Monthly Meetings
First Tuesdays
@ 7:00 PM
Guest Speakers
Guest Speaker, October 7
October brings another Okie, Nancy Willette. She is a guide out of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and has guided in Montana as well. Besides being a great authority on catching trout on the fly, she is a real-world character who has stories on her world in Finance, raising...
Guest Speaker, September 2
Donavan Clary is the only full-time fly-fishing guide in Oklahoma. He also guides in Missouri. He has been fly-fishing since 1982. Spending an average of 250 days a year fishing, it's easy to say he's committed! He has been a volunteer with the Tulsa chapter of PHWFF...
Guest Speaker, June 3
In June, we are lucky to have one of our club members and guides J.D. Roberts speak. As Finstincts’ Founder, they pride themselves on providing first-class outdoor experiences with Texas hospitality. This group of Texas-based tophand-watermen live for fly fishing and...
Guest Speaker, May 6
Join us for the May Meeting, with Ron Ridgeway presenting on Fly Fishing for Redfish in the Matagorda Bay area!!! Fort Worth Fly Fishers meet at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at UNT Health Science Center in Room RES114 (Beyer Hall) in the Education &...
Guest Speaker, April 8
Our club meeting will be on Tuesday, April 8 as we have the renowned Blane Chocklett joining us as our speaker. Blane’s name is often included as one of the top fly fishers and fly tyers in the USA and specializes in targeting and catching large predator fish with his...
Guest Speaker, March 4
Greg DeMars is a retired mechanical engineer who began his fly fishing adventures in the Colorado Rockies in the early 1990s and expanded his range from there, fishing all over the world. From the Devils River in his native Texas to New Zealand’s South Island and the...
Guest Speaker, February 4
Our February speaker is Ben Tabor, founder of Fatties on the Fly. While Ben is familiar to many in our club, this will be his first presentation for us. His company offers exceptional guided trips across Texas’ iconic waters, from the Brazos River to the Devil’s...
Guest Speaker, January 7
January’s guest speaker is Stephen Woodcock, a longtime club member from England. Stephen manages the fly fishing shop at Orvis on Hulen Street and brings extensive experience in the field. Not only does he understand gear, but he also uses it to catch a wide variety...
Guest Speaker, November 5
Our November speaker is Will Herring, owner of Brazos RiverFish Camp: a fly fishing oriented outfitting business on theBrazos River, south of Lake Whitney. Brazos River Fish Campwas born out of the desire to share an amazing stretch of theBrazos River (27 miles) that...
Guest Speaker, October 1
If your mind is on cooler temperatures or a trip out West to Colorado to catch the Fall colors and beautiful trout, don’t miss our Club meeting on October 1. We have a great speaker who has never presented to our club, and yet, she has donated trips for our auction....
Guest Speaker, June 4
Meet Pat Vanek at our next club meeting. Embark on an unforgettable journey through the crystal-clear rivers of central Texas with me. Let's delve into the art of fly fishing together, whether I'm guiding fellow enthusiasts or meticulously crafting custom flies. Every...
Guest Speaker, May 7
Introducing Dennis North, a talented and experienced angler based in East Texas. With over 46 years of competitive fishing and guiding on Caddo and East Texas Lakes, he is the go-to expert for all your fishing needs. Dennis has participated in renowned national and...
Guest Speaker, April 2
Skip King of King Fly Rods will be presenting all about bamboo and you don’t want to miss this!! So why choose a bamboo rod to fish with? There are so many choices for the fly fishing angler, to chose from. But there is no other rod choice that has as much history and...
Guest Speaker, March 5
Don’t miss the next club meeting on March 5 as Nick Streit shares his trout fishing techniques in and around Taos. Nick was born into somewhat of a fly fishing dynasty. His father, Taylor started guiding anglers in Northern New Mexico in the late 70’s and has...
Guest Speaker, February 6
Join us February 6, as our guest speaker of the month, Greg Welander, talks about White Bass fishing. Greg is a lifelong angler and started fishing at the early age of four. He first picked up a Fly Rod in 1998 while living in North Texas and hasn’t looked back. In...
Guest Speaker, January 2
Our own Stephen Woodcock, fly fishing manager at the Orvis Fort Worth store, kicks off the new year as our monthly speaker on Jan. 2 with a presentation on all things trout. Stephen has been fly fishing for almost 30 years. His passion in fly fishing has taken him to...
Lucas Smith takes us to steelhead country Oct. 3
Lucas Smith splits his time between Pittsburgh and Colorado. When in Pennsylvania, he guides throughout the Allegheny Valley area and Ohio for trout or smallmouth. From November to April he specializes in chasing steelhead trout coming out of Lake Erie into rivers and...
Jerry Hamon talks kayak fishing in September
Our Sept. 5 membership meeting welcomes Jerry Hamon, whose presentation, “A Man, A Kayak, and A Fly Rod” is a virtual tour with him as he spends retirement travelling, fishing, camping, kayaking, volunteering and guiding veterans and first responders on fly fishing...
Dutch Baughman shares experiences Aug. 1
Our own Dutch Baughman shares his fly tying and fly fishing experiences with the club at our Aug. 1 membership meeting at our usual venue, the UNT Health Science Center at 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth at 7 p.m. Join us for another educational and entertaining...
May speaker Pat Vanek presents tips for Brazos bass fishing
For our May 2 membership meeting, Pat Vanek of Bosque Valley Fly Fishing in Waco shares his approach to chasing bass in the Brazos River, based on 30 years of fishing downstream of Lake Whitney and other central Texas waters. He owns and operates Bosque Valley Fly...
Chris Johnson speaks April 4 on native cutthroats and the Republic of Texas region
Chris Johnson, owner and founder of Living Waters Fly Fishing, a fly shop and guide service based out of Round Rock, will present an update on the cutthroat restoration project on the Rio Costilla in Valle Vidal in northern New Mexico and discuss fly fishing in the...
Fishy Fullum is March 7 speaker
Fishy Fullum, who has been with the club several times, is our guest speaker at our March 7 membership meeting, to be held at the UNT Health Science Center, our usual venue, starting at 7 p.m.. He’ll speak about appropriate flies and successful fly-fishing techniques....
Speakers address white bass, fishing in England at Feb. 7 meeting
We have a special combination of speakers on Feb. 7, from the familiar to what’s likely the unfamiliar for most members. At our monthly membership meeting, an in-person event at our usual UNT Health Science Center venue, FWFF Education Director Russell Husted prepares...
January 2023 speaker takes us to saltwater
Stephen Woodcock has been fly fishing for almost 30 years. His passion for fly fishing has taken him not just to U.S. hotspots, but also Australia, Europe, the Caribbean and Canada. He has guided in Oklahoma, Colorado, Alaska, Bahamas and Texas. Stephen has been...
Fort Worth Fly Fishers normally meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. Members hear nationally known speakers and professional guides from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and elsewhere, and watch fly-tying demonstrations.
UNT Health Science Center, Room RES114 | Education & Research building
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. | Fort Worth, Texas
