Outing Reports
The trip to Broken Bow was quite a success. Sixteen club members traveled up to fish Spillway Creek, the Stables area, and Zone 2. Club members arrived as early as Tuesday and most left by mid day on Saturday. Generating was curtailed on Friday night and we were able to get to Zone 2 on Saturday morning. More than a few fish were caught.
A big thanks needs to go to Dave Steffeck. Dave provided the 'newbies' with a priceless grounding to fishing the Lower Mountain Fork River. Dave has customised a couple of maps to show the best ways to approach fishing the different areas available. Here are a couple of quotes from the guys: "That was a great fishing trip and it really was." Steve Schaeffer and "The success (of the trip) was largely due to you taking time from your fishing time to explain and show us how to fish the area. Thank you so much." Dub Hamilton.
posted 4 March 2008
The Guad One Fly was held last Saturday the 26th of January. A beautiful day for the two intrepid souls that joined David and Sandie on the outing. The rules for the outing are simple. You pick a fly and stick with it. If you lose it your done as far as the competition is concerned. After a day of competition it was decided, after a fair amount of time at Gruene Hall, that Jerry Loring was the winner - one fish at 14 inches. I now it is a bit hard to stomach but ... Other fish were caught, but not on the designated 'one fly'. Alex caught one trout and a good size carp.
The trip to Port Mansfield and Getaway Adventures Lodge was well subscribed. The weather, however, chose to spoil our plans. Breakfast was followed by thunderstorms and lightning that kept us at the dock and drove the reds off the flats. The fishing was tough. 
The outing to Damon's Seven Lakes was a great success thanks to Mike, Matt, and Pete Arnold. Mike provided the venue, the cooperative fish, flies, tips on how to catch those tiger bass, a late afternoon margarita wagon run, and just flat out made sure everyone had a good time. Pete, shod as always in a flash pair of Stacey Adams, handled the check-in process. And Matt handled lunch, grilling the burgers, dogs, and chicken. This let the trip leader fish more - thanks Matt. More than a few fish were caught by the twenty-two members and guests.
All thanks to Mike and Buddy.
Other Club News
We now have a tri-fold brochure, describing the club, in a few of the shops in town. Have a look at the Texas Flyfishers brochure.
- The 2008 Fresh Water Outing schedule has been published. Check the 2008 Freshwater Outings Calendar.
- The 2008 Casting schedule has been published. Check the 2008 Casting Class Calendar.
updated - 4 May 2008
Upcoming Events and Classes
May Freshwater Outing
The May freshwater outing takes us to Village Creek on a Friday. The current plan is to float about 4 to 5 miles of Village Creek on Friday the 30th of May. Details will be posted soon. Any questions contact Harry.
posted 4 May 2008
May Saltwater Outing
The May saltwater outing is set for Saturday the 10th of May. Boat, kayak, or wade East Matagorda Bay near Sargent. To sign up on line, go to the Saltwater Outings Page. Details will be posted soon. Any questions contact Alan Kulcak.
posted 4 May 2008
Club Meetings
- Clark is working on speakers for the upcoming meetings. As soon as he provides the details they will be posted.
Recent Club Activities
The freshwater outing to Damon's Seven Lakes was a great success. Over 40 club members and guests took advantage of Mike Arnold's outstanding offer to access the lakes for a day of fishing and lunch. Dave Steffek landed the largest sunfish with a redear that measured 9 3/4 inches. Dave was presented the trophy at the last club meeting and committed to display it in a prominent place in his home.
The 2008 Fly Tying Festival was well attended. Over 120 guests attendees joined the more than 50 fly tyers. Pictures from the Tying Festival are up in the Gallery. 
The Danish Casting Games at this year's Fly Tying Festival was a great success! Everyone that participated had a great time and we'll have an encore at next year's festival. There was a lot of good casting and everyone found some portion of the course challenging. Ask Jerry Loring how many tries it takes to get his fly in the Limbo ring.
There were 24 contestants of all ages and skill levels representing over 20% of the people that came to the festival. We had 7 in the Hot Shot class and 17 in the Normal Caster class, along with 7 judges.
The results. Scott Fossom won Hot Shot bragging rights for 2008. Joe Burton won first place as a normal caster and took home a brand new 8wt Echo 2 rod. And Aaron Hammer won a tie breaking squeaker with John Jackman for second place. There's a new Airflow line of Aaron's choice waiting to be picked up at next month's meeting. 
I want to thank the judges: Harry Crofton, Annette Blythe, Jack Klinger, Gary Fultz, Barkley Souders and Marc Danile for their help. David
posted 3 February 2008
On Saturday the 15th of December David Lemke conducted a Presentation Casts clinic on the Guadalupe. Eight club members braved the cold front and wind, not to mention flying coolers, to participate. Working from Gardo's and Lazy L&L, David covered reach casts, dump casts, and mends amongst other techniques. Here are some comments from the attendees:
"I really enjoyed the class. It was very comprehensive and you did a very thorough job of both demonstrating the techniques, and providing the opportunity for feedback to each individual participant" - Joe
"You balanced lecture with demonstration and then gave the class the opportunity to try what we learned. It doesn't get any better than that." - Annette
This was the last of David's classes and clinics for the year. Since taking over as Casting Chair David has pumped quite a bit of energy into the program and the results have been very positive.
posted 20 December 2007
Mark Marmon spoke at the November club meeting on the advantages of nymphing on the Guad. A balloon for an indicator, a New Zealand style dropper, plop it down casting, and close quarters fishing can lead to some exciting results if you believe the guy who says "I hate nymph fishing". Mark also covered streamer and dry fly fishing opportunities on the Guad. Got any questions that Mark didn't answer at the meeting - give him at call at Metro Anglers, 713.906.0421. Other Stuff
Podcasts and Internet Radio
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Ask about Fly Fishing Radio provides commentary from experts on fly fishing that tell you in their own words the secrets to their success in both freshwater and saltwater. Jason Borger, an expert fly casting instructor discusses "Angling approaches for streams" and "Casting and presentation strategies for trout". Listen in at Ask About Fly Fishing Radio Internet Radio . Leads courtesy of the September FFF Club Wire.
posted October 2007
