Currently there are four International Federation of Fly Fisher clubs in Mississippi, and there may soon be a fifth.
The Magnolia Fly Fishers is based in Jackson. This club was founded in 2001 and has a number of knowledgeable and talented fly fisher, many of whom fish across Mississippi. These folks regularly fish for warm and saltwater species across Mississippi, and are known to regularly make trips to Arkansas for coldwater trout and to Louisiana for reds and specks (that is when they're not fishing for those species on the Mississippi coast).
Local outdoor writer, Glen Davis, maintains a blog filled with excellent articles on fly fishing in Mississippi that are more than worth your time, whether you live in the area or not. Here is article on how Glen and his friends in the Magnolia Fly Fishers pioneered fly fishing for stripers in the Mississippi River: blogs.clarionledger.com/gdavis/author/gdavis/page/4/
Another member of the Magnolia Fly Fishers, and locally known fly tyer, David Frazier, worked with the University of Mississippi Media Documentary Project University of Mississippi on a video about a classic Mississippi stream, the Chunky River: http://vimeo.com/channels/flyfishing/54793912 A viewing of this short video will show you a bit of the beauty of the Magnolia State's fly fishing locales and why this southern state is renowned for her numerous ponds and sandy bottoms streams.
Contact information for all the clubs in Mississippi can be found on under the “clubs” section on the IFFF- Gulf Coast Council’s web site: http://www.gulfcoastfff.org/
Contact information for all the IFFF council and for hundreds of IFFF clubs across the country can be found under “Councils” on the IFFF website: http://www.fedflyfishers.org/
Magnolia Fly Fishers:
Treasurer: Ed Casteel ecasteel3@yahoo.com 601-707-7811
http://www.facebook.com/groups/222361121149984/
http://www.magnoliaflyfishers.com/
The Federation is the voice of fly fishing across the US and beyond and for the past 50 years, the Federation, in partnership with its individual members and member clubs, has prompted fly fishing through education and conservation.
Check out the IFFF or your local Federation club! Regardless of your age, you may be surprised at the fun you will have and all you will learn…
Tight lines,
Kyle Moppert
President
Gulf Coast Council
International Federation of Fly Fishers
Life Member - IFFF
P.S.
You may also be surprised how many of the folks who regularly post on this site are also members of the IFFF...
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