Ryan Ratliff of Mad River Outfitters will be talking about fishing in Alaska. Ryan will get started at 7 p.m. or so, but fish stories start as early as 6 p.m.
Smokehouse Brewing Company
1130 Dublin Rd, Columbus
May 11th Meeting
I say Yes! We’ll be having an Outdoor meeting in May with fishing possibilities and directions will be emailed before the event.
Spread the word!
Steve Parker
On 4/13 we have a special guest speaker planned, Todd Lanning. Todd will be discussing fishing Yellowstone.
Jeff Liskay
Hello everyone!
We have another great speaker lined up for our Feb. 9, 2021 presentation via ZOOM.
Jeff Liskay is doing a presentation on his recently-developed warm-water business, focusing on Lake St. Clair.
Jeff is a great speaker and well know Guide around the great lakes and has also presented casting clinics for COFF in the past.
This is one meeting you’ll want to attend.
Topic: COFF Feb ’21 Meeting Jeff Liskay
Time: Feb 9, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
(Check your email for the link)
Next up Ryan Ratliff on Tuesday
Advanced ReCreation Tactics for bass and Panfish. A look at AEP’s ReCreation Land/Ohio Power pit ponds.
Ryan will cover gear needed, land overview, tactics, and seasons.
February’s Meeting will be with Jeff Liskay.
Dec 8, 2020 Presentation – Mike Durkalec, Aquatic Biologist for the Cleveland Metroparks
Hello everyone! I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe thanksgiving. With the colder weather upon us, I’m sure people are beginning to think about some cold water fishing. With that in mind, we have ask Mike Durkalec, Aquatic Biologist for the Cleveland Metroparks, to give us a presentation on Dec 8th at 7PM. Mike is a well known expert on the fisheries in the Metroparks and will be doing a presentation on the Steelhead fishing in the Cleveland Metroparks. As many of you know the silvers are back in the rivers for fall and early winter fishing. This will be a presentation you will not want to miss!
Hope to see everyone next Tuesday, Dec 8th at 7PM!
Steve Parker, President COFF
COFF Meeting on Tuesday Nov 10 at 8PM
Hello everyone!
I hope you are enjoying the great weather we are experiencing and you are able to do some fishing (or hunting).
Tuesday we will have an outstanding speaker in Lance Egan. Lance is a member of the U.S. fly fishing team and
Is well known around the world for his expertise in European-style Nymph Fishing. Lance hails from Utah so our meeting will have
A slightly later start time of about 8 PM with Lance joining us at 8:15. This is one presentation you will want to join with a great opportunity to ask lots of questions
For one of the world’s best.
Oct and Nov 2020 Meetings scheduled.
Oct: Curt Wagner (ODNR) – Ohio Brook Trout Restoration
November: THE Lance Egan – Nymphing tactics…
Latest Email from Steven
Hello everyone, I hope your fishing has been productive. The bass have been very active lately along with most of the warm water fish.
As you may know, COFF normally has a September meeting at the smokehouse brewing Co, but with the ongoing pandemic that is not possible
This year. However, we do have a great Fall lineup for everyone to enjoy. Next Tuesday (Sept 8th) at 7PM we will be having a great presenter
Via a Zoom meeting. Our guest will be Jen Riipple, Editor-in-Chief of Dun Magazine will join us next Tuesday for a virtual meeting sharing her expertise targeting Smallmouth Bass on the Fly.
@jen_ripple is an avid fly fisher with extensive fishing experience in both salt and freshwater. Don’t miss this chance to learn from a pro, and pick her brain!
https://dunmagazine.com/authors/jen-ripple
In October we will be having Curtis P. Wagner, Fisheries Management Supervisor, Ohio Department of Natural Resources as a guest doing a Zoom Presentation on Ohio Brook Trout.
In November we will Lance Egan, of Orem, Utah, a member of the USA Fly Fishing Team and well known euro nymphing expert talk about Euro Nymphing.
Also this fall we are working on a socially distanced casting outing. As the plans for this event become clearer we will post something on Facebook and our website.
As a reminder to everyone about Dues, last January we decided to better coordinate our dues with our first regular meeting in September of 2021. No dues
For exiting members will be collected until 2021.
Hopefully before that time we’ll all be able to meet again at the Barley Smokehouse, but in the interim please try and get out fishing with a member. We are working on setting up something on Facebook
That will allow people to find someone to fish with.
WE WILL POST THE ZOOM LINK ON FACEBOOK AND THE WEBSITE AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE. I’LL ALSO EMAIL THE LINK TO EVERYONE AS SOON AS I GET IT.
I hope to see everyone next Tuesday!
Steve Parker
President, COFF
Cancelled – No Meeting on May 12th
Hello everyone, I hope your fishing has been productive. The bass have been very active lately but are now on their beds.
As you may know, COFF normally has an outdoor meeting in May before taking a break before our September meeting.
Due to the virus and the Governors ban on gatherings of over 10 a large outdoor gathering is not possible this year. We
Tried to get a couple of speakers to conduct a zoom meeting but were not successful in getting a commitment. Therefore we
Will forego our May meeting.
Normally we would not have gatherings or meetings in summer, but this year is not a typical year.
We are working on getting a speaker that we can use Zoom on again and if successful will let everyone know. We are also looking at
Conducting some small clinics or outings where we can social distance over the next couple of months. I will let everyone know as these plan
Progress. If anyone knows of a speaker or one of you would like to do a presentation or has an idea for a presentation, clinic, or outing for the group please let me know.
Steve Parker
President COFF