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January 2018 Meeting and Newsletter

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Please find enclosed below, a copy (PDF) of the RFR January newsletter.

Newsletter

Rhody Fly Rodders’ meetings, in month of January, mean only one thing…It’s time for another informative and entertaining  ‘Captain Ray Stachelek’ presentation!
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This year, Captain Ray will be telling us about ‘Making Sense of Color’ when it pertains to your fly fishing, fly selection, etc. What do fish see, how do they behave? Well, the answers will be revealed onTuesday, January 16th, starting at 6:30pm.
 
Please come early and tie some flies for our chosen charity this year, ‘Project Healing Waters.’ 
We’ll also will have bucket raffles and the coffee pot will be on. 
Of course, liquid libations are also available from our barkeep, Jim!
 
So, come join us, bring your fly tying equipment, and tie some flies for a great cause, or come watch and learn from the experts.
 
Wishing you a Happy New Year! 

Peter Nilsen

President / Newsletter Editor

Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’ 

December 2017 Meeting and Newsletter

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Greetings Rhody Fly Rodders & Friends,

Please find enclosed below, a copy (PDF) of the RFR December newsletter.
This month is our Annual Fly Tying Expo.
We have this event every year in December where the club gets together, enjoys some holiday cheer, and ties flies for our favorite charity. We then take these flies and sell them at our meetings and at the different fishing shows we attend. Last year we raised $500. for ‘Project Healing Waters’, a national organization the teaches wounded & disabled veterans how to fly fish and tie flies.
For this coming year our chosen charity is ‘Reel Recovery’, another national organization, that offers retreats for men recovering from all sorts of cancer. They provide a safe, reflective environment of fly fishing instruction and tying, plus provide information about cancer related resources, all at no cost. Truly a worthy cause!
We will have free bottled water, soft drinks, popcorn, pretzels, Christmas cookies and coffee for you while you ‘Tie for Charity’.
We’ll also will have bucket raffles and a nice door prize. Of course, liquid libations are also available from our barkeep, Jim!
So, come join us, bring your fly tying equipment, and tie some flies for a great cause, or come watch and learn from the experts.
Wishing you and your families a wonderful Holiday season – Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & and a Happy New Year!
Peter
Peter Nilsen
President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’
75 Massasoit Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329

November Meeting / Newsletter

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Rhody Fly Rodders Members & Friends,

Here is our November newsletter. This month’s meeting is on Tuesday, Nov., 21st.
We will have as our guest speaker, an old friend, Dean Clark, from ‘Stripers Forever’.
As you may know, Stripers Forever is an all volunteer organization dedicated to making the Striped Bass a gamefish. They are advocates for the conservation and responsible stewardship of wild striped bass along the Atlantic Coast.
Dean has been our guest speaker many times before, always bringing us the latest news on regulation changes, new problems, and the future assessments of our beloved striped bass. This time he will also touch on the updated news on the Atlantic Menhaden, the most important food source for striped bass.
In the newsletter you will find two more pages added to our regular edition. These two pages are a tribute to our fallen friend, and longtime member Ron Montecalvo, who passed away while fishing on the Narrow River, last month.
Please plan on joining us for this meeting, it should be very informative.
Thanks,
Peter
Peter Nilsen
President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’

Sad News

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Dear Rhody Fly Rodders and Friends,

Tonight I have very sad news to share with you all.
Longtime member Ron Montecalvo, good friend to to all, and great friend to many, has passed away.
Seems Ron was fishing today at his favorite fishing spot on the Narrow River, in Narragansett, RI, had a massive heart attack and fell into the river. Few of the other fishermen came to his rescue, along with a couple of boaters, and was rushed to the hospital, but couldn’t be revived.
Ron was one of the original ‘Rhody’ members, joining in the mid-’60’s. He was a wonderful friend to me, and after many, many years of serving this club, he continued to work as an advisor to help run things. I and just about everyone else will miss him immensely. Rest in Peace, my friend.
His wife’s address is below in case you want to send a card. Check the ProJo for his arrangements.
Phillis Montecalvo
Best to you all,
Peter
Peter Nilsen

President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329

First Meeting of Winter Schedule

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Rhody Member and Friends,

Announcing Rhody Fly Rodders first meeting for the winter schedule on October 17th, at 6:30pm,
at the Riverside Sportsmen Club, 10 Mohawk Drive, in East Providence, RI.

This will be our “Pizza Party Kick-Off Meeting”.

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We will start at 6:30 with a ‘Pizza Party,’ followed by a fun video called, ‘Montauk Rocks.

Montauk Rocks, A Richard Siberry Film

This is a fun look at the ‘crazies’ that hunt for large stripers on the East end of Montauk during the Fall migration.

We will have some nice Bucket Raffles available. The coffee will be on, and bar refreshments are available.

Open to the public.

Hope to see you there…bring a friend…bring two! 

Thanks,
Peter

Peter Nilsen

President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’
75 Massasoit Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329
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Reminder – Fishing Meeting & Cookout

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Last Cookout Meeting of the season!!!!!Rhody Fly 

Tuesday, September 26th.
on the Narrow River.
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Route 1A, Sprague Bridge, just North of Narragansett Beach.

 
WE WILL NEED A GRILL!!! Armand won’t be able to supply his grill, so we have to make sure we have one! If anyone has a small gas grill, please consider bring it!
 
 
The next Rhody Cookout / Fishing meeting is this coming Tuesday, Sept.26th at 
Sprague Bridge, on the Narrow River.
 
Big Shad and bass…lot’s of fun! Don’t miss out on our last fishing outing!
 
Get there when you want, (high tide is around 1:00 pm on the bay) we will be fishing the outgoing tide…. 
We will fish first…then we will start the cookout portion around 4:30 PM, then finish up fishing till dark.
 
Please bring a portable gas stove if you have one…it’s easy if we have more than one to accommodate the ‘hunger’ of our members!  Bring a chair if you need one.
 
Please bring your own ‘dogs’ sausage, burgers, etc, and maybe a few buns and we’ll 
cook them up for you. 
 
If you can’t bring anything, we probably will have extra food, but then again, no promises…… 
 
Don’t bring any extra chips, as I will have chips (but If you want something special bring’em) , 
I’ll have bottled water, and condiments, for all. Bring your own soda if you don’t want water.
 
Hopefully the ‘Onion’ man will see this email and ‘slice up a few’!
 
 
See you then.
 
Tight lines!
 
Peter Nilsen
President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’ 
75 Massasoit Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329
 

September Fly Fishing Meeting & Cookout

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REMINDER –
Rhody Fly Fishing Meeting & Cookout
Tuesday, September 12th.
on the Narrow River.
Route 1A, Sprague Bridge, just North of Narragansett Beach.

The next Rhody Cookout / Fishing meeting is this coming Tuesday, Sept.12th at
Sprague Bridge, on the Narrow River.

Get there when you want, (high tide is around 1:15 pm on the bay) we will be fishing the outgoing tide….
We will fish first…then we will start the cookout portion around 5:00 PM, then finish up fishing till dark.

Please bring a portable gas stove if you have one…it’s easy if we have more than one to accommodate the ‘hunger’ of our members! Bring a chair if you need one.

Please bring your own ‘dogs’ sausage, burgers, etc, and maybe a few buns and we’ll
cook them up for you.

If you can’t bring anything, we probably will have extra food, but then again, no promises……

Don’t bring any extra chips, as I will have chips (but If you want something special bring’em) ,
I’ll have bottled water, and condiments, for all. Bring your own soda if you don’t want water.

Hopefully the ‘Onion’ man will see this email and ‘slice up a few’!

See you then.

Tight lines!

Peter Nilsen
President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’
75 Massasoit Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329
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REMINDER –  Rhody Fly Fishing Meeting & Cookout 

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Rhody Fly Fishing Meeting & Cookout 

Wednesday, August 16th.

at Quonocontaug (Quonny)

Route 1 South (Boston Post Road), Exit West Beach Rd,, Follow to end.

 
 
The next Rhody Cookout/Fishing meeting is this Wed., Aug. 16th.at Quonny!
Get there when you want, (high tide is around 3:40pm) we will be fishing the outgoing tide….
We will fish first…then we will start the cookout portion around 5:00 PM!
 
Please bring a portable gas stove if you have one…it’s easy if we have more than one to accommodate the ‘hunger’ of our members!  Bring a chair if you need one.
 
Please bring your own ‘dogs’ sausage, burgers, etc, and maybe a few buns and we’ll 
cook them up for you.  
We probably will have extra food, if you can’t bring anything, but then again…… 
 
Don’t bring any extra chips, as I will have chips (but If you want something special bring’em) ,
I’ll have bottled water, and condiments, for all. Bring your own soda if you don’t want water.
 
Hopefully the ‘Onion’ man will see this email and ‘slice up a few’!
 
 
See you then.
 
Tight lines!
 
Peter Nilsen
President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’ 
75 Massasoit Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329

REMINDER AND LOCATION CHANGE

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Fly Fishing Meeting & Cookout Tuesday, July 18th
at Goddard Park (boat ramp) instead of beach area.
We think that the beach traffic and parking will be too congested at the beach area, so we will setup at the boat ramp and then fish where ever we want. 
 
Get there when you want, (high tide is around 4pm) we will be fishing the outgoing tide…. then will start the cookout portion around 5:00 PM!
 
Please bring a portable gas stove if you have one…it’s easy if we have more than one to accommodate the ‘hunger’ of our members! 
Bring a chair if you need one.
 
Bring your ‘dogs’ sausage, burgers, etc, and a few buns. I will have bottled water, condiments, & chips for all. 
 
Hopefully the ‘Onion’ man will see this email and ‘slice up a few’!
 
 
See you then.
 
Tight lines!
 
Peter Nilsen
President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’ 

June Fishing / Cookout meeting

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REMINDER!

The Rhody Fly Rodders,’ June Fishing / Cookout meeting, is this Thursday, June 8th.

It will be held at Ninigret Park, in Charlestown, at the Airstrip near ‘Grassy Bank’.

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Get there when you want (suggest 3:00-3:30), you will be fishing the in coming tide (high tide around 5:15 on the ocean front)…. we will start the cookout portion around 5:00 PM, unless we’re heavy into fish, Than we’ll ‘wing’ it!

Please bring a portable gas stove if you have one…it’s easy if we have more than one to accommodate the ‘hunger’ of our members!
Bring a chair if you need one. Bring your ‘dogs’ sausage, burgers, etc, and a few buns.

Hopefully the ‘Onion’ man will see this email and ‘slice up a few’!

NOTE: I will be unable to attend…so this means we will need someone to step up and bring a table. Also you will have to bring your own drinks and chips, Also we will need condiments…mustard, relish, etc, as I usually supply these for the club. Sorry guys!

Sorry about that. I’m off to warmer waters for a week– maybe a bonefish or two in my future!!!

Tight lines!

Peter Nilsen

President / Newsletter Editor
Rhody Fly Rodders
‘America’s Oldest Saltwater Fly Fishing Club’
75 Massasoit Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
Home – 401-245-7172
Cell – 401-633-5329
pdfish@fullchannel.net