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.

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. 

May Meetings Cancelled

The Riverview Community Centre is closed for the time being.  All May MFFA meetings are cancelled.

We have also decided to cancel our annual MFFA fund raising banquet on April 25th at the Viscount Gort.  We are rescheduling for October 17.  If you already have tickets we will refund them or you can keep them for the Fall date.

Don't forget that Orvis, Temple Fork, Simms, and Peak Vises have extended a limited number of discount offers to the club again this year.  As in past years we will be selling raffle tickets at the weekly club meetings when they resume for a chance to take advantage of these discounts.

Wellman Cabin Booking Now Available!

The renovations for the club cabin at Wellman Lake are now complete!  Here are the before and after shots.

For members hoping to book the cabin, you can do that on line by clicking here.  

Please take notice of rules regarding travel to cottages in Manitoba in response to Covid-19.  Click here for the link from the Provincial government that outlines the rules for travel to cottages within Manitoba.

Fly Fishing/Fly Tying Courses

2020 Fly Fishing Courses

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the Fly Fishing Courses scheduled for May 2 and May 3, 2020, are postponed indefinitely.  As soon as the situation allows, we will select new dates and everyone registered for the course will be notified by email.  Anyone interested in the course can register on this website.  Just click the On-Line Registration link above and select MFFA Fly Fishing School Registration or click here.

Click here for lots more information regarding our fly fishing courses.

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 $40 for MFFA members and $50 for non-members.   We run this course from October to April.

What's New on the Website

You can now join the MFFA or renew your membership on line!  Just click 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.

The survey results for the 2019 member fly pattern knowledge base is now available to our membership here.

Members can book the Wellman Cabin on line here.

Our 2019 Spring Primer is available to members 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 member's Great Links page now has a Library option listing all the fly fishing books available for us to borrow.

Conservation Notes

Bruce Cameron

If you're like me, by this time of year you're looking forward to wading a flowing river again in the hopes of convincing a trout to inhale one of your newest Winter creations!  Then mark Saturday June 20th (Postponed for now, check back for new dates) on your calendar when once again the MFFA will be working on our latest Whiteshell River Enhancement Project.  We hope to complete work on the Knigfisher Angler Access Trail along with assisting AAE Tech Services with their installation of the MFFA's New In-River Underwater Camera System (the "WOW" or "Window on the Whiteshell").  As always there will be fly fishing opportunities and a hatchery tour associated with this effort.  All interested volunteer members and guests are asked to register with Conservation Chair Bruce Cameron at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. along with filling out the required volunteer agreement  and backcountry labourer waivers, and if a guest, the guest waiver found on the MFFA website and bring them with them.

New River Signs

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.