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Sept. 1 meeting CANCELED due to bad weather
The Sept. 1 membership meeting, a casting clinic planned for Fort Worth's Trinity Park, has been canceled due to the forecast for wind and rain. We will try to reschedule this popular event for another time in the near future. Stay tuned for updates. .
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...
Annual Colorado trip dodges fires, low water conditions
By Russell Husted Well, another trip to Colorado is in the books. This year’s trips presented us new challenges and excitement. Water was in short supply this year, and that was both good and bad news. The good news was that the low water made the Rio Grande very...
July newsletter now available
We've got a look ahead to the club's summer learning series at the upcoming July, August and September monthly membership meetings, plus a recap and photos of the June outing to the Paluxy River in the July newsletter. The link is here.
Paluxy River outing draws a crowd
By Ken Bowers The Paluxy River is a place to go that is reasonably close to home and easy to fish. The Paluxy lived up to its billing as a mercurial bit of water -- fast to rise, even faster to fall. The hope, inspired by frequent roadside warnings to use caution for...
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