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 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, Archer Bamboo, Varavias, Orvis , Winston Fly Rods, Bauer, Abel Reels, Bruce and Walker

Waders, Boats and other Great Gear - Grundens, Swing the Fly, Two Hand Hardware Company, Simms Fishing, Feather weight Fly Co, Walking Sticks, Skwala Waders, Super Pacific Campers, Abstract Boats, Orvis, The Deschutes Step , Riocraft, Bajio Sunglasses, The Fly Project, Aqua Flies, The Girl Who Ties Flies, Nathan Carter Art, Riocraft

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 Coalition, The Wilderness Calling , Fly Fishing Collaborative, Project Healng Waters

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

Meet the Authors - Mark Bachmann, Scott Sadil, Steve Hawley , Gary Lewis Outdoors TBA - Trey Combs

We have partnered with Open Water, to continue kicking plastic water bottles. Open Water is a new kind of water brand, using the most recycled beverage packaging on the planet (that’s aluminum bottles and cans!) and creating a process to craft premium purified still water as locally as possible. There will also be coolers of water so you can fill your water bottles.

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

9am Spey Clave opens - socialize with exhibitors - try rods, lines, reels, waders and more

On water Presentations Start at 9Am

9:00 - 9:30 - Mia Sheppard - Micro “Guide” Fixes to help you fish more Efficiently

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 - The Tug and How to handle it

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

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

Fly Tyer Tent Saturday Schedule

10-11 - David Tucker

11-12 - Jerry French

12-1 - Jeff Hollamon

1-2 - Bruce Berry

Friday Schedule - Bring your own lunch

8:30- 11 - Spey Casting class for people who signed up (deli sandwiches provided for class and instructors by Wild Steelhead Coalition)

10 am - Spey Clave open - socialize with exhibitors - try rods, lines, reels, waders and more

12:30 On water Presentations Start

11:00- 12:30. LUNCH (bring your own)

12:30 - 1 Colby Olson - Timing and Tempo

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

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

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

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

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

Fly Tyer Tent Friday Schedule

11-12 - Chris Childs

12-1 - David Tucker

1-2 - Amanda Chapman

2-3 - Jason Osborn

Meet the Presenters and Fly Tyers -

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.

Alice Owsley is an outfitter on the Madison River and in Yellowstone Nat. Park She has been chasing trout and steelhead for decades.

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 has grown up on the water and is a designer of Echo Fly Rods.

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

Mia Sheppard is an outfitter, guide, mother, hunter and author of the book, “The Outfitters Camp Cookbook.”

Jerrry French - Guide, Fly Tyer,

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

Jason Osborn was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and has been fishing local rivers since he was 14. He has been guiding since 2007 and in 2017 he opend the Portland Fly Shop where he now divides him time between running the shop and guiding.

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. FULL

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Beginner Spey Casting Class April 24th, 2026. FULL

$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