The July 19th WFFC Dinner Meeting will be at the Mercer Island VFW Hall with Phil Rowley speaking to us via zoom about stillwater fly fishing. Lakes are one of the most challenging opportunities available to today's fly fisher. Stillwaters offer a long active season with numerous hatches and presentation challenges. Fish grow big and […]
Our August 16th, 2022 VFW Hall Dinner Meeting with be Molly Semenik who will speak about accurate casting. Molly Semenik was born and raised in Michigan. She fondly recalls the day when, at the age of fourteen, her father presented her with his prized Orvis bamboo rod. When Semenik moved to Utah in 1979, she brought […]
The September 20th WFFC Dinner Meeting will be at the Mercer Island VFW Hall with Heather Neufeld speaking to us via zoom about Reading Trout Water. Heather is the founder of United Women on the Fly. She is an expert at making anglers (especially women) feel comfortable and becoming a part of the fly-fishing community. Sometimes […]
The October 18th WFFC Dinner Meeting will be at the Mercer Island VFW Hall with Jerry Buron, Author & Member of the Evergreen Fly Fishing Club, will speaking to us on how to fish with chironomids, an insect seldom used, but which comprises approximately 40% of a trout’s diet in stillwaters year round. Presentation will […]
The November 15th WFFC Dinner Meeting will be at the Mercer Island VFW Hall with Brian O'Okeefe speaking to in person, or via zoom (to be decided), about the fly fishing in Oregon. At age eight, Brian’s interest in fly fishing was born while spending summers in Montana with his grandparents. There he was taught […]
The December 13th Holiday Dinner and Fundraiser will be held at the VFW Hall on Mercer Island that will include a Buffet Dinner, with a donations drinks bar with a Live Auction, "Rase-the-Paddle" Foundation Donations and the Raffle Fly Boxes and Tables. A detailed list of the Live Auction Items will be sent out shortly […]
The January 17th WFFC Dinner Meeting will be at the Mercer Island VFW Hall with John Shaner speaking to us via zoom about the history of the House Of Hardy. John has been an avid angler for as long as he can remember and caught his first trout on a fly he tied myself in […]
The February 21st WFFC Dinner Meeting will be at the Mercer Island VFW Hall with Leland Miyawaki will speak to us about how and where to fly fish for cutthroat trout in the Puget Sound. Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) is our native trout and has the most diverse lifestyle of all salmonids. They […]
Michael is WDFW District 5 Fisheries Biologist. District 5 encompasses Grand and Adams counties. Although primarily known for its abundant hunting opportunities, thanks to Mike there are excellent fishing opportunities […]
Ryan Fortier, the WDFW District 6 Fisheries Biologist, will be highlighting current information about lakes and fishing possibilities in North Central Washington for this year (i.e. where all of the […]
