Weekly Meetings

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.

Tuesday June 9, 2026 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM

Tie On One with DRiFT at the Goldfinger Brewery!

Join us for our inaugural visit to the Goldfinger Brewing Company for some casual fly tying and general merriment!

We have been invited to tie at Goldfinger Brewery in Downers Grove to show off our tying talents and to help recruit new tyers! We will have a table with extra vises and tools for our members to tie flies with the Goldfinger patrons. DRiFT will supply the materials for wooly buggers and foam beetles. Please come out and lend a hand to show off our tying skills!

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

There will be pizza.

Goldfinger Brewing Co.

513 Rogers St,

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Weekly Meeting Schedule

Tuesday June 9, 2026 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM

Tie On One with DRiFT at the Goldfinger Brewery!

Tuesday July 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM

DRiFT End of Year Party at the Sturdy Shelter!

TUESDAY September 15, 2026 - 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

To Be Determined!