Edmonton Trout Fishing Club

Club Barbeque
2025-06-08 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Spring Lake, 675 Lakeside Drive, Spring Lake, alberta, Canada
June 8th – A club barbeque at the Spring Lake property starts at 2:00 PM with food served from 3-5.

Shane Petry - fisheries management
2025-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Zoom meeting
May 13th – 7:00pm: a Zoom meeting with special guest Shane Petry, director, Allocation and Use, Alberta Forestry and Parks, Hunting and Fishing branch. His presentation will provide an overview of the fisheries management program, the sustainable adaptive fishing strategy, recent sport fishing regulation changes, special harvest license, yellow perch management and the Provincial stocking programs.
Join at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85214800090?pwd=[REDACTED]

Final Fly tying / fly swap night
2025-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | alberta

Phil Rowley- ‘Inducing a Take’ and ‘Stillwater Presentation Techniques that Catch Fish’
2025-04-08 19:00 - 21:00 | alberta

Member Dinner
2025-04-05 18:00 - 23:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Member Dinner at the Jefferson Armouries WO & Sgts Mess
The Members dinner slated to be on Saturday, April 5th (seating @ 6PM) at the Jefferson Armouries WO & Sgt Mess.

The cost is $40 per plate and the bar will be available for libations
I need to have RSVPs in no later than 31 March ( RSVP to Chuck.Harvey@forces.gc.ca )
Once you RSVP, please note you are committed and will need to pay for the amount of people you RSVP for

Menu:
Crusty Rolls & Herb Butter
Shaved Hip of Beef with Rosemary Jus
Whipped Potatoes
Yorkshire Pudding
Horseradish
Sauteed Baby Carrots with Herb Butter
Buttered Green Beans & Roast Peppers
Sauteed Red Beets or Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Perogies with Sauteed Onions & Cream
Assorted Squares – 2 Per Person

Boat and Sportsmen's Show
2025-03-20 - 2025-03-23 | alberta
We will need volunteers and materials for display. Please let us know if you’re willing to help out for a few hours at our booth at the Edmonton Expo Centre

Meeting on Invasive Species in Alberta Waters
2025-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Zoom meeting
Jay White from Aquality is presenting on Invasive Species in Alberta Waters
Zoom ID = 311 840 7613 Passcode = [REDACTED]

Kids can Catch
2025-02-15 10:00 - 17:00 | alberta
give ice fishing a try at Wabamun Lake . With pre-drilled holes, loaner fishing rods, and no fishing licences required on Alberta’s Family Fishing Weekend, there’s never a better opportunity. Place: Wabamun Lake, at the end of 50th Street in Wabamun, Parkland County Register online at albertakidscancatch.com.
Volunteers Needed: as always, having enthusiastic fishing mentors is a crucial part of making these events a success. Anyone interested can contact Laura at 780-410-1999 with any questions or to sign up. Even if you can only participate for part of the event, your support would be greatly appreciated.

Craig Copeland
2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Club meeting with special guest Craig Copeland who will be presenting the latest news on the Alberta Fish Hatchery programs

George Daniel - NLFF event
2025-02-08 09:00 - 17:00 | alberta
HOLD THE DATE: Saturday February 8, 2025. My name is George Daniel. You may have seen some of my books or videos about fly-tying, fishing, Euro-nymphing etc. I’m a former competitor and coach for Fly Fishing Team USA, and currently the head coach for the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. I’m currently the director for the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program at Penn State. I’ll be holding a one-day seminar that day at Grant McEwan for any interested anglers. Details available soon. Cost will only be about $60 as my flight and hotel costs are being paid by Edmonton’s Northern Lights Fly Fishers Hope to meet some of you there.
Click here for ticket information

Tie and Swap
2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
An evening of tying flies & sharing patterns. We will have plenty of spare vices, tools and materials for anyone who wants to join in. There will be plenty of us willing to teach.

Annual General Meeting
2025-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Business Meeting plus Chuck and Steve at Sheridan Lake
2024-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Business meeting followed by a presentation from Chuck Harvey and Steve Miller on their fall fishing adventures, including their trip to Sheridan Lake, home to some monster trout. Then the floor will be open for anyone who’d like to share their fishing stories (all true of course!) Meeting Place: Jefferson Armouries 11630 109 St NW (Located on the west side of NAIT). Due to the new LRT platform construction, all traffic must come from 107 St – turn west on 118 Ave then south on 109th. The armoury is on the right-hand side and parking is in front. Or, come by LRT as the NAIT platform is very close by.

June 15 Barbeque at Spring Lake
2024-06-15 | Spring Lake, 675 Lakeside Drive, Spring Lake, alberta, Canada
JUNE 15th Barbeque at the Property and ‘Take Other Members Out in Your Boat’
Day – details will be finalized and sent out to all as soon as a reliable weather forecast
is available. Will be holding the draw for the Rod Raffle that day too, come rain or shine.

David Trew: Little-known stocked fisheries
2024-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, May 14th @ 7:00pm – Special Speaker “David Trew” – will feature retired government water scientist, David Trew, who has been researching some little-known stocked fisheries in Alberta, some on private but a number on public lands. He’s willing to share what he’s found – at least to ETFC members who come to the meeting! Apparently, there’s some great and under-used trout fisheries out there!

Fly Tying - Condensed Beginner Course
2024-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Chuck will be holding a series of fly-tying evenings for members at the Jefferson Armouries on the last Tuesday of Jan – April 30
April 30 @ 7pm. I will be conducting a condensed beginners fly tying course. I will also be providing all tools and materials to go along with the introduction of fly tying. Details to follow

There will be no cost for this evening, however the participation will be limited to 12 who have no tools, so please pre-register by sending an email to communica􀆟ons@edmontontrout.ca “ (Chuck Harvey)

Craig Copeland - to be rescheduled
2024-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Zoom meeting
There will be a special presentation Zoom meeting with special guest Craig Copeland on Thursday the 25th April at 7 pm
Meeting will be rescheduled due to family emergency
Zoom meeting ID is 871 5438 1295 / passcode is [REDACTED]
Craig Copeland is not only the current Mayor of Cold Lake but he is also the Fish Stocking Operations Manager at the Cold lake Fish Hatchery.
Craig will provide a presentation on recent improvements with the four fish hatcheries and new developments in the coming years. Strains stocked locally in 2024 -2026 and plans on stocking larger rainbows in certain water bodies. He will also answer any questions that anglers may have about the hatchery program.

Fly Tying with Phil Rowley
2024-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | alberta
Tuesday, April 23rd @ 7:00pm – A Fly Tying evening with guest fly tyer, Phil Rowley demonstrating how to tie the popular Blob, Booby and MOP flies at the Jefferson Armories classroom.

Apr 9
2024-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
tbd

Fly Tying - Special Guest (postponed)
2024-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Chuck will be holding a series of fly-tying evenings for members at the Jefferson Armouries on the last Tuesday of Jan – April 30
There will no no session on March 26

March 12 - Robin Campbell on fishing at Maligne Lake
2024-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Special presentation by Robin Campbell on fishing at Maligne
Lake (beautiful lake near Jasper). Robin is a fishing guide for
Jasper Park Fishing Co. and has lots of knowledge about all the
waters in and around Jasper Park.
Bar will be open (payment by cash or card)
Zoom options are not available. Please come in person to hear all
about our special presentation.
Snacks Provided
Meeting Place: Jefferson Armouries @ 11630 – 109 Street NW (Located on the west side of NAIT). Due to the new LRT platform construction, all traffic must come from 107 St – turn west on 118 Ave then south on 109th. The armoury is on the right-hand side and parking is in front. Or, come by LRT as the NAIT platform is very close by.

March 9 - ETFC Members Night
2024-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Saturday Evening, March 9th, 2024 – “ETFC Members Night” Dinner at the Jefferson Armoury WO & Sgt mess. Location and caterer are both booked. More details in the newsletter.

Fly Tying - Tie, Talk, Swap
2024-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | alberta
Chuck will be holding a series of fly-tying evenings for members at the Jefferson Armouries on the last Tuesday of Jan – April 30
February 27 @ 7pm (Tie, talk and swap) bring what ever you are
tying and enjoy sharing patterns and trading flies

Feb 13 - Phil Rowley - Fly fishing in Argentina
2024-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
A short business meeting and then a presentation from Phil Rowley on his FlyFishing Adventures in Argentina.
Meeting Place: Jefferson Armouries @ 11630 – 109 Street NW (Located on the west side of NAIT). Due to the new LRT platorm construction, all traffic must come from 107 St – turn west on 118 Ave then south on 109th. The armoury is on the right-hand side and parking is in front. Or, come by LRT as the NAIT platorm is very close by.

Fly Tying - Head Turner BMW
2024-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Chuck will be holding a series of fly-tying evenings for members at the Jefferson Armouries on the last Tuesday of Jan – April 30
Chuck will demonstrate how to tie a HeadTurner
BMW fly. Chuck will provide the materials. Participants will need to
bring their own tools, olive and black thread and marabou if they
have.

Jan 9 - Annual General Meeting (new location)
2024-01-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries, 11630 - 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Reports and activities from 2023 and election of the Executive for 2024. Please consider standing for any position – President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communications, Membership, or one of the three Director positions – all are open.
NEW LOCATION:
Brig. James Curry Jefferson Armouries @ 11630 – 109 Street NW (Located on the
west side of NAIT). Due to the new LRT platform construction, all traffic must
come from 107 St – turn west on 118 Ave then south on 109th. The armoury is on
the right-hand side and parking is in front. Or, come by LRT as the NAIT platform is
very close by.
Map

Club updates and tying demo
2023-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Queen Mary Park Community Hall, 10844 117 st, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 4K7, Canada
There’s a lot to update everyone on including a name change to the organization we’re affiliated with, the status of the aeration of Spring Lake, some changes to our membership fee and meeting place, information on some great guest speakers for the new year, a possible party, and more. That will be followed up by a demonstration of and tips for fishing one of the most effective flies for catching big rainbows, browns, and tigers at Spring Lake throughout spring, summer. and fall, and even (though with a different type of rod or no rod at all) through the ice! Our Co-President, Chuck Harvey, will demonstrate the tying of those flies and spill some of the secrets on fishing them that he’s been keeping to himself for the last few years!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 852 0994 4096
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Pot Luck Dinner
2023-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Queen Mary Park, 10844 117 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3N5, Canada
Club Meeting
Pot Luck Dinner
Raffle of Donated items from Club Members

Kenton Nuefeld - cancelled
2023-05-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Zoom meeting
Speaker: Kenton Nuefeld – Acting Senior Biologist – Rocky Mountain House
Topic: Today and Future projects in ES2 – Cancelled due to provincial election

Craig Copeland – Cold Lake Fish Hatchery
2023-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | alberta
Speaker: Craig Copeland – Manager of the Cold Lake Fish Hatchery & Mayor of Cold Lake
Note this is a Zoom meeting only, not at the hall.
