July Meeting

Posted on July 26, 2017 by lrctu644

President’s Thoughts

Ernie Frey  

ernest.frey@comcast.net

Newsletter

Meeting Change Announcement: July is the month for picnics. LRCTU July’s meeting will be held at River Johns on July 27 for our picnic meeting. This will be a joint picnic with the Smoky Mountain Chapter. The dinner will start about 6:30PM but come early and bring your fly rod to fish the water around the island. Be sure to bring a dish to share. For you guys that don’t cook, cake, pies, cookies and pudding are always good. The Chapters will provide burgers and dogs. Also bring a comfortable chair to rest in.

I just came back from a visit to the in-laws. The brother-in-law has a cabin in the southern tier of New York below the Finger Lakes. Joyce and I always take the fishing gear when we travel. You never know when a fishing opportunity will present itself. A little research found the Cohocton or Conhocton River, depending on who you talk to, it isa brown trout and small mouth bass fishery. I enjoy my in-laws immensely but who can pass up the chance to wade a trout stream. Joyce and I both caught nice brown trout and a few small mouth bass. A very successful visit.

Hannah Tulley, who is our chapter treasurer, called the other day to say that she will have to resign from the treasurer position. She and Pat are bring a new Tulley into the world so the Chapter will need to find a new treasurer.
Those interested give call 403-2832 or e-mail
ernest.frey@comcast.net.
Come and join us for a picnic at River John’s on
Thursday July 27.

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Summer Volunteer Opportunities

Posted on July 3, 2017 by lrctu644

Little River Chapter
TROUT UNLIMITED

For many of us summers are filled with work and activities and it’s a great time of year to get projects completed. Who better to help than our very own national park. These smoky mountains are a wonderful place to be and to invest our time. Please see the various opportunities we have and consider being a part of these great works.

 

June and July 2017 Volunteer Work in GSM National Park

The Park Service needs our help for with the lot of important work coming up in  July as listed below. As is the case every year, the Park Service really needs our volunteer help to complete their important work. So please consider helping is you can!

There is also other work coming up on the North Carolina side of the Park, such as the Catalooche Area, and in August and September as indicated in the attached annual Schedule.

Please contact Charlie Chmielewski (865-661-7325, charlieflyfish@gmail.com) to sign up to help with any of the work. More information about what to bring, meeting times, and so forth will be provided before each event.

For the work on North Carolina area of the Park, Charlie will pass on your information to North Carolina TU member Mike Kesselring (828-736-6929, mikessel59@gmail.com), or you can contact Mike directly.

Monday – Thursday July 10 – 13
Need 8 – 10 each day:     Anthony Creek Brook Trout Restoration. Meet at Abrams Creek Picnic Area for transport up the trail.

Tuesday, July 18
Need 5 – 7:       Large Stream IBI Sample of Little River. Sample site just above Elkmont roughly 200m upstream of Little River trail-head.

Tuesday, July 18
Need 5 – 7:       Large Stream IBI Sample of West Prong of Little River. Meet at the parking lot next to bridge at confluence of Middle Prong and West Prong of Little River

Wednesday, July 19
Need 5 – 7:       Large Stream IBI Sample Abrams Creek. Meet at the Abrams Creek Ranger Station parking lot.

 

To learn more about the continuous effort in water sampling please download the

2017 GSMNP Fisheries Volunteer Sampling Schedule

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June Meeting

Posted on June 19, 2017 by lrctu644

President’s Thoughts

Ernie Frey   ernest.frey@comcast.net

Newsletter

The June meeting is scheduled for the 22nd at Calhoun’s in Maryville. Social hour starts at 6:00pm and the meeting at 7:00. Yesterday, June 9 was a day spent cleaning up Nolan Creek for the upcoming trout camp. Volunteers for our local TU chapters came together and did a lot of good work and had an enjoyable day. The creek is now very fishable and it is surprising the number of large trout for such a small stream. The campers should have a good time.

Speaking of trout camp, I would like to thank Steve Young and all the volunteers who are helping with the camp for their efforts this year. It takes a lot of dedication and a lot of man-hours to put on such a great program. School is out. There are a lot children and grandchildren who need to go fishing. The Smoky Mountain Park is beautiful and the streams are perfect. Get out there with your kids!

The July 27 meeting will be at River John’s Outfitter Island. For those who have never been there, a map is available at riverjohns.com. Come early, bring a rod and chase some smallmouth bass. Remember to bring your comfy picnic chair to lounge in and a covered dish to share with others.

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