Breakfast Club: Meet for breakfast on Saturday morning, December 16, 2023, from about 8:00 to 9:30 am at the "Juicy-O" breakfast restaurant in Downers Grove. 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 [...]
Speaker Jason Randall: Topic: 'When All Else Fails; Tactics to Catch Trout on Slow Days' Did you ever have one of those days when you just couldn't seem to buy a trout? Any Trout? Well, the truth is, we all have days when we struggle. But the way to turn a slow day into a [...]
The Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited will be hosting a show booth. See link to Expo web site for details: https://chicagoland.sportshows.com/
OBTU will be hosting a booth at the Tinley Park Show again this year. See the following link for 2024 Tinley Park Expo details: https://tinleyfishexpo.com/
Speaker: Mat Wagner and Geri, his wife, are owners of the Driftless Angler Fly Shop, Viroqua, Wisc. Mat is a 30 year veteran of the fly fishing industry. He is always willing to share his knowledge and love of the Driftless. Mat and Geri have been lucky enough to run trips to the Patagonia region [...]
Kodie is a Michigan native and member of the Feenstra Guide service and Head Guide in Alaska with Katmai Trophy lodge We will try and tie as many of the following flies as time and skill levels will allow: Fortune Cookie Muskegon Sculpzilla Michigan Midnight Minnow Jim Swig Striptruder This is not a beginner-learn to [...]
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 [...]
Have you ever wanted to learn about the fine art of tying flies? The Sierra Club HOI Group is partnering with the Oakbrook Chapter of Trout Unlimited to offer a free workshop on fly tying. Learn how to craft convincing (to the fish, anyway) lures for trout, bass, and panfish. Sessions will last two hours, [...]
Speaker: PJ Smith is an Orvis Endorsed Driftless Area Fly Fishing Guide. PJ has been fly fishing for over 25 years. PJ started guiding part time and in 2018 and left his job of 26 years to guide full-time. He has spent many hours and put thousands of miles on his truck exploring the streams [...]
Topic: The Power of Partnerships Summary: Bringing together partners from across the Midwest allows the Iowa DNR to expand coldwater conservation beyond what any one group could accomplish alone. From expanding and protecting angler access, to improving instream habitat, and understanding where coldwater habitat exists on the landscape, partnerships make it possible. I’ll cover advances [...]