2026 Calendar update!!! Februar;y 2/19/26 Meeting –Speaker Wader Dave Outing 2/21 —Cypress Park Mark your calendars for the Hog Roast in March. This years speaker is Steve Huff!—Tickets NOW!!
Weekly in person Fly Tying Classes are back! – Check the newsletter for details.
Joe Mahler (Left), Walt Durkin MJ Provencher (Middle), and Tim Elms (Right)
Bringing the trophy to St. Petersburg. HOLD MY ROOT BEER , team of Joe Mahler, Tim Elms, and MJ Provencher won the Big Gun Shootout on Sunday, November 16, at Picnic Island Tampa with a total team accuracy and distance score of 1,213. Tim’s total was 454, Joe’s was 424, and MJ’s was 335.
Elms’ score of 454 earned him the Individual overall Trophy award. Lisa Lowman won the Ladies Trophy with a score of 360, besting four other lady competitors. Four competitors cast more than 100 feet to qualify for the Long Distance competition. Lowell Bebout won that one, with a final cast of 109 feet.
Thanks to the Tampa Club for another spectacular event!
September 13th 2025 The second annual Suncoast Fly Fishers Women’s Tournament. This is an inshore fishing tournament for women anglers only. There is a maximum of 75 teams for the tournament, 1-2 anglers per team. $200 Team Entry Fee
After tournament we will have an awards dinner at the Tiki Docks Skyway in St. Petersburg, FL. Live music, food, drinks, and more!
Target Species:
Snook
Redfish
Spotted Seatrout
Tournament Boundaries:
West Coast of Florida only, from the Southern tip of Sanibel Island to the Southern Edge of the Crystal River Power Plant Main Channel
Scoring:
1 point per inch
Longest length for two fish in the approved categories measured Snook, Speckled Seatrout and Redfish (Combined measured length)
Calcutta: Largest Ladyfish
Prize Categories:
Cash prizes for top 3 teams for longest length measured ($1,000, $500, $300)