Evergreen Fly Fishing Club

08/19/2026

After summer hiatus, we are back with our monthly general meetings. This month’s meeting is next Tuesday. August 25 at 2411 Hewitt in Everett, WA.
You won’t want to miss our Guest Speaker Greg Shimak from the Coastal Cutthroat Coalition (CCC). So many of us fish for Searun Cutthroat here on the west side, whether it be the salt or the rivers. Before the CCC, we knew little about their habits and habitat.
This presentation will consist of a brief update on the Coalition, a short history of some of our research projects and their findings as well as some threats and concerns for Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Washington waters. We will also explain and update our two ongoing projects, Oakland Bay in Mason County and Samish Bay Skagit County.
Doors open at 5:30 for Wet Fly Social Hour.
If you’d like to join us for dinner starting at 6 pm, please bring $15 cash to cover the meal and beverages.
The presentation begins following club news. All are welcome! Hope to see you there!

08/08/2026

Long-time member Al Knudson takes home a Deer Creek native that rose to dry fly. July 18, 1955. Photo by: Ralph Wahl. Photo Courtesy of Trey Combs. To learn more, go to treycombsflyfishing.com

07/14/2026

Last Saturday, members of the Evergreen Fly Fishing Club had their first FFi FCSD (Fly Casting Skills Development Course) at American Legion Park in Everett, WA. Four Certified Fly Casting Instructors from FFi ( Fly Fishers International) led our members through a self-paced casting course. The instruction was top notch, the weather was beautiful and lots of members participated. Our members worked their way through Bronze level with some members achieving Silver and touching on Gold. We will certainly have another FCSD, with the possibility of opening up the course to non-members also. Special thanks to FFi Master Casting Instructors Marion Hiller, Steve Hiller, Frank Koterba, and Neil Hoffberg for making the journey to us and making our outing a huge success!

07/07/2026

This is worth the read. Stillaguamish Tribe - Thank you for stepping up to save this beautiful river!

The Tribe has purchased around $12 million of farmland to restore the marshy wetland that once was. They clear the buildings, then dig trenches, easing the water pressure and returning the mouth of the river to the river delta it was 150 years ago.

06/28/2026

Evergreen Fly Fishing Club members came together for our Annual Stillaguamish River Cleanup! We cleaned several popular fishing access sites, collecting a surprising amount of trash along the way. We wrapped up at Hazel, where we spruced up our memorial and cleaned the entire pullout and river access area.

A big thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to help keep the Stillaguamish beautiful for anglers and future generations! 🎣
📸= Dale McCollum

06/22/2026

Come see Master Fly Caster Bruce Richards!! Learn the dynamics of casting and how to become a better caster. EVERYONE WELCOME! Tuesday, June 23, 2411 Hewitt, Firefighters Hall, Everett, WA. Doors open 5:30, presentation begins 7:00 pm.

06/17/2026

EVERYONE WELCOME! Tuesday, June 23 we will be welcoming our speaker, FFi Master Casting Instructor Bruce Richards, to our club meeting.

Bruce’s presentation will be “How Fly Casting Works.” This program is intended for anglers and discusses the simple science that explains how fly casting loops work. It also clearly explains what a caster needs to do to make efficient, high performance loops. How fly rods work and how that might help an angler select the right rod and line is also discussed.

Bruce spent 34 years with Scientific Anglers, designing all SA fly lines from 1980–2009. A founding member of the FFI Casting Instructor Certification Program, he has taught fly casting and fished around the world for decades.

EVERYONE WELCOME! BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED!

Tuesday, June 23
2411 Hewitt Ave in Everett, WA.
Doors open at 5:30 for Wet Fly Social Hour.

If you’d like to join us for dinner starting at 6 pm, please bring $15 cash to cover the meal and beverages.

The presentation begins following club news. All are welcome! Hope to see you there!

06/09/2026

Check the regulations. NF Nooksack Closed.

Action: Returns North Fork Nooksack River to permanent rules listed in the 2025–2026 Washington Sport Fishing Rules, closing hatchery spring Chinook

06/03/2026

To protect the wild chinook salmon, the Skykomish River will be closed to all salmon, steelhead and game fish until Nov. 1. Please check regs, especially emergency closures, on the WDFW.WA.gov, before going fishing.

Conservation and recovery of wild Chinook salmon returning to the Snohomish River and its tributaries — including the Skykomish and Snoqualmie — was an important issue WDFW and tribal co-managers evaluated and discussed with anglers, guides, and advisors during the 2026 North of Falcon process.

In 2026, fewer than 3,500 wild Chinook are forecasted to return to the Snohomish Basin. Refer to our latest WDFW blog post to learn more: wdfw.medium.com/snohomish-basin-salmon-steelhead-fisheries-limited-to-protect-wild-chinook-2026-e0d1400a9f38

Given the need to protect and conserve these endangered Chinook, the mainstem Skykomish, Snoqualmie below Snoqualmie Falls, and several other rivers in this watershed will be closed to fishing in summer and fall 2026 to support Chinook conservation.

An emergency fishing closure published on June 2 closes salmon, steelhead, and game fish seasons on the Skykomish River until Nov. 1, including previously planned fisheries for Chinook returning to the Wallace River Hatchery and steelhead returning to the Reiter Ponds Hatchery: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/emergency-rules/skykomish-river-fishing-will-not-open-until-nov-1-2026-06

Photo by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showing a school of spring Chinook salmon underwater.

05/24/2026

In 1918, Zane Grey wrote about the NF Stillaguamish and Deer Creek, “This is the most beautiful trout water I’ve ever seen.” The sheer beauty and stealhead fishing left a lasting impression on him, as well as many of us. Find out what’s up on the NF and Deer Creek this Tuesday, May 26.
WDFW Fisheries Biologist Peter Verhey and Scientist Kevin See will share with us about a summer steelhead population study going on and what they have discovered.

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Our club meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at Fireman’s Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave in Everett, WA.

This month’s meeting will be on May 26, Doors open at 5:30 for Wet Fly Social Hour.

If you’d like to join us for dinner starting at 6 pm, please bring $15 cash to cover the meal and drinks.

Presentation begins following club news. Hope to see you there!