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Our Fly Fishing Trips

The FATC takes many fly fishing trips in Missouri and throughout the U.S. each year. Our fishing trips in Missouri  include the Current river, Meramec river, North Fork of the White river, Little Piney, Lake Taneycomo and more. We regularly fish all of the State trout parks in Missouri too. Our out of State trips have included Yellowstone, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Alaska, Virginia and more. Here are reports from our most recent trips. All trips are open to all fellowship members. To see all past trips use the search bar and check this page. Interested in attending a trip? Check the FATC calendar for upcoming trips and contact the trip organizer.

Trips: Bass on the Fly!!

Here’s a trip report from Al Harper: MDC maintains many lakes statewide stocked with various species of fish.  One of them near my town is Port Hudson. It’s a 55-acre lake surrounded by a 225-acre conservation area that holds largemouth (black) bass, panfish, and channel cats.  I, Al Harper, fish it at … Read More…

Event/Trips: R=6+1 ** Altar Retreat

Our FATC attended our third Altar retreat in Wisconsin last week. It was an eye opening, spiritual event that many FATC were deeply affected by. The retreat included fly fishing in one of the most famous fly-fishing areas in the United States – the Driftless area of Wisconsin. Our home … Read More…

Trips: Cicada Madness

Missouri is part of an historic cicada emergence going on this month (May 2024), in which two major broods numbering more than a trillion bugs are involved. I, Al Harper, had some success with fish feeding on cicadas that I thought I’d share in this trip report.  Not since 1803 have … Read More…

Trips: Headwaters of the Missouri

Recently got back from fishing & camping along the headwaters of the Missouri River in MT.  This is where the Missouri (longest river in the US) begins.  It’s where the Jefferson, Madison & Gallatin Rivers merge to form the MO River.  Spent 4 days jet rafting back and forth a … Read More…