Creekside Anglers meets at 7:00 pm the first Tuesday night of the month January thru May and September thru December. Meetings are open to the public and are held at our

Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Department facility
273 Woodbury Avenue, Martinsburg.
Guests and kids welcome!

DIRECTIONS TO PARKS AND REC BUILDING

From the west: WV Route 9 or I-81 to exit 16E (Queen Street). Exit onto Edwin Miller Boulevard going east. Continue until the road makes a sweeping right turn. You are now on Queen Street. Immediately look for Wendy's on the left. Turn left onto Woodbury Avenue between Wendy's and 7-11 stores. Proceed past Moose Club on left (about 0.1mile). Parks and Rec facility on the left @ 273 Woodbury.

From the east: WV Route 45 towards Martinsburg to Woodbury Avenue (new traffic light and angle RH turn), there's a 7-11 across the street and a seafood sales place at the intersection. Proceed on Woodbury approx. 0.2mi look for Parks and Rec facility on the right.

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is considering providing a permit to the Maryland Energy Resources LLC, Indiana, Pa to discharge of an average of 500,000 gallons per day of mine drainage and variable volumes of storm water from the proposed mine. The site is located along Durst Road southwest of Grantsville to the north branch of the Casselman River.

Written comments will be accepted until Wednesday, May 26. They can be sent to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Water Management Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230-1708, Attn: Michael Richardson. For more information, persons may call 800-633-6101.

More information is available on the "Citizens Against the Proposed Casselman Basin Mine Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54985728147

Because we only have 2 days to send comments, Mr. Richardson's email address is m.richardson@mde.state.md.us and his phone number is 410-537-3654.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that didymo, an invasive non-native algae has been found in the Savage River below Savage River Reservoir.
Read DNR press release

An Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream - New York Times Article

This is an excellent article on Didymo, including concerns over its potential impact on water intake structures, in addition to fishing areas.
Read the Article

Creekside Anglers doesn't collect any dues at the club level. We simply ask those who want to be part of our conservation activities to become members of our national organization:
"The Federation of Fly Fishers" at the following website:
https://www.fedflyfishers.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4347"
We also have hard copies of membership forms available.

FFF Certified Casting Instructor Robert Stouffer
Information on the AFA web site