Fly Tying Session Feb 2nd

This Thursday at 6:00 pm. is our monthly Fly-Tying session at the Westside Community Center in New Braunfels. The club will supply any needed supplies and if you are new, we also have fly tying equipment.  If you have your own, please bring them.  This month we will get a little more practice with the skill of “dubbing” and will be tying the Hares Ear and some of its variations.  This is a good fly for the trout season here on the Guad.  We only have the facility from 6-8 pm., so we will try to start promptly at 6:00.  Please enter the building from the back side thru the gym and thru the door on the left side of the gym and left into the conference room.
Hope to see you there.
Gary
Where:
Westside Community Center
2932 South Interstate 35 Frontage Road
New Braunfels, TX.
When:
 Thursday, Feb. 2nd @ 6:00 pm.

Fly Fishing 101 Class

** FLY FISHING 101
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Action Angler Guide Service offers a half day group instruction on the principals of fishing the Guadalupe River for trout.  This is a great opportunity to learn the basics of fly casting and fishing on the Guadalupe River for trout.
In this class, you will learn about:
* Overhead and false casting
* Roll Casting
* Reading Water
* Flies to Match the Guadalupe River Hatches
* Knots for fly fishing
* Rigging for the Guadalupe River
* Nymphing, Streamer, and Dry Fly techniques
* Public Access points on the Guadalupe River tailwater
* WE WILL FISH!

This is a small class setting that will allow for individualized instruction as well as group interaction that we have found to be an effective and and economical way to learn about fishing for rainbow trout on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam
The Where and What:
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023 (future dates will be announced soon)
Time: 8am to 12pm
Location: Action Angler and Outdoor Center (Click here for Map) (https://actionangler.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f77c2fc981da1f0c3e323af1a&id=e39ac2b35d&e=113d00b1e2)
Class Size: Maximum of 12 people, preregistration is required
Cost: $150/ person (save $25 when also booking the 201 class)
Wader rentals available through Action Angler for $30/person.
All other equipment is provided.
All participants will qualify for discounts on the following items:
10% off Fly Rod and Reel setups on the day of the class
10% off a full day Float trip
Apply your wader rental cost towards the purchase of waders and boots
Please email info@actionangler.net (mailto:info@actionangler.net) to make a reservation. Include how many anglers and wader rentals are needed.

Thank you for supporting our small business. We hope everyone is safe and healthy during these difficult times. Sincerely,
Chris Jackson Owner/Lead Guide
Go Where the Action Is!
www.actionangler.net
830-708-FISH (830-708-3474)

This is a very fun class, and yes, you will go to the river and fish. And the fishing has been very good.

NBFF Jan meeting

We will meet at the New Braunfels Public Library at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 25th.  Our speaker for the evening is Captain William Townsend, Light and Fly Guide Service, Corpus Christi.  William specializes in saltwater fishing and is an energetic and passionate speaker and guide.  I am attaching his bio if you would like to know more. You can access his website at LightandFly.com.
Hope you can make the meeting..should be fun

Growing up in South Texas, William was raised fishing the waters of the
Texas Gulf Coast and Mexico on his family’s boat “The Playmate”. As a
young boy you would often find him wading along the coast with either a
fly rod or spinning rod in hand. William was fascinated with the art and
skill of catching and releasing creatures of the sea. He soon began
sketching pictures from the many offshore and inshore adventures that
he, his family and childhood friends had pursued.
Initially pursuing an education in Marine Biology, William’s natural gift to
recreate almost anything he saw made him quickly realize that he
needed a more creative outlet to express himself. William earned high
honors and won several awards after making a switch to the School of
Architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Soon after
completing the architecture program, William worked for one of the
largest and most prestigious architecture firms in San Antonio. Always
pursuing new and innovative methods of design William purchased a
Macintosh and taught himself the latest graphic design programs, whichallowed him to make another jump into the world of advertising, thereby expanding his creative abilities.
At 25, he passed the exam for a captain’s license and shortly thereafter
bought his first boat a 38’ Bertram called “Blues Chaser”. As a captain,
William started and operated an offshore charter company, which would
eventually lead him to Seaside, a coastal community in the Florida
Panhandle. He continued to run offshore charters and guide inshore
anglers through the estuaries of the Emerald Coast.
William then accepted a position with an architecture firm where he
acted as the senior designer and as a captain for a private 50’ Sport
Fish, which he ran in Gulf Coast Billfish Tournaments, which stretched
from the Panhandle of Florida to Texas and the Bahamas.
William moved back to Texas in 2009 and started pursuing his love for
redfish and trout along the gulf coast state. This allowed him to engage
in his love of fishing, art and design as well as being able to reconnect
with his local waters. Longing to find a way to combine his day job with
his passion for fishing, William began photographing his fishing
expeditions along the Gulf Coast, the Atlantic and Bahamas first as a
hobby and then incorporated it into the work he did by water coloring the
scenes for his anglers.
William’s artistic ability to capture the emotion and feelings of the angler
as they pursue their catch is second only to his skill on the polling
platform. William’s love for guiding and fishing is clearly shown in his
photography and artwork.

 

NBFF December meeting notes

Minutes of NBFF Membership Meeting

12/14/2022 – New Braunfels Public Library

Dan Cone called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm at the New Braunfels Public Library.

Gary Nyland was happy to report that he had nine members attend the last fly tying meeting.  The next meeting is scheduled for January 5th and will cover dubbing and tying a fly that requires dubbing.

Ron DeMeyer reported the outing to Castell was a success with 10 members making the trip.  Morgan Ferry was the top angler for the day.  The burgers were good, as always, and the beer was cold.

Morgan Ferry has set up an Instagram account for the club and is looking at possible improvements to our face book page.

Ron said the accessories that were ordered for the GRTU Youth Camp gift bags had just arrived.  Also, he said that the response from the members for flies to include in the bag had been really good with lots of flies donated.

Ron also brought up Troutfest Texas 2023 scheduled for February 17 – 19 and wanted to know if the club wanted to do the same this time as years past.  It was decided to stay with what we have done in the past.

Dan Cone was our guest speaker.  His subject for the evening was “Nymphing the Guadalupe” but morphed into fly fishing techniques in general and tips on how to improve your skills.  It was informative and entertaining.

Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:50 pm.