Related Links and Sponsors

Western Massachusetts Fly Fishermen

Related Links and Sponsors

Updated November 3, 2008

Westen Massachusetts Fly fishermen - Sponsors

Sites of interest to our members:

Below are links to some web sites of interest to fly fishers. Many of the people who contribute to these sites are recognized nationally in fly fishing circles. The first site below includes articles on fly tying, fly fishing, rod building etc.

www.flyanglersonline.com

Fly Fishing in New Hampshire www.flyfishinginnh.com

Fly Fishing in Maine | www.flyfishinginmaine.com

Fly Fishing in Northern Connecticut www.flyaddict.com

Excellent tying tutorials | www.troutflies.com

Site of interest to fly tyers. (includes other links) | www.united flytyers.org

Two new sites of interest: First, may be of interest to person planning a trip to Florida second has some interesting videos on all sorts of fishing topics. Fly tying videos are good.

Tri-County Fly Fishers | http://www.tcfltfishers.com

Downloadable videos (best with high speed conntetion) | http://fishbuzz.tv

I am Laura Marx, I work for the Westfield River Highlands Program of the Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts and as an adjunct faculty member at Westfield State College.

Laura Marx of The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts - Westfield River Highlands program.

We want to give a special note of thanks to Dan Trela who does tying demonstration before the start of most of our monthly meetings. Dan ties fly's professionally, he ties presentation fly's and builds custom rods using Sage blanks and REC components.

Contact Dan at: trelarods@comcast.net

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E-mail - trelarods@comcast.net

Looking for custom tied flys? Jim Terrett frequently assists at our fly tying demos.

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Jim Terrett's

Fly Shop

Hand tied Flies

9 Dickinson Place

Westfield, MA 01085

413-568-5468

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Westfield River Watershed Association - www.westfieldriver.org

Check the weather in your area or an area you will visit, enter the zip code of your destination and get a detailed weekly report. If you don't know the zip code click on the maps first to get a region then click in region map to get forecasts for cities or towns near the area you will visit.

National Weather Service www.nws.noaa.gov

We have included links to sites of special interest to our members. For example, we have a link to check on river flow for various rivers in Western Massachusetts. Try the following three web links:

www.weather.gov/ahps (river flow information)

This link may be more user friendly. http://water.usgs.gov

Real time forcasted releases from power generation dams in the northeast. Very useful for the Deerfield and Upper CT Rivers. www.h2oline.com

Here we have included sites that are dedicated to protected our natural resources.

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission - www.pvpc.org

Storm Water Pollution - www.thinkbluema.org

Landscapes that protect our waters. - www.greenscapes.org

The Nature Conservancy - www.nature.org

THE BIG MOE (2009)

Be Prepared to Mark Your Calendars for the
13^th Annual Massachusetts Outdoor Expo!

(The Big MOE)
Sturbridge, MA
2009 Dates - September 26 & 27

9AM - 4PM

A Celebration of Outdoor Skills, Nature, Art & Animals for the Whole Family!

No Admission or Parking Fees!

The Big MOE is organized by Facts About Wildlife & Nature Society (FAWNS) and held on the grounds of the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club off New Boston Road.

FAWNS is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1998 out of concern for the future of wildlife, people and their relationship to the environment.