January 17 - Awards Night
January is Awards Month. Please join us in this opportunity to recognize club members or others who have distinguished themselves through service to the club and the community. Please wear a coat and tie for this meeting.

   Fly tier: Preston Singletary

February 21 - Preston Singletary presents Aquatic Entomology
Born in a small logging camp in southwest Washington, Preston moved to Seattle when he was very young.  His father was an avid fisherman (and hunter), so Preston grew up amid tales of salmon, steelhead, harvest trout (sea-run cutthroat), and was introduced to fishing at an early age. Although his father was not a fly fisherman, Preston became attracted to that aspect of the sport, and by his early teens, had begun the time-consuming process of teaching himself to fly fish, as very little information was available to a novice fly fisher in the early fifties.

For some years, Preston concentrated on anadromous species of fish, and entomology was of little concern to him in a culture of gaudy attractor patterns. But, in time, Preston found myself fishing more frequently for trout in lakes and streams, and discovered that, since trout eat bugs, it was worthwhile to learn a little more about the ways in which trout interact with their primary food source. Despite having no academic background in aquatic entomology, over the years, Preston has amassed much knowledge of the subject. And, after having written a few articles about aquatic insects, and having been exposed to the woeful lack of knowledge concerning entomology in a large segment of the fishing populace, he has put together an extremely non-technical presentation about some of the aspects of aquatic entomology, which he believes will be of interest to the fly angler.

Preston is retired after having spent nearly forty years with a major aerospace company, and since 1995, has written a "product and book review" column for Flyfishing & Tying Journal.

   Fly tier: Joe Kristof

March 20 - April Vokey presents Fly Fishing for Steelhead and Salmon in BC
Living in British Columbia, April Vokey is an avid angler, and a steelhead, salmon, and trout fishing guide. She was born with an unexplainable passion for fishing. As a young girl, she coaxed her father into going fishing, and by the age of sixteen, when she was old enough to drive, she was devoting all of her free time to her local rivers. Being passionate about Spey casting to wild steelhead, the environment, and tying salmon/steelhead flies, April has made it her mission to encourage and introduce aspiring anglers to the sport, in hopes that it will bring them as much pleasure as it has brought her. She takes pride in being an eternal student of fly-fishing and an active conservationist.

In 2007, April founded a B.C. based guiding operation, Fly Gal Ventures, where she presently guides and instructs anglers on some of B.C.’s best steelhead destinations. Fly Gal’s trips and events can be found at www.flygal.ca.  April is a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructor and fly-fishing columnist. She is also the Canadian field editor for Chasing Silver magazine and the steelhead columnist for Fly Fusion magazine. Her works and photos can also be found in Fly Fisherman Magazine, Salmon Trout Steelheader (STS), Field and Stream, Canadian Fly Fisher, Flyfishing and Tying Journal, and several other international publications. April sits on the board of directors for the Steelhead Society of BC and the BC Federation of Fly Fishers. She is the founder and director of the popular fundraiser, Flies for Fins (www.flies4fins.com), and in 2011 she proudly joined the Patagonia ambassador team, where she continues to assist in the design and direction of an upcoming women’s line of fishing apparel.

   Fly tier: Dick Brening

April 17 - Denny Rickards on Stillwater Presentations for Trophy Trout and the lakes of Oregon

   Fly tier: Chuck Ballard

May 15 - Jack Mitchell presents Fly Fishing for Steelhead on the Klickitat and trout on the upper Columbia
Jack started fishing at the early age of one. The first 16 summers of his life were spent fishing at Neah Bay, with his parents and grandparents as "Kelpers" - catching and selling salmon caught in the Straits of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean. When he wasn't in the boat fishing the ocean he was by foot and/or bike fishing for sea run cutthroat in numerous local creeks on the reservation. After high school Jack went on to college at Washington State University on the 7 year plan for his BA in Sport and Recreation Management. While at college he fished, hunted and played a large amount of Rugby, hence the 7 years. After graduation he found himself in Ellensburg and realized that his love of fishing had brought him to the right place. Jack's fishing trails have led him to Alaska, Canada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon and South America. In Chile for 7 years, he explored many watersheds that until a few years ago had hardly ever been fished. His favorite fishing is a dry line for steelhead with a two hander. Jack started the credited fly fishing class at Central Washington University in Ellensberg in 1994. The class is still ongoing and very popular. He as spoken on the topic of fly fishing at many sport shows, clubs and seminars. Jack, The Evening Hatch, and his guide staff have been featured in numerous publications over the years including ESPN Outdoors, Fly Fisherman, Seasons on the Fly, Trout TV, American Angler, New York Post, and the Seattle Times. Jack started The Evening Hatch in 1988 and since then the company has grown from a small red pick-up, and an Achilles raft doing a seasonal 50 trips a year, to a year round operation facilitating over 800 guided river days. His services range from day trips to all inclusive programs featuring post and beam lodges in two locations. His 'Heart and Soul' waters include the Yakima, Klickitat, Methow and the Upper Columbia. He may be found at home in Goldendale with his wife and partner Jennifer aka “the Fish Chic” at 509-773-3460 or at jack@theeveninghatch.com.

   Fly tier: Steve Sunich

June 19 - Stan Grater presents Spokane Area Fishing Opportunities<br>This includes the Spokane River, the Coer-de-lane River, Snake River Steelhead, and 75 lakes, all within 2 hours of Spokane.

   Fly tier: Ron Dion

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   Fly tier: Walt Swanson

August 21 - (tbd)

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September 18 - (tbd)

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November 22 - (tbd)

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December 11 - WFFC Annual Christmas Party and Auction

   Fly tier: None; buy raffle tickets for fantastic flies tied by your fellow members.