Our Heritage
Historical documents, photos, member interview notes, audio and video recordings
The materials, items, and other information, including any portraits, photographs, caricatures, or other likenesses contained in or accessed through this web site and identified with the Washington Fly Fishing Club are the property of the Washington Fly Fishing Club, are intended to educate the Club’s members and other visitors to this website, and are not to be distributed, published, or otherwise used by anyone, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without the advance, express written permission of the Club.
Body Aigner Fly Tying Video
Submitted by: Twelve23 Admin
Member Interview: Ralph Wahl
Submitted by: Twelve23 Admin
Member Presentation: Greg Crumbaker
Submitted by: Twelve23 Admin
Member Interview: Perry Barth
Submitted by: Twelve23 Admin
Member Interview: Earl George
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Member Interview: Steve Raymond
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Member Interview: Andy Hall
Submitted by: Twelve23 Admin
Member Interview: Gil Nyerges
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Member Interview: Dick Thompson
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Member Interview: Frank Headrick
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Member Interview: Gordy Young
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Awards & Recipients
Every year, members are nominated for these awards, and they’re presented at the Awards dinner.
Awards are given in the following categories:
Empty Creel: |
member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and made significant contributions to the welfare of the Club |
Half-Assed: |
member, selected by prior year’s recipient, who has demonstrated significant acts of “half-assedness” |
Tommy Brayshaw: |
member who has made distinctive and meritorious contributions to the general community through furtherance of the aims and purposes of the Club |
Letcher Lambuth: |
flyfisher within Washington, Oregon, or British Columbia who has made original, significant, and lasting contributions to the art of fly fishing |
Andy: |
member who has suffered cruelly and repeatedly from the dictates of Murphy’s Law |
Boyd Aigner: |
winner of annual fly-tying competition |
| Year | Empty Creel | Half-Assed | Tommy Brayshaw | Letcher Lambuth | Andy | Boyd Aigner |
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| 2022 |
David Hart |
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| 2021 |
Jim Goedhart |
Tom Neu David Hart |
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| 2020 |
Chuck Ballard |
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| 2019 |
Michael Moscynski |
Rick Hafele |
Robert Birkner |
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| 2018 |
Michael Wearne |
Gregory Minaker |
Henry Hoffman |
John Tibbs |
Robert Birkner Ronald Dion |
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| 2017 |
Kerry Hodges |
David Ehrich |
Walt Swanson |
Tom Fulk |
Chuck Ballard David Hart |
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| 2016 |
Patricia Becker |
Pat Peterman |
Ray Ostman - Project Healing Waters |
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| 2015 |
Ron Tschetter |
Robert Burdick |
Brian Car |
Chuck Ballard |
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| 2014 |
James Macdonald |
William (Bill) Redman |
Lester Johnson |
Richard Stearns DeVonne Wells |
Walt Swanson |
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| 2013 |
Roger Rohrbeck |
Larry Karlovich |
Richard Brening |
Dean Childs |
Ronald Dion |
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| 2012 |
Jim Van De Erve |
Perry Barth Robert Young |
Roger Rohrbeck |
Gene Lorenson |
Chuck Ballard |
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| 2011 |
Hugh Jennings |
Michael Wearne |
Greg Crumbaker |
Bill Kinder |
Walt Swanson |
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| 2010 |
Mark Pratt |
Don Schroder |
Robert Burdick |
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| 2009 |
John Schuitemaker |
John Schuitemaker Hugh Clark |
Keith Robbins |
Jesse Scott |
Jim McRoberts |
Robert Burdick |
| 2008 |
Jim McRoberts |
Robert Burdick |
Robert Young |
Dave Hughes |
Don Schroder |
Robert Burdick |
| 2007 |
Robert Birkner |
Richard Embry |
Kris Kristoferson |
Walt Swanson |
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| 2006 |
Kris Kristoferson |
Gil Levy |
Scott Hagen |
Art Lingren |
Richard Brening |
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| 2005 |
Bill Neal |
Dyke Kinder |
Leland Miyawaki |
Ray Gould |
Perry Barth |
Ronald Dion |
| 2004 |
Greg Crumbaker |
Jack Berryman |
Norman Norlander |
Steve Sunich |
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| 2003 |
Ronald Dion |
Frank Vulliet |
Jim McRoberts |
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| 2002 |
Richard Stearns |
Richard Embry |
John Propp |
Steve Sunich |
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| 2001 |
Bruce Clingan |
Preston Singletary |
Douglas Schaad |
Richard Scales |
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| 2000 |
Bill Boardman |
Hugh Clark |
Greg Hicks |
Steve Moran |
Richard Scales |
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| 1999 |
Douglas Schaad |
Maurice Skeith |
Lester Johnson |
Don Simonson |
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| 1998 |
Curtis Jacobs |
Greg Crumbaker |
Fran Wood |
Gilbert Nyerges |
Ken Jarvis |
Ed Sozinho |
| 1997 |
Frank Webster |
Tim Bohlin |
Pete Van Gytenbeek |
Del Coppock |
Fred Dewitt |
Richard Scales |
| 1996 |
John Arechavala |
Bill Hamilton |
Donn Mills |
Richard Stearns |
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| 1995 |
Chuck Ballard |
Walter Walkinshaw |
Andrew Hall |
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| 1994 |
David Round |
Paul Wiltberger |
Paul Lingbloom |
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| 1993 |
Richard Brening |
Peter |
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| 1992 |
Fred Dewitt |
David Schorsch |
Steve Smith |
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| 1991 |
David Schorsch |
Frank Webster |
Don Simonson |
John Bokstrom |
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| 1990 |
Ken Jarvis |
Steve Smith |
John Callahan |
Al Pratt |
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| 1989 |
Chuck Steward |
Chuck Steward |
Andrew Hall |
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| 1988 |
Don Simonson |
Boyd Aigner |
Steve Raymond |
Albert Green Jr. |
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| 1987 |
Jack Hutchinson |
Ed Bates |
John Sager |
Wes Drain |
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| 1986 |
Bob Graham |
Dennis Westover |
Ted Rogowski |
Ken McLeod |
William Rundall |
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| 1985 |
Lynn Gross |
John Callahan |
Steve Raymond |
Dawn Holbrook |
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| 1984 |
Ken Scheide |
James Poore |
David Round |
Polly Rosborough |
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| 1983 |
Peter |
Donald Clough |
Fred Dewitt |
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| 1982 |
Andrew Hall |
Bruce Clingan |
Richard Stearns |
Walt Johnson |
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| 1981 |
John Callahan |
Edward Pettigrew |
Al Pratt |
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| 1980 |
William Rundall |
Graham Read |
Richard Thompson |
Syd Glasso |
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| 1979 |
Jerry Sugamele |
Andy Gumpertz |
Errol Champion |
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| 1978 |
Fred Kay |
Richard Stearns |
Ralph Wahl |
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| 1977 |
Howard Grey |
Fred Dewitt |
Ralph Wahl |
Al Knudson |
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| 1976 |
Wayne Daily |
Harry Ludwick |
Gilbert Nyerges |
Enos Bradner |
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| 1975 |
Errol Champion |
William Rundall |
R. Haig-Brown |
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| 1974 |
Walter Walkinshaw |
Errol Champion |
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| 1973 |
Enos Bradner |
Ed Foss |
Gordy Young |
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| 1972 |
Gilbert Nyerges |
Fran Wood |
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| 1971 |
Richard Thompson |
Richard Thompson |
Dawn Holbrook |
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| 1970 |
Steve Raymond |
Carl Coggins |
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| 1969 |
Gordy Young |
Ed Foss |
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| 1968 |
Ed Foss |
William (Bill) Redman |
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| 1967 |
William (Bill) Redman |
Howard Grey |
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| 1966 |
Al Pratt |
Ralph Wahl |
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| 1965 |
Letcher Lambuth |
Walter Walkinshaw |
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| 1964 |
Bert Robinson |
Don Ives |
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| 1963 |
Fran Wood |
E. Klosterman |
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| 1962 |
Dave Dillan |
Don Sachs |
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| 1961 |
Chas Schroeter |
Al Pratt |
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| 1960 |
Bob Eisenhart |
Chas Schroeter |
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| 1959 |
Don Ives |
Don Holbrook |
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| 1958 |
Russ Light |
Boyd Aigner |
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| 1957 |
Jim Headrick |
Grant Putnam |
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| 1956 |
Early Orndorff |
Vince Sellen |
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| 1955 |
Boyd Aigner |
Gordy Freer |
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| 1954 |
Vince Sellen |
Enos Bradner |
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| 1953 |
Walt Ribble |
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| 1952 |
Don Sachs |
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| 1951 |
Bob Bollong |
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| 1949 |
Bill Hosie |
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| 1948 |
Walt Johnson |
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| 1947 |
Frank Headrick |
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| 1946 |
Sanford Bacon |
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| 1945 |
R.E. Dunagan |
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| 1944 |
Dawn Holbrook |
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| 1942 |
Alton McConkey |
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| 1941 |
Jack Litsey |
Past Presidents
Thank you for your service!
| Year | Member |
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| 2025 | Danferd Henke |
| 2022 | David Spratt |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | John Gravendyk |
| 2017 | John Gravendyk |
| 2016 | Gary Bergquist |
| 2015 | Gary Bergquist |
| 2014 | Michael Moscynski |
| 2013 | Michael Wearne |
| 2012 | Michael Wearne |
| 2011 | Rocco Maccarrone |
| 2010 | Ed Sozinho |
| 2009 | Pat Peterman |
| 2008 | Bill Kuper |
| 2007 | John Schuitemaker |
| 2006 | Robert Birkner |
| 2005 | Robert Birkner |
| 2004 | Jim McRoberts |
| 2003 | Richard Embry |
| 2002 | Kris Kristoferson |
| 2001 | Kris Kristoferson |
| 2000 | Greg Crumbaker |
| 1999 | Greg Crumbaker |
| 1998 | James Schmidt |
| 1997 | Frank Webster |
| 1996 | Milton Douglas |
| 1995 | Milton Douglas |
| 1994 | Don Simonson |
| 1993 | Paul Lingbloom |
| 1992 | Frank Webster |
| 1991 | Ronald Dion |
| 1990 | Ronald Dion |
| 1989 | Ken Jarvis |
| 1988 | James Poore |
| 1987 | Donald Clough |
| 1986 | Chuck Steward |
| 1985 | Chuck Ballard |
| 1984 | Ron Mazurek |
| 1983 | Ron Mazurek |
| 1982 | Bob Graham |
| 1981 | Bob Graham |
| 1980 | John Callahan |
| 1979 | John Callahan |
| 1978 | Richard Stearns |
| 1977 | William Rundall |
| 1976 | Jack Challender |
| 1975 | Ed Foss |
| 1974 | Boyd Aigner |
| 1973 | Bob Sincock |
| 1972 | Carl Coggins |
| 1971 | Andrew Hall |
| 1970 | Steve Raymond |
| 1969 | Gilbert Nyerges |
| 1968 | William (Bill) Redman |
| 1967 | Gordy Young |
| 1966 | Don Good |
| 1965 | Jerry Nordgram |
| 1964 | Peter |
| 1963 | Harry Bailey |
| 1962 | Bruce Clingan |
| 1961 | Joe Anderson |
| 1960 | Dick Thompson |
| 1959 | Ken Sellen |
| 1958 | Bob Eisenhart |
| 1957 | Don Ives |
| 1956 | Russ Light |
| 1955 | Walt Johnson |
| 1954 | Vince Sellen |
| 1953 | Don Sachs |
| 1952 | Earl George |
| 1951 | Gordon Rowe |
| 1950 | Ed Gullidge |
| 1949 | Jack Pratt |
| 1948 | Bill Hosie |
| 1947 | Jerry Swanson |
| 1946 | Sanford Bacon |
| 1945 | Bruce Cox |
| 1944 | Dawn Holbrook |
| 1943 | Frank Headrick |
| 1942 | Frank Headrick |
| 1941 | Marvin Brown |
| 1940 | Enos Bradner |
| 1939 | Enos Bradner |