Hopewell Fish & Game Association

Hand carved and painted by one of our local community members, Mr Stewart Earhart, owner of main Street tattoo studios and owner of american-born craftsman. This is going to look great outside on the side of the building and we cannot thank you enough Stew for all of your hard work on this over the past year... it's beautiful

More photos from last night's Junior rangers monthly meeting. Thank you to the Warne family for sending us the photos!

What a great evening by the stream with the Hopewell Fish and Game association Junior rangers! We hope you all had fun and we look forward to next month's Junior ranger activity!

Junior Rangers meet tonight! 6:15 at the secret spot! If you don't know where that is, then check your email (if your child is in the program) or call Andy Howdyshell at 717-926-2160 All Junior Ranger members in attendance WILL GET THEIR MEMBERSHIP CARDS tonight!

Berkley and BoatUS Foundation seek entries for the Recast and Recycle Contest to improve the fishing tackle recycling process, increase the amount of fishing line that can be recycled, develop products from recycled items, and discover new ways to reuse fishing line. Teams and individuals can submit entries through May 14, 2021 for a chance at winning one of three cash prizes totaling $30,000. Learn More: https://www.boatus.org/contest/

Thank you Stewart Ehrhart from American Born Craftsmen for the amazing hand carved sign! Photos to come!

Sponsorships opportunities for the Hopewell Fish and Game Association's 2021 Series of Youth Program Events are now available. Arguably the most important part of what we do at Hopewell Fish and Game is the Youth Program. Open to the public and geared towards beginner level participants, our Youth Series of events has reached 17 new dates in 2021. Youth Shotgun Clinic, Fishing Clinic, Archery Clinic, 22 Education and Competition Clinic, Insect and Nature Classes, and of cours...e, the big YOUTH DAY in September. We have only been able to grow this program like we have over the past 3 years if it weren't for the generous contributions and partnerships with our annual sponsors. For more information about sponsoring our youth program, please visit our official web page. https://www.hopewellfishandgame.com/youthsponsor/ For any additional information, please call Youth Committee Chair, Ryan Maters at 717-487-8004.

For ALL of the public events scheduled for 2021 here at the club, please refer to our events list! https://www.facebook.com/hopewellfishandgame/events/

We are still sitting on the merchandise boxes that were supposed to be used at our festival last year. If you remember, we had to cancel it due to Covid restrictions. The GOOD NEWS is that we will have them in our merch case for the March 4th opener of Sporting Clays. These and many more will be available for purchase at the clubhouse.

Hopewell YOUTH TROUT AREA 2021 On April 3rd, 2021 our Youth Trout Fishing Area (15 and under only) will be closed to anyone 16 years of age and older. For the first 30 days of trout season this area is Designated Exclusive Use Area for kids 15 and under ONLY. It is unlawful for a person other than a child 15 years old and under to fish in a designated exclusive use area. ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN DEFINED An adult may assist a child by baiting hooks, removing fish from the line, ...netting fish, preparing the fishing rod for use and untangling the line without possessing a valid fishing license. An adult may not fish or set the hook for their child in a designated Children/Special Population Area. For directions to our Designated Exclusive Use Area, please use this link: https://goo.gl/maps/37nZQFernHU2

Thursday clay shooting starts up here again at the club on March 4th. Participants under 18 get a discounted rate of just $4 per round (25 targets)! AND on Saturdays, only $7 per round (50 targets)! For more information about both Thursday AND Saturday Clays, please refer to our website on the clays page. https://www.hopewellfishandgame.com/sportingclays/ Thursday and Saturday Clays are open to the public.

Attention members with unsold January raffle tickets We have a list of people requesting an additional 200+ tickets. Please contact Allan Masters if you have any unsold tickets you are ready to turn in. Would like to re-route them over to the folks with buyers as soon as possible. Thanks for your sales efforts thus far and timely action on the request to turn in any unsold. Please contact Allan at 508-844-1260 to coordinate a meeting.

Good day members! Did you know you have a profile on our member's site? That's right, you can log into your own profile, view meeting minutes, see the club policy and bi-laws books, and much much more! Click HERE: http://members.hopewellfg.com/ If you do not know your username and password (that was emailed to everyone who has an email address), please email us at [email protected]

The Hopewell Fish and Game fly tying classes will be held on three consecutive Mondays, November 2nd through November 16th, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Classes are free of charge and open to club members and the public, ages 10 yrs. and older. Instruction is informal and will be geared to beginners. However, fly-tiers of all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Attendees can bring their own equipment and materials. Snacks and refreshments may be brought in by attendees, and t...here is a soft drink machine in the club house. November 2nd Fly Tying Tools The Vise Selecting a vise is your first important decision when beginning to tie flies. It’s not just a question of having to spend money, although this expense is a real concern for many folks. The vise you choose can help make or perhaps break your abilities as a fledgling tier. Your vise is a fly tying toolperhaps the most important tool you will buy. November 9th - Proportions Proportions Why they are important Ugly flies catch fish, pretty flies catch fishermen, but a well tied fly catches both. This is why it is important to not only tie effective patterns but it’s also important to tie correct patterns. Correct means proportional flies using the materials from a recipe and using the right techniques to make the fly look as intended by the original author of the pattern and durable enough to make it worth your time to tie. You will get a great satisfaction out of tying flies when they are correctly tied and look good. The fish are going to eat them either way in most cases if you have good presentation, so why not make the best fly you can? November 16th Question and Answer and Fly-tying Session The class is open for questions and discussions of various fly-tying subjects. While these are going on, participants can tie their favorite flies. For more information, and ALL information, please contact Jim Coyle at 717-586-4751

Don't forget...you can get ahead of the game by renewing your membership dues ON-LINE using our official website link! Your dues must be renewed by January 1st, 2021. https://www.hopewellfishandgame.com/renew/

Hopewell fish and game association would like to welcome Hunter Douglas Neeper to the world! Congrats Corey and Katy!

More fun from our Halloween gathering here at the club with our Junior rangers.

Fantastic night with our Hopewell Junior rangers Halloween gathering! Happy Halloween everyone. Be safe and see you at the membership meeting on Tuesday night!

A special thank you goes out to stewartstown troop 27 for their clubwide conservation cleanup today! You all did a great job and we appreciate you very much!

Congrats Jarvis! Amazing buck!

Our 9mm Ammo raffle is up and running running and tickets will be available at the Saturday Bunny shoot, Tuesday night's Membership meeting, and Thursday night Sporting clay shoots! If you have ANY questions, please contact RJ Knuth at 717-993-2067.

Just letting everyone know that Allan Masters will be at the club tonight (October 22) and Next Tuesday (October 27) from 6:45pm to 8:45pm collecting both UNSOLD RAFFLE TICKETS or SOLD TICKET STUBS and MONEY. If you have ANY questions about the Gun Raffle tickets, please call Allan direct at 508-844-1260. Thank you very much and hope you are having a GREAT day!

Congrats to member Eddie Thompson on his beautiful buck!