Austin Fly Fishers Association

Monthly Meeting
2024-03-21 17:45 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Dr., Austin, TX, 78757, United States
Hot Dog Social and Casting Lessons
Certified fly casting instructor Austin Orr will be giving casting lessons at our March meeting. If Mother Nature cooperates we’ll be casting on the lawn outside and we’ll also be serving complimentary hot dogs and drinks out under the oak trees. Be sure to attend to pick up some useful fly casting tips and also enjoy a tasty hot dog!
The Hot Dog, drinks & chips social hour will start in the park at 5:45, followed by the casting class.
The Austin Fly Fishers meet the third Thursday of each month at the Northwest Rec Center (2913 Northland Dr).
Visitors and guests welcome.
Let us know if you plan to attend

St. Patrick's Day
2024-03-17 00:00 | TX

Washington's Birthday
2024-02-19 00:00 | TX

Monthly Meeting
2024-02-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Dr., Austin, TX, 78757, United States
Grahame Jones, will be our speaker for the February 15th meeting. Grahame will be speaking about “Spring Bass Fishing Techniques and access points on the Austin area lakes”. (Travis, Buchanan, Decker, LBJ and Lake Austin)
Grahame is a guide for all All Waters Guides. Grahame doesn’t focus or depend on fish finding electronics. Instead he focuses on wind, time of day, water and air temperature, water depth, observations of birds and bait, habitat, structure and over 50 years of fishing experience to locate fish.
Grahame is a strong proponent of wildlife and fisheries conservation, habitat improvement and access to public land and waters. Grahame proudly served as a Texas Game Warden for 27 years and he retired as TPWD Director of Law Enforcement in 2020.
The Austin Fly Fishers meet the third Thursday of each month at the Northwest Rec Center (2913 Northland Dr).
Doors at 6pm meeting begins at 7pm.
Visitors and guests welcome.

Valentine's Day
2024-02-14 00:00 | TX

Monthly Meeting
2024-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Dr., Austin, TX, 78757, United States
Chris Johnson will be our speaker for the January 18th meeting. The topic will be “Fishing the Lower Mountain Fork River”.
The Lower Mountain River, in Southeastern Oklahoma, is only a six hour hour drive from the greater Austin area. From fast whitewater chutes to placid dry fly water, the Lower Mountain Fork River has it all! This beautiful river is one of the South’s premiere tail-waters and boasts a year round population of both brown and rainbow trout.
The Austin Fly Fishers meet the third Thursday of each month at the Northwest Rec Center (2913 Northland Dr).
Doors at 6pm meeting begins at 7pm.
Visitors and guests welcome.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2024-01-15 00:00 | TX

Merry Fishmas! Holiday Party and Fundraiser
2023-12-14 19:00 - 22:00 | BJ’s Brewhouse, 10515 Mopac Expressway, Austin, 78759, United States
Join us on December 14 at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse for our annual Merry Fishmas Holiday Party.
This event is for club members and friends of the Austin Fly Fishers only.
Advance registration is required so that we can plan accordingly. You may register here.
Details:
December 14, 7pm-10pm
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse at the Arbor Walk
10515 Mopac Expressway Bldg Q
Austin, TX 78759

Guadalupe River
2023-12-10 08:00 - 12:00 | Rio Guadalupe Resort, 14130 River Road, New Braunfels, TX, 78132, United States
A club outing to the Guadalupe River is scheduled for Sunday, Dec 10.
Note – this is a members only event and active members will be receiving personal invitations.
More details and other useful information about this outing can be found here.
FOR MORE ON FISHING THE GUADALUPE: Come to our November 16 meeting and see Dan Cone’s presentation. Dan is the VP of fisheries for GRTU and a fishing guide. He’ll be enlightening us on best trout techniques for the Guad.

Dan Cone
2023-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Dr., Austin, TX, 78757, United States
Our speaker for November is Dan Cone. He’s VP of fisheries with GRTU and a fishing guide with Castell Guide Service (Castellguideservice.com). He’s going to talk about trout fishing on the Guad and other local fishing. Dan is the owner and primary guide for the Castell Guide Service.
Please come join us for this informative presentation. There is no admission fee and you don’t need to be a member of Austin Fly Fishers club to attend.
The Austin Fly Fishers meet the third Thursday of each month at the Northwest Rec Center (2913 Northland Dr).
Doors at 6pm meeting begins at 7pm.
Visitors and guests welcome.

LoCo Trash Bash
2023-10-28 07:00 - 15:00 | Montopolis Bridge, 616 1/2 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Help clean up one of our favorite and nearby places to fish! As many of you know the Colorado River offers some of the best trophy bass fly fishing in the state. Now is your chance to help preserve and protect this great resource by participating in the LoCo Trash Bash on October 28.
If you are unable to volunteer your time you can also contribute by making a donation to this worthy cause. See the event website listed below for more information.

Intro to Fly Fishing
2023-10-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Lockhart State Park, 2012 State Park Road, Lockhart, 78644-9716, United States
Learn the basics of fly fishing in this fun class!
The TPWD is offering an introduction to fly fishing class in Lockhart, TX. This class is designed for folks who are beginners in the sport. Ranger Chris will introduce the fly pole (ie knots, tippits, leaders, etc) and then guide the class on how to cast (with lots of practice!). Recommended for ages 14+.

Monthly Meeting
2023-10-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Northwest Recreation Center, 2913 Northland Dr., Austin, TX, 78757, United States
Bob Maindelle
For our October 19 meeting, we’re hosting Bob Maindelle of holdingthelineguideservice.com. As part of Bob’s fishing guide service, he hosts fishing trips for military families at no charge for the Soldiers’ Kids Involved in Fishing Fun program (SKIFF). This presentation will give AFF club members and others an opportunity to hear about the great work Bob is doing in this Austin Fly Fishers sponsored program.
Doors at 6pm meeting begins at 7pm.
Visitors and guests welcome.
