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 [...]
Zoom Meeting - Invites to be sent
This will be a hybrid meeting. Join us in person at our usual Central Park West location or log on via Zoom. See details below. Jeff Hastings, Project Manager for the Driftless Area Restoration Effort, TUDARE will be retiring the end of April 2022. He has had a long career working in the Driftless [...]
Anyone planning to volunteer to help with the youth fly fishing classes this summer should try to attend. We look to inform new volunteers, review and discuss programs with the existing volunteers, and look for ways to improve our programs going forward. We will review: Youth Fly Fishing program. We discuss the skills – [...]
Trout on Tap: Meet for food & drink on Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021, from about 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Granite City Food & Brewery in Naperville. 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 [...]