The simple verbal accuracy of The Early Show has always made me smile. That is doubly true because The Early Show keeps a fly-fishing show going around Chicago outdoors.
The Early Show is here already and I am hoping I can make it after church on Sunday.
The Early Show, presented by the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance and DRiFT, is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oakbrook. For more information, check out dupageforest.org/news/news-releases/early-show-2019.
A more detailed accounting is below from the ISA:
ISA/DRIFT The Early Show 2019
Sunday 11/10/19 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Mayslake Peabody Estate
1717 31st Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Presented by the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance & DRiFT
Come to the 9th Early Show, Chicago’s only all fly fishing & tying show! Sit with the area’s best fly tyers as they demonstrate a wide variety of fly patterns. Kids will enjoyfree fly tying & entomology programs.
Show Features:
- 25+ Regional fly tyers - sit and watch them create a fly for the waters they fish.
- Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Casting Instructors provide free casting lessons.
- Spey casting demonstrations & help matching the line to rod.
- Regional fishing guides on hand to share tips & book trips.
- Guest speakers Dennis Potter & Robert Thompson presentations all day long.
- Vendors include area shops, reps, pro tyers & guides all with great deals.
- Club booths ready to answer questions about their activities.
- DuPage Forest Preserve District booth to promote outdoor & youth programs.
- Raffle of donated flies & gear drawn at end of the show.
- Free Youth Fly Tying with all the materials and tools provided.
Mayslake Peabody Estate, constructed by Francis Stuyvesant Peabody during the American Gilded Age. Experience the splendor of its grounds and learn about fly fishing & tying inside the mansion at the Early Show.
Speaker Schedule
11:00 Bob Long Jr. - Tenkara smallmouth
12:30 Robert Thompson - Summer Haze
2:00 PJ Smith -Upping your game
4 pm Raffle drawing
Dennis Potter - tying all day in the library
Spey casting lessons by Doug Taylor, Sage pro staff sign in for a free 20 minute session. DRiFT FFF certified casting instruction 10:30 to 12:30, 1:30 to 3:30pm
Casting lessons by request at the Drift booth by FFF certified instructors Alan Kato, Joe Merrill, Joe Reyes
Mark Your Calendar Now For The First Fly Show Of The Season!
Admission is $10.00 for Adults - Kids 12 and under are FREE
