Oak Brook Trout Unlimited is now in our 17th year of offering introductory one-day youth fly fishing classes. The program is open to boys and girls 11 years and older. We provide an easy-to-understand overview to the sport of fly fishing. All fly-fishing equipment and fly-tying materials are provided by Oak Brook Chapter Trout Unlimited. [...]
This is your opportunity to contribute to hands on cold water stream improvement work close to home. The Southeast Wisconsin TU Chapter (SEWTU) has invited OBTU to assist with 3 workdays this year: The 2nd of the 3 workdays is June 16 at Karcher Creek in extreme southwest Walworth County Wisconsin. (The upcoming 3rd [...]
The Illinois Council of TU Youth Camp provides an outstanding opportunity for youth to learn fly fishing for wild trout on the pristine Michigan stream where Trout Unlimited was founded, while also learning about conservation of our coldwater environment. Food, lodging, transportation and equipment are provided. Girls and boys aged 13 to 18 are eligible [...]
Meet for food & drink on Wednesday evening, July 27, 2022, from about 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Driftwood Grille "Trout on Tap" Provides an informal, small group atmosphere to catch up with your OBTU colleagues. Also a good opportunity for newer members to get better acquainted, and in-the-loop with what’s going on at OBTU. [...]
Oak Brook Trout Unlimited is now in our 17th year of offering introductory one-day youth fly fishing classes. The program is open to boys and girls 11 years and older. We provide an easy-to-understand overview to the sport of fly fishing. All fly-fishing equipment and fly-tying materials are provided by Oak Brook Chapter Trout Unlimited. [...]
Oak Brook Trout Unlimited is now in our 17th year of offering introductory one-day youth fly fishing classes. The program is open to boys and girls 11 years and older. We provide an easy-to-understand overview to the sport of fly fishing. All fly-fishing equipment and fly-tying materials are provided by Oak Brook Chapter Trout Unlimited. [...]
Speaker: Kirk Olson, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Wisc. DNR, La Crosse, WI. Topic: "Restoring Brook Trout Population on a Driftless Stream": Kirk will be talking about a project the WDNR began in 2019 to restore a declining Brook Trout population by removing Brown Trout from a small Vernon County stream. Following Brown Trout removal efforts, native Brook Trout [...]
The Nature Nooks Retreat has been reserved again for OBTU's annual 2022 fishing outing to the heart of the Wisconsin Driftless Area. If you are interested, please save the dates and stay tuned for more information. The trip is planned to be similar to trips held in past years. Link to information from past [...]
Fishing Outing Combined with half day OBTU entomology survey. Meet at Coldwater River on Saturday, October 8 in the morning. Join the Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oak Brook TU Macroinvertebrate Survey. After lunch, form into fishing teams and deploy to various access points. Fish Saturday afternoon till dinner. Option to fish Sunday morning [...]
OBTU's annual 2022 fishing outing to the Northeast Iowa Driftless Area is scheduled for October 14 thru 16. If you are interested, please save the dates and stay tuned for more information. The trip is planned to be based in the Decorah, Iowa, area with a similar itinerary. Last years trip was very popular [...]