Northwest Fly Anglers upcoming events

Yakima River - Lower Canyon (September 23, 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Outing Hosts - Peter Maunsell

The Lower Yakima Canyon, from Wilson Creek to Roza Dam, offers more than 20 miles of relatively easy floating. NFA will set up camp at the Big Pines Campground on the river. Peter Maunsell will get there early and will text you where he is. This is sagebrush country, a basalt-and-desert landscape home to Bighorn sheep, deer, and plentiful insect hatches.

Your primary catch will be trout and whitefish. Almost all of the trout are rainbows. Many in our group will be floating from any of the several launch sites downstream to the Big Pines campground, or from the Big Pines campground down to the Roza impoundment. If you don’t have a boat, there is easy access via numerous pullouts on Canyon Road, which runs alongside the river and state route WA-821. In the spring and at the end of the summer through the fall, wading is not difficult. When the river runs high during the summer due to upstream irrigation releases, wading becomes more difficult.

What to Bring for Fishing:

Washington state fishing license.
Suitable floating devices, including a pontoon boat, raft, or drift boat.
PFDs are always recommended for wading and for riding in boats.
It is very likely to be quite cool during the day and significantly colder at night. Bring clothes that will keep you warm.
Although we are on the “dry” side of the Cascades, it rains here, too. Bring rain gear.
Hat and sunglasses
Camera
4-6 weight rods and floating lines
Net
3x, 4x, and maybe 5x tippet, depending on which flies you use.
Check the local fly shops on what is working, but bring a variety of nymphs, including Stone, Copper Johns, and Bead head Prince Nymphs; streamers, including buggers; and Caddis.
Water bottle and drinking water for when you are on the river
Waders, wading boots, and wading staff

What to Bring for Camping

Tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad
Change of clothes (You may get wet)
Rain gear
Flashlight(s)
Folding Chair

NOTE: Your outing fee covers meals. It does not include your campsite. Campsites are $15.00/ night, half price if you have a Golden Age Senior Pass

Food & Beverages:

The outing fee only covers Wednesday and Thursday night dinners and Thursday and Friday morning coffee.
Bring your own food for breakfast and lunch.
Bring your own wine, beer, or hard stuff.

Getting There:

Big Pines Campground directions.

Multi-Day Outing - Three Rivers, Idaho (Selway, Lochsa, Middlefork Clearwater) (October 05, 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

THIS IS A NON-HOSTED EVENT. NFA will not be supplying meals or beverages.

Registration Fee: None

The Selway River is renowned for its pristine waters and diverse fishing opportunities. Fishing on the Selway River is characterized by stunning natural scenery and minimal fishing pressure. It is a protected river that offers a unique experience for anglers seeking both tranquility and adventure. The Selway River offers excellent fishing, particularly for westslope cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and bull trout.

What sets the Lochsa River apart isn’t just the quality of the fishing; it’s also the wild, untamed setting. You don’t need to hike miles into the backcountry to find success, either. Pullouts along Highway 12 offer quick access to productive water, and within two steps of the road, you’re casting to wild fish in water so clear you can see the take before you feel it. The Lochsa fisheries include westslope cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, bull trout, and brook trout.

Wading is relatively easy on the Selway. The Lochsa is a bit slipperier. Boats and pontoons can be used on the Clearwater. There are many tributaries worth fishing as well.

Our campground will be in the small town of Lowell, 340 miles east of Seattle at Three Rivers Resort located right where the Lochsa and Selway Rivers converge to form the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River. Just 20 miles west is the convergence of the South and Middle Forks of the Clearwater in the town of Kooskia.

The resort has cabins, RV hookup sites, tent sites, and a group site. Attendees will need to call Three Rivers Resort to make their personal reservations for the type of lodging or site and the days they want (contact info below)

115 Selway Road Kooksia, Idaho 83539
208-926-4430
3RiversResortii@gmail.com

Native cutthroat and bull trout are the primary catch, taking Mayflies, Caddis or Grasshoppers. You need a well-stocked fly box to cover all of these rivers.

Three Rivers Campground has full facilities for comfortable tent camping as well as the RV sites with water, electricity, and a single community septic dump. Gas up in Kooskia before driving 23 miles to Lowell as there are no facilities available in Lowell.

What to Bring for Fishing:

Idaho state fishing license
Bring clothes for warmish daytime temperatures and chilly nights.
Sun screen, a hat, and sunglasses
Waders, wading boots, and wading staff
3-5 weight rods
Net
Floating lines with 4x and 5x leaders. Bring 6x leader material if you want to put on really small flies.

What to Bring for Camping:

Tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad
Rain gear
Flashlight(s)
Folding chair
Camera
Water Bottle

Food & Beverages:

Because this is a non-hosted event, participants are responsible for their own meals and beverages. There is a small store at Three Rivers Resort for ice, pop, beer, and chips. The cafe is closed.

Directions:

Driving directions
Make sure your NFA registration includes an up-to-date email address and cellphone number

Questions? Please contact Nick Sherman or Susanne Staats

Hood Canal (October 17, 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Outing Host: Tom Quinn

Gather at Tom’s home on the west side of Hood Canal, just south of the Hood Canal Bridge on the Olympic Peninsula side.

From there, we’ll disperse either along the Canal for sea-run cutthroats (and coho, if you are lucky) or to any of a handful of nearby lakes for mid-sized rainbow trout.

Bring your float tube or similar craft for any of the small, peaceful, motorless lakes within about 30 minutes of the Quinn residence, including Teal, Gibbs, Silent, Leland, Tarboo, Horseshoe, and others.

Fishing for sea-run cutthroat can be good on the beaches or from small craft such as canoes or kayaks that can be launched at the Quinn residence or at a number of nearby beaches. Larger boats can be launched less than a mile away at Hicks County Park.

Directions will be sent to those registered three days before the outing. Tom has beach access for launching a kayak or canoe (including a couple available to borrow, which can be rowed).

After fishing the Canal or one or more of the nearby small lakes, we’ll return to Tom’s for a casual meal and enjoy the view from his deck.

From August onward, salmon fishing can be good at nearby Point No Point, Eglon, Shine Tidelands State Park, and in Squamish Harbor.

Food & Beverages

Tom plans to offer tea, coffee, & muffins for our arrival in the morning. For the evening meal, he has a barbecue that we can throw our burgers or dogs, etc. on and has offered to add a salad and some dessert (brownies?!), so within that framework bring whatever you'd like to eat & drink (he’ll have a few beverages) to enjoy for some stories at the end of the fishing day.

Tarpon Fishing in Mexico (November 16, 2026)

Mon, 16 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT

A small group of us (Wytold Lebing, Peter Maunsell, and Eric Olson) will be heading to Mexico in November to fish for juvenile tarpon. If you’ve ever wanted to try tarpon on a fly rod, this is a great opportunity. Juvenile means tarpon weighing 5-20 pounds. These fish behave like the 100-pound-plus monsters chased in places like the Florida Keys or Belize; they’re just smaller. You can use an 8-weight rod. Another big plus is that, instead of searching for days to find that big one, these fish are plentiful, and you’re likely to cast to and catch many in a

Peter and I have fished with one of the principals, Paco Jr., at Perla Negra, and he’s a great guy.

Here’s the website, which is much more informative than I can offer in this letter: https://www.flyfishingtabasco.com/fishery

If you are interested, let Wytold know.