Our annual celebration of the drizzle season, once again – finally! Normal Northwest weather! Time to bask in the dark of the cold and wet again!!!

But even better …

Chums are staging in the shallow estuaries, the resident Coho are there for those who know where to cast, and the biggest sea runs are looking for that last meal before a long winter in a little stream.

Cioppino (Fisherman’s Stew), served with toasted bread, always tastes best around a big fire. This is the best “Outing” meal of the year as far as many are concerned, and is a recommended must-do trip. We will gather at the group camp area at Penrose Point State Park, with dinner prepping starting around 4:00. I know that cuts into some fishing time, but it gets dark early these days. We need a few volunteers to crack crabs, chop fish, shell shrimp, etc.

Bring your favorite cold-weather appetizer or dessert, and the club does the rest. RSVP for headcount and bring a sturdy bowl and spoon for dinner.

The fishing can be done from beaches, but is done better from a boat. Launches at Vaughn Bay, Allyn, Latimer’s Landing, Treasure Island, and Von Geldern Cove are all good jumping-off spots for South Sound fly fishing.

Orange and white flies – along with olive clousers and dali lamas – work well. Chums like anything small and green.

So, cover your buns, dress warm, and join us for this fun and delicious event. We here at the club laugh at this kind of weather. Because we’re rugged individualists (like everyone else) and like our fish wet and cold, don’t we?

Members, if you can take another member in your boat to fish at the outing, please acknowledge this in the “I will assist with” in the RSVP so that we can organize members to fish with you.