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Schedule of Club and Local Events

(USC Fly Fishing Club Events in Bold)

Date Event Additional Information
Monday
February 20, 2012
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Meeting will take place in the "old" USC Recreation Center Building on McLaughlin Run Road approximately 1/4 mile to the west of Route 19, between the baseball field parking lot and the three hole golf course. Program: Kevin Garrison who has previously presented and tied for the Club, along with a few of his "Bug Chucker" associates will discuss fly fishing in Northern Maryland with an emphasis on the great trout fishing on the North Branch of the Potomac River.
Monday
March 26, 2012
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Meeting will take place in the "old" USC Recreation Center Building on McLaughlin Run Road approximately 1/4 mile to the west of Route 19, between the baseball field parking lot and the three hole golf course. Program: TBD
Monday
April 16, 2012
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Meeting will take place in the "old" USC Recreation Center Building on McLaughlin Run Road approximately 1/4 mile to the west of Route 19, between the baseball field parking lot and the three hole golf course. Program: TBD.
Past Years' USC Fly Fishing Club Events
Monday
January 16, 2012
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Ernie Kern will discuss his September 2011 visit to the West Branch of the Delaware River and tie patterns that were useful on the river at that time of year.
Monday
December 19, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: "Floating Oregon's Upper Rogue River for Fall Steelhead" presented by Bill Nagle. Prior to his presentation, Bill will tie patterns he used on his trip this Fall.
Monday
November 21, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Brian Canose will talk about his trip to the Florida Keys this summer and discuss the differences in fishing from the Upper through the Lower Keys. Brian will demonstrate a couple of the patterns that he tied for his trip.
Monday
October 17, 2011
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Ron Milavec will discuss the trip he took to Alaska this summer to fish for salmon and for halibut. Ron will precede his discussion with a demonstration of flies he tied for the trip.
Monday
September 19, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Bill O'Driscoll, Editor at the Pittsburgh City Paper will discuss Marcellus Shale impacts both on a state-wide and local basis.
Monday
April 18, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Video Presentation with John Barr and Jack Dennis: Tying the Copper John
Monday
March 21, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Ed Di Gangi discussing Fly Fishing Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
Monday
February 28, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Terry Mulvihill who builds custom fly rods for Hook and Hackle as well as private customers will conduct a discussion and demonstrate rod building techniques from using minimal equipment to the full complement of available tools.
Monday
January 24, 2011
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Dave Sewak, National Trout Unlimited representative, discussing the environmental impact of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Southwest Pennsylvania.
Monday
December 20, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: A presentation by Peters Township resident Joe Rossi. Joe is the host of Joe's Wildside Adventures which is broadcast Sunday mornings at 9am on FSN.
Monday
November 15, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: A members' "open tie." Bring your vise and your materials and we'll sit around, trade patterns and b.s.!
Monday
October 18, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: A presentation and tying demonstration by Kevin Garrison, Superintendant of Washington County Parks.
Monday
September 20, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Steelhead expert and originator of the "Blood Dot" series of flies, Jeff Blood.
Monday
September 21,2009
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Dale Kotowski of Wilderness Voyageurs in Ohiopyle will talk about fishing the Youghiogheny River. Dale's past presentation to the Club was enjoyed and found informative by everyone who saw and heard it. Please come out and kick of the new season.
Saturday
October 17, 2009
9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
"Walk and Wade"
Fly Fishing Trip on
The Youghiogheny
Come and take advantage of some guided fly fishing on the Youghiogheny River between Confluence and Ohiopyle. Dale Kotowski from Wilderness Voyageurs--and our featured speaker at the September meeting will guide us along the area below the Ramcat Access Area.
Monday
October 19, 2009
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Well known fly tyer, Dave Schmezer will join us to demonstrate some of his unique patterns and techniques.
Monday
November 16
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Joe Mele, a neighbor from Peters Township who was suggested by George Pitcairn, will visit with us and tie some of his favorite patterns.
Monday
December 21
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
At this month's meeting We'll break the group into three and rotate them through three members, each of whom will demonstrate a favorite patter. Aaron Beinhauer, Ernie Kern and Bill Nagle have offered to demonstrate for the group.
Monday
January 18
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: John Hayes, Outdoors Editor, Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Dave Miko, chief of the PA Fish and Boat Commission’s Fish Management Division.
Monday
February 15
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Don Hopey, Environmental Editor for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette will discuss environmental issues involved in Marcellus Shale oil drilling.
Monday
March 15
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
USC Fly Fishing Club
Monthly Meeting
Program: Pro Tyer, Kieran Frye, "Winging It," a demonstration of various winging styles and techniques.

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