January 3rd Meeting – Tom Lager on “The Giant Mayflies of Wisconsin” and Membership Dues

Tom Lager has enjoyed thirty plus years of fly fishing experience mixed with a passion to share the ecological wonders and values of aquatic insects and their association with the trout we fish.  While active in Fox Valley Trout Unlimited, numerous other opportunities have also arisen for Tom to teach, present and write about “the bugs of trout streams” to a wide range of audiences such as youth fish camps, Trout Unlimited chapters and statewide meetings as well as to numerous community civic and conservation organizations.  Tom’s retirement from careers as an aquatic ecologist and corporate technology developer now permits him time to advocate for the cold-water resources of Central Wisconsin.  Tom’s presentation on “The Giant Mayflies of Wisconsin” focuses on three kinds of mayflies that are among the largest in size and highly sought after by trout and therefore trout fishers need to know about them.  The mayflies are commonly named: Hex, Brown Drake and White Mayfly.  The identification, stream habitats, behaviors and seasonal hatches of each mayfly will be presented in pictures and video, useful for fly fishing as well as for the appreciation of these elegantly beautiful aquatic insects that poets, artists and novelists have portrayed for centuries.  The presentation has plenty of “how to” hints throughout it and will enlighten your experience as a fisher of trout.

The meeting on Wednesday, January 3rd will be at our same meeting location, the Thirsty Goat restaurant, 3040 Cahill Main, Fitchburg.  Here is a link to the Thirsty Goat’s website.  The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and conversation at 5:30 p.m.  Visitors and guests are always welcome.

The Badger Fly Fishers 2024 membership dues can be paid now.  Advance dues payments made now for 2024 count towards membership through December 31, 2024.  The dues of just $20 support the great speakers we have at our meetings and the club’s on-going operating expenses.  Here is a link to the membership form for you to complete and send in by mail.  The mailing address is at the bottom of the form.  You can also pay your dues at one of our meetings.  Thank you for your continued support of the Badger Fly Fishers!

See you at the January 3rd meeting!

Cordially,

Buzz McFly

The following is a list of the future bimonthly BFF meeting dates:

1. March 6, 2024 – Jeff Treu on “Fly Fishing for Steelhead”.
2. May 1, 2024 – TBD.

The following is a list of the future bimonthly Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance (WSA) meeting dates:

1. February 7, 2024 – Bradd Sims on “Smallmouth Bass in Wisconsin’s Rivers and Streams”.
2. April 3, 2024 – Stu Neville from Hayward Fly Fishing Company.