by Jim Fuquay | Oct 9, 2018 | Fly of the Month
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 –...
by txadmin | Jun 14, 2016 | Fly of the Month
Our June Fly of the Month comes to us from the trying desk of Sharon Leissner. Here’s what she has to say about the fly: After tying on tiny midges and blue winged olives all winter on the Lower Mountain Fork River (LMFR) in Southeastern Oklahoma, my eyesight...
by txadmin | Apr 20, 2016 | Fly of the Month
The April Fly of the Month comes to us from the creative tying desk of Dave Etgen. Dave is a true mentor to many of us and has a wealth of knowledge about fly fishing in general and fly tying especially. With roots from Ray Bergman’s classic book...