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27th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival Hosted by the Texas FlyFishers Fly tying for everyone…Beginner, novice or expert! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 9th, 2019 and make plans to attend the Texas FlyFishers 27th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival. Enjoy this unique opportun...

Dear Fellow Fly Tyer, I’m proud to announce that on Saturday, February 10th, 2017, the Texas FlyFishers will host the 26th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival and I would like to extend you an invitation to join us at this great event. Joining us at this year’s Festival will be Rich Strolis of ...

Here is a list of the class room presenters, times and topics. 9:00 - 10:00 am - Goeff Scott , Classic Trout Attractor Nymphs and Their Variants 10:00-11:00 am - Ron Mayfield, Deer Hair Patterns for East Texas Bass 11:00 am - Noon - David Nelson, Topic TBA Noon – 12:30 pm - Lunch Break 12:30 - 2:00 ...

Dear Fellow Fly Tyer, I’m proud to announce that on Saturday, February 11th, 2017, the Texas FlyFishers will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival and I would like to extend you an invitation to join us at this great event. Joining us at this year’s Festival ...

Come one, come all. It's time for the 24th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival sponsored by the Texas FlyFishers of Houston. This year's Festival will take place on Saturday February 6th, 2016 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer Rd., between Buffalo Speedway...

Welcome aboard, Elnaco! Nice skiff you have there as well as some good looking flies. I see you listed H-town as your base of operations, which area? Reason I am asking is that the Texas FlyFishers Club meet the last Tuesday of each month as Bayland Park, on Bissonnet between the 610 loop and the to...

Who ever you fish with, get ready for sticker shock. When I was there a few years back, I fished a day with Capt. Authur Dean of Silver Deep. We had a good run across a choppy bay to East Caicos and caught the end of a falling tide. We say lots of bonefish and, my first bonefish was a chunky 8 pound...

Seeing that you are going down for a wedding, I'd figure your nighttime activities will be well regulate by that. Check with the hotel concierge about fishing guides. There are several that will pick you up in the morning, fish you whole or half day and bring you back. The problem with Carmen is tha...

Try Bob Popovics Surf Candy. Matches it to a tee.

Texas FlyFishers Annual Auction Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 Dear Fellow FlyFishers, It’s time to mark your calendar for the Annual Texas FlyFishers Auction, to be held on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015. The auction has two parts, the silent auction, where the bids are noted on a piece of paper and, the live au...

I know it's 10 months off but, Blane Chocklett is on board to appear at the 2016 Texas FlyFishers Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival.

I have fished for bonefish in several different location using my Redfish lines and, short of landing across their back, haven't had any issues with it scaring the fish off. The key is distance and accuracy and, practice with a long leader, 12 ft. I would say that any patterns used on Grand Cayman w...

Paamul sure has changed in the last 30 years. When we used to go down there, all that was there were Lester and Selbin's house, the dive shop, café and roach motel and about 20 travel trailers. We were right on the verge of buying a spot there but, health issues put the kaibash on that idea. Had ano...

In the April / May issue of Fly Fisherman, there is an article on Blane Chocklett and in depth instructions on tying the game changer. If you don't subscribe, the magazine is usually available at Barnes and Noble.

As I was looking for a recipe for the Mcfly pattern I came across three of Drew Chicone’s books, Feather Brain, Essential Bonefish Flies and Essential Permit Flies. I down loaded these from Amazon Kindle. Check out Drew's book "Redfish Flies". He's got a couple of dandy crab patterns in t...

Heya Animal, how ya doin'? Darn fella, it's been 12 freakin' years since our shared Slowride fishing class adventure. I'm still hanging in there, like everyone else in the oil industry. I'll be hauling the travel trailer down to Rockport in a couple of weeks and leaving it there through the fall. H...

I've had good luck (back when I had time to fish) with Kwan's. All depending on how you trim them, they can double as a shrimp or a crab.

Great to hear, it should be a great day. We'll see you tomorrow, Chris

The 23rd Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival Saturday, February 7, 2015 Featured Presenter Schedule 9:00 - 10:00 am Joe DeForke “Fly Fishing West Bay, My Way” 10:00 - 11:00 am Drew Chicone “Developing, Testing & Improving Saltwater Patterns” 11:00 am - Noon Kevin Hutchison “Tying Durable /...

Drew will have copies of Feather Brain - Developing, Testing & Improving Saltwater Fly Patterns as well as a few copies of his other species specific books on hand at the Festival for purchase and, if you would like, Drew will be happy to personalize your copy. I hope to see you there.

23rd Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival Hosted By the Texas FlyFishers Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 7th, 2015 and make plans to attend the Texas FlyFishers 23rd Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival. Enjoy a unique opportunity to sit beside and learn from some of the most talen...

I'd love to be there Kyle but there is a conflict with the opening of deer season. I know y'all will have a great time. Chris.

For redfish, I like tie them with an orange head with doll eyes and an orange/natural body hair tail that extends no farther than an inch and a half from the back of the head. Since the fly lands so lightly, I try to land it as close to the fish as I can and, like Buzz, I keep the fly moving but onl...

I was doing a little "house" cleaing and I ran across these shots from the beginning...feel free to ad to the album

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