The return of The Early Show on Sunday leads Go & Show this week, but there’s also National Bison Day events and a Lake Michigan Fisheries workshop.
The Early Show , the Chicago area’s only fly-fishing and -tying show returns after years of absence, to its usual place at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. As usual, it is presented by the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance and the DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers.
There will be dozens of tyers, certified casting instructors with free lessons, spey casting demonstrations, area shops, guides and company reps. Guest speakers include Jason Randall, Bill Sherer, P.J. Smith and Mike Allen. There’s Dennis Potter Vise Logic Tying Theater Instruction techniques. I’m always fascinated by the bamboo rod building demo by the Illinois Bamboo Rod Builders.
Details are at https://driftorg.com/special-events.
The Nature Conservacy’s Kankakee Sands in Morocco, Indiana, hosts a slew of events—birding walk, bison corral tour, hands-on events, et al.—on National Bison Day, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. I make regular visits there, including Friday on my way to visit my daughter and took the photo above. More information on the day may be had at (219) 285-2184 or nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/events/indiana-national-bison-day0/
Illinois Indiana Sea Grant’s annual fall Lake Michigan Fisheries Workshop is 6-8:30 Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Portage Lakefront and River Walk Pavilion in Portage, Indiana. There will bill a virtual Zoom event on Nov. 14 from 6-8 p.m. Register for either at https://bit.ly/IISG-fisheries-2024