FCO Proposed Slate of Officers for 2023 The following proposed slate of FCO officers and at-large board members will be presented for a vote at the annual business meeting in…
Author: Lisa Hansen
Literary Angler – A New Experience on the McKenzie
Editor’s Note: Member Rick Pay shares his quite successful fall fishing trip on one of the best trout streams west of the Cascades. As you plan your 2023 fly fishing…
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President’s Message – December 2022
Ho Ho Ho!!! December is a wonderful time of year, time to be with family, friends and fishing guides. We all have our own way of celebrating the Holidays, we…
Member Matters – December 2022
2023 Conservation RFP Issued The Flyfisher Foundation distributed its 2023 conservation request for proposals (RFP) on Friday, December 2, 2022 to over 20 conservation organizations. Proposals are due to John…
Literary Angler – Transitions
Editor’s Note: This month often conjures up memories of transitions – last holiday season before a child goes off to college, reflections on the year’s major events, new people who…
Conservation Corner – Columbia River Basin Wild Steelhead Status in 2022
All of us are heartened by the increase in steelhead abundance after 2021. Many of us have enjoyed the opportunity to fish, float, hike, and camp on the Deschutes River…
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President’s Message – November 2022
Singing in the Rain The annual rainy season has begun cleaning our air and helping our streams, rivers, foliage and wildlife. We all love the rain!!! September and October are…
Member Matters – November 2022
New FCO Treasurer Joins Board Member Kevin Quinn has graciously agreed to assume the FCO Treasurer position after John Bailey recently stepped down. A big THANK YOU to John for…
Literary Angler – Searching for Riffles and Ovid . . . with an Angle
Searching for Disney Riffle Disney Riffle on the Deschutes River is water I first heard about over thirty years ago. It sounded amazing, full of large trout and great steelhead…
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President’s Message – October 2022
President Mike Radakovich is off the grid on a long-planned steelhead fishing trip in British Columbia, so I am pinch hitting for him on this month’s President’s message. Mike sends…
