Anglers eager to learn the where-to's and how-to's of fly fishing will find plenty to lure them to Cabin Fever Sunday at the Four Points Sheraton North in Warrendale off Interstate 79.

	Coming up Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited, the largest Trout Unlimited chapter in the state, will sponsor two events this spring that are great deals for fly anglers. The chapter's annual free fly fishing seminar will be 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. April 1 at the St. Bede Church activity center on S. Dallas Ave. in Point Breeze. Chapter members will teach many aspects of fly fishing, including how to assemble a fly outfit, tie knots, select line, tippet and leader, and cast. Anglers of all skill levels are welcome. Lunch is provided. Those planning to attend who have rods and reels should bring them, said event organizer Bob Bukk. The chapter's bus trip to Fisherman's Paradise on Spring Creek is scheduled for June 3. It offering anglers a chance to fish for large wild trout in one of the state's most prized limestone fisheries. The one-day trip costs a non-refundable $40 or $35 if paid before May 1. For more information on both events, call Bukk at 412-521-0714 or visit www.pwwtu.org.

The event is the biggest fund-raiser of the year for Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited and a chance for fishermen to see the latest and best in tackle, fly tying, rod building and fishing tactics. Tying and casting lessons just for children were such a hit last year they will be repeated this year by Family Tyes, the non-profit fishing group based at Baldwin High School. So will the popular flea market, where used but serviceable fishing gear will be sold at yard-sale prices.

This year's keynote speaker is nature photographer Ted Fauceglia, who spent 15 years capturing images of major Eastern and Midwestern mayfly hatches for his book "Mayflies," and whose work is otherwise seen in the best fly-fishing and outdoors magazines.

Other presenters include trout guide David Rothrock, who will focus on nymphing tactics and patterns, and graphite rod builder Ron Mickieviez. Tom Ference of Gamma Frog Hair, the Washington's Landing fishing line manufacturer, and trout guide Tom Brtalik, a Federation of Fly Fishers certified instructor, will conduct casting clinics.

"One of the most common challenges for people is getting the rod to load properly," Brtalik said. "Others are line control, accuracy and casting in the wind."

In addition to a large group demonstration, Brtalik will bring enough rods to work with eight casters at a time. He also will be available to talk about fishing the Yellow Breeches, Letort Spring Run and lesser-known mountain streams near his central Pennsylvania home.

David Rothrock lives in Jersey Shore, Pa., near Williamsport and guides on north-central Pennsylvania wild trout streams such as Cedar Run and Slate Run and on Spring Creek in central Pennsylvania.

"A lot of people don't realize, but wild trout are more predictable in their behavior than stocked trout, which actually makes them easier to catch than those that come out of the hatchery," said Rothrock, whose slide show will cover natural presentation of subsurface flies.

"It's making sure that everything from your nymph to your rod tip is drifting at the same current speed," he said. "You want to present your fly at the fish's level, which means first recognizing the need for adjustments and then knowing how to make them. Sometimes it's very subtle."

Thirty vendors and tiers are scheduled to have booths, including Tony Marasco, who is closing his Scott Township shop, Fly Fyers "Vice," after 35 years.

Marasco will double his booth space in order to begin liquidating his inventory in what will be a bittersweet show for him.

"It will be the end of an era, since we're the oldest fly fishing shop in Pittsburgh," said Marasco, who was elected to the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 2000. "Even though I'm 75 years old, I still love teaching people to fish. I just can't compete with the big box stores anymore."

Marasco said the shop's annual bus trip to Oil Creek, scheduled for May 6, also will be his last.

Other vendors will include steelhead guide and author John Nagy, fly tier Dave Schmezer and Ron Bennett, a bamboo rod maker, restorer and appraiser, who lives in O'Hara and teaches sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University.

Bennett collects old rods and invites show-goers to bring their rods for an on-the-spot appraisal. Not all vintage rods are valuable, he said, and many of the contemporary rods showing up in tackle shops today are from China, and of disappointing quality.

Sage Rods will operate its casting analyzer, which uses a hand-held computer to assess anglers' casting skills. The $5 fee will go to Penn's Woods West Trout Unlimited, said chapter vice president and show organizer Bill Hayes.

Hayes said the day will be capped by a bucket raffle that will give away $4,000 in prizes, including a weekend for two on Spruce Creek, and four high quality rods.

Cabin Fever hours are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday. The Four Points Sheraton North is at the intersection of I-79 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Warrendale. Admission is $6, although tickets purchased at fly shops in advance are discounted $1. Children under 12 are admitted free. For more information, visit www.pwwtu.org.