Penobscot Fly Fishers - your local fly fishing club!
Penobscot Fly Fishers (PFF) was started in June 1997 by a group of twenty-one anglers who were interested in promoting the sport of fly fishing. Our purpose is to promote fly fishing and conservation through education, personal conduct, and volunteer service. The charter members made it clear that, as an organization, PFF was an independent organization not taking a subordinate position to any state or national organization. We welcome all who are interested in the sport of fly fishing.
At the beginning of 2018, the club had 115 memberships, including many family memberships. PFF holds monthly meetings from September through June, which featured speakers drawn from a wide range of experts and enthusiasts, including: game wardens, registered guides, biologists from the University of Maine and other institutions, authors, and our own members, and other outdoor experts.
From April through July we fish! Members have a jam-packed fishing activities calendar including boating and wading events, that chase trout, salmon, shad and smallmouth and striped bass.
We hold a variety of club activities ever year that have included:
In 2014, the Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society presented PFF a recognition award for excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education.
We celebrated our 20th anniversary in 2017, PFF is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that is looking forward to continuing/expanding its activities that support our mission.
At the beginning of 2018, the club had 115 memberships, including many family memberships. PFF holds monthly meetings from September through June, which featured speakers drawn from a wide range of experts and enthusiasts, including: game wardens, registered guides, biologists from the University of Maine and other institutions, authors, and our own members, and other outdoor experts.
From April through July we fish! Members have a jam-packed fishing activities calendar including boating and wading events, that chase trout, salmon, shad and smallmouth and striped bass.
We hold a variety of club activities ever year that have included:
- Basic, intermediate, and advanced fly-tying classes.
- A free one-day Fly Tying Symposium that brings together tiers from across the region to show and share their expertise.
- A"Cabin Fever Reliever" free, family-friendly, two-day event to promote our outdoor heritage.
- Participation in the annual Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s show.
- A one-day "Introduction to Fly Fishing" seminar.
- Assist the PCCA in their annual Family Field Day.
- Support fly fishing and fly-tying educational efforts at youth camps.
- Annual scholarship to a summer camp.
- Fly tying and fly-fishing instruction to schools.
- Assist Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with various projects – such as fin-clipping at a hatchery.
- Tie and donate flies for the "Casting for Recovery" program in Maine.
- Support local food pantries and toy drives.
- Maintain an up-to-date lending library for our members.
- Present a "Gray Ghost Award" to those members who have demonstrated exceptional devotion and commitment to our organization and the sport of fly fishing.
In 2014, the Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society presented PFF a recognition award for excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education.
We celebrated our 20th anniversary in 2017, PFF is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that is looking forward to continuing/expanding its activities that support our mission.
