Events

OBTU will be hosting our annual holiday at a new location this year, Venuti’s Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall The 2023 event will include a full buffet dinner with a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]