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Time to buy your Sept. 12 kayak/pontoon boat raffle tickets!
By Bill HodgesFWFF Past PresidentYour odds of winning one of three fine watercraft in FWFF’s annual raffle are pretty good right now. We have sold fewer coupons than in previous years and you now have triple the chance to win. See the flyer below for a full...
CANCELED! — Loughridge Lake on Sept. 19
The scheduled outing set for Sept. 19 at Loughridge Lake in Fort Worth has been canceled. Individuals who wish to explore this urban lake can do so on their own. Information on the location continues below. Loughridge Lake is located inside the Northwest Community...
Aug. 4 membership meeting moved to Backwoods
The August membership meeting, typically our annual fly-tying workshop, will be relocated to Backwoods Fort Worth this year and will have limited seating. Come and learn from two of the best fly tiers in the country, Dutch Baughman and Kyle Hand. Here are the details:...
August outing set for Nolan River on Aug. 15
FWFF member Chris Patnode with a freshwater drum taken on the Nolan River in June. With the arrival of triple-digit heat in Texas, our August outing will move from the gravel banks of Brazos Point on the Brazos River to the shadier Nolan River near Blum. Blum is...
July meeting will again be online via Zoom
FWFF member Les Jackson with a bass from one of his urban waters. In June Fort Worth Fly Fishers held our first membership meeting via Zoom, and your Board of Directors thought it was a real success. Nearly 50 members were watching as President David Hooper launched...
FWFF Virtual Auction a Hit
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers' first-ever Virtual "Mini Auction" closed the night of June 21. The event was a huge success, raising more than $1,800 to support the club's activities (including outings, speakers, education, and charity groups). The successful bidders and...
June newsletter now available
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers June 2018 newsletter is now available. Click on the link below to read it. FWFF-Newsletter June 2018 small
May newsletter now available
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers May 2018 newsletter is now available. Click on the link below to read it. FWFF-Newsletter May 2018
April newsletter now available
The April 2018 Fort Worth Fly Fishers newsletter is now available. Just click below. FWFF-Newsletter April 2018
How FWFF member Adam Tate landed a record hybrid striper in the Trinity
Many FWFF members have already seen the big hybrid striper that member Adam Tate wrestled from the Trinity River last month. But here, as they say, is the rest of the story, told in Adam's own words. Two Records in Two Weeks: Tate’s Tale On Feb. 5 I was trying to gear...
March newsletter now available
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers March 2018 newsletter is now available. Click on the link below to read it. FWFF-Newsletter March 2018 for website
Only a week until the March 3 auction!
The annual Fort Worth Fly Fishers Fundraising Festival and auction is March 3. If you haven't registered yet, do it now one of three ways: online at www.eventbrite.com; by mailing a check to Fort Worth Fly Fishers, P.O. Box 1133, Fort Worth, TX 76101 (email Rick...
Enter the fly tying competition at this year’s auction!
So you think you're a pretty good fly tyer, huh? Then warm up the vise and whip out a few masterpieces for a judged fly tying competition at this year's upcoming Fort Worth Fly Fishing Fundraising Festival on March 3. Enter a fly (or...
Get ready for the annual Fly Fishing Fundraising Festival auction, March 3
It's just a couple of weeks from the club's 2018, the Fly Fishing Fundraising Festival, set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. We've got a great new location, Wild Acre Brewing in Fort Worth, where you'll get three beer tickets and trip through the Mexican food...
February newsletter available
The February newsletter was emailed to members on Jan. 31. To view the newsletter online, click the link below. FWFF-Newsletter February 2018
Get ready for the third annual Flyfest on the Trinity River in March
Tarrant Regional Water District photo The third annual Flyfest sponsored by the Tarrant Regional Water District is coming up Saturday, March 10, with 1,200 pounds of rainbow trout being released along with 3,000 native Texas fish. Check out the link above for all the...
Register now for the annual Fly Fishers Fundraising Festival on March 3
Our club's biggest fundraising effort of the year is fast approaching. Please register now so we can plan food and other preparations for the Fly Fishers Fundraising Festival and auction to be held Saturday, March 3, at Wild Acre Brewing, 1734 E. El Paso St.,...
Fly Fish 101/January outing draws a crowd
More than 60 members and non-members enjoyed a gorgeous day on the Brazos River during the club's combined Fly Fish101/January outing on Saturday. And by the count of Kay and Les Jackson, close to half the attendees were women and young people, two groups that we'd...