Please note that unless otherwise indicated, all monthly chapter meetings are held in Rm 111 in the Fisher Auditorium on the OARDC/Ohio State University campus, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster OH. Chapter meetings are held the second Monday of the month from September through May, starting at 7:15 PM. Doors open at 6:45 PM, so come early and meet up with friends and catch up on what’s new.

Fisher Auditorium facing west side. Enter Room 111 from the north side of building by the big parking lot.

Event: March 2019 Chapter Meeting

Date: 3/2/19 Time: Noon until 3 PM

The March meeting will be held on Saturday, March 2 in Canton at the Exploration Gateway (Sippo Lake Library). The meeting will begin at noon with a brief business meeting, followed by our featured speaker, Jeff Liskay, who will cover his favorite topic, fly fishing for steelhead. Door prizes will be handed out and then a drawing for the raffle prize, a TFO, Axiom 2 fly rod and matching BVK reel valued at $580. A great outfit for steelheading. For those of you who tie flies, bring your vises and tying tools. Tying materials will be available as you are guided by experts tying some special fly patterns. Drinks and snack foods will be available for everyone. Members and guests are welcome to attend the meeting.

The title of Jeff Liskay’s talk is the “Ins and Outs of Steelhead Alley.” His power point presentation will deal with his experiences steelheading in Ohio and will cover such details as effects of water temperature and clarity and various presentations of flies to the fish. Jeff will also demonstrate how to tie his articulated “woolly bugger” steelhead pattern. So bring your fly tying vices and tools. Jeff will supply tying materials for a small fee.

Jeff, a self-admitted steelhead junkie, has been chasing chrome for nearly four decades. From his home base in northern Ohio, he has fished across the entire Great Lakes and is now reaching into Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. He is gaining recognition for his two-hand casting and fishing skills and is a regular on the Spey gathering circuit as both and observer and a presenter.

He spends the warmer months prowling Great Lakes shoreline areas chasing warm-water species on the fly, but as soon as the weather cools, steelhead take over. Liskay gives many club and show programs, guides on Ohio’s Lake Erie tribs, and does many instructional programs. He is a talented fly tier; his creations are generally simple, functional, fish catchers.

Jeff is a founding member of the Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders and operates Silver Fury Guide Service & Schools. He is a Patagonia Fly Fishing Ambassador and a pro staff member for a number of companies where he works on cutting edge technology through product testing.

Exploration Gateway at Sippo Lake Park, Canton

Event: April 2019 Chapter Meeting

Date: 4/8/19 Time: 7:15-9:00 PM

Details: Kevin Ramsey will focus on dry fly fishing tactics on the Clear Fork River and beyond. The power point presentation will include dry fly pattern types, strategies on how and when to fish them, and turning into a detective looking for visual clues that improve your fishing success.

Kevin Ramsey with a Clear Fork River brown trout.

The CFRTU Chapter is always looking for speakers for our monthly meetings. Please Contact Us for suggestions for speakers on fly fishing, conservation of aquatic resources and related topics.