Ray Spencer
My passport expired last year but fortunately I was able to cross into Canada last summer. One can renew their passport online. Its take nearly an hour and I suggest beforehand you get a passport photo at Staples. After May 7, 2025, you will need an enhanced drivers license or passport to fly commercially. Go online for details. Call 425-672-3406 as you will need an appointment. They are scheduled almost three weeks out.
Francisco Garcia
I Know fish like to go deep in lakes and are slower in the winter months, but where can a new guy enjoy fly fishing in the winter months. I don’t mind a drive for fun.
Frank G.
Jeff Norman
A new report written for anglers by anglers serves as a call to arms to galvanize the angling community to demand action as climate change disrupts fishing experiences coast-to-coast
MAY 14, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) released a report written for anglers, by anglers, to kick off a nationwide campaign to inspire and empower anglers and the recreational fishing industry to demand progress toward climate-ready fisheries. The report, titled “For Tomorrow’s Fish: Anglers Are the Key to Climate-Resilient Fisheries,” documents how climate change is disrupting fishing experiences and explores how anglers are best positioned to call for climate-resilient fisheries that are healthy, sustainable, and abundant.
“This is a call to arms for an angler-led movement that can help turn the tide and protect the future of fishing,” said Lucas Bissett, Executive Director of AFFTA. “From changing habitats to shifting fish populations and behavior, we can’t ignore the realities we’re seeing out on the water. As long-time stewards of our country’s waterways who are seeing these impacts firsthand, anglers have the power to make a real difference in the fight for climate-resilient fisheries – for our sport, way of life, and industry.”
There is a long legacy of shared responsibility among anglers to protect the ocean’s health, our rivers and streams, and other vital marine habitats. The report highlights how anglers, who are witnessing the impacts of climate change day to day, are uniquely in tune with the realities occurring on their fishing grounds and possess specialized knowledge that can provide insights for adapting and managing U.S. fisheries to account for climate change.
The report details how climate change affects fish behavior, abundance, productivity, and habitat, disrupting the success and sustainability of fishing experiences coast to coast. Sea level rise and warming waters are pushing essential fish habitats to the brink, destroying places legendary sportfish need to survive. Some fish are more abundant in certain areas and obsolete in others, directly impacting the success and sustainability of fishing experiences.
Communities that rely on fishing-related activities are experiencing extreme weather, stronger, less predictable storms, and flooding that are damaging critical fishing and coastal infrastructure like docks, boats, local businesses, and coastal roads and neighborhoods. These climate impacts are posing never-before-seen challenges for anglers, such as declines in the availability of baitfish, productivity of fish populations, and habitat health. Fishing experiences are suffering as a result, meaning long-held fishing traditions and opportunities for future generations of anglers are at risk.
The report is supported by over two dozen leading outdoor brands and organizations, such as Orvis, Patagonia, Far Bank, Mayfly, Bajio, and more. Its release kicks off the For Tomorrow’s Fish campaign, which will elevate anglers’ voices and empower them to demand progress toward climate-resilient fisheries.
Download the report here.
Download the one-pager here.
For more information, visit www.tomorrowsfish.org.
About AFFTA:
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association and its conservation arm, the AFFTA Fisheries Fund, represent the community of fly-fishing businesses aligned around the sustainable growth of fly fishing, a commitment to conservation, and policies that support a thriving industry. As a trade association, AFFTA helps fly fishing businesses collaborate, coalesce and concentrate on issues facing the industry.
Rick Ostrander
Is anyone headed out to a local lake Friday May 10. Let me know and I will meet you there.
Rick scribe1983@icloud.com or 425-445-2784
Joe Coakley
I just returned from a 4 day fishing trip to Winthrop. I was camped at Big Twin Resort which just opened up a week ago. It was almost empty! The wind and rain made conditions challenging but the BIG SURPRISE was the quality of the fishing. We all caught multiple fish at 18″ and a few at 20″. Nothing smaller than 13″. The one common trait was the girth on these fish and the quality of the fight! Fishing my Steve Fosie/Kyler Ries 4 wt. bamboo rod was a blast. We had another boat in our group that fished the same area of Big Twin for 3 days and never moved more than 100 feet, landing well into double digits for fish landed on chronomids. I spent most of my time trolling and had great success with an Olive Hale Bopp or an olive Six pack fly (both available at Avid Angler in Lake Forest Park or Pacific Fly Fishing in Mill Creek). What I learned at Big Twin is they did an extra plant last year and that winter kill was minimal, allowing these fish to grow! Grow they did! Other intel: I did not get to fish Buzzard Lake but heard the fish were even bigger than Big Twin. Fish at Davis Lake were smaller and wind was also a challenge. I did not fish any other lakes other than Big Twin as it was the best fishing I have ever experienced there in probably a dozen trips over the past 15 years.
One other suggestion: if the wind is nasty chronomid fishing offers a nice respite. Size 18 Green chronomid or black with red wire and wings also worked in size 16 and smaller.
Francisco Garcia (Frank)
First and most importantly, my first meeting with OFFC impressed me with the camaraderie you all have with each other. Love it!!
New Guy Question: I have my rod, White River Shoes, Froggloggs waders, and fishnet, but need help with building my first bunch of fly’s to get me started around here. I did the Intro to Lake and Beginner Fly Fishing class. Great info!! I have a new fly case given to our by the club. Thank you!
What fly’s should I get for this season and how many? I have a 9′ 5 weight rod. My rod came with a small amount of fly’s, but I know that is not enough. Are there any PNW barb/barbless kits out there I can get my hands on?
Thanks ahead.
Ron Olsen
The ‘snake is worth fishing if you need a place to go. Recently stocked so there are 3,500 hungry 2.3 to the pounder’s out there. Water level is up to about 90%, easy launch after the over the rocks carry of mid winter.
Try an olive Hale Bopp on a long leader with intermediate to type six sinker, or vertical fish in 45 FOW anchored up and slow, inch by inch strip up from the bottom using blood worm, chironomid, red micro leech, or blob. Most fish seem to hit from 30 to 35’.
Recently got two @ 15″ plus a nice (?) 17″ sucker.
Ron
Member Post
can someone please explain how to find current classes and trips on the website? I’m getting frustrated.
Paul ST Pierre
The results of the OFFC 2023 auction are now viewable on the “Holiday Auctions” page of the website. You can view the winners and the high bids of both the Online Auction and the Live Auction by selecting the appropriate tab.
Note: If you haven’t paid yet, be aware that some members are having problems paying with a credit card. We are working on this issue. If you have a PayPal account, I suggest you use it as this is working fine.
