Monthly Meeting - Annual Picnic
2025-08-19 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Scott Lake, 2500-2524 Scotlac Dr SW, Olympia, WA, 98512, United States
Our August SSFF club meeting is unique for our club since it is when we hold our annual SSFF Club Picnic which will be located at Scott Lake Pavilions on Aug 19th at 5:30 PM. The pavilions are located across the parking lot from the golf course located at (enter park or golf course address) There will be games, food, casting practice and a lot of fishing stories! This is a family friendly event, and you can invite any friends to join as well. Our club will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, water, and we ask that club members bring the below potluck food items according to your last name:
A-G: Side Dish or Salad
H-O: Snacks (chips, veggie plates)
P-Z: Desserts

Monthly BoD Meeting
2025-09-02 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-10-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-04 18:30 - 20:00 | WA

Monthly Meeting
2025-09-16 18:45 - 20:30 | North Olympia Fire Department, 5046 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, United States
Our speaker this month will be Daniel Spencer.
Dan Spencer is the Information and Education Specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Puget Sound/Olympic Peninsula Fisheries Complex. This complex includes a field research facility in Lacey and three National Fish Hatcheries on the Olympic Peninsula (Makah, Quilcene, and Quinault). Dan runs a diversity of programs, including aquatic invasive species
outreach and angler promotion and education work.
Dan will be providing a two-part presentation for the September meeting. He’ll start with an overview of USFWS fisheries conservation efforts in Western Washington. The second half will focus on fly fishing opportunities in Alaska, with an emphasis on popular watersheds and possible DIY trips.
Doors open at 6:30PM

Monthly Outing (Fly Fishers International Casting Skills Development )
2025-09-20 08:00 - 17:00 | WA

Beginning Fly Tying Class
2025-09-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States
Learn basic fly-tying techniques, with no prior knowledge of fly fishing or fly-tying required! We’ll start with basic skills and materials and build weekly as you progress through more advanced techniques and fly patterns. By the end of the class you will have learned eight different fly patterns. Additionally, you will be able to match each fly you tie to the particular food source it represents. You also will have an assortment of flies in your fly box to take out on the water with you, including dry, wet, and streamer flies! Four additional Thursday “Lab” sessions provide students extra assistance with the lessons and practice tying the flies outside of lesson nights. All tying materials are included for tying in class and at home (threads, feathers, etc.). Students bring their “homework” flies to the following class for evaluation. Instructor: South Sound Fly Fishers

Pop up Outing (Wynoochee and Satsop Rivers)
2025-10-18 08:00 - 17:00 | WA
There will be a pop-up outing to walk and wade the Wynoochee and Satsop Rivers. We will be swinging flies for coho salmon. 7 or 8 wt rod is recommended with intermediate or sink tip line and your favorite streamers. Both river levels are pretty low with good bank access.
Jesse and I will be meeting at Shipwreck Cafe for breakfast at 8:30 and then carpool as needed to the rivers. We plan to be done by 1:00 and have plenty of room for others to ride along. We also have extra rods if you don’t have a salmon rod. Just let us know.
Shipwreck Cafe
244 Madrona Beach Rd NW, Olympia, WA 98502

Monthly Meeting Featuring Joe Jackson
2025-10-21 18:30 - 20:30 | North Olympia Fire Department, 5046 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, United States
Doors open at 6:30PM
Our speaker will be Joe Jackson, often known by his online persona “Sgt. Bassfisher”. Joe is a well-regarded figure in the fishing and fly-tying community. He is known for his expertise in fly tying, particularly with deer hair techniques. Joe has gained recognition for his engaging teaching style, sharing his knowledge through workshops, instructional videos, and social media platforms. His passion for fishing and fly tying is evident in his work, where he focuses on educating anglers on effective methods and innovative patterns. Joe’s contributions to the community have inspired many to enhance their skills and appreciate the art of fly tying.
He will be presenting remotely via Zoom. URL will be forthcoming.

Monthly Outing - Wynoochee River Outing
2025-10-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Twin Bridges County Park, 29 County Farm Rd, Montessano, WA, 98563, United States
Our new location will be Twin Bridges Park near Montesano on the mighty Wynoochee River. Along the Wynoochee we located several excellent spots where parking and river access was easy and available. As the Wynoochee is tidally affected we do get to sleep in a little this Saturday. Low tide is 9:38. The best time to start working the river is as the tide comes in. So I will be posted up at 9:30 to meet and greet everyone as you all arrive. From there we can start fishing and moving to the other scouted bank locations if need be.
When: Meet at 10:00
Where: Twin Bridges County Park at 29 County Farm Rd, Montesano, WA 98563
What: We will be walk and wading, fishing on the incoming tide for Coho Salmon. There is really good bank access at the county park with knee high slow-moving water and deeper holes using a 25 to 30 ft cast. We will go out to lunch afterwards.
Special note: You need a salmon and steelhead catch card if you plan on retaining any fish
Rod: 7 or 8 wt
Line: Floating, intermediate, or sink tip depending on technique
Recommended fly patterns:
Beads or egg patterns
Egg-Sucking Leeches: These are classic and highly effective for coho. Variations tied with marabou or rabbit strip in black and purple, with a pink or orange head, are a top choice.
Bunny Leeches: Similar to the Egg-Sucking Leech, these have an enticing, pulsating action. Bright colors like cerise and purple are favorites.
Clouser Minnows: A versatile baitfish pattern. Pink/white, chartreuse/white, and chartreuse/pink are the most effective color combinations for coho.
Dolly Llama: This articulated streamer is popular in a pink/purple color scheme.
Contact our Outings Chair Jesse for any questions: 253-432-0659
Additional info:
Multiple species were seen coming in last week. Everyone I talked to was hauling them in on egg patterns. I suggest the fluorescent, neon, sometimes referred to as cheating pattern flies. The brighter and more alien looking the better. Glo bugs, blood dots, meth eggs, slush eggs, the more industriall and toxic looking the better. These fish are all hopped up on the spawn, in stressed water and eating to attack as much as they are to feed. That all being said, the usual patterns can still be applied. Anything bright and flashy should be just fine. The chartreuse, pink, jointed and articulated monstrosities your non fishing friends are sure of is a sign of decline. Due to their absolute lack of representing anything in nature. Those flies are the ones you want to bring.
Low tide is at 3:00 pm and the fishing is going to slack out way before that. So it will be up to the river and fish to decide when we’re done. If everybody is up for it, I suggest that when we’re finished descending upon the great Wynoochee salmon run. We meet at the nearby ShipWreck cafe. I’ve had several meals there in the last few weeks. It’s a great place to get warm and lie to the waitresses about all the fish you caught. They’ve gotten the hang of smiling and nodding in agreement that my scraped knuckles, bruised forehead and muddy state of near hypothermia is from some great adventure. And not slipping in the parking lot and splashing hot coffee down my face and waders.
Easiest way to find Twin Bridges Park is using whichever map app you like the best. Plug in Twin Bridges Park, Montesano and it will come right up. I will be in the main parking lot. I drive an older silver Tundra. It has four doors, a beat up topper and is covered in ‘look at me, I fly fish’ stickers. If you don’t see it right away just look for the white SSFF cheese board signs and follow the arrows. I’ll have them posted at the main road, parking lot entrance and one last one by the meeting area. If anyone has any extra stickers laying around I’ll take them. I love stickers.
Can’t wait to see you all tomorrow, I’ll be sending out a text this afternoon to everyone who signed up so be looking out for that. Its just a final check in before tomorrow.
Jesse

Beginning Fly Tying
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States

Rod Building Class
2025-11-08 08:30 - 17:00 | WA
For the first 6 people that signed up for the class in Lacey

Veterans Day Fishing Event
2025-11-11 08:00 - 12:00 | Black Lake, X2MG+52 Olympia, Washington, Olympia, WA, 98512, United States
The SSFF club members will host an outing honoring invited veterans and their guests. The club will provide watercraft seating, food, and equipment for an outing at Black Lake in Tumwater, WA. Timeline/Agenda

Monthly Meeting
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | North Olympia Fire Department, 5046 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, United States
Doors Open at 6:30PM Agenda forthcoming

Casting Skills Course - Earn Your Certification
2025-11-22 09:00 | Tumwater Historical Park, 802 Deschutes Way SW, Tumwater, WA, 98501, United States
South Sound Fly Fishers along with Puget Sound Fly Fishers (our friends in Tacoma) will be hosting a Casting Skills Development Course on Saturday, November 22, 2025. This is an opportunity for you to earn your Bronze, Silver or Gold casting certificate. It may also be an opportunity to meet a new friend or two. Review this PDF for details.
Hope to see you there.

Club Outing - Fly Tying at the Fire Station
2025-11-22 11:00 - 13:30 | North Olympia Fire Department, 5046 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, United States
Come join us at the North Olympia Fire Station for some fly ting and to discuss possible outings for the coming year. A potluck luncheon is also on the agenda. Bring your Fly tying gear, beverage and anything you’d like to share.

Monthly BOD Meeting
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Griffin Fire Station #2, 8113 Steamboat Island Rd NW, Olympia, WA, 98502, United States
We pushed it out a week this month – Also Note it is at the Griffin Fire Station #2, not the Boston Harbor site!
Griffin Fire Station #2 is at 8113 Steamboat Island Rd NW, in Olympia. This location is about 5 miles north of the Griffin Fire Station #1 that we have used in the past.

No General Club Meeting in December
2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
There will be no general club meeting in December. Enjoy the holidays!

Monthly BOD Meeting
2026-01-13 18:30 - 20:00 | North Olympia Fire Department, 5046 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, United States
We are still at the North Olympia (Boston Harbor) Fire station for the first few meetings of 2026. Note that we are meeting on 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Monthly Club Meeting
2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:30 | North Olympia Fire Department, 5046 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA, 98506, United States
Doors general open at 6:30 PM. Program TBD
