July 2026 Presidents Message

As I write this we are experiencing some cool weather that will only do good things for fishing this summer. This summer I have some good fly fishing plans and hope you do too! These include hitting the Pacific Ocean for Rockfish to chasing trout in Oregon, Idaho and beyond.

Our July 21st meeting at High Rocks will feature the always popular Garrett Lesko. This will be his 2nd presentation on Stillwater Fly Fishing and will focus on more advanced techniques (his May presentation was on the basics).

For the July 25th Fish A Long we will target some of the small streams on Mt Hood. Afterwards we will have a BBQ at my cabin on Mt Hood. If anyone is interested in camping out or staying overnight let me know.

FYI, new this year you’ll need a Waterway Access Permit if you want to float tube publics waters/lakes in Oregon.

We have years of fishing reports logged on our website. Looking back on them is a fun way to get ideas for local fly fishing opportunities currently happening or coming up. Type “July” or “August” and you’ll get all the past reports for that month. 

Please remember our local fly shops and sporting goods stores. Hope to see you at a meeting or on the water!

Good fishing! 

Dave Kilhefner

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