News and Updates

SJRVFF Welcomes Pat Ehlers

Capt. Pat Ehlers lives in Franklin, WI. Pat opened his fly shop, The Fly Fishers Inc. in 1988. Pat has guided throughout Wisconsin and the Great Lakes as well as in Montana and Alaska.

Pat is a licensed United States Coast Guard Captain. He has taught fly-fishing schools, fly-casting and fly tying classes around the country and also appears as a speaker and instructor at shows and seminars throughout the U.S.

Pat is a member of the Echo Fly Rod Co. Design Team (Vancouver, WA) and designed a line of fly rods developed for warm-water fly-fishing, the Echo Edge84 for Tim Rajeff owner of Echo Fly Rods. He also has designed a series of fly lines, The Bass/Muskie line for the Airflo Fly Line Co. of England. Pat is a contract /royalty fly tier and consultant for Rainy’s Flies of Logan, Utah and has designed fly tying tools bearing his name for the Renzetti Co. of Titusville, Florida. He is a Technical Consultant and Advisor to Simms Fishing Products of Bozeman, Montana and is a member of Smith Optics Fishing Ambassador program.

The DVD, Tying the Flies of Pat Ehlers – Bass Flies is a product of Pat’s and the production company he is a partner in, Four Reels Player Productions. He is a regular contributor to Northwest Fly Fishing Magazine that includes the Eastern and Southwestern Fly Fishing editions and has written for other publications along with having contributed to a number of books. Photography is also one of his pursuits and lends itself very well to his business.

Pat is a pro team or pro staff member for the following companies: Ranger Boats, Evinrude Outboards, Lucas Oil Marine Products, Minn-Kota and Humminbird Electronics through Johnson Outdoors with Dunkin-Lewis of Birmingham, AL. On the conventional gear side he is on the pro-staff of Shimano, Power-Pro. Pat belongs to the National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA). He has done promotional appearances for Skoal Outdoors and has been a co-owner and an instructor for The Chequamegon Bay Smallmouth School in Wisconsin for 16 years. Pat has served as a retail advisory board member of AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association).

Pat has appeared in newspaper and magazine articles, makes regular appearances on radio programs and has also appeared on numerous TV shows throughout the country; both regionally and nationally including Fox, ESPN and The Outdoor Channel networks.

Pat participates in local and regional bass tournaments as well as “fly only” bass tourneys in the western United States. He also fishes extensively for saltwater species. In chasing both fresh and saltwater fish his fishing has taken him across the US from Alaska to Florida, as well as Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, Central America, South America and the South Pacific.

SJRVFF Welcomes Jay Anglin

Jay Anglin started guiding anglers on the creeks and rivers of Michiana in 1996. Eventually founding his company Anglin Outdoors, Jay now guides anglers and hunters 12 months a year. He learned how to fly fish on the streams of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula as a boy and within a year he was tying all of his own flies for future excursions. A Northern Indiana native, Jay honed his fly fishing skills on his hometowns namesake, the Wabash River and its tributaries. Eventually his family relocated to Lake Tippecanoe where fishing was much more convenient.

Jay graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and possesses a biology degree from Northern Michigan University in Marquette (which may be a small miracle in of itself as the relentless distraction of trout, grouse and skiing – among other things – disrupted every waking hour).

He now resides in LaPorte, Indiana with his wife Angie, their five children and two Labradors. He writes a weekly outdoor column and is a sports photographer for the LaPorte Herald Argus.

SJRVFF Welcomes Andrew Carlson

Andrew Carlson spent his fondest days as a child fishing streams for brook trout and smallmouth bass with his father, cultivating a fascination for the aquatic world that inspired dreams of professional research and conservation. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.S., Conservation Biology, Fisheries & Wildlife) and South Dakota State University (M.S., Natural Resource Management, Fisheries Science) before beginning his current Ph.D. studies under Dr. William W. Taylor at Michigan State University. Andrew is researching effects of global change (e.g., climate change, land use alteration, groundwater withdrawal) on stream ecosystems in Michigan with emphasis on those that contain brook trout, brown trout, and/or rainbow trout. He is also working with the Michigan DNR to develop a statewide management plan for inland salmonid populations and accompanying inland trout angler survey. Andrew greatly appreciates the opportunity share his research with you tonight.

We need a good head count for dinner planning for our group. They charge us if we tell them too few so get your name in or you might go hungry! RSVP by emailing Don this month at donreber@gmail.com or call and leave a message at 574-286-0157. Please respond by 9:00 pm on Friday, September 11.

Wednesday Night Fly Fishing- September 9th, 2015 @ 6:00pm

Wednesday Night Fishing- September 9th, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

It has been two years since the Wednesday Night Fishing group fished at Island Park in Niles, MI.  So, this week lets go to Island Park in Niles, MI.

Directions:

Island Park is located South of Grant St. in Niles, MI., on the west side of the St. Joseph River. Parking is on Parkway St. between Grant St. and French St. There is a foot bridge that will take you to the island.

I hope to see you there

Todd

2105 SJRVFF Salmon/Steelhead Outing

The always popular Salmon/Steelhead Outing will be Saturday, October 17, 2015. We’ll be meeting at the Thorn Apple Landing on the Muskegon River. We’ll be sending out a reminder as we get a little closer and look for opportunities to share a ride. As always Todd will be providing some of his awesome chili. If you haven’t done any salmon fishing this is a great opportunity to get into some fish and have someone with some experience help you out. Don’t worry if your light on equipment – there will be some there for you to tryout as well. And if you’ve experienced the pull of a salmon before, come on up and spend the day hanging out, trading stories and maybe helping someone experience the thrill for the first time.

Wednesday Night Fly Fishing- September 2nd, 2015 @6:00

This week we will be fishing on the St. Joseph River  at Kamm’s Island in Mishawaka, IN.  The best place to park is at Immigrant Park (Ironworks) on the south side of the river  west of Main St.

DIRECTIONS: Main St. to front St. (south side of the St. Joseph River) then west to parking lot (in front of new suspension foot bridge). from there you can access the east end of Kamm’s Island or fish the river between Main St. and Kamm’s Island.

Just a reminder, Wednesday September 9th will be the last Wednesday Night Fly Fishing for the summer. Club meetings will start up the following week. It has been a lot of fun fishing with all of you this summer!!!

Thanks,

Todd

Wednesday Night Fly Fishing-August 26th@6:30 pm

Hey All,

This week we will be fishing In Elkhart on the St. Joseph River . We will be meeting in Elkhart, In. at Beardsley Park which is located on the south east corner of the Main St. and Beardsley Ave. intersection  and will fish the Island Park area. Maybe afterwards, slipping over to Iechyd Da (Elkhart’s only brewery) for a pint or two

Hope You Can Make It!

Todd

Wednesday Night Fly Fishing-August 19th, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Hey All,

This week we will be at Pinhook Park on St. Joe River in South Bend.  Pinhook Park is located in South Bend, IN. on Riverside Dr. just south of Cleveland Rd.

Directions: Take Cleveland Rd. to Riverside Dr. and then south to Pinhook Park or take Portage Av. north to Woodlawn Blvd. turn east on Woodlawn Blvd to Riverside Dr. then north to Pinhook Park. Parking is on Riverside Dr. Just south of the main park.

I hope to see you there

Todd