Fishing Tackle Loan Program

Do you want to go fishing, but don’t have the equipment? Are you taking your kid’s friends fishing but need another rod and reel.

Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy and the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited have teamed up to provide and maintain the equipment and provide volunteers for some events. We currently have 24 Zebco rods (Zeboc 33 spin rods to be exact) available for loan.

Currently, you can borrow spinning rods. Each rod is set-up and has a hook and bobber. You’ll need to provide the bait, but we can provide some extra hooks and other tackle.

Contact the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy and we’ll set-up a time for you to pick up the equipment you need and return it. You can borrow it for a couple hours or a couple days. There is a form that needs filled out to initiate the loan. Give us a call at 570-323-6222 or email at admin@npcweb.org

US Women’s Fly Fishing Team   

     In the Spring of 2021, the United States Women’s Fly Fishing team was formed with the goal of having a team  to represent the United States in the first ever World Ladies Fly Fishing Championship in July 2022.

     The United States Women’s Fly Fishing Team (USWFFT), based out of State College, PA was approved by the Confederation Internationale de Pech Sportive (CIPS) in 2021.  This group is the regulating body for competitive angling throughout the world and represents anglers from 78 different countries  and a total of 50 million anglers.

     The annual world fly fishing championships have been organized by the Federation Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche (FIPS-Mouche) since 1981 and 2022 is the first year for a Women’s fly fishing championship.

     This years innagural championship is being held in Stor-Elvdal and Rendalen, Norway July 4th – 10, 2022.  The team left the United States in mid June and went to Norway to get familiar with the waters they will be fishing and fine tuning their fishing and their gear.

     Some of you may remember Ashly Wilmont as she served as the PATU program director in the past.

     Everyone at the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited wishes all the ladies the best of luck in the coming days as they represent the United States in Norway.

Front (L to R):  Ashley Wilmont, PA, – Lyndsay Szofran, MT, Madoka Myers – Captain, CO
Back (L to R):  Julie Mattson, OK, Jackie Burgunder, PA, – Tess Weigand, PA, Jenn Cordz, WA
Picture taken from the US Women’s Fly Fishing team facebook page https://www.facebook.com/uswfft