Our November 19th dinner speaker was
Mr. Bob Duncan.
Our September 17th dinner speakers were
Captain Brian
Horsley and Captain Sarah Gardner
Amberjack, Cobia, Barracuda,Sharks, etc,—
the bad boys who hang around the nearshore towers and wrecks will be the
topic of the presentation of our September speakers Captains Sarah Gardner
and Brian Horsley. These tackle busting, never ay die fighters will test
your angling skills as well as your endurance. Come learn about how to
pursue them from two of the best and most experienced guides in the
business. To get a preview checkout Brian’s story ‘Fishing the Graveyard” in
the May/June 2009 issue of Fly Fishing in Saltwaters magazine.
Captain Dave Compton was our July 16th
dinner speaker.
Chesapeake Bay
Where the Fish Are
Captain Dave Compton spent 8 years
plying the Bay as a Charter Captain on the “Aces Up” out of Ingram Bay on
the Northern Neck. He also “mated” for 8 years for other Captains before
starting his own business. He promises to bring lots of maps and charts to
the meeting showing the Bay’s hotspots. Dave is a former Saltwater Field
Editor for Woods and Waters Magazine and is currently writing for The
Chesapeake Angler. He is the founder and current President of The Northern
Neck Anglers Club. This is a man with a finger on the pulse of the Bay.
FFV members
Brian and Colby Trow will be our May 21st dinner speakers.
The topic of discussion will center around
fishing for trout, carp, smallmouth and musky in the Shenandoah Valley.
Mike O'Brien was
our March 19th dinner speaker.
Mike O'Brien grew up in North central
Pennsylvania and began fly-fishing for
trout and bass at an early age. He has been involved with the sport of fly
fishing his entire life in such capacities as manufacturers' sales rep,
retail business, custom fly tier, and served as an
Orvis
Fly
Fishing
School instructor for 5 years. Mike
has been a fishing guide since 1974 and currently guides fishermen on the
Susquehanna River for bass and carp, and on area
streams for trout. He offers fly-casting and knot tying seminars, and fly
tying lessons and demonstrations. His slide presentations cover various
fly-fishing topics. O'Brien was featured on the Virtual Fly Tying CD Vol. 2-
"Terrestrials and Attractors," and has been the editor of the Mid
Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide magazine for the past 17 years. He enjoys
photography and writing and has published articles in Fly Fisherman
and Eastern Fly Fishing, among others. Mike writes a weekly fishing
column for Webb Weekly, a newspaper based in
Williamsport,
Pa., where he lives.
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Lefty Kreh AND King Montgomery
were our Saturday, January 17th, 2009 Annual Banquet speakers.
