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FWFF Auction is April 2. Plan to attend NOW!
Use this link to register online: https://fwff2022.eventbrite.com/
Nolan River white bass outing postponed
The club's annual Nolan River outing for the white bass spawning run, originally set for March 19, has been postponed due to low water levels. The lack of rain in recent months in North Texas has delayed the spawning run out of Lake Whitney and the Brazos River. We...
Robert McConnell talks about fly fishing in East Texas on March 1
Join us March 1 at our usual UNT Health Science Center venue to hear our speaker, Houston resident Robert H. McConnell, share his experiences fishing East Texas. Robert was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania. It was in the woods of the Appalachian foothills where...
February speaker Landon Mayer to offer online class
Landon Mayer will lead an online-only workshop in fly tying on Sunday, Feb. 6. (This event originally was planned as an in-person event, but Covid and travel issues intervened. Mayer, the club's Feb. 1 meeting speaker, will conduct a Zoom session that will tie six...
Fly Fish 101 canceled
The Fly Fish 101 outing set for Jan. 15 has been canceled due to rising Covid cases and a forecast of inclement weather.
FWFF heads to Oklahoma’s Blue River in February
Quite a few FWFF members have ventured north to Oklahoma's pretty Blue River, so in February the club will make it an outing on Feb. 19. Oklahoma regularly stocks rainbow trout in the fishery, and it's a smallmouth bass habitat as well. The state's own description of...
Only two spots left for Texas Coast outing June 17-20
Redfish, speckled trout and even flounder are likely catches on the Texas Gulf Coast, and this popular outing is fast approaching June 17-20. It's a bargain at $200 a person for lodging for three nights. With sufficient participation there will be kayak transportation...
June Speaker: Odom Wu of San Antonio Tackles Carp
Texas Hill Country fly fisherman Odom Wu caught his first fish, a carp, at the age of 13 when living in Tennessee. Since moving to Texas, he has fallen in love with the Hill Country and quickly adopted fly fishing as one of his passionate hobbies. Odom brings his...
May 15 outing to Brazos Point canceled due to high water
High flows on the Brazos River and forecasts of more heavy rains in the area have prompted a decision to cancel the scheduled May 15 club outing to Brazos Point. The event could be rescheduled.
May 2021 newsletter available
Click HERE for the May 2021 newsletter.
May Speaker: Chris Taylor, Fisheads of the San Juan River
Last September, 16 Fort Worth Fly Fishers members enjoyed a memorable visit to northwestern New Mexico's famed San Juan River below Navajo Dam, a stretch pictured above in a photo from that trip. On May 4, Chris Taylor, owner of Fisheads of the San Juan River, will be...
Trinity River Cleanup
Several Fort Worth Fly Fishers members participated in the 2021 Great American Cleanup event in Fort Worth that targeted the Trinity River. Conservation Director Emily Craig met with Ben Adams, Maynard Dyson, Kevin Frerich, Harold Hilley and Joy Summers behind the...
Bill Ward Ranch Outing near Mexia is April 23-25
Spring is coming, and that means it’s nearly time for our annual outing to Bill Ward’s ranch and its wonderful quarry lakes and largemouth bass. As always, there is bank fishing, but a kayak really comes in handy. Also note that printed in the newsletter is a Covid...
Important! — Covid-19 waiver form
Fort Worth Fly Fishers strives to ensure the health and safety of its members and guests during club activities. But any gathering comes with risks of communicable disease. With that in mind, FWFF asks that everyone attending a club function sign a Covid-19 waiver. A...
April 6 speaker: Chris Johnson, Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country
Our guest speaker for the April 6 FWFF membership meeting is Chris Johnson, owner and founder of Living Waters Fly Fishing, a fly shop and guide service based out of Round Rock, Texas. Chris has guided the Texas Hill Country since 2006 and has fly fished the heart of...
March 20 is annual White Bass outing on the Nolan River
By Russell HustedFWFF memberThe time is near for my favorite season of the year: Springtime and white bass fishing. Please join the club’s March 20 outing on the Nolan River near Blum off Texas 933. A short distance from Cleburne, the Nolan River is one of my favorite...
March 2021 newsletter available
The March 2021 issue of the Fort Worth Fly Fishers newsletter is now available. Click here for a copy.
Trinity River Cleanup Volunteers Needed March 20
The Cowtown Great American Cleanup is set for March 20, and the registration site is now open. To sign up, lick here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/6a850d27f526433ab9d5e0a442bcc95f We are requesting that everyone register individually or as a family. This way you...