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Getting Ready for the 2025 Season - March 20, 2025 @ Orvis Memphis

Join us for our March club meeting at 6 p.m. at Orvis Memphis. With temperatures warming up, everyone's ready to get on the water, and we want to help you get this spring off to a great start.

Johnny Jackson will give an overview of caddis flies and share five of his favorite caddis patterns. Jud Parker will offer tips on getting your gear ready and what to think through as you get back into the swing of things. Orvis' Justin Allsop will share some new gear available for 2025.

Meet and greet starts at 6 p.m. with free beverages available and the educational session will begin at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public, so bring a friend.

Everyone who attends will get a ticket for the door prize drawings, which include: an assortment of caddis flies tied by Johnny Jackson, an Orvis guide pack, Orvis Hydros fly line, two fly boxes and a bottle of 10-year-old Henry McKenna bourbon. Check out the door prizes below!

Come for the fellowship and education - and maybe you'll leave with one of these great prizes!

Registration is not necessary, but if you would like one of the new member name badges, please register at the link below by Wednesday. Ross will bring your name badge to the event.

Register to get a member name badge

Reminder: If you paid for a ticket to last month's Jamie Rouse event but didn't receive your commemorative pint glass, we'll have glasses for you at Thursday's meeting.

Mid-South Fly Fishers Member Spotlight:
Frank Dawson grew up in Memphis, graduated from Memphis State, was an Air Force fighter pilot, became an avid fly fisherman/tyer, and managed a guide school in Montana. Recently Frank decided it was time to significantly (but not completely) reduce his extensive inventory of fly fishing gear, books, and tying materials. You may have seen some of it at the Expo and Christmas party. We want to thank Frank for his generous donation to MSFF and hope to fulfill his wish of getting it into the hands of fly fishers and fly tyers who can put it to good use. He also has done an excellent job of writing about his joy of fly fishing; click the buttons below for a great read!

Favorite Trout Flies - Frank Dawson

Trout Fishing Adventures in Patagonia

Mid-South Fly Fishers Member Spotlight:
Jon Haas recognized by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Mid-South Fly Fisher conservation director Jon Haas was featured this month by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. TRCP's mission is to guarantee all Americans quality places to hunt and fish. Check out the article on Jon and learn more about the efforts of the TRCP!

Read the article

Helpful Links

USACE-LR - Water Management

SWPA - Generation Schedules

TWRA Trout Stocking

AGFC Park Pond Trout Stocking

Mark's Spring River Report

Skill Builders Videos

The Mid-South Fly Fishers are proud to be a member club of the Fly Fishers International organization.

We are in the Southern Council of the FFI.

Mission Statement

The mission and purpose of the Mid-South Fly Fishers is to improve and increase the sport of fly fishing in the Mid-South; to encourage and advocate conservation in the waters of the Mid-South; to encourage and assist others to become fly fishers; to promote the pleasure and fellowship of its members; and to engage in such activities as may be necessary and expedient for the achievement of the above stated purposes.