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EWA Featured Photographer — Mike McCoy aka Dad!

August 7, 2011 by adminewa

I have spent my life in this sport having fly fished or been exposed to it since I was in diapers, led the entire time by my dad. I can say with ease that the ONLY reason I am where I am today was the long leash and exposure he afforded me at a young age consistently through my life, and always, hand in hand with a fly rod was a camera. Thank you dad, enjoy the photos everyone!

My first steelhead, Lake Creek, Oregon.

Yet another of my life long mentors, Bob Leach searching for bugs on the Deschutes, look a little harder Bob, you’ll find one!

A brown trout from an eastern Oregon lake.

Always watch your backcast…

Landing pad for dragonflies on Klamath Lake.

Bald eagle about to take flight on the North Umpqua River.

An angler landing the evenings dinner on Davis Lake in central Oregon.

An angler presents on the North Umpqua River.

A chum head on the Skagit River.

Casting on a foggy winter day, lower Umpqua River.

A Blue Heron taking flight.

One of my favorite views in the world, the Deschutes emptying into the Columbia.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: bald eagle, blue heron, chum salmon, Davis Lake, Deschutes River, Emerald Water Anglers, Mike McCoy, photography, Skagit River, steelhead, tiger trout, Umpqua River

2nd Annual Bug Launcher Classic Casting Competition

July 8, 2011 by adminewa

Last year my dad spent countless hours engineering a very challenging and exciting fly casting course on his property on the North Umpqua. It was so much fun and a great success as a fundraiser that he has decided to put it on again. This event is a fundraiser for the Native Fish Society and with a suggested donation of $20 you can go through the course as many times as you like. Each participant receives a commemorative scorecard and the person with the top score at the end of the day will receive some prizes generously donated by a several companies within in our industry. RSVP to my dad at this email address: mikemccoy@ewa.wpengine.com Details:

Course open 9-5 on July 23rd
Lunch from 12:00 to 1:30, bring own refreshments
Groups welcome and can reserve a start time
Single handed rod recommended

Any questions let me or my dad know, we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Bug Launcher Classic, Emerald Water Anglers, fly casting competition, Mike McCoy, Umpqua River

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