The 2008 FLY OF THE YEAR went to John Baker for his flash fly. John's flash Fly is made up of Polor Fiber wrapped on a streamer hook with a light color of marabou or simular material for the tail.

On a recent fishing outting John supplied some of the guys with several of his flies, with great results. Johns generosity with his Flash Fly, is a great example of what makes our Fly Tying Club a great club to belong to. There is always someone willing to share, help, or pitch in and not expect anything in return. But a "thank you" does go a long way.

John Baker with his Fly of the Year Award

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".

Pfendler Minnow

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.