October meeting reminder

 

September 2026 Meeting Reminder

 

2026/2027 Meeting Schedule is here!

The 2026-2027 Fall/ Spring meeting schedule is here! While we are still finalizing some of the content, the dates are set.  As always, meetings are free and open to both members and non-memebrs, and are held at the DAR Log cabin on 8th Ave in Bethlehem from 7-9pm unless otherwise noted.  We hope to see you there!

September 22nd: Bill Nolan PA Troufitters, Fly Fishing Big Waters:  A presentation on how to fish big water, both from a drift boat, and from a wading perspective. Topics include rods, rod set up, how to read water and where to look for trout, tactics for dry fly fishing, nymphing, and streamers.

October 27th: Annual Meeting and Elections
November 24th: Fly Tying Night: Format TBA
December: No Meeting
January 26th: TBA
February 23rd: TBA
March 23rd: TBA
April 27th: TBA
May 25th: Fishing the Evening Hatch.  Meet in the Main Parking lot of Illick’s Mill Park at 7 pm for a fun night of fly fishing.  If you are new to the sport or have questions, this is a GREAT opportunity to ask questions or fish alongside more experienced anglers.

April Meeting reminder

Meeting reminder for April 28th 2026, 7 pm DAR log cabin in Bethlehem.  This month we will be featuring Jonny Kaminski, a guide with Mainstream Outfitters.  Meetings are free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served.

 

October Meeting

 Just a quick reminder that our October meeting is just 5 days away.  Join us, 7pm at the DAR Log Cabin on 8th Ave in Bethlehem.  Featured presenter: Michael Lohman, CDC Caddis.

October Meeting reminder

 Just a quick reminder that our monthly meeting will be held October 28th, 7pm.  Same location, DAR Log Cabin on 8th Ave.  This month will be our annual elections, followed by a presentation.  We have been operating without a secretary for some time and it would be great to fill that position.  There are also several board seats that could be filled. More info to follow.

The presentation this month is on tying and fishing Caddis and CDC Emergers, with Michael Lohman. Michael has been fly fishing for over 50 yrs,  is an accomplished angler of everything from trout to tarpon, regularly does fly tying classes for Mainstream Outfitters and is also a local guide with Wild East Outfitters.

 

Fly Fishing Film Tour 2025

Wednesday, March 12 · view days & times
Price: $15 In Advance | $20 Day of Show
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

Buy Tickets HERE

 

6pm - Cocktail hour at the Pour Bar on the first floor of the ArtsQuest Center
7pm - Screening begins

The highly anticipated 19th Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is back and ready with a curated selection of the best fly fishing films from around the world. Anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventure seekers are invited to join the tour as it visits cities nationwide, showcasing stunning cinematography, unforgettable stories, and the heart-pounding excitement of fly fishing. This year’s event promises to be the biggest yet, with a diverse lineup of films that highlight remote locations, unique challenges, and the passionate anglers who pursue them.

Come early to join fellow fly fishers and nature lovers at 6pm for a cocktail hour at the Pour Bar on the first floor of the ArtsQuest Center!

Proceeds from the Fly Fishing Film Tour benefit the Monocacy Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s habitat improvement work and coldwater conservation efforts on streams throughout the Lehigh Valley. 

Venue Information:

Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

 ArtsQuest Center

 101 Founders Way

Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
map & directions

Monthly Meetings to Resume 9/24/24

Welcome backto the Monocacy Chapter Monthly meetings!  As summer comes to a close, we will resume meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the Month in the DAR Log Cabin at 7pm.  Below is the schedule to take us through 2024, with the Spring 2025 programing to be announced soon.  As always, our meetings are free and open to the public.  We hope you can join us.

If you have any questions, please reach out to monocacytu491@gmail.com.  Thanks!

9/24/24  Kristie Fach, Wildlands Conservancy: An update of stream restoration work being done in the Archibald Conservation Area, and on Bushkill Creek

10/22/24 Matt MacConnell, Lehigh River Stocking Association: Water Quality Data Collected on Monocacy Creek. 

11/26/24 Fly Tying Night: Format TBD.

The Dates for our 2025 meetings will be:

01/28/25

02/25/25

03/25/25

04/22/25

 

Other programs:  

Monocacy TU has partnered with the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association to hold a stream cleanup, October 27th 9-11:30, Meet at Illick's Mill

Fly Fishing Film Tour:  Spring 2025.  We are in the early stages of planing to bring the Fly Fishing Film Tour back to SteelStacks in 2025.  Stay Tuned!

 

May Meeting reminder

Fly Tying Night Format

 Fly Tying night will consist of 3 featured fly tier's, Mike Recine, Steve Vanya and Erik Broesicke.  Each tier will be showing a different fly pattern or technique, and questions are welcome.

 SO bring your questions and save some room for Pizza and light refreshments!  We hope to see you tonight at 7PM at the DAR house.

Mike Recine

Steve Vanya

Save the Date! Film Tour Returns....

 

Summer Cookout

 

Stream Clean Up 4/30

 

2022 Programs

 

2022 Monocacy TU Programs

All meetings @ 7pm unless noted

Meeting location is the DAR Log Cabin on 8th Ave., Bethlehem in the Rose Garden Park

Meetings free and open to the public

April 26th: Welcome back meeting! Guest Speaker Zach Rudd PA Fish and Boat Waterways Conservation Officer

April 30th: Stream Clean up.  Meet at Burnside Plantation 9am.  Organized by Monocacy Creek Watershed Association.

May 24th:  Presentation: Fly Fishing the Delaware for Shad

June 28th: Bugs and Dogs Cookout: Pavilion @ Illicks Mill.  Join Chapter members as we cook up some dogs and then hit the stream to fish some bugs!  All are welcome.

September 27th: Summer recap

October 25th: Annual Meeting and Elections

Film Tour Countdown!

The countdown is on, just 3 days left until the Film Tour returns to the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks.  Get your tickets now, they are going fast!

Click for TICKETS

$15 pre-sale, $20 @ the door

Doors open at 6pm for Angler Happy Hour, Film @ 7:30

No January Meeting, tentative plan going forward...

 Members:

 There will be NO January membership meeting.

Tentatively, we will resume meetings this Spring, hopefully March or April.  At that time, our focus will be on using outdoor venues, such as the pavilions at Illick's Mill, finding programing that is outdoor oriented (stream cleanups, plantings, on-stream demos/ instruction) or possibly returning to indoor meetings.

Thank you for your patience.

Fall Stream Clean Up with MCWA

Preserving Pennsylvania Streams: Monocacy Creek

 Check out Monocacy TU Board Member Jose DeJesus in this fantastic video by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. and check out the full story HERE

Election results..and more

Elections:

Not those!  The Monocacy Chapter typically holds it's annual meeting and elections in October, but 2020 being what it is, things were a little different this year.

Due to low turnout at the meeting (understandable), and the uncertainty about when we could reschedule for the future, those in attendance voted unanimously to postpone the election of Officers and Board of Directors until Spring 2021.

So for now we will continue with our current BOD and Officers as usual.

Meetings: 

On HOLD for now. The City of Bethlehem has temporarily closed our normal meeting place, the Daughters of the American Revolution Log Cabin.  As an alternative to that, be on the look out for online or outdoor events to fill in the schedule.  The change in weather and the flexibility of online meetings may mean programs outside the 4th Tuesday of the month we typically use. 

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out monocacytu491@gmail.com. 

MCWA Summer Stream Clean Up. Aug 15th.