The 2007 FLY OF THE YEAR award went to Jim Pfendler for his creation of the "PFENDLER MINNOW". Jim originally created this fly for the Allegheny River, but it turned out to be an all-around fly for this region. Club members have had great sucsess with this fly on our local Steelhead streams. One variation to the "Pfendler Minnow" is too add an orange bead to the head of the fly. At first the fly known as the Allegheny River Shiner, but was soon renamed the "Pfendler Minnow".

FLY TIERS FORUM

SOME PLACE NEW -by Mike Graziano

Recently I have been fishing new waters.... Streams and ponds I have never fished or rarely fish. This has been a great way to keep the excitement from wearing off. Fishing the same comforable areas has its advantages, but sometimes can become routine instead of fun. So... get out there and fish a new area, it will make you a betterfisherman.

Congradulations to Bill Harter on the 2006 FLY OF THE YEAR! This is the first year of this award and it goes the club member who comes up a fly that consistantly catches fish. Bill came up a fly he calls the "HELL FLY" while on a trip to Roscoe, NY. He said it looked like "HELL" but caught fish.