The Dubuque Fly Fishers (DFF) is a chapter of the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association.  DFF promotes fly fishing, fly tying, conservation, and fellowship.  DFF meets twice monthly, from late summer to spring, at 6 p.m., at the Swiss Valley Nature Center, 13606 Swiss Valley Road, Dubuque, Iowa. 2nd Monday, September to May – Presentations, club […]

The Iowa State Fair Fly Tying Contest flies were judged on Wednesday August 9, 2023.  The judges were Paul Domoto, Keith Wunder, and Dave Rosset.  The results are shown below.  Thanks to all who entered.  The quality of all the flies was very good. Junior Division Dry Fly Category 1st Place                   Josiah Cornelder    […]

Public access to Waterloo Creek below Bee Bridge is no more. Larry Murphy and I were there today and watched the DNR put up the sign. According to the DNR, two fly fishermen had parked their truck blocking the land owner access. When he went and asked them if they would move the truck so he […]

Ten years!  That’s how long HFFA and the Iowa DNR have been co-sponsors of the Iowa State Fair Fly-Tying Competition.  My involvement started at the beginning helping Larry Murphy set up the display in the DNR Building.  Then took over the responsibility as one of the three judges.  During that time, I’ve look at and […]

The 2023 HFFA Bluegill Outing will be May 20 & 21 2023 at Lake Wapello State Park, just west of Drakesville, Iowa.  This is a informal gathering of friends that like to catch and eat Bluegills and Crappie.  There will be a fish fry and potluck at noon on Saturday the 20th.  Please bring an […]

I can’t say enough about the quality of our show committee. Their dedication to planning and overall execution really brought a positive change to our annual event. The committee even provided me with some comments from the weekend, participation data, and other miscellaneous information to help recap for those that did not attend this year. […]