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Christmas Party

Christmas Party 12/16/21

Great music! Great food! Great company! What a blast we had at the 2021 Christmas Party. Thanks to the Highlands Wind Instrument Quartet for getting us in the Christmas spirit by playing carols while the club members mingled and enjoyed an overwhelming amount of delicious food. Thanks to everyone that participated and Merry Christmas!

Christmas Dinner 12/8/21

We had a great turn out at the annual Christmas dinner, held at Lakepoint. Delicious food, raffle prizes and numerous members were recognized for their outstanding achievements during 2021.

The Bella Vista Fly Tyer of the year was also presented to Gary Rowland. Congratulations Gary!

The club applauded the work of the outgoing board members and welcomed the incoming board with great cheer.

Tom Diepenbrock receives his Certificate of Appreciation

Ed Limehouse is recognized for his service to the club as Treasurer

Board Member Emeritus Alan Peterson receives his Certificate of Appreciation

Board Member Harold Robinson is recognized for his many years of club service

Ed Limehouse presents outgoing President Paul Bickford with a Gavel plaque in recognition of his service to the club

Gary Henderson won the raffle grand prize quilt, hand-made by Maggie Gorishek

Outgoing Vice President Steve Troup & 2nd Lady Linda Branson- Troup

Amy & Past President Scotty Wilson

Debbie & 2022 Vice President-Elect Kevin Huel

Past President Dick & Elaine Rooney

Gordy & Nancy Kolberg

Carol & Chris Tabat

Roaring River Fishing Derby and Chili Feed 10/26/21

The event was a great success! The Chili feed was worth the trip alone. Ron Blackwelder won first place with a 14 3/4" trout. Second place went to Ray Atkinson with a 14 1/2" fish. Third place was Alan Scates with a 14 1/4" fish. A big thank you to Gary Henderson and his volunteers for organizing this great event!

Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up 10/23/21

Chris Tabat gathers with Ken and Gina Wayne to lay out the plan of attack for this fall's highway clean-up event. A big thank you to all who participated!

Donnie Roberts

Bella Vista Fly Tyers at work ahead!

Ron Blackwelder

Fall Sporting Sale 10/16/21

The club's Fall sporting sale was a huge success. Thanks to all the volunteers who made this sale possible. A very special thanks to Tom Diepenbrock and Mike Mullinex for their hard work in organizing the club fund raiser.

Bill Ginger and Ed Limehouse discuss the great turn out.

Miscellaneous items for sale; something for everyone!

An abundance of fishing equipment.

Kevin Huels and Steve Curtis get set up and ready for customers.

Club Picnic 9/9/21

Bella Vista Farmers Market Membership Drive

June 27th, 2021

Seated in front, Master Fly Tyer: Sandy Allan, left to right, also seated Club Director, Harrold Robinson, Member, Dan Gillman, and Secretary, Donnie Roberts. (Photo courtesy of VP Steve Troup.)

We were there for only a couple of hours but we were canceled due to weather concerns. Master Fly Tyer Gary Rowland was about to head over to us, but we had to call him off. Thanks Fly Tyers for coming out!

Club Sale- a -Thon

Saturday 6-5-21 at Kingsdale Pavilion

Tom Diepenbrock and Mike Mullinex spearheaded a super sale and was very successful.

Thanks to all the Fly Tyers and public that stopped by to donate!

Club's 5-20-21 Windsor London Landing Fishing Derby

Tom Diepenbrock - Event Mgr/Coordinator ... the fellow who made it happen! Papa Mike’s lunch catering service “fizzled” at the last minute by upping the price over budget; however, Tom wasn’t deterred. With wife Denice’s help and others, they worked with Harp’s to provide a fine crispy chicken dinner with delicious potato salad and other fixings to a group of about 25.

Photos courtesy of John Nuttall

Sieg Lipp - First Place

Steve Curtis - Second place

Mike Mullinix & Ed Limehouse - Tom D's two of several assistants

Ed Fischer, Wilson Scott (Scotty), Gary Rowland, Tom Diepenbrock

Cleaning Derby fish caught by Sieg Lipp, Steve Curtis, Harold Robinson, and others

Tom D & Alan Peterson

Derby Buddies

POA Metfield 5/15/29-2021 Kids Fishing Event

Rockbridge Rainbow Trout Ranch Spring 2021 Fishing Trip

Gary Rowland, Pat & Mike Patrick, Carol Phillips, Andy & Ed Fisher, Kris & Ron Blackwelder, Paul & Luann Lawrence

Rockbridge 4/22/21 Event in snow & 28 degrees or less

Jim Von Rohr

Luann Lawrence

Carol Phillips

Carol Phillips?

Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Event 4-10-21

13 Participants: Club member’s and family: Capitan: Chris Tabat, Ron Blackwelder, Randy Dietz, Bill Elias, Ed Fischer and 2 grandsons, Doug Hansen, Kevin Huels, Ed Limehouse, John Nuttall, Donnie Roberts, Carol Tabat.

Photos courtesy of John Nuttall ... view more at link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/UiXMJR2r7gw4QYyP6

Highway 340 cleanup crew (partial) Chris Tabat, Randy Dietz, Kevin Huels, Donnie Roberts, Ed Limehouse - 4-10-21

Kevin Huels poses for camera while Donnie Roberts does the work

Cleanup crew of 13 did their good deed for the day and Hwy 340 now displays less trash

Fly Fishing Casting Class October 2020

INSTRUCTOR: Carol Phillips

October 2020 Fly Casting Class I , Steve Troup, Ed Limehouse, Bill Ginger, Jim Cash, Donnie Roberts, And instructor Carol Phillips

October 2020 Fly Casting Class II, Larry Roe, Ed Limehouse, Chris Limehouse, Frank Spino

Casting Practice

New Granton Park Fish Cleaning Station

Rick Echols team finished the project late September which was challenging due to component shortages from Covid-19.

Notice space for 2 or more simultaneous users and no sink

Fly Tyer Steve Curtis attached a brush to the new fish cleaning station and says the new station works great

Phil Ward POA "Celebration Success" Award Video 9/03/20

Presented by POA COO Tom Judson and Lakes and Fisheries Department Manager Rick Echols

Phil Ward POA Award .MOV

2019 Christmas Party

Photos by Alan Peterson

Donnie and Mareice Roberts

Joyce and Joe Avila

Paul Bickford Presents 2019 Presidential Plaque to Ed Limehouse

Club Present Ed Limehouse presents "2019 Fly Tyer of the Year " award to Gary Henderson

2019 Fly Tying Classes

Photos by Alan Peterson

Beginner Fly Tying Class

About 30 students in the 2018 beginner fly tying class

Instructor Gary Rowland & Joe Avila the Club's Youtube Website manager & student Rick Yorman

Pat Patrick ... I wonder about that?

Advanced ClassPat Patrick Gary Rowland Bill Elias Joe Avila Mack BeanDon Chapman Frank Gorishek Ron Devaney Ron Blackwelder

Veteran Tyers

Steve Curtis Marvin Macedo Al Haase Mike Mullinix Don Aikinson Dave Barfield Gary Henderson

Social Fishing at Lake Windsor

Wilson Scott(Scotty) and Mark Richardson

Tom Diepenbrock Scotty, and Mike Mullinix

Roaring River Fishing Derby October 2019

Photos by Alan Peterson

(Front Row) Dick Mairet Gary Rowland Alan Scates Rick Yorman Diana Yorman Dan Bullock Larry Sirkorski Paul Bickford

(Back Row) John Linsey Steve Curtis Larry Ellsworth Don Akins Gary Henderson Glen Tynes Doug Hansen Ron Devaney

Contest Winners

1st - Bickford's 16 incher

2nd - Larry Sikorsky

3rd - Larry Ellsworth

Sandy Allan with a nice batch of Rainbow trout at Roaring River

Rayburn Lake Fish Habitat Build 2016

Dan Bullock Tom Diepenbrock Marvin Macedo, Phil Ward, Harold Robinson

Building Crew

Dan Bullock Harold Robinson Tom Diepenbrock , John Urquhart, Chris Fuller POA Fisheries, Paul Bickford

Dedication of Fly Tyer Fishing Dock at Loch Lomond Marina

Dan Bullock Fly Tyer Club President 2017

Dedication crowd

Tom Judson POA COO and Dan Bullock Fly Tyer Club President cutting the ribbon opening the new Marina Fly Tyer fishing dock

2019 Casting Practice at Fly Fishing 101

Fly Fishing 101 Casting Practice

Dan Bullock donation sale

Work on shoreline restoration below Beaver Dam by Trout Unlimited with Ron Blackwelder and Al Haase

Fly Tyer"s December 3rd, 2020 "the year of the mask" General meeting at New Life Christian Church as Riordan Hall was being used for COVID tests and vaccines.

Photo by Al Peterson

Mike Mullinex ( kneeling ) and Master Fly Tyer Gary Rowland at the meeting on April 8, 2021 at New Life Christain Church

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