by Jim Fuquay | Oct 1, 2019 | Calendar Events, Club Event, Meetings, Monthly Speaker, News
Capt. Jeff Johnson’s love of fishing began at an early age, growing up along the banks of the Yakima River in Central Washington. After a while, it became pretty obvious that fishing was in his blood! In 1997, he moved to Bozeman, Mont., to attend college a...
by Jim Fuquay | May 15, 2019 | Calendar Events, Club Event, Education, Meetings, Monthly Speaker, News
Dan Cone, owner and primary guide for the Castell Guide Service in the Texas Hill Country, will introduce members to his home waters at the June 4 membership meeting. Dan grew up fishing and hunting and spending summer days on the Llano River. After graduating from...
by Jim Fuquay | Apr 24, 2019 | Calendar Events, Club Event, Education, Monthly Speaker, News
On May 7 Donavan Clary will talk to us about fly fishing the Lower Illinois River – Oklahoma’s “unknown jewel.” It begins at the base of the Lake Tenkiller Dam in Northeastern Oklahoma, near Gore, Okla., and runs about 10 miles to the Arkansas River. The Lower...
by Jim Fuquay | Mar 20, 2019 | Calendar Events, Club Event, Meetings, Monthly Speaker, News
Our speaker at the April 2 membership meeting is Steve Galletta, co-owner/outfitter of Bighorn Angler Fly Shop and Lodge in Fort Smith, Mont. He is the author of Fly Fishing the Bighorn River, published by Stackpole Books. His presentation will cover everything an...
by Jim Fuquay | Feb 6, 2019 | Club Business, Club Event, Education, Meetings, Monthly Speaker, News
Jokes about being “mistaken” for a movie star are many, but John Dietsch is one of the few who can really say he’s been there. He appeared in all the fly-fishing scenes of the film “A River Runs Through It,” where he also conceived and executed the famous...
by Jim Fuquay | Dec 21, 2018 | Calendar Events, Club Event, Education, Meetings, Monthly Speaker, News
The 2019 FWFF speakers lineup gets a strong start with Doc Thompson, an Orvis-endorsed guide in northern New Mexico. He started High Country Anglers in 1995 thinking he could make a living as a fly-fishing guide in New Mexico. Thousands of guide trips later, Doc is...