January 2018 FFI E-News Edition
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Fly Fishing Show Season Has Arrived

Join us at the Marlborough, MA show this weekend! FFI members and volunteers will be present at all the Fly Fishing Shows scheduled from now through March.  Our volunteers will share their skills in fly tying, fly casting and general fly fishing at the Learning Center.  The first show in Denver was a great success thanks to the Eastern Rocky Mountain Council and High Plains Drifters, with more than 500 people visiting the Learning Center and FFI booth.  Click here to find a show near you>>
 

Find a Council or Club Event Near You!

Check the FFI website calendar for all events available around the FFI world.  One coming up on February 9th and 10th is the Florida Council Expo being held at The Plantation in Crystal River.  You won't want to miss this show.  Several FFI Board members will be on hand to present workshops and talk with members at this event. Click here to view the calendar>>
 


Fly Fishing Fair in Boise - Planning Well Underway

Thanks to the FFI Show Committee, chaired by Tilda Evans and the Local Committee, chaired by Don Knickrehm with the Idaho Angler, great progress has been made for planning the International Fly Fishing Fair that will be held in Boise Idaho August 7-11, 2018.  It will held at the Boise Centre and you won't want to miss it.  Rooms are filling up at our host hotel, so make your reservations soon.  Click here for more details>>
 

Know Someone Who Deserves an Award from FFI?

Each year at the International Fly Fishing Fair, awards are given to various individuals and groups who exemplify the mission and values of FFI. We take these awards seriously, following clearly defined procedures and criteria. If you would like to nominate someone based on their contributions to our sport, please complete the Award Nominations Form.  Deadline for nominations is April 1 of each year.  Click here for more information>>
 


Tying Times Newsletter 

Meet Ted Crona in the current issue of Tying Times.  Ted is a retired metallurgical engineer and quality manager who resides in Scottsboro, AL, near Lake Guntersville. He started fly fishing in the early '90s and credits his son, Jamie, as instrumental in getting him into fly tying.  Ted Crona's Weoka fly is pictured on the right.  Click here to read the newsletter>>
 
 

Loop Newsletter Now Available!

Articles in this edition include New MCI Test by Test Committee, The Problem of Proprioception by Macauley Lord and Changes in CICP Test Scheduling by Jonathan Walter. Click here to read the entire newletter>>
 


North American Certified Instructor Exam Event News

Jonathan Walter, CICP North American Events Committee Chair, is seeking input from potential candidates. Effort is underway to provide exams regularly and regionally throughout North America later in 2018 and beyond. This will help certified casting instructor candidates prepare based on a target date and location reasonably close. One challenge is not knowing where candidates might be concentrated. Another challenge is knowing when they might be ready to test. Candidates can help by contacting Jonathan at j_walter@msn.com to let us know your location. If you can estimate when you think you’ll be ready, all the better!

We currently have events scheduled in Florida (full), Oregon, Washington, New York, and Minnesota. Oregon and Washington are open for registration now and others are in the planning stages. If you are a candidate and have interest in any of these events, please contact casting@flyfishersinternational.org and let the Casting Coordinator know of your interest. Even if an event is not open for registration yet, knowing your interest helps plan for an adequate number of exams.  We appreciate your feedback in helping us plan for future locations. Click here to view the casting event calendar>>
 

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