Prominent Fly-Fishing Filmmaker Todd Moen to Present at October 23 Club Dinner Meeting
Be sure to sign-up soon if you have not already done so for our Thursday, October 23 Flyfishers’ Club Dinner meeting at the University Club.
The special dinner guest and presenter will be Todd Moen, an award-winning fly-fishing videographer and co-founder of Catch Magazine, known world-wide as the “official journal of flyfishing film and photography.”
Each issue of Catch Magazine features a new and original video in the acclaimed T-Motion Theatre that has been filmed, edited and produced by Todd Moen. Each Moen film stars a prominent fly angler, fishing some amazing water, in a mind-boggling location somewhere in the world. Moen’s films capture the essence of the fly fishing experience wherever in the world he is filming, the mystery and majesty of the target fish species of the waters and the beautiful surrounding landscapes.
Todd and his family reside in Sisters, Oregon when he is not on location somewhere in the world.
At the October 23 meeting, Todd will show a medley of his short fly-fishing videos from some of his favorite places in the world.
Make sure to attend the October 23 meeting. And, bring a guest. Sign up here.
The Club’s August Fly Fishing Class Deemed Success
The Flyfishers’ Club convened an all-day Essentials of Fly Fishing Class on Sunday, August 3, at Willamette Park in West Linn. Seven Club members and two emerging Club members signed up for and attended the all-day class. All attendees were new to the Club in the past year and new to the fly fishing world.
Casting instruction was conducted by Jennifer LaFollette from Royal Treatment Fly Shop. Club members Cathy Tronquet and Stan Chessir assisted, working with individual students to apply Jennifer’s casting lessons. Participants raved about the quality of the casting instruction that they received and, to a person, improved their casting ability.
Long-time Club member Frank Rodriquez led the classroom instruction which included sessions on gear selection; insect identification and fly selection to match the hatch; reading water; leaders; essential knots; as well as other topics. Frank was assisted in the class by Club member Jay Spassov. In addition to top-notch instruction, the $95 class fee included a lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, chips and cookies.
The class was organized by Club Program Committee member Paul Franklin and promoted by Kevin Quinn, coordinator of the Club’s Communication Committee.
The Essentials of Fly Fishing Class was the first of its kind to be sponsored and promoted by the Club at least in the last decade. The hope is to make the class an annual offering, perhaps opening it up to the public as well as Club members.
According to those who attended, the class was a big success and helped all participants in their individual pursuits to fish with fly fishing gear.
Ron Lauzon Awarded Honorary Membership to The Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon
Ron Lauzon was recently awarded an honorary membership to the Club for a series of service contributions he has made to the Club in the past two years. Ron is an amazing fly casting instructor and retired guide and outfitter who spent decades rowing clients down the Clackamas and Sandy Rivers. He also ran a successful fly fishing school prior to retiring.
In 2024, Ron led a team of Club members who staffed a booth at the Love Oregon in Colton, giving more than 100 participants a chance to try out casting a fly rod. Ron trained Club members in advance of the event, provided a myriad of his personal of rods, reels and lines to be used at the event, and coordinated and orchestrated the instruction during the two-day celebration of Oregon.
Ron stepped up in 2024 and again in 2025, providing casting instruction to many who attended the Club’s annual August picnic at Westmoreland Park. Ron shlepped 10 of his rod and reel set-ups to the picnic, and he and friend Leon Peoples made themselves available to provide casting instruction for both experienced and inexperienced anglers who attended the picnic
Ron was in the process of organizing Club volunteers and orchestrating a second year at the Love Oregon event when event was canceled for unknown reasons.
Thanks to Ron for his great service to the Club and a hearty welcome as our newest Honorary Member.
Paul Franklin