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.

Back in January!

We'll be returning to our regularly scheduled meetings at the Riverview Community Centre on Tuesday, January 4th at 7 PM.  Hope to see you then!

In the meantime, please register or renew your 2022 membership by clicking here.  If you need help with on-line registration and payment, you can find it here.  Everyone who registers before Jan 12 will be entered into a draw for an Echo 9 ft, 6 wt fly rod valued at around $300.

Please note that face masks are currently mandatory at Riverview.  Also, with the latest provincial Covid guidelines, proof of full vaccination status will be required to attend so bring your vaccine card or smartphone image.

Gerry Beck Flies

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!

We are very happy to offer this during our Annual General Meeting.  Click here to download the PDF

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. 

Fly Fishing Courses Postponed!

2021 Fly Fishing Courses

In light of the current COVID 19 restrictions on gatherings, the Fly Fishing Courses planned for May 2 and May 3 are postponed indefinitely. When the COVID 19 situation improves sufficiently, we will select alternate dates and inform all who have registered.  Keep an eye on the website for the most up to date  changes.

Fly Tying Courses

If you are interested in learning to tie your own flies we have a terrific one-day package for you.  Just contact Marcel Duval by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide your name and phone number, and make reference to the Fly Tying Course (FTC). Or you can register your interest on-line by clicking here.  Once we have sufficient people on the list we will schedule a course and advise everyone.

We provide all the equipment and material for the course, no need to bring anything.  Cost is $50.00 for non-MFFA members.  It’s free for our members.  We run this course from October to April.

What's New on the Website

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.

Conservation Notes

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.)

Bruce Cameron

While Covid restrictions certainly limited the MFFAʼs activities for a few months, thankfully things managed to lighten up this spring just in time for our planned Whiteshell River Conservation Outing on June 20th. Read all about it here.  

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:

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.