We are pleased to have our Chapter's esteemed namesake, Gary Borger, join us via Zoom at our January 12, 2023 meeting for a special presentation on "Fishing the Non-Hatch Times".

Here is the topic description:

More than 90% of our fishing time is spent fishing during non-hatch periods, when fish are taking whatever food drifts or swims past. Learn the secrets of fishing these “hatchless” periods with consistent success using dries, nymphs, and long flies like leeches and minnow imitations.

Our January 12, 2023 meeting will be at the Miramar Bistro at 301 Waukegan Ave, Highwood, IL. from 6:30pm to 9pm for our monthly meeting! Come early to socialize, and enjoy some of the Miramar's wonderful food and beverages. The presention will begin shortly after 7pm. If you cannot make it in person, you can also attend via Zoom. Here is the link to dial in with a web browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82578219157?pwd=dUlPS08rb2syMHZsbjVxQkM2bjhOdz09

About Gary Borger:

Gary Borger is one of the world’s foremost fly fishing educators. He has taught classes and lectured internationally on all aspects of fly-fishing for trout and salmon since 1972. He is recognized as one of the world’s leaders in fly designing. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Campus in Wausau. He has published widely in sporting magazines around the world and has written six best-selling books on fly fishing. Gary pioneered fly fishing video instruction with his release of “Nymphing” in 1982. Since then he has produced 27 instructional videos and has been featured in various television programs, including his own production “The Tzar’s Trout.” Gary was a consultant on Robert Redford’s movie “A River Runs Through It.” With his award-winning CD/cassette tape, “My Madison,” he pioneered fly fishing, nature-music audios. In addition, Gary has been design consultant to a number of manufacturers in the fly fishing industry. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Federation of Fly Fisher’s fly casting instructor certification program, a member of many conservation organizations, and was a founding board member of the River Alliance of Wisconsin. He has received many awards for conservation, including the first Lew Jewett Memorial Life Membership in the Federation of Fly Fishers in 1979. Gary currently writes, lectures, produces videos, and teaches schools on all aspects of fly fishing and fly tying.