Central Ohio Fly Fishers

05/02/2026

Announcement from Bob Johnson:

Open Fly Tying on the Second Sunday of the month, at Dick’s Easton, is closed until the second Sunday of August.

04/15/2026

Standing room only at tonight's monthly COFF meeting. Ken and Barbara Myers joined us from High N Dry Fishing Products. HND offers a comprehensive line of fly flotant, desiccant, sighter wax, fly line dressing, you name it. Ken is a chemist and avid fly fisher, he demonstrated the effectiveness of the product with the "Flynado". HND prides themselves in making the most effective fly flotant products that are also safe and environmentally friendly. Check them out at www.highndryfisihngproducts.com

03/17/2026

Don Antrim joined Pam Allen and Tom Allen in the Keys, where Don caught a 70-pound tarpon!

03/15/2026

It's trout time!!!! 🎣 We have started releasing over 80,000 rainbow trout at locations throughout the state. For more info on a location and dates near you, head to https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/ohios-rainbow-trout-releases-begin-in-march Ohio Division of Wildlife

03/10/2026

For our March meeting, we welcomed John Tetzloff, longtime president of the Darby Creek Association and a leading voice in the stewardship of the Big Darby Creek watershed.

03/09/2026

Here is the link to the TU Mad River Chapter March newsletter.

“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau As we stand on the doorstep of another season along the Mad, that quote feels particularly fitting. The last few months have given us a taste of just about everything Ohio can throw a....

02/26/2026

Steve Parker tied this up today in preparation of mousing this summer. This fly glows in the dark for several hours when hit with a uv light for a few minutes. The green marker is with lights off.

02/11/2026

Thank you to past COFF President Jon Horn, with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for speaking to the club this evening about the H2Ohio Rivers Program. He also spent some time talking about one of his favorite topics, insect hatches and how that applies to our fly fishing pursuits.

02/04/2026

01/21/2026

Fly tying class in partnership with our friends at Preservation Parks of Delaware. We will be tying two patterns including an olive, cone-head Woolly Bu**er and a beaded, Hare’s Ear Nymph. Steve Parker will serve as lead tyer.

01/14/2026

COFF kicked off 2026 with a great presentation from Ryan Ratliff of Mad River Outfitters on fly-fishing Ohio waters for some of the non-trout native species.