Join us January 21st at the Riverside Sportsman Club for Guest Speaker Jerry Sparks.

Click here to view the January 2025  edition of The Current.

Our December meeting is our Annual Fly Tying Event. Every year we tie flies to sell at the RISAA Show, our meetings, and other club events. We then donate the proceeds to charity.

This year we will be tying flies for the charity, Reel Recovery. This organization is dedicated to helping men who have, or who have had Cancer, by bringing them into the peaceful world of fly fishing. Reel Recovery organizes 20 retreats nationwide where medical facilitators and fly fishing instructors provide a safe reflective environment, fly fishing instruction, and medical consultations at no cost. Next year our Annual Fly Tying Event will be for another of our favorite charities, Project Healing Waters.

Let’s make a concerted effort to make this meeting meaningful and constructive. To do so, we need everyone to participate. To make this as easy, simple, and user friendly as possible, there will be three tables dedicated to tying specific saltwater flies. These tables will be set up and organized by a mentor, and they will supply the tying materials and hooks. To participate at these tables, all you need to bring is a vise, scissors, bobbin, and thread. The patterns at these tables are below.

Gibbs Fly (Ray Stachelek), Rhody Flatwing (Wes Wyatt), Semper Fleye (Jeff Perry)

At the remaining tables you can tie any fly, but you will need to bring the materials/ equipment for your specific pattern. Any of these flies can be packaged and donated to our efforts.

There will be complimentary soda, water, and a limited array of snacks. If you would like you can add to the mix! Our members are not only great fly fishermen but also great holiday cookie testers.

To view the complete  December 2024 Newsletter click here!  

Welcome Back!

The indoor meeting season is off and running. It was a pleasure to see us together again after a very hot and muggy summer. You could sense a little buzz in the air too. It was probably from hearing so many hungry growling stomachs ready to be fed. Our Pizza Blast always excites a crowd. First meeting attendance had a good turnout, but a few of our regulars had other fishing obligations.

Robert (Bob) Popovics, POP FLEYES Founder

We celebrate Bob Popovics’ life and his contributions to the World of Fly Fishing. Bob’s passing has left all of us sorrowful and full of regret. Bob was a respected innovator and stalwart in the fly tying industry. He stretched the boundaries of fly designs by clever use of materials. Our love goes out to his family and friends. It’s only a thread that holds this fraternity of tiers together. We now know how easy it can break.

Important Notice: Club Election Night this November Meeting! Our annual club elections for general officers and board members will be held at this month’s meeting. It is important that you be present. We need a good turnout. Spread the word. Everyone should be informed. It’s an open and free election process. It’s Democracy in action. “Voting is your civic duty.” Club Elections have consequences. Every vote does matter like our last year’s election. You have the power to make key decisions on how your club should run. Voting is your chance to stand up for the issues you care about. It’s your right. Not voting is giving up your voice. Voting is an opportunity for change. Do you want to make a positive impact in this club? Voting gives you that chance! There are many issues affected by elections. What path do you want this club to go? How active do you want us to be? How can we make this club stronger going ahead? There were no nominations for any office at our October meeting. Declarations will be held from the floor. To run for office or vote you have to be an active up-to-date paid dues member.

See you at the next meeting.

Every vote counts!

Capt. Ray Stachelek

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It’s Back!

The Annual Rhody Cookout!

Tuesday, April 16th 6:00pm
Come join us for our Annual Summer
Fishing Season Kick-Off Celebration!
Come join us on Tuesday, April 19th at 6:30 pm,
when we will continue with our last winter indoor
meeting until October.
Great Raffle Prizes, and some fishing tackle for sale.
The bottle water and soft drinks are on us this
evening, and bar refreshments are available for purchase!
Hope to see you there! Bring a friend and introduce
them to some great people here at Rhody Fly Rodders!!

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IT’S HAPPENING! GET READY!

This Tuesday, March 19th our resident
‘fishing guru,’ Ed Lombardo,’ will fill us in on
‘THE TIDAL RIVERS of RHODE ISLAND!’
Everything you need to know to be successful
when fishing these great places!

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GETTING READY FOR THE STRIPER SEASON WITH SUSAN ESTABROOK

PLUS:

Rhody Fly Rodders – ‘Past & Present’, a short slide presentation

by Capt. Ray Stachelek
When and where should start fishing this coming season?

What baitfish will the Striped Bass be following into our fishing areas and what flies should we start with?
Well, Susan will try and answer your questions and will also share some interesting facts on the History of Rhody Fly Rodders!

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DECEMBER 2023 MEETING

MAKING SENSE OF COLOR IN YOUR FLY TYING & FLY FISHING!

W/ CAPT. RAY STACHLECK

Tuesday, December 19th – starting at 6:30pm

• What colors do fish see?
• What colors will attract fish to my flies?

Come and find out what fish see, and how
you can be more successful in your fishing by
using the right color flies at the right time of day!

Let’s clear the air (or should we say water) about color in liquid media? What do fish
actually see in their environment that’s quite different than ours? How are true colors
and imaging affected by motion and light refraction? How do fish behave with constant
changes of the color spectrum? What do they see with objects/images under motion?
Much of the information we receive is antidotal in nature based on our observation and
experiences. Could there be a more factual scientific explanation available to help the
angler? We’ll try to dispel some of these common myths with factual based scientific
evidence to help the angler understand more fully how fish might see our world.

So, please join us on Dec 20th! There will be some great bucket raffles,
and we will have some Hot Coffee & Christmas cookies….plus liquid
refreshments are always available from Jim, our capable barkeeper!!

To view the December Newsletter click here.

OCTOBER Meeting OUR INDOOR MEETINGS KICK-OFF & PIZZA NIGHT

Come join us, catch up with good friends and enjoy some pizza and check out what we’re doing for our winter meetings this coming indoor season!

Please join us for our ‘Annual Kickoff to our Winter Indoor Meeting Season,’ with some Delicious Pizza! Plus, an assortment of other food goodies. After some great pizza we will discuss the agenda for the rest of the year, including our ‘Big Celebration of our 60th Anniversary and the banquet we will be having to celebrate this occasion. Then we can kick back, and brag about our summer fish catches and compare notes! So, don’t miss this informative evening! We hope to see you on October 17th! We will have some great bucket raffles, plus liquid refreshments are always available from Jim, our friendly bar keeper!! Join us for what should be a very fun evening, always good conversations with some great people! Come see what we are all about!

To read the October 2023 Newsletter click this link.

Please join us for our ‘Annual Kickoff to the Summer Fishing Season,’ with some Delicious Pizza from Casertas’ on the ‘Hill!’ Plus, an assortment of other food goodies…followed by a Fly Fishing Video.

We have accumulated a lot of videos over the years so we will have a voting from you members on which video we want to watch.

Please come early and catch-up with friends as we will start at 5:30 with some fly casting on the front lawn. We will have some of our expert casters there to help beginners and give some tips and tricks to help you in your fly casting! This is also the time to ask our veteran members to share their tips and advice on places to fish this summer. So be there!

Our ‘Mission Statement’ is to “Pass on to all who ask what we learn here!” So, don’t miss this informational, fun evening! We hope to see you on March 21st! We will have some great bucket raffles, plus liquid refreshments are always available from Jim, our friendly bar keeper!! Join us for what should be a very fun evening, always good conversations with some great people! Come see what we are all about.

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