This is OBTU's 5th annual fishing outing at Nature Nooks Retreat near Viroqua, Wisconsin. A link to details from prior years is provided: https://obtu.org/fishing-outings/ Stay tuned for details for this year's outing as they become available. It is expected that the 2023 outing will be very similar to prior years. Contact Willie Beshire at [...]
Try-It, Ty-It Fly-Tying Workshop Event details The Will County Forest Preserve District has partnered with Oak Brook Chapter of Trout Unlimited so you can try your hand at fly tying. This workshop is intended for those with limited fly-tying experience, including beginners. General techniques needed for fly tying will be shown, and basic trout fly [...]
Fishing Outing Combined with half day OBTU entomology survey. Meet at Coldwater River on Saturday, Oct 7 in the morning. Join the Saturday 9 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 2023 fishing outing to the Northeast Iowa Driftless Area is scheduled for October 13 thru 15, 2023. 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. Link to information from last [...]
Speaker: Mat Wagner of the Driftless Angler Mat and Geri are the owners of the Driftless Angler Fly Shop in Viroqua. They have been lucky enough to run trips to [...]
The Southeast Wisconsin Chapter of TU (SEWTU) has invited OBTU to this October 21 Work Day. This is the 3rd work day in SE Wisconsin during 2023. This is a [...]
Friends, Lets get together for drinks and/or food on Thursday evening, October 26, 2023, from about 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Driftwood Grille in Oakbrook. This is an opportunity for [...]
Come out for the Oak Brook TU 2023 Fall DuPage River Cleanup Day--9 a.m. to 12 noon! Bring your river shoes or waders and join us for a morning of [...]
Breakfast Club: Meet for breakfast on Saturday morning, November 4, 2023, from about 8:00 to 9:30 am at the "Juicy-O" breakfast restaurant in Downers Grove. Provides an informal, small group atmosphere [...]
This November, Tuesday the 14th through Saturday the 18th, Stan Zarnowiecki is planning a Steelhead fishing trip for Oak Brook Trout Unlimited members to the rivers of Northern Michigan, near [...]