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CLUB OFFICERS:                                                                        BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

President: Steve Hegedus 724-335-2679 hegedussj@upmc.edu                             Bryan Black 412-977-7614 black15@verizon.net

Vice-President: Don Stanko 724-337-1496 Donald.Stanko@alcoa.com                  Matt Feroce 412-818-5511 flyfishr@relymail.com

Secretary: Joe Mercurio 724-335-2980 songbird@libcom.com                                 Max Fischer 412-371-6418 mfisc82502@aol.com

Treasurer: John Cobes 724-337-3842 John.Cobes@alcoa.com                                Frank Sparrow 724-444-6569 birdhse@connecttime.net

                                                                                                                                           Garry Wiles 724-216-3196 wiles1@earthlink.net

 

Monthly Meeting Info:

 

The general membership meetings are held on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month, January through May, and September through December at Burrell Lake Community Park, Fisher Hall.  Doors open at 7:00 PM and the meetings begin at 7:30 PM.  Non-Members will be charged a $2 admission fee to regular meetings.  Children under 12 years old will be admitted free.

 

Directions to TCTC Meetings: From Rt 28 take the Tarentum Exit toward Tarentum. Cross the Bridge. At 3rd traffic light (by Taco Bell) make a left turn onto Leechburg Rd. Continue straight until you cross Rt 56 onto Puckety Church Rd. Pass Burrell Jr & Sr High Schools, down hill past a small cemetery, at fork, go straight onto Delberta Rd. Follow signs to Burrell Lake Park. Fisher Hall is the last park building.

 

  

 

 

  

 

                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

¨       September 14^th, 2005 Meeting:  Doc Wally Myslewski on "Steelhead Biology and its Impact on Angler Success".   Even a cursory understanding of steelhead biology can make a positive impact on angler success rates.  Doc Wally is a retired surgeon with a marine biology background who is now a full-time guide and fly fisherman.  He guides on both Elk and Walnut Creek.  Steelhead will soon be running up the Erie tribs, so mark your calendar, because the doctor will be “in” on Wednesday September 14^th and you don’t need an appointment.

 

¨       October 12^th, 2005 Meeting:  Steve Hegedus on The Lure and Lore of Fly Fishing for Trout in Brooks. Tri-County Trout Club’s own Steve Hegedus will present a slide program about fly fishing for trout in small streams in PA and the Blue Ridge region of North Carolina.  Topics will include info on the quarry; tackle and necessary gear; techniques and tactics; fly patterns; and why even bother with small streams?

 

¨       November 9^th, 2005 Meeting:  Ted Fauceglia’s writing can frequently be found in magazines such as Fly Fisherman, American Angler, and Fly Tyer.  However, it is Ted’s photographs that have really brought him notoriety. Simply put, Ted’s photos are incredible.  If you aren’t familiar with his work, his favorite subjects aren’t pretty outdoor scenes or trophy fish, instead, Ted trains his lens on some of the more minute residents of the wild.  His subjects are many of the insects that fly tiers attempt to imitate, such as mayflies, caddisflies and stoneflies.  His new book, “Mayflies” is packed full of the incredible photographs that he is known for.  TCTC is proud to host Ted Fauceglia as our November 9th, 2005 guest speaker.  Ted will give a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Mayflies”.  It will give everyone a chance to see some of the best of more than 200,000 mayfly photos he took over several years to complete his book.  Copies of his book, “Mayflies” will be available for purchase at the meeting at a discounted price with the proceeds going to TCTC.

 

¨       December 14^th, 2005 Meeting:  Fly Tying Demonstrations.  Our December meeting will feature several fly tyers doing fly-tying demonstrations.  So far our tentative schedule includes a couple of well respected local tyers.  Dave Schmezer will demonstrate fly patterns that he has developed or modified to become some of his signature flies.  Dave is a very experienced fly tyer and has tied flies for several area shops, including International Angler and Ligonier Outfitters.  Ken Vallino will also be there, demonstrating fly patterns utilizing foam.  Ken is the president of the Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited and has lead stream improvements on Linn Run and Mill Creek in Ligonier.  Ken earns his living as an art instructor, and his art includes creating wildlife sculptures from ceramic and wood.  Ken is going to show us how to craft some tiny “works of art” out of foam.  Hopefully the trout won’t be too critical of his work! 

The plan for the evening is to have 3-4 fly tyers, each demonstrating a small number of fly patterns that they will tie in order, then repeat through several times.  That way, we can divide the audience up into small groups and everyone will have a chance to see each tyer tie all of their patterns.  If this works out okay, hopefully everyone will be able to see better, without a big crowd making it impossible to get close enough to see what the tyer is actually doing.

 

The TCTC Board of Directors wants to provide high quality speakers on a variety of interesting topics.  It continues to be a challenge to find affordable guest speakers.  If you know of any fishing-related speaker or could give us any leads, please feel free to inform one of the board members.  If you like the speakers we have had, please let a board member know.  We appreciate your feedback.  If you have a suggestion for a future speaker or a topic you would like to see addressed, please pass your idea along to one of the board members or drop it in the SUGGESTION BOX at the monthly meeting.  If there is someone or something you think the rest of your fellow members would be interested in seeing, let us know, and the board will consider it.

 

 

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