Kyle is a PhD working at the US Army Corp of Engineers Fish Field Unit. His presentation will be on the Fish Predators on the Columbia Basin, focusing on Avian and Pinniped management and research. It will be a very informative presentation you won’t want to miss!
Meeting details: https://clackamasflyfishers.org/meetings-events/
Mark Bachmann of The Fly Fishing Shop will be CFF’s guest speaker Tuesday, February 19th.
Mark’s presentation will be on understanding Spey Lines. Learn about all the different lines and their uses in Spey Rod fishing for Steelhead and Western Trout. It will be a great presentation you won’t want to miss!
Meeting details: https://clackamasflyfishers.org/meetings-events/
The Fly Fishing Shop http://flyfishusa.com/
Brian Marz of the Bridgeport Orvis store will be speaking about local winter fly fishing opportunities, including winter steelhead.
Brian is popular speaker. As well as being a longtime expert fly angler, he’s been a guide and previously owned The McKenzie Angler fly shop in Walterville, Oregon.
It will be a great presentation you won’t want to miss.
Local book author and outdoor TV personality Gary Lewis will be CFF’s guest speaker Tuesday, December 18th.
Gary’s presentation will be on fishing Mt. Hood waters. It will be a great presentation you won’t want to miss!
Local book author Jeff Morgan will be CFF’s guest speaker Tuesday, November 20th.
Jeff’s presentation will be on winter fly fishing opportunities. It will be a great presentation you won’t want to miss!
Scott Richmond is the author of several books, lots of magazine articles as well as the webmaster of the uber fly fishing website Westfly.com.
Scott lives in West Linn and fishes all the same local waters as the Clackamas Fly Fishers.
His presentation is called The Gold Box; Essential flies that will take you anywhere. It will be a great presentation you won’t want to miss!
Frank Day works at The Fly Fishing Shop in Welches as a Guide and Fly Manager. He began fly fishing at a very early age.
Frank now lives in Government Camp, Oregon, fishing a variety of watersheds. He is most commonly found on the local waters of Mt. Hood. He specializes in trout fishing on the local streams and high mountain lakes, but is equally at home swinging a sculpin on a light spey set-up on the Deschutes.
His presentation will focus on our local Mt Hood waters. It will be a great presentation you won’t want to miss!
It’s time for our annual Swap Meet!
We all have rods, reels, fly boxes, tools, etc. that we no longer use or need that we might be willing to trade, sell, or just give away. Someone else in the club might be on the lookout for one of those very items.
You might have an old rod, reel or line that someone might want for a grandchild. Bring ’em!
Maybe you have an old vest or rain jacket that just doesn’t fit well anymore. Bring it!
Perhaps you don’t tie flies anymore but still have some equipment or supplies. Bring ’em!
You probably upgraded something recently and don’t know what to do with your old stuff. Bring it!
We will swap, dicker, barter, buy, and sell. I hope to have time for members to share stories, memories, and tall tales about their fishing experiences. It should be a fun evening and might be the perfect time to bring along a family member or two. See you next Tuesday, July 17th.
American Shad are called the little tarpon of the Columbia River. This silver-sided finned friend is one of the most underrated game fish of the Pacific Northwest. With returns in the millions and eager to eat a swung fly what’s not to like?
Nick’s presentation will include a brief history of this patriotic fish, explain how it got to the west coast, and go through recommended tackle, techniques, and potential spots to catch these fish. American Shad are known for putting up a fierce fight and do not give up easily. Be careful, like popcorn, these fish can be addictive and will keep you coming back for more.
Nick Wheeler has been fly fishing for Shad for over 15 years and working in the fishing industry just as long. Growing up in Northern California on the banks of the Russian River chasing Steelhead and Shad had been his favorite pastime. Living just feet away from the best Shad run on the Russian he was lucky enough to spend most days of the season on the water. Now living in Vancouver Washington and working at Royal Treatment in West Linn Oregon, he spends his time targeting as many species as possible (trout, salmon, steelhead and even carp), but every year he still devotes the entire month of June to chasing American Shad.
Meeting details: https://clackamasflyfishers.org/meetings-events/
Royal Treatment: www.royaltreatmentflyfishing.com
Shad Fly Fishing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yoXbpmIJ0
Randy Clark from the Orvis will be CFF’s guest speaker Tuesday, May 15th.
Randy’s presentation will detail some of the alternative fly fishing opportunities available locally with an emphasis on Oregon surf fishing and also throwing big flies for tiger musky.
It will be an interesting presentation you won’t want to miss!
Meeting details: https://clackamasflyfishers.org/meetings-events/
Portland Orvis: http://www.orvis.com/s/portland-oregon-orvis-retail-store/8145