by Jim Fuquay | Jan 5, 2022 | Education, Fly of the Month, News, Skills
It’s gotten colder (finally) in North Texas. Tougher, maybe, to venture out on chilly mornings, but perfect for settling in behind a vise with a new fly pattern. And the best way to learn new patterns is in a group, like the ones in Tarrant County that offer...
by Jim Fuquay | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Fly of the Month, Meetings, News
Why didn’t we do this sooner? Now you can watch FWFF member Bill Hodges tie February’s Fly of the Month, a March Brown Wet Fly. Bill wrote the Fly of the Month article in the club’s February newsletter, and here he takes the process from start to...
by Jim Fuquay | Oct 9, 2018 | Fly of the Month, News
Our October 2018 fly of the month, the Bluegill Belly Bean, comes from FWFF club member Mark Kolanowski. For the full instructions, click here. Past flies are available only to members. For access to those, past newsletters and much more, please join Fort Worth Fly...
by Jim Fuquay | May 15, 2018 | Fly of the Month
The May Fly of the Month is a classic Texas fly pattern: The Llano Bug created by Kevin Hutchison. Kevin is probably best known as the author of “Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country,” but is also friends with many of the folks in FWFF. Kevin is an Orvis-endorsed guide,...
by txadmin | Mar 28, 2017 | Fly of the Month
Fort Worth Fly Fishers will offer a four-hour fly-tying class on Tuesday, May 2, starting at 1 p.m. at Backwoods’ new location, 1013 Foch St. in Fort Worth. “Fly Geek” Matt Bennett leads the class on “predator” flies for Texas and...
by Jim Fuquay | Dec 3, 2016 | Fly of the Month
The December fly of the month is from the creative tying desk of Arvada , Colorado based Charlie Cravens. Charlie is an accomplished fly tying author, fly designer and owner of a great fly shop (Charlie’s Flybox in Arvada, CO –...