Editor’s Note: Club member Jay Spassov offers this brief exploration into small and perhaps little known rod companies in his first submission to the Flyline. Historically, the Flyline and The…
Literary Angler
Literary Angler – A Flyfisher’s Diary
Minam River My wife had booked a surprise trip in early June to the Wallowa Mountains in Eastern Oregon to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We stayed at the Minam River…
Literary Angler – Pavlovian Trout or Persistence in Outsmarting Salmo Trutta
It was a long 6 ½ hour drive from San Luis Obispo to Mammoth Lakes, CA but worth the effort. Six or 8 of the members of the Santa…
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Literary Angler – The River Taketh, and the River Giveth
The prophet Job was not a fly-fisherman. Otherwise, his lament would begin with “taketh,” not “giveth.” The river more often takes fortune from us—missed fish, snapped leaders, flies hung up…
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Literary Angler – Our Literary Legacy and Rave Reviews for the 60th Anniversary Creel
A Brief History of Angling Literature Produced by the Flyfisher’s Club of Oregon Mark Metzdorff, MD President 2001-02 Editor, The Flyline, 2000-10 At the Club’s December 2021 meeting, I gave…
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Literary Angler – Winter Trout Fishing
The weather looked pretty good – cool but no wind or rain. So I booked a day trip on the McKenzie with Clay Holloway for Friday, January 21st. Dennis Oster…
Literary Angler – Mosquito Lake
“It is remarkable, most remarkable, to approach unfamiliar water alone, to cast upon it’s untested-perhaps ungrounded-expectations, and to have them rewarded with a startling rise of a trout to…
Literary Angler – From the Archives
The Story within a Book Editor’s Note: The talent and sheer volume of FCO literary contributions is astounding. As part of the 60th Anniversary Creel Committee, I have tremendous…
Literary Angler – Create Your Own Adventure
Have you been dreaming of exotic trips to remote destinations? Destinations with interesting culture and fascinating fish? This Literary Angler post will give you an opportunity to fill in the…
Literary Angler – Joys of a New Fisherman
Editor’s Note: My eldest grandson and I enjoyed a half day fishing the McKenzie the end of July. It was his first guided fly fishing trip and he had many…
