Fly Fishing Festival –  Junction, Texas 76849. This event is held Llano River Resort & RV Park along the Llano River. oktoberfisch@hotmail.com, president@fbgflyfish.org, www.fredericksburgflyfishers.org  Gene Smith at 830-997-8881 or Bruce Ward at 830-456-2201

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Montana’s Madison River provides fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout that’s second to none. As a result, fly-fishing enthusiasts from around the world are drawn to the historic town of Ennis, “The Fly Fishing Capital of the World,” on the river’s shore. Thousands pour in during Labor Day week each year when the Ennis on the Madison Fly Fishing Festival provides a venue that celebrates this fast-growing sport.

Highlights include fly casting competitions and skill development seminars; tackle vendors; fly-tying demonstrations; conservation group booths; art and literary events; antiques and collectibles displays; plus loads of musical entertainment and piscatorial cuisine. Experts in all areas of fly fishing from fly tying, travel and techniques to equipment, literature, cooking and art have been invited to attend. Proceeds help support the Madison River Foundation, which provides a local voice on the preservation and use of the Madison River ecosystem.

For future dates, visit: madisonriverfoundation.org

The event will be 8/31 and 9/1, times TBD. More info to come...

FFI Annual Fly Fishing Fair, Boise ID.  

WHAT'S HAPPENING

A week-long event providing fly fishing education and fun activities starting Tuesday, August 7, 2018.

WORKSHOPS

Tuesday, August 7 through Saturday, August 11, 2018.

FISH FEST

Exhibit Hall Opens
Guest Speakers & Celebrities
Vendors | Fly Tying & Casting Demonstrations | 1-Hour Seminare
Iron Fly | Kids Activities | Auctions & Raffles
& Much More!
Thursday, August 9 through Saturday, August 11
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Daily

Boise Centre, Century Link Arena and The Grove Hotel.

Watch for more details in the coming months. 

The 2018 Branson Fly Fishing Fair will be held at the Branson-Hollister Lions Club, 1015 E. State Hwy 76 on July 27 and 28.  It will be bigger and better than last year’s event.  Many of our fly tiers, vendors, and sponsors are committed to returning.  We’ll have more programs, more raffle prizes, and more fun.  See you there.

The goal of the Expo is to share the art of fly tying and skill of casting to the public and to raise money for the charity REEL RECOVERY.

ICAST SHOW

Each year, 15,000 representatives from the global sportfishing industry meet at the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. No matter how connected we are, digitally, we still need to reconnect face-to-face with old friends and build new relationships.

ICAST 2018 is being held July 10–13, 2018 in the North/South Concourse at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, is the premier showcase for the latest innovations in fishing gear, accessories and apparel. ICAST is the cornerstone of the sportfishing industry, helping to drive recreational fishing product sales year round. Only at ICAST can you meet with thousands of dealers, hundreds of outdoor media representatives and expand your global business network.

IFTD SHOW

Don’t Miss the 2018 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show — the largest international gathering of fly fishing manufacturers, retailers, sales reps, media and fly fishing organizations in the world.

• The International Fly Tackle Dealer show is the best time and venue to meet with the industry, the people, products, innovations, emerging trends and the leading brand presentations of the 2018/19 fly fishing season.
• See all the latest gear, equipment, waders, fly line, tippet and accessories for the 2018/19 season.
• Experience proven new ideas to grow your business and increase your customer base through educational sessions.
• Save thousands of dollars by benefiting from show discounts from all of the fly fishing manufacturers.
• Get new ideas and creative ways of growing your business by being at the center of the fly fishing industry, the 2018 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show.

The 18th Annual Sandy River Spey Clave!

What is the Sandy River Spey Clave?

It's a gathering of anglers interested in two-hand fly rod fishing.
It provides a format for the exchange of Spey casting and fishing information.
It's a mostly free Spey casting college open to everyone.
It's a show for your entertainment.
It's a place to rub elbows with the best Spey casters and steelhead anglers in the World!
It's held on the best kept urban river in the world!
It has been termed, "The Woodstock of Spey Casting Events!"
The 2018 Sandy River Spey Clave attempts a new level of 50/50 male/female integration...
with 1/2 of the on the water programs being done by female professionals in our sport

Vendors of Fly Fishing Equipment. Indoor and outdoor activities. Casting area for games and instruction. Live and silent auctions and bucket drawings. Round table fly tying. Conventional Flycasting classes. Spey casting classes (pre-registration required and fees charged). Casting program for Men and Women, and more...

The East Idaho Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo is celebrating its 25th year for 2018. We have been planning some great activities to make this event a memorable one. Please keep checking back as we update the site with all the classes and programs that will be offered. 

It’s that time of year!  Spring is almost upon us and now is the time to start thinking about our upcoming Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival.  Don’t miss it folks, it sure to be a great time!

DURANGLERS FLY FISHING FESTIVAL – April 6 & April 7, 2018

THE 2018 FLY FISHING SEASON IS HERE!

GET PREPARED WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUES, AND GEAR.

TWO DAYS OF FUN, EDUCATION, CLINICS, DEALS AND DEMOS WITH DURANGLERS AND OUR FLY FISHING INDUSTRY FRIENDS.

The Wasatch Intermountain Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo is a gathering of fly fishers, fly tiers, fishing guides, destination outfitters, and fly fishing equipment vendors. The Expo has many purposes but includes a wide variety of educational, conservation, travel, casting competitions, and humanitarian activities.

-Educational opportunities to learn fly fishing, fly tying and advanced casting techniques from nationally recognized experts including a 2-day women’s only event.

-Over 100 fly tiers will demonstrate their tying skills showing some of their favorite patterns that catch fish.

-Youth programs where kids have to opportunity to tie flies and learn fly rod casting techniques.

-A Top Gun casting competition where nationally known casters compete for prize money.

-A casting pond for attendees to try casting new fly rods supplied by the vendors.

-The Adventure Theater features discussions hourly on fishing around the west and elsewhere in the world.

-New for 2018 will be a wide range of panels on topics such as Steelhead Fishing, Fishing the Green River, Utah’s Blue Ribbon Fisheries, the Utah Cutthroat Slam and many others.

Utah Chapters of Trout Unlimited, the Fly Fishers International, and the Great Western Fly Fishing Club sponsor the Expo. Funds raised at the Expo supports conservation and humanitarian activities of the participating chapters.

A Celebration of Fly Fishing

Demonstrations by 100+ Expert Tyers, Seminars, Tying & Casting Instruction, Drawings, & Auctions.
The Sowbug Roundup is a three day fly tying and fly fishing show that is held in  Mountain Home Arkansas. The next Sowbug Roundup will be held March 22, 23rd, and 24th 2018. This is the 21st year that the North Arkansas Fly Fishers (NAFF) have put on the Sowbug Roundup. The first Sowbug had 20 tyers and 150 attendees. The 2016 Sowbug had over 100 fly tiers and over 1000 attendees.

Arizona's largest boat, outdoor gear, RV, four-wheeler and travel show returns to WestWorld of Scottsdale! Plus free activity areas, including  watersports-event pond, new DockDogs pond and contest, Wilderness Camp, Outdoor Product Showcase, Offroad Test Track, giant bass-demonstration tank...more!

This is a really fun show, with lots to learn from experts and just plain folks. And food truck food! You can get hands-on coaching to improve your casting. You can learn about all the great restoration work Minnesota Trout Unlimited is doing, and sign up to volunteer. Plus, you can learn to tie flies, and buy some custom-made creations you can't get anywhere else.

Utah's largest outdoor and sportsmen's event for the entire family, sponsored by KSL TV. More than 325 companies offering camping and outdoor gear, fishing tackle and hunting accessories. Plus trucks, boats, campers, four-wheelers and accessories. Featured destinations include Alaska, Mexico, Utah, South Africa and the West. Free activities and seminars for beginner to expert.

The second annual Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival (TFFF) is on March 10-11, 2018, in Plano, Texas. This one-of-a-kind, family-friendly event will be held at the Plano Center approximately 20 miles north of Dallas, with easy access from Route 75.

The indoor/outdoor venue means that attendees can have the best of both worlds: Attendees can check out a myriad of fly fishing manufacturers indoors, attend various lectures on techniques and topics interesting to fly anglers of every stripe–and then step out into the Texas sunshine to taste some of the Lone Star State’s best micro-brewed beer.