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Trout on Tap

Driftwood Grille 17W648 22nd Street, Suite A, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States

Friends, Lets get together for drinks and/or food on Thursday evening, June 22, 2023, from about 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Driftwood Grille in Oakbrook. This is an opportunity for long standing members and new members alike to see old friends, make new friends or find a fishing partner. We will sit outside weather permitting [...]

Youth Fly Fishing Class Session #3

Camp Sagawau Forest Preserve Learning Center 12545 West 111th Street, Lemont, IL, United States

Oak Brook Trout Unlimited is now in our 19th 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. [...]

Southeast Wisconsin work day at Karcher Creek

The Southeast Wisconsin Chapter of TU (SEWTU) has invited OBTU to this July 15 Work Day.  This is the 2nd of 3 work days in SE Wisconsin during 2023.   These are typically half day working sessions that take place in the morning and are finished off with a bratwurst cookout provided by SEWTU at about [...]

OBTU Breakfast Club

Juicy-O 2942 Finley Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515

Breakfast Club:   Meet for breakfast on Saturday morning, July 15, 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 [...]

Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited Youth Conservation & Fly Fishing Camp

This is the 14th annual IL Council of TU Youth Camp held on the AuSable River near Grayling, Michigan.   The camp represents an outstanding opportunity for young women & men aged 13 to 18 to obtain a rigorous introduction to the sport of fly fishing for wild stream trout while also gaining in depth appreciation [...]

Kankakee River Smallmouth Fishing

We will be fishing the Kankakee River for Smallmouth and camping at the Kankakee River State Park in the Osage loop. If you plan on camping you will need to reserve your campsite, the link is below https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/camp/park.kankakeeriver.html If you have a kayak, canoe or raft we will be running a shuttle Saturday and Sunday [...]

Youth Fly Fishing Class Session #4

Camp Sagawau Forest Preserve Learning Center 12545 West 111th Street, Lemont, IL, United States

Oak Brook Trout Unlimited is now in our 19th 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 Chapter 50th Anniversary Celebration

OBTU will hold a celebration of its 50th anniversary during the afternoon of Saturday, August 12, 2023.   The celebration will take place at the Oak Brook Park District (see map below) and will be open to the public. The keynote speaker will be Chris Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer of the national Trout Unlimited [...]

Stream Girls Session #1

Kankakee River State Park 5314 W. Rt. 102, Bourbonnais, IL, United States

Oak Brook Trout Unlimited (OBTU) will return with the STREAM Girls program. The program is open to girls 11 to 14 years old. All equipment is provided by Oak Brook Chapter Trout Unlimited. STREAM Girls employs STEM-education (science, technology. Engineering, math) plus recreation and arts to explore a local stream. Every person is a citizen [...]

Trout on Tap

Driftwood Grille 17W648 22nd Street, Suite A, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States

Friends, Lets get together for drinks and/or food on Thursday evening, August 24, 2023, from about 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Driftwood Grille in Oakbrook. This is an opportunity for long standing members and new members alike to see old friends, make new friends or find a fishing partner. We will sit outside weather permitting [...]