Contact us at the link above.
UMC President – Lyth Hartz
Vice President/Membership Chair – Ray Morris
Michael Martin – Secretary
Todd Heggestad – Treasurer
Communications – Larry Olson
Conservation – Christopher Vincent & Brad Eaton
Casting Director – Kalyn Hoggard
Women’s Connect – Monta Hayner
Fly-Tying – Vaughn Snook
Education – Mike Maritn
Laurie Arndt – Arrowhead Fly Fishers
Glen Giacoletto – Lew Jewett
Gerald Schwann – Fox Valley
Ralph Johnson – Past President
The Upper Midwest Council is the council for Fly Fishers International in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
The UMC initiatives are :
FLY TYING: Vaughn Snook is our Tying Director
FLY CASTING: Kayln Hoggard is our Casting Director
CONSERVATION: Chris Vincent (Vinny) and Brad Eaton serve as leaders of the UMC Conservation committee. They will keep us up-to-date on the ongoing efforts to protect our waters and our sport.
COMMUNICATIONS: Larry Olson is our Communications Director and will be involved in our new quarterly newsletter, “Blue Lines”.
WOMEN’S CONNECT: Monta Hayner is our representative on the Women’s Connect program through FFi.
EDUCATION: One of our main education efforts has been to offer fly-tying demos and fly-casting instruction at the Great Waters Fly Fishing Show. We also support an introduction to fly fishing to youth attending the Expo.
