Our friend and guide, Jud Cole with Rio Anglers, is sponsoring a new event for Saturday, June 14th, 7am-12noon, at the Rio Guadalupe Resort. Sounds like a great function, lots of fun, and plenty of information. The attached brochure gives all the info that you need to know to sign up and compete.

This past week we lost one the club’s most active members. Nicolos Lestrer and his beloved wife Christina both chose to leave this world. Loosing Christina was more of a shock than Nicolos could bear. He died one day later of a broken heart.

There will be a memorial service for both Christina and Nicolas on Saturday May 10th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at 12222 Westmere Dr, Houston, 77077.

This is an informal gathering. The family asks that you visit and stay as long as you desire.

An opportunity to practice fly casting, get some casting instruction and share some social time with fellow club members will be provided prior to the club’s monthly meetings for the months of June and September 2025. [For the September Casting Gathering Water will be provided but since the club is now meeting at The Pit Room for its monthly meetings and as BBQ is available there, food will not be provided at the September Casting gathering].

The casting venue will be an open green lawn located toward the left side (when facing the church from Wirt Road) of the Terrace United Methodist Church, 1203 Wirt Road, Houston, Texas 77055 https://www.terraceumc.org. Parking may be available on the same side as the casting lawn or on the opposite side of the church facing the entrance to the church and church school, which is located to the right side of the property, when facing the property from Wirt road.

The casting lawn will be available for pre-monthly meeting casting for the above months beginning at 4:15 pm and will end at approximately 5:30-5:45 pm, so as to allow time for participants to travel to the nearby The Pit Room 10301-A Katy Fwy Houston, TX 77024 for the club’s monthly meeting, which will begin with a social/dinner hour at 6:00 pm. [The club meeting location was changed to the Pit Room beginning with the August meeting].

A few club rods, equipped with yarn practice flies will be available at the casting site; although, participants are welcomed to bring their personal casting equipment. If personal casting equipment is used, yarn will be provided for use in place of actual flies. In that regard, participants are asked not to practice casting with any hooks, flies or other sharp objects. Also, it is requested that all participants look out for their own safety along with that of others who may be in the area. Eye protection, a hat and maintaining a safe distance from others is encouraged while at or near the venue casting area. Additionally, the church has requested no pets be on the property (other than service animals) and that we remember to pick up whatever, paper products and other items we may bring onto the casting lawn.

So bring your chair along with your fly fishing spirit and come on out to mingle with your fellow club members, enjoy some social time and get in a little casting practice and instruction as you prepare to roll into a few of the remaining months of 2025.