Out and About: Fall Casting Clinic on Saturday

The Clark-Skamania Flyfishers will hold their annual fall casting clinic along the banks of the East Fork Lewis River this Saturday at the Dogwood Pavilion in Lewisville Park near Battle Ground. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon.

The public is welcome.

The day will start with coffee and a short meeting before the participants start the clinics. There will be classes on casting spey rods as well as the traditional one-handed fly rods. Participants can also learn about the Japanese art of Tenkara, a kind of fly fishing that does not employ casting reels.

WWA local chapter monthly meeting

The local chapter of the Washington Waterfowl Association will hold its monthly members meeting on Thursday, October 25 at 7 pm at the Vancouver Trap Club, 11100 NE 76th Street, Vancouver, WA. The organization holds its monthly meetings on the last Thursday of every month from January through October.

WDFW to stock more than 147,000 trout

Washington anglers should have plenty of places to enjoy great fishing this fall and through the holiday season. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will stock at least 55 Washington lakes with catchable-size trout this fall.

Additionally, the department stocks millions of smaller trout each spring, many of which will have grown to catchable size.

“Fall is the time to reel in a nice-sized trout, and our crews are working hard to build on a Northwest tradition of fishing through the seasons,” said Steve Caromile, WDFW’s warmwater fish program manager. “Most of the stocked trout are 13 to 15 inches long, with a few larger ones in the mix.”

The complete list of lakes to be stocked, and the department’s recently updated stocking plan, are available for viewing at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/fall-into-fishing/.

Stevenson hosts Hike the Gorge Weekend

Stevenson is hosting the 6th Annual Fall Hike the Gorge Weekend this weekend.

Friday to Sunday, participating Stevenson businesses will honor a 10 percent discount for anyone who takes a hike in the Gorge. Hikers simply need to mention “Fall Hike the Gorge Weekend” and show a photo or video from their hike to receive the discount.