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President: Jim Worden 239-261-6922 bffpresident@flyfishingnaples.com
Vice President: Joe Pugach 239-254-0610 fichem@comcast.net
Secretary: Joe Palladino 239-262-6608 lpallad@attg.net
Treasurer: Tom Nolte 239-949-0960 tomnoltemd@embarqmail.com
Past President: Alan Parker 239-262-2204
Communications: Ralph Pike 239-596-1245 bffinfo@flyfishingnaples.com
Community Relations: Tom Shaw 239-389-1128 tshaw150@comcast.net
Conservation: Mike Koether 239-642-3654 mkoether@aol.com
Education: Joe Beauchamp 239-262-2826
Facilities: J.V. Williams 239-591-2106 1940jvw@comcast.net
Membership: Tom Brown 239-261-0144 margwbrown@aol.com
Outings: Alan Kuhre 239-596-7718 alankuhre@aol.com
Programs: Bill Sutton 239-261-9129 wsutton@comcast.net

Backcountry Fly Fishers P.O. Box 971 Naples, FL 34106
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Welcome to Backcountry Fly Fishers
The Backcountry Fly Fishers of Naples, Florida was formed in 1993 to:
- Provide members a place to share fly fishing experiences in the interest of fun and fellowship
- Assist and educate members to improve their fly fishing skills and knowledge of the sport
- Promote conservation of natural resources
- Promote the sport of fly fishing in the community
Today the club has over 100 members. There is a monthly meeting featuring an expert speaker and fly tying demonstrations. Monthly outings provide an opportunity for members to fish in an interesting variety of area locations. Also, the club’s website and on-line newsletter, e-Breeze, is updated monthly (www.flyfishingnaples.com).
The Backcountry Fly Fishers is affiliated with the Federation of Fly Fishers, an international organization of over 300 clubs, whose purpose is to provide a strong voice in the state and national conservation movement. The Federation provides fly fishing education programs and teaching aids.
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Meet the Directors
June 2008
Bill Sutton Programs
I have been fly fishing since I was a boy when I discovered that flies out fished single salmon eggs on a small Sierra Nevada lake when there was a caddis hatch. I have been tying flies since my wife gave me a fly tying kit when I was recovering from a fractured knee cap in my second year of medical school. Fly fishing has been an important part of my life and has resulted in many long lasting friendships, a strong interest in nature and conservation and wonderful fishing traveling. It was a great good fortune that BFF was active here when we moved to Naples.
BFF speakers and demonstrations are important attractions to our monthly meetings and further the purposes of our club to promote fly fishing, fellowship, conservation, and fly fishing education. All the directors have agreed to arrange for a program. My job is to assist that process and to make sure that we have speakers and demonstrators identified and scheduled well in advance. Our objective is to have a rolling six month plan. The host director is responsible for identifying the speaker and demonstration and making all arrangements.
As a group, the directors arrange for a balance of topics and speakers that are of interest to the members, ranging from local guides who provide information on local fishing to highly regarded fly fishing authorities. Programs on conservation support the purposes of the club and those of our affiliation with the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) that seeks “conserving, restoring, and educating through fly fishing”. Occasional programs on fly fishing destinations extend our dreams beyond Southwest Florida.
The demonstration portion of each program improves our skills and helps to meet the “how-to” expectations that our members expressed in the survey conducted two years ago. Fly tying demonstrations are most favored, but knot tying, fly casting, rod building and hook removal have also been subjects.
Members are invited to suggest ideas and speakers for programs to any director or to me at the email address or phone number shown on this page.
Bill Sutton
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Meeting Date Second Monday of the month No meetings in July and August
Meeting Location The Norris Center 755 8th Avenue South Naples, FL (MAP)
Times 6:30-7:15 Socializing 7:15-7:45 Demonstration 7:45-8:00 Business Meeting 8:00-8:50 Program 8:50-9:00 Raffle 9:00 Adjourn
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Next Meeting NO MEETING IN JULY OR AUGUST
Speaker and Topic To be announced
Demonstration To be announced
Outings NO OUTING IN JULY OR AUGUST
Submissions Please send articles, info, or photos for inclusion in the e-BREEZE to bffinfo@flyfishingnaples.com
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