Tri-County Fly Fishers -- Pictures

Forty-five Club Members and their spouses and guests attended
the Annual Christmas Dinner. With excellent food,
fellowship and live music, everyone had a good time.
(12/6, Summerfield)

Ed Rapisardi and Ron Butler (L and C) demonstrating various fly tying
techniques at the December Wednesday Evening Meeting.
At right, Doug Dombek introduces the topic for the evening.
(12/2, Oxford)

Full-time 4th generation guide and Homosassa native, Captain William Toney,
was the speaker for the November Wednesday Evening Meeting.
(11/18, Oxford)

Despite high and very rapid flowing rivers, TCFF Members Mike Winter, Ed Rapisardi, Frank Matousek, Joe Manjoine, Felix Nieves, Steve Lusen and Paul Goorjian enjoyed a week of trout fishing in North Georgia. Many fish were caught but the scenery and wildlife were one of the highlights.
(Helen, GA)

Pictured are some of the flounder Felix Nieves caught fly fishing
a secret spot near in the panhandle.
(11/2, Destin, FL)

Capt. Rick Burns, a 30 year veteran guide out of Homasassa,
was our speaker for October Wednesday Evening Meeting. His topic was
fishing the flats for redfish.
(10/21, Oxford)

TCFF Members JC Moricoli (pictured, top left), Jack Neely (pictured, top right),
Russ Hampton and Oscar Feliu tied flies among with other state and nationally
recognized tyers displayed their craft at the Florida Council Conclave.
(10/23-25, Celebration, FL)

TCFF Member Dick Sisolak caught several rainbow trout
and saw three bull elk while fly fishing in North Carolina.
(10/18, Cherokee, NC)

TCFF Members participating in the Adopt-A-Lake Clean Up.
(10/13, Lake Griffin)

TCFF Member Barry Kent doing double duty at the September Evening Meeting
by doing a fly tying demonstration of a saltwater popper and being
the featured speaker talking about his experiences in fly tying and trying to catch a
World Record redfish on a fly rod.
(09/19, Oxford)

At the September Breakfast Meeting, Ed Rapisardi demonstrated the casting of a switch rod,
which is a rod style between the standard fly rod and a spay rod
designed for one or two handed casting.
(09/77, Leesburg)

Joe Manjoine and Frank Matousek fished on the Withlacoochee River
and many bluegills like this were caught. All fish were caught on the
MCBESLT fly (Minnow Crayfish Bug Eyed Shrimp Looking Thing) which is
a featured fly pattern on the Fly Tying Page.
(08/06, Withlacoochee River)

Some of the blue gills caught on the Withlacoochee River By George Shillington.

Six TCFF members recently tried their hand at kayak fishing the
Hilochee Wildlife Management Area. Four bass were landed,
all before the sunlight hit the water, and all on top water flies.

Fishing out of Crystal River, Byron Toutman (pictured with cobia) and
Frank Matousek caught a wide variety of fish. The cobia was cobia on a
Mosquito Lagoon special which Byron tied.
(8/11, The Gulf)

Dick Sisolak and Larry Jordan fished with TCFF Member Bob Hines on the Madison River
and the Snake River in Idaho. When not fishing with Bob, they fished the Henry's Fork and the Madison. The fishing was very productive and the scenery was incredible.
(7/29-8/4, Montana and Idaho)

George Shillington fished the Little Lehigh River on 7-20-09 with his son, David.
The fly used was the split tail tied by his son.

Wednesday Evening Meeting fly tying demonstrations and featuring
TCFF Member Charlie Jacobs as the guest speaker
talking about his experiences brown trout fishing in Labrador.
(7/15, Oxford)

Some of the participants of the July Adopt-A-Lake Clean-Up.
(7/14, Lake Griffin)

July Breakfast Meeting. (L to R) Ed Russell and Doug Dombek
addressing the attendees and Jack Neely showing Warren Rassmussen
some of the finer points of fly casting.
(7/1, Leesburg)

Wednesday Evening Meeting
(6/20, Oxford)

George Shillington caught this nice
largemouth bass on his new 3wt fly rod
throwing a Predator tied on a #8 hook.
(6/12, Lake Holly)

Dave Ferris fighting an eighteen-inch
brown trout while fishing the Salmon River.
(May, Connecticut)

May Adopt-A-Lake clean-up participants.
(5/12, Lake Griffin)

Here is Marilee Elias showing off a
three-pound five-ounce bass she caught
in one of the lakes in The Villages.
(6/4, The Villages)

Wednesday Evening Meeting
(5/20, Oxford)

The four TCFF Members, (L to R) Felix Nieves, Doug Dombek, Bob Strunc
and Frank Matousek on their trip to the Florida Keys to fish for tarpon at night.
Joe Manjoine (right picture) during the fight with a sixty pounder.
(Mid-May, Ilamorada)

Wednesday Breakfast Meeting.
(5/6, Leesburg)

Frank Matousek and Joe Manjoine fished the Tuckaseegee, the Pigeon,
the Nantahala Rivers and the Cherokee Reservation.
(Last Week of April, Western North Carolina)

While fishing out of Ozella in George Shillington's
Gheenoe, Warren Rasmussen caught this
15 inch trout.
(April, Ozella)

George Shillington landed this
36” tip-to-tail stingray after a
fifteen minute tug-of-war.
( 4/16, Mosquito Lagoon)

Some Club Members participating in the Black Bear Festival.
(3/28, Umatilla)

About fifty people enjoyed perfect weather, good fellowship and
excellent food at this year's Club Picnic.
(3/25, Lake Miona)

Fly casting and Fly tying demonstrations at the Outdoor Expo.
(3/7-8, The Villages)

Largemouth bass caught caught in
Lake Griffin by Bob Heinbach.
(March, Lake Griffin)

Eighteen novice and intermediate fly fishers attended the
Fly Fishing Clinic headed up by Dave Ferris.:
(2/25, Oxford)

February Club Saltwater Fishing Trip Anclote River area.
(2/26, Tarpon Springs)

Renowned fly tyer and TCFF Member Barry Kent designs and ties a
unique full-dressed Atlantic salmon fly for people who have impressed him.
Pictured above are the flies presented to Senator John McCain and
Governor Sarah Palin and their responses.

At the Wednesday Evening Meeting, Bob Hines gave a
presentation on the making of movies out of a series of photographs
along other software packages available to enhance photographs.
(2/18, Oxford)

TCFF President Ed Russell took these pictures
during the February Fresh Water Fishing Trip.
(2/12, Withlacoochee River)

About twenty-five Club Members and their significant others
gathered for the Club's Annual Dinner.
(2/11, Leesburg)

John Neidow first thought he had snagged to bottom
and twenty-five minutes later this large gar came along side his kayak.
(2/9, Crystal River)

The TCFF February Adopt-A-Lake Clean-Up, thirteen Club Members
collected trash totalling approximately 125 pounds.
(2/10, Lake Griffin)

On a fishing expedition with Russ Hampton, Tom Green,
after getting several strikes on his fly,
caught his first Pacific sailfish out of Zihuatanejo.
(January/Mexico)

Frank Matousek was fishing on the
Clermont Chain Of Lakes with his friend, Joe.
Here is a picture of Joe with a bass
he caught on a puss bug fly.
(2/13, Clermont)

TCFF Members demonstrate fly casting and fly tying tying skills
to about 100 children at the Circle C Ranch for a state-wide
gathering of National Wild Turkey Association annual "Jakes" Conclave.
(1/24. Leesburg)

Brian Farley fishing out of
President Ed Russell's pontoon boat
(November, '08, Ocklawaha River)

Captain Jimmy Johnson speaking at the Wednesday Evening Meeting
about tarpon fishing in the Florida Keys at night
(1/21, Oxford)

Wednesday Evening Meeting
(Top Row) Vice President Mike Winter and Member Dave Ferris addressing the attendees.
(Bottom Row) Bill Kugelman presenting a certificate of appreciation to Jack Neely and
the evening's presentation by Club Members Larry Jordan and Dick Sisolak
on fly fishing for trout in western North Carolina.
(12/17, Oxford)

2008 TCFF Annual Christmas Dinner
at Little Joey's Italian Restaurant
(12/7, Summerfield)

Renzetti Fly Fishing And Rod Building Fair
(12/6, Titusville)

(L to R) Honorary Member and Austrian citizen Thomas Pseiner,
Dave Ferris, Larry Semple, and Doug Dombek at Ponce Inlet.
(12/4, Ponce Inlet)

December Wednesday Breakfast Meeting
(Top Row) Doug Dombek with visiting Austrian Thomas Pseiner,
Jim Leech and Charlie Jacobs.
(Bottom Row) Fly Fishing Clinic.
(12/3,Leesburg)