Welcome to 2022! I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. The post-Christmas cold snap offered some pretty vistas of snow and, fortunately, did not result in the usual aftermath of ice-covered roads. Our family holidays were spent close to home, which meant the only airport time was spent picking up our youngest…
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President’s Message – December 2021
Season’s greetings! The holidays are in full swing, and I am delighted that the Flyfishers’ Club will meet in person for the first time in nearly two years. Our December 14 dinner will be at the University Club, which will be decorated in its usual holiday splendor. The December meeting has always been a…
Member Matters – December 2021- 60 Years of FCO
Thoughts on the 60th Anniversary of the Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon: Part 1, The Decadal Anniversaries The December 14th meeting marks the last chance in calendar 2021 to celebrate the Flyfisher’s Club of Oregon’s 60th Anniversary, and as notices elsewhere in this newsletter attest, the Club will be trying to do the occasion justice, on…
President’s Message – November 2021
Welcome to fall in Oregon. The recent spate of rain and clouds has finally convinced me that summer is, in fact, over. The wet weather has been a mixed blessing for my personal fishing plans as it resulted in a cancellation of another trout trip on the McKenzie with Paul Franklin due to a torrential…
Member Matters – November 2021
Coming in December: The 60th Anniversary Creel The fruit of the Creel Committee’s nearly two years of labor will be available in time for our December meeting. Here is a sneak peak of the cover—stay tuned! The Creel Committee: John Pyrch, Mark Metzdorff, Rich Fitterer, Paul Franklin, Lisa Hansen, Jim Hillas, and Robert Sheley Welcome…
President’s Message – October 2021
October is here and with it comes the cooler temperatures and welcome rains of fall. I am actually enjoying the need to pull the blankets up at night and reacquaint myself with long sleeves and fleece. I owe an apology to all who tried to log in to our September Zoom meeting. Program director…
Member Matters – October 2021
Through the Looking Glass – Will Upcoming FCO Meetings be In Person or Virtual? Thus far in 2021, the FCO had one meeting where members gathered together and shared stories in person. That was the August Picnic at Westmoreland Casting Ponds. A couple of informal surveys have shown that a significant majority of members remain…
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 blanks of your dream with the richness of photos and opportunities to add more adventure to naps and nighttime “REMing.” Our own Felton Jenkins got…
Conservation Corner – North Umpqua Coalition Update
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 Wildlife (ODFW) to put a pause on restarting hatchery supplementation of steelhead in the North Umpqua River. “To be clear, The North Umpqua Coalition is…
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President’s Message – September 2021
It was a delight to see so many members last month at our annual August picnic at the casting ponds in Westmoreland. Our first in-person event was very well attended with at least 30 members by my unscientific recollection, and we enjoyed a beautiful summer evening with temperatures that were blessedly cooler than the scorching…
