Membership

All members in good standing receive our acclaimed quarterly publication, The Riverwatch. We have three membership categories from which you may choose:

Important Note: Our organization is officially affiliated with the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF). To become a full voting member of the Anglers, we require you to be a member of FFF. If you are not a member of FFF and do not choose to become one, you may still join the Anglers as a non-voting Associate member. We strongly encourage you to join the Federation of Fly Fishers. Since 1965, the FFF and its Councils have been and continue to be the only organized national and regional advocates for fly fishing. Five dollars of your FFF dues are returned to the FFF Great Lakes Council to be used in local efforts.

The Anglers are a 100% affiliated club of the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF). So that we maintain that status and enjoy the benefits of belonging to a quality organization like the Federation, we require that you join FFF.

We are currently in the process of developing online membership payment services.
However, in the meantime we ask your patience in doing it the old fashioned way.
Please make check payable to: Anglers of the Au Sable

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If you have questions regarding your membership status, please contact Membership Director Bruce Johnson at
bjohnson@ucnsb.net

To become a voting member of the Anglers of the Au Sable, we require that you join the FFF (see explanation above).

As a member or even non-member there are numerous opportunities to lend a hand to our organization. All it takes is a little time, imagination and a commitment to make a difference, no matter how small. Just to get you thinking about how you may wish to pitch in, here are some of the activities people have helped with in the past:

Working trade shows

Stream improvement

Participating or leading a committee

Research on an issue or problem

Help with ongoing long-term projects

Bringing unique talent to the organization

General conservation oversight activities

Serving on a committee or project team

Serving as a liaison to other organizations (attending meetings, reporting on progress

Helping with river projects such as our annual clean-up day in September

Providing a valuable service (i.e. law, marketing, fundraising, environmental services, etc.)

Applying a unique skill set to one or more of our projects (i.e. knowledge of computers, fisheries, conservation, forestry, etc.

Often we fail to consider all of the ways our members and friends can help the Anglers advance its agenda. Perhaps you have some unique skills that you could leverage for the Anglers. If you have an immediate interest in volunteering some time, please contact Jay Gleason at jaywgleason@email.msn.com

If you are a past or recently anointed member of the Gates Au Sable Lodge Trophy Catch and Release Club, we want to know about you! You espouse some of the conservation values that the Anglers promote widely. For more information regarding Trophy Catch & Release, please email Communications Director Dan Drislane at ddrislane@globalbiz.net