10th Annual Dinner & Auction - October 4, 2008
We have a grand 10th Anniversary Celebration planned that you won't want to miss. We will be honoring the fly fishing legend George Harvey and Joe Humprheys will be our honored guest. Al Caucci will be our special guest and his Comparadun will be this year's commemorative fly. We strive for items that are distinctive, unique or rare that have appeal for everyone, angler or not.
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“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

Beyond our wonderful array of silent and live auction items and delectable edibles, we had some very special activities for the 2007 Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction.

Ed Shenk Reception - We began with a special reception at 5:30 pm  to honor Ed Shenk, the Master of the Letort.  Ed is not only a legendary fly angler and innovative fly tier, but he is also an author and professional instructor.  He has devoted a lifetime of practice and study in the laboratory of the Letort Spring Run. He has many great stories to tell about fishing not only in Pennsylvania, but Wyoming, Montana, Argentina and others. Ed met and mingled with the attendees.  He was also the featured fly tier for this year's commemorative fly.

Split & Glued by Vincent C. Marinaro - Bill Harms and Tom Whittle, authors of this amazing book which was recently released, were available for discussions about the book and signings.  On these pages, Harms and Whittle connect Marinaro’s life and times to the larger world of fly-fishing and the history of bamboo rod-making.  The authors made a special presentation to the PFFMA during the evening by donating Limited Edition #1 to the Association..

Ed Shenk's Letort Hopper - As in all past events, each attendee will receive a Commemorative Fly and this year we are honoring Ed Shenk's Letort Hopper. This Letort Cricket is a classic "terrestrial" that has taken trout all over the world.  Ed developed the cricket as a result of knocking a juicy, black cricket from a stump along the Letort and watching it get inhaled by a nice brown trout.  His first thought on naming the new fly was the melanistic cricket, but the Letort called to him and the rest is history.  Ed has fished the Letort for 70 years. This year is extra special since every fly will have been tied by Ed Shenk himself.