10th Annual PA Fly Fishing Heritage Day – June 16, 2012
At last year’s Heritage Day we had beautiful sunny weather, we are hoping for the same this year.  Our 2012 Heritage Day will be held on June 16th, as always, the Saturday before Fathers Day.  This will be our biggest Heritage Day yet!  Angling enthusiasts and supporters come to the Meadow and Picnic Pavilion at Allenberry Resort Inn, in Boiling Springs to take part in a great day of fly fishing activates. The day will be filled with fun from beginning to end, with over 70 Venders and Exhibitors, Seminars and Speakers, there will be all-day Fly casting instruction, a Fly casting competition, Fly tiers in action, Raffles, Auctions and the always popular Fish Swim Race on the Yellow Breeches. The Colonial Angler will also be demonstrating his talents, lunch is also available.  Help us celebrate our fly fishing heritage.

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PFFMA 13th Annual Dinner & Auction
The Annual Fundraising Event was a great success from the Panel of Experts Workshop through the Live Auction Event.

A special note and thank you to Lefty Kreh, Charlie Meck and Ed Jaworowski for their participation in the Panel of Experts. Their stories and comments of a combined fishing experience of nearly 150 years astounded and amazed the fortunate attendees.  Everyone had a chance to chat and ask questions, in an informal setting, about species, tackle, techniques, casting, flies, equipment, tying, destinations, photography, and even a little indoor casting!.

Touching History was held just prior to the Fundraising Dinner & Auction. The PFFMA displayed some of the museum holdings from the Jim Bashline Collection.

Our Commemorative fly was the Compara-Nymph by Tom Baltz.  Attendees had the opportunity to watch Mr. Baltz tie these great patterns throughout the evening.

Our silent and live auctions were both great successes due to the generosity of all of our guests that evening, donations from generous businesses and individuals and the expert lead from our auctioneer, Wes Ruhrig.. Please take a moment to read the list of donors and help us to thank them throughout 2012.

“Split & Glued By Vincent C. Marinaro ” is the inscription Vince put on each of his fly rods and serves as the title for this new work. Harms and Whittle analyze Marinaro’s rods and account for his path to becoming a maker of bamboo fly rods--his design criteria and building practices.

Vince Marinaro has long been acclaimed as one of Pennsylvania’s most influential fly-fishermen and authors--a career that was both extensive and varied. In addition to presenting local lore within the Cumberland Valley, Harms and Whittle connect Marinaro’s life and times to the larger world of fly-fishing and the history of bamboo rod-making.

This publication was prepared by the authors in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Museum Association and the Marinaro Estate, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the museum.

This book is in 8 ½" x 11" format, full-color throughout,  approximately 300 pages, containing 11 original paintings,  225 photographs,  50 drawings, plus charts of all Marinaro’s rod tapers. Now available for purchase at www.stonycreekrods.com