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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...
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...
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...
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...
March Local Outing–Fly Fishing 101
March Local Outing-featuring beginner class Fly Fishing 101 Where: Southwest Nature Preserve, 5201 Bowman Springs Road, Arlington, TX 76017 Meet at the parking lot off Bowman Springs (highlighted in yellow) http://tinyurl.com/southwestnp When: March 7th @ 9AM....
March Guest Speaker–Rex Walker
Rex Walker is an IFFF Certified Casting Instructor, a member of TFO Rod’s Pro Staff, and he is the casting instructor for the Dallas Fly Fishers and the Red River Fly Fishers. Rex’s presentation will cover fly line differences and selection. There is a wide variety...
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction Fly of the Month / February 2015 Original Pattern by Dan Blanton / Tied by Mark Kolanowski The Fatal Attraction is the fly fisherman's answer to the spinnerbait. Back in my days of throwing hardware in pursuit of bass a spinnerbait was a...
30th Anniversary of the FWFF
It seems serendipitous that Sandy Jarrell was drawn at random to be our February member of the month. During his interview he shared with us first hand information about both versions of the club. The information included how and why the first club disbanded and...