February 11 Club Speaker and Still-Water Guru Jeff Perin
Jeff Perin, long-time owner of The Fly Fisher’s Place in Sisters, will be the featured speaker at The Flyfishers’ Club’s kick-off meeting for 2025 to be held Tuesday, February 11 at Ernesto’s Restaurant on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.
Jeff has guided the central Oregon Cascade lakes for over 30 years and is a virtual guru of still-water fishing. His topic for the February 11 meeting is: Technical fly fishing in still-waters.
A fun presenter and a great teacher, Jeff’s slide presentation and talk will include: target zones in lakes and how to fish them; equipment and fly lines needed for every situation; prevalent still-water hatches and how to match the hatch; and, his five favorite lakes and why his “Top Five” are so special.
Ernesto’s is a new venue for Club dinner meetings and was chosen for it excellent food, good service, private meeting rooms and convenient location with plenty of parking. Ernesto’s address is 8544 Apple Way, just off of Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.
The Wet Fly Hour will kick-off the February 11 event from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will feature a knot-tying session provided by long-time Club member and Past FCO President, Frank Rodriquez.
Dinner and Perin’s presentation and a very short meeting to elect officers will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Bring a friend!!!
Click here to sign up for the February 11 meeting.
Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming FCO Meetings
For the first time in memory the FlyFishers’ Club’s Program Committee has the 2025 Dinner and Program Meetings set for the entire year, including commitment from five excellent speakers all of whom are well-known in the fly fishing community.
There will be five dinner meetings held this year, a reduced number based on feedback from Club members.
February’s speaker is described above and here is the remaining 2025 line-up.
April 11 Dinner Meeting with Brian O’Keefe
Brian O’Keefe is one of the pre-eminent photographers in the fly-fishing world. Brian has traveled the world many times over with his camera and fly rods and will share some of his most memorable experiences in a presentation and slide show on Fishing the Southern Hemisphere: Patagonia and New Zealand. In addition, Brian will give a mini seminar for those interested prior to the Wet Fly Hour — “How to Take Great Photos with Your Cell Phone”. Venue TBD.
June 10 Dinner Meeting with Bob Clay
Bob Clay, is a master bamboo rod maker, legendary steelhead guide and angler, and wild fish and river advocate. Bob lives on the famed Kispiox River in British Columbia, giving him a first-hand understanding of the pulses and nuances of a steelhead river and its salmonid inhabitants. Bob will share stories of his life as a bamboo rod maker, accomplished angler, and conservationist. Venue TBD.
October 14 Dinner Meeting with Todd Moen
Todd Moen, is the co-founder of on-line Catch Magazine, the official journal of Fly-Fishing photography and film. Todd is an extraordinary videographer who has filmed fly-fishing adventures in many of the world’s most scenic and productive fishing destinations. Todd will show a few of his amazing short films of various fishing destinations, curated to appeal to Club members. Venue TBD
December 9 Holiday Dinner Meeting with Tom Bie
Tom Bie, editor and publisher of The Drake Magazine, arguably the finest fly-fishing print magazine around. Tom’s work gives him an unusual perspective on the fly-fishing world, including the many challenges and threats piscatorial species and their river ecosystems face now and in the future. Tom will provide his considerable perspective on the state of the fly-fishing world. Venue TBD
Mark your calendar for all five events! You won’t want to miss them.
Submitted by Paul Franklin
December Meeting a Sell Out!
FCO members and guests were treated to an inspiring presentation by Guido Rahr, President and Executive Director of Wild Salmon Center. Guido shared his life-long love for wild fish and the outdoors including childhood fishing experiences that eventually led to his leadership as an internationally recognized advocate for wild Pacific salmonids. He shared examples of his 3 decades of work from Oregon coastal watersheds to the Russian Far East. He has worked tirelessly with tribes and local fishermen to oppose the notorious Pebble Mine proposal in the Bristol Bay area. Guido and the Wild Salmon Center continue to make impactful improvements to help sustain wild anadromous fish.
Late Season Fishing Report from the D
Rich Fitterer sent this brief report along with impressive pictures from a productive day on the Deschutes.
I managed to hook and land two really nice summer steelhead, a 13 lb. and a 35+” 18 lb. buck on a 10’ sink tip and my BlueMax Hobo. I was fishing with Matt Mendes on the Reservation. Both were Idaho hatchery fish that made their way up the Deschutes probably because PGE turned on a little more cold water in August.
Rich Fitterer
