This is the 3rd annual OBTU chapter fall fishing outing to the Wisconsin Driftless Area. Lodging reservations for up to 12 people have been made at Nature Nooks Retreat in the heart of the Driftless Area near Viroqua. Nature Nooks retreat offers fully equiped cabins a short walk from blue ribbon trout fishing on the [...]
Link to the event flyer for details: 2021 Youth Fly Fishing Flyer
We plan to hold a "Grand Reopening" Chapter meeting at our traditional pre-Covid meeting location at the Central Park West Building within the Oak Brook Park District Campus. An outdoor brat cookout with all the trimmings with food planned to be ready by around 6:00pm. The outdoor chapter meeting will begin at the usual 7:00pm [...]
Fishing Outing Combined with half day OBTU entomology survey. Meet at Coldwater River on Saturday, October 9 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 [...]
This year's Iowa fishing outing will be based in the Decorah which is part of the "Driftless Area". Similar to last year, we are planning a loosely coordinated trip: -Participants will arrange their own travel plans, schedules, and lodging. The Decorah area offers a variety of motels, lodges, and camping options. For those interested, we [...]
Oct 20, 2021 7:00pm Central Location: Via Zoom Speakers: TU staffers Jamie Vaughan, Chad Kotke and Jake Lemon Topic: What are 9 Full-Time TU Great Lakes Staffers doing in Michigan & Wisconsin? In recent years TU has greatly increased staffing in the Great Lakes, with 9 full-time staff and teams of seasonal employees working on [...]
Come out for the Oak Brook TU 2021 Fall DuPage River Cleanup Day--9 a.m. to 12 noon! 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 Street in Naperville. This event is part of [...]
Our November Meeting speakers will be Captain Kurt Nelson & Mike Allen, joint owners & head guides of the Midwest Waters Angling Company. Midwest Waters Angling specializes in fly fishing for warm water species in Northern Illinois including smallmouth, northern & carp. They are very popular with our members in search of high quality [...]
Join us for an evening of fellowship, appetizers and drinks at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. As in past years, festivities to include drawings for door prizes, bucket raffles, silent auctions and more. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the holiday season. Contact John Snyder, event organizer, for more info.
Chapter Meeting via Zoom Time: Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 at 07:00 PM Central Time Join Zoom Video Conference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87968642115 OR Phone #: 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 879 6864 2115 Note: This Jan 19 meeting was originally announced as a hybrid format with options to attend via Zoom or In-Person. Due to the unexpected and extreme [...]