Winter/Early Spring is Perfect Time to Learn to Tie Flies!
Our Doc Fritchey chapter will once again offer both Beginner and Intermediate fly tying classes to the public. If you haven’t learned to tie flies (a skill that will last…
Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp Early Registration Deadline is December 31, 2023
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…
EBTJV to Host Lunch n’Learn on Brook Trout
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…
2022 Nature and Arts Festival Turnout
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…
The 2022 Dr. Frank Viozzi Memorial Scholarship for Environmental Studies
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…
2022 Wildwood Wetlands Festival
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,…
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Palmyra Sportsmen’s Association Hosts Beginner’s Fly Tying Course This Winter
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…
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Advanced Fly Tying Course Returns to Wildwood Nature Park
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…
Tying a Hellgrammite with Rich DiStanislao
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…
Tying the Grannom Caddis with Rich DiStanislao
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…
Tying the Isonychia Nymph with Rich DiStanislao
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…
Tying the Easy Cicada with Rich DiStanislao
Learn to tie the "Easy Cicada" pattern from DFTU's Rich DiStanislao.