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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...
April outing to Bill Ward ranch in Mexia a favorite
It’s time for another of the club’s all-time favorite outings – the overnighter to Bill Ward’s Ranch near Mexia (pronounced muh-HAY-uh). Bill wants to remove some of the population of bass and sunfish/perch and we are just the group to do it. Bill’s clear,...
Fly Fish 101 draws a whole pack of students in Glen Rose
The March 2 Fly Fish 101 in Dinosaur Valley State Park offered trout weather (chilly and damp) along with an unexpected pack of Boy Scouts from near Houston. And it was all just fine. With casting and fly-tying instruction led by FWFF member Russell Husted and a...
The Brazos River through a professional photographer’s lens
FWFF member Mark Kolanowski has combined his photography and love of fly fishing in a slide show of images from the Brazos River. It's about four minutes long with a soundtrack. To view it on Mark's website, http://www.imkphotography.com/, just click here and enjoy.
Join us for a special Fly Fish 101 on the Paluxy River on March 2
Opportunity knocks! Texas Parks & Wildlife plans a special trout stocking on March 2 in Dinosaur Valley State Park on the Paluxy River near Glen Rose. We will make this a Fly Fish 101 event, but it is also open to the public, so feel free to tell a friend or...
Special edition: Fly of the Month on YouTube
Why didn't we do this sooner? Now you can watch FWFF member Bill Hodges tie February's Fly of the Month, a March Brown Wet Fly. Bill wrote the Fly of the Month article in the club's February newsletter, and here he takes the process from start to finish. It's always...
March speaker John Dietsch presents “The Angler’s Path”
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 final...
February newsletter now available
Click below for the February 2019 FWFF newsletter. FWFF-Newsletter February 2019
Fly Fish 101/January outing canceled
The Jan. 19 FF101/outing on the Brazos below the Possum Kingdom dam has been canceled. Water flows are at dangerous levels, the weather outlook is atrocious and the state has not been stocking trout because of the high river flows. It’s a completed turnaround from...
Sharpen your fly-tying skills with Fishy Fullum
Nationally-acclaimed fly tyer Fishy Fullum is teaching a halfday workshop from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, at UNT Health Science Center (the same meeting room where the club meets monthly). Participants should arrive at 8:30 a.m. and be ready to begin at...
Meet Landon Mayer and tie some flies with a FWFF favorite
Landon Mayer, one of FWFF’s favorite speakers who returns for our February membership meeting, will host a special gathering on Feb. 3 at Backwoods Fort Worth. This is your chance to meet and visit with Landon, who will also lead participants in tying a selection of...
January newsletter now available
Click below for the January 2019 FWFF newsletter. FWFF-Newsletter January 2019
Doc Thompson shares New Mexico, saltwater tips as January speaker on Jan. 8
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...