CT Fly Fisherman's Association MARCH 11, 2015 Monthly Meeting Notice and Speaker

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Connecticut Fly Fisherman’s Association March 11, 2015​

Time: 7:00 p.m.​

Freeand Open to the Public<o></o>​

Refreshments and Speaker: Bruce Marino,Farmington River Guide​

Place: Veterans Memorial Clubhouse, 100Sunset Ridge, East Hartford, CT​

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With over 40 yearsflyfishing and tying experience, Bruce Marino, one of the premier fly fishingguides in Connecticut, has traveled tomany destinations to fish for fresh and saltwater species. He is an expert fly tyer and his patterns havebecome widely used and are often go-to patterns for the guides where he has ledfly fishing trips. These include Cooper's Minipi Camps in Labradorwhere they use his BMar Norway Rat, Hexagenia and Stonefly patterns. Guides at Crocodile Bay Lodge in Costa Ricause several of his BMar Wounded Baitfish patterns. <o></o>
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Guiding on theFarmington River and the coastline of Connecticut are his main passionstoday. Bruce is the past fly tyingeditor for Fly Fishing New England and Fly Fishing the Mid Atlantic Statesmagazines. He’s also a Scott Fly Rod endorsed pro.<o></o>
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Bruce will coverreading the water, insect identification, knowing when fish are rising, andselecting the appropriate gear for the water and weather conditions. Like most experienced fisherman, Bruce’sadvice is to fish the 99%, meaning the fly has to be in or on the water tocatch fish, concentrate on short accurate casts, mend your line, nymphing, aswell as knowing when to fish the hatches on the Farmington River.<o></o>
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TheConnecticut Fly Fisherman’s Association is a certified non-profit 501C3organization and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the pleasures andtraditions of fly fishing and to conserve game fish waters.<o></o>​

Moreinformation is available about CFFA at: www.ctflyfish.org and <o></o>​

ourfacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/CTFlyFish<o></o>​

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Comejoin us to meet new people and learn about the sport of Fly Fishing<o></o>​