DFTU will be sponsoring 3 participants from Dauphin and Lebanon counties. The deadline for early registration is December 31, 2023. The Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp is held…
The Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (EBTJV) has set up a free virtual "Lunch n'Learn" presentation on Monday, February 6th on brook trout conservation genetics. The topic may seem a…
Gorgeous day, and a well-attended event, to help promote DFTU! We could not have asked for better weather this past Saturday for the Ned Smith Center’s Nature and Arts Festival…
This year’s Dr. Frank Viozzi Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Brock Troutman, a senior at Upper Dauphin High School who lives in Lykens and plans to attend Mansfield University…
At the same time some of our members were helping clean up Quittie Creek Nature Park on April 23rd, another group of volunteers from Doc Fritchey (Chuck Swanderski, Steve Long,…
The Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring an introduction class in fly tying. The class is in cooperation with the Palmyra Sportsman’s Association…
Learn to tie more complex flies before Spring fly fishing starts! The Doc Fritchey Chapter is happy to announce that we'll be offering our Advanced Fly Tying course again this…
The hellgrammite is the larval stage of the dobsonfly. They will hatch from egg masses in trees, above ground level where the larva then crawl into water. Once there they…
The Grannom Caddis – often referred to as the "Mother's Day Caddis" – hatches toward the end of April and lasts about two weeks. At emergence, caddis can take off…
In this video, I demonstrate how I like to tie an isonychia nymph. The isonychia nymph – commonly called the "Slate Drake" nymph – is a fast swimmer and emerges…
Learn to tie the "Easy Cicada" pattern from DFTU's Rich DiStanislao.
Rich DiStanislao ties his version of a parachute mayfly dun.