Dame Juliana League

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Our Mission: To educate our members in the art and science of fly fishing and fly tying and to conserve and restore the trout fishery of French Creek in southeastern Pennsylvania.

11/03/2026

About the time you put some logs on the fire , join us at our Annual DJL Fly Tying Bee. Put it in the calendar and bring a friend. Kibitzing allowed!

November 30. It's a Monday evening!

10/27/2026

Last night Henry Ramsay took us on a fly fishing adventure in New Mexico. Though Henry covered several streams, the water that caught my imagination was in the Valles Caldera.

The Valles Caldera National Preserve in northwest New Mexico offers a serene experience with abundant but cautious trout in its clear waters. The preserve features meandering streams and lush meadows. The green spots in the plains of its mountainous surroundings are a telltale cue as to where the narrow streams present themselves.

Unlike most of the other streams explored by Henry, the Caldera waters seemed to primarily feature brown trout. Elsewhere (Comanche creek, Jaramillo Creek ,San Antonio Creek, the East fork of Jemez River,) are home to varieties of cutthroat trout I wouldn’t presume to identify.

We had a fair attendance (20+) (with a couple of Henry’s fishing buddies from Montana), but if you missed it, you missed an opportunity to escape to a place most of us will leave to our dreams.

10/09/2026

They're coming fast and furious!

Join us for another star performance by Henry Ramsay. Clear the decks for Monday October 26! We'll be fishing in New Mexico!

09/30/2026

On Monday evening at our Monthly Meeting we spent time together renewing important friendships, welcoming Dame Juliana League Members and guests, and enjoying a presentation by Johnny Kaminski.

Johnny’s presentation was about fly fishing the many tributaries of the mountainous terrain surrounding the fabled Lehigh Gorge .

His talk dramatized the challenges of accessing many of these streams. But his pictures of these secluded waters made me dream of the days I was physically able to scramble through underbrush and rhododendron. How sweet it was!

These recollections where sweetened by Johnny’s enthusiasm and expertise in penetrating these hidden gems.

Johnny is a mountaineer with the heart of an adventurer and his presentation left us with an experience of having explored hidden fly fishing places .

09/05/2026

Time to be with us! We have a wonderful speaker for which you on Facebook are already fans: Johnny Kaminski who writes "Chasing Cold Water".

Johnny also just published a book (now offered on Amazon) "Climbing Rainier: Reflections on Life while Pursuing a Summit" with Melissa Goff Regan. Mountaineer and fly fisher, a "twofer"

You don't have to be a Dame Juliana League member to be welcome! We'd love to have you with us September 28.

05/28/2026

Last evening a large crowd of admirers said a final "goodbye" to our friend and leader Emerson Cannon.

Most recently Emeron was President of Dame Juliana League's Board of Directors until he retired in 2024 after being a member since 1972 and President since 2019.

He worked tirelessly in his years with us and was often the glue that held our orgnization together. Emerson was steady, earnest, and industrious in assuring our orgsniztion's duties. In a word, he was DILIGENT!

We miss you already, Emerson.

OBIT: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/emerson-cannon-obituary?id=61506656

05/25/2026

We had our end-of-season event, Fishnic '26 at Tel Hai Pond on May 18. Lots of good food, pond fish and camaraderie!

Many thanks to Ted , Dave, Matt L and others fof making this happen!

Click this link to see if you and your guests' shenanigans were captured on film by Matt Lacey.

https://www.djlflyfishers.com/general-3

05/01/2026

End of the season celebration! Don't miss it! Read this flyer carefully and watch for Ted's questionnaire! See you all on May 18th!

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