Arrowhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited

10/13/2026

HELLO ALL YOU ARROWHEADERS OUT THERE...!!!

Just a reminder of the next event in our speaker series will be this coming Thursday October 15th at 7:00 pm. at the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Buffalo Creek Nature Park
154 Monroe Road Sarver, PA

Our speaker will be Bill Anderson ...

Bill is President and chair of the Little Juniata River Association since 2005; fly fishing instructor/guide; Innovative fly tyer; National Finalist for the Field & Stream “Hero of Conservation” award 2014; and Outdoor News – Person of the Year for 2015 (see links to videos on about the LJRA page). Winner of many environmental/conservation awards for his work preserving and improving the Little Juniata River. Bill has written articles on fly fishing and the Little Juniata River for regional magazines. And he is the author of “Trout Boomer and the Little “j” – The story of a fly fisher and his love for the Little Juniata River”. His innovative fly pattern, the CET (Crippled Emerger Transformer) was developed over several decades of observing and fishing the hatches on the little Juniata River. 50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast”. Most recently, Bill contributed “My Most Go To Fly” for the Pa Fly Fishing Museum Newsletter. Bill lives with his wife Carol in Sinking Valley, 10 minutes from the Little J.

We will also be selling raffle tickets for an Orvis 10 ft. 7 wt. Recon flyrod. Included with the rod will be a Hydros111 reel 5-7 wt. and a Hydros w.f. 7 wt. fly line.
This is a great setup for either Steelhead or Smallmouth Bass. What makes this raffle even better is the limited number of tickets being sold. Only 100 tickets ... this gives you a fairly good chance of winning!!!! The ticket price is $20.

So come on out ... not only learn more about the fantastic Wild Brown Trout fishing on the Little J. but also to get your chance to win a Great flyrod.

10/06/2026

Hello all you Arrowheaders out there ( and non Arrowheaders too)…!!!
We have a special guest for the next session of our speaker series…

Come join us at the Buffalo Creek Nature Park - Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania 154 Monroe Rd Sarver Pa. October 15th at 7: 00 pm when Arrowhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host an evening with Bill Anderson. Bill is the President of the Little Juniata River Association. His presentation will be...

32 Miles of unstocked Wild Trout Water !
A presentation by: Bill Anderson

President of the Little Juniata River Association; fly fishing instructor/guide; Innovative fly tyer; National Finalist for the Field & Stream “Hero of Conservation” award 2014; and Outdoor News – Person of the Year for 2015.
Winner of many environmental/conservation awards for his work preserving and improving the Little Juniata River. His presentation will include general and specific information about the Little Juniata, where to fish, hatches, where to stay and his unique patterns for Little j bugs. Bill will demonstrate his unique tying style after the presentation.
Bill lives in a solar log house in Sinking Valley near Tyrone, located just five miles from the Little Juniata River. He has fished the Little J intensively since moving to Central Pa. in 1978.
Since retiring in 2004: Bill and Carol opened a coffee shop in Tyrone, Pa.; Bill and a partner started and ran a fly shop located on Spruce Creek; And Bill has served as the leader of the Little Juniata River Association, a 501 c3 watershed conservation organization, since 2005.
In the winter months, Bill writes, teaches fly tying classes, and was the Senior Dog Handler for the Hillendale Hunt Club for more than 30 years. Bill has written articles on fly fishing and the Little Juniata River for regional publications.
Bill is the author of “Trout Boomer and the Little “j” - The story of a fly fisher and his love for the Little Juniata River”. His innovative fly pattern, the CET (Crippled Emerger Transformer) was developed over several decades of observing and fishing the hatches on the little Juniata River. He contributed the chapter for the Little Juniata River in a newly released book titled “50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast”. Most recently, Bill contributed “My Most Go To Fly” for the Pa Fly Fishing Museum Newsletter. He is also the creator of the EZ Waterproof Zipper for all brands of waders.

Come on out and join us for an informative evening on fishing the “Little J’’

09/14/2026

Just a reminder that we will be having our September meeting on the 16th at 7:00 Nan in addition to our Steelhead speaker Dale Daniels , we we be hosting Hayden Moyer… our new Armstrong County watershed specialist .

And don’t forget the fly tying material sale!!!!
Not only will we have Steelhead tying material, we will have hooks and other materials too.

HOPE TO SEE YA ON THE 16th!!

Meeting location is as before at the Audubon Nature Center Monroe Rd. Sarver Pa.

09/13/2026

Arrowhead Trout Unlimited Meeting Information:
Date - 9/16/26 (Wednesday)
Time - 7:00pm
Location -
Buffalo Creek Nature Park Building
154 Monroe Road
Sarver, PA. 16055

Arrowhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited Speaker Series is hosting an evening with fly tyer Dale Danels of Bubba Custom Flies .
Dale is a commercial tier from Chicora PA. He has been tying flies for 30 years and sells his flies to various local and regional fly shops. He will be demonstrating 3-4 Steelhead patterns along with selling some of his flies.

We will also will have some hooks and Steelhead fly tying material for sale at some ridiculously low prices.

Come on out and learn some new tying techniques and get a super great deal on some supplies...

09/09/2026

07/27/2026

Buffalo Creek DHALO CLEAN-UP
Thank you to all the Arrowhead T U members who donated their Saturday morning to make a difference. Through your participation in the stream clean-up, the Buffalo Creek DHALO section has been made a nicer place to fish.

07/22/2026

BUFFALO CREEK STREAM CLEAN-UP UPDATE
Buffalo Creek Stream Clean UP 7/25/2026,
We have rescheduled our stream clean-up for Saturday July 25th.
Arrowhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be removing litter along the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only section of Buffalo Creek.
We will be meeting at the Nicola Bridge parking area at 9am to sweep the stream.
Bring a friend…as always kids are welcome too..
We will provide long handled grabbers, but it would be a good idea to bring a sturdy pair of gloves, just in case we encounter heavier items that need removed.
After we finish (about Noon), we will have lunch at the parking area. To make sure to we have enough food please contact Don Carney at 724-244-1513 and let him know you are attending. Bring a chair to be more comfortable as we eat lunch.
Please refer to the map for the meeting location.

Buffalo Creek’s DHALO is easily accessed via Route 422, Fenelton Road, Morrow Road, and Nichola Road all provide ample parking. The DHALO begins at the mouth of Little Buffalo Run and extends 3.7 miles downstream to approximately .6 miles upstream SR 4035 in Craigsville.

07/18/2026

Stream clean up is canceled due to inclement weather… we will reschedule to next week Saturday 9 to noon…

06/15/2026

Hello all you Arrowheaders in T U land…We hope your trout season is going well…

Our last meeting of the spring will be something special.

The meeting will be held on June 18th at the property of one of our good friends Terry Smith.

Terry is graciously allowing to use his pavilion for not only our meeting ; but also for a picnic and an opportunity to fish the section of Patterson creek that runs through his property. This section of stream is ultra kid friendly, so if you have any kids bring them along.
Terry's address is 544 Larids Crossing Worthington Pa.

Some of the items to be discussed at the meeting will be…

Nursery clean up…which should be happening the week of 6/22

Also to be address is the next phase of the fly tying material sale.

So come on out and bring a youngster or two…or three for a fun evening.

06/08/2026

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Save the date, Saturday June 13 Lower Burrell Parks Commission, American Legion Auxiliary 868 and TCTC will host the Burrell Lake Park Kids' Fishing Derby! All are welcome! We need TCTC volunteers to help, so please let us know if you can make it. No pre-registration for kids - parents or guardians sign them up on the morning of the derby! See you there!