September 16th Chapter Meeting - Women in Fly Fishing with Stacy Trimble

by Rob Burlingame, AFF Vice President

Stacy TrimbleSeptember has become the month to promote and highlight “Women in Fly Fishing”. Men appear to outnumber women in the sport of fly fishing, and in the membership numbers for the Alamo Fly Fishers. It has become obvious to the leadership of this club that we need to do more to attract women to fly fishing. As a rule, women learn quicker than men to be better fly casters, and generally are thought to be better at tying flies. Women who try fly fishing seem to develop better mechanics sooner than men, but for whatever reason they don’t sign up with the same numbers. The theme of the September meeting is specific to women in fly fishing, and is designed to boost their participation in fly fishing. We all know men and women are different, and they have different interest, expectations, and methods of satisfaction. The Alamo Fly Fishers would like to attract and develop the interest in fly fishing by men and women equally with our programs and outings.

Our featured speaker for this month will be Stacy Trimble, a fabulous woman fly fisher and FFF Certified Casting Instructor. Stacy's presentation will be "The Fashion of Fly Fishing". She will be covering a variety of products, history, tips and tricks about the gear fly fishers use. Expect an evening sure to be entertaining that will be filled with great information and humor for men and women alike. We will also be hosting an exciting group of other phenomenal women anglers that will be guests at our meeting! Be sure to attend this month as it is a meeting you will certainly not want to miss!