Washington Fly Fishing Club

April 16th Lou Verdugo Speaker on Willamette Valley Fly Fishing Since arriving in Oregon in 1977, Lou has not stopped fly fishing.   He has traveled to Cuba three times, Abaco Island, Christmas Island, Alaska, and Montana.  However, his passion for the Deschutes, Sea Run Cutthroats, and the Willamette Valley, especially the Mckenzie and main stem of the […]

Jeff Thiel will speak on Climate Change that is happening, human caused and how the cold water fish populations in the Pacific Northwest are very threatened by the stressors of climate change (low snow pack, drought/deluge, heat waves).  Current scientific analysis is learning that the changes are happening faster than expected just 10 years ago […]

Justin Waters on Sea Run Cut fishing on Hood Canal - speakers presentation summary to follow shortly     Gene Gudger will be the fly tier during the "Wet Fly" dinner meeting session.   Dinner Credit Card prepayment sign-ups only.

Keith Roe, wast to be the July 16th Dinner Meeting Speaker  but had to cancel out at the last minute. Our new Dinner Speaker is Kurt Beardslee who will talk about  a science-based solution that could promote wild salmon recovery and provide adequate food for Southern Resident killer whales? And what if that same solution could […]

Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed […]

Chad Brown, decorated US Navy veteran who received multiple honors after serving in Desert Storm Gulf War and Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, struggles today with PTSD. The illness nearly drove him to suicide before he found solace in fly fishing. Brown’s discovery of nature as medicine inspired him to launch Soul River, Inc., a nonprofit […]