Home Water Update
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By President Steve Jones HOME WATER From the Backyard to FFI Matt Jockers learned to cast by aiming at a backyard sprinkler. Now FFI’s new president has a question of his own: why haven’t more anglers heard of FFI? There are, of course, many consequential [...]
Novemebr 2026 Newsletter Highlights
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Carl Johnson 1948–2026 The Washington State Council of Fly Fishers International has lost one of the people who helped build it. Carl Johnson, 78, died July 3, 2026, after a battle with cancer. For 15 years, Carl served the Washington Council as treasurer, vice president and, from 2006 to 2017, [...] -
The Northwest Youth Conservation Fly Fishing Academy heads into its 25th year still doing what it does best: teaching young anglers everything from their first cast to caring for the water they fish. By Ryan May A morning casting session on Panhandle Lake. MARION HILLER E very June, 18 kids [...] -
Cheaper to Protect Than Restore Washington FFI is backing the Wild Olympics bill to keep Olympic Peninsula rivers wild, and pushing the state to clear invasive fish from Pass Lake. By Steve Jones President, Washington FFI Wild & Scenic River status for the Olympics Over the past four months, Washington [...]





