Walla² Fly Fishers: April 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Fishing tonight with Jim from Troutwater.

This evening President Dave called our meeting to order at 7:35 pm.

Tonight we had 25 members and guest in attendance.

V. President Tom had on display a layout of the Walla Walla 4-H Super Saturday activities and the Thank you given our club for the help given that day.

Herb and Dale spoke of their connection with Brent Cummings of the Walla Walla School District and his plans to have an educational workshop concentrating on fly tying and fly fishing. This workshop will bring up to 20 educators from around the state of Washington to have a hands-on experience with fly fishing for the day.
Plans for this workshop are:

Wed., June 27th
8am - 12pm (snack break from 10am-10:15am)
Whitman College (Maxey Hall, classroom # TBD)

Judy said that she would also like to take part with helping in this workshop. Anyone else that would like to join us please contact Walla² Fly Fishers via email at <wallawallaflyfishing@gmail.com> for more details.

Joining us this evening was Sam and Brad from the newly opened Walla Walla Sportsman’s Warehouse. Sam is the store manager and Brad is the fishing (fly fishing) department salesperson. It was nice to get to meet them.

They brought with them this evening Sportsman’s Warehouse caps, $10 and $30 Gift Certificates.

Thank you Sam and Brad for the gifts.

This evening we had the pleasure to have Jim Gallagher fishing guide and co-owner of Troutwater Guide Service. This writer is not going to try to discuss here all the waters and fish species that Jim guides to, but will ask that your interest will take you to the following links to share in his guide services, the rivers he “works”, and his fishing expertise.

https://troutwaterflyshop.com/

http://yobiadventures.com/Troutwater-Outfitters/

“I have had the pleasure of fishing with Jim Gallagher, co-owner of Trout Water Guide

Service in Ellensburg and Cle Elum for the past 14 plus years on several rivers in both Washington and Montana. His knowledge and expertise as a guide is unmatched as far as I am concerned. WE have fished for rainbow trout and Steelhead. The care he takes with his clients makes your fishing experience a pleasure. Bottom line is he works hard and enjoys helping his clients catch fish. And he takes very good care of the resource too. My recommendation to fly fishermen is to take at least one trip with him or one of his other experienced guides on any of the many rivers they fish to experience the knowledge and enjoyment of a guided fishing trip.”

-Vice President Tom

This evening the fly boxes went to… Joe winning the Door Prize and Heidi winning the Raffle.

Blue Mountain Fly Hatch Chart

Dale mentioned this evening that since he is again living next to the Walla Walla River at OR/WA state line, he has been posting FYI - emails to the club membership of the fly hatches he has observed, and tracking the water flow (cfs) of the river at Pepper Bridge.

April 14

April 18

Our meeting was adjourned at 8:35.

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

16 May 2018.

Respectfully submitted,
Dale McKain
Club Secretary

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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