CWA News

Join us as local Orvis Endorsed Guide Bryan Donoway of Flys in Disguise talks about the upcoming “Brood X” Cicada hatch this spring and ties his favorite patterns to imitate this amazing insect that will have the trout looking up for weeks. Bryan, having personally experienced this hatch 17 years ago on the Gunpowder and Savage River watersheds, says this will be some of the best trout fishing you will experience in your lifetime!

CWA member Rachel Willingham will engage, educate and entertain our members by tying three popular flies: Golden Retriever, Blue Winged Olive, and the Mop Fly.

CWA hosts fly fishing guide Debbie Gillespie of Davidson River Outfitters in Pisgah Forest, NC. Debbie is in her 5th year guiding for Davidson River Outfitters where she offers wade and float trips for trout, as well as float trips for smallmouth bass and musky. She will present on some of western NC's more well-known trout streams.

Please join us for our CWA Zoom virtual meetup on June 23, 2020 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. "Streamer Fishing - The Angle of the Dangle." CWA hosts local fly fishing guide Kiki Galvin of Ms. Guided Fly Fishing. Kiki will present on streamer fishing and discuss the how to and simple tips to hook more fish.

Please join us for our CWA Zoom virtual meetup on June 6, 2020 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM featuring "Flies Made Simple: Finding a Friend in your Fly Box" presented by Casey Peltier. CWA Secretary Casey Peltier will show you the simple way to figure out what’s in your fly box and how to use it, what to say when you go to a fly shop to buy more, and how to approach fly tying without tears. Casey will also demonstrate how to tie a wet fly. Don’t forget to bring your fly box to the Meetup!

Please join us for our CWA Zoom virtual meetup on May 28, 2020 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm featuring "Fly Tying & Tactics for Trout Fishing" presented by Bryan Donoway. CWA hosts local Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide, Bryan Donoway, from Flys In Disguise as he ties some of his favorite euro nymph trout patterns. He will also be talking tactics and techniques to find and catch these fish.

Please join us for our CWA Zoom virtual meetup on May 23, 2020 from 10:30 to 11:30 am featuring "Match the hatch: Aquatic Entomology…What Fish Eat" presented by Anne Timm. This zoom chat presentation will discuss the kinds of aquatic insects that trout eat and how to match fly patterns to aquatic insects we observe on the river.