Category: Membership

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Recap of 2013 Holiday Party

In mid-December nearly 100 people came out for a wonderful evening of family fun to our annual holiday party. In the photo gallery you can seen the fun on the kids faces as they drew pictures of fish and enjoyed their gifts from Santa. We want to give a special shout-out to Ron Barch for...

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Jay Allen on the Muskegon River

Our February seminar will feature fishing guide Jay Allen and includes dinner. He’ll talk about fly-fishing on the Muskegon River. February 5, 2014 at Stonewater Country Club 7177 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Caledonia (map) 6:30 pm until 9:30 pm Cost is $30 per person and pays for dinner. Please pay via PayPal now or we can...

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A Season of Fly Fishing Michigan’s UP

Our February seminar will feature Capt. Brad Petzke of Riversnorth Guide Service and includes dinner. He’ll talk about “A Season of Fly Fishing Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.” February 15, 2013 at Watermark Country Club 5500 Cascade Rd., Grand Rapids (map) 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm Cost is $25 per person and pays for dinner If you...

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Find the right fly with Ann Miller

Ann Miller, author of Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams Join us on January 17th to bring your fly selection skills to the next level. Ann Miller will be presenting “Understanding Hatches: The Key to Better Fly Fishing.” Would you like to be catching more fish? Start with the right fly! It’ll be a great...

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Great turnout for 2012 Holiday Party

We had more than 100 people show up for the 2012 holiday party, with lots of kids and families in tow. And who could forget about a special appearance by Santa Claus. Thanks to Jeff Edwards, Ellie Frey, Marc Montpetit, Rich Stekettee, Daver Smith and Tom Mundt for making it happen. We have a gallery...

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SWMTU presentation

Marc Montpetit put together the presentation below for his daughter’s school. It was such a a good overview of the chapter, we wanted to share it.

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Upcoming winter seminars

January 17, 2013 at Watermark Country Club 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm Ann Miller, author of Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams Join us on the 17th to bring your fly selection skills to the next level. Would you like to be catching more fish? Start with the right fly…. February 15, 2013 at Watermark...

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New leadership team begins at MITU

(MITU Press Release) – Michigan Trout Unlimited has completed another successful year and the transition to the 2012/2013 leadership team is taking place: The new executive committee team is composed of the following members: Executive Director – Dr. Bryan Burroughs Robb Smith – Chairman Dave Smith – Past Chairman John Walters – Vice Chairman Mike...

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New board officers elected

At this year’s annual membership outing at Wa Wa Sum, we had good times all the way around. The fishing, food and friendship made the weekend a memorable event. During the membership meeting, the Chapter elected one new board member and four new officers. Jeff Edwards was elected as new board member, though he’s been...

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Film Tour: Flyfishing around the world

Join SWMTU for the West Michigan premier of “Connect” — the third high-energy fly-fishing movie from Confluence Films. The movie is set for Saturday, February 11 at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids. Movie time begins at 2pm, doors open at 1pm. Get your tickets now from the Wealthy Theatre and save two bucks off...