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FFI Women Connect » FFIWC Photo Contest

Enriching women’s experiences on the water
through learning, sharing, and inspiration

4th ANNUAL FFI WOMEN'S FLY FISHING PHOTO CONTEST
SPONSORED BY MISS MAYFLY & FISHING APPAREL

 

FFi Women Connect and participating FFI regional councils are hosting a flyfishing photo contest to celebrate women anglers for June, FFi Women Connect Fly Fishing month.

All entrants to this contest should be a woman angler, although anyone can take the photo.  For Example: if you are a woman and your guide or fishing buddy (male or female) takes a photo of you, then you are welcome to enter the photo as your entry, since you or your fish are the subject of the photo. If you submit the photo and it wasn’t taken by you, photo credit should be given whenever possible. As the contestant who paid the entry fees you will be eligible to receive a prize if your entry photo wins in your chosen category. 

You do not need to be an FFI member to participate in this contest.

Enter the Photo Contest

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Eligibility

Any woman angler is eligible to participate in the photo contest.  You do not have to be a member of Fly Fishers International to enter.

Questions?  Email karencolehall@gmail.com

Submission Deadline

Entry Categories

Don't Miss Out!

Enter your photos:
June 1 - August 31, 2026 (closes at 11:59 PM). 
Photos taken between September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026, are eligible, (any photos taken after the close of last years contest). 

Entry Categories:

  1. Photo of a woman with a fish she has caught, or close up of the fish (Handle Fish Safely)
  2. Photo of a women angler in a beautiful setting
  3. Buddy/Group photos of 2 or more women flyfishing or a fly fishing teaching moment

See below how to submit.

Prizes

Everyone Wins!

  • Professional Fly Fishing Photographer Brian O’Keefe will provide a Free Zoom Photography Seminar for all Contest Entrants in October 2026.
  • Best photo of a female angler with a fish - $175 Miss Mayfly Gift Cert.
  • Best Buddy or Group shot - $150 Miss Mayfly Gift Cert.
  • Best Scenic shot with a female angler - $150 Miss Mayfly Gift Cert.
  • An FFi Women Connect Buff for each winner.


Judging will be done from September 1st-8th. All Winners will be contacted by Sept 9th. There will be an online Zoom Award Announcement in September/October and all winning photos will be featured in “The Fall Issue of “The Connection” the FFIWC Newsletter. Date TBD.

How to Submit A Photo

Remit a payment for the number of photos you want to submit. 
FFI WC Paid Members:

  • $15 for 1 photo
  • $25 for 3 photos
  • $40 for 10 photos


Nonmember

  • $20 for 1 photo
  • $30 for 3 photos
  • $50 for 10 photos
     

Pay Fee to Enter Photos

To post photos on Facebook for judging: After paying the entry fees, you may post your photos on Facebook for judging. To access the private group send an email to: karencolehall@gmail.com. Karen will invite you to the private FFIWC Photo Contest FACEBOOK Group to post your entry photos, or you can directly request an invite to the group on Facebook.  Just post your photos and any comments in the comment section in your chosen category(ies). FFI Women Connect reserves the right to use all entered photos for promotion.

Funds raised from this contest will be used to support women's fly fishing programs throughout FFIWC and participating FFI Councils.

Contest Guidelines

  • PROPER HANDLING OF FISH IS A MUST.  Each qualifying entry must be consistent with FFI Handle Fish Safely recommendations. Photograph fish in wet hands or rubber net over or in water; never support fish by lip or on the bank.
  • Photos will be judged on the merits of the fish caught as well as photo quality.
  • Photos must be submitted during the contest entry period: June 1 - August 31, 2026
  • The photo should have been taken between September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026
  • By entering photo(s) into the contest, the entrant automatically releases them to be used in promotions and marketing materials for FFi Women Connect. 

Meet One of Our Judges - Brian O'Keefe

Meet one of our judges, and a photo contest sponsor, photographer Brian O’Keefe who is offering a Complimentary Photography Seminar to all participants of our Women’s Fly Fishing Photography Contest.  

In his words, “I have combined a lifetime of fly fishing photography with a lot of serious fly fishing. I published my first fly fishing photo when I was 16. That was 52 years ago! In that time, I have been very busy trying to fish and photograph as many interesting places as possible. My angling travels have taken me to distant destinations like Cuba, Tonga, Bikini Atoll, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Kashmir, England, Brazil, Nicaragua and many more.

As much as I enjoy trips to the Bahamas, Belize, the Yucatan, etc, I am just as much a home water fisherman. I moved to Bend, Oregon in 1975 and guided on the Deschutes, North Umpqua and Klamath in California through the late 70’s. I have been fortunate to live on steelhead rivers, bass lakes, plus trout streams like the Metolius River. Currently, I live in Eastern Idaho, near the South Fork of the Snake River, the Teton River and the Henry’s Fork. Fly fishing is a great lifestyle! I have enjoyed a good working relationship with many fly fishing magazines, newspapers and tackle catalogs, books, websites and seven years as co-owner of Catch Magazine. I have a website at www.brianokeefephotography.com. I look forward to seeing everyone’s photos.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
 

Miss Mayfly - Thank you Kim Ranella!
 

Brian O'Keefe