Washington State Council Officers
President Steve Jones
I’ve been a member of Clark-Skamania Flyfishers for about 15 years and served as club president for three years and on the board since 2013. I want to contribute to the Washington chapter of Fly Fishers International and help keep it the lively and successful group members expect.
Phone (360) 606-5947
Email: sjones022@comcast.net
VP-West Neal Hoffberg
I have been a member of the FFI for over fifteen years. My club affiliation is with the Washington Fly Fishing Club, where I serve as Committee Chair for Education and Programs.I teach fly tying twice a month with the WFFC.I am a volunteer withProject Healing Waters, Seattle, teaching both fly tying and fly casting. Volunteering has taught me how important and rewarding giving to others is.I am committed to the goals and objectives of the FFI.
Phone (850) 660-8292
Email: nealhoffberg@gmail.com
VP Eastside OPEN POSITION
Secretary Jim Black
I have been fishing my whole life. Fishing started for me in the 60’s in Tacoma. My dad was in love with the outdoors and fishing was a big part of what we did. I built my first rod in the 60’s and have tied flies since then also. My biggest passion in fishing is casting. Lefty Kreh taught me a dynamic Roll Cast at a trade show back in 90’s and when we got done told me that I would love fishing even more if I improved my casting. I took that to heart and worked on improving my casting. I got my Casting Certification from the FFI and am working on my Masters. I now provide a free casting lessons to members of my fly club, Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmonds, and I teach casting to individuals. For the last two years I have volunteered at the FFI Casting Fair running the Casting Challenge. I also coordinated the volunteers for the 2023 Fair. Along with fishing I have worked with TU to measure water culverts for fish passage and restore streams.
Phone: (206) 979-6661
Email: jimblgm52@gmail.com
VP Education Jim Goedhart
Jim Goedhart was raised in Southern California and introduced to fly fishing at the Long Beach Fly Casting club in 1964, taking casting and fly-tying lessons there during his senior year in high school. He attended Chico State College in Northern California and fly fished in rivers around the Mount Lassen. Over the years has fly fished in Europe, South America, Mexico the Caribbean and across the US in both fresh and saltwater.
Professionally, after graduate school, Jim worked in manufacturing management information systems at United Technologies, GTE, the General Electric Company and for PRTM/KPMG Consulting firm. In 1990, he founded Locus Consulting while living in Chicago. My wife and I moved to Washington in 1997 as a result of a “Lean Manufacturing” multiyear project at Boeing.
Phone: (425) 985-2316
Email: jlgoedhart@gmail.com
VP Conservation Richard Plunket
I believe I’ve been with FFI since 2014. I belong to three fly clubs as well. Hoping to be helpful in educating and protecting what we can. With an emphasis on not losing anymore. One of my favorite pictures is of me fishing with a cane pole and balsa bobber at the age of two or three! Our family left that lake in Michigan when I was five, and settled along the Umpqua River in Oregon. It was there that I learned to hunt and fly fish. Rainbows in the river and Bluegill and Bass with poppers mostly in the lakes. Landed my first Steelhead on the North Umpqua (without Dad’s help!) at thirteen. My Father is a teacher and great naturalist, so lessons included all aspects of the natural world. I like to build rods, tie flies and catch fish, but I love to be on the water
Email:twocoals@gmail.com
Treasurer Jim Maus
I have a passion for fly fishing and fly tying and enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills with those new to the sport. I am a Life Member of Fly Fishers International (FFI) and I’m currently serving on the National Board of Directors as the Treasurer. I’m a charter member of the FFI’s Fly Tying Group. I have been actively involved with the Washington State Council for over 25 years and have served the Council as Senior Advisor, Treasurer, Secretary, Director at Large and as a National Director. I’m a long time member and past President of the Puget Sound Flyfishers club in Tacoma, WA (winner of the 2008 McKenzie Cup) and a member of the South Sound Fly Fishing club in Olympia, WA
Phone (253) 582-9580
Email jimmaus@comcast.net