Check out the 2024 Annual Report from the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited!

From Caddis Fly Shop: Community tying nights will be taking place this winter at Falling Sky Brewing. Join us once a month for a night of tying, fun community, food, and beer.

Saturday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Reedsport Community Center
451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport, OR

On Tuesday, January 7, President Biden announced the formation of two new national monuments in California: the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands. The new monuments encompass a combined 848,000 acres of land, and cover areas that are culturally and historically significant to several Indigenous groups.

Don’t forget to purchase your 2025 Oregon fishing licenses!

After the initial proposed rule and comment period in November, the Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) has recently brought forth a proposed rule revision and, as required by law, will have another hearing and comment period.

Last spring the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced it had applied for over 260 new instream water rights in the Willamette River system to protect instream flows for native fish and wildlife in the North Willamette, Mid-Willamette, and South Willamette basins.

This week saw the U.S. Congress pass legislation that may do more for the future of trout fishing than anything that has happened before–and very few in the fly-fishing industry are talking about it.

In this newsletter, we're highlighting a variety of local conservation issues and engagement opportunities, as well as a couple upcoming in-person events here in the Eugene area. See below for more information.

The Redsides board has been meeting monthly and we are now looking towards early-2025 for our next in-person events and projects. We'll be holding a strategic planning session in mid-December in Springfield, and would love to have you join! Please reply to this email if you'd like to learn more.