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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...
FWFF goes to Oklahoma’s Lower Illinois River in September!
By Russell Husted We are excited to share with you some details about our monthly outing for Sept. 20-22 . Many of you enjoyed the presentation that Donavan Clary shared with us recently. I know I did, and am really looking forward to this outing. We will be going to...
Plan now to attend the 2017 auction on April 29
The Fort Worth Fly Fishers Club's biggest annual fundraiser is set for April 29 in a great new location: the Martin House Brewing Co. How can you go wrong with that combination? Check out the flyer for the event below and put it on your calendar right now.
March newsletter available
Spring and summer are packed with events. Keep up-to-date on outings and other activities with the March newsletter. FWFF-Newsletter March 2017
March speaker: Johnny Walker on Lake Fork bass
Long-time club member Johnny Walker, will be our March speaker and sharing his vast knowledge of bass fishing and Lake Fork, the bass capital of Texas. His presentation is entitled “Fly Fishing the Largemouth Bass Spawn at Lake Fork.”Bass fishing on Lake Fork is an...
Trinity River Section Clean Up Event – Saturday, February 11
By John Jarzabski As part of our club mission, we are having a Trinity River Cleanup Event on Saturday, February 11th starting at 9:00am. We will be cleaning up a short section of the Trinity that we sponsor. It will be at Isbell and White Settlement Rd. just over...
January Outing – Hunting Trout at Possum Kingdom
The club’s January outing will Saturday, January 21 at one of our favorite locations this time of year: the Possum Kingdom Tailrace, located between Highway 16 bridge and below the PK dam. Texas Parks and Wildlife stocks the Possum Kingdom Tailrace with Rainbow trout...
December Newsletter
December is a busy month with the holidays, but that doesn't stop the FWFF from fishing. Read all about it in our latest newsletter. fwff-newsletter-dec-2016
TWO MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER: Ed Engle to speak on Tuesday, November 8
IMPORTANT NEWS: Due to a speaker scheduling conflict, there will be TWO club meetings in November. Both meetings begin at 7 pm at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Tuesday, November 1 is our regularly scheduled meeting night. We'll have announcements,...
Lefty Ray Chapa to Present at October Meeting
Our October speaker is Native Texan Lefty Ray Chapa, an angler known for his knowledge of all-things saltwater fly fishing. He will be sharing his vast knowledge of fishing the Texas Gulf for red fish speckled trout and other species. Lefty Ray is a San Antonio, TX...
October Outing – Port Aransas
Coast Outing – October 20th – 23rd 2016 – Rockport/Aransas Pass. A fall trip to the coast is scheduled for October (20th-23rd). This four-day weekend looks to be very good for falling and rising tides during daylight hours. Ripping tides of +2’ will be happening...
September Outing to Ward Ranch
September Outing: Bill Ward’s Ranch and Private Lakes, West of Mexia Come September, we’re heading to one of our favorite places: Bill Ward's beautiful gravel quarry lakes west of Mexia. This outing is set for September 16-18. This has always been a very popular club...
The Single Hand Spey Cast
By Bob Garber, MCCI Single Hand Spey Casting I'm sure most have heard of Spey casting and wondered what it is all about. Visions of long rods, long lines and wide rivers and fisherman holding the rod with both hands may come to mind. While that vision is true there...
Volunteers (and Fishers) Needed for TRWD’s Spring Trinity Trash Bash this Saturday, May 21
Please take note of the upcoming event this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This is part of what we do, please make every effort to represent our club in this very important clean up! And, we’ll have some people fishing afterwards. The event takes place...