Texas FlyFishers

a Houston based non-profit organization associated with the Federation of Fly Fishers and dedicated to the promotion of fly fishing education, conservation, and outdoors ethics

News, Announcements, Events, and Classes

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What's new as of May 03, 2012 - issue # 224

Up Coming Events.

1983 - 84 - 85 - 86 - 87 - 88 Windknots have been posted.
Trout in the Class Room update on the 'Conservation Page'.
A letter from the President of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
June is the election of officers.
August is Mini-Expo.

updated 02 May 2012

POC JETTY OUTING - MAY 25-27, 2012 - Port O'Connor TX.

posted 30 April 2012

Mark Your Calendars ! May 19-20, 2012 !

7th Annual Creekside Hunting & Fishing Show - Needville, Texas

Creekside Hunting & Fishing Show Web Site **UPDATE**

FREE ADMISSION and FREE PARKING !!!!!!!

Attractions and Activities:

Shotgun Legend Tom Knapp
Long Bow Trick Shot Artist Byron Ferguson
Oklahoma Bass Tub with Chuck Devereaux
"The Archery Trailer"
Crocodile Encounter Shows
Nature Center: Snakes - Baby Alligators - Large Tortoises - Touch Tables - Exhibits - Much More
Texas Parks & Wildlife's "WIN-A-FISH" Kids Casting Area
"Splatter Blaster" Paint Ball Trailer Shoot
Helicopter Rides (only activity with a fee)
Bubble Runner (Water Fun in a Bubble)
Kayak Rides on Lake Creekside
"Explorer" Rock Wall
Lone Star Bow Hunter's Association's Youth "Target Shoot"
Armed Forces Day Military Exhibit and Celebration
Clay Shooting Tournaments
More Coming !!!!!!!!!!!

Damon Seven Lakes will have a booth at this event and has offered TFF a table tying flies and promoting our Non-Profit Fly Fishing Organization. If you are interested in sitting in, tying and talking to new people, please contact Mike, either at the monthly meeting or via e-mail.

posted 14 March 2012

DEAR FELLOW TFF FLY TYERS AND THOSE THAT WANT TO START FLY TYING...

Robert "Bob" Logan will be hosting TFF Open Forum Fly Tying on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6pm to 8pm.

When? Starting January 10th (2nd Tuesday) & January 17th (3rd Tuesday)
What Time? Be there at 6pm and we will stop at 8:30pm to clean up the room
Where? The Bayland Community Center in the Art Room (subject to change so check the board)
What are we doing? Tying flies and telling lies...open forum to share our knowledge and enjoy fly tying in good company
Who? Bob Logan (TFF Communications Chair is hosting and will be there early to greet you!)
What to bring? Bring your fly tying stuff and your own extension cord and lamps!

All we ask is that anyone who comes to respect the building rules and other TFF members and Bob Logan could use a hand helping with a basic "broom clean" exit.

updated 14 December 2011

Kenai Peninsula College
University of Alaska Anchorage
Kenai Fishing Academy®
156 College Road, Soldotna, AK 99669
www.KenaiFishingAcademy.org

If you’ve ever been interested in fly fishing in Alaska here is a new way to learn more. The Kenai Fishing Academy is a new Outdoor Education Program at the University of Alaska. What separates KFA from the average Alaskan fishing experience is that catching fish is combined with classroom subjects like river history and biology. There are two sessions, one for those interested mainly in bait and spin casting, the other for the fly fishing enthusiast. In either case, adult students spend four hours in a classroom each day and then are on the water in the afternoons and evenings, except for the last day(s) when anglers go on an all-day trip. Anglers will learn about river hydrology, Alaska wildlife and bear safety, fish characteristics, habitat protection and coldwater survival. There’s even a session on filleting, smoking, freezing, and canning your catch. As you will see, we’ve assembled some of Alaska’s top guides and instructors, and offer a program that is very affordable and truly unique.

I realize a lot of fishing clubs don’t promote commercial operations, but being part of The University of Alaska we are a nonprofit organization, so I hope you will consider sharing our website with your membership. You can check us out at Facebook or our website: http://kenaifishing.kpc.alaska.edu. If you’d like any further information, or have any questions about fishing in Alaska, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely, Dave Atcheson (907) 262-0346
John Lagoutaris (907) 262-0381

posted 22 Feb 2012

Link here: Lydia Ann Fly Masters tournament benefiting the Casting for Recovery tournament.

Club Stuff

Pay your dues with PayPal

Membership dues for Texas FlyFishers cover the Club fiscal year - from 01 July through 30 June - so if you haven't already done so it is time to renew. Our dues have been unchanged for the last fifteen years and this year we have added a PayPal membership dues payment option for those of you that prefer the convenience of electronic payment. You do not need a PayPal account to use this feature and can pay with your credit card. Using PayPal means that the club website does not have access to any of your billing information. If you are not comfortable with electronic payment systems please use the conventional SnailMail option. See the Membership page for more details.

Club Meetings

Club Meetings are held at the Bayland Community Center in Bayland Park on the last Tuesday of the month. The Harris County District 3 Bayland Park Community Center is located at 6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston, Texas 77074. The phone number at the center is (713) 541-9951. To find the community center within the park download and print this Bayland Park map. For directions, go to this Interactive Map and Directions site.

posted 17 July 2008

Executive Committee Meeting at Luling Meat Market - The first Tuesday after the monthly meeting, starting at 6:30 (LMM is near the northeast corner of Loop 610 and Richmond Blvd about a block toward downtown facing Richmond on the north side.)

The membership is encouraged to attend.

This meeting sometimes floats to accommodate work schedules. Check with a committee member before attending.

posted 11 August 2011

You can buy Official Texas FlyFisher shirts at The Store

posted 20 August 2011

Other Stuff

An interactive map of places members of the Texas FlyFishers have fished.

Link to TFF Fishing Map

If you have a place you have fished and would like to share it with the membership, please feel free to do so. Please note: This is a location and accessability map, not fishing reports. Reports go elsewhere in the forums.

If a location already exist, do not add another. ie Back to reports in the forum.

Instructions on how to enter your new locatin should be on the left hand column. If you have problems please contact Me the administrator and I will try to find out what is wrong. Please be as detailed as possible, I'm not a mind reader.

Texas River Access

"There are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers that meander through 191,000 miles of Texas landscape. These vastly important aquatic ecosystems play a major role in protecting water quality, preventing erosion, and providing nutrients and habitat for fish and wildlife. Along the way, water that eventually flows into seven major estuaries, supports over 212 reservoirs, countless riparian habitats, wetlands, and terrestrial areas. Each year Texas rivers and streams provide recreational opportunities to millions of Texans and visitors from all over the world.
The Texas River Guide provides river enthusiasts with an ever growing source for internet based information related to Texas Rivers. However, rivers are a natural resource that can be dangerous. When planning to recreate on rivers your individual skill level or the skill level of the least experienced person in your river party should dictate the level of river activities you should participate in."
The guide provides information on access to the rivers in Texas but it is not yet complete. Check it out at Texas River Guide .

April attendence = 31

Meeting Program The speaker for the May meeting will be Captain James Trimble Jr. who has been a professional fishing guide and tournament fisherman in the Galveston Bay System since 1987. Over the course of his career, Captain Trimble has also fished in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida both as a guide and a tournament participant. Captain Trimble fishes from a 18' Hell's Bay Waterman and targets Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Tarpon (seasonal).

About the Club

The socail scene before the meeting begins.

The social scene before the meeting begins.

A Houston based non-profit organization associated with the Federation of Fly Fishers and dedicated to the promotion of fly fishing education, conservation, and outdoors ethics.

The Texas FlyFishers of Houston was founded in 1976 by a group of avid fly fishermen. Their objectives then, as ours are now, were to share their knowledge of fly fishing with one another and others who wanted to learn, to help in conserving our natural resources, to enjoy the camaraderie of fly fishing, and to have a good time doing it.

We have an active club with a full range of activities. There is something for everyone, from beginner to expert, from the very young to those who remember when all fly rods were made of cane, and for all skill levels, from those who haven't yet held a fly rod to those who can cast more fly line than you can buy.

Attendance varies between 50 and 70 each month.

Outing and Other Reports

Sunfish Spectactular

BIG 'gil
Rumor has it there was a 10 1/2 inch 'gil caught. Is this it?

posted 29 April 2012

Bridgeland Nature Fest

Texas FlyFishers at Bridgeland Nature Fest

posted 29 April 2012

David's early April, six jump "snag" from the Chama River below Abiquiu Dam about 8 miles from Abiquiu New Mexico.

Lemke and his 'snag'

Annual Fund Raising Auction

Shot of the live auction.

live auction

One of the tables in the silent auction.

silent auction

posted 16 April 2012

March Bayou Bash

White Oak Bayou

Catch of the Day - Jim Richards

Jim Richards and the catch of the day.

posted 17 March 2012

Guadalupe One Fly

Yellow May Fly

They went.
They saw.
They captured.
Wait.....

Isn't that suppose to be a river full of rainbows?

Whats this doing here?

Yellow May Fly

On Sat. Dec 10, TFF was represented at FTU's 2011 'Inshore Fishing Expo' at the Texas FlyFishers table by:

Chris, Casey, John

John
John Carpenter

Casey
Casey Smartt

Chris
Chris Sumers

posted 14 December 2011

Redfish Rodeo

Redfish

Well as the 25th anniversary redfish rodeo has passed and proved to be a major success! Everybody really had a great time. The food was awesome, the refreshments - very refreshing, and the fishing was very good. I want to say thanks to my team of cooks Adam Muire, George Sutherland, Sam Lee, Aaron Hammer, Nick Somogyi, and John Purcell, with help from everybody else nobody left the table hungry! The condos were very comfortable and spacious except for parking but that worked out too.

Padre Island National Seashore

Nilo Puckett

Matt cooking fresh fish fillets, wind was too strong to cook in the open.