April 2024
Update on the Status of the FCO, CRAG Law Center Awarded 2024 FFF Grant, Updated 2023 Columbia River Steelhead Returns
And another one gone, and another one gone and another one bites the dust, yeah! (lyrics to “Another One Bites the Dust” by John Deacon, Queen) Thanks to the diligence…
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And the Grand Total is . . . . $22,000 raised by FCO members for the Deschutes River Conservancy during our May Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise! You might have…
This year’s Columbia River summer steelhead forecast looks grim. ODFW predicts “the 2023 combined preseason forecast for upriver summer steelhead (those destined for areas upstream of Bonneville Dam including…
THE FLYFISHER FOUNDATION DONORS for THE DESCHUTES RIVER CONSERVANCY – 2023 CONSERVATION GRANTEE We are so grateful for the generous donations made on behalf of the DRC Trout Creek project!…
Editor’s Note: Long-time member and past Flyfisher Foundation President, John Pyrch, takes us back in time to his early days exploring Oregon waters to fish with a fly. LKH My…
FITZPATRICK HOMESTEAD, Deschutes River Auction Opportunity Open for Auction May 7, 10am – May 14, 5pm The Bachman Family has generously provided this phenomenal private fishing opportunity. They not…
Fishing New Water We were scheduled to fish the McKenzie but our guide, Clay Holloway, suggested we try the Middle Fork of the Willamette. My fishing partner, Dennis Oster, and…