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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 [...]

Stream Girls Session #2

Camp Dean 46W253 Camp Dean Rd., Big Rock, 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 [...]

OBTU Breakfast Club

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

Breakfast Club:   Meet for breakfast on Saturday morning, September 2, 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 [...]

Youth Fly Fishing Class Session #5

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. [...]

OBTU Chapter Meeting Sept 20, 2023

Oak Brook Recreation Center, Central Park West Building 1500 Forest Gate Rd, Oak Brook, IL, United States

Speaker: Joel Ruby, photographer, videographer and award-winning editor based in Chicago, Illinois. will show his 19 minute video "All in the Water" followed by group discussion.  The film is about "opening up the fly fishing world to people of color so that everyone can find their way to the water to cast to a rising [...]