Arizona

Arizona fly fishing discussion group.

The ARIZONA FLYCASTERS CLUB (AFC) is a local, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation and improvement of fly-fishing. The Club conducts classes in fly-casting, fly tying, rod building, net building and fishing tactics. The Club is affiliated with the Federation of Flyfishers (FFF), an international organization for fly fishers.

Welcome! 'Arizona's trout streams and native and non-native fish are a unique and fragile part of Arizona's world-renowned scenic beauty and natural wonders. The Arizona Trout Unlimited State Council and Trout Unlimited chapters throughout the state seek to conserve and protect Arizona's trout and trout fisheries for the enjoyment of future generations.' Jim Stipe, Chairman Trout Unlimited Arizona Council

Graphite rods, repairs, bamboo rod rebuild and restore I have been building rods for 30 years, and tying flies since 1952. I am a small home based business, and try to maintain reasonable prices for my work. Be sure to check out my other pages to this website. I only build rods using commercially sold blanks (graphite). I do not build bamboo blanks. I use the old bamboo rods, that I completely strip down to the blank, and then rebuild the rod using new reel seats, ferrules, grips, and guides.

The Desert Fly Casters offers several educational opportunities for its members including Casting lessons, stream side and lake side instruction, fly tying classes, and fly rod building. Having attended all of these classes myself, I definitely have seen the benefits and highly recommend this to others.

The Southern Council Federation of Flyfishers represents flyfishing clubs located in Arkansas, Kansas, western Louisiana, Missouri, southeastern Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas as well as individuals who are not members of local clubs. We are affiliated with the Federation of Flyfishers (FFF), based in Livingston, Montana. The FFF is a federation of individuals and clubs throughout the United States and the world. Our motto is 'conserving, restoring, educating through flyfishing'. We support all species of fish in all waters.

Headquartered in Scottsdale, the Forever Resorts family of companies owns and operates more than 65 unique vacation and entertainment properties located in or near National Parks, Recreation Areas and National Forests across the United States.

The Northern Arizona Flycasters is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, education, preservation, and enhancement of our fishing resources through the sport of fly fishing.

Rick Weisberg built and used the first Oasis Bench in the late 1980's. At the same time, he donated a copy of his first bench to his local Trout Unlimited banquet. When he saw the large number of bidders vying for the bench and what it sold for; Rick thought he might have something. In the beginning they were built part time while Rick pursued his music teaching career. He began making benches full time in the summer of 1998. Rick put himself through college in the late 70's with a small woodworking shop, but the woodworking was put on hold while he pursued a teaching career. He began fly tying in high school. After taking some tying classes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in the early 80's, tying became a passion. Rick has been a guest tyer at five Federation of Fly Fishers International Conclaves in the mid 1990's. He has done tying demonstrations at a number of regional and local fly tying fairs and has run the fly tying classes with his local clubs for many years. For six summers in the 1990's, Rick worked in fly fishing shops in West Yellowstone, Montana ( 2 summers at Madison River Outfitters and 4 summers at Blue Ribbon Flies) where he was exposed to the retail fly fishing industry. Seeing the number and quality of vises, rods, and reels that were offered to the fly fisher reaffirmed his belief that a need existed for a better line of fly tying benches

Friends of the Apache Trout. Our Mission.......... to conserve, protect and restore Arizona's trout fisheries and their watersheds in addition to North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. We are the Tucson Arizona Chapter of Trout Unlimited dedicated to conservation and service in Arizona. President: Mike Mehrer