Entries by Lee Funkhouser
2024 Presidents Retreat
This year’s president’s retreat was held on July 27th, at Kit Price Campground on the North Fork of the Coeur D’Alene River. President Bob Johnson supplied the main course, Kabobs, which was excellent, and attendees supplied the rest in a potluck manner. We had a great turnout with the following IEFFC members and guests in […]
Letcher Lambuth Award Presented to Jerry McBride
In January, Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club member Jerry McBride was honored by the Washington Fly Fishing Club by receiving their highest award, the Letcher Lambuth Angling Craftsman Award. The award is given to an individual who has some of the skills possessed by Letcher and has used those skills to make an original, […]
National Fishing and Hunting Day
The Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club was asked to help the Boy Scouts in celebrating “National Hunting and Fishing Day” in an event held at Camp Cowles at Diamond Lake on Saturday, September 30th. IEFFC Vice President Bob Johnson took charge of our involvement and gathered seven fly tyers to demonstrate fly tying to the […]
Fin Clipping 2023
Fin Clipping September 26 and 27, 2023 By Jerry McBride, Conservation Chairman Our club showed up and clipped fins again this year. Along with volunteers from the Spokane Fly Fishers we clipped the adipose fins of 50,000 trout destined to be planted in Lake Spokane (Long Lake). Avista pays for the fish as part of […]
Fall Outing
The Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club Fall outing was held on Saturday, September 16th. A healthy group of IEFFC members attacked the river from the lower end all the way up to Teepee Creek, with varied success. The best fishing seemed to be higher up, but fish were caught throughout the system. Following the day […]