Entries by Lee Funkhouser
Fin Clipping – Fall 2019
Again this year the IEFFC joined other groups at the WDFW Spokane fish hatchery to clip adipose fins from fish that will be planted in Lake Spokane. About 56,000 female triploid three to four inch rainbows raised by Trout Lodge Hatchery were processed over two days. On Monday, September 23 the following IEFFC members clipped […]
Bayley Lake Spawning Channel
On Saturday, September 21 a crew of nine from the IEFFC went up and performed our annual spawning channel cleanup. The purpose of the cleanup is to enable fish from Bayley Lake to spawn during spring runoff and then return to the lake to live another year. We met at Zips in Chewelah for breakfast […]
North Fork Cleanup
Earlier this year we were invited by the North Idaho Fly Casters (NIFC) to participate along with some other organizations in a cleanup of the North Fork. Since many members of our club fish the North Fork we felt this was a worthwhile project. We have a long history of working with the NIFC on […]
Rocky Ford Signs
On June 18, 2019 three signs were installed at Rocky Ford Creek near Soap Lake, WA. This project got its start in March 2018. Byron Jones of the Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers (WVFF) watched in frustration as a person at Rocky Ford badly mishandled the release of a fish. He talked with Harry Lane, president […]
Kid’s Fishing 2019
Kid’s Fishing was again a great success and IEFFC was well represented with helpers on both Friday and Saturday. Floyd Holmes was in charge of the IEFFC representation and did an outstanding job. Friday was the special event for the Ronald McDonald House kids and it was well attended. The children had a wonderful time […]
2019 Big Horn Show
We need to give a big thank you to the 18 volunteers who did a great job at the Big Horn Show this year showing kids (and some adults) how to tie flies and sharing our enthusiasm for the sport of fly fishing. Our club was wonderfully represented by Leon Buckles, Bruce Morgan, Ray Kranches, […]