The Early Show – Sunday 11/02/25 10am – 5pm Presented by the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance & Dupage Rivers Fly Tyers
Come to 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.
Show Features: • 25+ Regional fly tyers, including Northern Illinois 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: Bill Sherer, Mike Allen and PJ Smith. • 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.
At the Dupage F.P. 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.
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
Mark Your Calendar Now For The First Fly Show Of The Season! Show Location: Mayslake Peabody Estate 1717 West 31st Street Oak Brook, IL 60523
Show Date: Sunday November 02, 2025 Show Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Admission is $10.00 for adults - kids 12 and under are FREE.
The fly-fishing world lost yet another icon this week, when legendary angler and conservationist Flip Pallot died after complications from a surgery on Tuesday. Click here to read article.