Perrin Lansing Chapter TU 2026 Calendar
March 14 - Paint and sip 1-3 pm Bath American Legion Post 412. 5480 E. Clark Road Bath MI 48808. Paint a custom St. Patrick’s Day-themed artwork while sipping beverages with your friends and fellow Chapter members. Register in advance by emailing Marybeth Pinkel at mbseal2000@yahoo.com. Beverages available for purchase. See the Facebook post for other information.
March 18 - Fly Tying Social meet-up. An evening to get together, swap stories, and tie a few flies. Beginners welcome. Bring your own tools and materials. Food and drink are available for purchase. 6:30-8:30 PM in the “Game Room” at Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
March 21 - Women in Waders Event 8:15 am – 4 pm Saginaw Valley REC Frankenmuth MI Register via Mershon-Nuemann Heritage Chapter, Trout Unlimited
March 25 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
April 11 - Spring Fly Casting tune-up and dinner/social gathering. Bengal Wildlife Center ,6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808 Begins at 2 pm. Bring your rods and receive expert instruction or just get warmed up before the trout opener. The wildlife Pub opens at 5 for food and drinks.
April 22 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
May 1-3 - Trout Unlimited National Regional Rendezvous. RAM Center MDNR, Roscommon MI Get more information and register online at TU.org
May 2 - Hesse-Earl Youth Fishing Program, 9-noon, Check in at 8:30, Lake Lansing Park, South Meridian TownshipThis is the MSU 4-H Youth program, register youth or volunteer to help with the program at https://bit.ly/26hesseearlfishing for more information or assistance contact Rachel at ochylski@msu.edu or call 517 676-7300
May 9 - Hesse-Earl Youth Fishing Program, 9-noon, Check in at 8:30, Hawk Island Park, LansingThis is the MSU 4-H Youth program, register youth or volunteer to help with the program at https://bit.ly/26hesseearlfishing for more information or assistance contact Rachel at ochylski@msu.edu or call 517 676-7300.
May 9 - Spring Clean-up day Bengal Wildlife Center Bath MI Join us as we remove invasive species plants with the crew from BWC. More information is available on our Facebook page soon
May 16 - Hesse-Earl Youth Fishing Program, 9-noon, Check in at 8:30, Motz Park, St. JohnsThis is the MSU 4-H Youth program, register youth or volunteer to help with the program at https://bit.ly/26hesseearlfishing for more information or assistance contact Rachel at ochylski@msu.edu or call 517 676-7300
May 27 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
May 30 - Prairie Creek Spring cleaning and fishing day. May 25 9-4, Noon until finished or dark. Join other Chapter members at Prairie Creek for a spring clean-up of our adopted trout stream. Bring your waders and rod and fish with us after the cleanup. Point Person Otto Mullins 989-533-9564 or whackem2000@yahoo.com
June 13 - Red Cedar Cleanup 11 am – 3 pm. Meet at Krugers Landing Park on Arelius Rd. north of Mt. Hope Rd. in Lansing. We will clean up trash and obstructions on our adopted section of the Red Cedar River, then gather at a local restaurant for stories and beverages. Watch the facebook page and website for more information.
June 24 - Introduction to flyfishing class Sponsored by Red Cedars Chapter GLC/FFF. Register online thru Grand Ledge Public Library. https://gladl.org
Local fishing trip; “Bluegills on the beds” Lake Ovid near Laingsburg MI. Lead; Jim Pinkel
Watch the Facebook page and website for more information.
June 25 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Camp Wa Wa Sum. Grayling MI. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
July 2-6 - Camp Wa Wa Sum Summer conservation and fishing retreat. Watch the Facebook page and website for more information.
July 22 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
July 29 - Local fishing trip; “Smallmouth in our backyard” Red Cedar River Okemos to East Lansing MI. Meet at 6:30 pm. Furgeson Park 4534 Okemos Rd. Okemos MI 48864 Lead; Dan Oberst. 517 881-0398 or danoberst@icloud.com Watch the Facebook page and website for more information.
August
TBA Stream Assessments project
TBA Local Fishing Trip Grand River with Jerry Block
TBA Bengal Wildlife Center Kids Fishing Event
August 26 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
September
TBA Fly fish Film Festival viewing party
September 23 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
October 14 - NEW Annual Meeting date 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
TBA Tree Planting event
October 28 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
November 4 - Social Dinner 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
November 25 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
December 8 - Joint Holiday dinner with the Red Cedars FF. 6:30-?? Coral Gables restaurant East Lansing MI
December 23 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
January Sciency stuff: Biologist, Hydrologist, Entomologist or other oligist
January 27 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
February 10 - Event TBA
TBA Beginner Fly Tying class sponsored by Red Cedar Fly Fishers. GLC/FFF. Register thru Grand Ledge Public Library
February 24 - Chapter Board of Directors monthly business meeting 6:30-9:00 pm, Board Room, Bengal Wildlife Center. 6380 Drumheller Rd. Bath MI 48808. Contact Dan Oberst danoberst@icloud.com
March
TBA “The Ancient and Honorable history of Trout Unlimited” AKA “What we’re trying to do here.”