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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...
FWFF favorite Landon Mayer is February speaker
Join us online on Feb. 2 for Landon R. Mayer's presentation, Mastering the Short Game, in which he points out that 80 percent of trout are caught within 20 feet or closer. Watch for an email from FWFF President David Hooper for the Zoom link as the meeting date nears,...
2021FWFF auction launches online
Get what you really wanted for Christmas! Does the end of the holiday season have you down? Fort Worth Fly Fishers can help! FWFF is hosting a virtual auction for a wide range of items available at great prices. The money collected from this virtual auction supports...
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...
Save the date for 2019 auction — April 6, 2019!
The club's biggest event of the year has been set for April 6 next year, once again at Wild Acres Brewery. The past two auctions have been great successes and this one should be yet another. Start making plans to help with this important fundraiser and also to attend.
December newsletter now available
Click below for the December 2018 FWFF newsletter. FWFF-Newsletter December 2018
CANCELED: Fly-tying class with Spencer Seim
Due to a family emergency, the Dec. 4 fly-tying class with Spencer Seim has been CANCELED. If you registered and paid for the class, your credit card charge will be refunded. Refunds may take several days to appear on your statement. We apologize for the inconvenience...
Register now for the Membership Holiday Party
Fort Worth Fly Fishers' annual Holiday Party will again be at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., in the Redbud Room. There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres and refreshments provided, and you can also bring your own wine, beer or other drinks. The...