"I am now come to the most entertaining and delightful part of the Sportsman’s diversion, fly fishing. Fishing; of which nothing can be said too much in its Commendation. If the other branches of Angling are both pleasant and profitable, this is much more so upon many Accounts: It is the cleanest and neatest that can possibly be imagined, being quite free from the trouble of baiting your hook or fouling your fingers: The Exercise it requires you to take is moderate and gentle, not being confined long to any one part of the River, but moving from Stream to Stream. The Fish that are caught in this manner are of the best and delicate sorts and when the Weather and water are favourable, commonly in great Numbers. Even the preparation of the Materials for the artificial Fly, and the skill and contrivance in making them, and comparing them with the natural, is a Very pleasing amusement: The manner of the Fishes taking them which, which is by rising to the surface of the Water, and sometimes out of it, gives the Angler a very agreeable surprise, and the length of the Line greatly adds to the pleasure of tireing them after they are hook’d. But I hasten to the art itself."

Richard Bowlker              

The Art of Angling, 1747

Welcome to the website of the Western Rocky Mountain Council (WRMC) of the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF).

We cherish the words of Richard Bowlker which are just as profound today as they were when he wrote them. This website is designed to give the individual fly fisher entertainment and education. It also is designed to help clubs by supplying guides to most of the functions necessary to operate a successful club. It is also intended to be a vehicle for exchange of information for ideas that have allowed a club to succeed. Ideas from clubs and indiviuals is solicited, Please address then to the email address under contact us.