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Steve Galletta of Montana offers Bighorn River insights as April speaker
Our speaker at the April 2 membership meeting is Steve Galletta, co-owner/outfitter of Bighorn Angler Fly Shop and Lodge in Fort Smith, Mont. He is the author of Fly Fishing the Bighorn River, published by Stackpole Books. His presentation will cover everything an...
Get ready for the annual auction April
Don't forget to register now for the 2019 Fort Worth Fly Fishing Fundraising Festival, which is fast approaching on April 6. The easiest way to register is to use this link: https://2019fortworthflyfishersauction.eventbrite.com. By registering early you will avoid...
Head to the Nolan River for sand bass on March 16
The time is near for my favorite season of the year: Springtime and white bass fishing. Every spring, white bass run up creeks and rivers for their annual spawn. Large numbers of white bass can be concentrated in small sections of water, exposing themselves to...
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.
Casting Tips from Bob – August 2015
Casting Big Flies and Heavy Stuff When casting big flies, sink tips, sinking lines, tandem fly rigs more than likely we will need to consider how we will do this. When we teach fly casting we always seem to focus on narrow loops and this is okay. This is because...
July Trip Report — Southfork, Colorado
Joint Club Trip to Colorado For the past 4 years, 20+ fellow anglers from our club have journeyed off to Colorado for a week of fly fishing. The offer has always been out...
August Meeting Speaker — James Dillard
Our August meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 4th at 7PM. We are glad to have James Dillard come and speak to us about trout fishing on the Little Red River in Arkansas. James Dillard (owner/guide) caught his first trout out of the Little Red River when he was...
Fishing the South Texas Coast by Tony Kirk
The May meeting of the FWFF was a series of teaching and learning sessions presented by different members of our club. One of the sessions was presented by Tony Kirk, who spends between 40-50 days on the water at the coast. For those that might have missed the...
Casting Tips from Bob – July 2015
Air in Motion There is something that is always around that can effect our casting that we cannot control. We have to resign ourselves to the fact that we will have to deal with it and make the best of the situation. No, it's not your fishing buddy that was...
Meeting TONIGHT @ 7PM!
Guest Speaker--Steve Soule We are very excited to have saltwater guide Steve Soule scheduled to speak at our meeting tonight. Steve is based out of Galveston and really knows that area well. Make sure you attend the meeting so that you can learn more about one of...
News from the LMFRF
Below is the latest information from the Lower Mountain Fork River Foundation. If you are not a member of this organization, you should consider becoming a member. They are doing great work with the river and need our help now more than ever. The June...
Summer is here. Now what?
Well, the temperatures are rising to meet the lake levels and river flows--that must mean that Summer is here! What does that mean for fly fishers in the area? Here are some options: If you can't get out of the DFW area, look to the local ponds for bass, sunfish, and...
Backwoods Fishing Tournament–August 1st
Backwoods is putting on another kayak fishing tournament with a division just for fly fishers. This one will be on the Brazos below Whitney. It should be a lot of fun and the shallower water should really allow us fly fishers to show the conventional anglers...
July Meeting–Guest Speaker–Steve Soulé
The "Shallowist" The "Shallowist" Captain Steve Soulé, is a full-time professional fishing guide and seasoned tournament angler who fishes the Galveston and Matagorda Bay complexes of the Upper Texas Coast. Steve specializes in fly-fishing and light-tackle fishing...
Upcoming Event–Local Outing–Saturday 6/13
This Saturday is our local outing for the month. We will meet at the TPWD North Texas Education Center at 5411 S. Robinson Road in Grand Prairie. It is also an opportunity for people that are interested in learning the basics of the sport to come out and give it a...
Fly Fishing Film Tour — Take Two!
Casting for Recovery is a great organization that our club supports. They are having a showing of the Fly Fishing Film Tour that was in Fort Worth last month at the Marriott at Legacy in Dallas. If you missed it the first time, or just need to see some sweet fishing...