Bill Morrison – Secretary, Communications Director
Bill Morrison has been a fly fisher for 45 years and tier for 28 years. An FFI Certified Casting Instructor, Bill has taught numerous folks to fly cast and directs his Kisatchie Fly Fishers (KFF) club’s annual Fly Fishing 101 introduction to fly fishing class. He’s also chairman of the KFF Tying Committee, leading or organizing the club’s monthly tying sessions as well as beginner tying clinics. He manages the club’s Zoom and YouTube Live broadcasts of monthly Kisatchie Fly Fishers fly tying and program meetings to remote members and to homebound members who cannot attend face-to-face meetings.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill created a short series of “how-to” videos for clubs to use on how to do meetings and tying sessions via Zoom. He also shared his expertise on remote learning with several clubs. Another of Bill’s many projects was the initiation of the club’s annual “Mixed Bag Contest” where the goal is to catch a diversity of species, but also allowing anglers to use the generated database to learn about the many species of fish and their habitat. He has been recognized with several awards including the 2022 FFI Fly Fishing Skills Education Award, the 2021 FFI Gulf Coast Council Fly Fisher of the Year, and the 2020 Kisatchie Fly Fishers Member of the Year.
