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Club Dinner Meeting & Holiday Celebration featuring Tom Bie of The Drake Magazine***sold out – raffle tickets still available***
Club Dinner Meeting and Holiday Celebration
featuring Tom Bie, founder and editor of The Drake Magazine
Tom Bie, the featured speaker for the December dinner meeting and Holiday Celebration, was born and raised in Oregon. A journalism graduate from Oregon State University, Bie founded The Drake Magazine nearly 20 years ago and has grown it into North America’s leading print magazine “for those who fish”.
A passionate angler and conservationist, Bie lives and works in Denver for about half the year and spends most of the balance of the year living on the Oregon Coast, where he chases steelhead as much as time allows. Despite publishing schedules, he somehow manages to mix in a trip or two annually to fish somewhere else in the world.
His presentation at the December 9 dinner meeting will offer his insights into the world of fly fishing from the perspective of an editor and publisher of the country’s best and largest flyfishing magazine. He will also take us on a virtual tour of the saltwater flats he has fished, spanning from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula to the main flats of Belize. Additionally, he will share highlights from a recent trip he made to Christmas Island and Fanning Atoll.
Celebrate the holidays with friends and hear from Oregon’s own Tom Bie.
When: December 9th, extended wet fly hour with raffle starting at 5:30 pm.
Where: The University Club, 1225 SW 6th Ave, Portland
Attire: Jackets are recommended for the gentlemen
Raffle Details:
- Tickets are $25 each or six for $100. You do NOT need to be in attendance to win. Tickets can be purchased online in advance of the December 9 dinner meeting or during the Wet Fly Hour the evening of the event.
- Items will be raffled off in the order they are listed here. A raffle ticket will be drawn, and the winner will be announced. If the winner is in attendance, they will receive their item when won. If the winner is not present, arrangements will be made to get the item to the winner.
- Proceeds of the Raffle to go to the Flyfishers’ Club to support future programs and The Flyfisher Foundation to support education and conservation.
#1 – $150 Spa Gift Certificate
Enjoy the services of Rumi Simon Spa & Salon
Donor: Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon
Value: $150
#2 – New Rio Fly Line of Your Choice
Your choice, Salt, Spey, Freshwater in the size and weight you want.
Donor: Jerry Swanson and Fishhead Expeditions
Value: $100-$130
#3 – A Pass to the Nike Employee Store
Jump-start your Christmas Shopping. Big savings in Nike and related brands.
Donor: Gaby Japely
Value: 30% to 50% off retail for goods purchased
#4 – Winston 9 ft. 9 wt. 3-piece XDLT Single-handed fly rod
An older Winston version but still has that Winston “feel”. Used but hardly and in perfect condition. Great starter permit/bonefish rod or back-up. Sweet single-handed steelhead/salmon rod.
Donor: Peter and Cathy Tronquet
Value: $250
#5 – Deschutes River Steelhead Flies
16 choice and proven Deschutes River steelhead flies tied by Club Member Rick Pay. Flies and Originators: Two Kaleidoscope – Josh Linn; Four Blue Max – Brian Silvey; Four Addison – Andrew Dutterer; Two Steelhead Coachmen – John Hazel; Four Night Dancers – Frank Amato. All in crush-proof fly box.
Donor: Rick Pay
Value: $120
#6 – Lange Estate Winery Dynamic Duo
2022 Lucky River Point Noir Wine rated 94 points! 2022 Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir rated 94 points!
Donor: Kevin Quinn
Value: $160
#7 – Umpqua Steamboat Sling Pack
Carries like a backpack, but you can sling it to the front when you need to get in. Large main compartment for a big fly box, rain jacket, lunch, and more, and a second pocket for accessories. Retractor, net slot and other goodies.
Donor: Jerry Swanson and Fishhead Expeditions
Value: $130
#8 Wine 3-Pack
Resonance Vineyard Estate Pino Noir. This is the pure expression of their organically dry-farmed vineyard.
Duckhorn Cabernet rated 93 points! A bright, juicy, and lifted wine with succulent blueberry and black cherry fruits, black currants, clove, graphite, and new wood cedar.
2021 Roserock Zephirine Pinot Noir – 97 Points! Roserock Pinot Noir 2021 is a refined and elegant wine from the Eola-Amity Hills.
Donor: Randy Young
Value: $260
#9 Ross Trout Reel with new Rio LT WF5 fly line
New, pre-owned, never used Ross Trout Reel with new Rio LT WF5 fly line. Older Ross model. Light weight, sensitive drag system with perfectly matched new Rio line.
Donor: Paul Franklin
Value: $350
#10 – The Holy Trinity of Tuscany & Piedmont
Get ready to swirl, sip, and possibly brag just a little—because this raffle prize brings together three legends of Italian winemaking. If wines had Oscar categories, these would win them all.
Donor: Paul Fortino
Value: $250
#11 – 2nd Pass to the Nike Employee Store
A second pass! Jump-start Christmas Shopping. Big savings in Nike and related brands.
Donor: Gaby Japely
Value: 30% to 50% or more off retail for goods purchased
#12 – Umpqua Wading Tote
Holds waders and wading boots and more. Water bottle pocket. Ventilation for drying and three internal flat pockets for stuff.
Donor: Jerry Swanson and Fishhead Experditions
Value: $120
#13 – Scotch tasting for Four
Four people join Scotch Connoisseur and Club member Steve Meyer for a special scotch tasting. You will sample whiskeys from each of the five region of Scotland and learn the subtle and not-so-subtle nuances of the spirits of each region. Date and location to be mutually agreed upon.
Donor: Steve Meyer
Value: $100
#14 – One day of guided fishing for two with Brian Silvey
You choose – winter steelheading on the Sandy River; trout fishing on the Deschutes; or, steelheading on the Deschutes.
Donor: Brian Silvey and Silvey’s Oregon Fishing Guides
Value: $600
#15 – Trout Spey Outfit
Echo 11 fr. 3 wt. trout spey rod matched perfectly with Galven Sing Reel and a matching trout spey line.
Donor: Deschutes Angler
Value: $750
