Speaker Series

2026 Speaker Series

Our monthly membership meetings are a great place to connect with others, hear about club events, and learn from top speakers in their fields. Stepping back and focusing on the speaker lineup, we recognized that this list is much more like a speaker series at a university or professional society.

Below are the presentations scheduled for 2026:

January 14
Cameron Cipponeri, “Atlantic Salmon on the Lower Au Sable”

February 12
Matthew Parker, “Gem City Gold: Dayton a Fly Fishing Destination?

March 12
Banquet

April 8
Drake Perry, “Little Miami River Fly Fishing Opportunities”

May 13
Kevin Feenstra, “Muskegon River Fishing Opportunities”

June 10
Lisa Morrisette, “Fly Fishing the West”

July
Picnic

August 12
Jeff Georgin “Fly Fishing New Zealand”

September 9
Samantha “Ranger Sam” Ferrarelli, “Army Corps of Engineers – How the Dams Work” 

October 14
Jerry Darkes, “Fly Fishing the Great Lakes”

November 11
TBD

December 9
Adolph Greenberg, “Protecting Nature and the Nature of Protection: the Unholy War against the Holy Waters of the Au Sable”

This schedule is subject to change
Updated 2/21/2026