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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...
January 2022 newsletter available
Landon Mayer returns as February 2022 speaker
Meeting UPDATE: This is a ZOOM meeting and is on Feb. 8. Watch your email for the link. Join us Feb. 8 as one of the club's favorite speakers returns to Fort Worth. Colorado-based Landon Mayer’s angling success is fueled by an addiction to pursuing large trout with...
Winter’s the right time for fly tying
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...
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...
Fly Fishing 101 rescheduled for Feb. 27
Please join Fort Worth Fly Fishers on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 8 a.m. at the Texas 16 bridge over the Brazos River below Possum Kingdom Dam near Graford, for our annual Fly Fishing 101 education event. Due to weather-related difficulties in North Texas, this popular...
Anthony Caruesco is March speaker
March speaker Anthony Carruesco features Northern California fishing Join us online March 2 as Californian Anthony Carruesco, owner of AC Fly Fishing in Redding, Calif., shares the bounties of his home state. Anthony found a passion for fly fishing at a young...