Early morning casting practice on the Potomac. Rod is a Winston 8140 matched to a Vector 9-10 fly line. Thanks Lauren Scardino the pictures.

Great lesson today thanks all for coming out.
John

Novice Casting class
June 27th 2015
8-11:30 am
Georgetown Visitation HS McNabb Field
$125 per person

This is an intro fly casting class for 4-6 people. We will focus on fly casting and fishing basics.

I currently have  a few spaces available. Email at jbilotta@geoergetownflyfishing.com if you are interested.

John

A few more from Costa de Cocos in 2014

Courtesy Nick Swingle 

Costa de Cocos

I am already sorting bonefish flies for our trip at the end of February to Costa de Cocos. Nothing is better than heading south to the Yucatan in the middle of winter. Great food, fishing and weather. This year we will be hosting a group of 12. Below are some photos from last year.

Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders - Beer tie on Dec 8th

This is just an early reminder that the December TPFR BEER TIE is this Monday, December 8th from 7PM-9PM at Whitlow's on Wilson. Details and directions to Whitlow's can be found here: http://www.tpfr.org/events.htm Doors and Bar opens at 6PM, and they don't kick us out until 10PM, so plan to come early and stay a while. Rob Snowhite will be back in action at the learning table. We will have quite a few raffle items and TPFRer Bruce Mathews has donated his entire Fly Fishing library for TPFR fund raising. And since it is December, as always this will be our "Holiday Party" as well. Looking forward to see you all there this Monday!

Getting ready

Yantarni Salmon Camp

We've hosted several groups now to the Yantarni Salmon Camp in September. Big silvers, great food, good times. Crystal Creek Lodge runs a terrific operation.

Thanks NCC TU

Great seeing the folks at the NCC TU meeting this weeks. Thanks for having me over.

COME ON BY IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA. APRIL CHAPTER MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Building Bethesda, MD 7:15p assemble; 8pm Program JOHN BILOTTA on his 2013 hosted trip to the Yantarni Salmon Camp in Alaska fishing for big silver salmon. John Bilotta is a Federation of Fly Fishers Master Certified Casting Instructor who teaches in the DC area, and current Vice President of our sister club, the Tidal Potomac Fly Fishers. He is a licensed guide in Maryland and offers day trips on the Gunpowder and the Potomac, and multi-day trips in Western Maryland from Dacha Dream, his cabin at Deep Creek Lake. He and Dan Davala are hosting two weeks at the Yantarni Salmon Camp this fall. Yantarni is being featured in this year's fly fishing film tour. John will also go over some two-handed casting basics. Contact George Gaines to dine with the speaker before the meeting at 5:30p at La Madeleine, 7607 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD. Meetings are open to the public. Chapter meetings are held at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Building, 4805 Edgmoor Lane, downtown Bethesda, MD (right behind the Bethesda Metro station). Public parking at 75 cents per hour is available in the County parking garage below the building. For more information, contact us. Chapter Meetings with featured speakers are held on the second Wednesday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, April, and May. ( NB: There are no meetings in December, March, and June. If you wish to receive notices about our upcoming events, send an email from the address you want us to use to contact@ncc-tu.org with "Subscribe" in the subject line and we will add your email address to our contact list.

Maryland launches youth fishing club

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has opened its virtual doors to a free online fishing clubhouse for anglers between the ages of 5 and 15.

“This fishing club is a fun and helpful way to instill a sense of community and environmental stewardship in young anglers and their families,” said DNR’s Fisheries Director Tom O’Connell.

The club will allow DNR to interact with young anglers and their mentors to promote upcoming youth events across Maryland, share fishing stories on the youth angler’s log and access dependable information on how to succeed in fishing.

“We eventually hope to learn from our young anglers what works for them in developing an appreciation for the outdoors, so we may better support them in their endeavors,” said Letha Grimes, the club’s coordinator.

Membership in the Maryland Youth Fishing Club is free and subject to parental approval. New members will receive a Maryland Youth Fishing Club Patch and access to helpful information from DNR and experts from partner fishing organizations across the State.

To join the Maryland Youth Fishing Club visit dnr.maryland.gov/keepfishing.

For more information, contact Letha Grimes at lgrimes@dnr.state.md.us.

Keep up with the Maryland Fisheries Service by following @MDDNRFISH on Twitter.