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As we get the 2010 fly angling season underway (looks like an early spring is on the way this year!), keep in mind that it is banquet-and-show season throughout the watershed. Here are some important upcoming events to get your mind back on trout and flies:
Photo Copyright 2004 by Chris Campbell.
37TH ANNUAL OUTDOORAMA: Feb. 25th to 28th at Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. More than 150 booths will feature fishing boats, pontoons, canoes, kayaks deck boats, runabouts and ski and wakeboard boats. MUCC’s “Big Buck Night,” “Wildlife Encounters,” a daily Fish Fry, Trout Pond for kids, and Milt Wilcox’s “Ultimate Air Dogs” are among many features. Hours: 2-9:30 p.m. Feb. 25-26; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 27; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 28. Admission: $10, $4 for 6-14, free for 5-and-younger. Information: www.Outdoorama.com or (800) 328-6550.
RED CEDAR FLY FISHERS ANNUAL BANQUET: Feb. 26th at the Brookshire Inn and Country Club, 205 W. Church St. in Williamston. Chuck Hawkins of Hawkins Outfitters will speak on “Big Trout Fishing in Michigan.” Cocktails start at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7. Admission is $30. The event will also feature a general raffle, bucket raffles, card raffles and door prizes. Tickets are available at Nomad Anglers in Okemos. For information, call Brad Reynolds at 333-9258.
2ND ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF FLY TYING: Feb. 27th; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 5830 Clyde Park Ave. SW in Grand Rapids. Presentations from some of the best tiers in the Midwest. Demonstrations and instruction, with lunch and snacks available. $10 for adults, $5 for youth aged 12 to 17, and admission free for those under 12. For more information contact Dennis Potter at ausable1@gmail.com at (616) 363-4966.
MIDWEST FLYFISHING EXPO: Dave Hughes, Joe Humphreys, Bob Jacklin and Jeff “Bear” Andrews headline this year’s Expo, scheduled for March 13th and 14th at the Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. March 13; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 14. Admission: $10, free for 16-and-younger: www.mffc.org.
65TH ANNUAL ULTIMATE SPORT SHOW: March 18th to the 21st at DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW in Grand Rapids. Hours: 3-9:30 p.m. March 18, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. March 19, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. March 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 21. Admission: $9, $4 6-14, free for 5-and-younger. Information: www.GRFish.com or (800) 328-6550.
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If you’re like me and cabin fever is upon you hard and fast, then perhaps it is time to start planning for spring trout fishing in Northern Michigan! A good place to get the engine going is at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo sponsored by the Michigan Fly Fishing Club. As in past years, the event will be held this Spring at the Macolm Community College Sports and Expo Center. The two day event will be held this year on March 13th and 14th.
Photo by Steve Clark, copyright 2010
This is a big show for the Michigan angling community, and most of the larger Michigan fly shops and guides make an appearance. In addition to vender space, there is a casting area, and a number of educational programs and speakers. Speakers for this year include Dave Hughes, Bob Jackin, and Jeff “Bear” Andrews. From the Traverse City area, Chuck Hawkins of Hawkins Outfitters will be doing a talk entitled “Where to Catch Big Trout.”
The Best Western Georgian Inn in Roseville has special rates for conference attendees. The group rate is $59.00+tax.The show itself has a very reasonable fee for attendance and that price includes admission to the various seminars — the potential educational value is well worth the price of the show.
I’ve attended perhaps four shows in the last ten years, and it is a good time. One of the special treats for fly tiers is digging through the seemingly endless boxes of cheap, highly-discounted fly tying materials that almost everyone seems to be selling. Lots of good bargains, if you don’t mind digging around for a few minutes.
