Ken Elmer is the creator and main contributor to the 10-year-old fly fishing blog: The Millers River Fly Fishing Forum. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Read MoreOnline registration for the 2017 summer camp program will open January 25, 2017 at 10 a.m., the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. Applications will be submitted through the online registration program available through DEC's summer camp website.
Read MoreDates -Friday June 2nd , Saturday June 3rd, and Sunday June 4th 2017
This is a seven year program that is dedicated to teaching youth the love of fly fishing and the importance of conservation. It's called the Campfire. In 1940, a group of anglers saw that the knowledge of Fly Fishing could die out if young people were not encouraged to learn.
December 19, 7:00PM
Annual Christmas get-together with refreshments. Swap & Shop: Bring along any fishing gear that you'd like to sell or swap. Fly Raffle: Go through your flies and pick out any and all that you would like to donate to the raffle. Instead of our usual fly of the month all flies donated will be raffled off to one winner.
Read MoreLight Cahill & "Orange" Cahill
The photos and these recipes were submitted by Joe Rist. The light cahill is an important fly in this region and usually begins to appear around mid June and will occur well into August. If you are fishing a tailwater you are more likely to find light cahills in the lower section since they apparently do not favor the colder water.
Read MoreAs is customary at the December meeting, wewill not have a specific fly of the month. Instead we ask everyone to look at their collection of flies and pick out any and all that they would like to donate and bring them to the meeting for the raffle. The winner will take all!
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