Category Archives: News

It’s clear that the Gary Borger Chapter is “on the rise” but we need your support in order to keep great things happening.  Rather than a pancake breakfast fundraiser, we are hosting an exciting evening event on Wednesday, May 2nd at the Wilmette Theater in downtown Wilmette, II.  We will kick off the evening at [...]

By Emily Rabourn Have you ever pictured yourself on the banks of a quiet stream or lake, casting a fly rod to a hungry fish? Then as your fly hits the water “splash” it gets pounced on and you set the hook into your targeted quarry. Well if this sounds good then the first step [...]

Come to the April 19th meeting where you will hear Ed Stein speak about catching Tiger Fish, Peacock Bass, Golden Dorado, Payara, Sailfish and other exotic species On-The-Fly.  Ed, an avid angler, is the owner of FLYFISH TRAVELER  – www.flyfishtraveler.com – an adventure travel outfitter specializing in Exotic-Adventure-Fishing Trips.  Someone recently told Ed that they [...]

Due to the GBTU Spring Driftless Trip being on the usual third Saturday. We will meet at 9:30 the following Saturday in the parking lot for Millard Park and do our normal set of monitoring protocols. Remember there will be a TU workday on June 16th from 9:30 to Noon during which we will do [...]

The annual TUDARE Stream Restoration Workshop will be held April 14 and 15 at the Living Waters Bible Camp in Westby, Wisconsin. This year’s presentations will cover the upcoming Farm Bill debates and how they will impact fisheries, pre- and post-project monitoring, project planning, assessing stream quality, easements, liability, and other topics. Of special note [...]

Once again the Gary Borger Chapter will be participating in the Great Outdoor Expo in Woodstock, IL.  The dates of the Expo are Saturday March 3rd and Sunday March 4th at the Woodstock North High School.  Like last year we will be hosting a booth where we can inform the folks at the Expo about [...]

FENNIMORE TRIP – NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATES TO THE NEXT WEEK – APRIL 20 AND 21 ! Due to a newly arising conflict with a major TU workshop, the Fennimore trip has been moved back one week, to April 20 and 21. Great news!  Our GBTU Chapter is headed back to Fennimore, WI for [...]

The Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited will again be holding its Conservation and Fly Fishing Camp along the banks of the fabled Au Sable River from July 29th through August 3rd. Campers will learn more about conservation and fly fishing in a week at this camp than most of us learn in a lifetime. Camp [...]

Fly Tying, A Great Night Out Last month we were excited to have over twenty people come to GBTU Fly Tying Night. Thanks to all that made it possible, especially Darwin Adams that took the newer tiers through some good solid basics, and Allen Rupp for sharing his vast knowledge of picking hair for various [...]