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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: I’m Glad I Went!

I didn’t plan on going fishing this week being so close to Thanksgiving and all. But Jim Craig baited me with a trip to the Meramec river. And with Mike Oldani going and Patrick Gallagher driving up from Ft Leonardwood, how could I resist. I’m glad I went! The four … Read More…

Why Browns in the Meramec?

A couple of years ago I caught a very “lethargic” looking trout swimming near the shoreline.  He took my fly immediately but then gave no fight to my net.  The trout looked sick and as I checked it out, the gills were full of some type of parasite.  I took … Read More…

Trips: Cardiac Hill

After reading some recent trip reports to the Meramec river I took a quick trip to Cardiac Hill on Monday morning, November 13th.  As I entered the river, I went upstream about 20 yards to the hole protected by a couple of downed trees.  Using tips from recent trip reports … Read More…

Trips: Montauk and Another Member!

Five of us headed to Montauk state park to graduate another member of the 2017 Fall fly fishing class. Doug Christopher was ready to get his waders wet as he joined Kenny Klimes, Barry Dunnegan, Bill Byington and a mystery man. It was a cloudy day with temperatures in the … Read More…