Speaker Meeting - Carl Hueter
2025-02-05 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
Owner of the historic Wanigas Rod Company , classic fly fishing fashion plate, German polyglot, architect and devout fly fisher, Carl Hueter will be presenting Fly Fishing in Labrador, and secrets to surviving a fishing trip in another country.

*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*

Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat to the presentation by joining us via Zoom.
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MFFC Member's School
2025-04-11 09:00 - 12:30 | Wayne County Community College – Ted Scott Campus, 9555 Haggerty Rd, Belleville, MI, 48111, United States
Member School is Saturday April 11, 2025
You must be registered to attend.

Contact Vern White.

GLC Fly Casting Skills Development Event
2025-06-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Au Sable River Outfitters, 225 W. Sixth St, Mio, MI, 48647, United States
Fly Casting Skills Development Event on June 21st
Join us for our next Fly-Casting Skills Development event at AuSable River Outfitters in Mio, Michigan.
Date: June 21, 2025
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Place: AuSable River Outfitters, 225 W. Sixth Street, Mio,Michigan 48647
We will have our Fly-Casting Skills Development Course setup for anyone to try. We will have flyrods there or you can bring your own. We will have people there to give fly casting instructions if you have never tried it before. There will also be fly tying equipment and materials there with people to help you tie your first fly.
Snacks and refreshments to be provided.
Hope to see you on the 21st!

Grindstone Port Hope Youth Outdoor Education Day
2025-07-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Grindstone Port Hope Sortsmens Club, 6101 Huron City Rd, Port Hope, MI, 48468, United States
We are confirmed at the Kid’s Day at the Port Hope Grindstone City Kid’s Day event! The MFFC was requested to come back to tie with kids at the Grindstone Port Hope Youth Outdoor Education Day.
Volunteers are needed and appreciated. This is a one day limited event. Volunteers will be tying wooly buggers with kids. All supplies are provided by the MFFC.
July 26th their program is from 10-3.
Set up starts at 8 am. We don’t need that much time to set up, there will be a tent, table and chairs provided for us. (Although extra chairs are always a positive thing.)
Contact John Eriksson for info.

Pointe Mouille Waterfowl Festival - Tying With Kids
2025-09-13 08:00 - 2025-09-14 16:00 | Pointe Mouilee DNR Station, 37205 Pt. Mouillee Rd., Brownstown, MI, 48173, United States
Volunteers are needed to represent the MFFC tying wooly buggers with kids this weekend. All supplies are provided.
For directions click here.
Contact John Eriksson, chairman.

September Activities Meeting - Glen Easterbrook Featured Tier
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
September Activities night features:

Tying a foam attractor with our Featured Tier- Glen Easterbrook — Click here to download Glen’s pattern. There will be a limited number of kits available for tying.
Open gym casting.

Beginning fly tying will be Back To Basics with a Pheasant Tail Nymph lead by Ken Harfoot! Everything you need is provided.

Hi, Glen Easterbrook here. Ready to tie a great fall fly ?
The GFA (General Foam Attractor) Hopper was developed by Walter Wiese of Parks Fly Shop in Montana. As far as hopper patterns go, the GFA is incredibly easy to tie and really does the trick. The GFA Hopper can be tied to imitate a hopper using natural colored foam. It also makes for an excellent cricket pattern when using darker (dark brown and black) foam.
It is a fairly easy fly to tie. We will try to tie it in a couple of variations to show natural bug colors, crazy colors that old eyes can see easily, and natural colors with different colored hotspots. Thread colors are somewhat important as the thread wraps make the segmented body. So if you tie a tan foam body then tan thread is preferred to be used. If you want to tie a yellow body fly then bring some yellow. Etc.
Fishing these can take a bit of finesse. The grass hopper is a terrestrial, a land based bug. It’s when they misstep and fall into the river from the sides of grassy banks that they become a meal for fish. With that in mind you should be fishing these up against the bank, possibly onto the grass and then pulling them gently into the river. Sometimes they will induce a strike when ‘twitched’ because they naturally want to swim back to safety. They also work well as an indicator. Foam fly floating above a nymph hanging below.
Click for Easterbrook’s GFA Hopper Pattern

*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*

Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat by joining us via Zoom.
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Scout School 2025
2025-09-20 08:00 - 16:00 | Wayne County Community College – Ted Scott Campus, 9555 Haggerty Rd, Belleville, MI, 48111, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF STUDENT REGISTRATIONS

MFFC presents a fun-filled day learning all about fly fishing! This event is open to all registered Girl Scouts and Scouts BSA. Badge earning requirements are based on the Boy Scout Merit Badge requirements.
WHO: Registered Girl Scouts and Scouts BSA
WHERE: Wayne County Community College Ted Scott Campus
WHEN: September 20, 8:00 AM (sharp) to 4:00 PM.
COST: $0
MB CLASS QUESTIONS: Dave Oakley 313-613-1262 / oak2153@yahoo.com
PATCHES: We will have patches for sale at end for a $2.00 fee.

WHAT TO BRING:
● Each troop or group must supply the proper amount of adult leadership.
● Merit badge application (blue card) signed by a Troop Adult Leader
● Your own food for the day. Thirty minutes is scheduled as a lunch break.
● Eye protection and head protection (sunglasses and billed caps).
DRESS: BSA field or activity uniform, and weather appropriate dress. The class will be held rain or shine.
Scouts should obtain a copy of the Fly Fishing merit badge pamphlet and be prepared to discuss requirements 1, 7, 8, and 9 before arriving. Merit Badge Counselors will be on hand to certify each scout.
Fishing nearby.
2025 REGISTRATION FORM
2025 SCOUT MERIT BADGE FLYER
FFI PHOTO VIDEO RELEASE
Feel free to forward this notice to interested scouts.

FFI Flyfest
2025-09-26 10:00 - 2025-09-27 17:00 | Grand Rapids Sheraton Airport Hotel, 5700 28th Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, United States
Of Note: The Michigan Fly Fishing Club is an affiliate Club of Fly Fishers International. Our fly fishing events are insured through the FFI. We are also an active member of the FFI Great Lakes Council.

Fly Fishers International is proud to gather our members and the fly fishing community in Grand Rapids for
FFI Flyfest, September 26th & 27th 2025.
We’ve heard the calls for a return to an in-person event, and this will be a wonderful location. Offering easy air travel options, and centrally located for highway travel, Grand Rapids is also a hub of culture and entertainment options along with plenty of fly fishing to be done in the area.
FFI Flyfest 2025 will once again offer an extensive slate of indoor and outdoor workshops, presentations, and demonstrations for all experience levels and covering topics including fly casting, fly tying, and important conservation partnerships.
We’re thrilled to return to an in-person experience filled with hands-on learning, shared stories, and the spirit of fly fishing. In September, Fly Fishers International, will be in your area providing those opportunities to our members and guests.
What to Expect:

Indoor & outdoor workshops
Fly casting & tying demos
Conservation presentations
Education for all skill levels
Connection with anglers from around the world

The event will be held at the Grand Rapids Sheraton Inn Airport on September 26-27. We are writing to ask if your club will help us promote the event to your members, giving them an opportunity to volunteer, and to determine if your club would be interested in a free exhibit table to promote your club to our attendees. The table will be located in the Atrium which serves as the entrance to the tying demo and seminar area and is the hub of activity during the 2-day event. Many presentations are pay to attend.
Any volunteer who signs up to work 4 hours during the 2-day event will get a free registration to the event, a $75 value. We will provide a coupon code for those who qualify.
https://flyfishersinternational.wufoo.com/forms/volunteer-form-2025/
We appreciate any help you can provide and look forward to your response on whether your club would like a free table at the event. You can register and find the event schedule here:
https://www.flyfishersinternational.org/flyfest

Click here to download the official event flyer to register!
Click here for the direct pay registration link.
The event will be held at the Grand Rapids Sheraton Inn Airport Hotel.

December Speaker Meeting - James Spica
2025-12-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*

Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat by joining us via Zoom.
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Ultimate Fishing Show
2026-01-08 08:00 - 2026-01-11 17:00 | Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI, 48374, United States
Ultimate Fishing Show Sign up!

The Ultimate Fishing Show where Club members teach young participants to tie Wooly Buggers for fishing, and guide them through fly rod casting on the pond. It is part of the outreach component of our charter.
Volunteers are needed for these four days of the Ultimate Fishing Show. Ultimate Fishing Show volunteers receive free entry to the show. If you’ve never tied wooly buggers, you can be trained on site – it’s so easy even kids can do it! Translation: No experience necessary.
If you can volunteer an hour or two or even part of your day, it would be greatly appreciated. Ultimate Fishing Show volunteers are needed for tying with attendees, casting with kids, set up, tear down, as well as co-chairs to assist with event organization and scheduling.
Hours are: Thursday 1p-8p; Friday 12p-8p; Saturday 10a-8p; Sunday 10a-5p
Parking is $10 as of 2025. Admission is $12. Volunteers get in free – just enter at the back of the venue and check-in at the Volunteer/Workers booth.

Sign up now by clicking here!

Outdoorama
2026-02-19 13:00 - 2026-02-22 17:00 | Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI, 48374, United States
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST IN LEADERSHIP OF THIS PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT A BOARD MEMBER OR THE WEBMISTRESS.

Help represent MFFC at the Outdoorama! As part of outreach and education for the MFFC, we staff an activity booth at Outdoorama where Club members teach young participants to tie Wooly Buggers for fishing, and guide them through fly rod casting on the pond.
Hours are: Thursday 1p-8p; Friday 12p-8p; Saturday 10a-8p; Sunday 10a-5p
Volunteers are needed for these four days at Outdoorama. People are needed to help kids tie flies (no prior experience necessary), try their hand at casting a fly rod, help set up, help tear down, and help co-chair the general organization of things.
Each fly leaves on an expo flyer to keep it safe from stabbing anybody on it’s ride home.
Parking is $10. If needed, parking fees can be reimbursed after the show.
Click here to sign up!

March Activities Meeting - Featured Tyer TBD
2026-03-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
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March Activities Meeting - Featured Tyer TBD
2026-03-04 19:30 - 20:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
Come join us for activities night!

Open casting in the gym
Catch up with friends while tying along with our Featured Tyer TBD. 10 supply kits will be available. Check the Fly Of The Month link for the pattern. Bring your own vice and thread.
Ken Harfoot will be leading beginning tying, all tools and materials provided.
Access the Joe Sattler Memorial Library to check out travel, tying and casting books plus DVDs.
Purchase Club goods for $5 (patches, stickers, license plate frames).

*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*

Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat to the tying demonstration by joining us via Zoom.
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Midwest Fly Fishing Expo
2026-03-13 09:00 - 2026-03-14 16:00 | TBD
Experience the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo
Friday
Saturday
Learn from nationally recognized professionals.
Talk to experts.
Cast rods on the full sized in-house pond!

The Expo runs on volunteers. Want to help? Click here!
Check in at the Club room for perks.

For two days each March, the Michigan Fly Fishing Club (MFFC) hosts the Great Lakes-area’s premier event for all things fly fishing — the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo. This learning extravaganza is the oldest all-fly fishing event east of the Mississippi!
Organized and run exclusively by MFFC volunteers, the show typically features five headline speakers, dozens of free seminars about fly fishing skills, techniques and destinations, dozens of fly tying demonstrations and more than 120 exhibitors. Exhibitors include outfitters and retailers from across the country, guides, rod- and net-building artisans, artists, authors, dealers in rare and collectible books and memorabilia and conservation organizations.
Best of all, because the 54-year-old MFFC is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, proceeds from the Expo flow right back to support the Club’s educational programs and to fund a variety of grants conservation organizations across the state to restore and enhance Michigan’s rivers and lakes. Over the years the MFFC has provided grants totaling more than $400,000 for such causes.
We look forward to seeing your there!
Expo Site : Click here
Tickets: Click here
Venue:
Volunteer & Get In Free: Click here.

March Speaker Meeting - speaker TBD
2026-03-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
Watch this link for updates!

*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*

Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat to the tying demonstration by joining us via Zoom.
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Speaker Meeting - Mark Hendricks, CI Casting Demo
2026-04-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
April welcomes Mark Hendricks, CI and guide, for an in person Casting Demo!

*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*

Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat to the tying demonstration by joining us via Zoom.
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Youth School (members only)
2026-05-02 10:00 - 16:00 | TBD
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST IN LEADERSHIP OF THIS PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT A BOARD MEMBER OR THE WEBMISTRESS.

Youth School provides an enjoyable and positive fly fishing experience for young people (age 7-16) while educating them in all aspects of fly fishing. They will be taught stream-side safety and etiquette. They will learn about the different kinds of fly rods, reels, lines, and leaders. Fly rods will be provided so that each student will learn the proper methods of casting. Then, with school-supplied tools and materials, they will be taught how to tie a streamer and a dry fly which they will use in the afternoon to catch fish.
Our instructors are club members who are avid fly fishers and are eager to share their talents and knowledge with the students, who may someday join our club and meet with us in our favorite fishing holes.
Invite a young person to come and join us for a fun filled day that we are sure they will remember for a long time!

Target Age: young people between the ages of 7 and 16
Event Date: TBD 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Meals:
Cost: There is no cost for the school. All dues paying members may sponsor a young person for this school.
Location: Michigan State University Toll Gate Center, located at Meadowbrook Road and 12 Mile Road in Novi, Michigan
Enrollment Deadline: TBD 2026

The agenda will be communicated to participants prior to the end of April.
A chairperson is needed for this event.

Dick Schot New Member Outing at Wa Wa Sum
2026-05-06 - 2026-05-09 | Camp Wa Wa Sum, Whirlpool Road, Grayling, MI, United States
Individuals that were not able to make it this year, are still eligible next year.

The Offer
The Dick Schot New Member Outing builds on what new members knowledge base, applying it to the river with Club guides, good food, and cocktail hour presentations to up their game. Attendees should be able to show a safe level of wading proficiency. Get to know other Club members! Come join us!
The Deal
The 2026 all inclusive fee is approximately $240 (subject to update in the new year).
This includes lodging, dinner Wednesday through Friday; breakfast Thursday through Saturday morning, bag lunches Thursday through Friday and Happy Hour.
Make checks out to “Michigan Fly Fishing Club” and bring them to a Club meeting, the Members School, Glenn (Event Chair), Jim (Club Treasurer), or even Kevin (Club President).
Payment due date is the date of the Members School, April 11, 2026.
The Location
Camp Wa Wa Sum, Grayling, MI 49738
Register Now
Sign up by contacting: Glen Easterbrook.
New members are given first priority. Local visitors are welcome for evening visits. Come see who shows up!
The Goods
Club guided fly fishing Wednesday, May 6 through Saturday, May 9.
Good food and good company.
Nightly informational presentations over cocktail hour.
The History of the Dick Schot Memorial Outing
Years ago, the club had a yearly outing at the Matabanic Lodge on the main stream of the Au Sable during the second or third weekend in June. We were shooting for the Hex hatch. Rarely did we hit it just right. “You should have been here last week,” we often heard. The trips were excellent though, whether we caught fish or not. While on one of these outings, the late Dick Schot, Ryan Angove, and Fred Field were working on their equipment and talking. We discussed renting the lodge for a second weekend, and it was suggested that the second week be for new members just learning the sport. First times — coming to the “Holy Water” for their first experience fly fishing. Within a few weeks, Dick was working on launching our first New Members Outing.
They couldn’t get the Lodge again in June, but because we had supported Michigan State University students in two river study programs and were a main contributor to Au Sable river conservation, we were able to get MSU’s Wa Wa Sum lodge for Mothers Day weekend. Dick was off and running. He got many involved to teach and guide the new members. He decided to start the outing on Thursday and end it on Saturday, so we would be home for Mothers Day — smart!
This became Dick’s project, and a big addition to the club’s education of the next generation of fly fishers. He enlisted a lot of us over the years as instructors, guides, presenters, and demonstrators.
When Dick was diagnosed with a fatal disease, it did not stop him. He ran the trip until he could not do it any longer. Today the trip survives as one of our most important outings.
In our Statement of Purpose we say that we will pass along to others the knowledge of fly fishing. This trip, our schools, and the scout outing help fulfill that promise.
Thanks to all who have worked on this outing — and thanks the most to Dick Schot, who made it happen in the first place. This outing is dedicated to the memory of a great teacher!

May Activities Meeting - Featured Tyer TBD
2026-05-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
Come join us for activities night!

Open casting in the gym
Catch up with friends while tying along with our Featured Tyer TBD. 10 supply kits will be available. Check the Fly Of The Month link for the pattern. Featured tying is a bring your own vice and thread event.
Ken Harfoot will be leading beginning tying, all tools and materials provided.
Access the Joe Sattler Memorial Library to check out travel, tying and casting books plus DVDs.
Purchase Club goods for $5 (patches, stickers, license plate frames).

*MFFC business meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, learn about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, hear fishing reports, and general Club information. The speaker will take the floor around 8:00 p.m. EST.*
Can’t make it in-person? Get a front row seat to the tying demonstration by joining us via Zoom.
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WaWaSum Bourbon & Browns
2026-07-16 - 2026-07-19 | Camp Wa Wa Sum, Whirlpool Road, Grayling, MI, United States
WaWaBourbon&Browns2026 Flyer Coming Soon
July 16-19 2026
$250/person
Au Sable River’s fabled “Holy Waters”
Includes: Bourbon. Meal Plan TBD.
4 Days & 3 Night stay at the Rustic
WaWa Sum Lodge
Bring your Kayak, Drift Boat, Canoe or Waders.
Casting & Biggest Fish Competitions
All Members Welcome
$50 deposit required to secure your spot!
Limited Availability (18 beds)
To reserve your spot, call or text
Tom Coleman 248-444-9202
James Harris 313-573-7108

November Activities Meeting - Featured Tyer TBD
2026-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Clarenceville Middle School, 20210 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States
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