Entries by Funkhouser Lee

Conserve Fish While Fly Fishing – Robert Moreland

Conserve Fish While Fly Fishing Fly fishing is a popular outdoor activity that attracts anglers from all over the world. However, the sport can have a significant impact on fish populations, and as responsible anglers, it’s our responsibility to minimize this impact. The good news is that there are plenty of things we can do […]

Bayley Lake Spawning Channel Restoration 2022

As always, the Bayley Lake Spawning Channel cleanup was a lot of work and a lot of fun. The Channel was more constricted than in past years, but the IEFFC  crew was up to the task and created an easy path for the spawning trout. Our crew of nine volunteers met at 8AM at Maverick’s Restaurant […]

Fin Clipping 2022

Members of the region’s FFI clubs Spokane Fly Fishers and your Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club volunteered at the Spokane Hatchery for a fin clipping extravaganza on September 27 and 28. Clipped adipose fins mark fish as hatchery raised, thus helping anglers and researchers identify hatchery raised fish for harvest and survey reasons. Fresh fingerlings […]

Medical Lake Sign Project – By Jerry McBride

They say that it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it doesn’t take a village to put some new signs up, but it did take the efforts of two governmental organizations, two fly clubs and quite a few people. Need / Concept During a Zoom program presentation to our club Jolynn Beauchene, Washington […]

Kid’s Fishing 2022

Kid’s fishing this past May was a great time for the youngsters. We had a small gathering on Friday, May 6th, as the weather did not look as if it would be cooperating. It turned out better than expected and the kid’s from the Ronald McDonald House caught some very big fish. Special thanks to […]