March 20th Chapter Meeting - Fly Fishing 101

(An Evening of Education and Information)

By: Todd Fleming

The fly fishing season in Texas is just about to go into high gear. Are you ready for some fishing? Is your equipment ready for some fishing? Do you have confidence in your knots? Can you match the hatch, or mend a line? Do you know where to fish on an incoming tide, or a clear river stream? Do you have trouble reading the water conditions and finding fish? Do you know how to properly care for and maintain your fly fishing equipment? Do you wonder if there is something else you should be doing? If you have questions like these, we have answers. The March meeting of the Alamo Fly Fishers will be “Fly Fishing 101”. It is an education night on fly fishing with tables staffed by some of our veteran fly fishing members. It is a chance to visit one-on-one with someone who can answer your questions about fly fishing. We want to cover fly fishing from the basics to the extreme, and everything in between. This is your chance to get help with a fly fishing problem, and nothing is too basic. If you have a question, we want to help you with an answer, and we want to help you gain the confidence to get out on the water. If you are more informed, educated, and confident, you will have more fun and catch more fish.

It will be an evening to talk about everything related to fly fishing. We can answer questions on gear and equipment selections, and go over rods and reels, fly lines and backing, leaders and tippet, and show you how to put it all together. We can talk about packing for an outing so that you get there with everything you need, and without bringing everything you have. Know how to keep it simple, but still be prepared. We can go over the cleaning, maintenance, and storing your gear until the next outing or the next season. Do you need help reading tide charts, and using maps to find fishing holes? The internet is full of information on weather, stream flow, tides, and more. Do you know how to find and use this information? We can help you with all the practical knots you should learn and practice. We will go over everything you want to know from rigging your fly rod to finding fish. We can help with questions about all fish in all waters; from perch jerking to landing jacks and tarpon; from basic to technical; for the record or just for fun; from fresh water to cold water, or warm water to salt water. A new year of fly fishing excitement is just beginning. We want everyone to be prepared to go fishing with confidence! Come join us on Tuesday March 20th. We should all be a little smarter by the end of the evening.

Monthly meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church, 6201 Broadway.

Informal fly-tying and lying gatherings happen on all other Tuesdays - same time and same place.

Hope to see you there!

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