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Friends,
With the rain stopping later in the day than anticipated, I don’t think camping tonight, Friday, would be very comfortable.
Let’s not camp tonight, but enjoy the cooler weather and clearer skies tomorrow, Saturday.
Feel free to text, or email, David or I with questions.
See you in the morning.
“Puck”
The TFF monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday 28 of April, 2026. Our topic will be on fly fishing for sunfish at Damon 7 Lakes. This may help you in preparation for our annual Sunfish Spectacular. This is our annual fun family fishing event Saturday, 2nd of May 2026, at Damon Seven Lakes.
St. Thomas Presbyterian Church PC(USA), 14100 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77079
Fellowship hall, see the map below:
Topics covered include gear for sunfish, our favorite flies, how to fish them, a review of Damon Seven Lakes and the different options to fish.
During the socializing pre-meeting we will have some fly tying going on.
Howard is also planning to bring books from storage in an attempt to re-home them.
Some of our group had to cancel, opening up these prime spots.
We need folks to sign up early. The headcount is needed to buy the correct amount of food and make sure that we have enough volunteers to make a successful event.
Also by signing up early you save $10. ($20 for early sign-up, $30 for show up).
Online registration closes at midnight on Wednesday, April 29th. We like early online registrations to give David a better count of attendees; he can more accurately purchase the correct amount food for our lunch. (It takes two days to thaw the hamburger patties and a thawed hamburger cooks quicker. So the food will be purchased on April 29th.)
All of the details are here:
If you have a favorite bluegill/panfish fly that you are willing to share, contact Puck.
We are looking at 50 of each fly so we can give flies that work to the folks that sign up early.
So far we have :
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Fish were caught. Fun was had. Weather changed late Saturday afternoon,
7 anglers showed up early on Friday morning to get some fishing in before the anticipated weather change on Saturday afternoon.
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This is THE family friendly event of the year!
The May 2025 and 2026 JSSFS Trip Reports are available for viewing, see link2025 and link2026.
2026 JSSFS Trip Description:
Join us for our 23nd annual fun family fishing event and lunch on Saturday, May 2nd, at Damon’s Seven Lakes (D7L). This is a little later in the year than previously. Hopefully the water and air temperature will be warmer, allowing the fish to feed more actively. If you want to camp you may come after 3 pm on Friday, May 1st. Fishing is mostly from the shore, but kickboat, canoe, and/or kayaking are quite successful. Members are encouraged to bring guests. These guests are how we spread the word, and it is always good to have friends on the water. To learn more about how the Texas Flyfishers of Houston (TFF) Club’s John Scarborough Sunfish Spectacular (JSSFS) event came about, please click this link for a video of Puck giving the explanation.
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Event: Damon 7 Lakes Fall Family Outing
Trip Description: Join us for our annual fall fun family fishing event on Saturday, November 8th, at Damon Seven Lakes. These crystal-clear lakes offer sight casting opportunities for bass, bluegill, catfish and more. All lakes are accessible by vehicle and/or on foot and the fall weather should make for great fishing. This is a great venue for kids and there will be members available to help with casting instruction if needed. Lunch at this event will be a “Bring your own”. Sign-up below.
(NOTE: There is an option to tent camp the night before, Friday, Nov 7th, at the Damon 7 Lakes)
When: Saturday November 8th. Start: 7am; End: Sunset
Where: Damon 7 Lakes
3533 CR 4 (Old Damon W. Columbia Road)
Damon, Texas 77430
N29.2524671 – W95.7412050
The South Llano Trip is in the works now. The Club has to pay for 2 cabins for 3 nights regardless of how many people come and stay. We are also have other lodging locked in next door. This annual Club trip is one of the few opportunities to get out to the Hill Country and to fish one of the most productive rivers in the State. 2023 year’s event was cancelled due to weather, so please consider making your plans ASAP.
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Sight fishing 40+” Northern pike, great weather, top of the line food/accommodations, and an outstanding fishing group. Life doesn’t get much better than that.
Four of us from various parts of the world (Toronto, Salt Lake City, Broomfield Col, Pearland Tx) made the trip to Cree River Lodge. The trip started with us all meeting in Edmonton for an overnight stopover. The adventure began the next day with a 4am wake up to meet the 530am, 2hr charter flight to Stony Rapids. There we boarded a turbo prop otter on floats for a 30min flight to the lodge. Arriving at the lodge at 8am, we were greeted with breakfast, a quick unpack, and off to fishing. Typical days consisted of 630am coffee, 7am breakfast, 8am boat departure, shore lunch at noon, and back to the lodge by 5pm. Full days.
Can’t say enough good things about the lodge, accommodation, food, staff….all top tier. We had two people per cabin….the cabins consisting of two rooms and a bathroom….quite comfortable. The lodge was “Starlink” connected for those needing to “stay in touch”. Dinner was pike, walleye, pork, steak and all the trimmings; shore lunches were freshly caught fish…..Needless to say no one left losing weight. Owners Pat and Lori were perfect hosts….outgoing, friendly, and “on top” of all the things necessary to run a remote lodge.
Oh yeah, the fishing……
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