Federation of Fly Fishers

January 22, - BMF club meeting
February 20, - BMF club meeting
March 7-8, - Northwest Fly Tyers Expo (FFF), Albany, OR
March 7-9, - Pendleton Sportsman Show - Seminars
*Intro to Fly Fishing – Dale McKain – March 8th 1:00 pm
*Pontoon Boat Fishing – Russ Betts & Gary Bell – March 8th 2:00 pm
*Intro to Fly Tying – John Dadoly – March 8th 3:00 pm
*Intro to Fly Tying – John Dadoly – March 9th 11:00 am
March 18, - BMF club meeting
March 22, - Blue Mountain Flycasters' and ODFW/ BOW's Fly Tying Workshop at BMCC-Pendleton
April 12 - "Let's Go Fishin" - Lake Lenice - host Ryan DeGrofft
April 16, - BMF club meeting
April 26 - "Let's Go Fishin" - Bull Prairie - host Paul & Mary
May 10, BMFlycasters' Annual Fly Fishing Seminar - 1st Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room -Bob Wolfe
May 13, - BMF club meeting
May 17, BMFlycasters' Annual Fly Fishing Seminar - 2nd Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room -Bob Wolfe
May 31 - "Let's Go Fishin" Penland Lake - host John Dadoly
June -TBA- BOW Fly Fishing Workshop - Mary Hoverson ODFW/ BMF Bob Wolfe
June 28, - 10:00 a.m. - BMFlycasters/ ODFW's 4rd Annual Kids' Fishing Day- Dale & Kittee
July 26 - "Let's Go Fishin" Summit Lake - host Bob Wolfe
August 23 - "Let's Go Fishin" Wallowa River - host John Dadoly
September TBA, - BMF club meeting
September 20 or 27 TBA, - "Let's Go Fishin" - Anthony Lakes weekend outing -host Dale & Kittee
October TBA, - BMF club meeting
October 18 - "Let's Go Fishin" Penland Lake or Wallowa River or Yakima River
November TBA, - BMF club meeting
December TBA, - BMF club meeting

Summer Fishing - see our "Let's Go Fishing" schedule for the club's fishing outings between April 12 and October 18.

Classroom presentation 5/10

May 10
Session 1)
8:00 am - Registration
8:15 am - Tackle
9:15 am - Knots and Leaders
10:15 am - Entomology and flies
11:00 am - Practicals (knot tying, etc.)

Field presentation 5/17

May 17
Session 2)
8:00 am - Fly fishing techniques for stillwaters
9:00 am - Fly fishing techniques for streams and rivers
10:00 am - Fly casting (a practical experience)
Noon - Lunch Break
1-2 pm - Travel to 5412/ 5415 stocked trout pond in the Umatilla National Forest
2 pm-until - Putting it all together with the trout!!! (ODFW Fishing License Required)

On the water presentation 5/17

June 1 through October 10, - check our "Let's Go Fishing" schedule for club outings.

In 2007 Blue Mountain Flycasters held our 3rd Annual Kids' Fishing Day on June 24.

Blue Mountain Flycasters and Oregon's Council of FFF ~ 2007 activities in review:
January 16, - BMF club meeting
February 20, - BMF club meeting
March 9-10, - Northwest Fly Tyers Expo (FFF), Albany, OR
March 9-10, - Pendleton Sportsman Show
March 20, - BMF club meeting
March 29, - BMFlycasters' Fly Tying Clinic - 1st Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room
April 5, - BMFlycasters' Fly Tying Clinic - 2nd Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room
April 7, - Blue Mountain Flycasters' and ODFW/ BOW's Fly Tying Workshop - Pendleton Convention Center
April 12, - Fly Tying Clinic - 3rd Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room
April 24, - BMF club meeting
May 5, BMFlycasters' Annual Fly Fishing Seminar - 1st Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room
May 12, BMFlycasters' Annual Fly Fishing Seminar - 2nd Class @ Pendleton City Hall - Community Room
May 22, - BMF club meeting
June 1 through September 18, - check our "Let's Go Fishing" schedule for club outings
June 24, - BMFlycasters/ ODFW's 3rd Annual Kids' Fishing Day
September 18, - BMF club meeting
September 21-23, - Let's Go Fishing - Anthony Lakes weekend outing
October 16, - BMF club meeting
November 13, - BMF club meeting
December 18, - BMF club meeting

Fly Tying Clinic
Session 1) - Introduction to fly tying - materials and tools - tying nymph patterns
Session 2) - Tying dry flies
Session 3) - Tying dry flies and steelhead flies Q & A wrapping up the loose ends

Blue Mountain Flycasters and Oregon's Council of FFF ~ 2006 in review
January 14-16, - Pendleton Sportsman Show, Blue Mountain Flycasters -FFF- fly fishing booth
January 20, - BMF club meeting - Bamboo Rods - Kerry Reed
February 17, - BMF club meeting - Fishing the Blue Mountains for over 50 years - Gale & Dicksie House
March 5, - Fly tying seminar - For Women Only in conjunction with ODFW - Becoming an Outdoor Woman
March 16, - BMF club meeting - Program TBA
March 26, - Northwest Fly Tyers Expo-Oregon Council FFF- Eugene, OR- Lane County Fairgrounds- Wheeler Pavilion
March 26-27?, - "Let's go fishing" Bull Prairie Reservoir ? No Host
April 16-17?--"Let's go fishing" Lenice Lake--Eastern Wa - No Host
April 20, - BMF club meeting - Program TBA
May 14--"Let's go fishing" Crooked River - No Host
May 14 & 21, - BMF Fly fishing seminar - Held at Pendleton PGG, 8:00 am - noon.
May 17, - BMF club meeting - Fishing the Wallowa country - Rob Lamb
June 1 through October 10, - check our "Let's Go Fishing" schedule for club outings
June 11--"Let's go fishing" Magone Lake
June 26, - First Annual BMF Kids' Fishing Day - 5415 pond at the intersection of USFS Road 54 and Yellowjacket Road
July 9--"Let's go fishing" Anthony Lakes
July 22-24, Fly Fishing Seminar with ODFW/ Becoming an Outdoor Woman program at La Grande Reservoir
July 30, - S.U.R.E. and BMF Umatilla River cleanup Stillman Park 9:00 am.
August 20--"Let's go fishing" Summit, Lost, Crawfish Lakes, any or none-day trip-hike in
September 20, - BMF club meeting - Fly fishing stillwaters with Denny Rickerds' video
September 24 and 25 -- "Let's go fishing" lodging @ Anthony Lakes cabin Host - Dale McKain & Kittee 938-3303
October 19 - BMF club meeting - fly fishing Oregon's Rogue River
October 22 --"Let's go fishing" Yakima River--Eastern Wa
November 15 - BMF club meeting - presentation by Lynn Tompkins of Blue Mountain Wildlife concerning the work and needs of that organization
December 20 -- meeting cancelled due to area ice storm

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