News and Updates

Wednesday Night Fishing-June 21st, 2017 @ 6:30pm

Hey All,

Last Wednesday did not work out so well with threatening weather and heat so…lets try again.

This week we will be fishing on the Dowagiac Creek at Bobbie Labar’s farm. To get to the Labar farm, take either M-60 or M-62 to Cassopolis, MI. Then take Okeefe Rd north out of town to Engle St. (approx. 3.5 miles). Turn left on Engle St. Labar’s farm is about 1/2 mile west of Okeefe Rd. The address is 23683 Engle St. Cassopolis, MI.

I hope to see you there!

Todd

Wednesday Night Fishing- June 14, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

Hey All,

This week we will be fishing on the Dowagiac Creek at Bobbie Labar’s farm. To get to the Labar farm, take either M-60 or M-62 to Cassopolis, MI. Then take Okeefe Rd north out of town to Engle St. (approx. 3.5 miles). Turn left on Engle St. Labar’s farm is about 1/2 mile west of Okeefe Rd. The address is 23683 Engle St. Cassopolis, MI.

I hope to see you there!

Todd

Wednesday Night Fishing-June 7th @ 6:30 pm

Hey All,

This week we will be fishing In Elkhart on Cobus Creek at the Elkhart Conservation Club . We will be meeting in Elkhart, In. at the Elkhart Conservation club (little building) which is located off Britt Ave. The directions are Old Us Hwy 20 (McKinley Ave) about 1/4 mile East of Ash Rd. (County Line Rd) to Sheridan Blvd. South to Britt Ave. East to end of Rd.

Hope You Can Make It!

Todd

Beginning Fly Tying Classes

The SJRVFF teaches a seven-week class on tying proven fly patterns for the local area and beyond. Classes are once a week for seven weeks starting the first Thursday of February. The cost for nonmembers of SJRVFF is $30.00. For members, the class cost is $5.00. The class is limited to 30 people. SJRVFF will supply all the vises, tools and materials to tie during the class.

For more information or to sign up please contact Jeff Stanifer at janar3@sbcglobal.net or Dustin New at dustinnew@sbcglobal.net.

SJRVFF Welcomes Captain Jon Ray

Captain Jon Ray has been fly fishing for the past 23 years and has guided fly anglers in  Michigan with Hawkins Outfitters for the past 12 years. Jon’s first love is chasing trout, steelhead, small-mouth bass and muskie with streamers. Jon guides anglers with single or two-handed rods with a variety of techniques. He is an expert angler, employing his skills of observation to fly fishing and thinking “out of the box”, creating new, innovative methods to catch fish.

The Upper & Lower Manistee, Pere Marquette, and many unknown and unspoken locations in northern Michigan are among Jon Ray’s favorite spots.

Jon Ray brings all this experience to your fishing day with an enthusiasm that is contagious. Jon is totally focused on helping his clients land that trophy chrome steelhead or large wary brown trout of their dreams. His love for photography can be viewed at Mangled Fly, as he tries to capture the many memories that the river provides.

Follow Mangled Fly’s blog for additional video’s and photo’s. Jon Ray is a nationally published photographer and also co-authored the DVD, Big Appetite Smallmouth.