Highlighted Happenings

The 2026 Fly Show is almost Here!!

See the WHAS TV Segment Featuring Steve Kuric and Brian Kalusny here!

The 2026 Kentuckiana Fly is coming up on January 17th. With nearly 40 vendors and 400 to 500 participants, this is the largest fly show in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. There will be Seminars, Vendors, Fly Tying Classes, Casting Demonstrations and Instruction. There will be opportunities for multiple prizes including a boat, with trolling motor and trailer! Refreshments are available for purchase and parking is free. Click here for all of the details. We hope to see you there!

Q4 Newsletter

The Q4 “Quarter Pole” newsletter is out and available at this link.

2026 Trips

The 2026 Trip Schedule is in the works and starting to populate. Check it out here. Many thanks to the volunteer Trip Coordinators, and participants that make this a great part of being a DCFF member. We hope to see you next year.

And while not an Official Club Trip, Registration has opened for the 2026 Yellowstone Anglers Basecamp in Cody Wyoming. For dates and details, please click here.

Fly Fishing 101

The FF 101 series is finished for the year. The next session will be on April 29th and will be about tying knots and leaders. As always, these classes are open to the public, and at no charge. Click here for he events page. We welcome anyone who has an interest in learning more!

Fly Tying Sign Up List

The DCFF Education Department wishes to thank all of the volunteers who have tied this year, and for the tyers that have filled out our schedule for the rest of 2025! But 2026 is not that far out. So be thinking of fly’s that you would like to se demonstrated, or volunteer to help. Thanks again for all of the support. If you are interested in leading a tying class, please contact ohn Froehlich, our Education Director at jfroehlich@derbycityflyfishers.com

DCFF Mentor Program

Remember when you were a novice fly fisher and wished you had someone you could call with questions or ask for advice? Maybe even head out to a local stream for a little one-on-one on-the-water time to try out that new rod or just learn a little about the fishing hole? Well DCFF is starting a mentor program to help newbies get started, but we need mentors. We are currently compiling a list of club members who are willing to be mentors. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge of fly fishing with someone new to the sport click here and scroll down to the Mentor Program paragraph to get more information and to sign up. To date, we have seven “teams” and things are going great.

If you are interested in getting a mentor, please contact John Froehlich, our Education Director at jfroehlich@derbycityflyfishers.com

Missing our emails?

Some people have reported missing our newsletters and other email announcements. FIRST, check the spam folder in your email client for our emails. If they are there, set your preferences to allow emails from derbycityflyfishers.com. If that is not the problem send an email to membership@derbycityflyfishers.com to confirm we have the corrected email address for you.

Items Needed

More than anything, we need volunteers. We need people to step forward and be willing to lead trips or help with our educational and community service activities and events.

New leadership personnel are always welcome to serve as an officer or on the board of directors. If you are interested in exploring the volunteer opportunities with DCFF, please contact the president or one of the other board members! You do not have to be an expert fly fisher to help run the club, and if you get involved, you will get the contacts you need to become a better fly fisher!

DCFF is a registered 501c3 non-profit organion

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