Monday, October 2, 2017 Ray Stachelek. Fall Fishing on the Rhode Island Coast
A long time friend of the club "Captain Ray" has been fishing the waters from Watch Hill, RI to Cape Cod MA for nearly fifty years. He is a presenter at the National Fishing Shows along the East Coast. He has designed and innovates a variety of salt water flies and is the originator of the Angel Hair Fly. He has produced numerous informative You Tube videos which include many of the fishing areas on the RI Coast. "Captain Ray, will give overview of fall shore fishing opportunities on the RI Coast which should provide club members the information needed to head South for more opportunities this season for a tight line
Monday, November 13, 2017 Rick Little, Saltwater Fishing-Lessons Learned
Rick, owner of Shadcreek Flies located in Hamstead NH, is a company that creates quality, productive flies for the discerning fisherman. Rick will present lessons he has learned fishing the New Hampshire coastline and the north shore of Massachusetts. He will discuss the ways in which he has adapted his freshwater fishing knowledge and skills to the saltwater experience and provide some tips, that might be helpful to the freshwater angler who is interested in exploring our New England coastal waters.
Monday, December 11, 2017 Joe Calcavecchia, Flies and Fly Tying
Joe Is a production tier, a saltwater master fly tier, and the creator of many well-renowned fly patterns such as the Striper Dragon, Mojo Squid, and the Bonito Bear. He has been tying commercercially for the past twenty-five years for fly shops in the New England region. He is also a fly designer for Spirit River and on the Regal Vise Pro Staff. He is a master teacher in fly tying and instructors students with a jovial manner that is always infectious to everyone in attendance.
All 2018 dates are tentative.
January 8, 2018. Rich Strolis, Fishing the Farmington River Conn.
Rich is a commercial fly tyer specializing in custom flies for the Northeast and aboard. He was most notably known for his 10 years as a independent guide on the Farmington River and has been fishing for over 30 years and has 25 years of tying experience. He is the author of the book Catching Shadows, a detail overview of his innovative fly patterns and how to fish them. Rich will be tying flies along with his presentation on the Farmington River which is considered by many to be the best trout fishing river east of the Mississippi! The information should provide club members the needed information to take a trip West to fish this outstanding river in Connecticut
Febuary, 2018 TBA
Monday March 12, Mark Dysinger Striped Bass Real Estate
Captain Mark Dysinger, FlyosophyCharters LLC, guides the waters of Long Island Sound to Port Judith RI. Captain Mark's presentation will be on locating striped bass. Striped bass live in a wide variety of habitats...finding the fish in those places is the key to catching them. This presentation emphasizes a practical approach to locating bass in various water types based on tide, forage, and season. Finding the fish is usually the hard part; catching them after confirming their presence can be reality easy.
Monday April 9 2018, Chart Night
