Little River Chapter of Trout Unlimited

President’s Corner
Mike Bryant (mjbryant1954@hotmail.com)
(Newsletter)

Lately I have been reminded on how we can and do impact the lives of others.  It’s been fascinating to watch my three year old granddaughter gain awareness of the world around her. As we’ve turned over rock s looking for bugs in the yard,walked in the woods or chased ducks around the pond , she is becoming aware of nature. I hope that I can instill the love of nature and the outdoors in her that my grandfather gave to me. We all have the opportunity to influence lives on a very personal level. I would hope each and everyone of us makes the investment to share our love of nature with at least one other person, especially our youth.  It’s our future. As we close out 2013, I am excited about our expanded plans for 2014. We will be holding a major fundraiser, supporting youth education via the TroutCamp, building on our membership education programs and expanding our Chapter trips.

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. Be safe and I will see you at the
December meeting.

 
December 5th Meeting
Back by popular demand, both Walter Babb and Jack Gregory will tying their favorite flies at the December 5th meeting. Walter and Jack are fly fishing legends in the east Tennessee. Both have made huge contributions to our Chapter and to the sport of fly fishing over the years. Come to the December meeting to learn about their favorite flies and hear a story or two.  Before the tying demo, we will have a short business meeting that will include the election of the 2014 Officers / Board of Directors.  Mike Mckinsey  member profile

We will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall at the Monte Vista Baptist Church. The meeting will start at 7:00pm.
Address: 1735 Old Niles Ferry Rd, Maryville, TN 37803

Now that cold weather is here and we can not get out and fish as much as we like. Now maybe the time  to work on learning some new fishing knots.   A great place to start is animatedknots.com under the fishing tab Link

The Improved Clinch, Surgeon’s Knot and Perfection Loop are the knots I keep finding myself using all the time.  I have been working on the Orvis knot and I going to start on the Dopper loop.  What ever your knot skills are this is a good site to you improve them.

Good fishing

Joe

A new updated version of Trout Unlimited’s Guide to America’s 100 Best Trout Streams is now in distribution.  On Saturday November 16, the author John Ross will be holding a book signing at Little River Outfitters.  Booking signing hours will be 10:00am – 2:00pm.  John has been gracious enough to let the Chapter sell the books at the event with all profits going to the Little River Chapter!  This is a great opportunity to meet John, buy a great book and support our local Chapter!  And don’t forget Christmas is just around the corner!

John’s bio

John Ross is a freelance outdoor writer/photographer whose work appears regularly in Sporting Classics.  In addition, he is a former chair of the Virginia/Council of Trout Unlimited.

Ross is the author of a series of outdoor travel books: Sports Afield Guide to North America’s Greatest Fishing Lodge (w/Katie Anders),North America’s Greatest Big Game Lodges and Outfitters (w/Jay Cassell), North America’s Greatest Bird Hunting Lodges and Preserves, Great Water: Great Fish – the Worldwide Guide to Fly Fishing, and the TU Guide to America’s 100 Best Trout Streams, which won the 1999 National Outdoor Book Award.  His second edition of the TU Guide was released by Lyons Press in 2005, and the third edition is due out in the spring of 2013.

His newest book, Rivers of Restoration, (Skyhorse Publishing, 2008) is an eclectic tour of 21 watersheds – from the Kennebec in Maine, the Guadalupe in Texas, and the Nushagak in Alaska – where TU has made a difference during its first 50 years.

Ross lives in Abingdon, Va. with his Boykin spaniel Hetty and a number of fly rods he used to use regularly before he took up writing.

Be safe,
Mike