2021 Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon Auction and Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise The 2021 Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon Auction and Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise is taking place online this year. It opens on May 17 at 8 am PT and closes on May 23 at 8 pm PT. We will be celebrating the work…
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President’s Message – May 2021
If your calendar didn’t remind you, the glorious stretch of sunny weather last month confirmed that it is indeed springtime in Oregon, and that means it is time for our auction. Auction chair Janet Arenz has spent untold hours arranging this year’s event and deserves a big round of applause and more for her efforts. Because…
Member Matters – May 2021
Free Copies of Historical Creel Issues The Creel is the Bulletin of the Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon. The first edition was published in December 1961. Subsequent editions were distributed periodically until 2008. There are several extra copies of the July 1966 to 2008 editions (17 of the total 24 issues originally published). If you are…
2021 Honorary Auction Co-chair: Brian Silvey
We are so proud to have one of Oregon’s finest guides, with an equal commitment to conservation, as our Honorary Co-chair for 2021! Brian Silvey has been engaged in conservation as long as he’s been an angler and guide. He grew up on the Deschutes and Sandy rivers, and has spent thirty-years guiding on those…
President’s Message – April 2021
Tilting the Axis Toward Trout Although the chilly rains of late March feel more like late winter as I write this, the tilting axis of planet earth has passed through the vernal equinox into spring, and almost everyone I know is enjoying the “extra” hour of evening light from moving our clocks forward. For anglers…
2021 Annual Auction – Exciting News!
Online Auction Items – Preview Peeks! FCO/FFF Auction: May 17 – 23rd, 2021 We have already received eighteen fantastic auction items! Many favorites are back, and some fabulous new ones. There are great fishing guides, food events, venues to stay at, and the infamous “Board Boxes” filled with best whiskeys, wine, and goodies of…
Conservation Corner – Together We Can Help the North Umpqua River
A Collaborative Effort for a Monumental Task Editor’s Note and Correction: Shortly after this piece was posted, your Flyline editor received clarification from Native Fish Society’s Southern Oregon Regional Coordinator, Kirk Blaine, that this proposed project seeks to eliminate summer steelhead hatchery supplementation. The previous version of this post suggested Spring Chinook and Coho were…
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Member Matters – April 2021
Spectacular Views, Plenty of Water, Hungry Trout President Hillas received these brief reports from Amanda Justesen from Justesen Ranches | Central Oregon sharing angler success on their 15 private lakes in Central Oregon. Justesen Ranches are a great, safe getaway for big trout whether you make it a day trip or stay over on the…
2021 Auction Update and Fly Fisher Foundation Grantee Announcement
Annual Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon Auction and Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise May 17th thru 23rd, 2021 Mark your calendars now for our annual auction! We will be on-line this year, with many of your favorite places to fish and vacation on the auction list. We have already procured some new food adventure events and…
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President’s Message – March 2021
After February’s snow and ice and the resulting power outages for many people in the Willamette Valley, it’s a delight see the sunshine on a comparatively balmy 56 degree day as I write from my house in Northeast Portland. I hope all of you managed to stay warm and safe during the storm. Tomorrow marks…
