10 years ago, April 17, this was the first meeting to get the club started. Must be doing ok to keep things going this long.
Minutes of NBFF Membership Meeting
02/22/2023 – New Braunfels Public Library
Dan Cone called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm at the New Braunfels Public Library.
Brien said that once the Westside library Annex opened our meetings would not be able to be held until 9:00 pm because of limited staff. A discussion ensued and the members voted to change our hours to 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for our monthly meetings.
Pat McQuinn reported that 66 people had signed up at Troutfest to receive more information about our club. Ron DeMeyer stated that 26 people had signed up for the “Introduction to Fly Fishing” class scheduled for April 15th. In general, Troutfest was a great success for GRTU and NBFF.
Gary Nyland reported that 8 – 10 people have been attending fly tying meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for March 2nd and the fly they will tie is a Soft Hackle.
Pat McQuinn said that we had 42 members and 1 pending.
Phil Lambrecht and Ron will be planning the “Introduction to Fly Fishing” class in the coming weeks and Ron alerted the members that we would need volunteers to help with class. A deep knowledge of fly fishing will not be needed as it is an introductory class.
Ron DeMeyer said that he would plan a trip on the Guadalupe in the near future.
Ed Sweet and Morgan Ferry continue to work together, sharing information to make our website and social media more attractive.
Dan brought up the need for volunteers at the Word Fun Fish at Canyon Park from 10 am – 4 pm on February 25th. The need is greatest from 1:30 – 4 pm. Those who are interested should contact Bill Marshall, President of GRTU.
Jerry Horton has been looking into the possibility of the club acquiring logo hats and/or shirts. He said that T-shirts could be sourced from River City, New Braunfels and hats from Richardson Hats that he will contact soon. The group thought that hats would be preferable.
Jude Cole was our guest speaker. Jud owns “Hell ‘N Back” Outfitters locally. His subject was “Bugs of the Guadalupe”. Jud gave a presentation that was easy to understand while being extremely informative.
Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:55 pm.
NBFF had a very successful week-end at Troutfest.
The club signed-up 60+ individuals who were interested in more information about our club and 25+ people who wanted to attend our
“Introduction to Fly Fishing” class scheduled for April 15 th at the CCRC Pavilion at Canyon Lake.
Our free raffle for a fly box filled with 15 flies was a hit with many, many entries in the jar. The drawing was held on Sunday a little before 4:00 pm and Martin Kristof from Schertz was the lucky winner. Pictured below is Pat McQuinn (right) and Martin on the left.
Do not forget that Troutfest is this weekend, the 18th and 19th, at the Lazy L camp ground and RV resort. Go to GRTU.org for more info.
NEW BRAUNFELS FLY FISHERS AT TROUTFEST TX 2023
Come Visit Our Booth at Troutfest TX 2023
GRTU’s Troutfest TX is a nationally recognized event, and the largest of its kind in Texas, bringing out a crowd of over 3,000 people interested in fly fishing and preserving and protecting cold water fisheries. We host this three-day event right on our home water, the Guadalupe River, and it includes a fund-raising banquet, and weekend Expo.
