SRG 2026 - October 15, 16, and 17 at Gaston's White River Resort

 NEW VENUE!!!

The Southern Rodmakers Gathering has been in the same place since its 2nd year, but it’s time to start a new tradition.  

SRG 2026 will be held at Gaston’s White River Resort. We really think this will be better overall for the attendees for many reasons, one being that Gaston’s has an indoor convention center! We will  use this for all presentations and we won’t be at the mercy of the rain, snow, frost, wind, etc. There are cabins and rooms available at Gaston’s, and you can go to their website and find a link to make reservations. Gaston's is a great place and it fills up fast, so if you want to make a reservation, do it soon, just to be safe. 

The first SRG was held at a pavilion by the Norfolk Dam. Ever since then it has been at what was Dale Fulton‘s Blue Ribbon Resort which is now Craynor’s. It’s been nice having it in the same place for all these years, but as I said, it’s time to start a new tradition. The fishing access from Gaston is much better and the people at Gaston are wonderful to deal with. They’re always welcoming and their founder, Jim Gaston, along with Dave Whitlock, Dale Fulton, and Forest Wood, are the ones responsible for the trophy brown trout population in the white river.

I’m already looking forward to SRG 2026!  See you there!!! 

Bob

SRG 2019 Presentation Book

The SRG 2019 presentation book has been posted in a series of four PDF files.  Links to the files are included in the right hand frame of this page.  Special thanks to Scott Grady for compiling and producing the books for the gathering.  They're a great resource.

PayPal Fees

Reminder: We can avoid fees on PayPal registration payments by sending money from bank accounts instead of credit cards. PayPal will deduct a fee from the payment if you charge it to your credit card.  If you charge your bank account, there is no PayPal fee.  You're welcome to pay either way, but it would be great if you can avoid the PayPal fee.

Tony Spezio Featured in Trout Magazine

Our very own Tony Spezio is featured in the Ozark Edition of Trout Magazine.  Here's a link to the article.  Tony Spezio Article.

SRG 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award

Mike Biondo was honored with the SRG Lifetime Achievement award at the 2017 gathering.  The lifetime achievement award is reserved for rodmakers that have made a significant contribution to the rodmaking community over a period of many years.  Mike Biondo certainly embodies the purpose of the award for his work as the creator and moderator of the rodmakers list. He also worked with Harry Boyd in the early years of SRG, managing the money and registration process.  Without Mike's contributions to the rodmaking community, SRG would never have happened.

Congratulations Mike!

SRG 2017 Rodmaker of the Year

Bill Armon is the SRG 2017 rodmaker of the year.  Bill recruits presenters and coordinates the programs at the gathering.  He does a great job on the programs every year.  Bill is also well known around the Saint Louis community for the Thursday evening gatherings at his shop to share the rodmaking craft with old friends and new recruits.  There are always more SRG attendees from Missouri than any other state.  Bill is a big part of the reason for that.

Congratulations Bill!

SRG 2017 Pictures

Stevan Yasgur (Yaz) has provided an outstanding collection of photos from SRG 2017 including a video with some technical help from Lee Gomolchak.  Here's a link to the video.

SRG 2017 Video

Here's the group photo and a link to the original sized file.

SRG 2017 Group Photo

Here's a link to the photo album and a sample of the photos.

SRG 2017 Photo Album