Bart Durham

Hi Colin welcome aboard, what fly/lures are you using for the largemouth? Thanks for the report!

Great turnout for Brad Miller's seminar last night with over 20 attendees participating. Brad gave an excellent demonstration of tying his blockhead popper, talked about his approach when fishing for smallmouth and his winter trip to the Yucatan Peninsula for tarpon fishing which sounds like a blast. Three attendees, Chris Popp, Rich McElligott and Joe Augustine, won raffle prizes including the really cool mitten scissor, available on flybass.com and a Plano fly box.. Check out our recording of Brad's talk on our you tube video if you missed it live.

Don't forget to attend Brad Miller's zoom seminar starting at 7 pm tonight. Were going to be giving away a prize or two via drawing to those that attend! Here is the zoom link for the seminar: Topic: ISA Seminar with Brad Miller of Flybass.com Time: Mar 15, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89016731012?pwd=andvUGp5YlZwVmZ6YjhyYzJhSFFLUT09 Meeting ID: 890 1673 1012 Passcode: 210967 One tap mobile +13126266799,,89016731012#,,,,*210967# US (Chicago) +13017158592,,89016731012#,,,,*210967# US (Washington DC) Di

We had a great turnout for the seminar last night. Over 20 guests attended. Thank you Mike and Kurt for the excellent presentation. I think we all found the seminar to be very informative and insightful for productive smallmouth fishing on our Illinois streams. If you missed the seminar last night you can watch it on our you tube channel.

The ISA is pleased to announce that Richard Dragiewicz of the Coalition to Save Menominee River will give a presentation to discuss the efforts to save the Menominee River from potential harm caused by the Copper mine permits on the River. The zoom presentation will take place on Wednesday, March 24th at 7pm. Here is the zoom link for the event: Bart Durham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: ISA zoom seminar with Richard Dragiewicz of Coalition to Save the Menominee River Time: Mar 24, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02

Please join the ISA in welcoming Brad Miller of flybass.com for what promises to be an informative and entertaining evening of smallmouth discussion. Brad will talk about his years of experience in fishing for smallmouth bass in the Midwest and will show us how to make his deadly topwater poppers. Here is the zoom link for the event: Bart Durham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: ISA Seminar with Brad Miller of Flybass.com Time: Mar 15, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89016731012?pwd=andvUGp5YlZwVmZ6Yjh

Don't want to miss this zoom event one week from today, so make sure to get on your calendars.

Thanks Rich. I love the whopper plopper but man are they expensive, so I'll have to check out this hopefully cheaper alternative.

Don't forget to join us tomorrow night for our ISA Zoom seminar presenting Wisconsin Smallmouth/Muskie guide Abe Downs. The Seminar begins at 7 pm and promises to be a fun and entertaining evening, and includes a Q & A session. Here is the zoom link to join us (If you need the full link see above): Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83698222238?pwd=V3VsMytlOFNOLzlTZENMZ3BhbHNlZz09

ISA is pleased to announce that Midwest Waters Angling Co Guides', Mike Allen and Kurt Nelson, will present a Zoom seminar on Wednesday, March 10 at 6:00 pm. Mike and Kurt will talk about their Illinois guide service, the fish they target and methods used. Please join us for what promises to be a very entertaining evening. Attached is the zoom link invite for the seminar: Bart Durham is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: ISA Zoom seminar with guide, Mike Allen of Midwest Waters Angling Co. Time: Mar 10, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meet

Ryan, another necessity for your fly box is the bugle bug popper, imo even a superior summertime topwater fly to the ant. You might have to purchase this one however, as they are difficult to make on your own, or so I am told.

The Chernobyl ant is a great summertime topwater fly that smallmouth love on the dead drift! The ones you tied should fish very well>

Colin, I don't believe you need to download the zoom app to attend. If you have a desktop computer or smart phone, just click on link provided for the event and that should bring you into the event.

Jim, sorry you can't make it tonight but alas our Zoom seminar with Gordon tonight will be recorded and available for view by our members on a later date. Nothing like being there live however, so hopefully you can attend a future ISA zoom presentation.

Good point Jay, same logic my apply to the Channahon dam on the Dupage River and Dayton dam on the Fox river.