Upcoming Lower Illinois River Fly Fishing Related Activities

Passing on some useful information

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Learn to fly fish

The annual Illinois River Fly Fishing School will be Feb. 24-25 at Tenkiller State Park.

Instructors Mark Patton and Tom Adams will be teaching about equipment and flies in a classroom setting and then giving casting instruction on the banks of the Illinois River.

Cost of the course is $150. Call 340-1992 for more information.

Clean up the Lower Illinois

The 89er Chapter of Trout Unlimited in Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma Chapter of Trout Unlimited in Tulsa are combining forces to clean up the Lower Illinois River.

On Dec. 10, members of the state's two Trout Unlimited chapters will walk the banks of the Lower Illinois to pick up trash and debris. The cleanup is scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon.

Volunteers interested in helping should meet at the dam access parking lot at 9 a.m. The 89er Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be providing lunch to volunteers.

Anyone planning to participate is asked to email troutbum@89er.org. For more information, call Greg Mann at 401-3784 or Chuck Kaminski at 973-4571.