Learn What Wisconsin Driftless Area Trout Eat Tuesday May 8 @ 7pm

Dr. Ted Burgess will speak on “Wisconsin Dritfless Area Entomology” Tuesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. at the Bass Pro Shops Bolingbrook store as its featured speaker in its fly fishing program. The presentation is free and open to the public and will be in the store's second floor Conservation Room.

Entomology is the scientific study of insects. Dr. Burgess will talk about native insects and local fly patterns (both imitative and impressionistic) for the trout streams in the Driftless Area region of Southwest Wisconsin and Northeast Iowa.

Dr. Burgess is an entomology research scientist and academic advisor at Northern IL University. He studies insects of veterinary and medical importance. He has a passion for fly fishing and the insects associated with it. He has worked on projects for the USDA, US EPA, and WHO to help human well-being and animal production by controlling insects of concern.

Attendees will receive a free one-year introductory membership to Trout Unlimited.

The Bass Pro Shops store is located at 709 Janes Avenue in Bolingbrook. Visit their website for other scheduled fly fishing presentations.