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Great month coming up for fly fishing. It is almost time for a stellar annual event as the 2018 Sandy River Spey Clave is coming on 5/18-20/18. Our own Founding Gold Sponsor, The Fly Fishing Shop, created and continues to present this annual event. If you want to begin Spey fishing or want to improve your Spey casting then this is a must go to program. Mark Bachmann and his crew have again provided a event which includes hands on casting instruction, on the water programs by a number of experts, tackle available for testing form top manufactories, as well as free meals and refreshments. Go to the website flyfishusa.com for all the details.
As you saw on the blog we had a great turn out for the April fish-a-long with about 15 people making the trip. It was a good day and everyone had a great time.
Our fish-a-long this month(5/19/18) is at Rocky Ridge Ranch for some great trout fishing as you saw on the blog and also above from a prior year. This is limited to 10 members and a few spots remain. In addition to the memorable fishing our own Lane Hoffman will be giving some pointers on lake fishing, rigging, and flies. This is a great outing so contact Paul Brewer to reserve a spot.
Our April speaker was Rick Hafele and well known entomologist and avid fly fisherman. He shared with us the timing of various hatches throughout the year as well as the flies to match them. As usual it was an informative and entertaining program.
This month(5/15/18) we welcome Randy Clark from Orvis who will be sharing with us a program about some alternative fishing opportunities in the northwest. More will be following on the blog so be sure to check it for more details.
Of course fly tying is set for 5/23/18 so keep checking the blog for more information.
Do not forget the Fly Fishing Challenge which is well into the second year. If you missed it last year you can catch up and of course undertake the current challenge. It is all in good fun and an encouragement for us to get out and fish.
Our sponsors are the lifeblood of the club so please support them whenever you can. Stop by a shop and thank them for there support, even better buy something or book a trip.
Gil Henderson