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North Arkansas Fly Fishers

Mountain Home, AR


Fly Fishing Community/Education/Conservation

Registration is required before November 22nd, 2026. This is a MEMBERS ONLY event, so please assure you are signed into the website to register and choose your entree and dessert. You can register one guest with your registration. Please click on the following link to register:


NAFF 2026 Christmas Party

2027 Beginner Fly Tying Class

NAFF Beginners Fly Tying Classes

ASUMH Ozarks Regional Arts Council Conference Room at The Vada Sheid

On Four Thursdays from 6pm - 8pm

Jan. 14th, 21st, 28th and Feb. 4th


The North AR Fly Fishers (NAFF) are again hosting our annual Beginners Fly Tying Class. Once again, ASUMH has accepted our class as part of their Continuing Education program.  

 

This is a class for beginners to teach the basic principles of fly tying. Students will tie two each of two different flies at each class, all of which can be used on our local rivers. All tools and materials are provided by the North Arkansas Fly Fishers. A mentor will be available on a one-to-two or one-to-one basis. 

 

The class will be team-taught by Patty Leuken, Susan Parsons, and Davy Wotton. They as well as our mentors are members of NAFF in good standing and have experience teaching this and other classes. Most importantly, all are active fly fishermen/women with a minimum of twenty years’ experience in the sport, and on our local waters. These are well-seasoned individuals who love the sport with a willingness to share their knowledge and experience. In addition, mentors are on hand to assist the students as they ty the subject fly.

 

The class will be held on Thursdays in January and February 2027 from 6 to 8 pm, specifically January 14, 21, 28, and February 4, and will be held in the Ozarks Regional Arts Council Conference Room at The Sheid. Class is $27.00 and includes a one-year membership in NAFF.

 

If you are interested in taking the class....or know someone who is, you MUST register online through the ASUMH system at the following link:

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2027 Intro to Fly Tying

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This is a great opportunity for folks to get a flavor for our sport. This would also make a great Christmas gift. If you or anyone you know needs a little push, encourage them to enroll.



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November Meeting

 

Tuesday, Nov.17th, 2026

 

NOTE - NEW - Location

Elks Lodge

101 Elk Way

Mountain Home, AR

 

 

All Members wishing to eat or socialize are encouraged to arrive around 5:30pm.

If you plan to eat, please order your meal no later than 5:30pm

 

Presentation Starts around 6:00pm


Buffalo National River Water Quality Program

Derek Filipek

Aquatic Biologist at the Buffalo National River



The Buffalo National River is the nation's first national river (designated in 1972) managed within the National Park Service. A critical component in the long-term protection and management of the river has been monitoring the river's water quality. This presentation will include the history of the water quality program along with an overview of the program's methods, findings, and challenges for the present and future.

 

Derek Filipek is the Aquatic Biologist at the Buffalo National River and manager of the Buffalo National River Water Quality Program/Lab. He has worked at the Buffalo National River since 2020 and acted in his current position since 2022. Derek has a long history of aquatics in Arkansas, raised by a fisheries biologist father, and spent much of his childhood floating and fishing the many wonderful streams of the state. He has also held multiple positions in the nongame aquatics division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and worked with aquatic snakes during his graduate research in the Boston Mountains ecoregion of Arkansas.


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Fly Fishing Mentoring Program

If you are interested in learning to fly fish, and don’t know where to start, we offer a mentoring program. It is available to all skill levels. Whether you are new to the area and need to know where to fish, when, and with what, or wonder why you’re not as successful as you hope to be, this program can help. Click on the button below for additional information or to sign up for this program.


Mentoring Program

Fly Tying Classes

We offer two fly tying classes - a beginners fly tying class and intermediate fly tying class.

The beginner fly tying class is hosted through the ASU-MH Community Education Program - Click the button below to sign up for the class or for more information and schedules.

The intermediate fly tying class is hosted by NAFF and more information can be found by clicking the link below.

Fly Tying Classes