Rich Hafele will be the October 20th zoom meeting's Speaker and his talk will be on Lake Fishing. Rick has a Masters degree in aquatic entomology and a minor in fisheries biology. He has worked as a professional aquatic biologist for over 30 years, specializing in using aquatic communities as water quality indicators. While working […]
Skip Morris will be the November 17th zoom meeting's Speaker and will talk to us about lake fishing with dry flies. Skip Morris is among the most prolific fly-fishing and fly-tying authors alive—his name is known to anglers around the world as a noted fly fishing author and speaker. He has written twenty-one books on fly fishing […]
Due to Covid Pandemic, this year's WFFC Annual Holiday Fundraiser auction is going virtual this year, going live on Sunday, December 13 at 12:00 pm noon, with the bidding closing at noon on Saturday, December 19, 2020, using the Greater Giving Online Auction Application. Happy hour starts whenever the heck you like! The best part? […]
We will kick off this month's zoom meeting with a report on the Holiday Fundraiser Results and the 2020 WFFC Budget vs. Actuals end-of-year financials, then Sarah Cloud will talk to us about the Deschutes River Alliance and its mission. The Deschutes River Alliance is a science-based advocacy organization seeking collaborative solutions to basin-wide threats […]
David Paul Williams will be the February 16th zoom meeting's Speaker and will talk to us about Eastern Washington Bass Fly Fishing. David Paul Williams caught his first trout while Ike was President and still admires these lovely fish. Author of Fly Fishing for Western Smallmouth (Stackpole Books), he has written about trout, salmon, bass, […]
Marlon Rampy will be the March 16th zoom meeting's Speaker and will talk to us about fly fishing the Williamson River in Oregon that offers up large native rainbow trout and is considered one of the best trophy trout rivers in the West. After high school, Marlon attended Lee University in Tennessee where he discovered […]
Below is the link to our March 17th tying session. We will complete our Callibaetis series with Rene Harrop's 'Callibaetis CDC Biot Thorax (adult). The material list is as follows: Hook: Dry fly barbless, size 14-18 Thread: Tan Tail: Coq de Leon fibers Adboment: Callibaetis goose biots (or substitute) Thorax: Callibaetis dubbing Wings: Paired medium […]
At our next meeting on March 31st, we will tie the Nearly Dun. Time permitting, we will tie a second fly: Upright BWO Emerger. Both flies utilize the same materials. The only difference is that the Upright BWO has a schuck and not tails. Both are easy ties and highly effective flies to fish. Nearly […]
Once again, the Beginning Fly Fishing class which in the past years has been held in a classroo4m, has been has been changed to a 3 session zoom webinar format […]
Ryan Fortier will be the April 20th zoom meeting's Speaker and will talk to us about the state's trout planting plans for the Eastern Washington Lakes.
