March Monthly Speaker

Marlin Rampy  Fishing  \    Southern Oregon

Marlon Rampy -  Marlon is originally from Southwest Washington.  At the age of 10 cut his fly fishing teeth on private streams just outside of Bozeman, MT.  Under the guise of working and staying with relatives for the summer, he found the Montana trout streams to be more inviting than bailing hay.

  After graduating from high school decided to see different parts of the country.  He attended and graduated from Lee University in Tennessee.   Discovering new trout water in the Great Smokie mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina was a treat.  The intimate mountain streams of the Smokies offered a different feel than the wide open Western streams. 

 

Graduation from college brought new work challenges and also opportunities for exciting fishing opportunities.  Moving to Eastern North Carolina the saltwater fly fishing  for stripers and blues became a real eye opener to super aggressive fish.  A big change from freshwater trout fishing, but not to replace it entirely.

 

 In 1991 Marlon returned to the Northwest with a desire to get reacquainted with the beautiful trout and steelhead streams of Oregon and Washington.  At that time discovering the truly awesome fishing in Southern Oregon.  With a desire to start a fly fishing guide service he started working at McKenzie Outfitters Fly shop in Medford, Oregon teaching students to cast, tie and local stream knowledge.

 

Discovering Southern Oregon’s premiere Trophy trout waters: The Klamath Basin.  The Klamath Basin is a system of lakes and spring-fed rivers that produce some of the largest native Rainbow Trout in the Lower 48.

 

From May thru October Marlon lodges on the banks of the Williamson River.  His river of choice for its challenging fishing and its rewards of truly sizeable fish. Marlon has been fishing and guiding these waters for over ten years.  He has a lot of river days to share with you the ins and outs of this water.  Marlon has appeared on ESPN’s Fly Fishing the World, with John Barrett fishing for Rogue Steelhead and the Trophy fish of the Klamath Basin.  The last four seasons Marlon has been working with the Lonesome Duck Lodge on the banks of the Williamson River.

 

His presentation is a multi-media composition with plenty of photos, sound, scenery and yes even a few large fish.  He will take you on a detailed journey thru the Klamath Basin’s Williamson and Wood Rivers with images of flies, lines and maps to help locate your next fishing trip to Southern Oregon. Post comments from guests seeing the show: “very educational and instructional.  You will have the tools to fish this water.”