2021-Present
10/2021 Dan Trela (club member): Tying the Pheasant tail Nymph variations
11/2021 Dan Trela (Club Member): Fishing the Big Horn River
12/2021 Tom Panaccione (Club member): Fishing Montana, Belize
01/2022 Don Stewart (Club member, Pioneer Valley T.U.): His fishing trip to Alaska
04/2022 James Conleyour (Club Member): Fishing Pyramid Lake in CA.
05/2022 Brian Keleher MassWildlife: Swift River pit tagging and its results
09/2022 Tom Panaccione (Club Member): Fly fishing in Argentina
10/2022 Sean Rose (Club Member): Fishing out West
11/2022 Terry Connolly (Club Member): Leaders and tippet conversation
12/2022 Jennifer Lapis, Visitor Services Manager at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
01/2023 Brian Comfort of the Deerfield Fly Shop
3/2023 Tim Flagler will be giving his presentation on fishing in Patagonia
09/2023 John Sinton – Society of Environmental Journalist: Living Rivers Flow Downstream
11/2023 Terry Connolly (Club Member): wet fly English soft hackle presentation.
12/2023 Ed Bauchiero (Club Member): Reel Destinations, Fly Fishing Adventures Labrador Brook Trout
02/2024 Adam Kautza from Mass Wildlife
03/2024 Bob Linquist: Fishing the Delaware River
04/2024 Karl Meyers: New England’s Broken River “Living rivers flow downstream” history of fish passage Conn. River
05/2024 Connor Quigley, rod designer and product manager at Thomas and Thomas Fly Rods
09/2024 be Jim Lagacy from MassWildlife outreach and education
10/2024 Ryan S. Leclerc: Fishing Alaska
11/2024 Tom Ricardi: Birds of Prey
12/2024 Al Gagliarducci (Al Gag), President, Al Gag’s Custom Lures
01/2025 There was no speaker
02/2025 Reece McDowell, runs the graphite department at T&T Fly Rods: Fishing for carp on CT River
03/2025 Harrison Anglers
04/2025 James Gamer, PhD, Environmental Conservation Department
10/2025 Adam Kautza and Brian Keleher, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Native Brook Trout on the Swift River. (https://www.mass.gov/info-details/swift-river-fisheries-research)
11/2025 Jason Stolarski, aquatic biologist, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, discussion on Growth and Ecology of Lake Trout in Wachusett Reservior
12/2025 Mark Damon, adjunct professor of biology at Westfield State University, topic “Aquatic insects in the Westfield River“
1/2026 Chris Parisi, owner of the The Local Fly Shop and fly tyer, “ Discussion on the Hendrickson insect patterns and life cycle, what type of water to focus on, and his best nymph, emerger, and dry choices for this boutique hatch.”
2/2026 Jillian Whitney, wildlife biologist with the Massachusetts DCR’s Division of Water Supply Protection.
3/2026 Dr. Andy J. Danylchuk, “From Striped Bass to Trout: Science-Based Best Practices for Catch-And-Release.”
4/2026 John Lawor, “Learning and identifying about fly rod action.”
5/2026 Matt Tempesta from Tempco Fly Fishing, Fly casting demonstration
9/2026 Joey Takeman from The Local Fly Co (Q&A, and lots of info about fishing carp)
10/2026 Steve Babbitt, Q&A about his background, fly fishing, and fly tying.
Unknown Dates
Steve Babbitt – J.T’s Fly Shop
Ken Simmon ‘MA Fish Hatchery Program’
Dr. Dave Christensen – Biologist Westfield State University: Spring fed and freestone trout
Carrie Banks: Wild and Scenic projects
Walter Geryk Fish
Bruce Marino: Salt Ct. & RI. Mako Sharks of point Judith
