Cascade Family FlyFishers is a club dedicated to improving our local waterways, preserving this precious resource for future generations and most importantly we're fly tiers, trout bums and steelheaders that love to spend time on the water learning and living the craft that is flyfishing.

We're teachers and students, mentors to youth and to each other. We're friends and we are families!

We meet every fourth wednesday at
Eugene Eagles Aerie
1375 Irving Road, Eugene
Doors open:       6:15 pm
Meeting starts:   7:00 pm

Newcomers are welcome!

The Cascade Family Flyfishers have again been invited to participate in the McKenzie Wooden Boat Festival. It takes place on Saturday, April 25th from 11:00 until 4:00 p.m. We will demonstrate fly casting and fly tying and we will be selling tickets for a door prize that benefits the Springfield Big Brother/ Big Sister Program. If you want to help please give Darlene a call at 485-8706. If you can’t help just stop by and view the beautiful wooden boats and say “Hi!”.

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is looking for volunteers to assist with collecting information on Rainbow Trout in the Upper Willamette Watershed. Our goal is to collect samples from wild Rainbow Trout in many different areas of the watershed to compare the genetic differences between the different areas.

Sampling methods will include seining, backpack electrofishing, minnow trapping, angling and possibly other methods. All Volunteers will need to be capable of working in adverse weather conditions and be able to walk in cold, forested streams. There will be a considerable amount of hiking during the sampling to get from one area to another. I will be present for all sampling so I would only need 1-2 people per sampling day. You could either meet at the office and carpool with me or meet at the designated site. All sampling will be conducted during daylight hours and most likely take all day. Sampling will occur this Fall and possibly during the Winter / Spring of next year.

Areas that need to be sampled include: Mosby Creek, Coast Fork Willamette below Lynx Hollow, Middle Fork Willamette (above and below reservoirs) and the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette. The McKenzie will be sampled in the Spring before stocking of hatchery fish occurs. Others areas may also need additional sampling.

Please let me know (1) If you are interested; (2) If you have an area that you would like to participate; (3) Days during the week you are available including Weekends; ect.

I will compile a list of volunteers and contact you as volunteers are needed. Thanks for your consideration regarding this important study! Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

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Erik R. Moberly
Fish Biologist / Salmon Trout Enhancement Program
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
3150 Main Street
Springfield, Or. 97478
(541) 726-3515 x28 (Office)
(541) 953-8803 (Cell)
erik.r.moberly@state.or.us