Federation of Fly Fishers

March 21st, 2008 Buster

With any sport, there are organizations both locally and nationally that you may become a member. At the national level there is Trout Unlimited (TU) and Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF). For now, I am only going to discuss FFF. The main reason for that is that I have known about this organization for long time, but not until recently did I join. And again, the reason why I joined is that I am a general member, but I also sit on the Board of Directors for Middle Tennessee Fly Fishers (MTFF), which is an affiliate club of FFF.

“FFF is as 43 year old international non-profit organization and is currently located in Livingston, Montana. FFF has nearly 300 member clubs, Charter and Affiliate, throughout the United States and several foreign countries. The Federation is dedicated to the sport of fly fishing through Conservation, Restoration, and Education. FFF’s goal is to support fisheries conservation and education programs for all fish and all waters. Any where fly fishers have an interest, the FFF can and does play a role.” - From the “Mission and History” of the FFF Website.

The Federation of Fly Fishers is a great resource of information on fly fishing and fly tying. Every year the FFF has a national conclave in which fly fishers from around the US and other countries gather together to learn more about conservation of fish, their habitats, and the sport of fly fishing. I highly recommend taking the time and exploring their website. They have a monthly news letter called the ClubWire, that is full of information from conservation, conclaves, books, movies, fly fishing, and fly tying.

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