Conserving, Restoring, and Educating through Fly Fishing Since 1981
Volunteer Activities
The Rainland Fly Casters club conducts local volunteer activities including teaching fly fishing, tying, and casting to local school students and assists with local restoration and fisheries projects.
Check out our most recent volunteer outings!
What a fantastic evening at the North Coast Watershed Associations 2026 Bilingual Fishing Day! The Rainland Fly Casters were honored to volunteer alongside the Watershed Association to help introduce local youth and their families to the joys of fishing. Throughout the evening, club members helped kids land a wide variety of fish, including several species of panfish, largemouth bass, and even a few catfish! Watching so many first catches and seeing the excitement on everyone's faces made for an unforgettable event. In addition to fishing, families enjoyed great food, kids' activities, guided birding walks, and learned about local waterways, water quality, and outdoor recreation opportunities. Events like these are a wonderful way to connect our community with the outdoors while inspiring the next generation of anglers and conservationists. A huge thank you to the North Coast Watershed Association for organizing another outstanding event, and to all of the volunteers and families who came out to make it such a success. We can't wait to do it again next year!
The North Coast Watershed Association recently completed a project in the Big Creek Watershed that included putting in a new bridge as well as putting large logs into the river to help reshape the floodplain and create habitat for juvenile salmon. Our club recently had a volunteer day with the North Coast Watershed Association helping to replant parts of the floodplain with cedar, as well as other conifers and shrubs to help stabilize the soil and ensure future trees can fall back into the system. We also helped hand seed around the base of the newly constructed bridge with various plants like slough sedge and western ninebark to prevent the growth of grass and weeds. This project aims to improve the overall watershed health and contribute to the long-term ecological cycle of the area. We appreciate the North Coast Watershed Association for giving us the opportunity to give back to the waters that we love to fish and recreate on. For more information go to https://www.clatsopwatersheds.org.