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Program History - Monthly Speaker/Activity |
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| Date |
Speaker |
Program/Activity |
| 2024 |
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| Jan |
Skip Morris |
Make Dry Fly & Emerger Fishing Work |
| Feb |
Derrick Filkins |
Saltwater Fly Fishing |
| Mar |
BUFF Banquet |
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| Apr |
Barry Puskas |
Fly Fishing the Great Miami Riverway |
| May |
Kevin Feenstra |
Batifish and Flies for Warm and Cold Water Predators |
| June |
Glen Blackwood |
Fly Fishing in Southwestern Michigan |
| July |
BUFF Picnic |
BUFF Members Picnic |
| August |
A film by Robert Thompson |
Summer Haze |
| September |
BUFF Member Panel |
BUFF Annual Yellowstone Trip |
| 2023 |
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| Jan |
Jason Brownknight |
Bringing Life to the Little Miami State & National Scenic River |
| Feb |
Brad Petzke |
Fly Fishing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula |
| Mar |
BUFF Banquet |
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| Apr |
Robert DeMott |
Fishing Spring Creeks |
| May |
Kevin Feenstra |
Fly Fishing for Trout on the Muskegon |
| June |
Keith McCafferty |
From Fact to Fiction: How a Field & Stream Writer Went from Stretching the Length of Trout to Lying for a Living |
| July |
BUFF Picnic |
BUFF Members Picnic |
| August |
Mac Brown |
Improving your Casting & Where to Go on Western, NC Waters |
| September |
Jim Sauerheber |
Fly Fishing the Cumberland River |
| October |
Dr. Donna McCullom |
Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality |
| November |
Patty Lueken |
What is FFI Women Connect & Why Would I Want to Be Part of It? |
| December |
Davy Wotton |
The Wonderful Wet Fly |
| 2022 |
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| Jan |
Ted Nicholson |
Local Fishing Opportunities |
| Feb |
Jeff McElravy |
How FFI Relates to BUFF |
| Mar |
BUFF Banquet |
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| Apr |
Jeff Liskay |
Fly Fishing for Warm Water Species in the Great Lakes |
| May |
Karin Miller |
Tenkara: How it Improves Your Fly Fishing |
| June |
Kevin Feenstra |
Four Seasons of Fishing and Wildlife on the Muskegon River |
| July |
BUFF Picnic |
BUFF Members Picnic |
| August |
Phil Pursley |
Let's Talk Fishing |
| September |
Steve Madewell |
Thirty Years in Steelhead Alley |
| October |
Ann Miller |
Hatches of the Upper Midwest |
| November |
Jack Loudin and Rich Staley |
Fly Fishing for Smallmouth in West Virginia |
| December |
Brad Petzke |
Fly Fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula |
| 2021 |
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| Jan |
Rob Fightmaster |
Fishing the Smoky Mtns. |
| Feb |
Josh Greenberg |
Techniques on the Ausable |
| Mar |
Rick Hafele |
Five Mistakes You Don't Need to Make |
| Apr |
Shelly Ehmer |
Montana History - Fishing the Missouri |
| May |
Bob Clouser |
Fishing for Bass - Top to Bottom |
| June |
Skip Morris |
Making Dry Fly Fishing Work |
| July |
Domenick Swentosky |
Nymphing: Tight Line vs Indicator |
| August |
Nicole Watson |
Arctic Grayling Reintroduction |
| September |
Jerry Regan |
Au Sable Traditions |
| October |
George Daniel |
Seductive Streamer Strategies |
| November |
Randy Evans |
Three Valley Conservation Trust |
| December |
Valerie Askren |
Fly Fishing Kentucky |
| 2020 |
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| Jan |
Cade Buchanan |
NC High Country |
| Feb |
Mike Mehrle |
The Frugal Flyrodder |
| Mar |
BUFF Banquet |
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| Apr |
Cancelled |
Coronavirus :-( |
| May |
Cancelled |
Coronavirus :-( |
| June |
Jonathan Horn |
Driftless Wisconsin |
| July |
Rebecca Parry |
Ohio Scenic Rivers SQM |
| August |
Matt PARKER |
Local Topwater Fishing |
| September |
Rocky Cox |
Clinch River TN |
| October |
Rob Worthing |
Tenkara Gear & Techniques |
| November |
Ron Lewis |
Mad River Trophy Browns |
| December |
Glen Penquite |
Angler's Base Camp, Wyoming |
| 2019 |
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| Jan |
Dale Collins |
Tuckaseegee Fly Shop |
| Feb |
Tom Cross |
Adams County Ohio Travel & Visitors Bureau |
| Mar |
BUFF Banquet |
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| Apr |
Susan Thrasher |
Fishing the Caney Fork River |
| May |
Dustan Harley |
Ripple Guide Service |
| Jun |
Andy Suffhoff and Bennett Kottler |
Mill Creek History and Restoration |
| July |
Todd Desgrosseilliers |
Project Healing Waters |
| Aug |
Jenn Ripple |
DUN Magazine - Smallmouth on the Fly |
| Sep |
Mike Porto |
ODNR - Fisheries of SW Ohio |
| Oct |
Lee McClellan |
Kentucky Afield - Cumberland Trout |
| Nov |
Tony Makris |
Semper Fly Rods |
| Dec |
Kevin Howell |
Best NC Smallmouth Fishing |
| 2018 |
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| Jan |
John Gouker |
D Loop Outfitters |
| Feb |
Josh Greenberg |
Gates Au Sable Lodge |
| Mar |
BUFF Banquet |
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| Apr |
Wanda Taylor |
Fly Fishing's 1st Lady of the South |
| May |
Ted Nicholson |
Delamere & Hopkins - Local Smallmouth |
| Jun |
Derrick Filkins |
Flymasters of Indianapolis |
| July |
Rod Middleton (Joint Meeting @ NKFF) |
Minor Clark Fish Hatchery |
| Aug |
Ethan Smith |
Fly Fishing in Scotland |
| Sep |
Lee McClellan |
Smallmouth Fishing in Kentucky |
| Oct |
Tim Williamson |
Smallmouth Fishing in the Great Miami |
| Nov |
Jeff Georgin |
New Zealand - It's Worth the Flight |
| Dec |
Patrick Goddard |
Czech Nymphing |
| 2017 |
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| Jan |
Rob Fightmaster |
Fly Fishing the Smoky Mountains |
| Feb |
Brent Miller & Debbie Hampton |
Project Healing Waters / Casting for Recovery |
| Mar |
Jerry Yates |
Frogs Fanny Fishing with Floatants |
| Apr |
Jerry Darkes |
Great Lakes Fly Fishing |
| May |
Adam Konopka |
Mill Creek Watershed Council |
| Jun |
Charity Rutter |
R & R Fly Fishing |
| July |
Alex Bell |
Fishing the WNC Trout Trail |
| Aug |
Shannon Messer |
Orvis Fly Shop - Silva NC |
| Sep |
Neal Ramsey |
Hamilton Co. Great Parks |
| Oct |
BUFF 40th Anniversary Celebration |
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| Nov |
Jacob Goetz |
Sugar Creek Fly Shop |
| Dec |
Rocky Cox |
Rocky Top Anglers |
| 2016 |
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| Jan |
Ron Lewis |
Secrets for Fishing the Mad River |
| Feb |
Dustan Harley |
Streamer Fishing |
| Mar |
Joe Cornwall |
Bass Fishing Ohio |
| Apr |
Kevin Howell |
Fishing Western North Carolina |
| May |
Steve Comer |
Little Miami River |
| Jun |
Josh McQueen |
Pike on the Fly |
| Aug |
David Wishart |
Mad River Recreation Survey |
| Sep |
Brian Flechsig |
Mad River Outfitters |
| Oct |
Pete Moore & Ken Speicher |
Alaska Trip Report |
| Nov |
Dave Radomski |
Fishing the Clear Fork |
| Dec |
Brian Meszaros |
Fly Fishing the Great Lakes |
| 2015 |
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| Jan |
Steve Comer |
Little Miami River |
| Feb |
Jeff Liskay |
Steelhead from British Columbia to the Great Lakes |
| Mar |
Bill Spicer (host of The New Fly Fisher) |
Ontario Fly Fishing Opportunities |
| Apr |
Rod King and Melissa Clark |
Ohio DNR |
| May |
Craig Bailey |
Knee Deep Expeditions |
| Jun |
Tom Schrodt and Valerie Askren |
Fly Fishing Kentucky |
| Jul |
Ray Schmidt |
How TFO Rods are Built |
| Aug |
Dale Collins |
Tuckasegee Fly Shop |
| Sep |
Jerry McDaniel |
Cumberland River Guide |
| Oct |
John Field |
Fly Casting Finesse |
| Nov |
Phil Pursley and Gary Cummins |
Roads Scholar Program |
| Dec |
Patrick Skeen |
Elk Springs Resort, WV |
| 2014 |
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| Jan |
Don Matthews |
How to fish steelhead alley |
| Feb |
Randy, Tim, Mike, Jeff |
What we take to the stream |
| Mar |
Matt Parker, ReelFlyRod.com |
How to catch smallmouth bass in Ohio
(slides) |
| Apr |
Wes Krupiczewicz, Derby City Fly Fishers |
Where to fish in Kentucky |
| May |
Glenn Weisner, Glenn River Fly Co. |
Terrestrials |
| Jun |
Mike Rubush |
Tenkara Fly Fishing |
| Jul |
no meeting |
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| Aug |
Jason Shamblin |
Butler County Metro Parks |
| Sep |
Roads Rivers & Trails |
Kayak Fishing |
| Oct |
John Navarro |
Restoring Eastern Hellbenders in Ohio Streams |
| Nov |
Lewis Seta |
Striped Bass Fishing in the Little Miami River |
| Dec |
Don Dunlap |
Newport Aquarium |
| 2013 |
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| Jan |
Dustan Harley - Ripple Guide Service |
St. Joe River - Indiana |
| Feb |
Frank Welsh - BUFF Member |
Wine Drinking and Fly Fishing in Patagonia |
| Mar |
Fred Shaw - Neeake |
Shawnee Tribe culture |
| Apr |
George Douglas |
The Fishing Gods |
| May |
Debbie Hampton / Tom Scheer |
Casting for Recovery / Healing Waters |
| Jun |
Mike Arnold (NKFF) |
Muskie on the Fly |
| Jul |
Ann Miller |
How and why do we select the flies we do |
| Aug |
Jim Stone |
Ohio Council, IFFF |
| Sep |
Dan Privanic, Chagrin River Outfitters |
We fish here almost year round |
| Oct |
Tim Silvieus, Manager, Orvis Kenwood Flyshop |
Secrets of the Little Miami River |
| Nov |
Mike Schmidt |
How to be a successful streamer fisherman |
| Dec |
Dave Dreves, Cumberland Tail Waters |
Hooking Mortality |
| 2012 |
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| Jan |
Steve Claxton |
Hazel Creek N. C. |
| Feb |
Chad See |
Elk Springs WV fishing area |
| Mar |
Kevin Howell-- Davidson River Outfitters |
Fishing in and around the Davidson River in N. C. |
| Apr |
Steve Horgan |
Peacock Bass fishing in Brazil |
| May |
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Butler County Parks |
| Jun |
Dan Armitage |
Buckeye Sportsman |
| Jul |
Christopher Walden -- Wild Life Artist |
Joint Meeting with MVFF & NKFF |
| Aug |
Lou Uecker of Mad River Outfitters |
Ohio fresn water fishing |
| Sep |
Chris Lorentz |
Ohio River Update |
| Oct |
Ethan Simmons |
Ohio Division of Natural Resources |
| Nov |
Scott Gobel - Wild Cat Outfitters |
Wabash River system |
| Dec |
Monte McGregor |
Life of the endangered freshwater mussel |
| 2011 |
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| Jan |
Tom Travis |
Fly Fishing in Montana and Yellowstone Park |
| Feb |
Josh Greenberg |
Au Sable River in Michigan |
| Mar |
Brian Schoening - IN DNR |
Brookville Tailwaters |
| Apr |
Tony Calbli |
Saltwater fishing |
| May |
Tom Herr |
Steelheading in North Ohio |
| Jun |
No Meeting |
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| Jul |
No Meeting |
NKFF - Joint Picnic |
| Aug |
No Meeting |
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| Sep |
Kip Brown - ODNR |
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| Oct |
Joe Gunther |
Salmon Fishing on the Pere Marquette River |
| Nov |
Dr Hedeen |
Mill Creek |
| Dec |
Eric Partee |
Little Miami River |
| 2010 | | |
Jan | Cincinnati VA Med Center | Project Healing Waters |
Feb | Alex Bell | Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail |
Mar | Steve Bailey | 2010 BUFF Trips |
Apr | BUFF Conservation Team | Little Miami River |
May | Steve Waak | White Bass/Hybrid Striper Fishing |
Jun | Tom Allen | Mad River - Trout Unlimited |
Jul | No Meeting | Picnic/Swap Meet |
Aug | No Meeting | |
Sep | Brenda Layman | Ohio Smallmouth Alliance |
Oct | George Douglas | Fish Like a Guide |
Nov | Larry Frimerman | Three Valley Conservation Trust |
Dec | John Doscher & Paul Feldman | Rod & Net Building |
| 2009 | | |
Jan | Clyde Stauffer | Canadian Boundary Waters |
Feb | Hardy Eshbaugh | Wild Atlantic Salmon |
Mar | Jed Litwiller & Steve Martinez | Really Big Fish - Indigo Guide Service |
Apr | Michael Miller | Great Miami River - Impact of Dams and Gravel Mining |
May | Mark Walters & Neal Potter | Smallmouth Fly Fishing/Elkhorn Creek |
Jun | Doug Maloney | Ohio Dept of Natural Resources |
Jul | No Meeting | Swap Meet @ Izaak Walton League |
Aug | No Meeting | Picnic @ Izaak Walton League |
Sep | Brian Flechsig | Warm Water Fly Fishing |
Oct | Brian Kwiatkowski & Casey Mattingly | Stream Restoration |
Nov | Todd Larson | Origins of Bamboo Rods |
Dec | Dave Traut, George Fraley, Jeff McElravy, Lane Stocker | BUFF Trips |
| 2008 | | |
Jan | Jon Ray | Michigan Fly Fishing - Hawkins Outfitters |
Feb | Mike Fitzgerald | Frontiers International |
Mar | Jeff Curtis | Fly Fishing Western North Carolina |
Apr | Anne Lyon | Find the Macros, Find the Fish - Green Acres |
May | Lee McClellan | Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Resources |
Jun | Joe Cornwall | Bass Fishing Ohio |
Jul | No Meeting | Swap Meet @ Izaak Walton League |
Aug | No Meeting | Picnic @ Izaak Walton League |
Sep | Doug Henley | Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Resources |
Oct | Joe Guenther, David French | Pere Marquette Salmon Fishing |
Nov | Amy Beyer | River Care Coldwater Streams |
Dec | | Casting for Recovery |
| 2007 | | |
Jan | BUFF members | Year in Preview |
Feb | Christopher Long | Pine Lake Trout Club |
Mar | | |
Apr | Dave Gosse | Three Valley Conservation Trust |
May | Todd Larson | Nineteenth Century Fly Tyer |
Jun | Lew Kornman | Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Resources |
Jul | | Swap Meet - Little Miami Canoe Livery, Morrow |
Aug | | Picnic - Little Miami Canoe Livery, Morrow |
Sep | Roger Corrado | King Salmon Fishing - Pere Marquette River |
Oct | Josh Zietek | Ohio Dept of Natural Resources |
Nov | Kevin Kayle | Ohio Dept of Natural Resources - Ohio Steelhead |
Dec | David Barron | Smallmouth on the Fly |
| 2006 | | |
Jan | Dave Blackburn | Fly Fishing in Northwest Montana, Kootenai Anglers |
Feb | Joseph Bertolini | Caesar Creek Lake - US Army COE |
Mar | Randy Clark | Nantahala River |
Apr | Tom Herr | Brookville Tailwaters Fly Fishing |
May | Kevin Morlock, Jed Litwiller | Western Michigan Fly Fishing Rivers |
Jun | Chris Lorentz | Brief History of the Ohio River |
Jul | | Swap Meet |
Aug | | Picnic |
Sep | Joe Cornwall | Evening of White Gold - Ohio River Fishing |
Oct | Kevin Bonasera | Fish Alaska |
Nov | Mike McFarland | McFarland Rod Company |
Dec | | Party - 30 Year Celebration |
| 2005 | | |
Jan | Ronald Preston | Stream Restoration |
Feb | Bob Gray | Carp Fishing |
Mar | Glenn Weisner, Wayne Samson | Glenn River Fly Co. |
Apr | John Tertuliani | Smallmouth Fishing |
May | Tony Kalbli | Southwest Florida Fly Fishing |
Jun | Tim Chadwell | Southeast Ohio Fishing |
Jul | | Swap Meet - Little Miami Canoe Livery, Morrow |
Aug | | Picnic |
Sep | Kurt Wiemeyer, Brian Hunterlaw | Fly Fishing Lake Okeechobee & The Everglades |
Oct | Dennis TenWolde | Todd's Fork Watershed - Little Miami River |
Nov | Bob Goldsberry | Pond Fishing |
Dec | Randy Ratliff | Browns, Bows, Brookies, and Bronzebacks |
| 2004 | | |
Jan | Bob Bell | Ohio Steelhead Fishing |
Feb | BUFF members | Fly Fishing Topics |
Mar | Todd Adrien | Yellowstone Fly Fishing |
Apr | Dean Shadley, Bill Baumbauer | Whitewater River (IN.) Fishing |
May | Joe Cornwall | Brood X - a Hatch 5 Billion Strong |
Jun | Jerry Snider | Alaska: Fly Fishing for Grayling |
Jul | | Swap Meet |
Aug | | Picnic |
Sep | Bob Miltner, Jay Dorsey | Fisheye View of Stream Habitat & Water Quality |
Oct | Todd Adrien, Dave Halblom | Pontoon Boats |
Nov | Jeff Little, Jeff Kelbe | Kayak Fishing; Mid-Atlantic Rivers Fishing |
Dec | Dave Barron | Wisconsin Spring Creeks |
| 2003 | | |
Jan | Brian Flechsig | Carp on a Fly Rod |
Feb | Dennis Potter | Tying Durable Flies |
Mar | Tom Allen | Mad River |
Apr | Gerry McDaniel | Cumberland River |
May | Jeff Clark | Trout Fishing Ohio |
Jun | Bill Schroeder | Lower Twin Creek Project |
Jul | | Swap Meet - East Fork Tailwater Shelter |
Aug | | Picnic - Little Miami Canoe Livery, Morrow |
Sep | Jack Gartside | Northeast Saltwater Fly Fishing |
Oct | Brian Barnard | Fly Fishing Elkhorn Creek |
Nov | Glenn Weisner, Wayne Samson | Fly Tying Demos |
Dec | Bill Schroeder | Fly Fishing in Alaska |
| 2002 | | |
Jan | Dick Walle | Soft Hackle Flies |
Feb | Matt Supinski | Lake Michigan Rivers |
Mar | Doug Howard | Whitewater River (IN.) Fishing |
Apr | Bob Goldsberry | Local Waters |
May | BUFF members | Fly Fishing Equipment and Stream Safety |
Jun | | |
Jul | | Swap Meet |
Aug | | Picnic - Stonelick SP |
Sep | | |
Oct | Bruce & Suzanne Richards | |
Nov | Jerry Snider | Montana - Fishing the Missouri River |
Dec | Brett Billings | Winter Fishing - Cumberland River |
| 2001 | | |
Jan | Mike Suo | Alaskan Fly Fishing - Tsiu River |
Feb | Bob Ireton, Jon Kennard, Bob Goldsberry | Fly Fishing Potpourri |
Mar | Joe Fondacaro | Entomology 101 |
Apr | Bob Hellebush | Pelee Island Club - Lake Erie |
May | BUFF members | Casting Lessons & Fishing - Deerfield TWP |
Jun | Tom Jones | Steam Safety - East Fork Tailwater Shelter |
Jul | Tony Kalbli | Knot Tying - Pattison Park |
Aug | | Picnic - Stonelick SP |
Sep | | |
Oct | Jerry Darkes | Steelhead Program |
Nov | John Stewart | Lower Cumberland River Trout Fishing |
Dec | Nate McGinnis | Trends In the Fly Fishing Industry |
