Clackamas River TU’s Youth Fly Fishing Camp

There are still a few open spaces in this summer’s Youth Fly Fishing Camp, which is organized by the Clackamas River Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Click here for more information.

Registration is open! Do you have a prospective angler ages 10-14 who is eager to learn more about fly fishing, conservation, watersheds, and the outdoors? This is the place!

• Students at our camp will learn:

• Watersheds and how they work

• Fly Casting, Fly Tying, Aquatic Entomology

• Equipment set up, lines, leaders, knots

• Presentation, catch & release, fish biology

Contact CRTU for more information and for Registration.

Dates

• June 26 -30, 2025

Price

• $250 per child

Location

• Santiam Watershed

Details

• All food, fly tying materials and fishing equipment are provided.

• Scholarship Funds are available to multiple children each year through Clackamas River Trout Unlimited.

Camp Curriculum

• Equipment basics, rod, reel, line, accessories, knots, wading gear, safety equipment.

• Casting, presentation skills, line control, distance, accuracy, special techniques, fly selection.

• Introduction to fly tying, natural and synthetic materials, aquatic entomology, matching the hatch.

• Trout habitat, water quality, river ecology, stream hydrology, conservation, riparian habitat.​