Saturday May 19 MDTU's Annual Fly Fishing Picnic at Bunker Hill

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Join us for MDTU's annual Spring Membership Picnic. Expanded this year to include workshops, vendors, gear swap and sale. Bring a covered dish - potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, green salads always welcome - dessert or you own cook-out speciality. Hot Dogs and Soda provided by MDTU.

When:
Saturday May 19
11:00 am - 2:30 pm

Where:
Gunpowder State Park (Bunker Hill Rd.)
Hereford, MD
Directions:
From Hereford, take York Rd. (Rt. 45) North. Turn left onto Bunker Hill just past High School. Follow to Parking Area.

This is a great opportunity to meet fellow fisherman, find a fishing buddy, trade some unused gear or pick up some pointers on casting and fishing techniques!! See Full Schedule Below.

Please click here to register

Fishing Workshops

11:00 a.m. Brenda Foster -- Basic Casting Techniques: Demonstation & Time for Questions and Help

11:30 a.m. Maurice Chaite -- Identifying Nymphs & Larvae: Matching the Pre-Hatch

12:00 p.m. Phil Gay -- Mastering the Double Haul: Demo & Assistance

12:30 p.m. Tom Sadler - Tenkara Fishing Demonstration

1:00 p.m. Dave Budniakiewicz -- Fishing Streamers and Wooley Buggers Effectively

1:30 p.m Tom Starrs - Small Stream Strategies for Brookies

Swap and Sale: Bring "experienced" gear to sell or trade.
Vendors: Tochtermans and Great Feathers will be there. Other vendors have been invited to participate. Maybe you'll find that
dream rod at a discount!

Come out and help make this the first of many MDTU Fishing Fairs to come.

Flyer_picnic.pdf

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UPDATE: Both Streett Whiteford and Wayne Grauer, local bamboo fly rod collectors and traders, will be at the Maryland Trout Unlimited Picnic on Saturday, May 19. Come out and see why people continue to love classic bamboo....Both have fine fiberglass rods and vintage reels.... Put one in your hand; see for yourself! Hope you see you Saturday.