Author: Pat McQuinn

Club Picnic

June 28, 2025

New Braunfels Fly Fishers had a family picnic at River Chase on the Guadalupe River.  We had 25 club and family members attend the picnic.  The hamburgers, hot dogs, brownies, and baklava were all excellent.

We also had a fly-casting competition designed by Phil Lambrecht that 13 club members participated in.  The competition had 4 hula-hoops spaced out and the object was to see how many hoops you get your fly in within a 3-minute time limit.  Bo Lewis won the event and was awarded a gift certificate to Rio Anglers Fly Shop.

Next year we will schedule the picnic for a cooler time of year.

May’s Club Meeting

Folks,

Our club meeting will be this Wednesday, May 28th from 6:00 – 8:00 at the New Braunfels Public Library on E. Commons.
The meeting has been designated as our ANNUAL meeting as required by our by-laws.  We will be nominating and electing new board members so I hope all of you will attend..
We have added a 5th board member, Vice President at Large.
We need nominations for all the board positions and directors.
BOARD POSITIONS::
President = Dan Cone (pending status)
Vice President = Chris Jackson (pending status)
Secretary = Pat McQuinn
Treasurer = open
Vice President at Large = open
DIRECTOR POSITIONS:
Education Director = open
Membership Director = Pat McQuinn
Fly Tying Director = Gary Nyland
Web Site Director = Open
Thanks,
Pat McQuinn

Club Meeting

Folks,

If you haven’t already, mark your calendar for our next club meeting Wednesday April 23rd from 6:00 – 8:00 at the main public library on E Commons in New Braunfels.
Our guest speaker will be Nathan Pence of GBRA.  Nathan is returning from his September 2023 presentation to give an update on the impact of the ongoing drought on the Guadalupe River watershed and Canyon Lake.
Thanks,
Pat

Club Meeting March 26th

Folks,

Our next club meeting will be this coming Wednesday, March 26th at the New Braunfels Public Library on E. Commons from 6:00 – 8:00.
Our guest speaker will be Russell Husted, President Texas Council Fly Fishers International.  His topic will be fishing in southeastern Colorado.
The public is welcome.  You do not have to be a club member to attend.
Mark your calendars.
Hope to see you there.
Pat

NBFF at Troutfest TX 2025

 

NBFF AT TROUTFEST  TX 2025

We put up our canopy for our booth on a cold Thursday, February 20th, getting a great spot at L&L Campground for the festivities.  We returned on Saturday morning to a canopy covered in ice and a very cold day.  The rest of Saturday remained cold and dreary but turnout for Troutfest was exceptional and we entertained a lot of visitors with information about our club.  Our members tried to stay warm with both wood and propane fires.

Our raffle winner on Saturday was Gene Battaglia from Laurel Hills, Florida.  Gene won an Echo Ion reel and had traveled from Florida just to attend Troutfest.  He said he was looking forward to catching a lot of fish on the reel.

Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day with a lot of visitors enjoying Troutfest TX 2025 and the great weather.  Once again, we had a lot of visitors to our booth and hopefully the club will gain some new members. 

Our raffle winner for Sunday was a young lady from Alaska.  She won a fly box with 20 flies that were proven patterns for the Guadalupe River.