Education
Up your game! Improve your casting, fishing techniques and fly tying.
The FWFF club has an active education program available to everyone, with something for new, novice fly fishers to experienced anglers. Each month we have a Quick Clinic featuring a specific topic that provides insight and practical learning on a fly fishing-related topic, and quarterly we organize a local fishing outing, which we call Fly Fish 101, dedicated to helping first timers and those with little experience fly fishing. We teach them to how to cast, make contact with a fish, and land it!
Quarterly – Fly Fishing 101 Events
Take Advantage of Fly Fishing Educational Opportunities provided by the FWFF club. For those of you who are new to the club, we have an active education program that will help you through the learning curve from how to set up your rod, select flies, cast and present your fly to the fish. Once a quarter we organize a local fishing outing, which we call Fly Fish 101, dedicated to helping first timers and those with little experience fly fishing, and teach them to how to cast, make contact with a fish and land it.
If you’re a novice and want to take the full “tour,” we have casting help as well as instruction on tying on tippet and how to make fly choices for the types of fish being targeted that day. If you just want some tips, we will have mentors on location to help with that, too.
For those of you who are new to the club, you’ll be asking lots of questions about “how”, “when” and “where” to fly fish locally or get ready for that trip of a lifetime. We do our best to answer those questions, too.
Fish Safety
Keira Quam, Aquatic Ed. Training Specialist with Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept, tells how to handle fish safely protecting yourself, the fish and preserve their population. Learn how in her presentation.
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...
Greg Welander talks about White Bass Fishing
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...
Stephen Woodcock tells all about trout
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...
Blue River outing near Tishomingo is Dec. 9
By Brett MoreheadOuting hostLocated in Tishomingo, Okla., inside the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area, you will find the Blue River. The Blue River is spring-fed, starting in Connersville and flowing southeast to the Red River. Located two and a half hours...