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Our next Gary Borger TU Chapter meet-up will be on Thursday March 13 from 6-8:30pm. We are changing our location to the restaurant right next to SLYCE - we will gather in the private room at Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen - 899 N. Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
We are thrilled to... [ READ MORE... ]
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Our February Gary Borger TU Chapter meet-up will be on Thursday Feb 13 from 6-8:30pm. Once again we will gather in the private room at SLYCE coal fired pizza company, located at 913 N. Milwaukee Ave. Vernon Hills, IL 60048 (note this is different than the Highwood IL location we have used in the... [ READ MORE... ]
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Join us on Thursday Jan 9 from 6-8pm for our first monthly meeting of the new year. We will convene at a new location:
SLYCE Vernon Hills • Mellody Farm — 913 North Milwaukee Ave #100, Vernon Hills, IL
This month's program will feature highlights from the 2013 Fly Fishing Film Festival - a... [ READ MORE... ]
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Join us on Thursday Jan 9 from 6-8pm for our first monthly meeting of the new year. We will convene at a new location:
SLYCE Vernon Hills • Mellody Farm — 913 North Milwaukee Ave #100, Vernon Hills, IL
This month's program will feature highlights from the 2013 Fly Fishing Film Festival - a... [ READ MORE... ]
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During Thanksgiving week, the eggs were successfully delivered to our participating schools !
Tim Ratty, our GBTU Trout in the Classroom program manager picked up 9 bags of eggs for 5 schools. Each bag contained @150 eggs and if last year is any indication we’ll see a survival rate of @110-120... [ READ MORE... ]
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Join us for our annual holiday party on Thursday December 12, 2024 at SLYCE coal fired pizza in Highwood from 6pm to 8pm.
This is a "White Elephant" style gift exchange. The rules are simple... Please bring one wrapped gift to enter into the exchange. This can be new or slightly used, with a... [ READ MORE... ]
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At our November 14 meeting noted author and fly fishing educator Jason Randall spoke and provided a wonderful overview of fly fishing techniques for the Driftless Area, and elsewhere, focusing on nymphing techniques.
Jason's newest book, "Nymph Masters - Fly Fishing Secrets from Expert Anglers"... [ READ MORE... ]
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Recently, from October 17th to the 20th members of our Chapter embarked on our traditional fishing trip to Decorah, Iowa. A big part of the tradition is to stay at the Roundhouse Retreat in Decorah which is central to many of Iowa’s finest trout streams. Iowa is a “Out and Take” fishery but this... [ READ MORE... ]
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You won't want to miss our Thursday Nov 14 meeting at SLYCE in Highwood - as we are bringing back noted author Jason Randall to present to us! Jason always gives us fantastic insights, and we leave with fresh persepectives on where trout live, how they eat, and how their senses work. All of this... [ READ MORE... ]
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We regret to inform you that our Oct 10 meeting @ SLYCE in Highwood is cancelled.
Sadly we had a scheduling issue that forced us to cancel this October meeting.
Make sure to mark your calendars for our Thursday November 14 meeting featuring noted author Jason Randall ! ! !