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April Meeting – Priscilla (Cilla) Johnson

Our featured speaker in April is Priscilla (Cilla) Johnson. She will speak to the club about kayak fishing for snakeheads.

Cilla’s fishing addiction started at 15 years old when her stepfather took her fishing on the Shenandoah River. Since moving to Northern Virginia, she spends most of her time with her loving husband, amazing four children, working full-time as a Director of Business Development for a Government Contractor and fishing. She also volunteers by supporting our nation’s active duty and veterans through Bravo Zulu Outdoors and Heroes on the Water.

Over the years, Cilla continued to pursue her love for fishing when she eventually discovered kayak fishing. “Kayak fishing has afforded me with opportunities to fish in areas I wasn’t able to reach before. And I can do it alone which is what really drew me to the sport.”

She advises other would-be female anglers to stick with the sport, even if barriers such as expensive gear and the long learning curve get in the way. Cilla Johnson is a Pan-American Bass Kayak Gold and Silver medalist for Team USA. She competes in her local kayak tournament clubs Northern Virginia Kayak Bass Anglers (NVKBA), Mid-Atlantic Kayak Bass Fishing (MAKBF) and nationally with Kayak Bass Fishing (KBF).

Please join us for an interesting and informative evening.

When: Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30pm – ‘Doors’ to the meeting will open at 7:00pm for socializing.
Where: On your computer, tablet, or smartphone using Zoom.

RSVP on our Meetup page for the link to the meeting. Link is below.

https://www.meetup.com/PotomacSmallmouth/events/277694445

March Zoom Meeting – Ben Hynes

Our featured speaker in March is Ben Hynes, an angler that is well known by many PRSC folks as well as members of the Riversmallies.com forum (known as ogbudha on the forum).  


Ben has resided in Maryland and is very familiar with our Potomac area fishing species.  He currently resides and owns an angling guiding service in Erie Pennsylvania.  Lake Erie is a premier fishing destination that produces numerous quality Smallmouth Bass.

Ben will outline the fishing opportunities of Lake Erie.  He has also managed numerous outdoor retail outlets (Field and Stream, Sportsmen’s Warehouse, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Basspro/Cabelas) and will share interesting experiences in the current retail environment.

When: Wednesday, March 31st at 7:30pm – ‘Doors’ to the meeting will open at 7:00pm
Where: On your computer, tablet, or smartphone using Zoom.

RSVP on our Meetup page for the link to the meeting. Link is below.

https://www.meetup.com/PotomacSmallmouth/events/277142510

February Meeting – C.T. Campbell

Join us Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30pm where we will welcome C.T. Campbell (on right in photo) of the Page Valley Fly Fishing Service. He will speak to us about fishing for bass and musky on the Shenandoah River.

C.T. is a native of Luray, Virginia and has over 35 years of fishing experience and over 20 years of experience as a fishing instructor and guide. He worked in the Shenandoah National Park for 35 years, so he knows it very well. C.T. is a member of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited and a member of the Friends of the Shenandoah River. He is also a Certified River Monitor.

Please join us for an interesting and informative evening.

When: Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30pm – Doors to the meeting will open at 7:00pm
Where: On your computer, tablet, or smartphone using Zoom

Membership renewal form – https://prsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/prsc-membership-form.pdf

RSVP on our Meetup page for the link to the meeting. Link is below.

https://www.meetup.com/PotomacSmallmouth/events/276437808