Fly Fishing Film Tour 2025

Wednesday, March 12 · view days & times
Price: $15 In Advance | $20 Day of Show
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

Buy Tickets HERE

 

6pm - Cocktail hour at the Pour Bar on the first floor of the ArtsQuest Center
7pm - Screening begins

The highly anticipated 19th Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is back and ready with a curated selection of the best fly fishing films from around the world. Anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventure seekers are invited to join the tour as it visits cities nationwide, showcasing stunning cinematography, unforgettable stories, and the heart-pounding excitement of fly fishing. This year’s event promises to be the biggest yet, with a diverse lineup of films that highlight remote locations, unique challenges, and the passionate anglers who pursue them.

Come early to join fellow fly fishers and nature lovers at 6pm for a cocktail hour at the Pour Bar on the first floor of the ArtsQuest Center!

Proceeds from the Fly Fishing Film Tour benefit the Monocacy Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s habitat improvement work and coldwater conservation efforts on streams throughout the Lehigh Valley. 

Venue Information:

Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

 ArtsQuest Center

 101 Founders Way

Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
map & directions

Spring Meeting Schedule

 The Spring meeting schedule:

January 28th 7pm: Zach Rudd PFBC Waterways Conservation Officer: Updates on rules and regs.

February 25th 7pm:  Fly Tying Night

March 12th:(Save the Date!)  Fly Fishing Film Tour.  Details and ticket info to follow

April 22nd: TBD

May 27th 7pm: Fishing the evening hatch.  Meet at Illick's Mill Parking lot.

All meetings are at the DAR Log Cabin on 8th Ave and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Talking ‘bout practice…

 From www.tu.org: 

While the weather is cold and dreary or your local creeks and rivers are closed to fishing, there’s no better time than to practice your casting.

Read more : HERE 

Fly Tying Season

 As the cold weather sets in, many of us start to turn our attention more earnestly to refilling our fly boxes, with the anticipation of fishing trips to come.  Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro behind the vise, there is always something to learn and the YouTube Channels linked below are a great resource for building your knowledge.  There are countless others tiers on YouTube, but what sets these apart are the production value, attention to detail and clear instruction.  Hopefully you find something to up your game, a new pattern to try, or a new way of attaching fur, feathers and fluff to a hook. Click on any title below to be taken to the YouTube Channel.

Happy tying & stay warm!

 Tim Flagler: Tightline Video : A wide range of patterns that are well organized, with clear, concise instructions.  Tim also has OVER 200 tip's & technique videos which are sponsored by Orvis: Tim's tips and techniques

Davie McPhail  1.4 THOUSAND videos!  Davie is probably one of the top fly tiers on the Internet.  His fly's, technique and instruction are immaculate.  A level to aspire to.  Mostly pattern based, but also some tips etc.

Slide Inn : This is Kelly Galloup's Fly Shop/ YouTube Channel.  Montana based angler, who helped change the game on fishing for big trout with big streamers.  Kelly is also a fantastic dry fly, nymph and wet fly tier/ fisherman.  Videos are pattern based, but Kelley explains nearly every step, which can lead to some long but information PACKED videos.

 Fly Fish Food: Utah based fly shop with great videos.  Pattern based but they also have an on-going series of fly tying "hack" videos called Skill Builder where they will talk about short techniques, skills and hacks that you can use to be more efficient in fly tying:Fly Fish Food Skill Builder Series

Fly Fishing Show NJ 2025

General Info:

https://flyfishingshow.com/edison-nj/

If you plan on attending the Fly Fishing Show in Edison, NJ, please consider attending the presentation by Tim Flagler. If you have been to any of the presentations Tim has done for our Chapter, you know how well though out and professional they are.  They are always first class.  Info for Tim’s class is below:

Sunday - Knots & Rigging for Trout with Tim Flagler  $97.25  BUY HERE

$95.00 + $2.25 Service Fee   

Sunday 8:30 - 11:00am - Knots & Rigging for Trout with Tim Flagler: This class will cover many of the knots needed as well as different rigs used for dry fly, dry dropper fishing, indicator nymphing, Euro-nymphing, and streamer fishing. Tim will cover why and when each knot is best used and how it can improve fly action, presentation and ultimately landing fish. He’ll have a large video monitor so he can also easily share what the rigs look like and how they act underwater. This will be a hands-on class teaching how to incorporate a variety of knots into different rigs for different trout fishing situations, and tips to tie them better and quicker. These knots will include the clinch knot, improved clinch, perfection loop, Davy & Double Davy, blood knot, Uni knot, surgeon’s knot and the non-slip loop knot. In addition, giveaways will include each participant receiving a tool to help make tying these knots easier. This class is a must to help you rig quicker and more effectively! All levels.

** November meeting cancelled**

Members:  After much deliberation, the November meeting will be cancelled.  Apologies for the short notice.

Steve Cobb's Thanksgiving Turkey Fly (Photo:Orvis)

The Thanksgiving Holiday is a time when most of us will be gathering with family and friends, preparing large meals, and for many planning to travel or host out of town guests.  With the date of our meeting being so close to the Holiday, and not wanting to add another item to everyone's busy calendar, we will be cancelling this months meeting.

We truly hope you have safe, and Happy Thanksgiving.

Our next monthly meeting will not be until the New Year (January 28th, 2025), when we will welcome Zack Rudd our local Conservation Officer.  We hope to see you then.

Fall Cleanup Reminder for Oct 27th!!

 

October Meeting Reminder

 Just a quick reminder:

What: Monthly Meeting/ Annual Elections/ LRSA presentation

Where: DAR Log Cabin, Rose Garden Park, Bethlehem

When: October 22nd, 7pm

MCWA Fall Clean Up, October 27th

 

October Meeting Reminder

 Join us on Tuesday, October 22nd for our annual meeting.  This month we will hold our E-Board and Board of Directors elections, as well as welcome Matt MacConnell from the Lehigh River Stocking Association.  Earlier this summer, the LRSA placed a water quality probe in the Monocacy Creek, and Matt will be presenting the findings from that probe deployment.

Here is a video Matt made when he deployed the probe:

 

Meetings are held at the DAR log Cabin in the Rose Garden PArk on 8th Ave, and begin promptly at 7pm.  

Hope to see you there!