Submitted by w.n.davis on Wed, 2025-04-30 06:59 Gary Borger - 596 Vote Up Down +6 + mac-brown-bryson-city-nc-bio-shot.jpeg You won’t want to miss this month’s meet-up, as our featured speaker is Mac Brown! Bring a friend, as Mac will talk about the nuances of the modern wet fly, and how they are a highly productive technique during the spring months in addition to traditional methods of fly fishing. Mac Brown is a highly regarded fly fishing guide, author, educator and coach based in Bryson City, North Carolina. He was inducted into the Southern Appalachian Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from FlyFishers International (FFI). He loves to teach others to cast, and volunteers countless hours toward getting others into fly fishing and to help conserve our precious coldwater trout streams. The May meetup of the Gary Borger TU Chapter will be on Thursday May 8 from 6-8:30pm at The Italian Kitchen - 648 Deerfield Road, Deerfield, IL 60015 The meetup begins at 6pm, and his presentation will start at 6:30pm. There is no admission fee to attend - a pizza and salad buffet dinner with soft drinks is available for $20 a person. Alcoholic beverages are also available for purchase. We will also have a raffle available with some great prizes. Tickets are available for $5 each or 5 for $20.