Fly Fish Texas March 14 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
Each year, people from around the state come to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to learn more about fly fishing. Located near Athens, Texas, the TFFC provides a great place to practice casting, tying flies, and even the opportunity to land a rainbow trout on a fly rod. There will be demonstrations and seminars throughout the day, so come for a few hours or make plans to stay all day! If you have never been to Fly Fish Texas, you should really make the 1 hour and 45 min trip from Fort Worth. It is a great event.
All-day Activities (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| Fly-Tier’s Roundtable (featuring Fishy Fullum and Bill Heugel) |
Anglers Pavilion Jere Anderson, coordinator |
| Casting Instruction | Conservation Center Dock/Parking Area Jim Bass, coordinator |
| Speaker Presentations on the hour | Visitor Center Dive Theater |
| Speaker Presentations on the hour | Conservation Center, Room B |
| Vendor Booths & Demonstrations | Conservation Center, Room A |
| Beginning Fly-Tying Classes (Noon – 4 pm) |
Conservation Center Classroom Lee Yeager, coordinator |
| Trout, Bream & Bass Fishing (Catch & Release) |
Lake Zebco & Fishing Stream along Wetlands Trail |
Scheduled Classes and Demonstrations
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Anheuser-Busch Dive Theater | ||
| 10:00 | Basic Fly-Fishing, Care & Feeding of Your Equipment | Mark Marmon |
| 11:00 | Dive Show | |
| 12:00 | Putting a Fly on the Water | Fishy Fullum |
| 1:00 | Demystifying Fly Lines – Things to Consider When Selecting | Rex Walker |
| 2:00 | Dive Show | |
| 3:00 | What is a Wild Trout? | Phil Rispin |
| Conservation Center, Room B | ||
| 10:00 | Fly Fishing 101 | Bob Cappallo |
| 11:00 | Essential Flies for Texas Fresh Water | Bruce Sublett |
| 12:00 | The Soft Hackled Fly & How to Fish It | Tom Bullock |
| 1:00 | Open Forum on Single & Double Hand Casting (followed by on-the-water casting outdoors) | Gary Davison |
| 2:00 | Fishing the B.A.S.S. Slam in Southern US Rivers | Timothy Birdsong |
| 3:00 | Fly Fishing the Brazos River | Russell Husted |
Outdoor Seminars (weather permitting)
| Shore of Casting Pond in front of Anglers Pavilion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 10:00 | What’s In the Water? Aquatic Organisms for the Fly Fisherman | Keira Quam |
| 11:00 | Tenkara – the Simple Way to Fly Fish | Rob Gonzalez |
| 2:00 | Fly-Fishing, Kayak Style | Jerry Hamon |
| 1:00 | Tenkara – the Simple Way to Fly Fish | Rob Gonzalez |
| 3:00 | What’s In the Water? Aquatic Organisms for the Fly Fisherman | Keira Quam |
