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 in Millersburg, Dauphin…
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 to major in…
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, Rebecca Fronk, George…
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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 and will be…
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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 year. And, unlike…
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 will spend 2–3…
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 immediately after reaching…
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 from deep water…
Tying the Easy Cicada with Rich DiStanislao
Learn to tie the "Easy Cicada" pattern from DFTU's Rich DiStanislao.
Tying the Parachute Mayfly Dun with Rich DiStanislao
Rich DiStanislao ties his version of a parachute mayfly dun.