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Please sign up for the the DuPage County River Sweep on May 4th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
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ISA Fly Tying Event
Learn to tie the fly fisherman’s version of the Ned Rig
“The Eggo”
With Craig RiendeauCome and join us on Saturday April 27 th at the DuPage Fly Fishing Company at
11:00am. It’s located at 1512 N Naper Blvd #136, Naperville. Craig Riendeau will
demonstrate how to tie his new pattern, the Eggo, the fly fisherman’s Ned rig.
This will be a demonstration and tie along. All materials will be provided. Please bring
your own vise and tying tools. This pattern is definitely outside the box when it comes to
techniques to create this fly. Be prepared to have an open mind and learn some new
ways to tie that even the most seasoned tying veteran has not seen yet. Hard to tie?
No. Different? Yes. Great opportunity to learn something new to become a more
complete tier, because the only boundaries in fly tying is a failure of imagination.
There are a few tools needed that may not be in your usual tying box. It will help to have
but we can share if you do not have these. A small pair of side cutter plyers, a bodkin,
Super Glue Gel, UV glue and blue light, a cigarette lighter and a chef’s torch. Yes, let
your imagination run wild, this will be fun! Survivors will be treated to lunch.
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Dick,
Unless we get a bunch of signups for the 2nd week, we will have to cancel the entire second week.
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Eric,
I have you down for those dates. We need a $50 deposit. You can pay via PayPal tor Zelle to isaliance2@gmail.com or you can mail a check to:
Illinois Smallmouth Alliance
895 Garden Ln
Wheeling IL 60090
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Rich McElligott will do a Zoom Presentation of his Red Neck Hover Rick on Thursday, January 11th at 7:00.
The Hover Jig technique originated in Japan and has become popular in the United States. Rich will show us his version tied with a ninety degree jig hook a roofing nail for the weight.
Here is the Zoom Link
Illinois Smallmouth Alliance is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Rich McElligott Red Neck Hover Jig Tying
Time: Jan 11, 2024 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
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The 2024 Bronzeback Blowout will be taking place on Saturday March 2 at 3:00 PM at the American Legion in Elmhurst, IL.
Catering will be provided by Deleo's.
The featured Speaker will be Bill Schultz whose topic will be "River Smallies: Untapped Excitement in Kayak, Waders or Boat!"
The Conservation Speaker will Gary Swick from Friends of the Fox River
Raffles Prizes include Rod/ Reel combos, fishing tackle including Lucky Craft baits, and other gear.
Silent Auctions for Rod/Reel combo's, Guide Trips, and other items
American Legion 310 W Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126
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Fishing guide Collin Lamkin will be making a Zoom presentation to the ISA on river smallmouth fishing on February 7th at 7:00 PM. Collin’s YouTube channel RivermanTV has lots of great content on kayak fishing for smallmouth bass. Collin is an educator and his YouTube videos reflect Colin’s teaching skills. You can learn a lot about fishing from his videos.
Check out Collin’s YouTube Channel and website.
https://www.youtube.com/@RivermanTV
https://www.kayakfishingchicago.com/
ZOOM LINK
Illinois Smallmouth Alliance is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Collin Lamkin River Smallmouth Fishing Zoom
Time: Feb 26, 2024 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
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This event has been rescheduled to Wednesday, January 17th!
The Illinois Smallmouth Alliance is pleased to announce that pro angler Matt Stefan will be doling a Zoom presentation on "Fishing in Current for Smallmouth Bass" on Wednesday, January 10th at 7:00 PM. Matt will be available to answer your questions after his presentation. Check out the links below to learn about Matt.
Here is the link to the Zoom:
Alan Sherman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Matt Stefan Smallmouth Bass Fishing Zoom Presentation
Time: Jan 17, 2024 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
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I will be there.
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Join us at Harners Restaurant in North Aurora at 8:00 AM on February 10th. Harners is located at: 10 W State St, North Aurora, IL 60542
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The ISA will be supplying the pizza and members will buy their own beer or drinks at the Sturdy Shelter Brewing Company in Batavia. We want to talk about the direction the ISA is going and we want your input.
Sturdy Shelter Brewing is located at 10 S. Shumway Avenue in Batavia.
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The 2023 Road Trip at the Improved Tinkers Dam is now on the schedule for next year.. The owners must like us because rate is still a very reasonable at $40 a day. As before, you can sign up for 3 night intervals from Saturday to Monday and 4 day intervals from Tuesday to Friday.
Anyone that wants to get on the schedule needs to let me know on the the bulletin board and make a deposit of $50. The deposit can be made via PayPal to isalliance2@gmail.com or via check sent to:
Illinois Smallmouth Alliance, 895 Garden Ln, Wheeling, IL 60090
Your name will go on the schedule once your deposit is received.
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We will plant water willows in the Fox at Batavia on July 22rd. Meet at the Skate Park parking lot on Route.25. Start time 8 AM. The site is the rock bar just upstream of Island Park. The actual date is depends on the water levels, but for now it looks good. It should take about 3 hours & we will determine a place to have lunch afterwards.
Bring your waders and wading boots along with work gloves.
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The Illinois Smallmouth Alliance board is pleased to announce that the ISA has become an affiliate member of Fly Fishers International. The primary reason why the ISA board decided to do this is that being a member enables the ISA to reduce liability insurance costs by almost 70 percent. There are other benefits of becoming a member of Fly Fisher’s International.
According the FFI’s web site “The mission of Fly Fishers International is to foster the legacy of fly fishing for all fish in all waters through conservation, education, and inspiring a growing community of fly fishers.” We feel that the mission of the FFI fits very well with the goals of the ISA. ISA members include many fly fishermen and being a member of the FFI could help the ISA to increase our membership.
In joining the Fly Fishers International, the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance will be in the Upper Midwest Council of the Fly Fishers International. Leadership of the Upper Midwest Council have already reached out to us to figure out they can collaborate with the ISA. We will keep you updated as things progress.
We urge you to learn about Fly Fishers International and the Midwest Council by checking out their web sites.
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Matt, Welcome to the club!
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The ISA is looking for new board member. After many years of being an ISA board member, Terry Dodge is stepping down. We need a member to step up to become the Director of Communications.
This job entails publishing the monthly ISA news and sending out notifications when necessary. All of this work is done with Constant Contact web software. Computer competency is necessary, and Terry will provide training and there are lots of training videos available. It would be great if the new Director of Communications could also improve the ISA’s social media presence, too.
Please let us know if you are interested or if you have any questions. Contact Alan Sherman on the ISA bulletin board or send us an email at isalliance2@gmail.com.
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Dick,
Here are answers to your questions after reviewing these issues at the recent ISA Board Meeting.
- If we have just a few open spots, people can sign up at the last minute. Right now we have too many open spots for the second week.
- We have a deadline of May 31 to determine whether we have to cancel the 2nd week. As it stands now, we would be cancelling the 2nd week. We need members to sign up sooner rather than later.
- We do not know what the new owner's long term plans are for Tinkers Dam. I will be reaching out to them close to the event and find out if the cabin will be available next year. We want to continue this event.
- If the ISA cannot rent the cabin next year, someone will need to do some leg work to find another alternative. We would welcome of help of any members that would be interested in helping with the search process if that becomes necessary.
The takeaway from all of this is that we need members to sign up for the second week ASAP to keep the second week from being cancelled.
Alan
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We are pleased to announce that the Bronzeback Blowout will be happening on March 4, 2023. Starting time will be 3:00 PM. The event will be held at the American Legion Hall in Elmhurst at 310 W Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Please put the date on your calendar.
Buy your ticket now! Blowout Tickets
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On 8/23/2022 at 11:25 PM, Ben K. said:
Are the 4 night runs supposed to be $167? I’m interested in another go.
Yes. I've corrected the site.
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I have listed the dates and costs of the annual ISA Road Trip at Tinkers Dam on the Menominee river below. The new owners have raised the rates a bit, so the costs are a bit higher than last year. Please request your dates on this thread or send me an email at isalliance2@gmail.com. Once you receive a confirmation from me, I will need a $50 deposit. You pay via PayPal at isalliance2@gmail .com or mail a check to Illinois Smallmouth Alliance, 895 Garden Lane, Wheeling IL 60090
Arrive Saturday August 5 and leave on Tuesday August 8th (3 Nights) $115
Arrive Tuesday August 8th and leave on Saturday August 11th (4 Nights) $152
Arrive Saturday August 11 and leave on Tuesday August 15th (3 Nights) $115
Arrive Tuesday August 8th and leave on Saturday August 19th (4 Nights) $152
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The 2022 Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo is happening on January 27-30 and the ISA has a booth. We need your help in manning our booth!
Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo
The show is at the Schaumburg Convention Center at 1551 N Thoreau Drive North in Schaumburg. The show hours are:
THUR 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
FRI 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
SAT 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
SUN 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMThis year we are using Signup Genius to allow our volunteers to sign up. Please use the link below to sign up.
If you have any questions, send an email to isalliance2@gmail.com
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I've been tying and fishing with "hair jigs" with spinning gear over the past couple of months. The biggest downside is that unless they are tied with relatively heavy jigs, it is tough to get the kind of casting distance that you you get throwing plastic baits. They fish well within the distance that you can cast them.
I've tied jig versions of flies that I have used and I have caught fish with some of them. My Fuzzy Grub pattern has done well, as have rabbit strip patterns like Tom L's Foxy Craw. I have tied the Bad Hair Day on jigs that that pattern just does have the same action or has had as good of results as the fly version of the pattern.
Gene, what kind of eyes (size/brand are you using are your jig?
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I’m looking forward to fishing with Gordon in the new/old canoe.
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I'm in the process of reducing clutter in my basement and I have too much fishing gear with more duplicates than I can use.. I have an eight weight setup that needs to be used.
The rod is a Guideline rod that was a prototype, so it has no markings on it. Guideline is a company that went out of business several years ago. It is a fast action rod is a cannon that has not seen much use. The reel is a Lamson Konic 3.5 that is loaded with a eight weight Scientific Anglers Wavelength MPX line. The reel shows signs of use, but it works just fine. The line also has not seen much use and is great shape.
I am asking $100 for the setup. I would be happy to meet you someplace in the suburbs where you can test cast the rod . PM me if you are interested.
Sad News - Michael Gillig Has Passed Away
in Open Discussion
Posted
I am sorry to inform you that ISA member Michael Gillig has passed away. Michael’s wife informed us today. Michael had been fighting cancer for several months. We do not have any information regarding a funeral or memorial service. We will let you know when we find out.
Michael was a great guy to be around. He had a great sense of humor. Moreover, Michael cared about people and helped friends and family when they were down. He will be missed.