Walla² Fly Fishers: September 2013

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Project Healing Waters - Fly Fishing

Again this year our September meeting is being held on the third Wednesday of the month, as the first two week of the month are filled with the local celebration of RODEO. This writer would like to mention that the first week of September is filled with the Walla Walla Frontier Days and County Fair, and the second week of September each and every year is filled with the Pendleton Round Up.

This evening President Tom called our meeting to order at 7:05 following dinner. Tonight we had 14 members in attendance.

Tonight Treasurer Doug told us that we had over $900 in the bank and with petty cash we had over $1000 in our club treasury.
Club librarian Tyson gave us an update on the growing collection of books, CDs, DVDs and magazines we now have at our meeting-to-meeting access.
Secretary Dale reported that he was still trying to make contact with John Shewey concerning the chance of having John come to Walla Walla for a fly fishing banquet (speaker) in early 2014.

This evening we did not have a program per se but had a report

Gerald Berton Newell, 75
May 4, 1940 — Feb. 1, 2016
Rest in Peace dear friend

from Jerry Newell who has been in contact with the local Walla Walla VA and discussed setting up a Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program between our club and the veterans in recovery at our local VA hospital. Please follow the link attached for more details of what this VA program for healing is all about.Jerry reported that he would like to chair a committee to promote a healing program via the Walla² Fly Fishers and to date we have six (6) club members that wish to participate in helping vets learn to fly fish and tye flies as a new recreation for themselves. If you would have time to help, please follow this link about HELPING VETS with your fly fishing knowledge and/or contact Jerry at our monthly meetings and let's discuss.

The meeting this evening was adjourned about 7:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Dale McKain
Secretary

Tight lines and good fishing.

Walla² Fly Fishers

Tom Craig – President
Dave Stemmer – Vice President
Doug Coe – Treasurer
Dale McKain – Secretary

Past Presidents
Tyson Kopfer
Bob Long
Scott Peters

Streamside thoughts...

Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.
- Lee Wulff
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The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.
- John D. Voelker
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I doubt if I shall ever outgrow the excitement bordering on panic which I feel the instant I know I have a strong, unmanageable fish, be it brook trout, brown trout, cutthroat, steelhead, or salmon on my line.
- Edward Weeks
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“I fish because I love to. Because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful... Because in the woods I can find solitude without loneliness. ... And finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important, but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant and not nearly so much fun.”
- Robert Traver

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... tis not all of fishing to fish.
- Izaak Walton

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Walla² Fly Fishers' meetings

Our next monthly meeting will be September, 2024 Our meeting location is: Chiquillas Mexican House 428 Ash St, Walla Walla, WA 99362 (509) 525-2598 - next door to Walker’s Furniture Store Our regularly scheduled meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month,
September - May.7:00

Come one, come all, come as you are. Our meetings are open to the interested fly fishing public.
Meeting dress code accepts waders anytime (we want to hear your most recent fish tale), but please leave studded wading boots at the doors. Thank you

NOTE: We do give and raffle away boxes of trout/steelhead flies at most monthly meeting. Hope to see you winning one soon.
Questions? Please contact us at: WallaWalla.Flyfishing@gmail.com

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About Us

The purpose and goals of the Walla² Fly Fishers are:

1) Promoting the art and science of fly fishing as prescribed by our club's by-laws.
2) To bring together our local fly fishing community; to share the camaraderie of fishing experiences, and to help each other develop our fly fishing skills and knowledge.
3) To be a family oriented group of fishers, welcoming spouse, children, family unit members into sharing our activities.
4) To help those who have physical, emotional, any handicap needs; where learning to fly fish may aid in their therapy and well being.
5) To adopt and maintain local waters, to share, to fish and be caretakers of that eco-system
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To be a member in good standing with the Walla² Fly Fishers one shall be vested in the Walla² Fly Fishers (annual dues are $15 for individuals -and- $20 for your entire family); be willing to learn, and share with others the arts and science of fly fishing.

Contact Us: WallaWalla.Flyfishing@gmail.com

Walla² Fly Fishers

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Project Healing Waters - Fly Fishing

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