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Meeting agenda:

6:00 pm Doors Open

6:00-6:30 pm Meet & Greet

6:30-7:00 pm Business Meeting

7:00-8:30 pm Guest Speaker Presentation and Q&A

Guest Speakers 2023 /2024

September 2023

Guest Speaker

September 11, 2023:  Andrew Hamilton

Fly Fishing the Salmon River 


Avid fly fisherman and Princeton Orvis Store Manager, Andrew Hamilton, shares his knowledge from a quarter of a century of fishing the Salmon River and its tributaries for salmon and steelhead.  Andrew will discuss when to go, where to go, and how to fish for these land-locked anadromous fish.


October 2023

Guest Speaker

October 16, 2023: Sam Vigorita

Upper Delaware Tactics  


Co-founder and life-time member of Main Line Fly Tyers, Sam Vigorita will get into everything you need to know to be successful on the Upper Delaware.

He answers all the questions as to "why" he always catches more and bigger fish then everyone else.

He'll show many photos of where you should be fishing and the feeding lies and prime lies where these fish can be caught.

He also covers many of the techniques he uses that most anglers are just not aware of and why they work. He will also cover all of the fly patterns he has developed for the river that are all listed in his book "Fly Patterns -An Edge Above The Rest."


November 2023

Guest Speaker

November 13, 2023:  Tim Flagler

Trout Spey Casting; 

Spey casting is a more effective way to swing flies like streamers, soft-hackles and classic wets. It can also be used for nymphing and dry fly fishing, but swinging and stripping is where trout spey works best. The real difference comes when you employ either single-hand or two-hand spey casting techniques. These make for no back casts to worry about, much longer casts, easy, fast changes of cast direction, more effective mending and generally more relaxing fishing.  Tim's  presentation will be largely video-based but includes an equipment show-and-tell at the end. 


Decmember 2023

ESCTU Holiday Party

December 11, 2023


D&R Greenway Land Trust, Inc., 1 Preservation Pl, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA


January 2024

Guest Speaker

January 8, 2024:  Fritz Miller

Fly Fishing for Passaic River Northern Pike 

ESCTU's  Fritz Miller will share his knowledge for catching Passaic River Northern Pike on the fly.  Northern Pike fishing in the Passaic River can be some the most exciting fishing you have ever done, and Fritz will explain how and where to catch these toothy predators. 


February 2024

Guest Speaker

February 12, 2024:  Fritz Miller

Annual Fly Tying Night 

Avid fly fishermen and fly tyer, ESCTU's Fritz Miller will demonstrate how to tie various flies effective in area waters. All are welcome to bring their own equipment and tie along.


March 2024

Guest Speaker

March 11, 2024:  Nick Raftas

Fly Fishing for Trout on PA's Lehigh River

Nick Raftas, owner of Wild East Outfitters, an Orvis endorsed Fly Fishing guide service, will share his knowledge of fly fishing for trout on Pennsylvania's Lehigh River.  Many have likened float fishing the Lehigh to float fishing out West, but without the airfare/expense. Furthermore, the Lehigh River is significantly closer than the Upper Delaware and without the crowds.



April 2024

Guest Speaker

April 8, 2024Bart Lombardo

Get Off The Bank - Expand Your Fly Fishing Opportunities With a Kayak
There is no need to hang up your fly rod or travel to remote destinations once the water gets too warm to fish for trout in New Jersey.  Warm water and salt water fly fishing offers some fantastic fly fishing opportunities right in your own backyard.  The downside is accessing these fisheries is not as easy as wading a trout stream.  Shorelines of lakes and ponds are often choked with vegetation making casting difficult.  Fish are often just outside of casting range when fishing in the salt.  A  kayak can solve all of these problems. Modern fishing kayaks are stable, comfortable and easily transportable. This presentation will cover all the ins and outs of fishing from a kayak as will as recommendations and tips for rigging the perfect fly fishing kayak.  



May 2024

Guest Speaker

May 13, 2024: Brian Millen

Annual Fly Casting Clinic

Joan Wulff-certified casting instructor and inventor of the Excel Caster, ESCTU’s Brian Millen provides casting instruction on various fly casting techniques.  Bring your own rod(s) or try one of the latest Orvis rods provided courtesy of the Orvis Princeton. Location: D&R Greenway Land Trust.


Meeting Location Information: 

The Chapter normally meets on the second Monday of every month (except July and August) at the D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540. 

The chapter meetings are free and open to the public. 

Chapter members are encouraged to bring potential new members to our meetings so they may learn about us and hopefully be inclined to join. 


Directions The D&R Greenway Land Trust: 

One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ, which is off of Rosedale Rd in Princeton. 

There are numerous ways to reach the D&R Greenway Land Trust, depending on your starting point. 

The D&R Greenway Land Trust organization’s website (https://drgreenway.org/contact-us/) contains detailed driving directions. 


For those already familiar with the Princeton area, the following directions should get your there: 

From the intersection of Elm Rd. and Rosedale Rd in Princeton: 

Follow Rosedale Road approximately 0.6 miles and look for a sign on your left with a stone base for D&R Greenway Land Trust. Turn left at the sign onto Preservation Place and wind to the right to reach the courtyard parking area. (NOTE: The Trust's sign is not well-illuminated and can be difficult to read at night.) 

From the intersection of Province Line Rd and Rosedale Rd:

 Follow Rosedale Road in an easterly direction (toward Princeton) for 1 mile and look for a sign on your right with a stone base for D&R Greenway Land Trust. Turn right at the sign and wind to the right to reach the courtyard parking area. (NOTE: The Trust's sign is not well-illuminated and can be difficult to read at night.) 



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