00 - 17:00 | Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville, PA, 15146, United States

Cabin Fever 2024
2024-02-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Doubletree by Hilton, 910 Sheraton Drive, Mars, PA, 16046, United States
Cabin Fever 2024
Sunday, February 25th from 9am – 4pm
Hilton DoubleTree Cranberry 910 Sheraton Dr, Mars, PA 16046
Tickets for Cabin Fever can be purchased at the door! $15 for Adults, $10 for Students, Kids under 10 get in free.
Vendor Registration can be found here.
We are excited to offer Southwest PA an amazing Fly Fishing Experience! This is the 23rd Annual Cabin Fever Expo, sponsored and run by the Penn’s Woods West Chapter of Trout Unlimited. We have built out an amazing agenda and added top vendors to give you access to materials, equipment and gear. This year we will have a focus on Fly Tying with tying demonstrations, top tyers showing you their tricks and you can visit tyers row to up your own game. Come meet top conservation partners who can teach you how you can make a difference to our rivers by making small changes right in your own backyard.

George Daniel will share with us winning techniques for trout
Pittsburgh’s own Josh Miller will offer you strategies and techniques to improve your fly fishing experience.
Dusty Wissmuth is a certified Wulff school casting instructor and guide service will talk to us about how to fish Montana
Morgan Bitikofer – Presentation Title “4 Seasons on the Great Lakes”
Come try out new fly rods in our casting area
Meet Conservation partners who can help you make a difference to the environment in your immediate vicinity
Watch craftspeople of all skill levels tying up flies
We have expanded our space so come and meet more Vendors and Guides this year than in years past

Speaker and Casting Schedule:
Casting Area: (Located in the Lobby of the Hotel)
Casting Instruction – Open casting open all day in half the casting area
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Scott Loughner – Casting Instruction
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Jack Barr – Certified Casting Instructor
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Dusty Wissmath – Wulff School Certified Casting Instructor
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Mark Signorino with Fly Fishers International – Casting Instruction
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Josh Miller – Euro Nymph Casting Instruction
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Scott Loughner – Casting Instruction
Speaker Schedule: (Located in Presentation Room)
10:00 AM
Morgan Bitikofer – Four Seasons on the Great Lakes
12:00 PM
George Daniels – Fly Fishing Techniques for Trout
1:00 PM
Josh Miller – Dry Dropper Tactics
2:30 PM
Dusty Wissmath – How to Fish Montana
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Attention Sellers! Flea Market Registrations!
Persons wanting to sell items at the 2024 Cabin Fever Flea Market should PRE-REGISTER before February 16th.
CLICK HERE to go to the pre-registration form. Submission of this form will trigger printing of barcode tags that will be mailed to you. This way you can attach the tags ahead of the event and minimize confusion on Sunday, February 25.
Thank you, in advance, for your help making Cabin Fever 2024 a success.

Penn's Woods West Chapter Meeting
2024-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Christ Church at Grove Farm, 249 Duff Road, Sewickley, PA, 15243, United States
The meetings are open to the public, and Chapter Members are encouraged to attend.
Guest Speaker: Glen Andrews – Wilderness Survival Presentation
Glen will be our featured speaker for the March meeting. Weather permitting we may have a little campfire at the Barn fire pit that evening.

A little about Glen.
At the age of 21, Glen was trained as a first responder for SARs (Search and Rescue) by the military. For 20 years after leaving the military, he was trained through numerous college courses, and as a hike leader for Outbound Bound and Oregon Mountain Rescue. He has been an instructor for wilderness survival at TU summer camps for many years. Glen has participated in locating a number of lost (confused?), injured or missing persons. Be sure to mark it on your calendar!

Thanks and see you there!

Introduction to Fly Fishing
2024-03-16 09:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Wilkins School Community Center, 7604 Charleston Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15218, United States
Each Spring, Ed Barger and Scott Loughner put on a day-long course that covers the essential aspects of Fly Fishing. The course is open to the public and free (thanks to generous support from PWWTU).
Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited is sponsoring a free “Introduction to and Essentials of Fly Fishing” class from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M on Saturday, March 16 and on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the Wilkins School Community Center. Join us to learn about basics of fly fishing, including equipment needs, basic knots, flies and the insects they imitate, and basic fly casting. We even provide lunch!
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (Regent Square Neighborhood)
INTERESTED? Contact Ed Barger (Treasurer@pwwtu.org) for more information or to sign up for one of the sessions. Please use subject of “Free Fly Fishing School 2024”
Don’t wait to sign up, as class sizes are limited to a maximum of 30 per session!

2024 STREAM Keepers for Youth Ages 11 to 14 at North Park
2024-05-04 09:00 - 17:00 | North Park, PA, United States
A free outdoor watershed program for all youth ages 11 to 14 sponsored by Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited.
This free STEAM-based program is designed to teach STEM and the Arts through an action-packed day at a local stream. Youth will leave with a better understanding of what makes a stream healthy and maybe catch a fish or two as well!
Activities include:
Stream Walk: Walk the stream to learn what makes it a great place to wade and fish
Race rubber duckies to determine stream flow and current
Bug Hunt: Hunt and identify macro-invertebrates to determine stream health
Scavenger Hunt: Put it all together with a scavenger hunt to collect beads for a bracelet or lanyard
Tie It/Cast It/Fish It!: See if you can catch a wily trout or bass with a fly you tied yourself (Parents/Guardians invited to join in the fun!)
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stream-keepers-ages-11-to-14-registration-856572189477
What to Bring:

Lunch and any additional food or beverages they would like to have.
Sunscreen
Bug Spray
Any needed medications
Shoes, sandals or rubber boots for wading in the stream
Additional clothing or shoes if needed (they will get wet)
Emergency contact information (we will also keep the registration information on-site)
Youth are also welcome to bring cameras and cell phones to this event!

Our Volunteers:
All volunteers for the event have been completed background checks and have experience in the areas they are leading.They are all active members of Trout Unlimited.
The Location:
The event will be held outside at a covered pavilion in North Park.The pavilion has a porta-john and water fountain nearby.
What’s Provided:
PA Trout Unlimited will provide the journals, materials needed to participate, fishing equipment and anything else needed for the activities. We will also be providing some light snacks as well as drinks and water. Snacks will include peanut-free and gluten-free snack options.
