Sandy River Spey Clave

April 24/25, 2026 - Oxbow Regional Park, Alder Shelter (3010 SE Oxbow Parkway, Gresham ) a free spey-casting and fly-fishing gathering for everyone.

Presented by Little Creek Outfitters and the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited

in partnership with the

Flyfishers Foundation and Wild Steelhead Coalition

Exhibitors - Try Rods, Lines, Reels and More

Rods, Lines and Reels - ACR Rods, Mieser Rods, Burkheimer Rods, Sage Fly Rods, Rio Fly Lines, Farlex Reels, TFO Rods, J Moon Rods, Beulah Fly Rods, Ballistic Fly Lines, Airflo Lines, Echo Rods, Ross Reels, Scientific Anglers, Hatch Reels, Hardy Fly Fishing, Nam Rods

Waders, Boats and other Great Gear - Grundens, Swing the Fly, Two Hand Hardware Company, Simms Fishing, Feather weight Fly Co, Walking Sticks, Squala Waders, Super Pacific Campers, Abstract Boats, Orvis, The Deschutes Step , Riocraft, Bajiosunglasses, The Fly Project, Aqua Flies

Shops and Outfitters - Humble Heron Fly Fishing and Fine Art, Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters, Evening Hatch Fly Shop, Royal Treatment Fly Shop, Portland Fly Shop, Little Creek Outfitters

Nonprofits - Fly Fishers Foundation, Trout Unlimited, Fly-Fishers Club of Oregon, Casting for Recovery South, Wild Steelhead Coailtion, The Wilderness Calling , Fly Fishing Collabrative

Fly-Tyers - Dave Tucker, Jerry French, Jason Osborn, Amanda, Bruce Berry, Jeff Hallamon

Meet the Authors - Mark Bachmann, Scott Sadil, Steve Hawley. TBA - Trey Combs

Sandy River Spey Clave

April 24/25, 2026 - Oxbow Regional Park, Alder Shelter (3010 SE Oxbow Parkway, Gresham ) a free spey-casting and fly-fishing gathering for everyone.

Presented by Little Creek Outfitters and the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited in partnership with the

Flyfishers Foundation and Wild Steelhead Coalition

Exhibitors - Try Rods, Lines, Reels and More

Shops and Outfitters - Humble Heron Fly Fishing and Fine Art, Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters, Evening Hatch Fly Shop, Royal Treatment Fly Shop, Portland Fly Shop, Little Creek Outfitters

Nonprofits - Fly Fishers Foundation, Trout Unlimited, Fly-Fishers Club of Oregon, Casting for Recovery South, Wild Steelhead Coailtion, The Wilderness Calling , Fly Fishing Collabrative

Fly-Tyers - Dave Tucker, Jerry French, Jason Osborn, Amanda, Bruce Berry, Jeff Hallamon

Meet the Authors - Mark Bachmann, Scott Sadil, Steve Hawley. TBA - Trey Combs

Saturday Schedule - Lunch Provided by Urban Farms, Fly Fishers Foundation and the Sandy River Spey Clave

9am Spey Clave opens

On water Presentations Start at 9Am

9:00 - 9:30 - Mia Sheppard - Micro Guide Fixes to help you fish more Efficiantly

9:30- 10:00 - Tim Rajeff - Single Hand Spey Casting

10:00 - 10:30 - Mike Loebl - Advanced Trout Spey

10:30 - 11:00 - George Cook - Northwest Spey Cast

11:00 - 12:30 - Lunch , Try Rods, Lines and more

12:30 - 1:00 - Whitney Gould - Matching the Cast to the Fishing Angle

1:00 - 1:30 - Brian Silvey - Spey Casting problems and how to fix them

1:30- 2:00 Ron Walp - How to Land a steelhead

2:00- 2:30 - Travis Johnson - Controlling your spey cast

2:30 - 3:00 - Timmy Touch and Go Cast. - Single Spey and Snake Roll

Fly Tyers Tent Demos 10 - 2

Friday Schedule - Bring your own lunch

8:30- 11 - Spey Casting class for people who signed up

10 am - Clave open - try rods, lines, reels, waders and more

11 am - 3pm Fly Tyer Tent Demos

12:30 On water Presenations Start

11:00- 12:30. LUNCH (bring your own) (Deli Lunch - for Exhibitors and class participants and volunteers provided)

12:30 - 1 Colby Olson - Timing and Tempo

1:00- 1:30 - Jennifer La Follete - Spey Casting - 101 - Equipment and Basic Fundimentals of a spey cast

1:30 0 2:00 - Bruce Berry - To peek or not to Peek - the different ways to know if you have a D loop ready for the forward cast

2:00- 2:30 - Brian Chow - Lift , Drift, Launch

2:30- 3:00 - Alice Owsley- Trout Spey 101

3:00 - 3:30 - Chris Childs - Fishing for King Salmon

Meet the On Water Presentors and Fly Tyers - More to be added

Brian Silvey is an Oregon guide on the Deschutes and Sandy river for steelhead and wild trout since 1985. Favorite Food: Pasta and bread Favorite Fly: Black and Blue Silvenator

Mike Loebl has been fishing and guiding for trout with a two handed fly rod in the waters around West Yellowstone MT since 2002. A BBQ master is favorite food is whatever he is smoking or grilling His favorite fly-whatever fits the conditions.

Travis Johnson loves to teach and instruct spey casting. Favorite Food: Medium Rare Prime Rib with the fixings. Favorite Fly: The Johnson’s Outlaw

Tim love of Steelhead fly fishing and spey casting has shaped most of his adult life starting with working in fly fishing retail and then progressing into management, product design, casting instruction, and travel. His love for spey casting eventually led him to competitive casting and the GGAC where he has been a regular competitor at Spey O Rama since 2011.

Tim is also the founder and designer at Bridge Fly Fishing Products and the North American sales rep for CND rods.

A man and woman standing in a river, each holding a large fish they caught while fishing, with hills and trees in the background.

Alice Owsley is an outfitter on the Madison River and in Yellowstone Nat. Park .

Jennifer La Follette from Royal Treatment Fly Fishing, is an instructor that brings simplified explanations to a variety of spey skills to help breakdown your cast for optimal performance and self corrections. Favorite Fly: Muddler

A man in fishing gear standing in a river with a fishing rod, with a blue inflatable boat on the riverbank beside him, surrounded by trees and forested hills on a cloudy day.

Colby Olson Portland area guide helping anglers chase steelhead, trout and bass and casting instructor giving real world tips to elevate your time on the water. https://fishsmarter.net

Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Fly: Marty’s Metal Detector

An elderly man wearing a beige hat and sunglasses, steering a boat on a river with mountains in the background.

Ron Walp has been running a power boat, swinging flies, and hunting the lower Deschutes River for over 50 years. He’s the friendliest person on the river who has given back to the resource and community for decades. Favororite food is a hatchery steelhead, barbecued on a cedar slab. Favorite fly is the Del Cooper developed by Mike Kennedy.

Whitney Gould is a casting instuctor and guide, who’s pass-time is “anything that includes my dogs, Mike , and watching women’s wnba and college basketball.”

Favorite Food: A soft-boiled eggs paired with European rye bread and an olive oil drizzle and sprinkled with Salt.

Jeff Hallamon tied first fly with Kevin Erickson—at Kaufmanns Fly Shop in 1990. To this day, in his retirement, he fiddles enthusiastically around with all aspects tying flies creates.

Tim Rajeff is the designer and builder of Echo Fly Rods and casting dork.

With over 25 years in product design, Brian Chou has helped shape and innovate the fly fishing world through creativity and mentorship. Known for his relatable teaching style he now works alongside Kerry Burkheimer to craft some of the finest fly rods in the world.

A person standing in a stream fishing with a fishing rod, surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky.

A man sitting at a red table assembling a fly fishing lure inside a beige tent with another man partially visible to the left. Various small containers and tools are on the table.

Bruce Berry - Rep for Beulah Rods, Hatch Outdoors

George Cook - George ‘Geo’ Cook is a 35 Year Fly Fishing Rep in the PNW. He has been with SAGE since 1987 making him the longest tenured SAGE rod representative In North America

Chris Childs is an Oregon steelhead and Alaskan King salmon guide.
Favorite food: Thum Mak Hoong (Lao Papaya Salad)
Favorite fly: Green Butted Skunk

Dave Tucker is a retired outfitter, guide, fly shop owner, and a member of the Burkheimer pro staff. As a commercial fly tier and steelhead bum he honors tradition in every fly he ties and cast he makes.

Amanda Roberts - Amanda began her Steelhead journey tying flies in 2019. Creating buggy patterns that attract anadromous fish is her passion as well as a true source of joy for this mama of five.

Beginner Spey Casting Class April 24th, 2026

$30.00

This is a 2 hour class for beginners with little to no experience. Learn the basics of spey casting with a two handed rod from a professional in the fly-fishing industry. There will be 4 or 5 people to a class.

Place - Oxbow Park, Alder Shelter, 8:30 - 11AM