Portland, Oregon Project

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Portland, Oregon Project

Project Mentors

DAVID LONG, LEAD MENTOR

Portland, Oregon

A native Oregonian, I started tying and fly fishing as a teenager in the lakes around my home waters of the McKenzie River and quickly fell in love. In 2018, I started Eko Patagonia, a place for people to visit and share in my love of the outdoors.
I prefer fly fishing for the therapeutic benefits I experience, and if conditions call for it, I am happy to grab a spinning rod too :). Either way; being in nature is a form of mindfulness, a way to become one with nature, and a means to forge a deeper connection with myself and perhaps something greater. I look forward to sharing the outdoors with others through The May Fly project.

KAYLA LOCKHART,  MENTOR

Portland, Oregon

Kayla Lockhart first discovered fly fishing to help cope with her depression and anxiety from a difficult upbringing. Today fly fishing has taken her exotic places in pursuit of some of the most exotic species of fish. In between these trips she leads the Portland chapter for the mayfly project.

HANNAH HAYWOOD, MENTOR

Portland, Oregon

Hannah is an artist and muralist who found her love for fly fishing through her passion for the outdoors. She has found that the same sense of tranquility and creativity she experienced in her art was also present on the water. Hannah believes that both fly fishing and art have the power to inspire, connect, and heal, and she feels grateful to have found such meaningful passions in her life.

ETHAN LIVERMORE, MENTOR

Portland, Oregon

Ethan Livermore is a Yakama/Filipino/White fly angler born and raised in Portland, OR, where his family has lived for many generations. His passion for angling started at a young age when his grandmother would take him camping at the many lakes that are sprinkled throughout the Cascade Range in Oregon. He is excited to share his passion and knowledge of fly angling and fly tying with young anglers and introducing them to our wonderful world of fishing.

ALESON MACFARLANE, MENTOR

Portland, Oregon

Growing up in Portland, she saved her allowance to buy a fishing rod and would bike to the Willamette River to fish. Her dad would take her and her younger brothers backpacking and Aleson always packed her rod. As the years passed, she switched to fly fishing (although not exclusively) and began spending time on the Deschutes, Crooked and other rivers and streams. She loves fishing, woodworking, camping and her two boxer dogs. She recently retired and is working on improving her fly fishing skills.

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