Our Trips

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Trips: Lake Taneycomo #2 – A Tale of Two Rivers

 A tale of two rivers A group of 6 FATC members (Al Blair, Jason Edwards, Lou Forbringer, Glenn Haake, Tim Trog & John Walker) headed down to Taneycomo on march 15th for a weekend of fishing and fun. Taneycomo can be a cruel mistress in the spring, often running very … Read More…

Trips: Float the Meramec

Jason “Dry Fly” Edwards, the owner of Woolybugger Fly Company and long time member of the FATC, took a float trip with the Cardiac Mountain Outfitters this past weekend and did very well. Here is Jason’s report: A Float on the Meramac with Cardiac Mountain Outfitters I have been trying … Read More…

Trips: 2019 Lake Taneycomo Trip #1

Our first Lake Taneycomo trip of 2019 took place this past weekend (March 8-10) and as usual was a fun trip.  This trip happened to be an Illini trip (Chicago boys and one down state guy). Ron “Berwyn Bear” Fiala, Craig “the pastor” Baldacci, Ken “the Chicago transplant” Bryan, Bob … Read More…

Fly Shop: Stories from the Stream – A Fly Fishing Guide to Purposeful Living

Guest Blogger Steve Ehrlich tells us how fly fishing and a purposeful life go hand in hand. Steve has a Ph.D. and lifelong, parallel careers in adult education and fly fishing. Stories from the Stream: A Fly Fishing Guide to Purposeful Living Norman Maclean’s celebrated narrative, “A River Runs Through … Read More…