FCO members may join the Long Beach Casting Club’s Wednesday Night Fly Tying Forum weekly via Zoom. Webinars begin at 7:30 p.m. Here is the recipe from this week’s leader, Mark Flo: Hook Gamakatsu #6 SS15 Thread Fl. Orange 140 Medium Dumb Bell Eye Orange Rubber legs Body EP Fiber Root Beer Wing Root Beer…
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FCO members may join the Long Beach Casting Club’s Wednesday Night Fly Tying Forum weekly via Zoom. Webinars begin at 7:30 p.m. Here is the recipe from Mark Flo: TAKAHOPPER (Variation of Ed Shank’s Letort Hopper) Hook: Size 14-16 DaiRiki 280, Tiemco 2303 Thread: Yellow 3/0 Monochord Body: Golden yellow Fly rite dubbing Under wing:…
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Notes From Grindstone Lakes I hope you all continue to be healthy and safe as we begin the slow process of reopening businesses and starting to return to some semblance of normalcy. Equally importantly, I hope that the spring (at times summer-like) weather has tempted you to pick up a rod and go fishing.…
Wednesday May 27th features the Liberace Clouser and Wednesday June 3rd gives the how-to for the Bullet-head Cicada. Thanks to new member, Rob Peterson, FCO members have been invited to join the Long Beach Casting Club’s Wednesday Night Fly Tying Forum via Zoom. Webinars begin at 7:30 p.m. If you would like to join, email…
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking public comments until May 26th on their proposal to open the upper 25 miles of the Sandy River above Oxbow Park to fishing from a floating device. The department states their rationale is to allow increased fishing opportunity for hatchery fish that intermingle with wild fish.…
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Western Rivers Conservancy Presentation Available The FCO had their first Zoom presentation and Q & A hosted by Western Rivers Conservancy Director of Donor Relations and Club member, Jim Cox. Jim took us on a breathtaking trip to several of the spectacular rivers that WRC has worked to acquire and convey to public ownership. We learned…
Editor’s Note: A few Club members managed to sneak out to wet lines for eager rainbows recently. First, John Pyrch admitted he couldn’t stay in any longer when the weather was so beautiful. And John even shares some of his Rocky Ridge secrets! Janet Arenz and Curt Marr just had to have their Deschutes…
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New Offering this Wednesday May 6th at 7:30 p.m! Thanks to new member, Rob Peterson, FCO members have been invited to join the Long Beach Casting Club’s Wednesday Night Fly Tying Forum via Zoom If you would like to join, email Shirley Sakaguchi (sakagusc@gmail.com), and she will add you to the distribution, and copy Mark…
Jim Cox of Western Rivers Conservancy Will Present on WRC’s Current Projects Zoom Meeting – Wednesday April 22, 2020 4:00 PM – Presentation Begins To participate, please check your email sent on April 22nd for the link to register. You will receive a confirmation with the link to join the meeting.
Dreaming of the fishing trip you wish you were taking this month? Or perhaps you are reminiscing upon the terrific time you had fishing afar this past winter. While we are cooped up watching Netflix or C-SPAN, why not take a break and write a little story for the Flyline? Some of you must be…
