Matt Miles is the featured speaker for our meeting on August 31st. He will speak about James River Smallmouth Bass and Beyond.

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

Zoom meeting link will be provided to Club members in email.

Matt Miles is the owner of Matt Miles Fly Fishing, LLC, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He grew up in Lynchburg and started fly fishing as a teen. After graduating from high school, he moved to Colorado to live out his dream of becoming a fly-fishing guide. After a few years in Colorado, he moved back to Lynchburg in 2003 to guide his home waters, where he now runs his own Orvis-Endorsed guide service, fishing for muskies, smallmouth bass, trout, and striped bass. Matt’s guided trips are run on the James, Smith, Jackson, and the Roanoke Rivers, to name a few.

Matt’s website: https://www.mattmilesflyfishing.com/

Matt’s phone number: 434-238-2720

Scott Grassi is the featured speaker for our meeting on May 25th. He will speak about pursuing musky on the fly.

When: Wednesday, May 25th at 7:30pm – ‘Doors’ to the meeting will open at 7:00pm for socializing.
Where: On your computer, tablet, or smartphone using Zoom.

Zoom meeting link will be provided to Club members in email.

Scott Grassi is the founder of Keystone Anglers Guide Service.  He grew up in central Pennsylvania fishing for Brook Trout in the small mountain streams around the State College area. Keystone Anglers is based in Butler, just north of Pittsburg, and offers guiding for Lake Erie Steelhead, Musky, wild Brown and Rainbow Trout and our beloved Smallmouth Bass. The father of three boys who are accomplished fly fisherman in their own right, Scott started the guide service as a way to share his love and passion of fly fishing with others looking for the experience. He will be speaking to us about fly fishing for musky.

Geoffrey Smith is the featured speaker for our April meeting. He will talk about the middle Susquehanna River and the Juniata River.

When: Wednesday, April 27th at 7:30pm – ‘Doors’ to the meeting will open at 7:00pm for socializing.
Where: On your computer, tablet, or smartphone using Zoom.

Zoom meeting link will be provided in email.

Geoffrey Smith started as the Susquehanna River Biologist for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2008.  He has a unique background working on large river systems across the eastern United States.  Geoff’s work at PFBC includes routine monitoring and management of various riverine gamefish species like Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Muskellunge but also includes more research-related topics.  Since 2009, Geoff has helped lead a group of interdisciplinary research from a number of different agency and academic institutions that focused on factors associated Smallmouth Bass population declines and disease. This collaboration has led to some unique findings, numerous publications, and some novel techniques that have been incorporated into everything from assessing immune function in fish to new procedures being added to water quality assessments.  In recent years, his research focus has expanded into better understanding the dynamics of invasive Flathead Catfish in the Susquehanna River and tributaries.  This work has focused on documenting abundance, distribution, growth rates, and more recently diets of this species in collaboration with Penn State University.  Geoff has a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Lycoming College and a Masters of Science in Biological Sciences from Marshall University.