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,…
Category: President’s Message
President’s Message – November 2018
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…
President’s Message – October 2018
Fall is in the air and I’m excited for its arrival. Ross and I are heading home from Brazil tonight. We have spent the last six days fishing in the Amazon jungle, a trip I will never forget. The Ecolodge Da Barra was even better than we could have hoped. The lodge, food, staff &…
President’s Message – September 2018
The summer has flown by and here it is the week before Labor Day. I am enjoying some time in the Methow Valley in Washington. I spent my first two days still water fishing on Moccasin Lake and the hopper action was nothing shy of epic. Yesterday I floated the Methow River with our good…
President’s Message – August 2018
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the casting ponds picnic on August 14th. If you haven’t registered please do so on the website. This event is hosted by our club so there is no cost, but we need a head count for food. Several local Fly Shops will be joining us for casting…
President’s Message July 2018
Today I was reminded of all the really fabulous things we see when we head out to fish. Ross & I were up the Columbia Gorge hiking through a giant dry field in route to the river. All of a sudden to our surprise 4 little heads popped up from behind a pile of boulders. …
