NOTE: Once again we will be meeting in Oak Brook Park District Family Recreation Center Studio 'C'   Topic:  "Steelhead Alley" Steelhead Alley is a year round, multi-species fishery including many tributaries flowing from Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York into the Great Lakes. There are reports of Ohio introducing fishable numbers of steelhead from [...]

2024 OBTU HOLIDAY PARTY Buy Party Admission Tickets Now & Save OBTU will be hosting our annual holiday at a Venuti’s Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall The 2024 event will include a full buffet dinner with a cash bar. Cost is $60.00 per person If purchased by Dec. 1, 2024. $70.00 per person if purchased after [...]

OBTU will be hosting a booth at the Tinley Park Show again this year. See the following link for 2025 Tinley Park Expo details: https://tinleyfishexpo.com/

NOTE: Meeting Location is back to CENTRAL PARK WEST BUILDING This is the chapter's annual meeting and will include board member elections by a vote of OBTU members in attendance.   Board elections will be followed by the annual election of chapter officers to take place after the general membership meeting. Topic : "Southwest Michigan [...]

The Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited will be hosting a show booth. See link to Expo web site for details: https://chicagoland.sportshows.com/

Topic: 'Muskegon River Fly Fishing Opportunities' Jay will discuss Muskegon River multi-species fly fishing opportunities with an emphasis on steelhead. Speaker: Jay Allen, Head Guide and Owner of Muskegon River Inn will speak in person at the Oak Brook Park District (Central Park West Building). Link to Jay Allen's Site:  https://muskegonriverinn.com/ OBTU Fall Steelhead Fishing [...]

Anyone planning to volunteer to help with the youth fly fishing classes this summer should try to attend.  All OBTU members who may want to get involved in chapter Youth Education Programs are welcome to attend.  We will provide orientation for new volunteers, review and discuss programs with the existing volunteers, and look for ways [...]

OBTU will be hosting an information table at the "Earth Awareness Fair" which will be held at the Frankfort Public Library.   This is the fair's 2nd year and the event has at least 27 conservation organizations registered (more that double the 2024 participation).    Exhibitors include a variety of organizations from our local area that are [...]

Topic: Aaron Snell and Ron Barch will "tag team" to discuss Michigan's Coldwater River watershed conservation activities and fishing opportunities. They will be appearing in-person at Central Park West (our normal stomping grounds). Michigan's Coldwater River Conservation & Fishing: Aaron will take the lead on describing the Coldwater River watershed stream improvement work that has [...]

Come out for the Oak Brook TU 2025 Spring DuPage River Cleanup Day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon! (Coffee & donuts served at 8:30am)  Bring your river shoes or waders and join us for a morning of removing debris and litter along the West Branch of the DuPage River from Gartner Road to 75th [...]