Note: This month’s meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 16th, at 7:00 PM.
This month’s presenter is Paul Dinice, a native of Derby, CT, where he has lived the entirety of his 68 years. Paul began fishing at a very early age thanks to an uncle who would take the family fishing on his one day off each week. Since 1980 he has exclusively and avidly focused on fly fishing. Over the years he has become a proud member of virtually every fly fishing club and organization in CT. Paul is also very much involved in numerous environmentally based organizations such as Trout Unlimited, Connecticut Audubon Society, and the Coastal Conservation Association.
Closer Crab
Paul’s “home” club/organization is the Housatonic Fly Fisherman’s Association. For the past 36 years He has written the “Fly of the Month” section of the HFFA news letter and website. He has also done the “Fly of the Month” for a host of other fly fishing organizations in CT. Paul contributed to a book entitled “Over-Winter Striper Secrets” by Captain Al Anderson. The contributions included photographs and writings which were incorporated in the section on fishing the Housatonic. His ‘Closer Crab” pattern appeared in the 2012 Winter edition Fly Tyer Magazine. Additionally, Paul is an active blogger and his content can be found on Tight Lines Flyfishing.
Paul has made additional contributions to his passion by organizing numerous small fly fishing expo’s here in CT. He is a member of the Derby Inland Wetlands Commission and, prior to retiring, was employed by the Town of Orange as the Zoning Administrator for 40 years.