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Next Meeting – Tuesday, January 13th – Ryan Ratliff on fishing for overlooked Native species in Ohio

Old Bag of Nails – Hilliard | January 13th, 2026

For our January meeting, we welcome Mad River Outfitter’s own Ryan Ratliff, who will be presenting on fly fishing for overlooked native fish species in Ohio. Ryan brings a wealth of knowledge on this topic, having been fishing for native warm water species in Ohio for over 35 years. Also, as many know, he is a full time guide and staff member at MRO. This should be a great meeting to kick off 2026!

As usual, we will start gathering at 6 pm with the presentation starting around 7 pm.

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Next Meeting – Tuesday, November 11th – Fly Rod Builder and Instructor Mike Laughlin

Old Bag of Nails – Hilliard | November 11th, 2025

For our November meeting, we welcome fly rod builder and instructor Mike Laughlin. Mike has been building fly rods for 20 years, having built over 200 rods during that time. Five years ago, Mike started teaching classes on bamboo fly rod making in conjunction with the John C Campbell Folk School in North Carolina.

As usual, we will start gathering at 6 pm with the presentation starting around 7 pm.

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Next Meeting – Tuesday, October 14th – Nipigon and South Holston Trip Presentations

Old Bag of Nails – Hilliard | October 14th, 2025

For our October meeting, COFF members Steve Moore and Andrew Dafler will be giving mini presentations on recent fly fishing trips they took. Steve will be presenting on his summer trip to Nipigon, Canada, and Andrew will be presenting on a recent trip to the South Holston river in eastern Tennessee.

As usual, we will start gathering at 6 pm with the presentations starting around 7 pm.