IFFF & Council News
Japan Welcomes the IFFF
We wish to convey our thanks to the Japanese fly fishers who welcomed President/CEO Philip Greenlee and Board Member Kuni Masuda to their country. In December, Mr. Greenlee and Mr. Masuda traveled to Japan to meet with several groups, including the Japan Fly Fishing Association, an affiliate club of the Federation.
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Philip Greenlee and Kuni Masuda (3rd & 4th from left) meet with JFFA during visit to Japan.
Find an Event Near You!
NW Fly Tyer Expo to be held in March in Oregon is just one example of a great fly fishing experience that is available to you this spring. Check out the list of events that are hosted by the Federation's Councils, clubs and partners.
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Award Nominations Due Soon
IFFF award nominations are due April 1 and Casting award nominations due March 19. Be prepared to upload supporting documents at the time of your submission.
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Fly Tying
Fly Tying Video Online
In keeping with our mission to “provide educational resources for fly tiers”, the IFFF Fly Tying Group (FTG) has launched a large online searchable fly tying video library on IFFF website. This fly tying video library is accessible by going to the IFFF website and clicking on the Tying button then clicking on the Fly Tying Video Library button.
The library allows you to either search by fly name; or by Category such as: Cold Water, Salt Water, Warm Water or Technique; or by Sub Category such as: Pike, Salmon/Steelhead, Trout, Bonefish/Permit, Redfish/Speckled Trout, Bass, or Bluegill/Crappie. We currently have several hundred high quality tying videos loaded and will be adding new ones each month. We view each video to make sure that it is high quality. If you know of any high quality YouTube or Vimeo tying videos that you want loaded in our library, please contact Fred DuPre’ at
flytyerfred@gmail.com.
The FTG would like to recognize the sponsors of the directory, Mike Stewart,
Norvise and
Peak Fishing. In addition, we thank IFFF staff and the FTG Video Library Team for an outstanding fly tying video library that will be a vital resource to both beginning and seasoned tiers in years to come.
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Casting Instructor Program
MCI Committee Clarifies Protocol
The MCI committee would like to draw your attention to a minor clarification in the MCI protocol regarding the definition of off shoulder casting. Off shoulder casts require that the tip of the rod must be over (or beyond) the opposite shoulder of the dominant casting hand. Bending at the waist is not allowed to substitute for off shoulder casting techniques. Off-shoulder casts may be made using cross-body or over-the-head technique.
This clarification was made by the Committee as a whole and in response to a recent question that that asked in an MCI test.
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New ID Badges Available Soon
CICP ID badges have been re-designed and will be printed on a bio-degradable PVC card that provides a more professional look than in previous years. All Casting Instructors will receive a new badge by April 1. Replacement badges (if lost or damaged) will be available on the IFFF store AFTER all badges have been mailed. Thanks to Bintoro Tedjosiswoyo of Australia for his design work.
Conservation
TRCP Gives Overview of Water Funding
In December, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
wrote that Congress struck a spending deal that makes significant investments in conservation. While it doesn’t exactly amount to a big Powerball jackpot for sportsmen, this bill does begin to reverse a decades-long decline for funding that impacts fish and wildlife habitat.
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President Obama Vetoes House SJR 22
The President has vetoed a House resolution blocking the Clean Water Rule, which clarified which streams and wetlands are covered by the Clean Water Act. That's good news for our water resources and fish habitats. Read his comments here>>