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Fly Fishing Skills Classes begin Sept. 16 via Zoom
By Dutch BaughmanFWFF Memberdutch.baughman@gmail.com The next Fly Fishing Skills classes will begin on Thursday, Sept. Once again, we will conduct classes via Zoom. Here’s the line-up: • Fly Fishing Skills I -- begins at 5:30 p.m. and adjourns by 6:45; • Fly Fishing...
Summer Learning Series features fly tying on Aug. 3
The second session of our Summer Learning Series, a fly-tying demonstration on Tuesday, Aug. 3, returns to our old stomping grounds at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in the Research and Education building located along Camp Bowie Blvd. between...
In-person fishing update on the Trinity River, VIP awards on July 6
Join us Tuesday, July 6 at 7 p.m. for the July meeting of Fort Worth Fly Fishers. This month's in-person presenter will be Tina Nikolic from the Tarrant Regional Water District, who will update us on TRWD initiatives and resources for fishing the...
July 2021 newsletter available
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June 2021 newsletter available
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Coastal fly fishing Quick Clinic set for June 2 in Fort Worth park
Photo courtesy The Orvis Co. What: FWFF Saltwater Quick ClinicWhere: Monticello ParkWhen: June 2 at 6 p.m. Stephen Woodcock and Brett Delk, both of the Orvis Fort Worth, will put on a free Coastal Fly Fishing 101 Quick Clinic on June 2 at Monticello Park in west Fort...
March 2020 newsletter now available
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers newsletter for March 2020 is available. To get a copy, click here.
Register NOW for Landon Mayer Fly-Tying Class on March 1
FWFF members have already filled one fly-tying class with Colorado-based guide Pat Dorsey, and now it's time to do the same with upcoming speaker Landon Mayer. On March. 1 at Backwoods Fort Worth, Colorado guide Landon Mayer will also lead participants in tying a...
Make plans to attend or volunteer at Flyfest
Tarrant Regional Water District's fourth annual Flyfest is set for March 14 on the banks of the Trinity River in Fort Worth. That's barely a month away, and it's time to plan on your participation. It's a great learning opportunity, with seminars, demonstrations,...
February 2020 newsletter now available
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers newsletter for February 2020 is available. To get a copy, click here.
Lake Arlington conservation project aids fish habitat
By Emily CraigConservation Director BIG FISH like structure, and little fish need cover to protect them from the big fish. And crappie just like to hide in the brush. To help make sure there is plenty of each for everyone, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-Inland...
Pat Dorsey tells how to fish western tailwaters in February
As a native of Colorado, Pat Dorsey has been guiding customers of all abilities for nearly 30 years. Pat spends well over 200 days a year on the water, a combination of guiding clients, hosting destination travel-trips and personal days on the water. He shares all...
January 2020 newsletter available
The first issue of the new year is now available. Check out the updated Outings Calendar and news on the upcoming Fly Fish 101 on January 18, Fly Fest in March and the FWFF Fundraising Festival in April. Click here.
January speaker Stephen Woodcock tells all!
Longtime FWFF member Stephen Woodcock, recently named fly-fishing manager at the new Fort Worth Orvis store, kicks off the New Year with a presentation titled: "Everything You Wanted To Know About Fly-Fishing Equipment But Were Afraid to Ask." Given his experience...
November speaker Meredith McCord is “The Record Chaser”
Meredith McCord brings her tales of globe-trotting record-setting to our November meeting, and you need to come hear her. Based in Houston, Meredith has traveled to 26 countries to land fish that represent 165 records recognized by the International Game Fish...
2019 Holiday Party program features New Mexico guide Spencer Seim
In 2011, New Mexico fly fishing guide Spencer Seim and his client, Kirk Wallace Johnson, were in the middle of a river when Seim recounted the story of the theft of feathers up to 150 years old from an English museum two years earlier. Johnson was enthralled, and...
Capt. Jeff Johnson talks Texas redfish
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 little and...
October outing to Lake Caddo canceled
FWFF’s scheduled outing to Lake Caddo in October has been canceled, according to Outings Director Chris Patnode. Organizers will work to present an alternative outing to a local site yet to be determined. he said. FWFF members who registered for the Oct. 18-20 event...