Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Announcing TPFR Member-Only Small Group Hosted Fishing Trips

Great idea, how will the participants in the small group be determined? Lottery, 1st to respond, or?

Thanks

Robert

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:10:48 PM UTC-4 Greg Feder wrote:

Thanks, TPFR Board!  

Cheers, 

-- Greg

     Member since 2009

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On Apr 17, 2024, at 4:29 PM, Owen Williams <eowill...@gmail.com> wrote:



Announcing TPFR Member-Only Small Group Hosted Fishing Trips

The Board of Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders is pleased to announce that TPFR will "host" a half dozen or so FFI-member-only small group fishing trips in 2024. These trips will be in addition to the open-to-all fishing trips that TPFR has been hosting for the past few years on the Gunpowder River. The Board intends to continue hosting these trips for all.

One of the things that members appreciate most about TPFR is the chance to connect with new friends who like to fish, and then go fishing. This initiative is an attempt to facilitate meeting new fishing buddies and help members gain on-the-water experience. We hope that this initiative will lead to lots of people going fishing and making new friends, which will in turn drive more club engagement.

The requirement that the outings will only be open to FFI members is a new prerequisite for TPFR activities. Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders is an FFI organization, and outside of this one activity, attendance at TPFR events is, and will continue to be, open to all. However, as an affiliated club, we owe an obligation to FFI to help it maintain and grow its membership. Membership in FFI costs $35 per year and can be obtained at https://www.flyfishersinternational.org/Join-Renew   Please make sure to list Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders as your affiliate club when you sign up! Save your payment receipt to show when you sign up for a trip.

Ground Rules for the small group trips:

• Trips will be limited in size to 4 attendees with two alternates.
• All skill levels will be welcome.
• Bring your own gear and food.
• Attendees must be FFI members and must sign a liability waiver.
• A "trip leader" will be assigned for every trip.
• Destination will always be within 2 hours of DC.
• Destination will be a surprise until trip and attendees are confirmed one week prior to departure.
• Trips will be walk-wade trips unless otherwise specified.

The initial six trips will have the following themes:

• Trout (2)
• Smallmouth Bass (2)
• Carp (see the TPFR Forum thread on the April 27 excursion]
• Warmwater Tidal Fishing

Questions or ideas for improvement for this initiative? Please post them on the TPFR Forum.

Want to suggest or host a small-group trip? Please connect with Board member Misha Gill at our next Beer Tie. 

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