Welcome to the MFFA

Welcome to the MFFA's website.  Come check out who we are, and what we are about.  Any questions, feel free to reach out to us on our Contact Us page, and we will strive to respond as quickly as possible.

Make sure to check out our events calendar for meeting information, outings, and other activities.  You can now join the MFFA or renew your membership on line!  Just click here.

You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Red River Fishing

Anyone is welcome to join us in Lockport on Tuesday, May 17 and 31 to fish the Red River.  We're generally out there by 6:00 PM although some show up earlier.  We'll be fishing under the dam or along the floodway.  Get more information by clicking here. 

Fly Fishing Courses Are Resuming!

With COVID 19 restrictions lifting, we will run one course on May 07, 2022 and a second course on May 8th.  Because of the cancellation of the course over the last two years, we have a backlog.  We have enough people registered to fill all 20 positions on each of the two May 2022 courses and a waiting list long enough to fill a third course.  It is possible that we could run another course later in the summer or early fall, but that will be decided later.

We are in the process of sorting out who can attend the two May courses from the list of registered folks.  Any position not spoken for will be offered to those on our waiting list and it is more than likely that all 40 positions for the two courses will be filled from those two lists.  This should not prevent anyone interested in our Fly Fishing Course from registering.  Registration does not require immediate payment, but it will put you in a good position for our next course.  So, if you are interested in our Fly Fishing Course, register here. 

You are also entitled to membership to the MFFA in the year that you take the course.  Your membership entitles you to member benefits including discounts of 10% on fly fishing stuff from Fishing Hole.

Click here for lots more information regarding our fly fishing courses.

Conservation Notes

MFFA Conservation Objective: To encourage and support all persons and agencies dedicated to the preservation of clean water and good fishing, and to actively promote sound conservation practices and resource management in Manitoba.

Catch and Release

We support safe fish handling techniques when practicing catch and release angling.  Further information can be found here (provided by the Swan Valley Sports Fishing Enhancement group.)

Trail Enhancements

The MFFA presentation of the new Kingfisher Angler Access Trail signs to Whiteshell Provincial Park Senior Interpreter Adam Collicutt. 

Underwater Camera 

New Whiteshell River underwater camera system has been successfully installed.

Here's a sample of the underwater camera in action:

MFFA River Rehabilitation Efforts

Everyone can check out pictures of the Whiteshell River Enhancement Project provided by Bruce Cameron here.  And while Covid restrictions certainly limited the MFFAʼs activities, we were still able to participate in a Whiteshell River Conservation outing in Spring 2020. Check out some great shots and information here.   

You can check out the Whiteshell River Fish and Habitat Survey from 2008 by clicking here.

More Conservation News

Check out what the Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement group is doing in the Duck Mountain area.  It's all in their newsletter here.  Or check their Facebook page here.

MFFA Mentorship Program

The MFFA is developing a new fishing mentorship program whereby beginners are matched up with experienced fishermen.  If you would like to be a mentor, or are looking for the opportunity to head out with an experienced fisherman, log into the website and submit your name in the "Mentorship Program" category in the MFFA Fly Fishing Forum, or click here.  We'll see what we can do to hook you up. 

What's New on the Website

Forgotten where you saw that article in the Newsletter.  Our MFFA Newsletter now has an index going all the way back to 2016.  Find it here. 

We are fortunate to present a PDF document of flies that former club member Gerry Beck contributed to the seminal Canadian fly bible "Fly Patterns of Canada".  Author and compiler Paul Marriner provided the MFFA the PDF of Gerry's flies for us to enjoy.  Thank you very much Paul!  Click here to download the PDF

Considering a pontoon boat?  Check out our classified section on the forum.  

Members' profiles and stories are now available on the website.  Members can read some great stories by clicking here or going to the Members Area tab.

Members check out this great article by Scott Gardner from Outdoor Canada on life-changing leader information. Just click here.

Members can now view club fly tying demo videos here.

The MFFA is developing a fishing mentorship program whereby beginners are matched up with experienced fishermen.  If you would like to be a mentor, or are looking for the opportunity to head out with an experienced fisherman, submit your name in the "Mentorship Program" category in the MFFA Fly Fishing Forum, or click here.

Everyone can check out pictures of the Whiteshell River Enhancement Project provided by Bruce Cameron here.

For our registered members, check out the Great Links page which now contains a link to Chris Greaves "Cooking with Chris" cookbook. Included are recipes for Chris's amazing fish batter, hot sauce, and Al's fantastic seafood chowder.

Our members' Great Links page now has a Library option listing all the fly fishing books available for us to borrow.