NORWAY – Anglers wanting to learn about wet flies and how they work should attend the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at the Trolley House.

Rod McGarry, the national vice president of the Federation of Fly Fishers, will present a program on the flies that are considered to be as old as fishing itself.

Wet flies originally were tied to resemble certain dry flies that had been swept underwater and were washing along below the surface.

A Registered Maine Guide and certified fly casting instructor, McGarry of Portland is to share some of his secrets about wet flies. Why they work? Which ones anglers should use? How they should be presented? And, where should they be used?

These are all questions McGarry will answer.

“He has a penchant for using these traditional flies, and as a result of his experience and expertise, he has developed an interesting and entertaining program that we all can benefit from,” said Dick Walthers.

McGarry is also a staff instructor for fly fishing at the LL Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools Program in Freeport.

“The idea of using wet flies is as old as fly fishing itself,” McGarry said. “Many of us probably caught some of our early trout on a wet fly, and we all know that our Maine trout and salmon do the vast majority of their feeding under water.”

Walthers said that McGarry is to discuss three wet flies – the Alder, the Professor, and the Hare’s Ear Spider – photographs of which can be found by visiting http://brocksflyshop.cjb.net/.

For more information, phone 743-7461. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. precedes the presentation.

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