Conserving, restoring and protecting trout and their coldwater streams and rivers
OBTU’s 2025 Annual Party will be on Wednesday December 10 at Venuti’s Restaurant & Banquet Hall in Addison. Holiday party tickets are on sale via the following link:
2023 SILVER TROUT AWARD RECIPIENT
Chris Wood, TU Chief Executive Officer, presented the Silver Trout Award to OBTU at the National Meeting recognizing OBTU as among the highest performing of TU’s approximately 400 chapters:
OBTU is now in its 52nd year.
Summary of Upcoming Events:
Nov 2: “The Early Show” sponsored by IL Small-mouth Alliance and Drift at Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.
Nov 6-9: OBTU Chapter Steelhead Fishing Outing with guide Jay Allen on the Muskegon River near Newaygo, Michigan.
November Dates TBD: Deliver Trout-in-the-Classroom fertilized trout eggs to 18 participating schools. A large team of volunteers is needed. Stay tuned for updates. Since we are dependent on egg delivery from the Illinois DNR, we expect to receive very little advance notice of when the eggs will be available to OBTU for delivery.
Nov 19: OBTU Chapter Meeting. Robert Thompson, a filmmaker of “Beyond the Stream”, will focus on Education Committee initiatives.
Dec 10: OBTU Holiday Party at Venuti’s Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall including a full buffet dinner with a cash bar.
Jan 21: OBTU Chapter Meeting. This is the annual meeting including Board Member elections. Speaker TBD.
Jan 22-25: Chicagoland Fishing Expo at the Schaumburg Convention Center. Stop by & visit the IL Council of Trout Unlimited Booth
Feb 13-15: Tinley Park Fishing Expo at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Stop by & visit the OBTU booth.
Feb 18: OBTU Chapter Meeting. Speaker TBD
Mar 18: OBTU Chapter Meeting. Speaker TBD
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