May 2017 - Missouri Trout Fisherman's Association - Springfield Chapter

May 20, 2017 State Council votes to allow Branson Chapter

By Bob Randall on Monday, May 29th, 2017 in Branson, Meetings, State Council, No Comments


At the MTFA State Derby Howard Hawkins, Harry Morgan, and I submitted the documentation required for making the Branson Group of MTFA-Springfield a separate club with its own provisional charter. The MTFA-State Board of Directors voted to grant the charter and it is now MTFA-Branson. Next year, provided that everything continues to go well, the […]


New State Council President

By Bob Randall on Monday, May 29th, 2017 in Meetings, State Council, No Comments


Our own Lezley Chastain is the new President of the MTFA-State Council.  The Council presidency changes at the end of each state derby.  Lezley will preside over State Council meetings until the next fundraiser in May 2018.


June 10 upcoming Float Trip on James River

By Bob Randall on Monday, May 29th, 2017 in Fishing Trip, Social Events, No Comments


We’ll be floating/fishing from the Delaware Town Access between Nixa and Clever down to the take out at Shelvin Rock Access on Saturday, June 10. We’ll meet at Shelvin Rock to drop off our take out vehicles and then convoy up to Delaware Town to launch. Last year we did the Shelvin Rock to Hootentown […]


May 19 & 20, Derby camp out

By Bob Randall on Monday, May 29th, 2017 in Fishing Trip, Social Events, No Comments


The derby didn’t get washed out but it was almost blown away.  I arrived about 2 pm on Friday, and set up my tent. I had difficulty deciding where to put it because of the anticipation of rain. The flattest spot was also in the apparent wet spot. I finally picked a spot that would […]


2017 Spring MSU Class Summary by Ralph Eichholz

By Bob Randall on Monday, May 29th, 2017 in MSU Class, No Comments


2017 Spring MSU Class The spring class is over with, grades turned in and invoices sent to MSU for the class. In many ways this was an unusual class. We had 18 students enrolled, but one never did make it to class. I don’t recall ever giving an F before, but including the no show, […]