Volunteers are the Engine of your Club! Next time you attend an FCO meeting (this month, we hope!), look around and listen to the buzz of enthusiastic anglers. Many of you have interesting, humorous, or even epic fly fishing stories to share. Our high-quality speakers may create the spark for you to try a different…
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Literary Angler – A couple of limericks
Editor’s Note: A small and enthusiastic group of steelhead fly fishers got together in February to learn some of the finer nuances of spey casting and fishing the iconic North Umpqua River. Our instructors included top women guides Mia Sheppard of Little Creek Outfitters and Kaitlin Sampsel of Humble Heron Fly Fishing and Fine Art.…
Literary Angler – Rhythmic Flow of Words
The inescapable draw of a flowing river and a graceful cast embodied in words. Food for the soul in the dead of winter. Thanks to John Pyrch for submitting these poems. A River and a Fly Rod A river’s magic will capture the soul Its timeless journey making life whole. Through canyons and meadows its…
Elections Coming!
Check out the proposed slate of FCO officers and board members for 2019! Read the Member Matters page then plan to attend the February meeting and vote!
President’s Message – January 2019
Goodbye 2018………………Hello 2019 2018 was a year filled with 2 new Oregon rivers fished, an Amazon jungle adventure, 7 new species caught and no broken rods. It was also a year I lost a good friend and amazing guide on Christmas Island. Rest in peace, Shimano. It will never feel the same fishing there without…
Member Matters – January 2019
Annual Election of Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon Officers Every February the Club holds elections for officers and board members who represent you as members. Our Club President, Teri Beatty, now presents you with the proposed slate for 2019. New Board for 2019 This letter serves as official notice of the upcoming annual election of your…
Literary Angler – January 2019
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.…
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…
Member Matters – November 2018
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,…
Book Review: The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson; Viking Books (2018)
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…
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