Walla² Fly Fishers: January 2018

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Stillwater fly fishing with Daniel and Robin

This evening President Dave called our meeting to order a few minutes after 7:00.

We had 15 club members and quest in attendance.

Tonight we held our annual elections of club officers. The floor was opened for any and all nominations. A motion was made that the current club officers continue in their same capacity. This motion was entertained and was agreed upon unanimously. For 2018 we will keep our current club officers --

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

President Dave reminded everyone that with the New Year that club membership dues are now due –

annual dues $15 individual -- $20 family

We have had a couple of our past meeting videos misplaced. Tonight the DVD video

and the video DVD case cover was recovered.

These videos are again available to our currently paid membership for their use and fly fishing entertainment.

Diane Briggs announced that she was beginning another Intermediate Fly Tying Class at WWCC next week.

Our program this evening was a slide presentation by Daniel Biggs

of he and wife Robin’s 2017 circumnavigation of the Oregon Territory (Washington and Oregon) stillwater fly fishing opportunities.

With all the lakes mentioned tonight, all the info given, this writer will list a number of these lakes with fishing info links to many of these WA Lowland fishing lakes, from the WDFW website.

Central Washington Lowland fishing lakes

Burke Lake
Quail Lake

Evergreen Lake
Nunnally Lake

Lenice Lake

Stan Coffin Lake

Walla Walla County fishing lakes

Daniel and Robin finished their summer tour at Oregon's Wickiup Reservoir fishing for Kokanee salmon.

Thank You Daniel and Robin for sharing your summer adventures with us this evening. We would like to mention that during this around the Pacific Northwest fishing adventure, Robin and Daniel got married - Congratulations!

This evening Heidi won the raffle - fly box, and Les won the door prize fly box.

Our next meeting will be held at Smith's Family Restaurant on W. 9th Street in Walla Walla on Wednesday

21 February 2018.

Respectfully submitted,
Dale McKain
Club Secretary

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Dave Stemmer – President
Tom Craig – Vice President
Doug Coe – Treasurer
Dale McKain – Secretary - Blogmaster
Dave Stemmer – PROJECT HEALING WATERS Coordinator

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