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Tracie Maler

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Bill Gunn

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Tom Logan

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Roger Maler

The Florida Council FFF invites you to join us at the WorldGate Resort in Kissimmee,  Florida for a meeting of all Florida fly fishers. Join with other fly fishers to celebrate the wonderful fishing experiences of our beautiful state. Learn the latest techniques, the best places to fish, which flies to use and meet new like-minded friends.

You can see the best fly tyers in the country, cast with some of the best instructors in the world and hear all about fishing opportunities and locations. You will be able to hear seminars from the best fly fishing guides and celebrities statewide and receive instructions from FFF Master Certified Casting Instructors.

This is a social event so bring the whole family and all your friends. There will be a gathering for Pizza on Friday evening and a huge banquet on Saturday. You are all encouraged to attend. A money saving raffle will help you bring home all the latest equipment, take that trip of a lifetime or acquire those wonderful toys all fly fishers need.

Accommodations are beautiful and WorldGate has shown their support by offering heavily discounted room rates and free breakfast to all who can stay. In addition they will be donating to the council for everyone who rooms with them. So... your stay will assist the council in bringing the services of the FFF to all Florida anglers.
Mark your calendars, down load the registration form and mail it in now.

Return to this site for more info. We will be offering seminars and programs for everyone. Some will be free and some you will need to register for. Your support the Florida Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers is an important contribution to conservation and fly fishing education in Florida.

Programs and Seminars
The Council wishes everyone have a chance to go to the seminars or programs of their choice.  We are therefore not charging any set fee for these.  We ask that you donate an amount you can afford to defray the costs.  If you can not afford to donate you are still invited to attend. The council wants to bring the services of the Federation to you in a manner that shows our core values.  Those are education and the promotion of fly fishing.  No price or cost can substitute for the dissemination of good fellowship and a love of the sport. Kids under 16 are FREE.

Make check payable to:
FFF Florida Council

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Dave Whitlock - Our Keynote Speaker at the Banquet

Forty years ago Dave pooled his talents in painting, illustrating, writing, photography, fly fishing and lecturing, resigned his position as a research chemist, and embarked on a new career as a full-time professional in the arts of fly fishing.

Dave's art and writing appear regularly in many fly fishing and sport publications. He has written 5 books, demonstrated his fly fishing, fly tying and teaching skills in 10 videos and coauthored, contributed to or illustrated more than 20 other books. Dave is also known internationally for his innovative fly tying designs, including the popular Dave's Hopper.

Dave has taught fly fishing around the world, and he and his wife Emily (pictured with Dave) have share the magic of fly fishing at their Whitlock Fly Fishing School for over 15 years.

Dave's experience and creative outlook on the whole spectrum of fly fishing have earned him the reputation of being one of the top professional fly fishers in the sport.

After retiring from the US Air Force in 1995 I was headed back home to Florida with a goal in mind: publish a magazine about fly fishing in my home state. Even before I left Cheyenne, Wyoming it had a name, Florida Fly Fishing Magazine, and three pillars I wanted it built upon:
1. Only Florida
2. Only Fly Fishing
3. Have a female staff writer

My education was in print publishing and I had my heart set on a slick little paper magazine of about 64 pages or so. The only problem was that the costs for publishing print publications were through the roof and I didn't have pockets deep enough for the magazine.

Cast forward to 2009 and Internet magazines were becoming an accepted form and I had learned something about creating them, which meant I could at last publish my magazine.
And here we are.

Florida Fly Fishing Magazine is gaining popularity among readers and gaining the attention of the industry. We are read on every continent with the exception of Antarctica (we even have a reader in Iceland) and have a gifted staff of Contributing Editors to include Stuart Patterson, Ken Morrow, Joe Mahler, Aaron Adams, Robert Morselli and Jeannie McGuire.
Florida Fly Fishing Magazine publishes freshwater and saltwater articles and features about Florida fly fishing. Following the adage, "Fish where the fish are," this is where readers find the best articles only about fly fishing in the Sunshine State in one, convenient place.

Workshops: Fri. Oct 21 10:00 AM - ED MAURER – "Florida Fly Fishing Magazine"– GET INVOLVED - UNLIMITED PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES-Share what you know without boundaries Sat. Oct 22 1:00 PM - DAVE LAMBERT, ED MAURER – ESTABLISHING A MEANINGFUL WEB PRESENCE FOR FLY FISHING PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS

North Florida native David Lambert is editor of OnWater Journal and Southerner's Journal.

He is a master casting instructor, an outdoor writer, a TFO and Patagonia pro staffer, and author of Smart Casts: The New Approach to Fly Casting & Practice.

He splits his fishing time between North Florida's salt and its spring rivers. Lambert would like you to know that he paddles hard, returns fish, drinks little, and has generally a grand 'ol time.

Workshop: Sat. Oct 22 1:00 PM - DAVE LAMBERT, ED MAURER – ESTABLISHING A MEANINGFUL WEB PRESENCE FOR FLY FISHING PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS

Jon Cave  is an author/photographer/lecturer and a USCG licensed guide.  He is the founder of the longest established fly-fishing school in the South and serves on the Team Sage Advisory Staff, Rio Fly Lines Advisory Staff, and Umpqua’s Contract Tyer Program.  Jon is only one of a handful of individuals to be honored with the prestigious FFF Silver King Award for his contributions to saltwater fly-fishing.
http://www.jonbcaveflyfishing.com/

See Workshops: Friday and Sat. 10:00 AM

CAPT. JON CAVE - PERFORMANCE FLY CASTING, POWER POINT PRESENTATION
* TO BE CONTINUED ON CASTING POND AT 11:00 AM

Capt. Mark King is a full time fishing guide on world famous Lake Okeechobee and has recently started guiding in the Florida Keys when not busy on Okeechobee. He is an outdoor writer, tournament angler, seminar speaker, and Bass Pro Shops pro staffer.

Mark is on the board of directors for the Florida Guide Association, radio co-host on ESPN 770, and has done numerous TV shows. www.markkingfishing.com

Capt. Josh Greer

Fourth generation Floridian Josh Greer grew up fishing the waters of Biscayne Bay, the Everglades, the Florida Keys and more recently Charlotte Harbor. When it comes to Fly fishing for Peacock and Largemouth bass or duck hunting the Glades, Josh is the guy.

On the pro staff of Pure fishing (Penn reels, Berkley) and Excalibur Crossbows, Josh is well respected for his rounded knowledge and skills in Florida’s wild country-inshore and off.

If you have an adventurous spirit, this is one program you won’t want to miss.

Workshop: Fri. Oct 21 at 10 AM CAPT JOSH GREER & CAPT. MARK KING – FISHING LAKE OKEECHOBEE & THE EVERGLADES

Eugene Geppert, M.D. is retired from a career in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine.

He dedicates his time in retirement to fly fishing and is a volunteer at the International Game Fish Association, where he tests the breaking strength of the fishing lines of candidates for world records. He is interested in knots and rigging used in all types of fly fishing and is an avid student of the sport.

Workshop: Sat.Oct 22 at 11:30 PM BEST KNOTS-A FLY FISHER’S GUIDE TO KNOTS AND RIGGING

Dave Johnson
1986 winner of the Federation of Fly Fishiers, Collieander Cup for all around casting. Dave is credited with developing the Petti coat streamer.

Forty two years of fly fishing experience , thirty eight years of teaching fly casting . Beginning as a staff instructor with Fenwick fly fishing schools. Teaching casting with top casters, Lefty Kreh , Lee & Joan Wulff, and Jon Cave to name a few. Fishing experience Blue gills, to Tarpon.

He is affiliated with Temple Fork Outfitters.  Dave is a Charter Life Member of Federation of Fly Fishers

See Workshops- On the Casting Pond - Friday: 1:00 PM

DAVE JOHNSON, Demonstration and Casting Instruction

(Photo Credit:FWC-FWRI, Carli Segelson)
Ever wonder what happens to your tarpon after you catch and release it? Where does it go? Did it survive? Will I catch it again?

Did you ever wonder if you were allowed to take that photo without a tarpon tag? Does the $50 spent on a tarpon tag actually go toward learning about tarpon?

Have you asked yourself...When I am fishing does it matter what kind of hook I use or the type of bait I choose to catch a tarpon? Are flies a good safe bet? Do I have any control over the fate of my tarpon when I release it? Am I stressing out the tarpon during the fight or just myself? How do I know the tarpon is ready to be released? How do I make sure my tarpon has a fighting chance to be caught again another day?

To learn the answers the these questions and more about the amazing biology of this species, plan to attend her seminar. KATHY GUINDON, FISH & WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE - BEST PRACTICES FOR CATCH & RELEASE TARPON FISHING IN FLORIDA BASED ON PRACTICAL SCIENCE  CAROLE NEIDIG - MOTE MARINE -TARPON DNA, SCIENCE AND YOU:  A GENETIC RECAPTURE STUDY Workshop:Friday 3:00 PM

Kathy Guindon is currently a Ph.D. at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science and works full time as an Assistant Research Scientist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Guindon has been in Florida for 15 years studying fisheries and habitats the last 8 of which have been spent observing and researching Atlantic tarpon. Her current projects focus on learning the effects of catch-and-release angling on tarpon survival, movement, and stress responses using ultrasonic telemetry, genetics and physiology.

Capt. Richard Keating is a Florida Native

Meet CAPT RICHARD KEATING, FISHING FLORIDA KEYS - See Workshops: -Fri. Oct 21 at 1PM

Join Jim - Workshops - Fri.and Sat. at 3:00 PM Emergency Casting Clinic - Improve your casting or fix a casting problem with FFF Master Instructor Jim Penrod. This clinic is for anyone seeking help with casting problems and will begin with a brief review of basic loop formation and control techniques. Other FFF Master certified instructors will assist.

Diane Boswell has been photographing throughout her academic and professional career in Architecture for 25 years. Presently she focuses on creating images as an art form and she has her studio in Winter Park, Florida. Her work is in the permanent collection in the new Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. While fly fishing with her husband Bob, she expresses her passion for nature and adventure through photography and making books.

In the session on Saturday, The Digital Book, she will present methods to put ideas, information and stories into a digital book format suitable for publishing. With the ease of self-publishing and bookmaking available today, Diane will give you direction on how to make a self published book whether for promoting your business, for use as a tool to approach traditional publishers or for conveying ideas and sharing your personal journeys.

Workshop: Sat. Oct 22 1:00 PM THE DIGITAL BOOK - Self Publishing in the Digital Age.

John Frazier, Editor of "Fly Fishing in Salt Waters", has traveled the world in pursuit of big fish-and the perfect story. Before working his way through the ranks of Salt Water Sportsman and Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, John built a reputation as a writer and photographer. John will share his experiences and give an insider's view on how to get your work published in the sports top publications.

Workshop: Sat. Oct.22 11:00 AM - HOW TO GET IT PUBLISHED

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