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Explore Florida saltwater fishing with Steve Bailey
Retired saltwater guide, summertime trout fisherman and longtime Fort Myers, Fla., resident Steve Bailey brings his wide experience as our November speaker. Steve has worked with some of the sport’s best-known figures, including the late Lefty Kreh and Walkers Cay...
Fishies and brewskis — a new Fly Fish 101 on Nov. 3
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 3, for an upcoming free event. Fly Fish 101 will happen from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Trinity River behind the Martin House Brewery at 220 South Sylvania Ave., No. 209, in Fort Worth. Our host is member Vince Turley....
Put some salt on it!
Sean Polk, our speaker at the Oct. 2 membership meeting, presents a great primer on saltwater fishing in Texas. His presentation is titled Saltwater Travel: What You Need and Need to Know Sean is the Retail Sales Manager for Tailwaters Fly Fishing in Dallas. He grew...
Don’t forget: Casting Clinic is September 4 membership meeting
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...
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...
April Outing – Brazos River Float Trip – April 25th
***New Plan*** April Outing – Brazos River Float Trip – April 25th DAY TRIP ONLY The more I learn about the south Brazos River Nature Center, the more I am unsure that it would be a good idea for this outing. It needs to be scouted out first. The 200 yard drag of...
Casting Tips from Bob–April 2015
For Heaven’s Sake….Stop It! The stop is an important factor in determining how successful a cast will be. This stop allows the rod to straighten, go into counter flex and the fly line to overtake the rod tip, forming the loop. After the stop the loop is on its way,...
April Local Outing plus Fly Fishing 101–April 18th
Where? The Pond behind the Keller Town Hall 1100 Bear Creek Pkwy Keller, TX 76248 When? April 18th, 9AM-Noon What to Expect? Although we are hoping to see novice fly fisherman at the local outings, these get togethers will have fisherman of all ranks and...
Texas Expo 2015–Registration is Open!
Registration is NOW LIVE!!!! Texas Council Expo Team pleased to announce that anyone can now go on to our website, and register for any of the exciting events at the expo. IF4 Film exclusive at this show. Not shown anywhere else!!! Awards dinner with Hank Patterson as...
Athens Fish Fest
From Johnny Martinez-- Athens Fish Fest was a great success. We had 40 + Fly Fishers from area clubs including the Dallas Fly Fishers, the Ft. Worth Fly Fishers, the Red River Fly Fishers and the Lone Star Fly Fishers out of Tyler TX. Lots of nice fish were caught and...
Update on Athens Fishing Event–Saturday, March 28th
Hello All, I just wanted to send a brief note about some of the details for this weeks event.. Sunrise will be about 7:21 am and they predicting Sunny with lows in the the 50s and highs in the 70s. Nothing on winds yet. For those who are staying in town on Friday we...
April Speaker of the Month–Bob Pool
--Bob Pool-- I have been fly fishing for over 50 years and have been concentrating on big bass for the last 35 years. I had a jig tying business when I was in junior and high school and was lucky to get to fish with some of the early greats in the burgeoning bass...
Tying News From The International Federation of Fly Fishers
Tying News From The International Federation of Fly Fishers The IFFF has recently implemented a fly tying skill award program. The program consists of three levels of merit: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The Bronze level requirements are in place at this date. The Silver...
Casting Tips from Bob–March 2015
The Problem With Slack Looking up “slack” in the dictionary you will find the definition of something that is not taut or tight. The control of slack in fly casting is very important. How you control slack depends on what you are trying to achieve. Are you trying to...
Tippet Rings by Mark Kolanowski
The tiny tippet ring may have escaped your notice on the display rack of your local fly shop or catalogue page. I have been testing and using tippet rings for two years and think they might be an overlooked fly fishing accessory. They have made my time on the water...
Reel Recovery
Mission The mission of Reel Recovery is to help men in the cancer recovery process by introducing them to the healing powers of the sport of fly-fishing, while providing a safe, supportive environment to explore their personal experiences of cancer with others who...
Fly Fish Texas March 14 at TFFC
Fly Fish Texas March 14 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Each year, people from around the state come to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to learn more about fly fishing. Located near Athens, Texas, the TFFC provides a great place to practice casting, tying...