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NOTE: Our May dinner is the second Thursday, the eleventh,  and not our normal third Thursday!

Please join us on Thursday May 11th for an afternoon and evening with Kevin Morlock of the Indigo Guide service.

Kevin Morlock

Kevin will talk to us about Carp fishing in western Michigan. He guides on his home river the legendary Pere Marquette and also frequents the Muskegon River, Manistee River and White River.

Kevin has been a full time guide in west Michigan for over 10 years. Kevin is a skilled and knowledgeable angler who enjoys sharing the art of fishing with all his clients.  He loves guiding, often saying “what other job could I spend the day on a beautiful river, sharing my passion for fishing with great people”.  Of interest, Kevin finished the Iditarod in 2007, an 1,100 mile long dog sled race across Alaska; he is 1 of less than 650 people that have finished the race in 35 years.

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You may have heard or read about Kevin in:
>> In-Fisherman Magazine
>> In-Fisherman Television
>> Jeep Magazine
>> Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine
>> Midwest Fly Fishing Magazine
>> Detroit Free Press Newspaper
>> As Tough As They Come — Iditarod 2007 TV Documentary
>> Due North Outdoors Television
>> Woods-N-Water News Magazine
>> Fox 2 Television
>> 9 & 10 News Television
>> Big Outdoor Radio
>> WYIN-TV 56 Television

Memberships:
>> Board Member – Pere Marquette Watershed Council
>> Michigan’s River Guides Association
>> West Michigan Hacklers (Federation of Fly Fishers)

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Here is the May Singing Reel!

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Scott Cunningham and Phil Johnson presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Greg Bulkley, the general manager at the Ashland Bass Pro Shops location.

Bass Pro has been a long time supporter to the FFV’s annual fund raising efforts.

They have also supported the Colonial Heights Middle School fly fishing club by providing rods set ups, fly tying benches and tools.

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FFV members Scott Cunningham and Phil Johnson present Green Top Sporting goods a certificate of appreciation for all they do for our club.

Green Top has been very generous over the years in supporting our Annual Banquet raffle and the Colonial Heights Middle School fly fishing club.

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Join us on Thursday, March 16th for some great presentations by William Heresniak of Eastern Trophies Fly Fishing.

William will talk to us about fishing his home guiding waters of Maryland and Northern Virginia.

William will also tie some flies for us in the afternoon.

More Info to come…

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The 2017 Annual Banquet will feature fly fishing legend Joe Humphreys.

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Joe Humphreys is a nationally known fly fisherman, conservationist, author, and educator.

He has been a fishing instructor to both common folks and VIPs for over forty years. His pupils have included former President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Richard Cheney, and basketball-coaching legend Bobby Knight. Joe also directed Penn State University’s angling program for nineteen years.

He has authored two highly acclaimed books, Joe Humphreys Trout Tactics and On the Trout Stream with Joe Humphreys, and many articles in regional and national periodicals.

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Here is a recent video that features Joe.

NOTE: The time for the afternoon casting session with Joe has been switched to 4PM until 5 PM.

Here is the January, 2017 Singing reel.

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Our speaker at the November 17th FFV Dinner Meeting will be Tommy Lawhorne of the South River Fly Shop in Waynesboro, VA.

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Tommy Lawhorne grew up in nearby Nelson County and moved to Waynesboro in 1992. He grew up fishing Stony Creek, Tye River, Rockfish River, and the Moormans River. He began guiding and teaching fly fishing and fly tying in 1990 while working at Stoney Creek Tackle Company at Wintergreen and then later for Hassett’s Outdoors in Waynesboro. Tommy has spent over 20 years learning the trout and smallmouth bass waters of Virginia and loves to share that knowledge with other fly fishers.

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Tommy will have an afternoon program on the fishing opportunities in and around Waynesboro.

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For the evening presentation he will be updating us on all the new happenings on the South River. There is lots of new and exciting things to learn about.

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More info to come…

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