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Weekly Meeting Schedule

This season we will be meeting on scheduled Tuesday evenings from September through May. One Tuesday each month will be a social tie we call the "Tie One On", which is held at a different local establishment each month.  Please see schedule below. Tuesday nights are the opportunity to learn something new! Typically, one of our members will teach us how to tie a new fly pattern...or demonstrate a new technique. Several times a year, "celebrity" fly tyers and other fly fishing experts join us to share their knowledge and expertise. Past guests have included prominent tyers such as A.K. Best, Bob Clouser, Oliver Edwards, April Volkey, Pat Cohen, Gunnar Brammer, and Kelly Galloup.. We also welcome speakers of local interest; in fact, you just might learn how to find Muskies on the Fox River (yes, our Fox River)!  If you are interested in joining us, please fill out an application and return to: DRiFT P.O. Box 5028 Wheaton, IL  60189.

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TUESDAY February 3, 2026 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

Special Guest Speaker: PJ Smith will be talking about fishing the Driftless during Winter!

PJ Smith, owner of PJ's Guide Service (https://pjguideservice.com/ ) will be discussing how to fish the Driftless winters.  Sounds crazy?  How about fishing when there's nobody else around?  No biting insects?  No overgrown brush between you and the stream?  Here what PJ has to say about all of that and more!


Following PJ's presentation he will lead us on a tie of Pine Squirrel Rubber Leg Jiggy Nymph Streamer


Materials:


Jig Hook,  Size 10 or 8

Bead - Slotted or regular Tungsten, match size of hook, black nickel or gold, could use orange, pink, chartreuse if a hot spot is needed.

Tail- Krystal Flash color your choice 

Body - Pine Squirrel, thin strip, color black or olive green. Can use crawdad orange as well.

Rubber Legs - size small, variegated. Orange, hot pink or natural colors.


7pm to 9pm


College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038 B

Tuesday February 10, 2026 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM

Tie On One with DRiFT at the Sturdy Shelter!


Join us at the Bubblehouse Brewing Company for some casual fly tying and general merriment!


Bring your tying tools and fill the gaps in your box or start on your next Tie-a-Thon 100 flies!


DRiFT will provide materials to tie a #14 red-wire chironamid nymph for the Tie-A-Thon.  If you wish to get an early start on a few, we'll be tying on a #14 nymph hook with a silver bead, the body will be touching wraps of red brassie wire, and the thorax will be peacock herl.



There will be pizza.


Bubblehouse Brewing Co.

2121 Ogden Ave Unit A 

Lisle, IL 60532

TUESDAY February 17, 2026 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

Info coming soon!



Materials:

 


7pm to 9pm


College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038 B

TUESDAY February 24, 2026 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

Info coming soon!



Materials:

 


7pm to 9pm


College of Dupage

Room TEC-1038 B

Tuesday March 10, 2026 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM

Tie On One with DRiFT at the Sturdy Shelter!


Join us at the Sturdy Shelter Brewing for some casual fly tying and general merriment! !


Bring your tying tools and fill the gaps in your box or start on your next Tie-a-Thon 100 flies!


There will be pizza.


Sturdy Shelter Brewing

10 Shumway Ave.

Batavia, IL 60510

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