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The Flyfisher Foundation

Where passion for fly fishing meets a commitment to conservation.

Flyfisher Foundation logo - founded 1973

Welcome

We are dedicated to ensuring that fish and water are healthy for generations to come.

woman doing conservation work in stream
Gathering samples, Rahiza’s research has contributed to understanding of the ecological significance of agricultural channels, conservation, and the impact of environmental changes on aquatic life. Photo by Oregon State University Foundation
two conservation workers standing in stream
Partnership in conservation: working together to preserve healthy waterways for generations of anglers. Photo by Oregon State University Foundation.

Supporting Fish & Fisheries

Over more than 20 years, The Flyfisher Foundation has donated more than half a million dollars toward conservation, fisheries science, and the preservation of literature about fly-fishing in Oregon.

The Foundation’s mission is to preserve and enhance the natural environment that supports healthy fisheries, as well as research about fish and fisheries, and the literature that discusses fly-fishing.

Our Mission

The Foundation’s mission is to support science related to fish and fisheries, environmental conservation, and the preservation of fly-fishing literature.

Our building blocks

female conservation worker standing in stream smiling
Rahiza is an OSU Graduate Student in the Willamette Valley doing research on composition, distribution, and abundance of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. Photo by Oregon State University Foundation.

Conservation

The Flyfisher Foundation gives a grant annually to an organization that is working on conservation someplace in Oregon. Our grants have paid for projects such as habitat restoration; watershed recovery after wildfire; marine challenges that threaten fish habitat; monitoring critical rivers for invasive species and water quality; and opening over 100 miles of fish habitat.

Research

Since 1997, the Foundation has been supporting a scholarship at Oregon State University, the Tom McAllister Flyfishers Club of Oregon Graduate Scholarship. Tom was Oregon’s top outdoors writer and a long-time member of the Flyfishers Club who came up with the idea for the scholarship. As of 2026, the scholarship will provide $7,000 for the recipient’s use in his or her studies related to fish or fisheries.

Joy of Fly-fishing

A collection of literature about the art and history fly-fishing is located at the Multnomah County Library, in the “John Wilson Special Collections” room. The collection, which has been compiled by and with the financial help of The Flyfishers Club, is viewable upon request to any user of the Multnomah County Library.

Foundation Contact Information

The Flyfishers Foundation is incorporated as a nonprofit, educational, scientific and charitable institution under the laws of the State of Oregon. We are a 501c(3) public charity

Foundation Board of Directors

President – Sarah (Sally) Bachman

Vice President – Jim Hillas

Secretary – Sarah Lonigro

Treasurer – Felton Jenkins III

At-Large – Ron Greenman

At-Large – Jerry Swanson

At-Large – Paul Franklin

Contact Us

The Flyfisher Foundation
Sarah (Sally) Bachman
PO Box 80279
Portland, OR 97280