The Paflyfish Jamboree 2010 was another terrific gathering of over 75 anglers with flyswaps, guest speakers, live music and the fishing the Green Drakes on Penns Creek. Not only the expected Pennsylvanians, but members from Ohio and Maryland made it up for the weekend. A wonderful time for many to to fish and reconnect with friends.
Kudos to GulfGreyhound who made the longest trip of the weekend traveling up from Florida.
Penns Creek provided it's usual wonderment and quandary for any angler. The evening fireworks on the creek seemed to start after 8:00 with several varieties of sulphurs, caddis and the Green Drakes taking center stage. Several different Green Drake hatches occurred during the days and evenings depending where you were at on Penns over the weekend. The size and number of these mayflies is always astonishing as the hatches exploded across the water. The creek and side roads were busy with people from all over the country checking out the late May spectacle.
Taking advantage of the great regional waters many folks took side trips to Spring Creek, Little Juniata, Fishing Creek and variety of local wild trout streams. General nymphing was popular during the day and sulphur hatches hit the streams with great predicability in the evening.
Friday night Jonas from the Feathered Hook Fly Shop spoke to the members about local fishing and hatches for the weekend. The next morning PaulG helped get the coffee going for the crew before everyone took off the day.
The weather turned on Saturday afternoon with rain slowing building into the evening. Everyone returned from the streams on that night to start off the evening with entertainment from Shaky and his band.
Dave Wolf author of a Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania joined the crew for the evening. Dave provided an delightful and entertaining conversation about flyfishing topics. He spent time reviewing tales of Charlie Fox, Charles Wetzel and the back story of his book. I have always been a big fan of Dave and was very pleased to have finally met him.
Fishidiot generously donated another one of his wonderful paintings for the raffle which was won by NickyBoy a new member on the site. Allen Fly Fishing and Tenkara USA provided gear to demo and raffle for the weekend. Winners of the gear included:
Pcray1231- Tenkara USA Fly Rod
Groove790 - AAllen Fly Fishing Vest
Redsun - Allen Fly Fishing Reel
Maurice - Allen Fly Fishing Vest
I want to thank the mods on the site Jack, Maurice, Afish and Fishidiot for putting together another fantastic Paflyfish Jamboree.
Kudos to GulfGreyhound who made the longest trip of the weekend traveling up from Florida.
Taking advantage of the great regional waters many folks took side trips to Spring Creek, Little Juniata, Fishing Creek and variety of local wild trout streams. General nymphing was popular during the day and sulphur hatches hit the streams with great predicability in the evening.
Friday night Jonas from the Feathered Hook Fly Shop spoke to the members about local fishing and hatches for the weekend. The next morning PaulG helped get the coffee going for the crew before everyone took off the day.
Dave Wolf author of a Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania joined the crew for the evening. Dave provided an delightful and entertaining conversation about flyfishing topics. He spent time reviewing tales of Charlie Fox, Charles Wetzel and the back story of his book. I have always been a big fan of Dave and was very pleased to have finally met him.
Fishidiot generously donated another one of his wonderful paintings for the raffle which was won by NickyBoy a new member on the site. Allen Fly Fishing and Tenkara USA provided gear to demo and raffle for the weekend. Winners of the gear included:
Pcray1231- Tenkara USA Fly Rod
Groove790 - AAllen Fly Fishing Vest
Redsun - Allen Fly Fishing Reel
Maurice - Allen Fly Fishing Vest
I want to thank the mods on the site Jack, Maurice, Afish and Fishidiot for putting together another fantastic Paflyfish Jamboree.
