Welcome to the Great Lakes Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers

about the GLC can be found by following the link at the end of this item. In a large nutshell, it's our 2009 brochure, and you can e-mail it to friends and fellow FFF members. When people ask you what we do, it's all there.

GLC Brochure

2009 Fly Fishing School and Conclave

The GLC will hold its annual flyfishing school and conclave at the Macmullan Center, North Higgins Lake, June 19-21. There will be events to appeal to flyfishers at all levels of skill and interest, plus social activities and the opportunity to fish some of the famous waters nearby. For further information, follow links to the description, program, faculty, and registration materials.

FFS Description
FFS Program
FFS Faculty
FFS Registration

Fall Steelhead Outing

It’s time for you to get signed up for our annual fishing outing, 16 – 18 October, 2009. This

event has grown into a premier occasion for fishing the Manistee during its best run of

steelies all year. Food, federating, and fishing, what more could you ask for? More

information can be gotten by following this link:

Fall Steelhead Outing

Another Great Expo

Thanks to everybody who ignored the hazards of driving, and made it to the Expo. The tiers were great, the attendees were enlightened, the vendors were most helpful, and the volunteers made it happen. We'll see you next year.

The GLC Needs You!

The Great Lakes Council is making an effort to get contributions from the membership to support various of our activities. You can help. There’s something for everybody to give to, so please follow these links to a list of good causes, and a donation form.

Project Description
Donation Form

Montana AND Chile? Good Deal.

The Federation of Fly Fishers is selling raffle tickets for flyfishing trips to Montana. There will be a winner (two people can go) from the GLC, and all tickets sold nationally will be entered in a raffle for a flyfishing trip to Chile. Additional prizes are also to be awarded. Every GLC club has been given 30 tickets, so get them at your next meeting, before they're all gone. Full information can be found by following this link.

GLC Speakers List

Dick Walle has worked hard to produce a list of speakers, who can give presentations at club events. Follow the link to the .pdf for the list, which will be regularly updated. Many thanks to Dick, and to the people who provided the information about themselves and their presentations.

Speakers List

The Federation of Fly Fishers has formally recognized the Potomac River to be endangered by pollution and invasive fish species. The following links have further information.

Press Release

Fact Sheet

Who Are We?

We are the voice of fly fishing in Michigan and Indiana.

The Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) and its Councils are the only organized advocates for fly fishers on the national and regional level.

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Be sure to check out these comfortable and fast drying shirts with the GLC logo, in sizes up to 3X. Details are here...

The GLC’s Newsletter reaches nearly a thousand flyfishers, and accepts advertising aimed at this select group. Our advertisers also get a link to their businesses, showing them as Friends of the GLC.

For more information, download the
Letter to Advertisers
Ad Rates

Proposed New Trout Regulations for Michigan

The Michigan DNR is proposing a new set of regulations for trout waters, and public comment is invited. Please refer to the document at this link for the draft proposal, and send all your comments to Terry Lyons, GLC VP Conservation, at tglyons@live.com, as soon as you can. This is our opportunity to be heard, and to play an active role in protecting our waters and fisheries.

Tell the DNR What You Think!

Please take a few minutes to complete the quick survey linked below for an important research project concerning Michigan’s natural resources. Your opinions are extremely important. Please be completely honest, your responses are totally anonymous.

http://www.zplink.com/dnr1

Three Strikes Should Mean You're Out, Right?

Part of what was sent downstream

For the third time in recent memory, the dam at Song of the Morning Meditation Center, on the Pigeon River, has sent a disastrous discharge into the river, resulting in incredible damage to the fishery.
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Education

Please refer to the club activities and announcements pages of this website for news of flyfishing and flytying courses.

The GLC has flyfishing rods, with reels and lines, that are available to member Clubs for teaching purposes. Further information is available from Kevin Lounds at Yoopnnancy@aol.com.

Conservation

The GLC participates in river restoration on many fronts including Friends of the Cedar River, Michigan Governor's Hunting and Fishing Roundtable, MDNR Pere Marquette Lamprey Electric Weir, Grayling Stormwater Foundation, Mad River Ohio, Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition, and more.

Please check back as this site is populated with more information, and in the meantime, you can contact the GLC through Terry Lyons, VP Conservation, telyons@usol.com.

The Great Lakes Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers has established a one-thousand-dollar scholarship for a student who will be entering his or her second, or later, year of college and who is working toward a degree that is consistent with the purposes of FFF.
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The most recent update of conservation matters has been sent along by Terry Lyons, the GLC's Vice President of Conservation, and may be accessed through the following link.

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VP Conservation Terry Lyons reports that the Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, has been discussing changes to the fishing regulations for the “Trophy Water” reach of the AuSable River below Mio for about two years. A related “Status of the Fishery Resource Report” was released by the DNR, accessible at this address.
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