Category: Education

Minutes of NBFF January Membership Meeting

Minutes of NBFF Membership Meeting

01/25/2023 – New Braunfels Public Library

Dan Cone called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm at the New Braunfels Public Library.

Gary Nyland reported that seven people attended the last fly tying meeting.  The next meeting is scheduled for February 2nd and the fly they will tie is a Hare’s Ear.

Pat McQuinn said that we had 39 members as of 1/18; plus, 2 new members that just joined this evening bring the total to 41.

Ron DeMeyer reported the outing on the Guadalupe at Action Angler was a success with 6 members fishing.  All caught fish.

Morgan Ferry continues to develop our Instagram account to give us the best opportunity to grow our club and showcase our activities.

The club booth at Troutfest can be set-up on Thursday, February 16 from 12 – 5 pm and Friday, February 17 from 9 – 4.  Ron asked that we set-up on Thursday around 2:00 pm.  Ron will communicate the schedule in the future.

William Townsend was our speaker.  William owns “Light and Fly” Fly Fishing in Corpus Christi.  He talked about the coastal fishery in general and then concentrated on the importance of good casting habits and that practice was the key to success when fishing the coast.

Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:50 pm.

 

NBFF Supports GRTU Youth Trout Camp

NBFF Supports GRTU Youth Trout Camp

For the second year, New Braunfels Fly Fishers have supported the GRTU Youth Trout Camp by providing the youth with gift bags to further their fly fishing experience. The bags contained a fly box, a number of flies, two zingers, nippers, forceps, leader and tippet. The members of the
club donated more than three hundred flies to the youth. Special thanks to Umpqua for their donation of the leader and tippet. Pictured below are the youths with adults (left to right) Dakus Gesslin, GRTU Youth Initiative Chair, and NBFF members Pat McQuinn and Ed Finger.

The camp was a great success, they got to fish, learned about stocking, and how to care for fish, it was a full weekend.

The next picture is of a gift bag and contents.

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.