This Friday, February 26th, we will be holding our weekly FREE fly tying roundtable. Come and hang out, swill free coffee and chew the fat as we tie flies (since we don’t want to be outside freezing trying to catch fish). If you are new to tying or an accomplished hand, all are welcome. I will be helping out beginners or anyone who has questions about tying or equipment. John Edelen will be on hand too. I’ll be tying some PT nymphs, Zebra Midges, and my “Moorman’s Miracle Midge”. Make sure to bring your equipment and materials although we have a couple of extra vises if you need one. We’ll start fly tying at 2pm and go utill we feel like quitting. As usuall, we’ll have coffee, fun, and friends. After this week we will not be sending out emails to remind people of this event. Please watch here for updates every week.
Our 4th FREE fly tying seminar will be Friday, January 29 from 2-4pm at the shop. Our topic will be saltwater fly tying with an emphasis on local Bay waters; Stipers and Bluefish. We’re planning on having a guest tyer for this seminar. We will post more info then. Bring your vise and tie along with us. You must supply your own materials (although we’re happy to share some personal materials). We’ll have coffee, fun, and friends.
Our 3rd free fly tying seminar will be Friday, January 22 from 2-4pm at the shop. Our topic will be tying effective nymphs and dry flies. John Edelen and I will be tying some of our favorite nymphs and dry flies, including a discussion of how to wing dry flies. Bring your vise and tie along with us. You must supply your own materials (although we’re happy to share some personal materials). We’ll have coffee, fun, and friends.
Our next Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing School will be held on Saturday, October 17th at the Rose River Farm. If you have ever had an interest in fly fishing and trying this great sport, plan on joining us for a full day of instruction including classroom time, casting practice and fishing the two property lakes.
Classroom instruction includes knot tying, fly selection, reading the water, equipment etc.
Much of our afternoon will be deditcated to casting instruction and practice with fishing in the Farm’s two lakes. This is a great comprehensive introduction to the sport of fly fishing. Our goal is that a total beginner should be able to walk away from this class at an intermediate level and be able to fish most situations in fresh water by themselves.
Class size is limted to 10 people and 2 instructors Cost is $250 for the day and includes bagels, coffee and lunch All equipment is provided
Please call us at 434.977.6882 for more or to register.
The TJTU section of the Moorman’s was stocked today at 10am. This should make for great fishing for the next two months! To keep up to date on stockings and fishreports, subscribe to either our fishreport email (to the left) or this RSS feed for the fishreport category.
FISH REPORT
Fished after the stocking. Approx 250 fish were put in including some in the 18″+ range. They’re pretty easy to get right now. Chubby was knockin em on eggs (not patzukes “balls o fire”), and san juans. I got most of mine on thin mints and a couple on nymphs but the common theme is that the new fish want to see things moving–but not too fast. Let your streamer sink then start a slow retrieve. Should be very fun for the next few days. Get out and fly fish if you can but bundle up. It was in the low teens today with wind chill.
The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival is held outside each spring on the banks of the South River in Waynesboro, Virginia. On April 18-19 2009, the 9th annual Virginia Fly Fishing Festival will draw anglers from across the Mid-Atlantic with nonstop free lectures and tips on where, when, and how to fly fish in the Old Dominion and across the globe as well as wine-tasting and live music.
Want to get started in fly fishing but don’t know where to begin? The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival is the ideal place to get your feet wet in the sport. Are you an avid fly angler looking to take your skills to the next level? The festival is your one-stop shop for gear, expert advice, and even instruction. Be a part of the largest fly angling event in the Old Dominion!
Springs the time to cast a line and sip some wine at our 9th annual festival. We hope to see you there.
Sunday, May 3rd we will be conducting fly casting lessons along with wine tasting at Pollak Vineyards. Set aside the day for some great wine and fly fishing!
Pollak Vineyards is a small family-owned winery founded in 2003 with the purchase of a 98-acre farm just west of Charlottesville, Virginia. Today we have 25 acres of French vinifera planted with the intent of making estate grown wine that has the finesse and balance of the traditional French varietals.
“We hope visitors will come and experience what we loved from the moment we saw it – Virginia’s countryside, now a piece of Virginia’s wine country. It can be savored with a glass of wine on our expansive porch with beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and our earliest vineyards.”
- Margo Pollak
This Friday, February 26th, we will be holding our weekly FREE fly tying roundtable. Come and hang out, swill free coffee and chew the fat as we tie flies (since we don’t want to be outside freezing trying to catch fish). If you are new to tying or an accomplished hand, all are welcome. I will be helping out beginners or anyone who has questions about tying or equipment. John Edelen will be on hand too. I’ll be tying some PT nymphs, Zebra Midges, and my “Moorman’s Miracle Midge”. Make sure to bring your equipment and materials although we have a couple of extra vises if you need one. We’ll start fly tying at 2pm and go utill we feel like quitting. As usuall, we’ll have coffee, fun, and friends. After this week we will not be sending out emails to remind people of this event. Please watch here for updates every week.
The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival is held outside each spring on the banks of the South River in Waynesboro, Virginia. On April 18-19 2009, the 9th annual Virginia Fly Fishing Festival will draw anglers from across the Mid-Atlantic with nonstop free lectures and tips on where, when, and how to fly fish in the Old Dominion and across the globe as well as wine-tasting and live music.
