Learn to tie a fly, cast a fly and catch a fish all in one day during the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 8.

Throughout the day, experienced fly-tiers will be demonstrating and teaching fly-tying in the Anglers Pavilion on a one-on-one basis. In addition, group instruction in beginning fly-tying will be offered in the Hart-Morris Conservation Center beginning at noon. Both are offered on a walk-up basis.

Beginning casting instruction will take place all day in the Conservation Center parking lot, again on a walk-up basis. Scheduled sessions will teach single- and double-hand Spey rod casting.

For a complete schedule of activities and seminars, visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us/tffc and click on the Fly Fish Texas link.

Vendors will be displaying and selling fly-fishing gear, and seminars will brief visitors on where and how to fly-fish in fresh and salt waters for a variety of species. The program will include presentations on fly-fishing the Llano River and Colorado�s backcountry canyons and high-meadow streams.

Other sessions will focus on caring for fly-fishing equipment, choosing a fly rod, fly-fishing for carp, tying flies for spring bass fishing, tying trout flies, tying flies to take advantage of fish senses and rigging for trout.

Kayaks and instruction on how to use them for fly-fishing will be available on the casting pond. Do-it-yourself fly-fishing for rainbow trout, sunfish and catfish will be available all day in TFFC�s ponds and streams. Bass and rainbow trout fishing will be available in the fly-fishing pond at the end of the Wetlands Trail.

Food service will be available onsite, or attendees may bring a picnic. TFFC�s regularly scheduled dive shows will take place in the dive theater at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and will be followed by tram tours of the hatchery.

Event sponsors include Sabine River Authority, Dallas Fly Fishers, Temple Fork Outfitters, Red Hat Rentals, Best Western Royal Mountain Inn�Athens, Friends of TFFC, Cripple Creek BBQ, Danny�s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, First State Bank and Super 8�Athens.

Show hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All Fly Fish Texas activities are free with regular paid admission to the center.

a great day for sure

This is a great event. Bring your kids and bring your rod, the ponds are heavily stocked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHMGXp5jpqg

"Kayaks and instruction on how to use them for fly-fishing will be available on the casting pond."

That would be me. Really looking forward to FFT. Hope everybody can make it out for this awesome event.

I'm going to try and make this. I bought my first kayak this year and would like to get the knowledge transfer.

We'll be doing the presentation at 2PM on the shore of Lake Zebco just look for all of the kayaks.

I sure hope no kayak instructors fall off of their yaks. That would be just terrible.
See you in Athens!

I seriously doubt that will happen. See ya there!

I will be up there for sure! sounds like good fun and I can test out an 8wt!

I'm sure going to try and make it. I'm wanting to get into fly fishing, but I don't have any fly fishing gear. Will there be equipment to use while learning? I notice vendors will be there also selling?

should be yeses to all of the above.

mayorb,
Yes there will be rods for you to use to learn. There should be vendors there selling rods also.

thanks Jerry
Hope to meet you there!

Yes, we have rods available for the casting classes and vises and materials are available for the fly tying classes.

The vendors vary each year and I don't know what will be available for sale.

But TFO is planning to attend with their demo rods. They are the factory reps, so they won't be selling the rods, but you'll be able can cast any of their rods and ask questions. It is a great opportunity to cast and compare different rod models and sizes that may not be available at your local shop. I've learned a lot about rods by casting and comparing different rods at this type of event.

I'll probably be spending most of my time either at casting classes or at the TFO area.

Also, if you have a rod, be sure to bring it. The fishing ponds are heavily stocked for this event. So, you'll want to take time to fish them.

Is the month wrong in the thread title? March?