March 6th Meeting – Jeff Treu on “Fly Fishing for Steelhead” and Membership Dues

Jeff Treu is a fly fisher and fly tyer with over 50 years of experience and grew up fishing the central sands streams of Wisconsin.  For the last 25 years he has fly fished specifically for migratory trout and salmon species in the Great Lakes tributaries.  As a member of Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited (CWTU), Jeff leads their annual CWTU Dan Harmon III Fly Fishing School.  He has also served for many years as a CWTU board member and as a Lake Michigan Fishery Forum Committee member.  Jeff’s presentation on “Fly Fishing for Steelhead” is a program promoting an advocacy and overall greater awareness of our local Great Lakes tributary streams and migratory trout and salmon species.  Specifically, tributary streams of Lakes Michigan, Superior and Huron.  Jeff will cover topics related to fishery history, species, seasons, water conditions, fly fishing techniques and management strategies as they relate to steelhead or migratory rainbow trout.  The meeting on Wednesday, March 6th 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 March 6th meeting!

Cordially,

Buzz McFly

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

1. May 1, 2024 – TBD.

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

1. April 3, 2024 – Stu Neville from Hayward Fly Fishing Company.