A Sturgeon of a Lifetime Editor’s Note: This piece comes to us by way of Chris Redhouse, son of long-time member and past Club Treasurer, John Redhouse. Chris was not smitten with the love for fly fishing that possesses his dad. But an adrenaline-filled hook-up may have rekindled the flame for a long lost love.…
Three Organizations Will Receive Supplemental Grants Your Foundation Board receives many worthy grant applications early each year. They carefully review each application and score them in order to decide which organization will be the recipient of the Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise at our annual auction. As 2018 waned, the Foundation Board members carefully considered…
Lessons from Kiribati Starting my Holiday celebrations with a quiet week on Christmas Island surrounded by lovely kind people was just the ticket. Yes, the fishing was epic – it always is – but that wasn’t the highlight of my trip. This was my eighth trip to Christmas Island and if you have never been,…
Great Reasons to be Members of the FCO As an FCO Board Member, I am privileged to observe first hand the good work of our Club and Foundation Boards. They work hard behind the scenes to keep our Club vital, interesting, rewarding, and financially sound. And 2019 promises to be a great year to be…
Editor’s Note: This fall Club members ventured to other western states to wet flies and entice wily trout and powerful salmon. Thank you to John Pyrch for his trout hunt on the Missouri River and Bob Lowry who flew to the Kiklukh River in Alaska in search of silvers. LKH Three Days Fishing the Mo…
The Spirit of Giving (for Fish) This exceptionally warm, exceptionally dry year is coming to a close. Reflecting back, we saw dismal steelhead returns, low flows in our rivers, and stagnation in climate change policy. Last month’s Conservation Corner offered some bright spots where fish and river focused non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) have made real progress…
Hello Fly Fishers! Today I am mapping my assault route for the first Native Fish Society Trout-A-Thon. Oregon is home to 9 species of wild trout and I have 48 hours and a big state to try and find them all. The coastal waters are being hit hard by rain so I am changing my…
Membership Opportunities This is a quiet time of year for membership activities. But, it is a real opportunity for new members, since if they join now; they are paid through the end of 2019! Introduce your fishing partners to the club and have them join to take advantage of this special opportunity. For current members,…
Editor’s Note: Periodically, the Literary Angler features a member’s thoughts on books or articles they believe will be of interest to fellow fly fishers. Foundation Board member, Dr. Mark Metzdorff reviews a book that takes us over to the darker side of fly tying. LKH I must give credit to my wife Marie-Louise, who is…
Read more Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson; Viking Books (2018) »
Fish conservation news has been pretty dismal of late with very low returns of salmon and steelhead throughout the west. Our northwest-based NGOs are out there advocating for wild fish, working to improve and protect habitat, building on available science, and strengthening alliances to leverage more influence in support of fish. Here are a few…
