The North Umpqua Coalition was the recipient of the Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise for this year’s auction. Last month Coalition leaders appealed to Oregon Department of Fish and…
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Conservation Corner – A Tipping Point for Fish?
“Listen to the cry of the earth.” A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation by Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, September…
Conservation Corner – Angler Tips to Improve Catch and Release
Fish Are Under Increased Pressure; What Can You Do To Improve Survival? The good news is that interest in fly-fishing is increasing due in part to the pandemic and people…
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Conservation Corner – The Deschutes is No Place for Litterbugs
Editor’s Note: Club members Mark Metzdorff and Felton Jenkins were out fishing the prime Deschutes waters below Warm Springs with guide Matt Mendes of Spin the Handle last month. They…
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Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise Grantee Leaders Speak Out for Wild North Umpqua Steelhead
Editor’s Note: Nearly twenty years ago, I hooked (but eventually did not land) my first steelhead on the North Umpqua River in a legendary pool called Charcoal Point. I was…
Conservation Corner – Together We Can Help the North Umpqua River
A Collaborative Effort for a Monumental Task Editor’s Note and Correction: Shortly after this piece was posted, your Flyline editor received clarification from Native Fish Society’s Southern Oregon Regional Coordinator,…
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Conservation Corner – Some Good News!
More River Protection in Store Oregon Congressman deFazio (D) and California Congessman Jered Huffman (D) have reintroduced H.R. 992, the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act, to permanently ban…
Conservation Update from 2019 FFF Grant Recipient
WaterWatch of Oregon Report to the Fly Fishing Club of Oregon 1-6-2021 Editor’s Note: WaterWatch was the recipient of the 2019 Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise held at our…
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Conservation Corner – The Need Around Us
I don’t need to tell you how much our community, our state, our country, our world is hurting right now. As I write this tonight the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Conservation Corner – We Don’t Need NO Stinking PEBBLE MINE
In July 2020 the Army Corps of Engineers released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that would allow the Pebble project to move forward. Since then thousands of concerned Alaskans,…
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