Editor’s Note: This piece comes from the archives of our non-resident member, Dr. Barry Mayer. As we head into the lazy days of summer the fishing frenzy may slow but you can often find pleasant surprises when your mind is lulled by the current. lkh I am told that March and April are probably the…
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Conservation Corner – The Deschutes is No Place for Litterbugs
Editor’s Note: Club members Mark Metzdorff and Felton Jenkins were out fishing the prime Deschutes waters below Warm Springs with guide Matt Mendes of Spin the Handle last month. They had great fishing while learning first hand how Matt is working to protect the riparian habitat on his tribal lands. lkh Matt Mendes is a…
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Lisa Hansen
Hear Lisa Hansen’s request for your support. Keith and Lisa Hansen have been avid fly anglers and great conservation supporters for decades. Keith was a gregarious, generous, and enthusiastic individual and a compassionate physician. In 2009, he “became one with the river.” His loss was felt throughout the flyfishing community. But with the Flyfishers Foundation,…
Keith Hansen Memorial Paddle Raise Grantee Leaders Speak Out for Wild North Umpqua Steelhead
Editor’s Note: Nearly twenty years ago, I hooked (but eventually did not land) my first steelhead on the North Umpqua River in a legendary pool called Charcoal Point. I was awestruck by the power and beauty of this wild fish. So for the love of wild steelhead and a river so dear to our hearts,…
Don’t Miss the May 2021 Auction!
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…
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…
Auction
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…
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…
Steelhead Theory and approach
Tuesday, April 13th 7-8pm, Jason Osborn, owner of The Portland Fly Shop will be presenting: Steelhead Theory and approach. Jason a Portland native, began fishing at the age of 14, for the last 12 years been guiding in Oregon and SW Washington. Please register by using the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElf-morj4sEtKRNwF_lkMfp7zEe5eU2JEY There will be two prizes…